Abstract: Disclosed is a binder, which comprises polymer particles obtained by polymerization of: (a) 1˜80 parts by weight of a (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer; (b) 1˜20 parts by weight of an unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer; and (c) 0.001˜40 parts by weight of a vinyl monomer, based on 100 parts by weight of the binder polymer, and which allows electrode active material particles capable of lithium intercalation/deintercalation to be fixed and linked among themselves, and between the particles and a collector. An electrode comprising the binder, and a lithium secondary battery having the electrode are also disclosed. Further, a method for evaluating interrelation between wettability of a binder to an electrolyte and quality of a battery comprising the binder is disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a resin having excellent impact resistance and color, and a method of preparing the same, and more specifically, a resin having the excellent impact resistance and color, and a method of preparing the same, in which the resin includes (a) an occlusion seed consisting of i) a base seed including 99.95 to 99 wt % of alkyl methacrylate and 0.05 to 1 wt % of crosslinker, and ii) a copolymer of aromatic vinyl compound and alkyl acrylate occluding the base seed; (b) a polymer core surrounding the occlusion seed; and (c) a polymer shell surrounding the core, and according to the present invention, it is effective in providing a resin having superior impact strength, transparency, and color, in which the resin can be used as an excellent impact modifier when applying on a polymethylmethacrylate resin, and a method of preparing the same.

Abstract: Disclosed is a binder, which comprises polymer particles obtained by polymerization of: (a) 1˜80 parts by weight of a (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer; (b) 1˜20 parts by weight of an unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer; and (c) 0.001˜40 parts by weight of a vinyl monomer, based on 100 parts by weight of the binder polymer, and which allows electrode active material particles capable of lithium intercalation/deintercalation to be fixed and linked among themselves, and between the particles and a collector. An electrode comprising the binder, and a lithium secondary battery having the electrode are also disclosed. Further, a method for evaluating interrelation between wettability of a binder to an electrolyte and quality of a battery comprising the binder is disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a binder, which comprises polymer particles obtained by polymerization of: (a) 1˜80 parts by weight of a (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer; (b) 1˜20 parts by weight of an unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer; and (c) 0.001˜40 parts by weight of a vinyl monomer, based on 100 parts by weight of the binder polymer, and which allows electrode active material particles capable of lithium intercalation/deintercalation to be fixed and linked among themselves, and between the particles and a collector. An electrode comprising the binder, and a lithium secondary battery having the electrode are also disclosed. Further, a method for evaluating interrelation between wettability of a binder to an electrolyte and quality of a battery comprising the binder is disclosed. The binder shows excellent adhesion as well as excellent wettability to an electrolyte, and thus can improve rate characteristics and lifespan characteristics of a battery, when used in an electrode for a lithium secondary battery.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a methacryl resin composition having excellent impact strength and transmittancy, and more specifically, to a graft copolymer prepared by preparing graft prepolymer by inputting a monomer mixture comprising 60 to 100 wt % of alkyl methacrylate, and 0 to 40 wt % of one or more compound selected from a group consisting of aromatic vinyl compound and alkyl acrylate compound to perform graft polymerization and adding acid, salt, or polymer coagulant when the monomer conversion of the polymerization is 70% to 95% and then continuously performing the polymerization to have an increased particle size to 100 to 500 nm in a graft polymerization process among processes of preparing the graft polymer including a seed-rubber core-graft polymerization process, a preparing method thereof, and a methacryl resin composition including the graft polymer.

Abstract: Disclosed is a resin having excellent impact resistance and color, and a method of preparing the same, and more specifically, a resin having the excellent impact resistance and color, and a method of preparing the same, in which the resin includes (a) an occlusion seed consisting of i) a base seed including 99.95 to 99 wt % of alkyl methacrylate and 0.05 to 1 wt % of crosslinker, and ii) a copolymer of aromatic vinyl compound and alkyl acrylate occluding the base seed; (b) a polymer core surrounding the occlusion seed; and (c) a polymer shell surrounding the core, and according to the present invention, it is effective in providing a resin having superior impact strength, transparency, and color, in which the resin can be used as an excellent impact modifier when applying on a polymethylmethacrylate resin, and a method of preparing the same.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrochemical device, which comprises: (A) a binder comprising polymer particles obtained from the polymerization of: (a) 20-70 parts by weight of a (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer; (b) 20-60 parts by weight of a vinyl monomer; and (c) 0.01-30 parts by weight of an unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer, based on 100 parts by weight of a binder polymer; and (B) electrochemical cells stacked multiply by using the binder, wherein the binder allows electrode active material particles in an electrode to be fixed and interconnected among themselves and between the electrode active material and a collector, and the electrode and a separator that is in contact with the electrode are bonded to each other by way of hot fusion. The binder is also disclosed. The binder has excellent adhesion and thermal bonding characteristics, and thus is useful for an electrochemical device comprising multiply stacked electrochemical cells, and can improve the overall quality of a battery.

