Abstract: Disclosed are binder formulations that can be configured to reduce or limit the evaporation of volatile solvents of an asphalt concrete within which the binder is used. Some embodiments can relate to an asphalt concrete having an embodiment of the binder. Additional embodiments can involve methods of producing the binder and/or the asphalt concrete.

Abstract: The polycarbodiimide composition is a reaction product of polyisocyanate having a primary isocyanate group with alcohol, wherein the alcohol contains at least one oxyethylene-containing alcohol containing an oxyethylene group, and at least one oxyethylene-noncontaining alcohol containing no oxyethylene group, the at least one oxyethylene-noncontaining alcohol has a solubility parameter of 11.20 (cal/cm3)1/2 or less.

Abstract: A polymeric hair colorant composition that may cure at ambient temperature, and is self-curable, may be obtained by attaching a protein bonding group to a polymeric backbone comprising chromophores. The protein bonding group may be an isocyanate or epoxy group pendant on the polymer backbone. The application of this self-curable polymeric hair colorant composition has neither organic solvent emission nor energy needed for curing.

Abstract: Polymeric tandem dyes are provided. The polymeric tandem dyes include a narrow emission fluorophore configured as a pendant acceptor in energy-receiving proximity to a donor water solvated light harvesting multichromophore. The narrow emission acceptor fluorophores of the present disclosure are capable of providing polymeric tandem dyes having a variety of narrow emission spectrums suitable for multiplexing. Also provided are compositions for multicolor fluorescent signal generation that include two or more polymeric tandem dyes. Methods of evaluating a sample for the presence of a target analyte and methods of labelling a target molecule in which the subject polymeric dyes find use are also provided. Systems and kits for practicing the subject methods are also provided.

Abstract: A multilayered interference pigment containing, in succession: a metal core in the form of a flake, the metal core containing a material selected from gold, silver, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, platinum, osmium, iridium and an alloy thereof; a first layer of transparent dielectric material; and a second discontinuous metal layer making it possible to both reflect a portion of the light beam and to transmit another portion of this beam onto the metal core.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing a surface-treated carbon black, including a step (step (i)) of mixing a carbon-black-containing aqueous-slurry-solution in which a carbon black is dispersed in water with a dihydrazide compound, and subsequently removing the water. Disclosed is a method for producing a rubber wet masterbatch, including: a step (I) of mixing a carbon-black-containing aqueous-slurry-solution in which a carbon black is dispersed in water, a rubber latex solution, and a dihydrazide compound with each other to produce a carbon-black-containing aqueous-rubber-latex-solution; a step (II) of solidifying the resultant carbon-black-containing aqueous-rubber-latex-solution to produce a carbon-black-containing rubber solidified product; and a step (III) of dehydrating and drying the resultant carbon-black-containing rubber solidified product to produce the rubber wet masterbatch.

Abstract: The UV-curable coating compositions disclosed herein are provided for use as coatings for plastic (organic glass) substrates, and ophthalmic lenses, in particular. The compositions may be applied by a variety of means, including spin coating and inkjet coating. The coating compositions exhibit abrasion resistance comparable to conventional thermally-cured sol-gel coatings.

Abstract: Provided is a resin emulsion for a damping paint, the resin emulsion being capable of contributing to formation of a coating film to which swelling and peeling are unlikely to occur and having favorable mechanical stability. The resin emulsion for a damping paint contains a (meth)acrylic resin particle including a particle obtained by polymerizing a monomer component containing 50% by mass or more of a (meth)acrylic acid ester and an adsorbed protective layer obtained by allowing a polycarboxylic acid-based polymer compound having a structural unit derived from a carboxylic acid, or a salt or anhydride thereof to be adsorbed onto the surface of the particle. The (meth)acrylic resin particle has a ratio of an average particle diameter DA by means of a laser diffraction/scattering method to an average particle diameter DB by means of a dynamic light scattering method, DA/DB, of less than 1.

