Abstract: The present invention relates to coated shaped articles comprising at least one shaped article comprising foamed beads comprising at least one polyurethane (A) and at least one coating comprising at least one polyurethane (B), wherein polyurethane (A) and polyurethane (B) are each constructed from at least one polyol and at least one polyisocyanate and wherein not less than 50 wt % of the polyol component used for constructing polyurethane (A) and polyurethane (B) is identical and not less than 50 wt % of the at least one polyisocyanate component used for constructing polyurethane (A) and polyurethane (B) is identical. The present invention further relates to processes for producing the coated shaped articles of the present invention and also to the method of using the coated shaped articles of the present invention for various applications.

Abstract: The present invention relates to cellular solid materials comprising cellulose nanofibers (CNF) and an anionic surfactant, a method for preparation of such materials, as well as their use.

Abstract: The adhesive sheet for bonding an unvulcanized rubber to a metal, including a base cloth layer impregnated with a solvent dispersed type vulcanization adhesive having reactivity with the unvulcanized rubber; and an adhesive layer having reactivity with the metal.

Abstract: Segmented silicone polyamide block copolymers that comprise dimer acid residues and articles containing the same.

Abstract: Provided is a masking pressure-sensitive adhesive tape to be used in formation of a metal layer by a vacuum film formation method on part of a surface of an electronic part, which may prevent formation of a metal layer, by the vacuum film formation method, on a surface masked by the masking pressure-sensitive adhesive tape. The masking pressure-sensitive adhesive tape includes: a base material; and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer arranged on one side of the base material, in which the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer has a thickness of 5 ?m or more, and the masking pressure-sensitive adhesive tape has a 180° peeling adhesive strength at 23° C. with respect to a stainless-steel plate of 0.4 N/20 mm or more.

Abstract: An adhesive includes: a urethane prepolymer (A) obtained by reacting a polyol (a) with a polyisocyanate (b) under such conditions that the molar ratio of NCO/OH is 0.5-0.9 and having a molecular-weight dispersion degree [(weight-average molecular weight (Mw))/(number-average molecular weight (Mn)); hereinafter referred to also as Mw/Mn] of 4-12; a polyfunctional polyol (B), and an isocyanate curing agent (C).

Abstract: An anti-fatigue mat is disclosed including a foam member and a gel member that each exhibit a different durometer. The foam member includes a support surface that supports the gel member atop the foam member. The foam member includes a foam ramp that extends outwardly downward from the gel member to a bottom surface of the foam member. A flexible cover layer is situated above the gel member and extends over the foam ramp so that the foam member and the flexible cover layer together encapsulatively seal the gel member therein. The flexible cover layer includes an indentation region situated substantially adjacent a gel/foam interface between the gel member and the foam member and further situated a predetermined distance from the peripheral edge of the mat in one embodiment. The bottom surface of the mat may include a non-slip surface to stabilize the mat on the particular surface that the mat covers.

Abstract: Provided are a decorative sheet which has excellent processability and with which an increase in workability during mounting can be achieved, a formed sheet obtained by forming the decorative sheet, and a formed sheet manufacturing method. The decorative sheet 1 is provided with a release layer 2, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 3 disposed on a surface of the release layer 2, and a skin layer 4 disposed on a surface of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 3. The release layer 2 includes a shape retention layer 5 and an easy release layer 6 interposed between the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 3 and the shape retention layer 5. The shape retention layer 5 is a resin sheet made from an acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer. The shape retention layer 5 has a thickness of not less than 100 ?m and not more than 700 ?m.

Abstract: A compound adhesive structure for bonding film layers of a display panel is disclosed. The compound adhesive structure includes an optical adhesive body; multiple flexible enhancement bodies which is disposed on a surface of the optical adhesive body and/or inside the optical adhesive body, wherein each of the flexible enhancement bodies includes a large end and a small end which is gradually narrowing in cross section from the large end; wherein a refractive index of each of the flexible enhancement bodies is similar to a refractive index of the optical adhesive body, and a density of each of the flexible enhancement bodies is similar to a density of the optical adhesive body. The present invention can suppress and break a viscosity flowing of the optical adhesive in the bending and deformation process of the display panel, and improve a wrinkle phenomenon in the bending process of the display panel.

Abstract: An adhesive film has an average slope of about ?9.9 to about 0, as measured over a temperature range of about ?20° C. to about 80° C. in a graph depicting a temperature-dependent storage modulus distribution of the adhesive film where the x-axis represents temperature (° C.) and the y-axis represents storage modulus (kPa). The adhesive film also has a storage modulus at about 80° C. of about 10 kPa to about 1,000 kPa.

