Silicone resins continue to attract significant attention due to their attractive optical, thermal, insulating and surface properties. New applications are being realized in new markets such as in lighting (LED), in communications (optical interconnects), in photovoltaic devices, in composites, nano-composites, high quality films, etc. Determining the process-structure-property relationships, which govern their performance in applications continuous to be a challenging endeavor. In this presentation, we will describe characterization experiments on model systems that relate to commercial silicone resins at the molecular pre-polymer, polymer and cured network levels.

Advances on silicone resins

247th National Meeting (2014)

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