Abstract: An aqueous polymer dispersion and an aqueous coating composition comprising the aqueous polymer dispersion that provides coatings with improved durability.

Abstract: A method of applying a coating to a surface of a substrate includes: (1) applying a coating composition to at least a portion of a metal surface of a substrate; and (2) curing the coating composition to form a coating over at least a portion of the surface of the substrate. The coating composition includes: (i) a film forming resin; and (ii) a corrosion inhibitor that formed from (a) an inorganic alkali and/or alkaline earth metal compound and (b) an aldehyde and/or ketone component having at least one aromatic ring comprising a ketone and/or aldehyde group and at least one pendant group represented by —OR1. Each R1 is independently selected from hydrogen, an alkyl group, or an aryl group.

Abstract: An antimicrobial polymer coating composition comprising a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane having a cage structure and having one or more reactive functional groups substituted on silicon atoms; a thermal initiator; and a photosensitizer, an antimicrobial polymer film comprising a cured product of the antimicrobial polymer coating composition, and an antimicrobial polymer film comprising: a substrate layer containing a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane having a cage structure, in which one or more reactive functional groups are substituted; and a photosensitizes dispersed in the substrate layer, wherein the polymer film has oxygen permeability of 10 to 80 cc/m2 day.

Abstract: The present embodiments relate to an antifouling article comprising polyurethane and medetomidine, or an enantiomer or salt thereof, from 0.1% by weight of the antifouling article and present in a polymer matrix of the polyurethane.

Abstract: Various methods for making material capable of forming anti-fouling and anti-corrosive coatings are disclosed. For example, a particular method may include providing an epoxy resin suitable to be applied to a rigid surface, and adding an amount of a blue-green algae extract sufficient to cause the epoxy resin to exhibit improved anti-fouling and/or corrosion-resistant properties as compared to the epoxy resin without the blue-green algae extract.

Abstract: A photosensitive reducible silver ion-containing composition can be used to provide electrically-conductive silver metal in thin films or patterns. This composition comprises: a) a non-hydroxylic-solvent soluble silver complex represented by the following formula (I): (Ag+)a(L)b(P)c??(I) wherein L represents an ?-oxy carboxylate; P represents an oxime compound; a is 1 or 2; b is 1 or 2; and c is 1, 2, 3, or 4, provided that when a is 1, b is 1, and when a is 2, b is 2; b) a photosensitizer that can either reduce the reducible silver ion or oxidize the ?-oxy carboxylate; and c) a solvent medium comprising at least one non-hydroxylic solvent. Electrically-conductive silver can be provided by photochemical conversion of the reducible silver ions in the complex.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a photocurable inkjet ink useful for producing microlenses and electronic components, and having low volatility. The photocurable inkjet ink of the invention contains polyfunctional (meth)acrylate (A), monofunctional (meth)acrylate (B) having nonvolatility of 75% or more and viscosity (25° C.) of 1 to 70 mPa·s in evaluation method 1, and photopolymerization initiator (C); and having viscosity (at 25° C.) of 1 to 100 mPa·s.

Abstract: Provided are compositions comprising partially crystalline polycarbonate particulate having an average cross-sectional dimension of from about 1 ??? to about 200 ????, having from about 10% crystallinity to about 50% crystallinity, and having a weight-average molecular weight, per polystyrene standards, of from about 17,000 to about 40,000 Daltons. The composition exhibits a zero-shear viscosity of less than about 104 Pa s at the melting temperature of the partially crystalline polycarbonate. Related systems and methods for utilizing these compositions in additive manufacturing applications, including selective laser sintering (SLS) applications, are also disclosed. Also provided are additively-manufactured articles made with the disclosed compositions and according to the disclosed methods.

Abstract: An ink includes a solvent and a resin, wherein the storage elastic modulus G1 of an ink film obtained by drying the ink is 2.0×108-5.0×108 Pa at 20 degrees C. as measured by a dynamic viscoelasticity measuring method and the ratio (G2/G1) of the storage elastic modulus G1 to the storage elastic modulus G2 of the ink film measured at 80 degrees C. by the dynamic viscoelasticity measuring method is 0.30-0.85.

