Silicone gel, used in the packaging of high-voltage, high-power semiconductor devices, generates bubbles during the packaging process, which accelerates the degradation of its insulation properties. This paper establishes a testing platform for elect...
Silicone gel and silicone rubber are widely used in packaging insulation because of their high comprehensive performance. Nevertheless, the special deterioration mechanism under pulsed electric fields is not yet clear and needs to be studied in depth...
A series of Si-H- or Si-Vi-terminated, branched and linear oligomers containing Me2SiO segments were prepared by equilibrium polymerization or non-equilibrium polymerization initiated by living anions, respectively. These oligomers were used to impro...
The excessive emission of iron will pollute the environment and harm human health, so the fluorescence detection and adsorption of Fe3+ are of great significance. In the field of water treatment, cellulose-based gels have attracted wide attention due...
In spite of its versatility, the emulsion templating method is rather uncommon for the preparation of porous silicones. In this contribution, two siloxane-containing stabilizers, designed to be soluble in polar (water) and non-polar (toluene) solvent...
Wide bandgap (WBG) power modules able to tolerate high voltages and currents are the most promising solution to reduce the size and weight of the power management and conversion systems. These systems are envisioned to be widely used in the power gri...
The IDEAL IMPLANT® Structured Breast Implant is a dual lumen saline-filled implant with capsular contracture and deflation/rupture rates much lower than single-lumen silicone gel-filled implants. To better understand the implant’s mechanica...
Silicon nanowires (NWs) are appealing building blocks for low-cost novel concept devices with improved performances. In this research paper, we realized a hybrid platform combining an array of vertically oriented Si NWs with different types of bucky...
Recently, using microwave devices that emit electromagnetic waves and enhance the convenience of life have increased; however, they can be harmful to the environment. In this study, CuFe2O4 nanoparticles were prepared through the conventional sol-gel...
Hierarchical porous silicon carbide (SiC) attracts great attention due to its superior chemical resistance, high thermal shock resistance, and excellent thermal stability. The preparation of a porous SiC monolith via a simple sol–gel method is...
Wide bandgap (WBG) devices made from materials such as SiC, GaN, Ga2O3 and diamond, which can tolerate higher voltages and currents compared to silicon-based devices, are the most promising approach for reducing the size and weight of power managemen...
Electro-mechanical configurations can be piezo-electric transducers, triboelectric generators, electromagnetic induction, or hybrid systems. Our present study aims at developing energy generation through the piezoelectric principle. Gel-type soft SR...
This study developed high-performance anti-flashover silicone coatings using sol–gel-synthesized CaCO3/SiO2 hierarchical fillers optimized via L16(45) orthogonal design. The optimal filler (Sample 5) was prepared under 70 vol% ethanol, with nTE...
Based on the design of a post-buckling silicone gel column (SGC), a novel type of low-frequency vibration isolator is presented, and the vibration isolation performance of this isolator is studied by combining theoretical analysis and experimental ve...
Silicon carbide (SiC) membrane has emerged as a promising class of inorganic ceramic membranes with many advantageous attributes and has been used for a variety of industrial microfiltration (MF) processes. The state-of-the-art industrial manufacturi...
Currently, lithium-ion battery packaging has poor sealing and positive and negative electrodes are easily damaged by humid environments; therefore, we design a structure in which the inner packaging uses HL-1029 silicone gel to wrap the lithium-ion b...
In recent years, the research on lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) to improve their lifetime, efficiency and energy density has led to the use of silicon-based materials as a promising anode alternative to graphite. Specifically, crystalline silicon (cSi)...
Magnetic abrasive finishing (MAF) is a fast, high efficiency and high-precision polishing method on the surface machining of the metals. Furthermore, MAF also can be utilized to polish the stainless tubes in industrial applications; however, stainles...
Low molecular weight, highly crosslinked silicone resins are widely used as reinforcing agents for highly transparent elastomers and adhesion/tack promoters in gels. The resins are complex mixtures and their structure / property relationships are ill...
This paper presents the results of the study on the development of a methodology for the production of pure amorphous silicon dioxide containing up to 99.8 wt.% of SiO2. As a starting material, a silica gel with a moisture content of up to 55 wt.% an...
Emulating very soft tissues with synthetic materials is important for clinical prosthetists who want to improve compliance in maxillofacial and breast prosthesis. It is equally important for theatrical prosthetists wanting to model bariatric conditio...
Non-invasive scar management typically involves pressure therapy, hydration with silicones or moisturizers, and UV protection. Moisture loss from scars can lead to hypertrophic scar formation. Pressure therapy reduces blood flow, fibroblast activity,...
The use of glycerolates of biogenic elements as biocompatible precursors in sol–gel synthesis is an innovative direction and opens up new scientific and practical prospects in chemistry and technology of producing practically important biomedic...
For many industrial applications, the simultaneous presence in a material of different functional properties is necessary. The main interest lies in making a single material more versatile and durable, less fragile and more efficient. In this study,...
In this study, new synthetic approaches for the preparation of thin films of Mg-Al layered double hydroxides (LDHs) have been developed. The LDHs were fabricated by reconstruction of mixed-metal oxides (MMOs) in deionized water. The MMOs were obtaine...
Specialized epoxy resin, capable of achieving room-temperature profound curing and sustaining prolonged exposure to high-temperature environments, stands as a pivotal material in modern high-end manufacturing sectors including aerospace, marine equip...
