Assertion : Silicones are hydrophobic in nature.
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Silicone is highly hydrophobic as measured by surface energy for silicone.
Literature is full of demos where silicone is defined as very surface active.
In article by G. Shearer silicone’s tendency to migrate to surface is explained specially when incorporated in other polar polymers such as Nylon 6.
Silicone is stated having solubility parameter of 14.9 MPa1/2 compared to 27.8 MPa1/2 for Nylon 6.
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