Abstract: A dry erase ink for a writing instrument. The dry erase ink includes, as the main organic solvent, a solvent selected from the group consisting of n-propyl acetate, isopropyl acetate, or mixtures thereof.

Abstract: An alcohol-based dry-erasable ink for a writing instrument including, as separation agent, a mixture of glycerol, glycol and pentaerythritol ester.

Abstract: Provided is an ink-jet ink set, including: a pigment; a binder resin; a dispersant; and a solvent, wherein the pigment includes, as a yellow colorant, at least any one selected from the group consisting of C.I. Pigment Brown 24, metal-coated C.I. Pigment Yellow 42, and C.I. Pigment Yellows 48, 53, 119, 161, and 189.

Abstract: The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an ink that can be used f producing a print having no streaks even in a case where the distance between the surface of a recording medium such as a cardboard and an ink jet head is long. The present invention relates to an ink for use in an ink jet recording method in which the distance from a surface (x) having an ink discharge port of an ink jet head to a position (y) where a line perpendicular to the surface (x) intersects with a recording medium is 2 mm or more, the ink having a viscosity in the range of 2 mPa·s or more and less than 9 mPa·s and a surface tension in the range of 20 mN/m to 40 mN/m.

Abstract: An ink composition including water, particles that include a polymer having at least one of a urethane bond or a urea bond and have a polymerizable group, and a hydrophobic compound that has an alkyl group having 8 or more carbon atoms and has a molecular weight of 5000 or less, a method for producing the ink composition, and an image-forming method.

Abstract: An aqueous ink comprising: from 0.1 to 8 parts by weight of a self-dispersible pigment which comprises a carboxy-functional dispersant crosslinked around a pigment core by a crosslinking agent having at least two groups selected from oxetane, carbodiimide, hydrazide, oxazoline, aziridine, isocyanate, N-methylol, keteneimine, isocyanurate and epoxy groups; from 10 to 25 parts by weight of a first solvent selected from one or more of the group consisting of ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, dipropylene glycol and triethylene glycol; from 2 to 10 parts by weight of a second solvent selected from one or more of the group consisting of 2-pyrrolidone, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, N-ethyl-2-pyrrolidone, N-cyclohexyl-2-pyrrolidone and N,N-dimethylacetamide; from 20 to 45 parts by weight of glycerol; from 4 to 12 parts by weight of a styrene butadiene latex binder and/or a polyurethane latex binder; from 0.

Abstract: A method termed “superacid-surfactant exchange” (S2E) for the dispersion of carbon nanomaterials in aqueous solutions. This S2E method enables nondestructive dispersion of carbon nanomaterials (including single-walled carbon nanotubes, double-walled carbon nanotubes, multi-wall carbon nanotubes, and graphene) at rapidly and at large scale in aqueous solution without a requirement for expensive or complicated equipment.

Abstract: A peroxide-curable ethylene copolymer composition comprising (A) a crosslinkable ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer, (B) an effective amount of triallyl phosphate (TAP), (C) an organic peroxide, and, optionally, (D) a supplemental polymer; wherein the (A) crosslinkable ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer is made by copolymerizing ethylene and an olefin-functional comonomer in the presence of a molecular catalyst useful therefor. Also provided are a cured product made from the composition, methods of making and using same, and articles containing same.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a pattern forming method capable of easily forming a phase-separated structure with high accuracy, even in the case of widening the applicable range of a pattern size. The present invention relates to a pattern forming method comprising: applying an under coating agent onto a substrate, and applying a self-assembly composition for pattern formation to the surface of the substrate, onto which the under coating agent has been applied, and then forming a self-assembly film according to self-assembly phase separation, wherein the self-assembly composition for pattern formation comprises a block copolymer comprising a polymerization unit (a) having at least one selected from a structure represented by a formula (103) and a structure represented by a formula (104), and a polymerization unit (b) having a structure represented by a formula (105).

