Abstract: Resin particles for addition to a surface protective resin member include an acrylic-urethane resin as a main component. The resin particles have a Martens hardness at 23° C. in a range of 0.5 N/mm2 to 220 N/mm2, a recovery ratio at 23° C. in a range of 70% to 100%, and a volume average particle size D50v in a range of 3 ?m to 50 ?m.

Abstract: The invention relates to a rheology-modifying urethane compound. The compound comprising urethane functions of the invention can be prepared according to a method in several steps which use different compounds comprising isocyanate functions. For the preparation of the urethane compound according to the invention, a monoisocyanate compound, in particular a monoisocyanate compound resulting from the separate condensation of an asymmetric diisocyanate compound with a reactive compound, is reacted with an alkylene glycol compound in the presence of a polyisocyanate compound. The invention also provides coating compositions comprising mineral particles and a urethane compound according to the invention.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel polyol or polythiol having three or more functional groups, a preparation method there for, and an optical body manufactured therefrom. Especially, the present invention relates to a poly(thio)urethane-based resin and an optical body, such as lenses, manufactured using the resin, wherein the poly(thio)urethane-based resin is prepared by obtaining a novel polyol and then combining a polythiol, which is prepared from the obtained polyol, with a polyiso(thio)cyanate.

Abstract: A resin composition having an epoxy resin (A) represented by general formula (1); and a cyanate compound (B).

Abstract: “Black” photoactive materials that comprise synthetic eumelanin polymers are provided, as are methods of making and using the polymers. The synthetic eumelanin polymers are made from the plant oil vanillin, and exhibit defined structural and chemical characteristics (e.g. homogeneity, solubility, etc.) that make them suitable for use in devices that require photoactive materials, such as solar cells.

Abstract: The invention relates to the synthesis and process thereof of a Quorum Sensing (QS) based polymer formed by the process of ring opening polymerization/ring opening copolymerization. The formed homopolymer or heteropolymer or copolymer displays increased half-life, bioactivity and biostability in stimulating the microbial quorum sensing in a predetermined microbial population.

Abstract: An object is to provide an optical lens having low water-absorbing capacity and superior in heat resistance, transparency, and optical characteristics (refractive index, Abbe's number, and photoelastic coefficient). The optical lens includes a polyester resin containing a unit (A) of the following formula (1).

Abstract: This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure. The disclosure provides aromatic polyester polyether polyols and compositions comprising such polyols. The disclosed aromatic polyester polyether polyols and compositions including same are the products of the transesterification reaction of polyethylene terephthalate (“PET”) and an ethoxylated triol, namely glycerin or trimethylolpropane, wherein the degree of ethoxylation is from 1 to 9 moles. At least some of the PET used to generate the aromatic polyester polyether polyols is derived from recycled PET. The disclosed aromatic polyester polyether polyols have utility in preparing polyurethane materials, for example.

Abstract: A process for producing a cationic dyeable polyester includes the steps of: (a) subjecting a combination of a bis-hydroxy alkyl terephthalate monomer of Formula (1) defined herein and an organic diacid monomer mixture which includes an aromatic dicarboxylic acid monomer and a sulfo group-containing aromatic dicarboxylic acid dyeable monomer to an esterification reaction to form an esterification reaction product; and (b) subjecting the esterification reaction product to a polycondensation reaction.

Abstract: A water dispersible sulfo-polyamide is configured as a filament for use as an extrudable support material in the additive manufacture of a part comprising a non water dispersible polymer. The water dispersible sulfo-polyamide is a reaction product of a sulfo monomer, the water dispersible sulfo-polymer being dispersible in water resulting in separation of the water dispersible polymer from the part comprising the non water dispersible polymer.

