Abstract: A thermoplastic elastomer compound includes hydrogenated styrenic block copolymer having a polyisoprene soft block, styrene-isobutylene-styrene block copolymer, tackifier having a softening point of at least about 80° C. according to ASTM 6493, and, optionally, one or more additional thermoplastic elastomers. The compound has a Compound Tan Delta Peak Temperature (at 10 Hz) of at least 10° C. and a Compound Tan Delta Peak Height (at 10 Hz) of at least 0.85 if no thermoplastic polyurethane is present and at least 0.60 if additional thermoplastic elastomer is present and includes thermoplastic polyurethane. The thermoplastic elastomer compound exhibits superior damping properties across a broad range of temperatures, including at or above room temperature, and across a broad range of vibrational frequencies.

Abstract: A resin composition in which both excellent elongation characteristics and a high softening point can be achieved is provided. The resin composition contains 15 to 175 parts by mass of a terpene phenol copolymer with respect to 100 parts by mass of a styrene-ethylene/butadiene-styrene block copolymer. It is preferable that the terpene phenol copolymer has a weight-average molecular weight of 300 to 1500. The styrene-ethylene/butadiene-styrene block copolymer may be hydrogenated. The styrene-ethylene/butadiene-styrene block copolymer may be modified using maleic acid.

Abstract: New hydrogenated styrenic block copolymers, in particular styrene-ethylene/butylene-styrene copolymers (SEBS copolymers), with improved performance in thermoplastic elastomer compositions (TPE compositions), process for preparing said hydrogenated styrenic block copolymers, reprocessable TPE-S compositions made thereof, method for producing an article from said reprocessable TPE-S compositions and articles made of said reprocessable TPE-S compositions, in particular suitable for medical applications.

Abstract: A high-temperature oil resistant molded component for an automobile including a resin composition containing a polybutylene terephthalate resin and having a carboxyl end group concentration of 20 mmol/kg or less is provided. The resin composition preferably contains 0.1 to 0.5 parts by mass of an epoxy compound or 0.5 to 5 parts by mass of a carbodiimide compound with respect to 100 parts by mass of the polybutylene terephthalate resin. With such a configuration, the molded component for an automobile is excellent in high-temperature oil resistance.

Abstract: L-Polylactic acid and D-Polylactic acid biodegradable biopolymers are combined with torrefied biomass and a plasticizer to create a biodegradable cardstock composition. The biodegradable cardstock composition provides an alternative to conventional plastic cardstocks, which are manufactured using petroleum-based materials such polyvinyl chloride (PVC) or polystyrene (PS). The biodegradable cardstock described herein can be incorporated into a variety of end products such as key cards, driver licenses, security badges, calling cards, and other plastic cards, including those that have a magnetic strip containing stored data such as credit and debit cards.

Abstract: The invention relates to a composite component consisting of a plastic support and a multi-ply metal layer applied in a galvanizing operation, the plastic support being made of a thermoplastic composition consisting of A) 50 to 90 parts by weight of at least one aromatic polycarbonate, B) 10 to 50 parts by weight of at least one graft polymer comprising a diene-containing, rubber-elastic, particulate graft base and a vinyl (co)polymer shell, C) 0 to 15 parts by weight of at least one additive, where the sum of the parts by weight of components A) and B) in the composition is standardized to 100, (i) characterized in that the rubber content from component B in the composition is at least 6 wt %, (ii) characterized in that the ratio K/S of the weight fractions of butadiene-containing, rubber-elastic, particulate graft base from component B) in the composition (viz.

Abstract: Compositions formed from a blend of polycarbonate/siloxane copolymer, polycarbonate, and polycyclohexylenedimethylene terephthalate are disclosed that provide superior performance in terms of notched Izod impact, glass transition temperature (Tg), strength after aging, ability to withstand secondary processing conditions, and in other respects. Such compositions exceed critical-to-quality requirements for use in manufacturing components for electronic communication devices.

Abstract: A resin composition for solid freeform fabrication includes one or more thermoplastic resins containing a liquid crystal resin having a content rate of from 0.5 to 40 percent by mass to the one or more thermoplastic resins.

