Dow Corning Corporation

Dow Silicones Corporation

Dow Global Technolgoies LLC

Northwestern University

Dongchan Ahn

James Thompson

Aaron Greiner

James S Hrabal

Kevin Louis Nichols

Christopher L Wong

John Matthew Warakomski

Harold Christian Fowler

Alexandra N Lichtor

Michael A Lutz

Nick Evan Shephard

William Schulz

James Steven Tonge

Don Lee Kleyer

Dorab Edul Bhagwagar

Michael Salvatore Ferritto

Timothy Paul Mitchell

Mark David Fisher

Thomas Peterson

Scott D Boelter

Zhanjie Li

Patricia Ann Olney

Kevin Wier

Christopher Wong

Nick Evan Shepard

Patricia Ann Rolley

Zhenbin Niu

Thomas Bekemeier

Sze-Sze Ng

Paul Charles Dinh

Eric E Joffre

David Rich

Zachary Kean

Michael John Watson

Elizabeth Santos

Robert O Huber

Thomas H Peterson

Lori Dehlin

Gang Lu

Mark Keinath

Alex Knott

Andrew Anthony Mojica

Timothy P Mitchell

Shane Mangold

Darren Hansen

Jeremy M Beebe

Deana Dujardin

Richard Cooper

Joseph Sootsman

Cheryl Lynn Loch

Pamela Jean Huey

Qi Huang

Maria M Puscau

Pierre Chevalier

Corissa K Lee

Muzhou Wang

Devin Ferguson

Renee Berrie

Sébastien Grofils

Jeremy Beebe

Ken Shull

Anthony Silvaroli

Tyler Heyl

Mohamed Mustafa

Chi-Hao Chang

Kyle Mcdonald

Andrés Becerra

Renée Berrie

Timothy Mitchell

Patricia A Olney

Jeffrey Stolarczyk

Aaron J Greiner

Nicholas Tomalia

There is provided curable silicone elastomer compositions having enhanced adhesive properties with respect to a wide variety of substrates. The curable silicone elastomer compositions described herein are provided with a phenylmethylpolysiloxane based additive which comprises at least one, alternatively at least two Si—H groups per molecule and at least one, alternatively at least two anhydride functional groups per molecule. Said phenylmethylpolysiloxane based additives provide resulting elastomers with improved heat-humidity stabilization.

Silicone elastomer compositions

A composition for forming a release coating is disclosed. The composition comprises (A) an organopolysiloxane comprising the reaction product of: (i) a silicone resin having a particular formula; and (ii) a cyclic siloxane; in the presence of a polymerization catalyst. The composition further comprises (B) an organopolysiloxane including an average of at least two silicon-bonded ethylenically unsaturated groups per molecule.

Composition for preparing a release coating

A polyorganosiloxanes has an anhydride functionality and an aromatic functionality, wherein a carbon of the aromatic functionality is separated from a carbon of a carbonyl group of the anhydride functionality by a carbon chain, wherein the polyorganosiloxane contains 5 weight-percent or more silicon atoms based on weight of the polyorganosiloxane.

Anhydride and aromatic functionalized polyorganosiloxanes

A method of preparing a silicone-acrylate hybrid composition is provided. The method comprises irradiating an acrylate composition in the presence of: (i) a silicone article, and/or (ii) a silicone composition; to polymerize the acrylate composition and give the silicone-acrylate hybrid composition. The acrylate composition comprises an acrylate compound and an initiator.

Method of preparing silicone-acrylate hybrid composition and hybrid composition formed thereby

A method and apparatus for removing an organosilicon component from a mixture are disclosed. The method and apparatus employ a copolymer of a di-alkenyl functional aromatic hydrocarbon and a polyorganosiloxane as the sorbent.

Method of depleting an organosilicon component in a mixture using a sorbent copolymer and apparatus for practicing the method

A method and apparatus for removing a volatile component from a mixture are disclosed. The method and apparatus employ a crosslinked elastomer with a glass transition temperature &#x2264;+25&#xb0; C. as the sorbent.

