Abstract: The invention relates to aqueous polymer dispersions comprising polymerized units issued from the following monomers with related weight proportions based on 100 parts of weight of a)+b): a) 50 to 90% of a monoethylenically unsaturated non-ionic monomer, b) 10 to 50% of vinyl aromatic monomer or methyl methacrylate, c) 1 to 5% of a hydroxy-containing (meth)acrylate, d) 0.1 to 3% of acid monomer selected from d1) acid monomer selected from monocarboxylic or dicarboxylic acid monomers and d2) acid monomer selected from phosphorous-based or sulfur-based strong acid monomers or/and their salts, or from the mixtures of d1) and d2), e) 0.001 to 0.5% of chain transfer agent, and f) 0 to 1% one of internal crosslinker bearing at least two copolymerisable ethylenic unsaturations, the polymer having a Tg measured by DSC from ?30 to 0° C. and a gel content of 0 to 60%, formed during polymerization.

Abstract: A method of forming a particle includes, in a disperse phase within an aqueous suspension, polymerizing a plurality of mer units of a hydrophilic monomer having a hydrophobic protection group, thereby forming a polymeric particle including a plurality of the hydrophobic protection groups. The method further includes converting the polymeric particle to a hydrophilic particle.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a composition. The composition includes (i) an ethylene-based polymer; (ii) an organic peroxide, (iii) a phosphine oxide, and (iv) a protic acid-source compound (“PASC”) selected from a protic acid, a protic acid-generator compound (“PAGC”), and combinations thereof. The present disclosure also provides a coated conductor. The coated conductor includes a conductor and a coating on the conductor, the coating containing a composition including (i) an ethylene-based polymer; (ii) an organic peroxide, (iii) a phosphine oxide, and (iv) a protic acid-source compound (“PASC”) selected from a protic acid, a protic acid-generator compound (“PAGC”), and combinations thereof.

Abstract: A vinyl acetate-ethylene (VAE) copolymer and uses of the same are provided. The vinyl acetate-ethylene (VAE) copolymer includes a structural unit derived from ethylene and a structural unit derived from vinyl acetate. The 1H-NMR spectrum of the vinyl acetate-ethylene (VAE) copolymer has an integral value B of signals from 0.5 ppm to 1.0 ppm and an integral value A of signals from 4.6 ppm to 5.0 ppm, and the value of B/3A ranges from 0.070 to 0.120. The 1H-NMR spectrum is measured by using dimethyl sulfoxide as a solvent.

Abstract: An aqueous dispersion comprising a multistage polymer comprising a first polymer and a second polymer that comprises structural units of an ethylenically unsaturated siloxane monomer, the multistage polymer comprising, by weight based on the weight of the multistage polymer, 4.5% or more of structural units of the ethylenically unsaturated siloxane monomer, and the coagulum content of the aqueous dispersion is less than 2,000 ppm after filtration through a 44 micron sieve.

Abstract: The disclosure aims to provide a composition that is able to provide a film having excellent abrasion resistance and excellent antifouling properties. The composition contains a perfluorocarbon sulfonic acid resin or sulfonic acid salt resin thereof, a tetraalkoxysilane, and a trialkoxysilane.

Abstract: A rubber composition contains 10-50 parts by mass of a thermoplastic resin in 100 parts by mass of a diene rubber containing 60 mass % or more of a styrene-butadiene rubber having a styrene content of 5-30 mass % and a vinyl content of 10-35 mass %. In a mixture containing the diene rubber and the thermoplastic resin in a mass ratio of 1:1, a difference (Tga?Tgm) between a theoretical value (Tga) of a glass transition temperature of the mixture calculated based on an average glass transition temperature (Tg1) of the diene rubber and a glass transition temperature (Tg2) of the thermoplastic resin, and a measurement value (Tgm) of a glass transition temperature of the mixture, is lower than 5° C., and a difference (Tg2?Tg1) is 50-105° C. An amount of the thermoplastic resin is 30 mass % or more in 100 mass % total of a plasticizer component contained in the rubber composition.

Abstract: This addition reaction curing-type self-adhesive silicone gel composition has a predetermined amount of a specific non-functional organopolysiloxane added thereto, has predetermined amounts of a specific carboxylic acid metal salt and a partial hydrolysis-condensation product of a specific hydrolysable silane added thereto, and can be used to provide a silicone gel cured product that has sufficient adhesiveness to a metal substrate made of copper, aluminum, or the like, that can prevent generation of voids or detachment after adhesion even under high temperature conditions, and that has a high dielectric strength.

Abstract: In the present disclosure, a joint compound composition is disclosed. The joint compound composition comprises water, a cementitious filler, a mineral filler, and an elastomer wherein the joint compound composition exhibits a viscosity of 50 poise or less when measured at a temperature of 23° C. and shear rate of 100 s?1 and/or a yield stress of 1,500 dynes/cm2 or less. The present disclosure is also directed to a method of making a joint compound composition. The method comprises combining and mixing water, a cementitious filler, a mineral filler, and an aqueous dispersion including an elastomer.

