Abstract: A varnish includes an epoxy resin, a curing agent, an accelerator agent and fillers. The fillers include inorganic mineral powders. The inorganic mineral powders have composition of SiO2 in weight ratio of 55±5% and a composition of aluminum compound in weight above 35%. Glass fabric cloth is dipped into the varnish so as to form a prepreg with better machined-work capability.

Abstract: A coating is a mixture of polybenzimidazole polymer and an epoxy. The coating may further include a primer underlying the coating. The coating may further include an adhesion promoter. A solution includes a polybenzimidazole polymer, an epoxy resin, an initiator, and a carrier solvent. The solution may further include a stabilizer and/or an adhesion promoter.

Abstract: A coated substrate comprising a curable composition useful for preparing conformally sealed printed wiring boards is disclosed. The curable composition comprises an uncured epoxy composition comprising an uncured epoxy, a phenolic curing agent, and an imidazolium monocarboxylate salt. Method for preparation and curing are also provided. Of particular utility are compositions comprising 2-ethyl-4-methyl imidazolium monocarboxylate salts.

Abstract: 1,3-substituted imidazolium salts of the formula I are used as latent catalysts for curing compostions comprising epoxy compounds: in which: R1 and R3 independently of one another are an organic radical having 1 to 20 C atoms; R2, R4, and R5 independently of one another are an H atom or an organic radical having 1 to 20 C atoms, it also being possible for R4 and R5 together to form an aliphatic or aromatic ring; X is the anion of a phosphorus oxyacid, and n is 1, 2 or 3.

Abstract: Discussed are heat-curable epoxy resin compositions containing at least one epoxy resin with, on average, more than one epoxide group per molecule, at least one curing agent for epoxy resins, which is activated by an increased temperature and at least one terminally blocked polyurethane prepolymer. Said epoxy resin compositions are particularly suitable for use as one-component, heat-curable adhesives and are characterized by excellent mechanical properties, high glass transition temperatures and high impact resistance.

Abstract: An aircraft structure including structural composite parts assembled together to form the aircraft structure. A bonding interlayer material bonds the structural composite parts to each other. The bonding interlayer material includes a nanostructure enhanced material. A method of producing an aircraft structure of assembled structural composite parts, being cured or semi-cured before assembly.

Abstract: Optical devices of excellent optical and physical properties produced from cured resins are disclosed. The resins and/or the cured hybrid polymer material made with the resins are characterized by a high level of cycloaliphatic-containing groups. Specific additives that can participate in crosslinking the curable polysiloxane provide additional physical property advantages.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a printed wiring board includes preparing a wiring substrate having a conductive circuit, coating a solder-resist layer over the conductive circuit, leveling a surface of the solder-resist layer so as to obtain a maximum surface roughness in a predetermined range, removing the resin film from the surface of the solder-resist layer, and forming multiple openings in the surface of the solder-resist layer to expose multiple portions of the conductive circuit so as to form multiple conductive pads for mounting an electronic components.

Abstract: An optical member includes an anisotropic conductive film that has a multilayer structure having a bonding layer containing an epoxy resin as a curing part and a bonding layer containing a (meth)acrylate resin as a curing part.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a friction element (1) according to which a friction lining is applied onto a support element (2), which friction lining comprises at least one resin (5) and friction-modifying particles (6) and/or fibers (7), wherein the friction-modifying particles (6) and/or fibers (7) are mixed with the at least one resin (5) prior to application onto the support element (2).

Abstract: Provided is a surface protective sheet which satisfactorily adheres even to a coated surface having a rough surface, and not only does not cause an adhesive residue that can be observed with eyes but also does not impair the self-cleaning property of the surface of a coated plate. The surface protective sheet includes: a base material layer; and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, in which: a main component in a pressure-sensitive adhesive for constructing the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer includes a polymer P obtained by cross-linking a polymer A; in pulse NMR measurement of the polymer P at 30° C., the maximum spin-spin relaxation time T2MAX in all spin-spin relaxation times T2 of protons to be measured falls within the range of 300 to 800 ?s; and the content of a polymer component corresponding to the maximum spin-spin relaxation time T2MAX in the polymer P is 60% or more.

Abstract: The thermosetting die-bonding film of the present invention is used in manufacturing a semiconductor device, has at least an epoxy resin, a phenol resin, and an acrylic copolymer, and the ratio X/Y is 0.7 to 5 when X represents a total weight of the epoxy resin and the phenol resin and Y represents a weight of the acrylic copolymer.

Abstract: To provide an aqueous dispersion of a resin wherein dispersed particles are stable with fine particle sizes and whereby bleeding out is suppressed, which is thus useful as e.g. a surface treating agent for a polyolefin substrate, an adhesive or a coating material. A resin dispersion having dispersed in water a polymer (C) having a hydrophilic polymer (B) bonded to a polyolefin (A) in a ratio of (A):(B)=100:5 to 100:500 (weight ratio); a method for producing the resin dispersion; and a coating material and a laminate, employing it.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods of integrating carbon nanotubes into epoxy polymer composites via chemical functionalization of carbon nanotubes, and to the carbon nanotube-epoxy polymer composites produced by such methods. Integration is enhanced through improved dispersion and/or covalent bonding with the epoxy matrix during the curing process. In general, such methods involve the attachment of chemical moieties (i.e., functional groups) to the sidewall and/or end-cap of carbon nanotubes such that the chemical moieties react with either the epoxy precursor(s) or the curing agent(s) (or both) during the curing process. Additionally, in some embodiments, these or additional chemical moieties can function to facilitate dispersion of the carbon nanotubes by decreasing the van der Waals attractive forces between the nanotubes.

