Abstract: An aqueous adhesive formulation; containing a mixture of: at least one partially crystallised or crystalline polyurethane having a fusion temperature of 35 to 80° C. and an enthalpy of fusion of ?35 J/g as component A; at least one plasticiser as component B; at least one salt as component C; and optionally at least one further polymer as component D. The mixture contains: 30 to 94.9 wt. % component A; 5 to 45 wt. % component B; 0.001 to 3 wt. % component C; and optionally 0 to 30 wt. % component D, each based on the total of the amounts of the components A, B, C and optionally D present in the mixture.

Abstract: An inventive process for the production of a polymer composition is provided, said process comprising the incorporation of a filler into a polymer material, wherein said polymer material during incorporation of the filler is in at least partially molten state and wherein said filler is incorporated as a slurry.

Abstract: An inventive process for the production of a polymer composition is provided, said process comprising the incorporation of a filler into a polymer material, wherein said polymer material during incorporation of the filler is in at least partially molten state and wherein said filler is incorporated as a slurry.

Abstract: The invention relates to composite materials having an optical effect, comprising at least one moulding which essentially consists of core/shell particles whose shell forms a matrix and whose core is essentially solid and has an essentially monodisperse size distribution, where a difference exists between the refractive indices of the core material and of the shell material, and at least one further material which determines the mechanical properties of the composite, and to a process for the production of the composite materials. The materials according to the invention exhibit a viewing angle-dependent colour effect with freely adjustable mechanical properties.

Abstract: The invention relates to mouldings having an optical effect which essentially consist of core/shell particles whose shell forms a matrix and whose core is essentially solid and has an essentially monodisperse size distribution, where a difference exists between the refractive indices of the core material and of the shell material. The mouldings are characterized in that they are obtainable by a process in which the core/shell particles are heated to a temperature at which the shell is flowable, and the flowable core/shell particles are subjected to the action of a mechanical force.

Abstract: The invention relates to composite materials having an optical effect, comprising at least one moulding which essentially consists of core/shell particles whose shell forms a matrix and whose core is essentially solid and has an essentially monodisperse size distribution, where a difference exists between the refractive indices of the core material and of the shell material, and at least one further material which determines the mechanical properties of the composite, and to a process for the production of the composite materials. The materials according to the invention exhibit a viewing angle-dependent colour effect with freely adjustable mechanical properties.