Silica Molecule Of The Month November 2013 Html-only Version
The silicones with brief chains are fluids which, compared to hydrocarbons, have a much more or less continuous viscosity more than a wide temperature range . The most broadly used silicones are those which have methyl groups along the backbone. Properties such as solubility in organic solvents, water-repellence and flexibility can be altered by substituting other organic groups for the methyl groups. For example, silicones with phenyl groups are extra flexible polymers than those with methyl groups. Rashid M., Horrocks…