Abstract: Provided are: an aqueous coating composition which is capable of giving coating films having excellent chipping resistance without lowering the finish; and a method for forming a multilayered coating film. The aqueous coating composition comprises an acrylic-modified polyester resin (A) comprising an acrylic moiety and a polyester moiety, a crosslinking agent (B), and an epoxy phosphoric acid ester compound (C), wherein the acrylic-modified polyester resin (A) contains a polyoxyalkylene-group-containing unsaturated monomer having a weight-average molecular weight of 400 or higher as a monomer component of the acrylic moiety and the polyester moiety is configured of components, 50 mass % or more of which is accounted for by a C6 or higher compound, the content of the epoxy phosphoric acid ester compound (C) being 0.1-10 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the sum of the solid components of (A) and (B).

Abstract: A biodegradable aqueous dispersion is disclosed, which is made up of from about 35 to about 75 weight percent water and from about 25 to about 65 weight percent of polyhydroxyalkanoates. Also disclosed is a biodegradable food service item, which includes a biodegradable substrate having at least one food contact surface. A coating is applied over the at least one food contact surface, which is formed from the biodegradable aqueous dispersion.

Abstract: A urethane composition useful in a variety of applications such as, for example, as a direct-to-metal coating, i.e. a coating composition that can be applied directly to the surface of a metal substrate without a primer or pretreatment is described. The coating composition preferably includes a polyol that is the reaction product of a resin of general formula (I) with an acid or a diol respectively, with the reaction being carried out in the presence of a catalyst. The coating composition also includes an isocyanate-functional compound as a crosslinker. The coating composition forms a corrosion-resistant film when applied directly to the substrate surface without a pretreatment or primer.

Abstract: A process for forming a fingerprint-resistant coating on a substrate comprising activating the substrate by exposure to a plasma, and then depositing on the activated substrate at least one alkyl backbone monolayer, and hydroxyl-polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (OH-POSS) nanoparticles.

Abstract: The present invention provides Chemical Mechanical Planarization Polishing (CMP) compositions for Shallow Trench Isolation (STI) applications. The CMP compositions contain ceria coated inorganic metal oxide particles as abrasives, such as ceria-coated silica particles; chemical additive selected from the first group of non-ionic organic molecules multi hydroxyl functional groups in the same molecule; chemical additives selected from the second group of aromatic organic molecules with sulfonic acid group or sulfonate salt functional groups and combinations thereof; water soluble solvent; and optionally biocide and pH adjuster; wherein the composition has a pH of 2 to 12, preferably 3 to 10, and more preferably 4 to 9.

Abstract: To provide a polishing composition capable of polishing an object to be polished containing a silicon nitride film at a high polishing removal rate and reducing the particle residual amount on the object to be polished and a method for manufacturing the same, a polishing method, and a method for manufacturing a substrate. A polishing composition is a polishing composition containing abrasives, an anionic surfactant, and a dispersion medium, in which the anionic surfactant has at least one kind of acidic functional group selected from the group consisting of a sulfo group, a phosphate group, and a phosphonic acid group and a polyoxyalkylene group and the pH is less than 7 and which is used for polishing an object to be polished containing a silicon nitride film.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a chemical mechanical polishing slurry composition, and more specifically, to a chemical mechanical polishing slurry composition that can polish an insulating film such as a silicon nitride film or a metal film such as tungsten alone or simultaneously, and particularly, can easily control the polishing speed, and thus minimize an interlayer step difference of a semiconductor device by using a compound having a phosphate group as an agent for controlling polishing selectivity, and selectively using a tertiary amine compound together with the agent for controlling polishing selectivity, and a method for polishing a semiconductor substrate using the same.

