Reactive Silicones grant permanent silicone properties to organic materials and other polymers. They harness the excellent heat resistance, flexibility, and mold release properties of Silicones and impart them to Organic materials while also maintaining abrasion resistance, water repellency, and good oxygen permeability.
They enhance the oxygen permeability of contact lenses, water repellency is added to functional paints, and artificial leathers are made to slide more by diminishing abrasion resistance. Reactive silicones have a very narrow molecular weight distribution, enabling uniform reactivity and very low volatiles such as cyclic siloxanes.
Reactive Silicones (Polydimethylsiloxanes), depending on their functional group, can react with a variety of organic compounds. Amino reactive groups react with Amide, Imide and Epoxies. Hydroxy reactive groups react with Urethanes and Esters. Finally Methacryloxy reactive groups are compatible with Acrylic resins.
