There is provided a curable composition for forming an anti-reflective film. The composition includes: (a) hollow silica nanoparticles; (b) a siloxane binder having reactive groups; (c) at least one additional material having reactive groups; (d) an initiator; and (e) solvent. The siloxane binder is present in an amount that is at least 50% by weight of the total weight of (siloxane binder+additional materials having reactive groups). The weight ratio of hollow silica nanoparticles to the total of (siloxane binder+additional materials having reactive groups) is no greater than 1.75 to 1.

The present invention relates to siloxane polymer, copolymer or oligomer for the photoalignment of liquid crystals, especially for the planar orientation of liquid crystals, and which derives from at least one monomer of formula (I), to compositions thereof, to a process for the preparation of the linear, branched or crosslinked siloxane polymer, and to its use for optical and electro optical devices, such as liquid crystal devices (LCDs): ##STR00001##

The present invention relates to siloxane polymer, copolymer or oligomer for the photoalignment of liquid crystals, especially for the planar orientation of liquid crystals, and which derives from at least one monomer of formula (I), to compositions thereof, to a process for the preparation of the linear, branched or crosslinked siloxane polymer, and to its use for optical and electro optical devices, such as liquid crystal devices (LCDs): ##STR00001##

The invention relates to a bi-functionalized polysiloxane brush copolymer comprising at least one hydroxyl-terminated polyalkyleneglycol side chain and at least one onium-functionalized side chain as defined herein, and a method for preparing the bi-functionalized polysiloxane brush copolymer, a curable composition comprising the bi-functionalized polysiloxane brush copolymer and its use.

A fluorosilicone surfactant, and a preparation method and a use thereof are provided. The preparation method of the fluorosilicone surfactant includes: mixing alkynol or a derivative thereof, an allylpolyether, and an alkenyl fluorine-containing monomer with hydrogen-containing silicone oil to allow a hydrosilylation reaction, where a structural formula of the hydrogen-containing silicone oil includes at least three Si—H bonds. The fluorosilicone surfactant prepared by the present disclosure has both excellent wettability and low-foaming performance.

A fluorosilicone surfactant, and a preparation method and a use thereof are provided. The preparation method of the fluorosilicone surfactant includes: mixing alkynol or a derivative thereof, an allylpolyether, and an alkenyl fluorine-containing monomer with hydrogen-containing silicone oil to allow a hydrosilylation reaction, where a structural formula of the hydrogen-containing silicone oil includes at least three Si—H bonds. The fluorosilicone surfactant prepared by the present disclosure has both excellent wettability and low-foaming performance.

This present disclosure relates to fluorinated polysiloxane resin compositions, and method for making the same, without the need for using halogen acids, and that display excellent properties of impact resistance, flexibility, chemical resistance, corrosion resistance, weather resistance, heat and fire resistance, abrasion resistance, ultraviolet resistance, hydrophobicity, and substrate adhesion.

This present disclosure relates to fluorinated polysiloxane resin compositions, and method for making the same, without the need for using halogen acids, and that display excellent properties of impact resistance, flexibility, chemical resistance, corrosion resistance, weather resistance, heat and fire resistance, abrasion resistance, ultraviolet resistance, hydrophobicity, and substrate adhesion.

Compositions including first and second silicon-containing compounds are described. The first silicon-containing compound includes a polyvalent transition metal having bonded thereto a hydrocarbyloxy group(s) and/or a (di-hydrocarbyl)(perfluoro/fluorinated-hydrocarbyl)silyloxy group(s), which is represented by Formula (I). The second silicon-containing compound includes a reaction product of a first reactant represented by Formula (II-A), which includes hyrdrocarbylsilyloxy groups, and a second reactant represented by Formula (II-B), which includes a perfluorohydrocarbyloxy group(s). The present invention also relates to, articles that include one or more layers formed from such compositions, methods of treating articles by applying thereover such compositions, and the second silicon-containing compound.

Compositions including first and second silicon-containing compounds are described. The first silicon-containing compound includes a polyvalent transition metal having bonded thereto a hydrocarbyloxy group(s) and/or a (di-hydrocarbyl)(perfluoro/fluorinated-hydrocarbyl)silyloxy group(s), which is represented by Formula (I). The second silicon-containing compound includes a reaction product of a first reactant represented by Formula (II-A), which includes hyrdrocarbylsilyloxy groups, and a second reactant represented by Formula (II-B), which includes a perfluorohydrocarbyloxy group(s). The present invention also relates to, articles that include one or more layers formed from such compositions, methods of treating articles by applying thereover such compositions, and the second silicon-containing compound.