Abstract: Disclosed is a transesterified polylactic acid product which has been transesterified with a diol and at least one natural oil. The transesterified polylactic acid product has surprisingly improved properties compared to unmodified polylactic acid including: a liquid state at room temperature, a reduced melting temperature and increased solubility in a variety of solvents. Also disclosed is a method for producing the transesterified polylactic acid product. The transesterified polylactic acid product is economical to produce and includes a high content of renewable resources. In addition, the product is biodegradable.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a package or a portion thereof having an interior food-contacting surface and a coating composition being substantially free of bisphenol A and reaction products thereof applied to the interior surface; wherein the coating composition comprises a polyhydroxy ether and a curing agent for the polyhydroxy ether and in which the polyhydroxy ether is prepared from reacting epichlorohydrin with a polyhydric phenol having the following structure (I), as shown in claim 1; where R1 is independently an organic group having a molecular weight of at least 15 Daltons or R1 can optionally join together with another R1 to form a fused aromatic ring that is similarly substituted with the R1 organic group; y=4, x=1 to 2; each of the arylene groups in structure (I) includes at least one R1 attached to the arylene ring at the ortho and/or meta position relative to the phenolic hydroxyl group; m is 0 to 1; R2 if present is a divalent organic group; n is 0 to 1 with the proviso that if n is 0, m i

Abstract: A polymerizable composition comprising a) a cyclic amide formed from a mixture of laurolactam and caprolactam, where the amount of laurolactam is 10% to 35% by weight, based on the total amount of cyclic amide, b) at least one activator, and c) at least one catalyst for polymerization of the cyclic amides.

Abstract: A transparent polyimide film with low birefringence, high glass transition temperature (Tg) consists of polyimide essentially comprising non-linear structure. This polyimide is prepared by a mixture of dianhydrides and diamines, comprising at least 10 mol % of asymmetric dianhydride and 50 mol % or less of meta-substituted diamine. This transparent polyimide film has a transmittance of 85% or more at 550 nm, a birefringence value of 0.005 or less and a Tg of 300° C. or more. The present invention relates to the low birefringence required electro-optic field, including the substrate and cover window for flexible OLED and LCD displays.

Abstract: Spherical organopolysiloxane resin particles with improved flow properties can be reproducibly obtained employing trialkoxysilanes having different hydrolysable chlorine contents by regulating pH in a first, acid hydrolysis step, and then adjusting pH in a second step to a desired value between 1 and 6. Particles are allowed to grow without agitation in a subsequent basic condensation step.

Abstract: Provided herein is an improved organic-inorganic hybrid polymeric matrix for use in light valve devices and a process to make the same. The disclosed polymer contains organic-inorganic bulky groups in the polymer backbone or as endcap group and has a general formula: wherein: A is a bulk group, comprising at least one Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxanes (POSS) compounds of Formula-1, where R1 to R8 are substitutes independently selected from hydroxyl, halide atom, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbons serving as a positional anchor for the polymer. B is a cross-linkable group includes at least one silicon-containing cross-linkable monomer. C represents any non-cross-linkable silicon monomer or oligomer and a combination of both monomer and oligomer and x, y, z are positive integers, where x, y, z is equal or greater than 1. These integers determine the configuration of such a hybrid organic-inorganic polymer system as expressed in the above formula.

Abstract: This addition-curable silicone composition contains (A) an organopolysiloxane having at least two unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon groups in each molecule, (B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane in an amount that provides a value of 0.5-5 for the ratio of the number of SiH groups to the total number of unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon groups in the component (A), and (C) an effective amount of hydrosilylation catalyst microparticles that have a microcapsule structure containing a platinum-group metal catalyst-containing organic compound or polymer compound as a core material and a three-dimensional crosslinked polymer compound obtained by polymerizing at least one polyfunctional monomer as a wall material, the platinum-group metal catalyst-containing organic compound or polymer compound having a dynamic viscosity of 10-100,000 mm2/s at 25° C.

