Abstract: An aqueous dispersion of a silicone pressure sensitive adhesive base can be combined with a curing agent and cured to form a silicone pressure sensitive adhesive. The aqueous dispersion of the silicone pressure sensitive adhesive base includes a bis-hydroxyl-terminated polydiorganosiloxane; a polyorganosilicate resin; cumene; a surfactant; and water. A curing agent such as a peroxide compound or an aminosilane may be combined with the aqueous disperison of the silicone pressure sensitive adhesive base to form a silicone pressure sensitive adhesive composition. A pressure sensitive adhesive article may be formed by a method including coating a surface of a substrate with the silicone pressure sensitive adhesive composition, removing water, and curing the silicon pressure sensitive adhesive composition to form a silicone pressure sensitive adhesive on the surface of the substrate.

Abstract: A process includes immersing a device in a cooling fluid, the cooling fluid comprising an alkyl modified silicone oil having the following average chemical structure (I) : (CH 3) 3SiO- [ (CH 3) 2) SiO] m- [R (CH 3) SiO] n-Si (CH 3) 3 (I) where: R in each occurrence is an alkyl or substituted alkyl having 6 or more and at the same time 17 or fewer carbon atoms; subscript m has a value of one or higher and at the same time less than 22, subscript n has a value of one or higher, and the sum of m+n is greater than 5 and at the same time less than 50.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a solar cell module and a manufacturing method thereof. The manufacturing method includes: providing a solar cell string; arranging welding strips on a back surface of the solar cell string; arranging a first encapsulant material on a back surface of the welding strip, to form a first encapsulant material layer; on the back surface of the solar cell string, arranging a second encapsulant material in a local region corresponding to at least one welding strip, to form a second encapsulant material layer; and laminating to form a laminate member. The manufacturing method can reduce the thickness of the encapsulant film on the back surface of the solar cell, and reduce the distance between the back plate material and the solar cell string, and is capable to fully protect the welding strip.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a manufacturing method of a solar cell module and a solar cell module. The manufacturing method of a solar cell module includes: providing a solar cell string; fabricating a back plate, a reserved hole being opened in the back plate; providing a front plate; arranging the solar cell string on the front plate; injecting an encapsulant material; and curing the encapsulant material, to obtain the solar cell module. The solar cell module is manufactured by directly curing the injected encapsulant material and no lamination process is performed, which can avoid defects such as hidden cracks of solar cells and breakage of the welding strip caused by the lamination process, which can reduce an amount of the encapsulant material used, reduce a distance between the back plate and the solar cell string and improve the energy conversion efficiency.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure provides an encapsulant film and a manufacturing method thereof, and a solar cell module and a manufacturing method thereof. the encapsulant film is configured for a solar cell module, the solar cell module includes a plurality of welding strips, the encapsulant film includes a first region, an orthogonal projection of the first region on a surface where the solar cell module is located overlaps at least partially an orthogonal projection of at least one of the plurality of welding strips, and a film thickness of the first region is different from a film thickness of an other region of the encapsulant film. The solar cell module using the encapsulant film can reduce the amount of encapsulant used and fully protect the welding strip.

Abstract: A process to form a crosslinked composition, said process comprising thermally treating a composition comprising the following: a) an elastomer; b) a siloxy-modified silica; c) a hydrosilylation catalyst. A composition comprising the following: a) an elastomer; b) a siloxy-modified silica; c) a hydrosilylation catalyst.

Abstract: Provided is a thermal interface material containing a divinyl polydimethylsiloxane, a chain extender, a crosslinker, 80 volume-percent or more thermally conductive filler, treating agent composition, platinum hydrosilylation catalyst, and up to 0.2 weight-percent hydrosilylation inhibitor; where the wherein weight-percent values are relative to thermal interface material composition weight, volume-percent values are relative to thermal interface material composition volume, the molar ratio of silyl hydride groups to vinyl groups in the thermal interface material composition is 0.4 or more and at the same time is 1.0 or less, and the molar ratio of silyl hydride functionality from the chain extender to silyl hydride functionality from the crosslinker is 13 or more and at the same time 70 or less.

Abstract: An aqueous dispersion of a silicone pressure sensitive adhesive base can be combined with a curing agent and cured to form a silicone pressure sensitive adhesive.

Abstract: An assay method for detecting the presence or amounts of VCAM-1 and A2M in a sample using fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET).