Abstract: A polyarylene sulfide resin composition which is excellent in mechanical strength as well as electromagnetic shielding effect, slidability and moist heat resistance. The resin composition comprises (A) 100 parts by weight of a polyarylene sulfide resin (component A) synthesized through a polymerization reaction using an aromatic disulfide-based compound as a polymerization terminator and (B) 10 to 180 parts by weight of carbon fibers (component B), wholly aromatic polyamide fibers (component C) or glass fibers (component B).

Abstract: Pavement aging can be reduced by applying to an asphalt-containing pavement a topcoat layer or a surface treatment containing asphalt binder with sterols.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides reactive quencher dyes that can be used in the detection and/or quantification of desirable target molecules, such as proteins, nucleic acids and various cellular organelles. These dyes are essentially non-fluorescent but are efficient quenchers of various fluorescent dyes. Also, provided are methods of using the dyes, bio-probes incorporating dyes and methods of using the bio-probes. The quencher dyes described herein are modified to provide beneficial properties.

Abstract: It is an object of the present technology to overcome the disadvantages of conventional chlorination of a copper phthalocyanine which produces copper phthalocyanine, wherein the number of chlorines is less than or equal to 4. The pigments described herein contain less chlorine than standard commercial grades of tetrachlorinated (or greater) copper phthalocyanine pigments while achieving similar color space, chromaticity, fastness properties, and color travel in automotive waterborne and solvent borne systems. The inventive pigments are more advantageous from a toxicity and environmental perspective, and allow the manufacturer to produce pigments in a safe and economical manner.

Abstract: An object is to provide a compound having high color developability and excellent heat resistance, and a resist composition for a color filter and a color filter that contain the dye composition. Another object is to provide a dyed polyamide fiber product having excellent wet rubbing fastness.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide an environmentally-responsive dye-accumulated nanoparticle for grasping an intracellular environment such as pH with respect to each cell. The invention provides an environmentally-responsive dye-accumulated nanoparticle, in which an environmentally-responsive dye is accumulated on the surface of, or inside a thermosetting resin particle, and which has an average particle diameter of 30 to 800 nm, wherein the accumulated amount of the environmentally-responsive dye is 200 to 10,000,000 molecules/particle. The environmentally-responsive dye has dependence on pH, or a Ca ion in terms of fluorescence intensity, and the thermosetting resin is a melamine resin.

Abstract: A nonstick ceramic coating composite and a heating kitchen utensil using the same, and more particularly, a nonstick ceramic coating composite that is prepared by filing a nonstick silicone fluid in the pores of a functional filler and mixing the filler with an inorganic binding agent, etc. and a heating kitchen utensil that has a nonstick ceramic coating layer using the nonstick ceramic coating composite in order to render heating kitchen utensils nonstick for a long period, according to which it is possible to provide a nonstick ceramic coating composite that is prepared by loading a nonstick silicone fluid in the pores of a functional filler and mixing the filler with an inorganic binding agent, etc., and, by applying the nonstick ceramic coating composite on a heating kitchen utensil, acquire adequate corrosion resistance, wear resistance, heat resistance, etc.

Abstract: Provided are an antifouling film, which includes silica particles (a), a polymer (b) having an acrylamide structure and at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of —SO3M and —COOM, and a polymer (c) having an acrylamide structure and a hydrocarbon group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, and a composition for forming an antifouling film, an antifouling film laminate, and a method for manufacturing an antifouling film which are applications of the antifouling film. M represents a hydrogen atom or represents an atom or an atomic group which can become a cation by being dissociated.

Abstract: Icephobic coatings that reduce ice adhesion strength must also enable ice delamination to ensure effective ice removal, especially when adjacent areas are not coated with icephobic coatings in which case an ice bridging preventer must also exist. The resulting mechanical devices ensure ice removal by leveraging specific ice delamination propagation features of the icephobic coating.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a coating or film assembly and a method of making the assembly which has a first layer at least partially infused with at least one antifreeze material, and a second layer at least partially coupled to at least a portion of the first layer. In some embodiments, at least a portion of the second layer includes pores with a defined spacing. In some embodiments, at least a portion of the second layer is rendered hydrophilic in the presence of absorbed moisture or phases of ice including frost, rime, and/or glaze. Further, in some embodiments, at least a portion of the first layer enables the antifreeze material to migrate through and out of the first layer into at least a portion of a hydrophilic region of the second layer.

