The invention relates to a silicone composition comprising (a) crosslinked polymers comprising consecutive SiO units containing exchangeable pendant bonds and exchangeable crosslinking points, that are exchangeable by aldehyde-imine exchange reactions and/or by imine-imine exchange reactions and/or by imine-primary amine exchange reactions, obtained by crosslinking linear or branched polymers comprising consecutive SiO units and (b) monofunctional free aldehydes and/or monofunctional free imines and/or monofunctional free primary amines.

An isocyanate-reactive composition comprises (A) a polyol, (B) a polysiloxane, and (C) a polyether alcohol compound. A composition for preparing a foam comprises the isocyanate-reactive composition, (D) a polyisocyanate, (E) a catalyst, and (F) a blowing agent. The composition forms a foam upon at least components (A) and (D) reacting in the presence of components (E) and (F).

Provided herein are ionically conductive solid-state compositions that include ionically conductive inorganic particles in a matrix of an organic material. The resulting composite material has high ionic conductivity and mechanical properties that facilitate processing. In particular embodiments, the ionically conductive solid-state compositions are compliant and may be cast as films. In some embodiments of the present invention, solid-state electrolytes including the ionically conductive solid-state compositions are provided. In some embodiments of the present invention, electrodes including the ionically conductive solid-state compositions are provided. The present invention further includes embodiments that are directed to methods of manufacturing the ionically conductive solid-state compositions and batteries incorporating the ionically conductive solid-state compositions.

Provided are a polyimide-based film having excellent visibility, a film for a cover window, and a display device including the same.

In general, the present invention relates to optical elements, which can be modified post-manufacture such that different versions of the element will have different optical properties. In particular, the present invention relates to lenses, such as intraocular lenses, which can be converted into aspheric lenses post-fabrication. Also, the present invention relates to a method for forming aspheric lenses post-fabrication.

A production method for an organopolysiloxane emulsion composition, wherein (I) an emulsion composition is prepared from an organopolysiloxane (A) that is represented by formula (1) and that has an octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane content of 1,000 ppm or less
HO(R.sup.1.sub.2SiO).sub.nH(1),
(wherein R.sup.1 is H or a monovalent hydrocarbon group and n is a number that makes the viscosity, at 25 C., of the organopolysiloxane 200 mm.sup.2/s or more but less than 2,000 mm.sup.2/s), a surfactant (B) that is represented by formula (2) and that has an alkyl naphthalene skeleton
R.sup.2.sub.aC.sub.10H.sub.(7-a)SO.sub.3M(2),
(wherein R.sup.2 is an alkyl group, M is H.sup.+, an alkali metal ion, an alkali earth metal ion, NH.sub.4.sup.+, or a tertiary NH.sub.4.sup.+, and m is 1-3), and water (C-1), and wherein (II) water (C-2) is added as necessary and then emulsion polymerization is performed in the presence of an acid catalyst (D).

Provided are: a room-temperature-curable organopolysiloxane composition, the degree of cure of which can be visually recognized on the basis of a change in color; a structure obtained from the composition; and a method for assessing the cured state of the composition.

The room-temperature-curable organopolysiloxane composition, which changes in color with the progress of curing from the uncured state, comprises the following ingredients: (A) 100 parts by mass of one or more organopolysiloxanes represented by formula (1)

HO(SiR.sub.2O).sub.nH(1)

(wherein R is an unsubstituted or halogen-substituted C.sub.1-10 monovalent hydrocarbon group and n is an integer of 10 or larger) and/or formula (2)

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(wherein R and n are the same as above, X is an oxygen atom or a C.sub.2-5 alkylene group, and m is independently 0 or 1); (B) 0.1-50 parts by mass of an organosilicon compound having at least three silicon-atom-bonded hydrolyzable groups in the molecule, which is not any of ingredients (A), (C), and (D), and/or a product of the partial hydrolytic condensation of the organosilicon compound; (C) 0.01-20 parts by mass of a curing catalyst; (D) 0.1-10 parts by mass of a silane coupling agent; and (E) 0.01-10 parts by mass of a pH indicator.

The present invention aims to provide an emulsion composition of an organopolysiloxane which has enhanced stability in a water-soluble solvent. The invention provides an organosilicone emulsion composition comprising (A) 100 parts by mass of an organopolysiloxane having a viscosity of at least 500 Pa.Math.s at 25 C.; (B) 1 to 50 parts by mass of a polyether group-containing organosiloxysilicate; (C) 1 to 50 parts by mass of an organopolysiloxane having polyoxyalkylene residues at the both terminals; (D) 1 to 50 parts by mass of a nonionic surfactant; and (E) 10 to 1,000 parts by mass of water.

The present invention relates to aqueous silane emulsions based on specific hydrolysable silanes anionic and non-ionic surfactants, a textile comprising a coating obtainable by impregnating the textile with the aqueous silane emulsion according to the present invention and the use of the aqueous silane emulsion according to the present invention for treating textiles. Moreover, the invention also encompasses a method of impregnating a textile with the aqueous silane emulsion according to the present invention as obtained via dilution from a concentrated system.

Porous hybrid inorganic/organic materials comprising ordered domains are disclosed wherein the ordered domains are ordered radially, and having the formula (A).sub.x(B).sub.y(C).sub.z (Formula I) or the formula [A].sub.y[B].sub.x (Formula III), wherein A, B, C, x, y and z in Formula I and A, B, x and y in Formula III are further defined herein, and wherein diffraction peak maxima observed for the material exhibit a 2 position that excludes diffraction peaks resulting from atomic-range order that are associated with amorphous material. Methods of making the materials and use of the materials for chromatographic applications are also disclosed.