Abstract: The present invention provides peptoid polymers and salts thereof that comprise hydrophobic and polar peptoid monomers and are capable of reducing or inhibiting the formation of ice crystals at sub 0° C. temperatures. Also provided are peptoid-peptide hybrids and salts thereof comprising the peptoid polymers provided herein. The peptoid polymers, peptoid-peptide hybrids, and salts thereof provided herein are useful for making cryoprotectant solutions. The peptoid polymers, peptoid-peptide hybrids, salts thereof, and cryoprotectant solutions provided herein are useful for making antifreeze solutions, frozen food products, and cosmetic care products. Also provided herein are methods for preserving a tissue, an organ, a cell, or a biological macromolecule using the compositions described herein.

Abstract: Process for the manufacturing of a polymer with urethane groups, wherein in a first alternative a compound A) with at least two five-membered cyclic monothiocarbonate groups and a compound B) with at least two amino groups, selected from primary or secondary amino groups and optionally a compound C) with at least one functional group that reacts with a group —SH are reacted or wherein in a second alternative a compound A) with at least two five-membered cyclic monothiocarbonate groups or a mixture of a compound A) with a compound A1) with one five-membered cyclic monothiocarbonate group and a compound B) with at least two amino groups, selected from primary or secondary amino groups or a compound B1) with one amino group selected from primary or secondary amino groups or mixtures of compounds B) and B1) and a compound C) with at least two functional groups that react with a group —SH or in case of a carbon-carbon triple bond as functional group that react with a group —SH, a compound C) with at least one carb

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a polyimide-based block copolymer and a polyimide-based film including the same. The polyimide-based block copolymer according to the present disclosure makes it possible to provide a polyimide-based film having a large molecular weight and exhibiting colorless and transparent properties.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides novel polyimides having a high aliphatic monomer-content and improved optical properties and solubility relative to conventional polyimides. Also provided are methods of making the polyimides, articles of manufacture incorporating the polyimides and methods for making these, as well as methods of using the polyimides.

Abstract: A tetracarboxylic dianhydride represented by the following general formula (1): [in the formula (1), R1, R2, and R3 each independently represent a hydrogen atom and the like, and n represents an integer of 0 to 12], wherein a ratio of a summed amount of a specific stereoisomer (A) and a specific stereoisomer (B) is 50% by mole or more relative to a total amount of stereoisomers based on three-dimensional configurations of two norbornane rings in the general formula (1), and a content ratio of the stereoisomer (A) is 30% by mole or more relative to the total amount of the stereoisomers.

Abstract: Disclosed are a novel polymer compound containing multiple hydroxyl groups, a method for producing the same, and a complex having a crosslinked structure of the polymer compound. The polymer compound includes a repeating unit represented by a following Chemical Formula 1: where in the Chemical Formula 1, n denotes an integer of 10 to 10,000.

Abstract: A liquid composition comprising (a) a solvent or solvent mixture containing at least 50% by weight, based on the total amount of solvents, of a dioxabicycloalkane derivative, (b) an aromatic tricarboxylic acid anhydride, and (c) an aromatic diisocyanate, can be used as coating composition for metal surfaces.

Abstract: A curable organopolysiloxane composition containing dynamic covalent organopolysiloxanes which yields, upon cure, a silicone rubber having adaptive elastomeric and viscous characteristics is claimed. The silicone may be an elastomer or foam. A method of making the silicone rubber and a shaped article made of the cured adaptive viscoelastic silicone rubber composition are also claimed.

Abstract: The present invention provides new impact protection materials and the method of making the same. More specifically, the impact protection materials are polymer-based shear-thickening composite comprising a non-shear-thickening polymer matrix material and one or more shear-thickening materials. Preferably, the non-shear-thickening polymer matrix material is in an amount from approximately 5 weight percent to approximately 90 weight percent with the balance being one or more shear-thickening materials. The first type of the one or more shear-thickening materials is sol-gel based shear-thickening material in which small inorganic particles are connected in a gel network; the second type is polymer-based shear-thickening material in which polymer chains form network. Compared to the existing shear-thickening materials, the present shear-thickening materials have different molecular structure and formulation and possess properties of good impact protection and good stability.