Abstract: This invention relates generally to articles, devices, and methods for inhibiting or preventing the formation of scale during various industrial processes. In certain embodiments, a vessel is provided for use in an industrial process, the vessel including a surface in contact with a mineral solution, wherein the surface is provided or is modified to have ?polar/?total no greater than about 0.2 and/or the surface is provided or is modified to have a surface energy ? no greater than about 32 mJ/m2, thereby providing resistance to mineral scale deposits thereupon.

Abstract: A curable primer composition comprising: (a) a curable component such as methacrylate; (b) a cure initiating component; and (c) a polymer material selected from the group consisting of: (i) block polymers represented by S-A-S where S is polystyrene and A stands for a polymer or copolymer formed from one or more of ethylene, propylene, butylene, and styrene, which are optionally substituted with carboxylic acid or maleic anhydride; provided that when A comprises styrene then A is a copolymer of styrene with at least one of ethylene, propylene and butylene, and is optionally substituted with carboxylic acid or maleic anhydride; and (ii) polystyrene-poly(ethylene-propylene) (“SEP”); and (iii) any combination of said polymer materials. The composition is applied to a part then photocured. It is dry to touch. Thereafter a thermoplastic material such as a polyolefin is overmolded (e.g. injection molded) over the applied composition. It enhances bond strength of the polyolefin to the part.

Abstract: A protective composition to be applied to exercise equipment for improved grip includes a wax and an antimicrobial agent in an amount effective to inhibit the growth of micro-organisms in the wax in both solid and liquid states. The antimicrobial agent can be in the form of an essential oil suspended in an emulsifier. According to some embodiments of the invention, the wax composition includes an animal or plant based wax that is solid at room temperature, an anti-microbial agent in an amount effective to inhibit the growth of micro-organisms in the wax, and the balance of the composition includes at least one oil that is liquid at room temperature. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: The present invention provides an antimicrobial coating composition comprising (i) a binder dispersion of (co)polymer particles and (ii) from 50 ppm to 2000 ppm, by dry weight based on total dry weight of the coating composition, a silver; wherein the binder dispersion comprises, as polymerized units, by dry weight based on total dry weight of the binder dispersion, (a) from 40% to 99.9% ethylenically unsaturated nonionic monomers and (b) from 0.1% to 60% phosphate group-containing (meth)acrylate monomers.

Abstract: This invention pertains to a composition that can be used to heal cracks in plastics and other substrates. In the present invention, a composition comprising nanotubes, healing agent(s), and end caps for the nanotubes may be used to heal crack(s) as they begin to occur. With the composition, the healing agent(s) are contained within the nanotubes, and a reaction releases the healing agent(s) after the end caps can be removed from the nanotubes. This invention also includes a method of preparing a composition for healing cracks in plastics and other substrates. For this method, the healing agent(s) are filled inside of the nanotubes, and then end caps are bound onto the ends of the nanotubes. After a reaction occurs to remove the end caps and release the healing agent(s), the cracks within the substrate may then be healed.

Abstract: In one aspect, inks for use with a three-dimensional (3D) printing system are described herein. In some embodiments, an ink described herein comprise 10-70 wt. % or 20-40 wt. % of a cyclopolymerizable monomer, based on the total weight of the ink. The cyclopolymerizable monomer comprises an acrylate moiety and an ethenyl or ethynyl moiety, and the ?-carbon of the acrylate moiety and the ?-carbon of the ethenyl or ethynyl moiety may have a 1,5-, 1,6-, 1,7-, or 1,8-relationship. Additionally, an ink described herein can have a viscosity of 1600 centipoise (cP) or less at 30° C., or of 500 cP or less at 30° C. and can be used to print a desired 3D article having mechanical properties similar to those of articles formed from thermoplastic materials.

