Abstract: Provided are a heat-shrinkable label and a package each having solvent bonded-portion where solvent penetration-through is not caused even when the film is thin. Provided are particularly a heat-shrinkable label and a package each having solvent bonded-portion gaining a high peel strength stability even when the film is passed through a tubing step made high in speed. A heat-shrinkable label has a tubular shape, in which both end portions of a heat-shrinkable polyvinyl chloride-based film or a heat-shrinkable polystyrene-based film are bonded to each other with a solvent composition. The solvent composition contains at least one organic solvent selected from the group consisting of tetrahydrofuran (THF), methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) and ethyl acetate, and at least one resin selected from the group consisting of polyester, polypropylene and hydrogenated petroleum resin, and the end portion bonded has a peel strength of 2 N/15 mm or more.

Abstract: A member contains a fluorine-containing polymer and a fluorine-containing surfactant, in which provided that a mass-based content of the fluorine-containing surfactant in at least a surface of a portion of the member is M1, and a mass-based content of the surfactant in a position 10 nm below the surface in a thickness direction of the member is M2, M1/M2 is 0.50 to 0.90, and an atom number ratio X1 of the number of fluorine atoms contained in the surface to the number of carbon atoms contained in the surface is 0.50 to 3.0.

Abstract: Provided is a thermoplastic resin composition which enables the production of an inner liner for pneumatic tires, said inner liner having excellent durability and being suppressed in deterioration of air permeation prevention properties due to repeated deformation. A thermoplastic resin composition which is composed of a continuous phase containing an ethylene/vinyl alcohol copolymer and a polyamide and a dispersed phase containing a halogenated isomonoolefin/para-alkyl styrene copolymer, and which is characterized in that an acyl glycerol that is composed of glycerol and a fatty acid having 8 or less carbon atoms is contained in an amount of 0.5-20 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the ethylene/vinyl alcohol copolymer.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to an aqueous curable binder composition comprising (i) a benzoic sulfimide, (ii) a carbohydrate or alcohol, and (iii) the reaction product of (i) and (ii), at a defined ratio of carbohydrate or alcohol compound to benzoic sulfimide compound. In some embodiments, the aqueous curable binder is produced using renewable materials and is characterized by improved cure rates. In additional embodiments, the composition is disposed onto an assembly of fibers or particles for the production of an insulation product.

Abstract: An ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition contains: (A) an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer including two or more types of ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymers having different ethylene structural unit contents; and (B) an iron compound; wherein the iron compound (B) is present in an amount of 0.01 to 5 ppm on a metal basis based on the weight of the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition. The ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition is substantially free from coloration and excellent in heat stability.

Abstract: Methods for forming high shrink wrap label sleeves directly from a roll are disclosed herein. A seaming agent is applied to the label, where the trailing edge will overlap the leading edge to form a seam. The seaming agent is then exposed to radiation to cure the seaming agent and form a sleeve. The label comprises a film with at least one external layer that has a Hildebrand solubility parameter, and the seaming agent includes a component having a Hildebrand solubility parameter that is within 2.2 MPa1/2 or within 4.4 calories1/2·cm?3/2 of the Hildebrand solubility parameter of the external layer of the film. The seaming agent also has a viscosity of at least 1 centipoise and less than 1000 centipoise when measured at any temperature between ambient temperature and 60° C.

Abstract: A molding material that enables acquirement of a fiber-reinforced composite material which has excellent demoldability from a mold and excellent surface appearance, which contaminates a mold surface after molding less, and which has excellent mechanical properties and heat resistance; and a fiber-reinforced composite material which has excellent demoldability from a mold and surface appearance, which contaminates a mold surface after molding less, and which has excellent mechanical properties and heat resistance, are provided. A molding material of the present invention includes a component (A): an epoxy resin; a component (B): an epoxy resin curing agent; a component (C): a compound that has a solubility parameter of 11.2 or less and a melting point of 115° C. or lower; and a reinforcement fiber.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a halogen-free epoxy resin composition and a prepreg and a laminate using the same. The halogen-free epoxy resin composition comprises: (A) a halogen-free epoxy resin; (B) an active ester resin; and (C) a reactive phosphorous-containing flame retardant. The prepreg and laminate made from the halogen-free epoxy resin composition have the advantages of high inter-laminar adhesive force, low coefficient of thermal expansion and high heat-humidity resistance, and can achieve the halogen-free flame retardant purpose.