Abstract: A polysiloxazane compound including a repeating unit of the following general formula (1), and having a number average molecular weight of 500 to 100,000 as measured by gel permeation chromatography versus polystyrene standards, wherein R1 and R2 each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C50 monovalent hydrocarbon group optionally containing a hetero atom, Xs each independently represent a methyl group, an oxygen atom, NH—SiX2, or (NH)(3-r)/2—SiR1R2r (R1 and R2 have the same meaning as provided above), or Xs are joined to one another to represent an oxygen atom, n is an integer of 0 to 8, when the number of NH—SiX2 is denoted by p, p satisfies 0?p/(2n+4)?0.5, r is an integer of 0, 1, or 2, and a and b are numbers satisfying 0<a?1, 0?b<1, and a+b=1.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a hydrogel nanomembrane comprising: a) formation of a non-cross-linked hydrogel nanofilm on a first substrate; b) cross-linking the non-cross-linked hydrogel with a cross-linking agent to obtain a cross-linked hydrogen nanomembrane; and c) transferring the cross-linked hydrogel nanomembrane to a second substrate, a respective cross-linked hydrogel nanomembrane, a TEM grid comprising the same and use thereof.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments include a blend of bison fibers, another fiber, and adhesives. The bison fibers are sheared from a bison, scoured, dehaired, blended with various other fibers and/or compositions, carded, and manufactured into insulation. The bison hairs can be categorized by diameter into one of four categories: prime, drop A, drop B, or drop C. Furthermore, bison fiber can be categorized based on length, coarseness, weight, and/or where on the bison it was sheared from. The insulation can be batted, woven, knit, loose, and/or other similar types. The insulation can be used for garments, outdoor equipment, bedding products, and/or other products. The weight of the insulation can be between 40 grams per square meter and 500 grams per square meter. The bison fiber can be blended with recycled polyester, bison fiber, wool, bast fiber, cellulose fiber, and/or synthetic fiber. The adhesives can be low-melt poly, or resin.

Abstract: There is provided a novel ionic composite material that can be molded into various shapes using lignin sulfonic acid as one of raw materials thereof, and having flexibility and elasticity, to significantly improve the strength and toughness and impart complete biodegradability thereto. It was found that a combination of ?-polylysine (?-PL) which is a cationic polymer that is produced by microorganisms and lignin sulfonic acid exhibits excellent strength and toughness. In addition, ?-PL used in this technology is a biodegradable polymer that is completely degraded by microorganisms and the like in the environment. Since lignin sulfonic acid is also a biodegradable polymer, it is thought that a complex in which ?-PL and lignin sulfonic acid are mixed in this technology will exhibit complete biodegradability, and more applications thereof can be expected when utilizing the strength, durability, and biodegradability thereof in addition to the improved strength and toughness.

Abstract: The present invention describes a method for chemically and/or biologically activating the surface of originally inert polymeric materials. Activation of the polymer surface occurs by the physical incorporation of at least one linear long chain compound by the inert polymer in the presence of a solvent.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for embedding a load based on gel high hydrostatic pressure liquefaction. Using the phenomenon that the physical gel is liquefied under high pressure, the vacuum-packaged high-methoxyl pectin gel is treated under a pressure of 400-600 MPa for 5-30 min, mixed with the load, and then subjected to a pressure of 400-600 MPa for homogenization treatment for 5 to 30 min After pressure relief, the liquefied gel is poured into a mold for reshaping, followed by removal of free water and coating treatment. This method combines the advantages of high hydrostatic pressure technology in modification and sterilization. It has mild embedding conditions and wide sources of raw materials to prepare the carrier, which has excellent biocompatibility and biodegradability. It can be widely used for embedding microorganisms, enzymes, proteins and small molecular substances. The loaded gel prepared by the method has high microbial safety, can effectively maintain the activity of the load.

Abstract: The present invention provides an ionic liquid represented by the following chemical formula (I): [(CH3)3N(CH2)2(OH]+[NH2—L—COO]? where L is —(CH2)2— or —(CH2)3—. ??(I) The present invention also provides an ionic liquid composition containing an ionic liquid; and water. The ionic liquid is represented by the above chemical formula (I). A molar ratio of [(CH3)3N(CH2)2OH]+ to [NH2—L—COO]? is not less than 0.86 and not more than 1.12. A weight ratio of the water to the ionic liquid composition is not more than 4.7%. The present invention provides an ionic liquid capable of dissolving cellulose without an cellulose-degrading enzyme (namely, an enzyme capable of hydrolyzing cellulose).

