I wanted to know if there is a solvent available that can dissolve poly(methylhydrosiloxane), but also can be evaporated to get back the same polymer afterwards?
Dear Abhishek Pariyar, it is soluble in DMF, THF, and benzene. My Regards
Preferred solvents would be dichloromethane, THF and cyclohexane. DMF is OK, but long-term storage is not recommended since the DMF may be reduced.
Barry Arkles and Abdelkar BOUAZIZ thank you very much for the answers.
Hi Abhishek Pariyar, I also needed PDMS to become less thick for my studies. What I did was - 1. Make crosslinked PDMS as you do normally (i.e. PDMS:crosslinker 10:1 weight ratio). 2. Add Hexane into the PDMS mix. (I use PDMS:Hexane 10:4 volumetric ratio). 3. Put it into oven 65 Deg C ~ 3 hrs or overnight (or in 80 Deg C or whichever protocol you follow).
The device integrity and transparency remains same as Hexane gets evaporated pretty quickly during this process. You can add more hexane, but the transparency will go down eventually. I hope it'll help.
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