| abstract |
A silicone composition comprises (a) a curable silicone resin, (b) an inorganic particle having a polymeric surface coating formed thereon, and (c) a cross-linking compound. The (a) curable silicone resin comprises units having a functional group R1 selected from an aryl group, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, and hydrogen. The polymeric surface coating comprises an organopolysiloxane. The organopolysiloxane comprises units selected from R 2 3 SiO 1/2 , R 2 2SiO 2/2 , R 2 SiO 3/2 , and combinations thereof. R 2 is selected from an aryl group, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, hydrogen, and combinations thereof, and R 1 equals R 2 . The (c) cross-linking compound is reactive with at least one of (a) and the polymeric surface coating. |