Abstract: One purpose of the present invention is to provide an epoxy resin composition which is for obtaining a fiber-reinforced composite material that combines heat resistance with tensile strength on a high level. Another purpose is to provide: a fiber-reinforced composite material obtained using this epoxy resin composition; and a molded article and a pressure vessel both containing the fiber-reinforced composite material. The present invention has the following configuration in order to achieve the above purposes. Namely, the epoxy resin composition includes the constituent element [A]: An epoxy resin including an aromatic ring and having a functionality of 2 or higher and the following constituent element [B]: An amine-based hardener, and is characterized in that a cured object obtained by curing the epoxy resin composition has a rubber-state modulus of 10 MPa or less when evaluated for dynamic viscoelasticity and the cured object has a glass transition temperature of 95° C. or higher.

Abstract: One purpose of the present invention is to provide an epoxy resin composition which is for obtaining a fiber-reinforced composite material that combines heat resistance with tensile strength on a high level. The other purpose is to provide: a fiber-reinforced composite material obtained using this epoxy resin composition; and a molded article and a pressure vessel both containing the fiber-reinforced composite material. The present invention has the following configuration in order to achieve the above purposes. Namely, the epoxy resin composition includes the constituent element [A]: An epoxy resin including an aromatic ring and having a functionality of 2 or higher and the following constituent element [B]: An acid anhydride-based hardener, and is characterized in that a cured object obtained by curing the epoxy resin composition has a rubber-state modulus of 10 MPa or less when evaluated for dynamic viscoelasticity and the cured object has a glass transition temperature of 95° C. or higher.

Abstract: A method and system to produce treated Cellulose Filaments (CF) and CF products are provided. Feedstock comprising CF in a water solution are mixed with a debonder to produce a mixed stream. The mixed stream is filtered yielding separate filtered and filtrate streams. The filtrate stream comprises at least a portion of the debonder. The filtered stream is dried to produce treated CF. The debonder is one of an alcohol, glycol ether, ester-containing quaternary ammonium salt, amido amine quaternary ammonium salt, disubstituted amide or a mixture thereof. The filtrate stream may be recycled. The mixed stream may be washed before filtering to remove debonder. A thermoplastic polymer-treated Cellulose filament composite material is formable by associating the treated CF with a thermopolymer such as polyolefin, polyurethane (PU), polypropylene (PP), polyester (PE), polylactic acid (PLA), polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA), polyamide (PA), and ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) or a mixture.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method of uniformly dispersing nickel-plated conductive particles of a single layer within a polymer film by applying a magnetic field to the polymer film and a method of fabricating an anisotropic conductive film using the same. The method of fabricating a film may include forming a liquefied polymer layer by roll-to-roll coating a polymer solution in which a plurality of conductive particles has been mixed, dispersing the plurality of conductive particles included in the liquefied polymer layer by applying a magnetic field to the liquefied polymer layer, and fabricating a solid polymer layer limiting a movement of the plurality of dispersed conductive particles by drying the liquefied polymer layer in which the plurality of conductive particles has been dispersed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a film comprising microfibrillated cellulose wherein the method comprises the steps of; providing a suspension comprising a microfibrillated cellulose, adding an enzyme to the suspension, mixing the enzyme with the suspension to form a mixture, applying said mixture to a wire to form a fibrous web and drying said web to form said film. The present invention further relates to a film comprising microfibrillated cellulose having good barrier properties.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a prepreg including a fiber base material layer containing a fiber base material, a first resin layer formed on one surface of the fiber base material layer, and a second resin layer formed on the other surface of the fiber base material layer, wherein the first resin layer is a layer obtained through layer formation of a resin composition (I) containing, as a main component of resin components, an epoxy resin (A), and the second resin layer is a layer obtained through layer formation of a resin composition (II) containing, as a main component of resin components, an amine compound (B) having at least two primary amino groups in one molecule thereof and a maleimide compound (C) having at least two N-substituted maleimide groups in one molecule thereof; a laminated sheet obtained by using the prepreg; a printed wiring board; a coreless board; a semiconductor package; and a method of producing a coreless board.

