A silicone composition comprising of a monomer having at least one carbosiloxane linkage having the general formulae: (R 1 R 2 R 3)Si-Y 1 -[Si(R 4 R 5)(Y 2)] a -Si(R 6 R 7)-Z wherein a is up to about 100; Y 1 is a substituted or unsubstituted divalent alkyl linking group of 1 to about 10 carbon atoms; Y 2 is oxygen; R 1, R 2, R 3, R 4, R 5, R 6, and R 7 is independently selected from the group consisting of monovalent aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or aromatic or halogenated hydrocarbon groups of 1 to about 10 carbons; Z has the following general formulae -R 11 -B-X wherein R 11 is a branched, divalent alkyl linking group having up to about 20 carbon atoms or a fluorinated hydrocarbon, a aralkyl or arylalkyl group, and B is a divalent hydrophilic functional moiety consisting of aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbons containing hetero atoms and X is a polymerizable group selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted unsaturated aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbons, acrylates and methacrylates, or wherein R 11 is a linear, divalent alkyl linking group having up to about 20 carbon atoms or a fluorinated hydrocarbon, an aralkyl or arylalkyl group, B is a divalent hydrophilic or hydrophobic functional moiety selected from the group of the following divalent moieties -O-(C 2 H 4 O) p -(C 3 H 6 O) q -(C 4 H 8 O) r - wherein p and q are independently 0 to about 100; r is 0 to about 50 and (p +q + r) is greater than 0, and X is a polymerizable group selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted unsaturated aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbons, acrylates and methacrylates. wherein a is up to about 100; Y 1 is a substituted or unsubstituted divalent alkyl linking group of 1 to about 10 carbon atoms; Y 2 is oxygen; R 1, R 2, R 3, R 4, R 5, R 6, and R 7 is independently selected from the group consisting of monovalent aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or aromatic or halogenated hydrocarbon groups of 1 to about 10 carbons; Z has the following general formulae -R 11 -B-X wherein R 11 is a branched, divalent alkyl linking group having up to about 20 carbon atoms or a fluorinated hydrocarbon, a aralkyl or arylalkyl group, and B is a divalent hydrophilic functional moiety consisting of aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbons containing hetero atoms and X is a polymerizable group selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted unsaturated aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbons, acrylates and methacrylates, or wherein R 11 is a linear, divalent alkyl linking group having up to about 20 carbon atoms or a fluorinated hydrocarbon, an aralkyl or arylalkyl group, B is a divalent hydrophilic or hydrophobic functional moiety selected from the group of the following divalent moieties -O-(C 2 H 4 O) p -(C 3 H 6 O) q -(C 4 H 8 O) r - wherein p and q are independently 0 to about 100; r is 0 to about 50 and (p +q + r) is greater than 0, and X is a polymerizable group selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted unsaturated aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbons, acrylates and methacrylates. wherein R 11 is a branched, divalent alkyl linking group having up to about 20 carbon atoms or a fluorinated hydrocarbon, a aralkyl or arylalkyl group, and B is a divalent hydrophilic functional moiety consisting of aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbons containing hetero atoms and X is a polymerizable group selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted unsaturated aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbons, acrylates and methacrylates, or wherein R 11 is a linear, divalent alkyl linking group having up to about 20 carbon atoms or a fluorinated hydrocarbon, an aralkyl or arylalkyl group, B is a divalent hydrophilic or hydrophobic functional moiety selected from the group of the following divalent moieties -O-(C 2 H 4 O) p -(C 3 H 6 O) q -(C 4 H 8 O) r - wherein p and q are independently 0 to about 100; r is 0 to about 50 and (p +q + r) is greater than 0, and X is a polymerizable group selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted unsaturated aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbons, acrylates and methacrylates.