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.