Abstract: The present invention relates to metallic luster pigments, to a process for production thereof and to the use of such metallic luster pigments.

Abstract: A metallic pigment is provided including a metallic substrate coated with a hybrid inorganic/organic layer, wherein the hybrid inorganic/organic layer includes a network of an inorganic component and at least one organofunctional silane component having organic functionalities which have not been polymerised. Also, a method of coating a metallic substrate is provided including: combining the metallic substrate with a surfactant and an organofunctional silane and an inorganic component precursor to form a hydrophobic phase; combining the hydrophobic phase with a hydrophilic liquid to form an emulsion including said hydrophobic phase containing the metallic substrate, the organofunctional silane and the inorganic component precursor dispersed in a continuous hydrophilic phase; adding a catalyst to the emulsion; and forming a hybrid organic/inorganic layer from the organofunctional silane and said inorganic component precursor on the metallic substrate to produce a coated metallic substrate.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a composition capable of forming a coat which has a good effect of preventing corrosion of metal and is excellent in adhesiveness with metal, transparency, and insulation. The composition of the present invention includes a fluoropolymer having at least one group selected from the group consisting of polymerizable functional groups and cross-linkable functional groups, and a nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic compound having a polymerizable functional group.

Abstract: Use of dithiophosphinic acids of the general formula HS2P(R1)(R2) and/or salts thereof for producing chrome-free, polymer-containing corrosion control layers on metallic surfaces, R1 and R2 independently of one another each being organic radicals having 1 to 30 C atoms.

Abstract: Compositions comprising graphene sheets and at least one metal having an anodic index of no greater than about ?1.0 V. Disclosed is are coatings comprising compositions comprising graphene sheets and at least one metal having an anodic index of no greater than about ?1.0 V. Also disclosed is an object or structure coated at least in part with a coating comprising graphene sheets and at least one metal having an anodic index of no greater than about ?0.7 V and methods of coating objects and structures.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an antifouling coating composition, an antifouling coating film, a substrate with an antifouling coating film and a production process for the substrate. The antifouling coating composition includes a hydrolyzable polymer (A) having a structural unit represented by the following formula (1) and having a weight-average molecular weight of 1000 to 5000 and an antifouling agent (B) including (b1) 4-bromo-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrrole-3-carbonitrile, and has a volatile organic compound (VOC) content of not more than 400 g/L. [In the formula (1), M represents zinc or copper, and R1 independently represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to intumescent fireproofing coatings and methods to apply these coatings. In particular, the disclosure relates to epoxy-based intumescent fireproofing coatings and methods of applying these coatings having at least one intermediate non-epoxy intumescent layer.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to intumescent fireproofing coatings and methods to apply these coatings. In particular, the disclosure relates to epoxy-based intumescent fireproofing coatings and methods of applying these coating having a mesh reinforcement.

Abstract: A conductive paste having excellent electroconductivity and thermal conductivity is provided. A conductive paste comprising a conductive filler comprising a copper alloy powder comprising at least one transition metal belonging to group 8 to group 10 of the periodic table, and a carbon allotrope covering a surface of the copper alloy powder; and a binder resin.

Abstract: A method for producing a pane having an electrically conductive coating is described. The method includes applying an electrically conductive coating onto a substrate, identifying defects of the coating, focusing the radiation of a laser having an annular beam profile on the coating, wherein the annular beam profile surrounds the defect, and producing an annular de-coated region by simultaneously removing the coating in the region of the beam profile.

Abstract: A coating composition comprising: (a) at least one coating agent comprising a perfluoropolyether-modified alkyloxysilane polymer; and (b) a carrier composition comprising monochloro, trifluoropropene, wherein the carrier is present in an amount effective to at least partially solvate or at least partially emulsify the coating agent. Such compositions may optionally contain one or more other co-carriers or additives. Also disclosed are methods of coating substrates, in particular substrates having a hard surface such as ceramics or glass, to render them water, oil and/or dirt repellent.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a structure for optical analysis that is capable of optically analyzing a small amount of a sample and an ink composition for manufacturing the same. A structure for optical analysis includes a support and an ink structure coupled to the support and configured to form a chamber on one surface of the support. The ink structure includes a first ink structural component configured to form a body of the ink structure and a second ink structural component formed at a lower portion of a side surface of the first ink, such that the first ink structural component and the second ink structural component have different slopes with respect to a direction of a center of the chamber.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a bismuth oxide-based additive for laser marking containing oxygen-deficient bismuth oxide represented by the general formula: Bi2O(3-x) (provided that x is 0.01 or more and 0.3 or less and x represents the amount of oxygen deficiency calculated according to the formula: x=3?O1s/Bi4f×2 from the ratio (O1s/Bi4f) of the peak area attributed to the 1s electrons of oxygen bonded to bismuth to the peak area attributed to the 4f electrons of bismuth obtained by X-ray photoelectron spectrometry), which enables marking with excellent blackness and contrast without causing undesirable coloration of a resin composition regardless of the type or shape of a resin to be used.