Abstract: One embodiment relates to a branched polymer production method including reacting a monomer component containing at least reactive monomers (1) and (2) described below. The reactive monomer (1) has at least a conjugation unit and three or more reactive functional groups bonded to the conjugation unit, wherein the three or more reactive functional groups include two types of reactive functional groups that are mutually different. The reactive monomer (2) has at least a conjugation unit and two reactive functional groups bonded to the conjugation unit, wherein one of the two reactive functional groups is a group capable of reacting with one type of reactive functional group selected from among the two types of reactive functional groups, and the other of the two reactive functional groups is a group capable of reacting with the other type of reactive functional group selected from among the two types of reactive functional groups.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing at least one grafted polyphenol, comprising at least the step of reacting, in the presence of at least one catalyst, at least one polyphenol with at least one compound of formula (I) below: wherein: R1 is a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, C3-C30, preferably C3-C20, more preferentially C8-C20, even more preferentially C8-C18, hydrocarbon-based chain, optionally comprising one or more saturated or unsaturated rings, said chain being optionally interrupted by one or more heteroatoms chosen from O, S and N, preferably chosen from O and S, more preferably O; R2 is chosen from a hydrogen atom and a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, C1-C60 hydrocarbon-based chain, optionally comprising one or more saturated or unsaturated rings, said chain being optionally interrupted by one or more heteroatoms chosen from O, S and N, preferably chosen from O and S, more preferably O, the number of moles of said compound of formula (I) being greater th

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a shaping material that contains a cyclic olefin polymer and has a low content of a volatile impurity. This method for producing a shaping material is a method which includes passing a raw-material resin in a molten state through an extruder to produce a shaping material, and in which the extruder is equipped with a cylinder, a screw housed within the cylinder, a resin introduction port for introducing the raw-material resin into the cylinder, a resin discharge port for discharging the molten resin from the cylinder, a fluid injection port for injecting carbon dioxide or water into the cylinder between the resin introduction port and the resin discharge port, and a fluid discharge port for removing fluid in the cylinder by suction downstream of the fluid injection port and between the resin introduction port and the resin discharge port.

Abstract: This document describes a process of producing gel microparticles, which are consistent in size and morphology. Through the process of coacervation, large volumes of gel microparticle slurry can be produced by scaling up reactor vessel size. Particles can be repeatedly dehydrated and rehydrated in accordance to their environment, allowing for the storage of particles in a non-solvent such as ethanol. Gel slurries exhibit a Bingham plastic behavior in which the slurry behaves as a solid at shear stresses that are below a critical value. Upon reaching the critical shear stress, the slurry undergoes a rapid decrease in viscosity and behaves as a liquid. The rheological behavior of these slurries can be adjusted by changing the compaction processes such as centrifugation force to alter the yield-stress. The narrower distribution and reduced size of these particles allows for an increase in FRESH printing fidelity.

Abstract: The present invention provides thermoplastic polyurethane particles, which are formed in a continuous matrix phase from a thermoplastic polyurethane resin and have a particle diameter of 200-500 ?m. In a differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) curve of the thermoplastic polyurethane particles, derived from the analysis of a temperature rise of 10° C./min by DSC, a peak of the cold crystallization temperature (Tcc) is shown at a temperature between the glass transition temperature (Tg) and the melting point (Tm). The thermoplastic polyurethane particles have a compression degree of 10-20%.

Abstract: A powder material is used in a method for manufacturing a three-dimensional shaped object, the method including: repeatedly performing preheating of a powder material containing coated particles and selective laser light irradiation of a thin layer of the powder material; and laminating together a plurality of shaped object layers of which at least some of the coated particles are fused and coupled to each other. The coated particles include a core resin and a shell material which coats the core resin and which is made of an inorganic material. An average linear expansion coefficient of the core resin at 20 to 100° C. is 5 to 240 with respect to an average linear expansion coefficient of the shell material at 20° C. to 100° C. The shell material breaks in a range between the softening temperature of the core resin and the softening temperature+50° C.

Abstract: A plasticized terephthalate-based polyester blend comprising a terephthalate-based polyester (e.g., polyethylene terephthalate, i.e., PET) homogeneously blended with a fatty acid or ester thereof, wherein said fatty acid or ester thereof is present in said polyester blend in an amount of 1-50 wt %. Also described herein is a method for producing a plasticized terephthalate-based polyester blend, the method comprising melt mixing a terephthalate-based polyester with a fatty acid or ester thereof at a temperature in a range of 230-250° C. to produce said polyester blend, wherein said fatty acid or ester thereof is present in said polyester blend in an amount of 1-50 wt % and is homogeneously blended with said terephthalate-based polyester.