Abstract: An adhesive composition according to the present invention contains a polymerizable monomer (A) and a block copolymer (B) including a polymer block (a) which includes structural units derived from a styrene compound and from a maleimide compound, and an acrylic polymer block (b), in which the polymer block (a) and the acrylic polymer block (b) have a solubility parameter of 10.0 or more and 9.0 or more, respectively; the polymer block (a) contains the structural unit derived from a maleimide compound at a concentration from 30% by mass to 99% by mass with respect to the total mass of the polymer block (a); the polymer block (a) has a glass transition temperature of 150° C. or higher; and the polymer block (b) has a glass transition temperature of 20° C. or lower.

Abstract: A laminate of the present disclosure is a laminate including a resin film and a separator. The resin film has a tensile strength of 30 N/10 mm or less. The resin film and the separator are joined to each other by an adhesive layer. A peel surface formed when the separator is peeled from the resin film is positioned between the resin film and the adhesive layer. The laminate of the present disclosure is suitable for supplying a low-strength resin film in a state without an adhesive layer. The laminate of the present disclosure is also a film supply member that is convenient in terms of handling, storage, etc.

Abstract: An adhesive film used when sealing an electronic component to temporarily fix the electronic component, the adhesive film including a base material layer, an adhesive resin layer which is provided on a first surface side of the base material layer and which is for temporarily fixing the electronic component, and an adhesive resin layer which is provided on a second surface side of the base material layer and of which the adhesive strength decreases according to an external stimulus, in which the adhesive resin layer includes a polyvalent carboxylic acid ester-based plasticizer and an adhesive resin, and a content of the polyvalent carboxylic acid ester-based plasticizer in the adhesive resin layer is more than or equal to 0.7 parts by mass and less than or equal to 50 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the adhesive resin included in the adhesive resin layer.

Abstract: A sealing tape roll comprises a sealing tape of flexible, compressible foam with a plurality of interior barrier layers, wherein the sealing tape is wound up into the sealing tape roll around an axis extending transversely to a longitudinal direction of the sealing tape in such a way that side surfaces of the sealing tape form end surfaces of the sealing tape roll. The sealing tape comprises a plurality of sealing tape sections, which, in an unwound state of the sealing tape, are arranged in a row in the longitudinal direction, wherein a barrier layer of the plurality of barrier layers is arranged between each pair of adjacent sealing tape sections of the plurality of sealing tape sections. The plurality of barrier layers extend over at least 50% of a width of the sealing tape roll between the opposite end surfaces of the sealing tape roll.

Abstract: An adhesive tape includes a substrate layer, a carrier layer, and an adhesive layer. A plurality of functional fibers are stitch-bonded to at least one of the substrate layer and the carrier layer. The functional fibers may be parallel and may be in the machine direction or the transverse direction.

Abstract: Provided are: a thermal bonding sheet suitable for actually providing sinter bonding between bonding targets while reducing misalignment of the bonding targets, and a dicing tape with such a thermal bonding sheet. This thermal bonding sheet includes a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer including sinterable particles containing a conductive metal. The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer has a shear bond strength of 0.1 MPa or more determined at 70° C. with respect to a silver plane to which the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer as a 5-mm square piece has been compression-bonded under compression bonding conditions of 70° C., 0.5 MPa, and 1 second. The thermal bonding sheet-associated dicing tape includes a dicing tape and the thermal bonding sheet. The dicing tape has a multilayer structure including a base and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. The thermal bonding sheet is disposed on the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer of the dicing tape.

Abstract: The present application relates to a method for manufacturing a pressure-sensitive adhesive film. In an embodiment, a method for manufacturing a pressure-sensitive adhesive film having a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and a base layer includes applying a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition on at least one side of a base layer, where the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition comprises an isocyanate compound, a metal compound and an acrylic polymer; and drying the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition at a temperature of 100° C. or higher to form a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on the base layer.

Abstract: Provided is a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape capable of preventing an increase in internal pressure when used for, for example, forming a closed space. The pressure-sensitive adhesive tape is a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape, including, in this order: a first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer; an intermediate layer; and a second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, the pressure-sensitive adhesive tape having at least one through-hole that penetrates through the pressure-sensitive adhesive tape in a plane direction thereof.

