Abstract: The present invention provides a water-resistant surface coating formulation comprising a reaction product obtained by subjecting an acrylamide polymer to a crosslinking reaction with 0.1 to 20 parts by mole, per 100 parts by mole of amido groups in the acrylamide polymer, of a glyoxalmonoureine; a method for improving the water resistance of paper by using the formulation; and coated paper so obtained. As a result of improved water resistance of the coating formulation, this invention makes it possible to conduct coating work stably.

Abstract: A temperature history indicator and its manufacturing method wherein the indicators are formed as chips, labels, tags or the like and accompanied with those goods or their packings which must be stored at a certain temperature or lower and when their storage temperature rises higher than the certain temperature over a not-permissible time period, this fact can be visibly shown by development or change of color caused by chemical matters in the indicator, characterized in that when temperature rises higher than a certain value, a hydrophobic organic compound enclosed in microcapsules melts and diffuses causing a dye-precursor and a color developer, which are prepared independently of the compound, to be contacted with each other to irreversibly achieve color development or change, that this color development or change system is rendered operative when the temperature rise continues to exceed a permissible time period, and that when the tops of the color development or change systems are coated with a transpare