Abstract: Water-based compositions containing a low VOC coalescent, a latex or water-dispersible polymer, and a water-insoluble UV-VIS (preferably, ultraviolet) absorber.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for producing hydrogel matrix constructs. Methods of using hydrogel matrix constructs for tissue repair and regeneration and for the oxygenation of red blood cells are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method for producing a (meth)acrylic acid amide compound, the method including: adding at least one selected from the group consisting of an amino group-containing compound and a neutralization salt of the amino group-containing compound to a mixture including (meth)acrylic acid halide and an organic solvent immiscible with water to allow the (meth)acrylic acid halide and at least one selected from the group consisting of the amino group-containing compound and the neutralization salt of the amino group-containing compound to react with each other, to produce the (meth)acrylic acid amide compound.

Abstract: A composition that can be activated by irradiation and cured by moisture comprises (A) one or more moisture-curable compounds from the group of alkoxy silanes, (B) at least one acid generator releasing an acid when exposed to actinic radiation, and (C) at least one carbonyl compound and/or carbonyl derivative selected from the group of aldehydes, ketones, hemiacetals and hemiketals. Moreover, the compositions according to the present invention can additionally contain an alcohol and/or thiol (D), a catalyst for moisture-curing (E), a radiation-curable compound (F), a photoinitiator for radical polymerization (G), and further additives (H). After activation of the acid generator the composition cures even in high layer thicknesses independently of the ingress of external moisture. Furthermore, a method for the bonding, molding, sealing and coating of substrates using the composition is described.

Abstract: A press-sealing method of anionic polysaccharide films is disclosed, aiming to solve the technical problem that the existing polysaccharide films are difficult to be press-sealed into a bag. The press-sealing method includes following steps. (1) A chitosan quaternary ammonium salt solution is prepared. (2) An anionic polysaccharide film is pretreated. (3) The chitosan quaternary ammonium salt solution is applied to a part to be sealed between two anionic polysaccharide films, and the part be sealed is pressed for 1˜2 s under conditions of a pressure of 0.3˜0.5 MPa and a temperature of 20˜30° C. to complete the press-sealing. The press-sealing strength of the anionic polysaccharide films after press-sealing is 1.38±0.26˜6.95±0.95 N/15 mm. It is used for packaging beef tallow and other foods, can effectively prolong the shelf life of foods, and can be used in the field of food packaging.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a perfume complex not comprising water and comprising three basic ingredients as follows: 15 to 45 wt. % perfume, 15 to 50 wt. % isopentyldiol and 15 to 30 wt. % C12-13 pareth-9, the percentages being expressed with respect to the total weight of the 3 basic ingredients. The invention also relates to a sprayable perfumed water composition in the form of microemulsion free from ethanol, with a high perfume dosage and transparent, said composition comprising 5 to 40 wt. % perfume, 5 to 30 wt. % C12-13 pareth-9, and 5 to 30 wt. % isopentyldiol, the percentages being expressed with respect to the total weight of said composition. The invention also relates to the cosmetic, detergent products and ambiance products comprising said composition.

Abstract: Provided are a curable composition including a pigment, a resin, a polymerizable compound, a photopolymerization initiator, and a solvent; a film formed of the curable composition; a structural body; a color filter; a solid-state imaging element; and an image display device. The resin includes a resin A which includes a repeating unit having a graft chain of a poly(meth)acrylate structure and a repeating unit having an acid group, and the graft chain of a poly(meth)acrylate structure includes a repeating unit represented by the following formula. R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and R2 represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms. However, R1 is a hydrogen atom in a case where R2 is a methyl group, and R2 is a hydrocarbon group having 2 or more carbon atoms in a case where R1 is a methyl group.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a three-dimensional (3D) printed article with a photocurable silicone composition involving a silicone containing as end-group specific (meth)acrylate groups.

Abstract: Described and claimed herein are radiation curable compositions for coating an optical fiber, particularly primary coating compositions, wherein the composition possesses specified liquid glass transition temperatures, and/or viscosity ratios between, e.g., 25° C. and 85° C. Such compositions possess preferably high amounts of a reactive oligomer component with a backbone not derived from polypropylene glycol, preferably reactive oligomers with select diisocyanate constituents, one or more reactive diluent monomers, a photoinitiator, and optionally, one or more additives. Such compositions also are preferably sufficiently viscous at room temperature to ensure optimum optical fiber coating processability. Also described are methods of coating the radiation curable compositions elsewhere described, and the fiber optic coatings resulting therefrom.

Abstract: A resin useful for producing objects is provided, which resin contains a photoinitiator of low cytotoxicity. The resins may be suitable for use in additive manufacturing techniques such as bottom-up and top-down stereolithography, produce objects that are bioresorbable and non-cytotoxic, and/or produce objects that are flexible or elastic. Methods of use of the resin and objects produced therefrom are also provided.