Abstract: Aqueous pigment dispersions having monomers in the polymeric dispersant capable of interacting with cellulose are described. These monomers include the ones having a structure of Formula (I): wherein W is O or NH; R1 is C1-C8 alkyl; and R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are independently H or C1-C5 alkyl.

Abstract: Disclosed are aqueous inkjet inks containing a polymeric ink additive as a binder. The binder contains a component capable of interacting with cellulose. Certain acrylate monomers having similar Hansen solubility parameters as cellulose were incorporated into the polymeric binders. Prints from these inks have better durability than similar additives that do not have the components capable of interacting with cellulose.

Abstract: A water dispersible phase change ink composition for printing on ophthalmic lenses including a hydrophilic wax having at least one ethoxyl moiety; a low viscosity wax having at least one hydroxyl group, wherein the low viscosity wax is miscible with the hydrophilic wax; an optional stabilizer; and a colorant. A ink jet printer stick or pellet comprising the water dispersible phase change ink composition.

Abstract: A water dispersible phase change ink composition including a hydrophilic wax having at least one ethoxyl moiety; a low viscosity wax having at least one hydroxyl group, wherein the low viscosity wax is miscible with the hydrophilic wax; an optional stabilizer; and a colorant, wherein the colorant is selected to absorb light in a region that one wants to block. An ink jet printer stick or pellet comprising the water dispersible phase change ink composition. A process for forming a photo-imaged stencil using the water dispersible phase change ink composition.

Abstract: A phase change ink composition for printing on ophthalmic lenses including a straight chain hydrocarbon wax and a branched hydrocarbon wax; an amide, wherein the amide is present in an amount of greater than about 25 percent by weight based on the total weight of the ink composition; a rosin ester; and a colorant. A phase change ink composition for printing on ophthalmic lenses including a straight chain hydrocarbon wax and a branched hydrocarbon wax; an amide, wherein the amide comprises a combination of at least two members of the group consisting of monoamide, triamide, and tetra-amide; a rosin ester; and a colorant. An ink jet printer stick or pellet comprising the phase change ink composition.

Abstract: A nonaqueous ink jet ink composition according to the invention includes a solvent including at least one compound represented by the following formula (1), and a pigment including a pigment orange 43 (PO-43), in which a Na amount included in the ink is 5 ppm to 500 ppm. R1O—(R2O)m—R3??(1) (wherein, in formula (1), R1 and R3 each independently represent hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms. However, either R1 or R3 is an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms. R2 represents an alkylene group having 2 or 3 carbon atoms. m represents an integer of 1 to 6.

Abstract: An ink jet image recording method includes applying a first ink and a second ink onto a recording medium. The first ink contains a surfactant expressed by general formula (1) with a content of V1 percent by mass relative to the total mass of the first ink and a liquid X being the portion other than the surfactant, and the second ink contains the surfactant with a content of V2 percent by mass lower than V1 relative to the total mass of the second ink and a liquid Y being the portion other than the surfactant. The liquids X and Y satisfy the specific requirement, and when liquids X? and Y? are prepared by adding the surfactant to the liquid X and Y, respectively, to a content of V2 percent by mass relative to the total mass of the respective liquids, the liquids X? and Y? satisfy a specific requirement.

Abstract: In a first aspect, the invention provides an ink formulation comprising: (a) a near infrared absorbing system comprising a compound of the formula M1W1.6O6, wherein M1 is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of H, He, alkali metals such as Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, alkaline earth metals such as Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, rare-earth elements, Zr, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ru, Co, Rh, Ir, Ni, Pd, Pt, Cu, Ag, Au, Zn, Cd, AL Ga, in, Tl, Si, Ge, Sn, Pb, Sb, B, F, P, S, Se, Br, Te, Ti, Nb, V, Mo, Ta, Re, Hf, Os, Bi and I, or ammonium; (b) a colour change agent; and (c) a binder. The invention also provides alternative ink formulations for laser marking, a method of forming an image using the ink formulations and a substrate coated with the ink formulation of the invention. Ink formulations according to the invention have been found to have good laser imaging efficacy, and an essentially negligible impact on the background colour of the coating.

