Interfacial behavior of silicone oils interacting with nanosilica and silica gels

► Effects of textural characteristics of silicas on the interfacial behavior of silicone oils. ► Confined space effects on the characteristics of bound water/PDMS. ► Melting temperature range of PDMS affected by adsorption and confined space effects. ► The δH value as a measure of associativity of interfacial water.