Abstract: A decorative sheet includes a releasing layer, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer disposed on a surface of the releasing layer, and a skin layer disposed on a surface of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. The releasing layer includes a shape-holding layer, both the shrinkage ratio of the shape-holding layer and the shrinkage ratio of the skin layer are 0/1000 to 9/1000, and both the softening start temperature of the shape-holding layer and the softening start temperature of the skin layer are 60° C. or more and 120° C. or less.

Abstract: Provided is a sticky cleaner whose adhesive face can be easily renewed and whish is less susceptible to roll-loosening. The sticky cleaner provided by this invention comprises a PSA tape having an adhesive face on the first face of a substrate. The PSA tape forms a PSA tape roll wound with the adhesive face on the outside. On the first face of the substrate, the PSA tape comprises a first layer formed of a PSA and a second layer formed of an acrylic viscoelastic material. The adhesive face comprises first sections where the first layer is exposed and second sections where the second layer is exposed. The second sections protrude further out of the PSA tape roll relative to the first sections. The PSA tape roll shows an unwinding force F0 at 0° C. and an unwinding force F30 at 30° C.

Abstract: The adhesive tape of this application comprises a layer of polymeric material, particularly a polyvinyl chloride, having a Shore A Hardness of between 92 and 100 and a layer of adhesive material attached to a surface of the layer of polymeric material.

Abstract: A fastening tape, mechanical fastener, methods of making them, and personal hygiene articles including them are disclosed. The fastening tape includes a tape backing having a fastening portion, an adhesive disposed on the fastening portion, and a release surface for the adhesive. The release surface is a either a release tape attached along one of its edges to the tape backing or a release coating disposed on at least a portion of a surface of the tape backing. At least one of the tape backing or the release surface comprises a microporous film having an opaque, microporous region and at least one see-through region of lower porosity within the opaque, microporous region. The mechanical fastener includes such a microporous film and mechanical fastening elements on at least one surface. The at least one see-through region extends through the thickness of the microporous film.

Abstract: The invention aims to provide a shoe sole member capable of achieving comfort when using shoes and exhibiting excellent shape-recovering properties after using the shoes. Provided is a shoe sole member formed using a polymer foam, and the polymer foam contains fibers dispersed therein.

Abstract: Methods and compositions for securing to and removing adhesive tapes from substrates, e.g., delicate substrates such as skin, are described. The methods include providing an adhesive tape comprising an adhesive layer and a support layer in contact with the adhesive layer. A first adhesion level between the adhesive layer and the support layer is, or can be controlled to be, less than a second adhesion level between the adhesive layer and the substrate. The methods further include applying the adhesive tape to the substrate by contacting the adhesive layer to the substrate while the support layer remains in contact with the adhesive layer; and removing the support layer from the substrate by separating the support layer from the adhesive layer.

Abstract: An adhesive film, an optical member including the same, and an optical display including the same are provided. The adhesive film is formed of a monomer mixture including a hydroxyl group-containing (meth)acrylate and an alkyl group-containing (meth)acrylate, and has a bubble generation area ratio of 0%, as measured on a specimen (length×width: 13 cm×3 cm) by repeating the described cycle 10 times, in which the specimen is prepared by sequentially stacking a polyethylene terephthalate film (thickness: 50 ?m), the adhesive film (thickness: 100 ?m) and a polyethylene terephthalate film (thickness: 100 ?m) to have a three-layer structure, and is bent towards the PET film (thickness: 50 ?m) such that the specimen is placed between frames having a gap of about 1 cm therebetween and the length of the specimen is halved and the cycle is sequentially accomplished for 24 hours.

Abstract: Provided is an electro-conductive member including: an electro-conductive support; and a surface layer, in which: the surface layer has a three-dimensionally continuous skeleton and has pores communicating in a thickness direction thereof, and when an arbitrary 150-micrometer square region of the surface of the surface layer is equally divided into 3,600 squares, the number of squares each including a through-hole is 100 or less; the skeleton is non-electro-conductive; the skeleton includes a plurality of resin particles bonded to each other through necks; the resin particles each contain a radiation degradable resin; and an average D1 of the circle-equivalent diameters of the resin particles is 0.1 ?m or more and 20 ?m or less.

Abstract: Disclosed are a manufacturing method for a porous thermal insulation coating layer, a porous thermal insulation coating layer with substantially reduced thermal conductivity and volumetric heat capacity and an internal combustion engine including the porous thermal insulation coating layer thereby having excellent durability.

Abstract: A multilayer optical adhesive including a first viscoelastic or elastomeric adhesive layer and a second viscoelastic or elastomeric adhesive layer. A crosslinked or soluble resin layer may be disposed between the first viscoelastic or elastomeric adhesive layer and the second viscoelastic or elastomeric adhesive layer or the first viscoelastic or elastomeric adhesive layer may be immediately adjacent to the second viscoelastic or elastomeric adhesive layer. An interface between immediately adjacent layers is structured and there is a difference in refractive indices across the interface.