Method of depleting a volatile component in a mixture using a sorbent crosslinked elastomer and apparatus for practicing the method

Various embodiments disclosed relate to methods of separating volatile compounds from a liquid feed mixture comprising an emulsion. In various embodiments, the method includes contacting a first side of a first membrane with a liquid feed mixture including an emulsion having a polymer, and at least one volatile compound. The method can also include contacting a second side of the first membrane with a sweep medium including at least one a sweep fluid to produce a permeate mixture on the second side of the first membrane and a retentate mixture on the first side of the first membrane, wherein the permeate mixture is enriched in the volatile compound, and the retentate mixture is depleted in the volatile compound.

Method of removing volatile compounds from emulsions

The present invention relates to methods of separating one or more components from a feed composition, methods of desorbing one or more components from an absorbent fluid, as well as systems and apparatus that can carry out the methods. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method of separating one or more components from a feed composition including contacting at least some of a first component of a feed composition including the first component with an absorbent fluid, to provide a contacted composition and a used absorbent fluid including at least some of the first component contacted with the absorbent fluid. In some embodiments the absorbent fluid can be an organosilicon fluid including an organosilicon including at least one of a hydroxy group, an ether group, an acrylate group, a methacrylate group, an acrylamide group, a methacrylamide group, and a polyether group. In some embodiments, during the contacting the feed composition can be contacted to a first side of a membrane while the absorbent fluid is contacted to a second side of the membrane. In some embodiments, the membrane can be a silicone membrane.

Method and apparatus for separating one or more components from a composition

Various embodiments disclosed relate to method of forming organosilicon products. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method of forming an organosilicon product that can include contacting a first side of a silicone membrane with a nonvolatile liquid reactant. The method can include contacting a second side of the membrane with a gaseous reactant. The contacting can be sufficient to react the gaseous reactant with the liquid reactant to form an organosilicon product on the first side of the silicone membrane. The silicone membrane can be substantially impermeable to the liquid reactant and substantially permeable to the gaseous reactant.

Method of forming an organosilicon product using a membrane contactor to react a gas and liquid

Various embodiments disclosed relate to methods of separating a volatile siloxane from a liquid mixture. In various embodiments, the method includes contacting a first side of a first hydrophobic membrane with a liquid feed mixture including a polymer and at least one volatile siloxane. The method can also include contacting a second side of the membrane with a sweep medium including at least one of a sweep gas, a sweep liquid, and a vacuum, to produce a permeate mixture on the second side of the membrane and a retentate mixture on the first side of the membrane, wherein the permeate mixture is enriched in the volatile siloxane, and the retentate mixture is depleted in the volatile siloxane.

Method of and system for separating volatile siloxane from feed mixture

Various embodiments disclosed related to modified elastomer surfaces and methods of making and using the same. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method of modifying the surface of an elastomer. The method can include contacting a polymerizable composition and at least part of a surface of an elastomer. The polymerizable composition can include a free-radical polymerizable monomers, an organoborane-organonitrogen free-radical initiator, and an amine-reactive compound. The method can include at least partially polymerizing the polymerizable composition, to provide a polymerization product of the polymerizable composition on the surface of the elastomer.

Modified elastomer surface

The present invention relates to a method of removing a gas from a mixture. The method includes contacting a silicone membrane with a feed mixture including at least a first gas component and contacting a second side of the membrane with an organosilicon sweep liquid, producing a retentate mixture depleted in the first gas component and an organosilicon sweep liquid enriched in the first gas component. The invention also provides methods of removing a gas from a liquid, and methods of regenerating and recycling an organosilicon sweep liquid.

Method of separating a gas using at least one membrane in contact with an organosilicon fluid

In various embodiments, provided are hydrophilically-modified silicone compositions comprising substantially spherical elastomeric microparticles, methods of making such compositions, and silicone pastes, personal care, and healthcare products comprising such silicone compositions.

Hydrophilically-modified silicone compositions

Provided in various embodiments are surface-modified hydrogels and hydrogel microparticles, methods for their preparation, and uses thereof for delivery of personal care and healthcare active ingredients, and agricultural active ingredients. In some embodiments, such hydrogels and hydrogel microparticles comprise surface coatings that are resistant to solvent washing and can act as barriers for the migration of water and/or water-compatible alcohols and actives soluble therein.

Surface-modified hydrogels and hydrogel microparticles

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