Branched polysiloxanes of formula (I)Ma1MHa2MVia3Db1DHb2DVib3Tc1THc2TVic3Qd (I)whereinM=[R2R12SiO1 / 2],MH=[R12HSiO1 / 2],MVi=[R3R12SiO1 / 2],D=[R12SiO2 / 2],DH=[R1HSiO2 / 2],DVi=[R1R3SiO2 / 2],T=[R4SiO3 / 2],TH=[HSiO3 / 2],TVi=[R3SiO3 / 2],Q=[SiO4 / 2],R1 is mutually independently identical or different, linear or branched, saturated or
unsaturated hydrocarbon moieties,R2 is mutually independently the same as R1, an alkoxy
moiety or a
hydroxy group,R3 is mutually independently identical or different, linear or branched, olefinically
unsaturated hydrocarbon moieties,R4 is mutually independently R1 or identical or different linear, branched and / or cyclic, saturated or
unsaturated hydrocarbon moieties comprising heteroatoms,a1=from 0 to 50,a2=from 1 to 50,a3=from 1 to 50,b1=from 10 to 5000,b2=from 0 to 30,b3=from 0 to 30,c1=from 0 to 50,c2=from 0 to 50c3=from 0 to 50,d=from 0 to 50,with the proviso that the sum c1+c2+c3+d is greater than or equal to 1, are provided.