Abstract: A curable epoxy composition, comprising: 100 parts by weight of an epoxy resin composition comprising one or more epoxy resins, each independently having an epoxy equivalent weight of at least 2; 30 to 200 parts by weight of an aromatic dianhydride curing agent of formula (1) wherein T is —O—, —S—, —C(O)—, —SO2—, —SO—, —CyH2y— wherein y is an integer from 1 to 5 or a halogenated derivative thereof, or —O—Z—O— wherein Z is an aromatic C6-24 monocyclic or polycyclic moiety optionally substituted with 1 to 6 C1-8 alkyl groups, 1 to 8 halogen atoms, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing, wherein the composition does not contain a catalyst.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polycarbonate resin composition having excellent heat resistance and fluidity, and a molded product including the same. More specifically, the present invention relates to a polycarbonate resin composition, and a molded product including the same, wherein the polycarbonate resin composition, by including a polycarbonate copolymer together with a compound having a specific structure and a specific resin, exhibits remarkably excellent heat resistance compared to existing high heat resistance polycarbonate resins, and has an excellent balance of physical properties such as fluidity.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an elastomeric composition, wherein the elastomeric composition comprises an additive selected from any one or a combination of fluorine and silicone compounds in the production of a hypoallergenic elastomeric article.

Abstract: This invention relates to novel macromers containing dithiocarbonate (or xanthate) groups, novel preformed stabilizers comprising macromers, and novel polymer polyols comprising the novel macromers and/or novel preformed stabilizers. This invention also relates to processes for the preparation of these materials. Other aspects of this invention include foams comprising the novel polymer polyols and a process for preparing foam comprising the novel polymer polyols.

Abstract: Multi-layered structures and methods for producing them are disclosed.

Abstract: Provided are amorphous and at least partially crystalline polyetherimide compositions having a comparatively narrow particle size distribution and are particularly suited for additive manufacturing processes. The compositions comprise a population of polyetherimide particulates are characterized as having a zero-shear viscosity sufficiently low so as to achieve a coalescence of at least 0.5, and preferably of about 1.0, as characterized by the Frenkel model at a temperature less than 450° C.

Abstract: A curing reactive silicone gel is provided. The curing reactive silicone gel is obtained by primarily curing a composition containing the following components in a gel form and further having secondarily curing reactivity. (A) an organopolysiloxane having at least two curing reactive groups in one molecule; (B) optionally, an organohydrogenpolysiloxane; and (C) a curing agent.

Abstract: A bio-renewable flame-retardant compound, a process for forming a bio-renewable flame-retardant compound, and an article of manufacture comprising a bio-renewable flame-retardant compound are disclosed. The bio-renewable flame-retardant compound includes a cyclic structure formed in a reaction with a bio-renewable diene. The process for forming a bio-renewable flame-retardant compound includes the selection and reaction of a bio-renewable diene, a dienophile, and optionally a phosphorus compound to form a cyclic compound, reacting the cyclic compound with a phosphorus compound to form a cyclic flame-retardant compound, and forming a bio-renewable flame-retardant polymer that includes the bio-renewable flame-retardant compound. The article of manufacture includes a material containing the bio-renewable flame-retardant compound.

Abstract: [Problem] A problem addressed by the present invention is to provide a novel fluorescent probe having excellent tissue permeability that is capable of detecting the peptidase activity expressed at a high level in cancer cells and the like as a response of long-wavelength red fluorescence.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods for forming boron nitride-containing aggregates that exhibit improved wear by attrition, and resulting filled polymers that exhibit significantly improved thermal conductivity. The boron nitride-containing aggregates are prepared according to a method that includes wet granulating boron nitride powder with a granulation solution to form wet boron nitride-containing granules; and drying the wet boron nitride-containing granules to cause evaporation of solvent in the granulation solution, thereby forming boron nitride-containing granules. Sintering achieves the desired boron nitride-containing aggregates.