Abstract: Provided is a silver ink including, as a major component, a silver malonate precursor represented by Formula 1 or Formula 2.

Abstract: A pigment grind dispersion contains non-adsorbed titanium dioxide particles dispersed in an aqueous emulsion containing a mixture of (a) water-insoluble film-forming first polymer particles that adsorb to titanium dioxide particles, the first polymer particle amount in the emulsion being less than the saturation level of adsorption when another polymer is not present, (b) water-insoluble film-forming second polymer particles that do not by themselves form composite particles with titanium dioxide particles, the second polymer particle amount in the emulsion being sufficient to inhibit or interfere with adsorption of the first polymer particles to titanium dioxide particles, and (c) extender particles. The pigment grind dispersion has a titanium dioxide pigment volume concentration of about 25 to about 50 and a titania composite ratio of about 32 to about 60.

Abstract: In a first aspect, a film includes a fluoropolymer. The fluoropolymer includes a blend of polyvinyl fluoride and a fluoroadditive. The fluoroadditive includes a fluoropolymer having pendant trifluoromethyl groups. In a second aspect, a fluoropolymer coated film includes a polymeric substrate film and a fluoropolymer coating on the polymeric substrate film. The fluoropolymer coating includes a blend of polyvinyl fluoride and a fluoroadditive. The fluoroadditive includes a fluoropolymer having pendant trifluoromethyl groups. In a third aspect, a highly cleanable article includes a fluoropolymer. The fluoropolymer includes a blend of polyvinyl fluoride and a fluoroadditive. The fluoroadditive includes a fluoropolymer having pendant trifluoromethyl groups.

Abstract: A coating composition having a measured solids content of at least 95% according to test method ASTM D2369 is disclosed. The composition includes a mixture of (a) a polymer prepared from one or more functional monomers comprising a (meth)acrylic monomer, an allyl monomer, or combinations thereof each having an ethylenically unsaturated double bond and an additional reactive functional group, and (b) a reactive diluent. At least some of the additional reactive functional group of the functional monomer remains unreacted during formation of the polymer. The reactive diluent has a boiling point of greater than 100° C. and a reactive functional group that reacts with the reactive functional group on the polymer at a temperature that is lower than the boiling point of the reactive diluent. Also disclosed are substrates having a cured coating thereon, the coating formed from the cured coating composition, and methods for providing sound and vibration damping.

Abstract: A coating, system comprises 30 to 90 parts by weight of a bioresin component and 10 to 70 parts by weight of an isocyanate component, based on 100 parts by weight of the coating system, and has a percent solids of greater than 60%. The bioresin component comprises an acrylic polymer and a biopolyol formed from a natural oil. A method of forming a coating on a substrate with the coating system comprises the steps of combining the bioresin component and the isocyanate component to form a reaction mixture having a percent solids of greater than 60 percent, applying the reaction mixture onto the substrate, and curing the reaction mixture to form the coating on the substrate.

Abstract: A coating composition having a measured solids content of at least 95% according to test method ASTM D2369 is disclosed. The composition includes a mixture of (a) a polymer prepared from one or more functional monomers having a (meth)acrylic monomer, an allyl monomer, or combinations thereof each having an ethylenically unsaturated double bond and an additional reactive functional group, and (b) a reactive diluent. At least some of the additional reactive functional group of the functional monomer remains unreacted during formation of the polymer. The reactive diluent has at least one ethylenically unsaturated functional group, no additional functionality, and a boiling point of greater than 100° C. The ethylenically unsaturated functional group of the reactive diluent and the additional reactive functional group remaining within the polymer do not react. Also disclosed are coatings formed from the cured coating composition and methods for providing sound and vibration damping through a substrate.

Abstract: This invention relates to a coating composition and, especially, relates to an aqueous coating composition with improved durability.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to intumescent fireproofing coatings and methods to apply these coatings. In particular, the disclosure relates to epoxy-based intumescent fireproofing coatings and methods of applying these coating having a mesh reinforcement.