Abstract: A method for producing a rubber wet masterbatch is disclosed including mixing a carbon-black-containing aqueous-slurry-solution in which a carbon black is dispersed in water with a rubber latex solution to produce a carbon-black-containing aqueous-rubber-latex-solution, solidifying the resultant carbon-black-containing aqueous-rubber-latex-solution to produce a carbon-black-containing rubber solidified product, and dehydrating and drying the resultant carbon-black-containing rubber solidified product to produce a rubber wet masterbatch. In this method, about the carbon-black-containing aqueous-slurry-solution, in carbon black particles in the slurry-solution, the proportion of carbon black particles having a particle diameter of 60 ?m or more is 35% or less by volume. The particle diameter is based on a measurement of the carbon black particles in the slurry-solution with an image-analytic particle size distribution meter.

Abstract: A process for the manufacture of a modified poly(alkylene carbonate) comprising compounding i) at least one poly(alkylene carbonate) and at least one modifying agent having at least three carboxylic acid groups, or ii) at least one carboxylic acid group and at least one anhydride group, or iii) at least two anhydride groups, at a temperature of 120 to 240° C.

Abstract: The invention relates to a fiber reinforced thermoplastic molding composition comprising a thermoplastic polymer and reinforcing fibers, wherein the composition comprises (i) a thermoplastic polymer selected from the group consisting of polyesters, polyamides, polycarbonates, polyphenylene sulphides (PPS), polyphenylene ethers (PPO), polyetheretherketones (PEEK), polyaryletherketones (PAEK), polyamidimides (PAI), polyetherimides (PEI) and liquid crystal polymers (LCPs), and combinations thereof and (ii) silicon-boron glass fibers consisting predominantly of silicon dioxide (SiO2) and boron trioxide (B2O3).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a curable composition and a use thereof and, more particularly, to a curable composition and a use thereof, the curable composition comprising: (a) a compound capable of being denatured to a quinone-based compound by oxygen; (b) an amine-based polymeric compound; and (c) an oxygen clathrate structure. The curable composition is rapidly cured and can be cured not only at an interface of a conventional film but also to the inside of the film, such that the curable composition has uniform physical properties throughout the entire film and excellent physical properties compared to a curing film obtained by curing at an existing interface.

Abstract: Provided are a thermoplastic composite and a preparation method therefor, the composite comprising: a fiber structure having a network structure comprising at least one layer of fiber woven sheet; thermoplastic resin particles having a particle diameter of 1-50 ?m; and a particulate flame retardant, wherein the thermoplastic resin particles and the particulate flame retardant are impregnated into the fiber structure. In addition, a panel comprising a thermo-compressed product of the thermoplastic composite is provided.

Abstract: Provided are a composition for a light transmittance control film, and a light transmittance control film. According to the inventive concept, the light transmittance control film includes a matrix part including a copolymer and a polymer chain which is grafted to the copolymer; and a dispersed part including a polymer derived from a first monomer, and are provided in the matrix part, wherein the polymer chain is derived from the first monomer, first light transmittance is shown while external force is applied, and second light transmittance which is greater than the first light transmittance may be shown after the external force is removed.

Abstract: The invention provides a film having a high relative permittivity, a high volume resistivity, and a high breakdown strength. The film has a relative permittivity of 9 or higher at a frequency of 1 kHz and 30° C., a volume resistivity of 5E+15 ?·cm or higher at 30° C., and a breakdown strength of 500 V/?m or higher.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a novel non-conjugated radical polymer film with high electrical conductivity, and methods of making and using the novel non-conjugated radical polymer film.

Abstract: The present invention provides a synthetic resin microporous film which has excellent permeability of lithium ions, can constitute high performance power storage devices, and is less likely to cause a short circuit between a positive electrode and a negative electrode as well as rapid decrease in discharge capacity due to a dendrite even when used in high power applications. The synthetic resin microporous film of the present invention is a synthetic resin microporous film comprising a synthetic resin, the synthetic resin microporous film being stretched, the synthetic resin microporous film exhibiting a maximum value of a light transmittance measured by making light rays having a wavelength of 600 nm enter the main surface of the synthetic resin microporous film when the main surface of the synthetic resin microporous film is not orthogonal to an entering direction of the light rays.