Abstract: A surface modifying composition for modifying a surface of a formed product made of high-density polyethylene or ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, the composition comprising: a copolymer having a unit of a first monomer having an aliphatic group having 10 or more carbon atoms and a unit of a second monomer having any of an amino group, an epoxy group, and an ether group, and a solvent having a boiling point of 100° C. or more and being at least one selected from the group consisting of a halogen-based solvent, an alkane solvent, a cycloalkane solvent, a dicycloalkane solvent, an aromatic solvent, and a nitro-based solvent.

Abstract: A method of activating a surface of a plastics substrate formed from: (a) polyaryletherketone such as polyether ether ketone (PEEK) polyether ketone ketone (PEKK), polyether ketone (PEK); polyether ether ketone ketone (PEEKK); or polyether ketone ether ketone ketone (PEKEKK); (b) a polymer containing a phenyl group directly attached to a carbonyl group, optionally wherein the carbonyl group is part of an amide group, such as polyarylamide (PARA); (c) polyphenylene sulfide (PPS); or (d) polyetherimide (PEI); for subsequent bonding, the method comprising the step of exposing the surface to actinic radiation wherein the actinic radiation: includes radiation with wavelength in the range from about 10 nm to about 1000 nm; the energy of the actinic radiation to which the surface is exposed is in the range from about 0.5 J/cm2 to about 300 J/cm2. Hard to bond substrates are then more easily subsequently bonded for example using acrylic, epoxy or anaerobic adhesive.

Abstract: There is provided a porous polyimide film in which the pore distribution width A represented by the following formula is 1.15 or less, the average pore diameter is within a range of 0.50 ?m to 3.0 ?m, and the air permeation speed is 30 seconds or less: A=(D84/D16)1/2 wherein D16 is the pore diameter at 16% cumulation from the small diameter side of pores, and D84 is the pore diameter at 84% cumulation from the small diameter side of pores.

Abstract: One object of the present invention is to provide a polyolefin resin foam sheet suitable as a sealing substrate having both flexibility and heat resistance despite its thinness, and an adhesive tape in which the polyolefin resin foam sheet is used. In order to achieve this, the polyolefin resin foam includes a thermoplastic elastomer, wherein the endothermic peaks measured by a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) occur in the range of at least 110° C. or more and 143° C. or less and at 153° C. or more, and the thermoplastic elastomer resin is contained at a ratio of 30% by mass or more and 60% by mass or less in 100% by mass of the polyolefin resin.

Abstract: The present invention provides a porous non-metallic material including a material body, the material body is composed of pore cavities and cavity walls formed by surrounding the pore cavities in three-dimensional space. The pore cavities are uniformly distributed, and each pore cavity is three-dimensionally interconnected. The pore cavities are uniformly distributed means that the pore cavities are uniformly distributed under any unit-level volume on the porous material. The present invention provides a specific and clear measurement method for pore cavities distribution uniformity of the porous material, that is, the pore distribution uniformity of the porous material and the hierarchical structure thereof is measured on the scale of the small unit-level volume. Such porous structure is highly uniform, thereby ensuring the uniformity of the properties of the porous material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for recycling reinforced composites. The reinforced composite comprises a reinforcement material in a cross-linked polymer matrix, wherein the cross-linked polymer comprises a cross-linking group derived from a curing agent represented by formula I, wherein R1 is hydrogen, alkyl, cylcoalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, alkoxy alkyl or alkynyl; A is alkyl, alkenyl, alkenene, alkylene-hetero-alkylene, alkylene-heterocyclo-alkylene, alkylene, alkylene-oxy-alkylene, 1,4-alkyl substituted piperazine, carbonyl, thiocarbonyl; B is alkyl, alkenyl, alkenene, alkylene-hetero-alkylene, alkylene-heterocyclo-alkylene, alkylene, alkylene-oxy-alkylene, 1,4-alkyl substituted piperazine, carbonyl, thiocarbonyl; R2 is hydrogen, alkyl, aminoalkyl, alkyl-amino-alkyl, cylcoalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, alkenyl, aryl, or heteroaryl; and R3 is hydrogen, alkyl, aminoalkyl, alkyl-amino-alkyl, cylcoalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, alkenyl, aryl, or heteroaryl.

