Abstract: A glass rod includes: a glass including a glass composition, wherein the total relative length variation of the semi-major axis tlvmajor is determined as an absolute difference between (a) a smallest semi-major axis length Imajor(n) and (b) a largest semi-major axis length Imajor(n), normalized by the average semi-major axis length lmajor(a); wherein the 50 equidistant cross-sections are positioned along the length lrod of the glass rod, starting at a position of 0.01*lrod as a first position and employing a plurality of additive increments of 0.02*lrod for each subsequent position; wherein the relative local area variation lav is determined as an absolute difference between (c) a cross-sectional area that has the largest semi-major axis length Imajor(n) and (d) an average value of the cross-sectional areas, normalized by an average value of the cross-sectional areas; wherein the quality index (tlvmajor+lav) is 0.090 or less.

Abstract: The present invention relates to aqueous dispersions containing at least one polyurethane and at least one compound with a biocidal action, the at least one compound with a biocidal action containing at least one peroxide group and being present in a quantity of between 0.01 and 1,000 mmol/kg, in relation to the total aqueous dispersion, and relates to a process for preparing a biocide-free aqueous polyurethane dispersion, said process comprising at least the steps: (A) preparing an aqueous solution containing at least one polyurethane and at least one compound with a biocidal action, the at least one compound with a biocidal action containing at least one peroxide group and being present in a quantity of between 0.

Abstract: The invention relates to hybrid dispersions comprising nitrocellulose-polyurethanepolyurea particles (NC-PU dispersions) with accelerated drying behavior as compared with the known systems, and also to their use in coating materials.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a new aqueous binder system for nail varnishes, based on nitrocellulose-containing polyurethanepolyurea dispersions.

Abstract: The invention relates to aqueous dispersions comprising nitrocellulose-polyurethane-polyurea particles, to a process for preparing them and to their use.

Abstract: The present invention relates to reactive compositions containing A) one or more blocked polyurethane prepolymers which have a content of blocked isocyanate groups (calculated as NCO) of 0.1 to 20 wt. % and are prepared from i) at least one aromatic, aliphatic, araliphatic and/or cycloaliphatic diisocyanate having a content of free NCO groups of 5 to 60 wt.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are two-component polyurethane reactive compositions containing polyisocyanates and components carrying active hydrogen which are stabilized against separation with a compound in solution containing a NH group or NH.sub.2 group and a C--N multiple bond or N--N multiple bond.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a two-component polyurethane adhesive containing an isocyanate component a), an active hydrogen containing component which is stable against demixing b), optionally a catalyst for the reaction of a) with b) and optionally an auxiliary agent and an additive, characterized in that an active hydrogen containing component which is stable against demixing b) contains at least one hydroxyl group-containing low molecular weight chain lengthening agent having at least one C-C double bond or C-C triple bond and having a molecular weight of at least 86 and a functionality of at least 2 and containing no carboxyl groups.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an adhesive and a process for bonding with the adhesive containing an isocyanate prepolymer a), an isocyanate reactive component b) and a catalyst for the reaction of a) and b), characterized in that the catalyst comprises a compound corresponding to the following formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may be identical of different and denote an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms,R.sup.3 denotes a CHO group or H or alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, optionally substituted with a CHO group,n stands for an integer from 2 to 4,o stands for 1 or 2,p stands for 0 or 1 ando+p=2.