| abstract |
A radiation and/or moisture-curable silicone composition, comprising: a silanol-containing silicone; a silane cross-linker for the silicone, such cross-linker having joined directly to a silicon atom thereof an ethylenically unsaturated functional group and at least two hydrolyzable functional groups; and a photoinitiator effective for radiation curing of the silicone composition. Also disclosed is a "liquid potting system" formulation, which is irradiated subsequent to dispensing thereof at the potting locus (64),so that a resulting radiation surface-cured skin layer (102) overlies and contains (cooperatively with the associated bounding surface(s) of the potting locus) the uncured liquid (100), whereby a potted structural element (66) is encapsulated in the uncured liquid (damping) medium. |