Abstract: An article represented by a container that is formed of a thermoplastic resin blended with a metal or a metal compound that can react with a corrosive gas or a volatile sulfur compound and give a color. The thermoplastic resin includes at least one metal selected from three metals of Zn, Sn and Mn or one metal compound thereof, and a metal or a metal compound that is not any of these three metals and that can react with the corrosive gas or the volatile sulfur compound and give a color. The metal selected from the three metals or the metal compound functions as a scavenger for the corrosive gas or the volatile sulfur compound.

Abstract: An attrition-resistant superabsorbent polymer and a preparation method thereof are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, an attrition resistant superabsorbent polymer includes a superabsorbent polymer having a crosslinked surface, water, particles, a multivalent metal salt, an organic acid and a polyhydric alcohol, wherein the particles having a BET specific surface area of 300 to 1500 m2/g and a porosity of 50% or more.

Abstract: A UV-photocured resin layer (and an image display device including the UV-photocured resin layer), the UV-photocured resin layer including the following cured components: an acrylate-based oligomer component selected from the group consisting of a polyisoprene-based (meth)acrylate oligomer, a polybutadiene-based (meth)acrylate oligomer, and a polyurethane-based (meth)acrylate oligomer; an acrylic-based monomer component including octyl acrylate or isobornyl acrylate; a plasticizer component; and a photoradical polymerization initiator component.

Abstract: There is provided a laminate having a high adhesive strength between a polyethylene layer and a base material layer without using any anchor coat agent. A method for producing the laminate, including a step of extrusion laminating a resin composition including an ethylene-based polymer composition containing an ethylene-based polymer and a phosphorus-containing compound having a specific structure with a base material so that the resin composition and the base material directly contact each other, wherein the ethylene-based polymer contains at least one of a high-pressure processed low-density polyethylene and a copolymer of ethylene with an ?-olefin having 3 to 10 carbon atoms, and the ethylene-based polymer composition satisfies predetermined requirements.

Abstract: A particulate nucleating agent of the present invention is a particulate nucleating agent containing an aromatic phosphoric acid ester metallic salt represented by a predetermined expression, in which a range WA of a particle size distribution before packed treatment and a range WB of the particle size distribution after packed treatment satisfy an expression: 0.3?WA/WB?13.5.

Abstract: The invention relates to flame-retardant polyamide compositions having a heat deflection temperature HDT-A of not less than 280° C., comprising polyamide having a melting point of not less than 290° C. as component A, fillers and/or reinforcers as component B, phosphinic salt of the formula (I) as component C in which R1 and R2 are ethyl, M is Al, Fe, TiOp or Zn, m is 2 to 3, and p=(4?m)/2 compound selected from the group of the Al, Fe, TiOp and Zn salts of ethylbutylphosphinic acid, of dibutylphosphinic acid, of ethylhexylphosphinic acid, of butylhexylphosphinic acid and/or of dihexylphosphinic acid as component D, and phosphonic salt of the formula (II) as component E in which R3 is ethyl, Met is Al, Fe, TiOq or Zn, n is 2 to 3, and q=(4?n)/2. The polyamide compositions can be used for production of fibers, films and shaped bodies, especially for applications in the electricals and electronics sector.

Abstract: Provided is a method of preparing a superabsorbent polymer sheet, including polymerization of monomers in the presence of an encapsulated foaming agent and an inorganic foaming agent. According to the method of preparing the superabsorbent polymer sheet of the present invention, a porous flexible superabsorbent polymer sheet may be prepared.

Abstract: Methods of making fiber reinforced composite articles are described. The methods may include treating fibers with a sizing composition that includes a polymerization compound, and introducing the treated fibers to a pre-polymerized composition. The combination of the treated fibers and pre-polymerized composition may then undergo a temperature adjustment to a polymerization temperature at which the pre-polymerized composition polymerizes into a plastic around the fibers to form the fiber-reinforced composite article. Techniques for introducing the treated fibers to the pre-polymerized composition may include pultrusion, filament winding, reactive injection molding (RIM), structural reactive injection molding (SRIM), resin transfer molding (RTM), vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM), long fiber injection (LFI), sheet molding compound (SMC) molding, bulk molding compound (BMC) molding, a spray-up application, and/or a hand lay-up application, among other techniques.