Abstract: The present invention provides a two-component bioink including a first solution and a second solution separately, wherein (i) the first solution includes a first biopolymer to which a first chemical functional group is introduced, and the second solution includes a second biopolymer to which a second chemical functional group able to chemically bond with the first chemical functional group is introduced; or (ii) the first solution includes a third biopolymer having a first electrostatic functional group, and the second solution includes a fourth biopolymer having a second electrostatic functional group able to physically bond with the first electrostatic functional group, a 3D biomaterial including the same, and a method for preparing the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to [1] a water-based ink for ink-jet printing containing titanium oxide (A) and a pigment dispersant (B), in which the pigment dispersant (B) contains a constitutional unit derived from an anionic group-containing monomer (a) and a constitutional unit derived from a polyalkylene glycol (meth)acrylate (b); an average molar number of addition of an alkyleneoxide in the polyalkylene glycol (meth)acrylate (b) is from 15 to 100; an acid value of the pigment dispersant (B) is from 100 to 400 mgKOH/g; and a content of the pigment dispersant (B) in the water-based ink is from 0.3 to 18 parts by mass on the basis of 100 parts by mass of the titanium oxide (A), and [2] an ink-jet printing method of ejecting the water-based ink described in the above item [1] onto a printing medium using an ink-jet printing apparatus to print characters or images on the printing medium.

Abstract: An oily ink composition for ink jet recording according contains an oily medium and a colorant. The oily medium contains an allyl ether represented by the following formula: where R1 and R2 independently represent a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R3 represents a hydrogen atom or an allyl group, k represents an integer of 1 to 4, and m and n each represent an integer satisfying the inequality m+n?3.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an ink composition for a 3D printing support, comprising an amine-containing monomer and a curing agent. According to the present invention, an ink composition for a 3D printing support, which retains an excellent jetting property, is well dissolved in water after being photo-cured to be easily removed, and has less curing contraction and excellent storage stability, can be provided.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image forming method capable of suppressing glossiness unevenness in one image with curability of an ink droplet having been caused to land on a recording medium increased. The image forming method includes: preparing an actinic radiation-curable inkjet ink containing a radical polymerizable compound, a photopolymerization initiator, a gelling agent, and a nucleating agent; discharging a droplet of the actinic radiation-curable inkjet ink to cause the droplet to land on a surface of a recording medium; and curing the droplet by irradiating the droplet having been caused to land on the recording medium with actinic radiation. The gelling agent contains, in a molecular structure thereof, a polar group, and a C15-26 alkyl group, the nucleating agent is a (poly)glycerin fatty acid ester, and an oxygen concentration in an atmosphere where irradiation with the actinic radiation is conducted is less than 20 vol %.

Abstract: Provided are an inkjet ink set for corrugated cardboard, the inkjet ink set including inks of five colors, including a cyan ink, a magenta ink, a yellow ink, a black ink, and an ? ink, in which in a case where images having a halftone dot area ratio of 100% are formed on a corrugated cardboard base material using the five color inks each separately, the hue angle h, the chroma saturation C*, and the lightness L* of the formed images in the CIE 1976 L*a*b* color space satisfy the relations of the following Formula 1 to the following Formula 3; and an image forming method. In Formula 1, hM, h?, and hY represent the respective hue angles h of the inks. In Formula 2, C*M, C*?, and C*Y represent the respective chroma saturations C* of the inks. In Formula 3, L*M and L*? represent the respective lightness L* of the inks.

Abstract: A dispersion of nanoplatelets or particles suspended in a carrier liquid is disclosed. The nanoplatelets or particles, e.g. graphene nanoplatelets, are derived from a layered material. The loading amount of nanoplatelets or particles in the dispersion is at least 20 mg nanoplatelets or particles per 1 ml of dispersion. The dispersion optionally further including a dispersant, the volume ratio of dispersant to the nanoplatelets or particles being less than 1:1. A process for manufacturing the dispersion includes mixing the carrier liquid and the nanoplatelets or particles under high shear conditions. The dispersion can be used as an ink system, as a functional additive within an ink, coating or adhesive formulation, and/or in the manufacture of a nanoplatelet-polymer composite or a particle-polymer composite.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides plated particles for use in silver/silver chloride ink for making medical devices. The plated particles include a plurality of silver coated inert particles. The silver coating of each silver coated inert particle is about 10 to 50% by weight of the silver coated inert particle. The silver/silver chloride ink includes a plurality of silver coated inert particles and a plurality of silver chloride particles. A medical device includes a backing layer, a silver/silver chloride ink layer and a conductive adhesive layer.