Abstract: A composite coating is provided for a tool. The tool can be a pair of scissors or a screwdriver for example. The tool is made with at least one contact face. The composite coating includes diamond grains and layer of metal oxidant. The metal oxidant is used as catalyst to secure the diamond grains to the contact face.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a functional coating obtained from an aqueous coating composition, which composition comprises a pigment and a polymeric binder, wherein the binder has a weight average molecular weight of from 2000 to 50000 g/mole, and an acid value of 40 to 250, and wherein the binder is a polyester comprising a side group introduced by a Diels-Alder and/or pericyclic Ene-reaction, wherein the side group contains an ionic group and/or an ion-forming group.

Abstract: Surface structured articles comprising a polymer matrix and a dispersed phase, the article having first and second opposed major surfaces, at least a portion of the first major surface is a microstructured, anisotropic surface comprises features having at least one dimension in a range from 1 micrometer to 500 micrometers, wherein the dispersed phase comprises an antimicrobial material, and wherein at least a portion of the dispersed phase is present on the microstructured, anisotropic surface. Surface structured articles are useful, for example, for marine applications (e.g., surfaces in contact with water (e.g., fresh water, ocean water)) such as boats, ships, piers, oil rigs, decks, and roofing materials.

Abstract: A photochromic mixture including a photochromic material and a thermosetting transparent polymer material, which are uniformly mixed and dissolved in a solvent, is provided. A formation method of a photochromic device based on the photochromic mixture and a light-transmissive head-mounted display device with the photochromic device are further provided. In the photochromic mixture, the change in the structure of the photochromic material under UV light and room light causes a significant change in its absorption spectrum so the color changes. This property is utilized for the benefits: First, the contrast of the head-mounted display device under strong light irradiation is improved. The display effect is enhanced. Second, the damage to human eye by UV light at the natural environment is reduced. Third, under the same optical requirement, the required energy consumption of self-light-emitting elements in the light-transmissive head-mounted display device is correspondingly reduced.

Abstract: A component is provided for an aircraft. This aircraft component includes an object and a multi-layer coating. The object includes an object surface. The multi-layer coating includes a barrier layer and a laminar flow layer. The covers at least a portion of the object surface. The barrier layer a fluoropolyether, a silicon rubber and/or a polyurethane. The laminar flow layer covers the barrier layer and forms an exterior surface of the component. The laminar flow layer includes a sol-gel siloxane, a rare-earth oxide and/or a phosphate.

Abstract: An example of a liquid ink includes a pigment dispersion, a polyurethane dispersion, a polytetrafluoroethylene wax emulsion, a co-solvent, and a balance of water. A particle diameter of a polytetrafluoroethylene wax in the polytetrafluoroethylene wax emulsion is less than 50 nm. Examples of the liquid ink may be incorporated into a thermal inkjet printing system.

Abstract: The present invention provides a polymer-polyoxometalate composite ink, which comprises a solvent, a polymer or an intertwined structure with more than one polymer and a polyoxometalate, wherein a weight ratio of the polymer or the intertwined structure with more than one polymer to the polyoxometalate is in the range from 1:0.001 to 1:0.09. The said polymer-polyoxometalate composite ink could be configured to produce a carrier transport film and an organic electronic device comprising the carrier transport film.

