Silicone Chemistry
Welcome to Fascinating Silicone Chemistry -
Learn how silicone molecules work!
Silicone is not a product, but an entire field of chemistry. Here in the
Fascinating Silicone Chemistry Corner, you will learn what makes silicones
unique and why they are able to deliver so many problem-solving and
innovation-enabling benefits.
What is silicone?
Silicone is a generic name for a wide variety of polymeric chains and
networks constructed around a backbone of Si-O-Si.
Technically known as “polysiloxanes,” silicones are the “missing
link” between organic and inorganic chemistry.
Combining the advantages of glass and plastics, silicones are unique
materials unlike anything else in the world.
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Like glass (which is silicon-based), silicones are temperature- and
moisture-resistant, chemically inert, and dielectric.
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Like plastics (which are carbon-based), silicones are strong and able to
assume many forms.
Learn how
silicones differ from organics (carbon-based materials).
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Did you know ... silicones and quartz are both
based
on Si-O-Si; but their molecules are as different as
rocks and noodles! Explore silicone's unique
molecular structure.
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