Abstract: The present application relates to a polymer composition comprising from 20 wt % to 30 wt % of a polycarbonate; from 40 wt % to 60 wt % of a polybutylene terephthalate; from 5 wt % to 30 wt % of a reinforcement fiber; from 1 wt % to 10 wt % of glass bubbles, and from 0.3 wt % to 2 wt % of transesterification inhibitor, all contents are based on the total weight of the composition. The polymer composition according to the present invention has improved adhesion to the metal (especially aluminum), even after annealing and anodizing processes are applied.

Abstract: Dental composite composition including a glass ceramic and a curable organic material is described in which the glass ceramic includes a crystal phase having an average grain size of 50 to 400 nm, and the dental composite composition is provided as a dental prosthetic material exhibiting superior transparency and mechanical properties comparing to conventional composite products containing micro-sized crystal grains and also has excellent aesthetics and processability required for prosthetic materials for same-day dental prosthetic service.

Abstract: The resin composition includes a block copolymer including a vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon-derived structural unit and a conjugated diene-derived structural unit, the resin composition satisfying the following (1) to (3): (1) an area ratio of components having a molecular weight in terms of polystyrene of equal to or more than 400,000 with respect to all components is equal to or more than 8% and equal to or less than 50%; (2) at least one main peak of a loss tangent value (tan ?) measured under a condition of a frequency of 1 Hz at a temperature rising rate of 4° C./min in accordance with ISO 6721-1 is present in a range of equal to or more than 70° C. and equal to or less than 100° C.; and (3) a strain hardening degree (? max) of a compression-molded specimen prepared in accordance with ISO 293 is equal to or more than 2.0.

Abstract: A resin granule mass including a plurality of resin granules, and a proportion of resin granules to which a magnetic foreign matter of 50 ?m or greater is adhered in the plurality of resin granules is 30% or less.

Abstract: An antifouling article including a base material, a diamond-like carbon layer and an antifouling coating layer formed of a surface-treating agent on the diamond-like carbon layer. The surface-treating agent includes a group having a carbon-carbon unsaturated bond, a group having a carbon-nitrogen unsaturated bond, or a leaving group.

Abstract: Provided is a glass composition for glass fiber having a low dielectric constant and a low dielectric loss tangent, suppressing occurrence of phase separation, and reducing viscosity at high temperatures. The glass composition for glass fiber includes: SiO2 in the range of 52.0 to 59.5% by mass; B2O3 in the range of 17.5 to 25.5% by mass; Al2O3 in the range of 9.0 to 14.0% by mass; SrO in the range of 0.5 to 6.0% by mass; MgO in the range of 1.0 to 5.0% by mass; and CaO in the range of 1.0 to 5.0% by mass, and includes F2 and Cl2 in the range of 0.1 to 2.5% by mass in total, with respect to the total amount.

Abstract: An ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition contains: (A) an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer; (B) an antioxidant; and (C) an iron compound; wherein the iron compound (C) is present in an amount of 0.01 to 20 ppm on a metal basis based on the weight of the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition. The ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition is excellent in degradation resistance.

Abstract: Self-crosslinking hydrophilic coatings and methods of forming the same are disclosed. The lubricious hydrophilic coatings may be formed on the surfaces of medical devices. The self-crosslinking hydrophilic coating formulations form a hydrophilic coating when the solvent of the hydrophilic coating formulation is dried off, or otherwise removed, from the formulation.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a self-healing laminate composition. The composition includes a first, self-healing layer with a self-healing polymer and a second, mechanical layer adjacent to the first layer. The second layer includes any desired polymer, for example a crosslinked polymer, a thermoplastic polymer, or a functional thermoset polymer. Self-healing polymers with dynamic covalent bonds are suitable, for example those with dynamic urea bonds and/or dynamic urethane bonds. A self-healing polymer that is damaged can undergo autonomous repair when separated surfaces re-contact each other due to the soft nature of the self-healing polymer, whereupon reversible bonds can reform to rejoin and repair the damaged self-healing polymer. When the self-healing laminate according to the disclosure is damaged, the self-healing mechanism of the first layer can cause the repair of both layers.

Abstract: Through the present invention, by undergoing a step in which a straight-chain diorganopolysiloxane having silanol groups at both terminal ends of the molecular chain thereof, a hydrolyzable silane and/or a partial hydrolysis condensate thereof having a hydrolyzable group capable of detaching a lactic acid ester, and an amino-group-containing hydrolyzable organosilane and/or a partial hydrolysis condensate thereof are pre-mixed/reacted in advance and silanol groups at both terminal ends of the molecular chain of a main agent (base polymer) are blocked by specific hydrolyzable silyl groups, it is possible to manufacture a lactic-acid-ester-type room-temperature-curable organopolysiloxane composition excellent in all characteristics including curability, adhesive properties, workability, and the like that were not attainable by the conventional lactic-acid-ester-type room-temperature curable (RTV) silicone rubber composition.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a biodegradable thermoplastic starch-based article intended to come into contact with foodstuffs. In this method, the semi-crystalline starch granules are transformed into a homogeneous and almost amorphous material, called thermoplastic starch, by the addition of plasticizers at high temperatures and under shear. Thermoplastic starch is modified with organic acid during melt processing to prevent the retrogradation of starch. Moreover, cellulose derivatives are used as the reinforcement filler of thermoplastic starch. The article is produced using hot-pressing and then coating by immersion in a waterproofing solution.

