Commscope Connectivity Belgium Bvba

Kristel Van Renterghem

Valja Everaert

Ana Nedelcheva Hristova

Lydia Aertgeets

Disclosed herein are methods of preparing thermoplastic gels and dry silicone gels with an alkyl ester polydimethylsiloxane having a formula (I): (I) Also disclosed are thermoplastic gels and dry silicone gels prepared by the disclosed methods. In the formula (I), n is about 60% to about 90% of the formula (I); m is about 10% to about 40% of the formula (I); R is &#x2014;(C&#x2550;O)&#x2014;OR; and R is a C-Calkyl group. The alkyl ester polydimethylsiloxane has a weight average molecular weight of about 10,000 g/mol to about 50,000 g/mol. The hardness of the thermoplastic gels is less than 120 g peak load. The hardness of the dry silicone gels is less than 100 g peak load.

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Kortrijk-Dustel, Belgium

Kristel Van Renterghem