NOVELTY - Curable composition comprises ionic silicones (I).    USE - The curable composition is useful in: a transparent to translucent silicone rubber/gel composition, where the silicone gel composition is used as an adhesive; and in an application comprising healthcare, personal care, automobile, coatings, household, paints, laundry detergents, textiles, electronics/electrical, aerospace, membranes, adhesives, fuel cells, construction, apparel, sporting goods, production of domestic appliances, machine and instrument construction, or consumer goods, where the healthcare application is further utilized for wound dressings, dressings for scar reduction, drug delivery devices, medical tubing, clinical surfaces, pacemaker leads, pressure sensitive adhesives, wound healing patches, wound management device, medical adhesives, catheters, shunts, valves, stents, transdermal iontophoresis patches, scaffold for tissue engineering, antimicrobial devices, ophthalmic devices, bio inserts, surgical devices, plugs, medical devices, devices for medical storage, childcare products, assisted breathing apparatus, ophthalmic devices, prostheses, reconstructive devices or body implants (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The curable composition provides increased hydrophilicity of the adhesive, thus increasing its moisture permeability for silicone adhesives.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Curable composition comprises ionic silicones of formula (M1)a(M2)b(M3)c(D1)d(D2)e(D3)f(T1)g(T2)h(T3)i(Q1)j) (I).    M1 = R1R2R3SiO1/2;    M2 = R4R5R6SiO1/2;    M3 = R7R8R9SiO1/2;    D1 = R10R11SiO2/2;    D2 = R12R13SiO2/2;    D3 = R14R15SiO2/2;    T1 = R16SiO3/2;    T2 = R17SiO3/2;    T3 = R18SiO3/2;    Q1 = SiO4/2;    R1, R2, R5, R6, R8, R9, R11, R13 and R15 = aliphatic, aromatic or fluoro monovalent hydrocarbyl having 1-60C;    R3, R10, R16 = -C(O)CH2O-, -C(O)CH(CH3)O-, -C(O)CH2CH2CH2O-, -C(O)CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2O-, R1, or -CH2CH(R1)(CnH2n)-O-(C2H4O)z-(C3H6O)p-(C4H8O)q-R1;    n = 0-6;    z, p and q = 0-100, where z+p+q is greater than or equal to 1;    R1 = -C(O)CH2O-, -C(O)CH(CH3)O-, -C(O)CH2CH2CH2O-, -C(O)CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2O-, R1, H or aliphatic, aromatic or fluoro hydrocarbyl having 1-60C;    R4, R12, R17 = monovalent radical-bearing ion-pairs ((A1-P1(x-)M4n1(y+)) (II) or zwitterions (R1-N(R2)2+-R3-P1) (III);    x, y, n1 = not defined;    A1 = spacing group having at least one spacing atom comprising a divalent hydrocarbyl or hydrocarbyloxy;    P1 = ionic group comprising -SO3-, -OSO3-, -COO-, -PO32- or -OPO32-;    M4 = H or cation comprising alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, transition metals, metal complexes, quaternary ammonium or phosphonium groups, cationic hydrocarbons, organic cations, alkyl cations or cationic biopolymers;    R1 = 1-60C divalent hydrocarbyl;    R2 = 1-60C monovalent hydrocarbyl;    R3 = divalent hydrocarbyl containing 2-20C, preferably 2-4C;    R7, R14 and R18 = H, or unsaturated monovalent radicals or epoxy group containing radicals; and    a-j = 0 to positive, where a+b+c+d+e+f+g+h+i+j is 2-6000, and b+e+h or c+f+i is greater than 0.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) a transparent to translucent silicone rubber composition comprising the curable ionic silicone;    (2) a transparent to translucent, silicone gel composition comprising the curable ionic silicone; and    (3) an application comprising the curable ionic silicone composition, where the application is healthcare, personal care, automobile, coatings, household, paints, laundry detergents, textiles, electronics/electrical, aerospace, membranes, adhesives, fuel cells, construction, apparel, sporting goods, production of domestic appliances, machine and instrument construction, or consumer goods.