Abstract: A silicone-coated filler comprises: a particulate material mainly composed of an inorganic oxide formed by oxidizing a predetermined element; a first silicone structure bonded to a surface of the particulate material by way of a “-‘the predetermined element’-OSi—” structure; and a second silicone structure including a cross-linking structure with a carbon-carbon structure directly bonded to a silicon atom of the first silicone structure, and a polysiloxane structure bonded to the cross-linking structure.

Abstract: In accordance with the present invention there is provided an antidegradant blend, comprising: a metal carboxylate; an inorganic phosphite; and a phenolic antioxidant.

Abstract: Closed cell chitin foam is provided. The closed-cell chitin foam composition does not absorb water, is biodegradable, and is mechanically characterized by a density range of 16 to 800 kg/m3, closed-cell pore sizes ranging from 50 microns to 1 mm, an elastic modulus of 3 to 175 MPa, and a tensile strength of 0.15 to 6.5 MPa. The chitin is at least 70% acetylated. In one aspect, the foam is enclosed in a shell e.g. in the form of a surfboard. Chitin foam according to this invention is fully biodegradable. The chitin foam overcomes the current problems with foams that contain polyurethane and polystyrene, and which are manufactured from petroleum-based sources. Petroleum based foams are not renewable, have an adverse impact on our environment, and pose significant health hazards to those who manufacture them. The chitin foam with its water-based manufacturing process and naturally sourced chitin, solves these problems.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to wear-resistant rubber compositions, such as those, for example, comprising at least one hydroxy-terminated polybutadiene, at least one natural rubber, at least one polymerization accelerant; at least one sulfur; and at least one polybutadiene, wherein the wear-resistant rubber composition may have an effective cross-linking density of at least about 30×10?5 moles/cm3.

Abstract: The use of a block copolymer of the following structure. Wherein R and R1 may be the same or different and each independently represents an alkyl or aryl group, X may be hydrogen or C1 to C20 alkyl group which may be branched or linear and wherein the aromatic ring substituent joined to polymer B is positioned meta or para to the aromatic ring substituent joined to polymer A and, wherein polymer A is a polymer (or copolymer) of ethylene and polymer B is a polymer of monomers selected from vinyl acetate, C1-C9 acrylate esters, acrylic acid and mixtures thereof as an additive in polyethylene or polyethylene terephthalate to improve the adhesion between co-extruded layers of the polyethylene and the polyethylene terephthalate and laminated films derived from such use.

Abstract: A method for increasing the melt strength and/or low shear viscosity of a polyethylene resin, the method comprising a) providing a polyethylene composition comprising the reaction product of ethylene and optionally, one or more alpha-olefin comonomers, wherein the polyethylene composition is characterized by the following properties: a density ranging from 0.900 g/cm3 to 0.970 g/cm3, a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) ranging from 2.6 to 3.5, and from 0.10 to 0.27 vinyl groups per 1,000 total carbon atoms; b) providing a masterbatch composition comprising a free radical generator and a polyethylene resin, wherein the free radical generator has a half-life at 220 C of less than 200 seconds, and a decomposition energy higher than ?250 kJ/mol, and wherein the polyethylene resin has a density ranging from 0.900 g/cm3 to 0.970 g/cm3, melt index ranging from 0.01 g/10 min to 100 g/10 min; and c) reacting the polyethylene composition with the masterbatch composition to form a modified polyethylene composition.

Abstract: A composition comprising an ethylene/C5-C10 alpha-olefin/non-conjugated polyene interpolymer, wherein the interpolymer meets the following relationship: Tg (° C.)?[0.625(° C./wt %)XC?55° C.], where Tg is the glass transition temperature of the interpolymer, and XC is the wt % crystallinity of the interpolymer.

Abstract: A multicomponent copolymer according to the present invention contains a non-conjugated polyene unit, a non-conjugated olefin unit and an aromatic vinyl unit, wherein the content of the aromatic vinyl unit is 5% by mass or more and less than 30% by mass. A crosslinked rubber composition having a high strength, as compared with the case where EPDM is used, while having high weather resistance, a multicomponent copolymer useful for producing a rubber product, and a method for producing the multicomponent copolymer are provided.