Abstract: One-part condensation curable silyl-modified polymer (SMP) based sealant compositions in particular one-part condensation curable SMP based sealant compositions containing a catalyst comprising (i) a titanate and/or zirconate and (ii) a metal carboxylate salt which compositions upon cure provide elastomeric sealants having low modulus and a high elastic recovery.

Abstract: Air filter media comprising at least one active bead layer comprises an antistatic agent and polyethylenimine coated polymeric beads that can provide better formaldehyde abatement properties than incumbent activated carbon filters and can be prepared by using existing processing facilities for manufacture of incumbent activated carbon filters.

Abstract: Described herein are sun care compositions comprising at least one sunscreen active and hollow mesoporous silica nanospheres, and methods of making and using the sun care compositions. The presently described sun care compositions further comprise at least one of a cosmetically acceptable emollient, humectant, vitamin, moisturizer, conditioner, oil, silicone, suspending agent, surfactant, emulsifier, preservative, rheology modifier, pH adjustor, reducing agent, anti-oxidant, and/or foaming or de-foaming agent.

Abstract: A composition comprising the following components: A) an ethylene/?-olefin/non-conjugated diene interpolymer; B) a peroxide; C) at least one multi-vinyl cyclic siloxane selected from Structure 1 below: Structure 1, wherein n is an integer greater than, or equal to, 1; and each R1 is independently selected from the following: a (C2-C4) alkenyl, or a H2C?C(R1a)—C(?O)—O—(CH2)m—, and wherein R1a is H or methyl, and m is an integer from 1 to 4; and each R2 is independently selected from the following: H, a (C1-C4) alkyl, a (C2-C4) alkenyl, a phenyl, or a H2C?C(R1b)—C(?O)—O—(CH2)m—, wherein R1b is H or methyl, and m is an integer from 1 to 4.

Abstract: Described is a curable composition, and particularly a two-component composition comprising a silane modified polymer; an epoxy resin terminated with epoxy terminal group; wherein the composition further comprises a hardening agent and a compatibilizer which has at least one silane group and at least one epoxy terminal group. The curable composition exhibits enhanced adhesion strength and good elongation at break. A method for applying the curable composition on the surface of a substrate is also provided.

Abstract: Described is a curable composition, and particularly a two-component composition comprising a silane modified polymer; an epoxy resin terminated with epoxy terminal group; wherein the composition further comprises a hardening-compatibilizing agent which has at least one silane group and at least two amine groups. The curable composition exhibits enhanced adhesion strength and good elongation at break. A method for applying the curable composition on the surface of a substrate is also provided.

Abstract: Described is a curable composition comprising a silane modified polymer; an epoxy resin terminated with epoxy terminal group; a compatibilizer having at least one silane group and at least one epoxy terminal group or at least one nitrogen-containing groups; and optionally a hardening agent; wherein the composition further optionally comprises at least one of a nitrogen-containing unsaturated heterocyclic compound catalyst and a nitrogen-containing phenol catalyst. The curable composition exhibits high hermeticity, fast curing speed, quick adhesion build up, dry surface and strong adhesion strength. A method for applying the curable composition on the surface of a substrate is also provided.

Abstract: An aqueous polyurethane dispersion compositions are disclosed. The compositions include a polyurethane prepolymer dispersed in an aqueous medium, the polyurethane prepolymer comprising an isocyanate and a crystalline polyester polyol having a hydroxyl content of 20 to 150 mg KOH/g and a melt temperature of less than or equal to 90° C. Methods of forming a laminate are also disclosed. The methods include providing an aqueous polyurethane dispersion, applying the polyurethane dispersion to a surface of the first substrate, bringing the side of the first substrate into contract with a surface of the second substrate, and curing the aqueous dispersion, thereby laminating the first substrate to the second substrate. Laminates formed by the methods and including the compositions are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention provides polymer blends that can be used in a multilayer structure and to multilayer structures comprising one or more layers formed from such blends. In one aspect, a polymer blend comprises (a) a copolymer comprising ethylene and at least one of acrylic acid and methacrylic acid having an acid content of 2 to 21 weight percent based on the weight of the copolymer, wherein the amount of copolymer (a) comprises 20-80 weight percent of the blend based on the total weight of the blend, and (b) a copolymer comprising ethylene and at least one of methyl acrylate and ethyl acrylate having an acrylate content of 5 to 30 weight percent based on the weight of the copolymer, wherein the amount of copolymer (b) comprises 10 to 50 weight percent of the blend based on the total weight of the blend, wherein the amount of copolymer (a) and copolymer (b) is at least 70 weight percent of the blend based on the total weight of the blend.