Abstract: The invention relates to a multi-stage curing ink comprising compounds for forming at least one organic matrix, which is cured via radical polymerisation and which curing can be initiated by radiation, and comprising alkoxysilane in a quantity of 10 to 60 wt. %, preferably 20 to 50 wt. %, in relation to the total formulation, in order to form at least one inorganic matrix, which is cured via non-radical polymerisation and which curing can be initiated thermally, the ink also including a structure-reinforcing polymer having a number average molecular mass (Mn) of greater than 3000 g/mol, preferably greater than 10,000 g/mol, and particularly preferably greater than 30,000 g/mol, and the viscosity of the ink at 50° C. is in the region of 6 to 15 mPa·s, particularly preferably in the region of 9 to 11 mPa·s, measured with a Brookfield rheometer using a UL adapter with a rotational speed of 50 rotations per minute.

Abstract: The invention relates to crosslinkable compositions based on electroactive fluorinated copolymers, to crosslinked films obtained from such compositions and also to a process for preparing these films. The invention also relates to the use of said films as a dielectric layer in various (opto)electronic devices: piezoelectric, ferroelectric or pyroelectric devices.

Abstract: A printing method includes a white ink application step of ejecting a white ink from a printing head to apply the white ink onto a printing medium, a non-white ink application step of ejecting a non-white ink containing a non-white coloring material from a printing head to apply the non-white ink onto the printing medium, and a treatment liquid application step of applying a treatment liquid containing a flocculant onto the printing medium. The white ink contains a white pigment and inorganic fine particles having a smaller volume average particle size than the white pigment.

Abstract: This invention discloses formulations of mutually compatible sets of graphene, graphene-carbon, metal and dielectric inks for the fabrication of high performance membrane touch switches (MTS). The compositions of these inks are optimized to achieve higher degree of compatibility with highly engineered polymeric substrates, thereby offering a holistic solution for fabricating high-performance MTS. These sets of materials can also be used for fabrication of sensors, biosensors and RFIDs on flexible substrates, such as polymers and papers.

Abstract: A decorative material with improved release properties and scratch resistance. A decorative material according to a mode of the present invention includes a first gloss control layer provided to a front surface and a second gloss control layer provided on part of the first gloss control layer. The first gloss control layer contains a gloss control agent comprised of a hydrophilic inorganic material and a silicone-based release agent having a reactive terminal group. The reactive terminal group of the silicone-based release agent preferably has at least one of a hydroxyl group and an amino group. The second gloss control layer contains a silicone-based release agent having a reactive terminal group, and the reactive terminal group of the silicone-based release agent has at least one of an acryloyl group and a methacryloyl group.

Abstract: A modification method of a surface of a substrate includes: applying a composition on a surface of a metal substrate, and heating a coating film formed by the applying, wherein the composition contains: a polymer having a first structural unit that includes an aromatic ring, and a second structural unit that includes an ethylenic double bond; a thermal acid generating agent; and a solvent, wherein the polymer has a functional group capable of bonding to a metal atom in the metal substrate.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are aqueous coating compositions containing an anionically stabilized polymer, one or more derivatized polyamines, and a volatile base. Coating compositions can farther include one or more additional copolymers, which may or may not be anionically stabilized, and/or additional additives, including pigments, defoamers, pigment dispersing agents, thickeners, surfactants, and combinations thereof. By incorporating a derivatized polyamine, such as an alkoxylated polyamine, the setting time of the coating compositions can be decreased. Also provided are coatings formed from the coating compositions described herein, as well as methods of forming these coatings.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions containing at least one reactive binder, at least one curing agent and/or accelerator, at least one thermally activatable blowing agent and at least one light-weight filler, wherein at least one expanded particle of at least one glass-rich volcanic rock with a closed outer shell is contained as a light-weight filler. The invention also relates to a method for stiffening and/or reinforcing components with thin-walled structures with a corresponding composition as well as to correspondingly produced components.

Abstract: A composite composition includes a thermoset resin and about 3 wt. % to about 35 wt. % of at least one material selected from the group consisting of cellulose nanofibrils (CNF), micro-sized cellulose fibers (MFC), and cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) dispersed therein as measured with respect to the overall weight of the composite composition. The cellulose nanofibrils and/or nanocrystals have an average diameter of about 5 nm to about 500 nm and an average aspect ratio in the range of about 5:1 to about 500:1. The cellulose micro-sized fibers have an average diameter of about 5 ?m to about 100 ?m and an average aspect ratio in the range of about 5:1 to about 250:1.

