Tethered Organic Siloxy Network Film Compositions

A process for preparing a tethered organo siloxy network film composition comprising:

• (a) dissolving building block(s) and tether(s) in an alcohol;
• (b) adding water to liquid in step (a) at from about 1 to about 6 molar ratio to moles of Si in solution in (a);
• (c) adding Bronstead base to the liquid of step (b) at from about 0.001 to about 0.1 molar ratio to moles of Si in liquid in step (b);
• (d) optionally heating the liquid in step (c);
• depositing the reaction mixture as a wet film;
• and promoting a change of the wet film and forming a dry tethered organo siloxy network film composition comprising:
• at least one type of tether molecule having a siloxy functionality;
• at least one type of building block having a siloxy functionality;
• wherein the tether molecule and the building block each have the same siloxy functionality;
• and wherein the siloxy functionality in the organo siloxy network film is derived from the same siloxy functionality on both the tether molecules and the building blocks.

An ink jet print head face plate having disposed thereon an organo siloxy network film composition comprising:

• at least one type of tether molecule having a siloxy functionality;
• at least one type of building block having a siloxy functionality;
• wherein the tether molecule and the building block each have the same siloxy functionality;
• and
• wherein the siloxy functionality in the organo siloxy network film is derived from the same siloxy functionality on both the tether molecules and the building blocks.