Abstract: The present invention provides an ionic liquid composition containing an ionic liquid and water. The ionic liquid composition does not contain an enzyme capable of hydrolyzing cellulose. The ionic liquid is represented by the following chemical formula (I): [(CH3)3N(CH2)2OH]+[NH2-L-CHNH2—COO]? (I); where L is absent or a linker. A molar ratio of [(CH3)3N(CH2)2OH]+ to [NH2-L-CHNH2—COO]? is not less than 0.87 and not more than 1.14. A weight ratio of the water to the ionic liquid composition is not more than 7.3%. The present invention provides an ionic liquid composition capable of dissolving cellulose without a cellulose-degrading enzyme, namely, an enzyme capable of hydrolyzing cellulose.

Abstract: A composition for an electric wire coating material that has excellent damage resistance, low-temperature flexibility, tear resistance, and thermal stability, and an insulated electric wire in which this composition is used. The composition for an electric wire coating material containing polyvinyl chloride contains a plasticizer in an amount of 15 to 30 parts by mass and one or more ethylene-based copolymers selected from ethylene-vinyl ester copolymers and ethylene-?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid ester copolymers in an amount of 0.1 to 10 parts by mass, with respect to 100 parts by mass of the polyvinyl chloride. An insulated electric wire is obtained by coating an outer circumference of a conductor with an insulating coating layer, with this composition for an electric wire coating material used in an electric wire coating material.

Abstract: A formulation for the coating of substrates, the formulation including 5 to 70 wt % of hydroxy-functional fluoropolymers, 5 to 70 wt % of polyesters based on dicarboxylic or polycarboxylic acids or derivatives thereof and on aliphatic or cycloaliphatic diols or polyols, the polyester including at least one aliphatic or cycloaliphatic dicarboxylic acid or polycarboxylic acid or derivatives thereof, 2 to 25 wt % of crosslinkers, 0.01 to 2 wt % of crosslinking catalysts, up to 20 wt % of UV absorbers and up to 10 wt % of UV stabilizers.

Abstract: A floor coating composition that has a long pot life and dries fast, and a coating made therefrom having good slip resistance and high adhesion strength to the floor.

Abstract: A method of surface treating a load-bearing member comprising a tension member and a polymer jacket around the tension member is disclosed. According to the method, a liquid composition including water, a water-soluble organic polyol or a water-soluble organic polymer, and a surfactant is applied to a surface of the polymer jacket.

Abstract: A silicone-based aerosol product includes a container and an aerosol silicone composition within the container. The aerosol silicone composition includes a silicone elastomer composition and a propellant.

Abstract: Provided are: a composition for a window film, containing a siloxane resin including chemical formula 1, a cross-linking agent, and an initiator; a flexible window film formed therefrom; and a flexible display device including the same.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a hard-coating resin composition for a hard-coating having easy processability, flexibility and high surface hardness suitable for a hard-coating agent, in which a siloxane molecule having an inorganic material characteristic is chemically bonded with an epoxy group having an organic material characteristic to form one molecule, and the siloxane molecule is made to contain a various molecular weight distribution for dense crosslinking during polymerization of the epoxy group in order to obtain high surface hardness due to the inorganic material.

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments relating to a liquefied wood coating that can be applied to virtually any surface. The liquefied wood coating contains a micronized wood powder, a non-elastomeric resin with high adhesion properties, and an elastomeric resin for flexibility. Once dried, the wood coating accepts stain, polyurethane, and other types of coatings to provide a real wood finish.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method of enabling the easy separation of labels, including wrap around labels and sleeve labels, particularly shrink sleeve labels, from containers during recycling through the use of a specially formulated coating to be applied in the seam area. The coatings ensure proper bonding, and shrink properties, of the labels, and have been designed to help de-bonding of the seam in a hot caustic wash step, or a solvent wash step. The method does not rely on floatation separation and therefore may be applied to any container/label material combination regardless of their specific gravity differences.

