Curable silicone compositions having enhanced cure-through-volume
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1. A photocurable silicone composition comprising:
- a. a photocurable silicone polymer;
b. a photoinitiator; and
c. a curable amino silyl-terminated polymer additive comprising the reaction product of at least one silanol-terminated polyorganosiloxane and at one or more end-capping silane components.
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Abstract
A photocurable silicone composition which includes an additive which provides cure-through-volume of the overall composition. The additive is desirably a curable amino silyl-terminated polyorganosiloxane.
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1. A photocurable silicone composition comprising:
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a. a photocurable silicone polymer;
b. a photoinitiator; and
c. a curable amino silyl-terminated polymer additive comprising the reaction product of at least one silanol-terminated polyorganosiloxane and at one or more end-capping silane components. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
wherein A represents a polymer or copolymer backbone selected from the group consisting of polyurethane, silicone, polyamide, polyether, polyester and combinations thereof and n is an integer 1 to 1,200;
R3 and R5 are different functional groups having up to 10 carbon atoms and are selected from (meth)acryl, amino, vinyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, acetoxy, oxime and combinations thereof, and either R3 or R5 may also be a monovalent heterohydrocarbon radical having up to 10 carbon atoms (C1-10), wherein the hetero atoms are selected from O, N and S;
R4 is alkyl) (C1-10) or —
CH2CH2OCH3.
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4. The composition of claim 1 wherein said curable amino silyl-terminated polymer additive comprises vinydimethyoxy/aminopropyldimethoxy terminated polydimethylsiloyane.
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5. The composition of claim 1 wherein said polymer additive is present in amounts of about 0.2-15% by weight of the total silicone composition.
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6. The composition of claim 1, wherein said photocurable silicone polymer corresponds to the structure:
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wherein R1 is H or alkyl C1-10;
R2 is a divalent hydrocarbon or hydrocarbonoxy group;
R3 and R4 may be the same or different and are C1-10 monovalent hydrocarbon radicals;
R5 is C1-10 monovalent hydrocarbon radical and n is an integer from 1 to 1200.
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7. The composition of claim 6, wherein said photocurable silicone polymer corresponds to the structure:
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wherein R1 is H or alkyl C1-10;
R2 is a divalent hydrocarbon or hydrocarbonoxy group;
R3 and R4 may be the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, alkoxy, aryloxy, (meth)acryl, oxime, acetoxy, N, N-dialkylamino, N,N-dialkylamines, N-alkylamido,wherein R is H or hydrocarbyl and combinations thereof;
R5 is C1-10 monovalent hydrocarbon radical and n is an integer from 1 to 1200.
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8. The composition of claim 1, wherein the photocurable silicone composition is also moisture curable.
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9. The composition of claim 1, wherein the photoinitiator is selected from the group consisting of benzoin, benzophenones, acetophenones and combinations thereof.
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10. The composition of claim 8 further including a moisture curing catalyst.
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11. A method of preparing a photocurable silicone composition having enhanced cure-through-volume comprising the steps of:
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(i) providing a photocurable silicone polymer and a photoiniatiator; and
(ii) incorporating therein a curable amino silyl-terminated polymer additive comprising the reaction product of at least one silanol-terminated polyorganosiloxane and one or more silane components.
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12. A method of providing enhanced cure-through-volume in a photocurable silicone composition comprising the steps of:
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(i) providing a photocurable silicone composition comprising;
a. A photocurable silicone polymer;
b. a photoinitiator; and
c. a curable amino silyl-terminated polymer additive comprising the reaction product of at least one silanol-terminated polyorganosiloxane and one or more end-capping silane components;
(ii) applying said photocurable silicone compositions to a substrate; and
exposing said silicone composition to sufficient radiation to photocure said silicone composition.
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13. A photocurable silicone composition comprising:
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a. a photocurable silicone polymer;
b. a photoinitiator; and
c. a curable amino silyl-terminated polymer additive comprising the reaction product of at least one silanol-terminated polyorganosiloxane and one or more end-capping silane components, provided that at least one of the end-capping silane components is an amino containing component.
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14. A method of preparing a photocurable silicone composition having enhanced cure-through-volume comprising the steps of:
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(i) providing a photocurable silicone polymer and a photoiniatiator; and
(ii) incorporating therein a curable amino silyl-terminated polymer additive comprising the reaction product of at least one silanol-terminated polyorganosiloxane and one or more end-capping silane components, provided that at least one of the end-caping silane components is an amino containing component.
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15. A method of providing enhanced cure-through-volume in a photocurable silicone composition comprising the steps of:
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(i) providing a photocurable silicone composition comprising;
a. a photocurable silicone polymer;
b. a photoinitiator; and
c. a curable amino silyl-terminated polymer additive comprising the reaction product of at least one silanol-terminated polyorganosiloxane and one or more end-capping silane components, provided that at least one of the end-caping silane components is an amino containing component;
(ii) applying said photocurable silicone compositions to a substrate; and
(iii) exposing said silicone composition to sufficient radiation to photocure said silicone composition.
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