Abstract: The present invention provides a non-cured-in-place waterproofing pressure-sensitive adhesive having a microfibrillar additive for achieving ideal balance between sag resistance at elevated temperatures and good adhesion at low temperatures. Waterproofing membranes comprising a carrier sheet and pressure-sensitive adhesive layer are also described, along with methods of manufacture.

Abstract: A silicone composition for release paper or release films which comprises (A) an organopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups in the molecule, (B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane having, in the molecule, at least three hydrogen atoms each bonded to a silicon atom, (C) a platinum-group metal catalyst, (D) an organic solvent, (E) an ionic compound, and (F) a compound (F-1), which has (f1) and (f3), a compound (F-2), which has (f2) and (f3), or a compound (F-3), which has (f1), (f2), and (f3): (f1) is a group capable of undergoing hydrosilylation; (f2) is a polysiloxane structure; and (f3) is a polyoxyethylene chain.

Abstract: ESD labels with a polyester-amino topcoat are provided. The labels may also include a polyester-amino resin in a primer layer. The topcoat and primer layer may comprise conductive particles, and the percentage of conductive particles in the adhesive layer may be reduced. The ESD labels have reduced surface resistance in the topcoat, primer layer, and adhesive layer, while also having reduced peel-off voltage.

Abstract: Provided herein are compositions and methods of preparing a liquid adhesive concentrate and a liquid adhesive formulation for use as an adhesive in installing insulation on the outside or inside surface of a duct or ductwork.

Abstract: The present invention is an adhesive composition for use in passivating metallic conductors in an electronic device including at least one low molecular weight polyisobutylene polymer having a weight average molecular weight of about 75,000 or lower, at least one high molecular weight polyisobutylene polymer having a weight average molecular weight of about 120,000 or higher, and optionally, at least one tackifier. Each of the polyisobutylenes and the optional tackifier has a halogen ion content of no more than 1 ppm.

Abstract: To provide an acrylic sol composition capable of reducing deterioration of physical properties of a sealing material due to moisture absorption after being left in a high-temperature and high-humidity atmosphere for a long time, and also suppressing oxygen inhibition. An acrylic sol composition contains an acrylic resin, an ultraviolet curing resin, a blocked isocyanate resin, and a filler, wherein, with respect to 100 parts by weight of the acrylic resin, 80 to 150 parts by weight of the ultraviolet curing resin, 50 to 110 parts by weight of an amine-based blocked isocyanate resin as the blocked isocyanate resin, and 100 to 180 parts by weight of silica as the filler are contained.

Abstract: An adhesive composition includes a photoinitiator and an acrylate-cyanoacrylate monomer. The acrylate-cyanoacrylate monomer includes at least one acrylate functional group to enable photo-curing of the adhesive composition and at least one cyanoacrylate functional group to enable latent curing of the adhesive composition.

Abstract: The present technology provides a reactive hot-melt adhesive including a urethane prepolymer formed from a polyol and a polyisocyanate; and a thermoplastic poly (meth)acrylic resin; the polyol including a bifunctional polyol including polypropylene glycol and polyethylene glycol, a trifunctional polyol, and a polyester polyol having a glass transition temperature of from 20 to 60° C.

Abstract: A body, comprising stacked substrates, wherein: a first substrate, an adhesion layer comprising a reaction product of a compound (A), which has a cationic functional group containing at least one of a primary nitrogen atom or a secondary nitrogen atom and which has a defined weight average molecular weight, and a crosslinking agent (B), which has three or more —C(?O)OX groups in a molecule, in which from one to six of the three or more —C(?O)OX groups are —C(?O)OH groups and which has a weight average molecular weight of from 200 to 600, X is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and a second substrate, are layered in this order, and the compound (A) comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of a defined aliphatic amine and a defined compound having a siloxane bond and an amino group.