Abstract: The present invention relates a coating composition comprising a solvent, metal oxide nanoparticles dispersed in this solvent, a high carbon polymer dissolved in this solvent, where the high carbon polymer comprises a repeat unit of structure (1), a hydroxybiphenyl repeat unit of structure (2) and an moiety containing a fused aromatic containing moiety of structure (3) wherein R1 and R2 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an alkyl and a substituted alkyl, Ar is an unsubstituted or substituted fused aromatic ring and X1 is an alkylene spacer, or a direct valence bound. The invention also relates to a processes where this composition is used in lithographic applications as a patterned hard mask either through and inverse tone hard mask pattern transfer process or a conventional mask pattern process using a photoresist, to pattern the hard mask and a hard mask to pattern a semiconductor substrate with a plasma.

Abstract: An active energy ray curable composition including a polymerization initiator and a polymerizable compound is provided. When the active energy ray curable composition is formed into a cured film on a substrate under the specific condition, the cured film satisfies the following conditions (1) and (2): (1) when the substrate is a polyethylene terephthalate substrate, the cured film on the substrate has a transmission density of from 1.5 to 3.0 that is measured with a transmission densitometer, and (2) when the substrate is a polycarbonate substrate, the cured film on the substrate has a first length (L1) and a second length (L2) before and after a specific tensile test, respectively, and a ratio of L2/L1 ranges from 1.5 to 4.0.

Abstract: The present invention provides a coating composition comprising: 1% to 99% of a blend of two or more aspartic ester functional amines; 20% to 70% of an acrylate-containing compound; 0.01% to 5% of an alkyl carbodiimide; 0.1% to 5% of a photoinitiator; and 20% to 70% of one or more polyisocyanates, wherein the composition has reduced discoloration compared to the composition without the alkyl carbodiimide. The ready-to-apply coating produced from this composition may find use on substrates such as countertops and floors.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a coating material that is for a coated metal plate, that has high storage stability, that is less likely to contaminate a heating device, and that can be used to produce a coated metal plate having a surface on which rain streaks are less likely to occur and having high scratch resistance. The coating material contains a silicone resin including 5-50 mol % of a silanol group with respect to the total number of moles of Si atoms.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods and compositions for selective polishing of a work function metal containing substrate. The present methods and compositions involve the use of a liquid carrier an anionic surfactant and a colloidal silica particle. The present methods and compositions can be used to achieve selective polishing of the work function metal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a suspension of cerium oxide particles in a liquid phase, in which said particles comprise secondary particles comprising primary particles, and a process for preparing said liquid suspension in which the cerium IV/total cerium molar ratio before precipitation is comprised between 1/10000 and 1/500000 and that the thermal treatment is being carried out under an inert atmosphere.

Abstract: Methods for applying high shrink wrap labels to a shaped article are disclosed. The leading edge of the label is bonded to the article. A seaming agent is applied, and the label is wrapped around the article. The seaming agent is then exposed to radiation to cure the seaming agent, and the label is then exposed to heat to cause heat-shrinking. The label is made of a film with at least one external layer that has a Hildebrand solubility parameter. The seaming agent includes a component having a Hildebrand solubility parameter that is within 2.2 MPa1/2 or within 4.4 calories1/2·cm?3/2 of the Hildebrand solubility parameter of the external layer of the film. The seaming agent also has a viscosity of at least 1 centipoise and less than 1000 centipoise when measured at any temperature between ambient temperature and 60° C. Articles including such affixed high shrink wrap labels are also disclosed.

Abstract: A high-frequency dielectric heating adhesive sheet requires no releasable sheet, exhibiting excellent handleability and workability to an adherend even when a size of the high-frequency dielectric heating adhesive sheet is large, and an adhesion method of the high-frequency dielectric heating adhesive sheet. The high-frequency dielectric heating adhesive sheet includes a sheet-shaped base material and a high-frequency dielectric adhesive layer containing a thermoplastic resin as a component A and a dielectric filler as a component B.

