Silicone resin

Silicone resins are a type of silicone material which is formed by branched, cage-like oligosiloxanes with the general formula of R_nSiX_mO_y, where R is a non reactive substituent, usually Methyl (Me) or Phenyl (Ph), and X is a functional group Hydrogen (H), Hydroxyl group (OH), Chlorine (Cl) or Alkoxy group (OR). These groups are further condensed in many applications, to give highly crosslinked, insoluble polysiloxane networks.