Abstract: The invention relates to a composition comprising: (A) a propylene-based polymer which is a propylene homopolymer or a propylene copolymer consisting of at least 90 wt % of propylene monomer units and at most 10 wt % of ethylene monomer units and/or an ?-olefin monomer units having 4 to 10 carbon atoms, (B) an elastomer of ethylene and an ?-olefin comonomer having 4 to 10 carbon atoms, wherein the elastomer has a density of 0.850 to 0.865 g/cm 3 and a melt flow index of 0.1 to 20 dg/min measured in accordance with ASTM D1238 using a 2.16 kg weight and at a temperature of 190° C. and (C) a block copolymer comprising a terminal block comprising styrene or alpha-methylstyrene.

Abstract: Disclosed is a thermoplastic polyolefin composition useful in automotive components comprising at least a polypropylene having a melting point temperature (Tm) of greater than 130° C. and a melt flow rate (230° C./2.16 kg) within the range from 10 g/10 min to 80 g/10 min; an amorphous ethylene-propylene copolymer comprising within the range from 40 wt % to 80 wt % ethylene derived units and having a melt flow rate (230° C./2.16 kg) within the range from 0.1 g/10 min to 20 g/10 min; and a propylene-based elastomer having within the range from 5 to 25 wt % ethylene derived units and having a Tm of less than 110° C. The composition only partially breaks or there is no break at ?29° C. (ASTM D256) with Notched Izod Force of between 10 to 40 ft-lb/in2 at 22° C. (533 to 2,132 J/m2), and between 1.0 to 12 ft-lb/in2 at ?29° C. (53 to 636 J/m2).

Abstract: Orthopedic implants having a bone interface member and a water swellable IPN or semi-IPN with a stiffness, hydration, and/or composition gradient from one side to the other and physically attached to the bone interface member. The invention also includes an orthopedic implant system including an implant that may conform to a bone surface and a joint capsule. The invention also includes orthopedic implants with water swellable IPN or semi-IPNs including a hydrophobic thermoset or thermoplastic polymer first network and an ionic polymer second network, joint capsules, labral components, and bone interface members. The invention also includes a method of inserting an orthopedic implant having a metal portion and a flexible polymer portion into a joint, including inserting the implant in a joint in a first shape and changing the implant from a first shape to a second shape to conform to a shape of a bone.

Abstract: Provided is a composition for forming release layers which comprises (A) a polyurea including a repeating unit represented by formula (1), (B) an acid compound or a salt thereof, (C) a crosslinking agent selected from among compounds having a nitrogen atom substituted by a hydroxyalkyl group and/or an alkoxymethyl group, (D) a polymeric additive including a repeating unit represented by formula (a1), a repeating unit represented by formula (b), and a repeating unit represented by formula (c), and (E) a solvent, wherein the polymeric additive (D) is contained in an amount of 5-100 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the polyurea (A). (In the formulae, the RA moieties each are independently a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; RB1 is a branched C3-4 alkyl group in which at least one hydrogen atom has been replaced with a fluorine atom; RC is a C1-10 hydroxyalkyl group; and RD is a C6-20 polycycloalkyl group or C6-12 aryl group.

Abstract: Disclosed is an interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) that includes two polymers which are at least partially interlaced on a molecular scale, wherein the first polymer is obtainable by hydrolyzing a cross-linked poly(N-vinylformamide), and the second polymer is a copolymer of monomers A and B. The monomer A is preferably cationic, such as dimethylaminoethylacrylate methyl chloride, and the monomer B may be for example acrylamide. The IPN material may be used in paper making processes as drainage agent, retention agent, sizing agent or flocculant agent.

Abstract: The resin composition includes a block copolymer including a vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon-derived structural unit and a conjugated diene-derived structural unit, the resin composition satisfying the following (1) to (3): (1) an area ratio of components having a molecular weight in terms of polystyrene of equal to or more than 400,000 with respect to all components is equal to or more than 8% and equal to or less than 50%; (2) at least one main peak of a loss tangent value (tan ?) measured under a condition of a frequency of 1 Hz at a temperature rising rate of 4° C./min in accordance with ISO 6721-1 is present in a range of equal to or more than 70° C. and equal to or less than 100° C.; and (3) a strain hardening degree (? max) of a compression-molded specimen prepared in accordance with ISO 293 is equal to or more than 2.0.