Abstract: A composition includes a compound represented by Formula (1) and a pigment. In Formula (1), R1 represents an (m+n)-valent linking group, P1 represents a polymer chain which has a polyester repeating unit in a main chain, and of which a weight-average molecular weight is 1000 or more, P2 represents a polymer chain which is different from P1 and has a repeating unit derived from a monomer having an ethylenically unsaturated bonding group in a main chain, m represents a number of 1 to 9, n represents a number of 1 to 9, and m+n satisfies 4 to 18.

Abstract: Provided is a photoinitiator composition containing an acylcarbazole derivative and a carbazolyl oxime ester. The photoinitiator composition is used in a photocurable composition, especially a photoresist formulation, and exhibits the best sensibilization effect when the molar ratio of the acylcarbazole derivative to the carbazolyl oxime ester photoinitiator is between 0.1 and 1.4.

Abstract: A polymerisable radiation-curable composition comprising: (i) monomers, comprising at least (a) a first monomer having a TG (glass-transition point) of the homopolymer of said first monomer ?120° C. and at least (b) a second monomer having a TG (glass-transition point) of the homopolymer of the second monomer ?100° C., wherein at least one of the at least one first monomer or of the at least one second monomer has an alicyclic group, and comprising (ii) at least one further component, comprising at least one photo-initiator for the UV and/or Vis spectral region or a photo-initiator system for the UV and/or Vis spectral region. Also disclosed is a blank in the form of a three-dimensional moulded body of a polymerised composition, in particular radiation-cured composition, for producing 3D moulded bodies, dental prosthetic parts, orthopaedic appliances or dental pre-forms in a rapid prototyping, rapid manufacturing, or rapid tooling method.

Abstract: Provided are a curable composition that provides a cured film excellent in antifogging properties, an antifogging coating agent containing the composition, and a cured film formed from a cured product of the composition. A curable composition according to an embodiment of the invention contains a (meth)acrylate compound (A), and a surfactant (B), wherein the component (A) contains a (meth)acrylate compound (A1) having an HLB value of 15.2 or more, and the content of the component (B) with respect to 100 parts by mass of the component (A) is 0.1 parts by mass or more and 20 parts by mass or less.

Abstract: There is provided a radiation-curable resin composition for formation of a primary covering layer, the radiation-curable resin composition being able to form a cured layer having excellent flexibility and adequate mechanical strength. A radiation-curable resin composition for formation of a primary covering layer of an optical fiber, comprising a urethane oligomer, a polymerization initiator and a free-radically polymerizable non-urethane monomer, the urethane oligomer being the reaction product of a polyether-based urethane prepolymer and an isocyanate reactive compound containing one active hydrogen group, the isocyanate reactive compound containing an aliphatic alcohol and an ethylenic unsaturated group-containing isocyanate reactive compound, and the aliphatic alcohol content in the isocyanate reactive compound being 24 mol % or higher.

Abstract: Disclosed are a green synthesis method of an antibacterial super-porous hydrogel, a product of the antibacterial super-porous hydrogel and an application of the antibacterial super-porous hydrogel to degradation of various pollutants in wastewater treatment. The super-porous hydrogel based on poly (ionic liquid) is prepared by copolymerization of an imidazole type ionic liquid with double bonds and polyethylene glycol diacrylate (PEGDA) as a cross-linker. In the reaction system, water is a good solvent for the monomer ionic liquid and PEGDA, but a poor solvent for the poly (ionic liquid); when an initial concentration of the ionic liquid is higher than 25%, the phase separation typically proceeds through poly(ionic liquid) formation, interconnected networks with macroporous structure could be obtained by photo-crosslinking.

Abstract: A grafted polypropylene resin is prepared by a grafting reaction of a polar monomer capable of absorbing microwave so as to raise its temperature in a microwave field to more than 200° C. and a solid polypropylene resin using microwave irradiation without adding an initiator. The polar grafted polypropylene resin that does not contain initiator residues and does not have a significant reduction in molecular mass compared with a resin before grafting is obtained.

Abstract: An object is to provide a printing ink that has high environmental friendliness and is excellent in quick dry-curability of a coating when a plasma is used as a curing system. A solution is to provide an ink composition for plasma curing including a photocatalyst compound and/or a composite of a metal component and a photocatalyst compound and to provide an additive for an ink composition for plasma curing, the additive including a photocatalyst compound and/or a composite of a metal component and a photocatalyst compound.

Abstract: Thermoset compositions and methods for forming three-dimensional articles via an additive fabrication process, and articles made therefrom are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, a composition comprises a first network-forming component comprising a first oligomer comprising a backbone and having at least 2 polymerizable groups, one or more first network monomers, and a first network initiator. The backbone of the first oligomer comprises a polyepoxide based on Bisphenol A, F, or S, a polyepoxide based on hydrogenated Bisphenol A, F, or S, a polycarbonate, or a polyimide. The composition may further comprise a second network-forming component.

Abstract: A curable composition capable of forming a cured product having a high refractive index and suppressed increase in reflectance, a cured product of the curable composition, and a method for producing the cured product using the curable composition. The curable composition includes a photopolymerizable monomer, metal oxide nanoparticles, and a photopolymerization initiating agent. The photopolymerizable monomer includes a compound represented by the following formula (a1).