Abstract: An elastomeric composite polyurethane skin having an average flexural modulus, measured in accordance with ASTM D790-03, smaller than 35 MPa is disclosed. The elastomeric composite polyurethane skin includes a first aliphatic polyurethane layer made from a first polyurethane reaction mixture having at least one isocyanate compound with at least two NCO-groups which are not directly attached to an aromatic group, at least one isocyanate-reactive component (B1), and at least one catalyst component (C1) substantially free of lead, and a second aromatic polyurethane layer made from a second polyurethane reaction mixture having at least one aromatic isocyanate compound (A2), and at least one isocyanate-reactive component (B2).

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a thermoplastic resin sheet having excellent mechanical strength and excellent conformability during molding, a laminated sheet using such a thermoplastic resin sheet, and a molded body. The thermoplastic resin sheet includes a thermoplastic resin containing a polyolefin resin, a polyamide resin, and a compatibilizer, wherein the compatibilizer is a modified elastomer having a reactive group that reacts with the polyamide resin. The laminated sheet includes a base layer containing a polyolefin resin and the thermoplastic resin sheet bonded to one surface of the base layer. The molded body includes a base body containing a polyolefin resin and the thermoplastic resin sheet or the laminated sheet bonded to one surface of the base body.

Abstract: An elastomer component, which is exposed to blow-by gases of an internal combustion engine, includes a function body made of a elastomer material and a fluorine layer arranged on the outside of the function body.

Abstract: A heat energy storage system may have a shape-stabilized composite prepared using an easy impregnation method involving a porous Ca2+-doped MgCO3 matrix and PEG as the functional phase. The heat storage capability, microstructures, and interactions with the PEG/CaMgCO3 composite can be characterized by DSC, SEM imaging, FT-IR spectroscopy, and TGA. Likely because of the synergistic phase change effect of CaMgCO3 and PEG, the PEG/CaMgCO3 composites can have high thermal enthalpies, and their enthalpy efficiencies are substantially higher than those of traditional shape stabilized PCMs. The functional material PEG can permeate porous CaMgCO3 matrices under capillary action. Liquid PEG can be stabilized within the porous matrix, and/or the CaMgCO3 matrix can improve the thermal stability of the PEG. The high heat energy storage properties and good thermal stability of such organic-inorganic composites offers utility in a range of applications, including thermal energy storage.

Abstract: Provided are: a water-soluble composition which has excellent storage stability and is adaptable to a wide range of light sources and capable of forming a highly fine pattern; a method of producing a cured product of the same; a cured product of the same; and an acylphosphinate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a hybrid material comprising a matrix of polyurethane and foamed particles of thermoplastic polyurethane comprised therein and also a process for producing such hybrid materials and the use of these hybrid materials as bicycle saddles, upholstery and shoe soles.

Abstract: Provided are resin foam particles that enable shaping of a sound absorbing member having excellent sound absorption performance through a resin foam shaped product. Also provided is a laminate that includes a resin foam shaped product as a base material and with which high sound absorption performance can be obtained even when the laminate is a thin material. The resin foam particles contain a resin and have a recessed external part. A ratio ?0/?1 of density of the resin ?0 and true density ?1 of the resin foam particles is 2 to 20, and a ratio ?1/?2 of true density ?1 of the resin foam particles and bulk density ?2 of the resin foam particles is 1.5 to 4.0.

Abstract: The present invention is concerned with an expanded beads molded article of expanded beads comprising a crosslinked multi-block copolymer containing a polyethylene block and an ethylene/?-olefin copolymer block, wherein a density is 40 to 150 g/L; a gel fraction by a hot xylene extraction method is 30 to 70% by weight; a tensile elongation is 120% or more; a bead weight of the expanded beads is 0.8 to 8 mg; and the number of expanded beads per unit area on a surface of the expanded beads molded article is 5 to 30 per cm2, and is able to provide an expanded beads molded article which is light in weight and favorable in surface properties, fusion bondability, and durability.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an expanded beads molded article, which is obtained through in-mold molding of expanded thermoplastic elastomer beads, has voids, and has a density of 150 to 300 kg/m3 and a voidage of 10 to 70% by volume.