Abstract: To provide a moisture-curable hot-melt adhesive agent having excellent balance of initial adhesive strength, adhesive strength after curing and heat resistance and the like, and a layered product bonded with the moisture-curable hot-melt adhesive agent. Means for solving the problem: A moisture-curable hot-melt adhesive agent comprising an urethane prepolymer having an isocyanate group at the end (A), a styrene-isoprene based block copolymer (B), and a tackifying resin (C), wherein the moisture-curable hot-melt adhesive agent comprises 25 to 64% by weight of (A), based on 100 parts by weight in total of (A) and (B).

Abstract: There are provided a moisture curable hot melt adhesive excellent in balance among initial adhesion strength, post curing adhesion strength and heat resistance, and a layered product formed by bonding with that moisture curable hot melt adhesive agent. The moisture-curable hot melt adhesive comprises a urethane prepolymer having an isocyanate group at the end (A), a styrene based block copolymer (B), and an urethane modified rosin (C), wherein the urethane modified rosin (C) is a reaction product of a rosin derivative having hydroxyl group and an isocyanate compound.

Abstract: A pressure sensitive adhesive sheet for batteries that includes a base material, a vapor-deposition insulating film provided on one surface side of the base material, and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer provided on a surface side of the vapor-deposition insulating film opposite to the base material.

Abstract: A pressure sensitive adhesive sheet for batteries that includes a base material and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer provided on one surface side of the base material and containing inorganic fine particles. The haze value of the pressure sensitive adhesive layer is 50% or more and 85% or less.

Abstract: A pressure sensitive adhesive sheet for batteries that includes a base material and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer provided on one surface side of the base material and containing inorganic fine particles. When D50 and D90 are defined as a volume-based accumulated 50% particle diameter of the inorganic fine particles and a volume-based accumulated 90% particle diameter of the inorganic fine particles, respectively, in a particle size distribution of the inorganic fine particles in the pressure sensitive adhesive layer, the D50 is 0.5 ?m or more and 2.8 ?m or less, and the ratio of the D90 to the D50 (D90/D50) is 1.3 or more and 2.0 or less. The particle size distribution is measured by image analysis on a surface of the pressure sensitive adhesive layer opposite to the base material.

Abstract: Crosslinkable compositions are provided that contain a) a polymeric material having at least two terminal dithiocarbamate groups or two terminal dithiocarbonate groups and b) a monomer composition that includes at least a crosslinking monomer having two or more ethylenically unsaturated groups. The polymeric materials in the crosslinkable compositions undergo chain extension and crosslinking reactions when exposed to actinic radiation in the ultraviolet region of the electromagnetic spectrum. Additionally, crosslinked compositions, articles that contain the crosslinkable compositions or the crosslinked compositions, and methods of making the articles are provided.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for manufacturing an adhesive tape. An example method includes: providing a plurality of adhesive webs, wherein each web includes a hot melt adhesive adhered to a backing material; providing a fabric web having a fabric material; guiding a first adhesive web from the plurality of adhesive webs into a first position proximate a first side of the fabric web; guiding a second adhesive web from the plurality of adhesive webs into a second position proximate a second side of the fabric web; applying heat and pressure to form a web of the baffle tape in which the first adhesive web is bonded to the first side of the fabric web and the second adhesive web is bonded to the second side of the fabric web; and rewinding the web of the baffle tape into a roll.

Abstract: The present invention has been made in an effort to provide an adhesive coating composition capable of adhering (fastening) a non-oriented electrical steel sheet without using a conventional fastening method such as welding, clamping, or interlocking, a non-oriented electrical steel sheet stack to which the same is applied, and a manufacturing method thereof. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an adhesive coating composition includes: 40 to 99 wt % of a first component containing a water-soluble resin; and 1 to 60 wt % of a second component containing a composite metal phosphate.