Abstract: The present invention provides a polymeric composite binder which comprises binder polymer and a dispersant chemically bound to the surface of the binder polymer, as well as an electrode slurry, electrode and secondary battery using the same. By virtue of the dispersant chemically bound to the binder polymer surface, the present invention achieves an improvement in the stability of binder latex, an improvement in the dispersion and coating properties of electrode slurry, and also an improvement in the capacity and cycle characteristic of a battery.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a methacryl resin composition having excellent impact strength and transmittancy, and more specifically, to a graft copolymer prepared by preparing graft prepolymer by inputting a monomer mixture comprising 60 to 100 wt % of alkyl methacrylate, and 0 to 40 wt % of one or more compound selected from a group consisting of aromatic vinyl compound and alkyl acrylate compound to perform graft polymerization and adding acid, salt, or polymer coagulant when the monomer conversion of the polymerization is 70% to 95% and then continuously performing the polymerization to have an increased particle size to 100 to 500 nm in a graft polymerization process among processes of preparing the graft polymer including a seed-rubber core-graft polymerization process, a preparing method thereof, and a methacryl resin composition including the graft polymer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an adhesive bead for immobilizing biomolecules and a method for fabricating a biochip using the same, and more particularly, relates to an adhesive bead functioning both as a solid support immobilizing biomolecules and an adhesive to the surface of a biochip substrate, and a method for fabricating a biochip, the method comprising the steps of immobilizing biomolecules to the adhesive bead to prepare an aqueous suspension of beads on which biomolecules are fixed and fixing the aqueous suspension on a substrate. The adhesive beads of the present invention can be directely immobilized on a biochip without additional equipment and treatment process due to the dual functions of a solid support immobilizing biomolecules and an adhesive to the surface of a substrate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a preparation method of an acryl-based impact-reinforcement, and more particularly, to a preparation method of an acryl-based reinforcement prepared by blending latex having large particles and latex having small particles, being capable of enhancing impact-resistance of a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resin. The present invention provides a method of preparing an acryl-based impact reinforcement comprising a step of blending a) 50 to 90 parts by weight of latex having large particles with a particle size of 200 to 500 nm and a core-shell structure and b) 10 to 50 parts by weight of latex having small particles with a particle size of 60 to 140 nm and a core-shell structure. In addition, the present invention provides an impact-reinforcement prepared by the method of the present invention, and a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) composition comprising the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a preparation method of an acryl-based impact-reinforcement, and more particularly, to a preparation method of an acryl-based reinforcement prepared by blending latex having large particles and latex having small particles, being capable of enhancing impact-resistance of a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resin. The present invention provides a method of preparing an acryl-based impact reinforcement comprising a step of blending a) 50 to 90 parts by weight of latex having large particles with a particle size of 200 to 500 nm and a core-shell structure and b) 10 to 50 parts by weight of latex having small particles with a paicle size of 60 to 140 nm and a core-shell structure. In addition, the present invention provides an impact-reinforcement prepared by the method of the present invention, and a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) composition comprising the same.

Abstract: This invention provides a method for preparing an acrylic rubber latex having a bimodal particle size distribution, comprising the step of; a) preparing seed rubber latex containing i) alkyl acrylate, ii) saturated or unsaturated C1-C9 organic acid, and iii) an acrylic multi-unsaturated monomer; b) preparing a bimodal rubber latex by adding i) alkyl acrylate and iii) an acrylic multi-unsaturated monomer to the seed rubber latex obtained in step a): and c) preparing rubber latex by grafting iv) alkyl methacrylate to the bimodal rubber latex obtained in step b). According to this invention, an acrylic rubber latex can be provided that satisfies the important factors for the improvement of impact resistance, i.e., the particle size of the impact modifier dispersed in a matrix and the distance between impact modifiers, thereby allowing the impact modifier to improve the impact resistance and weatherability of vinyl chloride resin.

Abstract: This invention provides a method for preparing an acrylic rubber latex having a bimodal particle size distribution, comprising the step of; a) preparing seed rubber latex containing i) alkyl acrylate, ii) saturated or unsaturated C1-C9 organic acid, and iii) an acrylic multi-unsaturated monomer; b) preparing a bimodal rubber latex by adding i) alkyl acrylate and iii) an acrylic multi-unsaturated monomer to the seed rubber latex obtained in step a): and c) preparing rubber latex by grafting iv) alkyl methacrylate to the bimodal rubber latex obtained in step b). According to this invention, an acrylic rubber latex can be provided that satisfies the important factors for the improvement of impact resistance, i.e., the particle size of the impact modifier dispersed in a matrix and the distance between impact modifiers, thereby allowing the impact modifier to improve the impact resistance and weatherability of vinyl chloride resin.