Abstract: A flooring coating composition includes a coating agent that is a reaction product of an epoxy based formulation, the epoxy based formulation being at least one of an epoxy prepolymer formulation, an epoxy-silane hybrid formulation, and an epoxy thiol acrylate formulation. The coating agent in a cured state exhibits a first tan delta peak between a first temperature range of 75 C to 0 C and a second tan delta peak between a second temperature range of 20 C and 75 C, according to a tan delta plot over a range of temperatures. A value of the first tan delta peak and a value of the second tan delta peak each represents a ratio of a loss modulus of the coating agent and a storage modulus of the coating agent at a specific temperature within the range of temperatures, as measured according to dynamic mechanical thermal analysis. The values of the first and the second tan delta peaks are from 0.10 to 0.80.

Abstract: A coating composition for one-coat-one bake coating includes a resin, a pigment, a solvent, and a general additive. The resin is an acryl modified urethane resin manufactured by polymerizing polycarbonate diol, polyester diol, an acryl resin, and an isocyanate monomer. The coating composition using one-coat-one bake coating can provide soft texture, excellent chemical resistance, and adhesion.

Abstract: Provided are: a material which has high transparency and excellent sputtering resistance and heat resistance, does not undergo cracking, and can be formed into a cured film having a thickness of 10 to 200 ?m by the application or printing of the material; and a cured film and a display element, each of which is produced using the material.

Abstract: Polyarylenes comprising as polymerized units a first monomer having two cyclopentadienone moieties and a second monomer having two or more alkyne moieties, wherein at least one alkyne moiety is directly bonded to a silicon atom are provided. Such polyarylenes are useful as dielectric materials in the manufacture of electronic devices.

Abstract: Waterborne aqueous-alcohol soluble protein compositions, methods of making the compositions, and applications thereof are disclosed. The dispersion compositions include protein, water, acid, and optionally an ester of a carboxylic acid. The methods of making the compositions including combining the protein, water, acid and optionally ester to form a dispersion without the benefit of alcohol. Applications include industrial and food applications, such as binders and coatings, for example paint binders or coatings for paper products and pharmaceuticals.

Abstract: The invention provides a chemical-mechanical polishing composition containing a ceria abrasive, an ionic polymer of formula I: wherein X1 and X2, Z1 and Z2, R1, R2, R3, and R4, and n are as defined herein, a polyhydroxy aromatic compound, a polyvinyl alcohol, and water, wherein the polishing composition has a pH of about 1 to about 4.5. The invention further provides a method of chemically-mechanically polishing a substrate with the inventive chemical-mechanical polishing composition. Typically, the substrate contains silicon oxide, silicon nitride, and/or polysilicon.

Abstract: Provided are a laminate capable of providing a temporary support for a member to be treated by a strongly adhesive force when the member to be treated is subjected to a mechanical or chemical treatment, and of easily releasing the temporary support for the treated member while not damaging the treated member, in which the TTV of the treated member is excellent; a composition for forming a protective layer; a composition for forming an adhesive layer; and a kit. The laminate has, on a support (A), an adhesive layer having a softening point of 250° C. or higher (B), a protective layer (C), and a device wafer (D) in this order, in which the adhesive layer (B) is a cured product of an adhesive layer precursor and the adhesive layer precursor has a polymerizable compound (b-1).

Abstract: Disclosed is a self-supporting, heat curable adhesive film including a surface-deactivated solid isocyanate and a blend of two different polyurethanes. A method of making an article that includes the adhesive film and article made thereby are also disclosed.

Abstract: Presently described are linerless sheeting articles comprising a substrate, a pressure sensitive adhesive layer disposed on the substrate, and a water soluble protective layer disposed on the pressure sensitive adhesive layer. The water soluble protective layer comprises at least 50 wt-% solids of a water soluble polymer and a polymer additive comprising a fluorinated-group, a silane group, or a combination thereof. The polymer additive is typically present in an amount no greater than 5 wt-% solids. In a favored embodiment, the polymer additive is an oligomer. Methods of making and applying the sheeting article are also described.

Abstract: [Problem] To provide an adhesive sheet having a surface sliding property and stainproof property. [Means for solving] An adhesive sheet is one that comprises at least a substrate and an adhesive layer, a static friction coefficient of the substrate is 0.05 or more and 1.50 or less, and an absolute value of a ?L* value of the substrate is 0.01 or more and 45.00 or less. A load at a time of 5% elongation of the substrate is preferably 1 N/cm or more and 15 N/cm or less. And a stress relaxation rate of the substrate by elongating to 10%, stopping the elongation at that state and after lapsing 600 seconds is preferably 40% or more and 100% or less.