Abstract: Provided is a porous low-dielectric polymer film which has a low dielectric constant at high millimeter-wave frequencies to fulfill utility as a sheet for a millimeter-wave antenna, and provides excellent circuit board processability. The porous low-dielectric polymer film is made of a polymer material and formed with fine pores dispersed therein, wherein the film has a porosity of 60% or more, and the pores have an average pore diameter of 50 ?m or less, and wherein a porous structure of the film is a closed-cell structure.

Abstract: Unexpectedly unique and environmentally friendly composite material structures, storage articles fabricated therefrom, and related methods. The composite structure includes at least one or more fiber-containing layers, such as fiberboard or other layers having fibers from natural and/or synthetic sources, and one or more mineral-containing layers. The mineral-containing layer(s) comprises a thermoplastic bonding agent fixing the mineral particles in place. The fiber-containing layer(s) and mineral-containing layer(s) can be shaped, sized, and manufactured such that the composite structure formed therefrom is capable of being machined to form the storage article. The composite structure can be repulped and recycled without the use of dispersions, emulsions, or aqueous solutions. Further, the composite reduces layer mass requirements for heat seal, barrier, and fiber adhesion compared to polymer layers.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing electrically conductive structures, preferably conductive pathway structures using laser beams on a non-conductive carrier (LDS method), wherein a non-conductive carrier material is provided which contains at least one inorganic metal phosphate compound and at least one stabiliser finely distributed or dissolved therein, the carrier material is irradiated in regions by laser beams generating the electrically conductive structures in the irradiated regions.

Abstract: The invention relates to a metal polymer composite having properties that are enhanced or increased in the composite. Such properties include viscoelastic character, color, magnetism, thermal conductivity, electrical conductivity, density, improved malleability and ductility and thermoplastic or injection molding properties.

Abstract: The invention relates to a flame-proofed vulcanised polymer composition that contains, as a polymer component, at least one halogen-free, olefinic M-group elastomer with a saturated main chain, at an amount of more than 50 phr in relation to the polymer components. The invention is characterised in that at least one or a combination of different halogen-free water-releasing flame retardants is contained at a total amount of between 30 and 130 phr, and in that the amount of mineral oil plasticisers in the composition is less than or equal to 50 phr.

Abstract: An additive composition comprises one or more calcium cis-1,2-cyclohexanedicarboxylate salts. 25 mol. % or more of the calcium cis-1,2-cyclohexanedicarboxylate salts present in the additive composition are calcium cis-1,2-cyclohexanedicarboxylate monohydrate. The additive composition has a gravimetric water content of about 20% or less. A method for producing a thermoplastic polymer composition entails mixing the additive composition with a thermoplastic polymer, melting the resulting admixture, and letting the admixture solidify to produce a polymer composition.

Abstract: To provide a cellulose ester composition having good thermoplasticity. The cellulose ester composition including: (A) a cellulose ester and (B) a plasticizer, wherein the plasticizer of the component (B) includes at least one kind selected from adipic acid esters respectively represented by the following formulae (I), (II) and (III).

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for reducing a drawing force in a forming process of a photocurable material by adding a radical scavenger capable of terminating free radical polymerization into a substrate for carrying the photocurable material. The method comprises: providing a mold release composition at least comprising a radical scavenger and a molding agent; and forming a mold release film from the mold release composition by curing forming or by combining with an upper surface of a plate, thereby preparing the substrate. In this way, during the light curing reaction of the photocurable material by irradiation with a light source, the radical scavenger in the upper surface of the substrate contacting with the photocurable material can re act with free radicals in the photocurable material, such that the photocurable material forms an uncured layer for which light curing does not occur on the upper surface of the substrate.