Abstract: The present invention provides a polishing composition which can achieve a high polishing speed for the layer containing copper and at the same time, can suppress dissolution of the layer containing cobalt, in polishing an object to be polished having a layer containing copper and a layer containing cobalt. Disclosed is a polishing composition used for polishing an object to be polished having a layer containing copper and a layer containing cobalt, which comprises an oxidizing agent, and at least one cobalt dissolution inhibitor selected from the group consisting of a compound having a nitrogen-containing 5-membered ring structure, and an aminocarboxylic acid having two or more carboxyl groups.

Abstract: Embodiments provide a polishing composition containing colloidal silica, pulverized wet-process silica particles, and a water-soluble polymer compound. According to at leaset one embodiment, the water-soluble polymer compound is a copolymer containing a structural unit derived from an unsaturated aliphatic carboxylic acid and a structural unit derived from an unsaturated amide.

Abstract: A two-component (meth) acrylic adhesive excellent in peel strength at low temperature and impact resistance is provided. A composition comprising components of (1) to (4): (1) a polymerizable vinyl monomer comprising (1-1) to (1-4); (2) a polymerization initiator; (3) a reducing agent; and (4) an elastomer having no polymerizable unsaturated double bond at the end and having 10 to 30 mol % of a (meth) acrylonitrile. A composition comprising components of (1) to (4): (1) a polymerizable vinyl monomer comprising (1-1) to (1-4); (2) a polymerization initiator; (3) a reducing agent; (4) an elastomer having a polymerizable unsaturated double bond at the end and having 10 to 30 mol % of a (meth) acrylonitrile; and (5) an elastomer having no polymerizable unsaturated double bond at the end.

Abstract: Reactive adhesive film system, comprising a first reactive adhesive film (A) and a second reactive adhesive film (B); use of the reactive adhesive film system described herein for the bonding of materials with nonpolar surfaces; composites comprising the reactive adhesive film system; and methods for the production of the reactive adhesive film system and method for increasing the adhesive properties of the reactive adhesive film system on nonpolar substrates.

Abstract: A metal panel reinforcing material comprising a resin composition, including a plastic component that has at least curability and is for a crosslinked polymer matrix, a curing agent for the plastic component, a curing accelerator for the plastic component, and a crosslinked polymer matrix, and a sheet-like fiber substrate, in which when the metal panel reinforcing material is stuck to a metal panel having a thickness of 0.8 mm and heated to be integrated into a reinforced metal panel, the metal panel reinforcing material exhibits the following properties to said metal panel: in three-point bending measured at a span of 100 mm, (i) a strength improvement rate of strength at 1 mm displacement is 120% or more, (ii) a maximum strength improvement rate is 200% or more, and (iii) a strain energy up to a maximum point is 0.5 N·m or more.

Abstract: An adhesive-backed film with an adhesive layer having thermoplastic or thermoset filaments partially projecting therefrom, to promote fluid egress and repositionability.

Abstract: A curable organopolysiloxane composition containing a fluoroalkyl group, the curable organopolysiloxane composition containing: (A) (R13SiO1/2)a(R22SiO)b(R3SiO3/2)c(SiO2)d where 10 mol % or more of substitution groups are fluoroalkyl groups, other substitution groups are alkyl groups or the like, and a, b, c, and d represent a number satisfying 0?a?0.5, 0?b?0.7, 0?c?1, 0?d?0.7, 0.3?c+d?1, and a+b+c+d=1; (B) R43Si(OSiR42)eOSiR43 where 5 mol % or more of substitution groups are fluoroalkyl groups, and of other R4s, at least two are alkenyl groups; (C) is an organohydrogen polysiloxane; (D) is an effective amount of a hydrosilylation reaction catalyst; and (E) is a solvent. The curable composition provides a high dielectric constant and favorable transparency. A pressure-sensitive adhesive as a cured product thereof, and a display device, are also provided.

Abstract: A polyester including at least one crosslinkable moiety is described. Each crosslinkable moiety includes at least one crosslinkable pendent group. A ratio of a total number of the at least one crosslinkable pendent groups to a total number of ester groups in the polyester may be in a range of 0.0001 to 0.5.