Various obstacles, including crosslink density and reinforcing silica, impact API permeation through a cured silicone matrix. Silicones also offer a host of options in terms of physical states and ...

The study of silicon chemistry has long intrigued researchers due to silicon’s pivotal role in materials science, electronics, and catalysis. Its capacity to form a variety of coordination ...

LONDON — Wacker Chemie AG has agreed to pay for the creation of an “Institute of Silicon Chemistry” within the Faculty of Chemistry at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). The institute is set to ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., November 11, 2014 - Silicon, which is one of the most common elements in the Earth's crust, is also sprinkled abundantly throughout interstellar space. The only way to identify ...

For the first time, scientists have engineered an enzyme that can break stubborn man-made bonds between silicon and carbon that exist in widely used chemicals known as siloxanes, or silicones. The ...

New silicon-based drugs made with Fuzionaire’s proprietary alkali metal catalyst platform could offer improved efficacy and reduced toxicity THE WOODLANDS, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fuzionaire, Inc.

MIDLAND, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dow Corning Corp. announced today that a silicone adhesive technology it recently developed alongside Delphi Automotive PLC has earned one of R&D Magazine’s ...

What is Colloidal Silicon Dioxide? Colloidal silicon dioxide, in other terms known as ‘colloidal silica’, is a polymeric form of silicon. The non-toxic, naturally occurring element silicon is listed ...

Colloidal silica is a mainstay for everyday applications such as papermaking, polishing the silicon wafers used to make computer microchips, making nonslip and abrasion-resistant coatings, and soaking ...

Deep beneath our feet, far beyond the reach of drills or submersibles, Earth hides a solid metal heart that behaves in ways geophysicists have struggled to explain. New experiments now suggest that a ...

A newly evolved enzyme could one day make silicone compounds biodegradable. For the first time, scientists have engineered an enzyme that can break stubborn human-made bonds between silicon and carbon ...