Silicone oil is low viscosity liquid polymerized siloxanes with organic side chains.
Purpose
Personal care products such as:
Antiperspirants
Deodorants
Hair sprays
Cleansing creams
Skin creams
Lotions
Bath oils
Suntan products
Nail polishes
Industrial applications such as:
Glass vial and lens coatings
Household product ingredients
Mechanical fluids
Penetrating oil ingredients
Surface active agents
Coatings
Electrical insulating fluids and polish ingredients
Advantages
Good dielectric properties
High water repellency
High shearability without breakdown
High compressibility
High spreadability
Low surface tension
Low fire hazard and reactivity
Low vapor pressure
Good heat stability
Good leveling and easy rubout
Essentially odorless and nontoxic
Soluble in a wide range of solvents
Non volatile carrier
No animal cross contamination
No porcine contamination
Application
Low viscosity silicone oil has been used to prepare cellulose based electrorheological particles for medical devices. The diffusive behavior of spreading of a silicone oil polymer on solid surfaces was studied. It was also used to investigate Marangoni flow, induced by two liquid droplets on a solid surface, exposed in air. Many diverse applications of silicone oil are as heat exchangers, hydrophobic coating of glass, ceramics, textiles and leathers, component of salves.
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