Linear chlorinated phosphazene acid is prepared using PCl5 and NH4Cl as raw materials. Using hexaethylcyclotrisiloxane as the monomer, 1,1,3,3-tetramethyldisiloxane or 1,3-divinyl-1,1,3,3-tetramethyldisiloxane as the end-capping agent, and linear chl...
In the present work, we developed hybrid nanostructures based on ZnO films deposited on macroporous silicon substrates using the sol–gel spin coating and ultrasonic spray pyrolysis (USP) techniques. The changes in the growth of ZnO films on macroporo...
Using silica as the precursor, and methyltrimethoxysilane and dimethyldimethoxysilane as the silicon sources, a super-flexible hydrophobic lipophilic gel solid was prepared via hydrolysis, drying, solvent replacement, and atmospheric-pressure drying....
In the gel-casting process, the proper selection of technological parameters is crucial for the final quality of a green body. In this work, the finite element method is used to investigate the mold characteristics in the gel-casting process, and the...
The aim of this work was to synthesize porous ceramic materials from the SiOC system by the sol-gel method and the subsequent pyrolysis. The usage of two types of precursors (siloxanes) was determined by Si/C ratio in starting materials. It allows us...
Chromogenic enzymatic reactions are very convenient for the determination of various biochemically active compounds. Sol-gel films are a promising platform for biosensor development. The creation of sol-gel films with immobilized enzymes deserves att...
The influence of the chirality of chitosan ascorbate on the gelation kinetics and the properties of hybrid silicon-chitosan-containing glycerohydrogels were studied with a deep estimation of the stereospecificity of chitosan polysalts with l- and d-a...
The performance of silicone rubber gel elastomers is affected by the composition and structure of the crosslinker. In this work, a two-component addition liquid silicone rubber gel material was developed, and the effects of the contents of two methyl...
(1) Objective: Keloid and hypertrophic scars are a challenge in clinical management, causing functional and psychological discomfort. These pathological scars are caused by a proliferation of dermal tissue following skin injury. The TGF-β/Smad s...
“Gel-type” soft and stretchable magneto-mechanical composites made of silicone rubber and iron particles are in focus because of their high magnetic sensitivity, and intelligence perspective. The “intelligence” mentioned here...
This study investigated the feasibility of using bamboo to prepare biomorphic porous silicon carbide (bio-SiC) ceramics through a combination of sol–gel impregnation and carbothermal reduction. The effects of sintering temperature, sintering du...
Polyborosiloxane gel (PBS-gel) with shear hardening properties was prepared by cross-linking boric acid and hydroxyl-terminated polydimethylsiloxane through B–O–Si dynamic covalent bonding. The prepared PBS gel was mixed with methyl vinyl...
To address the issue of drilling fluid performance drop and wellbore instability induced by desorption between treatment agents and clay in the high-temperature environment of ultra-deep drilling, this study synthesized three organosilicon polymers (...
This article presents new findings related to the problem of the introduction of MXene phases into the silicon carbide matrix. The addition of MXene phases, as shown by the latest research, can significantly improve the mechanical properties of silic...
Objectives: This study evaluated the comfort of using silicone tubes installed in the oral cavity as a reservoir for a hydrogel that allows for a slow delivery of the active substance acting locally or systemically. Methods: Perforated silicone tubes...
In the present work, Ca-containing silicon oxycarbides (SiCaOC) with varying Ca content have been synthesized via sol-gel processing and thermal treatment in inert gas atmosphere (pyrolysis). It has been shown that the as-prepared SiCaOC materials wi...
Silicone gel sheeting (SGS) and pressure garment therapy (PGT) are the International Clinical Recommendations on Scar Management’s (ICRSM) two principal non-invasive scar-healing procedures. This study created a new PGT-SGS composite (PGF-Biopo...
Porous organosilica monoliths have attracted much attention from both the academic and industrial fields due to their porous structure; excellent mechanical property and easily functionalized surface. A new mercapto-functionalized silicone monolith f...
Storing hydrogen in solid metal hydrides provides a safe and efficient storage approach. However, the large volume expansion of metal hydrides during hydrogen absorption imposes substantial stresses on the wall of a hydrogen storage tank. In this stu...
The sol–gel polymerization of alkoxysilanes is a convenient and widely used method for the synthesis of silicon polymers and silicon–organic composites. The development of new sol–gel precursors is very important for obtaining new t...
Hybrid sols of poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA)/Silicon oxide-titanium oxide (SiO2-TiO2) were prepared with tetraethoxylsilane and tetrabutyl titanate as precursor using Sol-Gel method. PVA/SiO2-TiO2 hybrid fibers were prepared by drawing from the hybrid...
This study presents preparing and characterization of polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fibers containing various content of tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) incorporated via mutual spinning solution or emulsion using wet and mechanotropic spinning methods. It was sho...
This study examines the effects of an emulsion gel (EG) and a fat bulking agent (BA), both formulated with pork lard (PL) and an alginate-based gelling system, as animal fat replacers in the reformulation of reduced-fat fresh pork sausages. Both fat...
A series of silicon-doped lithium manganese oxides were obtained via a sol-gel process. XRD characterization results indicate that the silicon-doped samples retain the spinel structure of LiMn2O4. Electrochemical tests show that introducing silicon i...
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