Abstract: A coating composition includes a first composition comprising a polymeric binder comprising a hyperbranched polymer or a polymer comprising a covalently bonded surfactant; a second composition comprising a coagulating agent; and an additive comprising an intumescent agent, a vibration damping agent, an insulation agent, or a combination of two or more thereof; wherein: the additive is present in the first composition, the second composition, or both the first and second compositions; the intumescent agent comprises an acid source, a carbon source, and a gas forming agent; the vibration damping agent comprises a first filler; the insulation agent comprises a second filler; and the first composition and the second composition are configured to form a coating within 30 seconds of application to a substrate, and the coating is non-sagging, water-resistant, and dry-to-the touch.

Abstract: The present teachings include a flow coating solution, a fuser member and an image forming apparatus. The fuser member includes a substrate and flow coating solution applied onto the substrate. The outer layer includes a flow coating solution including a fluoroelastomer, a nucleophilic crosslinking agent and a non-functional polydimethylsiloxane having the formula: wherein n is from 100 to 20,000. The flow coating solution includes an effective solvent selected from the group consisting of N-methyl 2-pyrrolidone, dimethyl formamide, and dimethyl sulfoxide.

Abstract: Provided is a thermally conductive silicone gel composition having high thermal conductivity, excellent extrudability and mixing stability, resistance to separation of each liquid even in a two-component package, stable storage, and superior gap fill properties for heat dissipating components, and the like. A multi-component thermally conductive silicone gel composition comprises: (A-1) an alkenyl group-containing organopolysiloxane having a degree of polymerization of 5 to 100; (A-2) an alkenyl group-containing organopolysiloxane having a degree of polymerization of 400 or more; (B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane; (C) a catalyst for hydrosilylation reaction; (D) a thermally conductive filler; (E) a silane coupling agent, and the like; and (F) an organopolysiloxane having a hydrolyzable silyl group at the end of the molecular chain. A mixture viscosity of component (A-1) and component (A-2) is within a range of 1.15 to 5.50 times the viscosity of the component (A-1) at 25° C.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a liquid molding compound and preparation method thereof, belonging to the technical field of semiconductor packaging. The liquid molding compound includes: the following components in mass fraction, a filler 83%-88%, an epoxy resin 6%-9%, a curing agent 6%-9%, a colorant 0.1%-0.2%, an accelerator 0.1%-0.3%, and a paraffin oil 0.3%-0.6%; by adding paraffin oil that has a small surface activity, paraffin oil does not participate in the reaction between epoxy resin and curing agent, is easily compatible with epoxy resin, and easy to precipitate under heating conditions. The precipitated paraffin oil forms a spacer layer between the colloid surface and the thermal release tape. The paraffin oil of the spacer layer has almost no adhesion to the acrylic adhesive on the thermal release tape, so the thermal release tape can be easily removed at a certain temperature to achieve the effect of no residual adhesive.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for preparing a modified and conjugated diene-based polymer, which may prevent processability degradation by restraining the increase of mooney viscosity during post-treatment using steam with high temperature or storage for a long time by stabilizing a modified polymer using a modification stabilizer, and a modified and conjugated diene-based polymer prepared by the preparation method.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a tyre for vehicle wheels comprising at least one structural element comprising a cross-linked elastomeric material obtained by cross-linking a cross-linkable elastomeric composition comprising carbon nanotubes, wherein said carbon nanotubes are obtained with an iron oxides and/or aluminium oxides based catalyst substantially free of Co, Ni and Mo.

Abstract: A curable composition comprises oxidized boron nitride particles and a polyaziridine. Each oxidized boron nitride particle comprises a hydrated boron oxide surface layer disposed on a boron nitride core. A method of curing and a cured reaction product are also disclosed.

Abstract: Diterminally amine-modified perfluoropolyether compounds of the general formula (wherein Rf is a perfluoropolyether group; each R1 is independently an unsubstituted divalent hydrocarbon group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms; R2, R3 and R4 are each independently substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon groups of 1 to 10 carbon atoms; each R5 is independently an unsubstituted divalent hydrocarbon group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms; each R6 is independently a hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon group of 1 to 50 carbon atoms which may include at least one oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur or silicon atom; each occurrence of ‘m’ is independently 0, 1 or 2; and each occurrence of ‘n’ is independently an integer from 0 to 8) are provided. Such compounds have a good solubility in solvents and reactive resins.

Abstract: Methods may include modifying the crystallization properties of a polymer composition including a polyolefin and a nucleating agent with the structure: wherein R1 and R2 are independently hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, or aryl with the proviso that at least one of R1 or R2 is a carbon chain having 1 to 12 carbons with at least one of the carbons in the carbon chain covalently bound to the polyolefin, and wherein the alkyl, alkenyl, or aryl may be substituted with one or more carboxylate groups; and M is a metal selected from Group I of the Periodic Table.

Abstract: The present invention provides an aqueous polymer dispersion and an aqueous coating composition comprising such aqueous polymer dispersion and providing coatings with improved early water blister resistance as well as satisfactory water streaking resistance and good durability properties.

Abstract: The invention generally relates to linear-bottlebrush-linear copolymer blocks and methods of making and using same. The disclosed copolymer blocks can be useful in, for example, the formation of polymer networks that replicate biological stress-strain behavior. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.