Abstract: The present invention belongs to the technical field of marine anti-fouling materials, and discloses a self-polishing zwitterionic anti-fouling resin having a main chain degradability and the preparation therefor and the use thereof. The self-polishing zwitterionic anti-fouling resin is formed by copolymerizing the following three monomers (in the total mass of the monomers): 1% to 80% of an olefinic reactive monomer, 1% to 80% of a cycloketene acetal monomer, and 1% to 80% of a betaine type precursor. The anti-fouling resin has a main chain degradability and a side chain hydrolyzability, and the transition of a coating from being hydrophobic to being hydrophilic is achieved by the hydrolysis of a surface to produce a super-hydrophilic zwitterionic surface, in order to further enhance the anti-fouling ability of the system.

Abstract: A poly(arylene ether) copolymer is the product of oxidative copolymerization of monomers including a monohydric phenol and a dihydric phenol of the formula wherein R3, R4, R5, and R6 are as defined herein. The poly(arylene ether) copolymer includes less than 0.1 weight percent of incorporated amine groups. A method of the manufacture of a poly(arylene ether) copolymer is also disclosed. A curable composition including the poly(arylene ether) copolymer and cured products derived therefrom are also described.

Abstract: The present invention relates to aqueous alkyd resin dispersions comprising a) a short oil alkyd resin comprising, in its fatty acid component a1), at least one polyunsaturated fatty monoacid a11) having at least two unsaturations per molecule and comprising at least 35% by weight of a monoacid a111) having conjugated unsaturations, the content by weight of said fatty monoacid a111), with respect to said alkyd resin, being at least 5%, preferably from 5% to 40% and more preferably from 5% to 35%, and b) at least one anionic phosphate surfactant. The invention also covers a preparation process and its use in decorative coatings. The coatings based on these aqueous dispersions exhibit improved performance qualities in resistance to blocking and yellowing, in development of hardness and in gloss.

Abstract: A poly(meth)acrylate represented by formula (1) can impart a hardcoat layer having exceptional scratch resistance, strong impact resistance, and excellent weather resistance, especially weather crack resistance. (R1-R4 represent hydrogen atoms, etc.; Y represents a divalent hydrocarbon group having a polycyclic structure; X represents a divalent or trivalent saturated hydrocarbon group in which at least one selected from oxygen atoms, etc., may be interposed; T represents a urethane group (bonds with X by an oxygen atom); Q represents a divalent or trivalent saturated hydrocarbon group in which at least one selected from oxygen atoms, etc., may be interposed; P represents a (meth)acryloyloxy group; a and c represent the number of Q-T bonded to X, a and c being 1 when X is divalent and 2 when X is trivalent; b and d represent the number of (meth)acryloyloxy groups bonded to Q, b and d being 1 or 2 when a or c is 1, and being 2, 3, or 4 when a is 2; and n represents an integer of 0-6.

Abstract: Provided is a method that can stably produce polyaryletherketone that has a high degree of polymerization and can be easily recovered. The method for producing polyaryletherketone includes: a polycondensation step of carrying out desalting polycondensation in a reaction solvent; and a cooling step of cooling a reaction mixture after desalting polycondensation is completed. When the method is implemented, the polycondensation step is carried out in a hydrophilic solvent under pressurized conditions, and the polymerization temperature in the polycondensation step is at or above the boiling point of the hydrophilic solvent at ambient pressure. In addition, the polymer content in terms of monomers at the time of cooling in the cooling step is from 1 part by mass to 50 parts by mass, per 100 parts by mass of the hydrophilic solvent in the reaction mixture.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a high-voltage (HV) bushing comprising a condenser core configured for surrounding a HV electrical conductor. The condenser core comprises an insulation material comprising wound layers of a permeable solid material impregnated with a thermo-reversible gel. The gel comprises an oil and a thickener, the oil comprising iso-paraffinic oil in an amount within the range of 0.1-100 wt % of the oil and the thickener comprising at least one copolymer in an amount within the range of 0.1-10 wt % of the gel.

Abstract: Polyoxymethylene polymer compositions and molded articles made from the composition are disclosed that are fuel resistant, particularly diesel fuel resistant, and resistant to highly acidic solutions. The polymer composition contains a polyoxymethylene polymer generally in an amount from about 90% to about 95% by weight. In addition, the polymer composition contains an add neutralizing agent and a plasticizer at a weight ratio that has been found to significantly improve the add resistant properties of the composition.

Abstract: A system and method of forming a plastic blend that includes nanoparticles of filler material evenly dispersed, without agglomeration of particles, throughout a hydrophobic polymer. A slurry is created that contains water and nanoparticles of a filler material. The filler materials are selected from a group consisting of crystalline cellulose, cellulose fiber, chitosan and chitin. A dispersion aid is provided that has a melting point in a temperature range. The slurry is heated and mixed to a temperature that is above the melt point range of the dispersion aid. The dispersion aid is added. The slurry is cooled to a temperature that is below the melting point of the dispersion aid. This causes the dispersion aid to solidify and entrap the nanoparticles within solid compound. The solid compound is dried and then reduced into a powder. The powder is the fill composition that is melt compounded for use.

Abstract: A polyethylene composition comprising (A) an ethylene-based (co) polymer, (B) a styrenic unit-containing copolymer, and (C) a polyorganosiloxane. Also a method of making the composition; a crosslinked polyethylene product made by curing the composition; manufactured articles comprising a shaped form of the inventive composition or product; and methods of using the inventive composition, product, or articles.