Abstract: The pressure-sensitive adhesive film according to the present invention comprises a resin film as a substrate and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer provided at least on a face of the resin film. The resin film has a multi-layer constitution consisting of at least two layers. The resin film has a laser beam reflectance of 5% or higher, but 40% or lower in a wavelength range of 1000 nm to 1100 nm, and has a laser beam transmittance of 5% or lower in the said wavelength range.

Abstract: An abrasion-resistant adhesive tape (1), that can be formed into a roll, preferably a cable winding tape (1), with a strip-shaped double-layer substrate (2) with a pressure-sensitive adhesive coating (3) on one side. The substrate (2) having a first textile fabric layer (4) and a second textile fabric layer (5), being permanently connected by an adhesive connection layer (6). For a high abrasion resistance, preferably a class-E abrasion resistance according to LV 312, and enabling easy processing with a minimal thickness, the first and second textile layers (4) each have a basis weight ranging from 80 to 300 g/m2, the adhesive connection layer (6) having a basis weight ranging from 50 to 300 g/m2 and a laminate adhesive force, by DIN EN 1939, between the textile layers greater than 10 N/cm.

Abstract: A step of scattering electrically conductive particles on a wiring board having wiring that is formed in accordance with an array pattern of the electrically conductive particles and prevented from being charged, and charging the electrically conductive particles; a step of aligning the charged electrically conductive particles in a predetermined array pattern corresponding to the wiring pattern by moving a squeegee on the wiring board; and a step of bonding a transfer film having an adhesive material layer formed thereon to the wiring board and transferring the electrically conductive particles aligned in a predetermined array pattern to the adhesive layer.

Abstract: Materials containing the reaction products of a cyclic azasilane with water and a compound or polymer containing an isocyanate or epoxy functional group and methods for their synthesis are provided. Stable mixtures containing a cyclic azasilane and a compound or polymer containing an isocyanate or epoxy functional group according to invention are stored under anhydrous conditions. The invention also provides a novel class of materials, mono and bis(cycloaza)disiloxanes comprising one or two cyclic structures bridged by an Si—O—Si bond.

Abstract: The invention provides for an adhesive composition that can both be used as melt adhesive composition and as drying adhesive composition. Such an adhesive composition comprises a thermoreversible gelling starch, a bonding starch and a plasticizer.

Abstract: A high performance sealant for repairing punctures in tires includes a highly filtered natural rubber latex, an ultra-fine inorganic powder, a polyamide suspension, and an antifreeze agent that includes water and at least one of ethylene glycol and propylene glycol. The high performance sealant can readily pass through a valve stem of a tire without removing the core and seal, and provides a strong and durable sealing of the puncture.

Abstract: An optically transparent adhesive resin composition includes an ester polymer which contains an ester bond within a repeating unit, a (meth)acrylic ester polymer which contains a (meth)acrylic ester bond within the repeating unit, a rubber polymer, and a crystalline polymer.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a composition comprising a) an olefin block copolymer; b) a tackifies; c) an ethylene-based polymer with a density from 0.90 g/cc to 0.94 g/cc; and d) an oil. The composition finds advantageous application as a cohesive layer in a fastening device, for example, a fastening device for a hygiene absorbent product.

Abstract: Disclosed is an aqueous adhesive composition including a surface-deactivated solid isocyanate and a blend of two different polyurethanes. A method of making an article that includes a coated adhesive layer and article made thereby are also disclosed.

Abstract: An adhesive system for preparing lignocellulosic composites comprising: a) a primer composition; and, b) a polyurethane adhesive composition, wherein said primer composition comprises: 1 to 100% by weight of the composition of at least one compound having a hydroxyl number of less than or equal to 30 mg KOH/g and being selected from the group consisting of polyalkylene glycols, polyalkylene glycol mono-ethers or polyalkylene glycol di-ethers; 0 to 99% by weight of the composition of solvent; and, 0 to 5% by weight of the composition of surfactant selected from the group consisting of water soluble surfactants, water emulsifiable surfactants and mixtures thereof. The adhesive system has particular applicability to wooden substrates characterized by high levels of water soluble extractives and, in particular, arabinogalactan.

Abstract: An equimolar formulation of three or more ionic or partially ionic compounds stabilized by configurational entropy into a homogeneous crystal is provided.