Abstract: The present invention provides a laminated polyester film which is excellent in adhesion to a light diffusion layer or an anti-sticking layer, etc., when these layers are formed thereon. The laminated polyester film of the present invention comprises a polyester film and a coating layer formed on at least one surface of the polyester film, which coating layer is produced by applying a coating solution comprising an acrylic resin, an epoxy compound and an oxazoline compound thereonto. In the laminated polyester film of the present invention, a content of the acrylic resin in the coating layer is 20 to 90% by weight, a total content of the epoxy compound and the oxazoline compound in the coating layer is 10 to 80% by weight, and a weight ratio between the epoxy compound and the oxazoline compound (epoxy compound:oxazoline compound) is 1 to 10:1 to 10.

Abstract: The present invention provides a laminated polyester film which can be suitably used in the applications requiring a good adhesion property to a hard coat layer, etc., for example, when employed as members constituting liquid crystal displays. The laminated polyester film of the present invention comprises a polyester film and a coating layer formed on at least one surface of the polyester film, which coating layer is produced by applying a coating solution comprising a polyester resin, an epoxy compound, an oxazoline compound and a melamine compound thereonto.

Abstract: A laminated structure comprising at least one glazing pane, at least one interlayer, and a seal covering at least one edge of the interlayer, wherein the seal comprises a nano-particulate silicon oxide.

Abstract: Provided is a pellicle that has appropriate membrane strength, high resistance to chemicals, and a low degree of sulfate ion generation and outgassing. A provided pellicle frame supports the outer rim of a pellicle membrane, and an epoxy resin coating is formed on the surface of the pellicle frame. In the infrared absorption spectrum of said epoxy resin coating, the ratio of the absorbance of a peak in the range between 1450 cm?1 and 1550 cm?1 to the absorbance of a peak in the range between 1200 cm?1 and 1275 cm?1 is at least 0.5 and at most 3; also, the ratio of the absorbance of a peak in the range between 1450 cm?1 and 1550 cm?1 to the absorbance of a peak in the range between 905 cm?1 and 930 cm?1 is at least 1 and less than 7.

Abstract: An article in the form of a packaging material having a water vapor transportation rate of about 500 g/m2/day or less. The packaging material has a paper substrate and a print-receptive layer which is positioned over the outer surface of the paper substrate. The packaging material also has a moisture barrier layer positioned over the print-receptive layer. The moisture barrier layer is formed from one or more energy-cured polymers. Also, methods for preparing these packaging materials, including printed packaging materials.

Abstract: An article in the form of recyclable packaging material having a water vapor transportation rate of about 500 g/m2/day or less. The packaging material has a paper substrate of recyclable paper fibers and a print-receptive layer which is positioned over the outer surface of the paper substrate and has a Parker Print Smoothness value of about 1.5 or less. The packaging material also has a moisture barrier layer positioned over the print-receptive layer. The moisture barrier layer is formed from one or more energy-cured polymers. Also, methods for preparing these packaging materials, including printed packaging materials.

Abstract: An intermediate transfer belt, which receives plural color toner images from one or more image bearing members and then transfers the plural color toner images onto a receiving material. The intermediate transfer belt includes a substrate; and an outermost layer located overlying the substrate and including an epoxy-silicone copolymer. An image forming apparatus including at least one image bearing member configured to bear plural color toner images thereon; a primary transfer device including the intermediate transfer belt, wherein the primary transfer device transfers the plural color toner images from the at least one image bearing member to the intermediate transfer belt to form a combined color toner image thereon; and a secondary transfer device configured to transfer the combined color toner image onto a receiving material.

Abstract: A composite prepared using a thermosettable epoxy resin composition having, as components: (1) an epoxy resin; (2) an epoxidized cycloaliphatic dicyclopentadiene phenolic resin; (3) an optional epoxidized bisphenol-A novolac resin; (4) an optional oligomeric butadiene; (5) an optional organic solvent; and (6) an alkylphenol novolac resin, the alkylphenol novolac resin serving as a curing agent. The composite so prepared may have good physical properties and superior a electrical properties as compared to conventional composites, such as laminates. The prepregs used to make the laminates may have a better surface appearance as well.

Abstract: A carbon nanotube composite structure includes a matrix and a carbon nanotube structure. The matrix has a surface. The carbon nanotube structure is incorporated in the matrix. A distance between the carbon nanotube structure and the surface is less than 10 micrometers. The carbon nanotube structure includes a plurality of carbon nanotubes joined with each other by van der Waals attractive force.

Abstract: The present invention provides curing agent compositions comprising benzylated polyalkylene polyamine compounds. Amine-epoxy compositions and articles produced from these amine-epoxy compositions are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention provides an antiseptic composition for engineering wood production, which contains epoxyconazole and a thermosetting resin, and engineering wood which is obtained using the antiseptic composition. The antiseptic composition of the present invention enables efficient production of engineering wood such as plywood or laminated veneer lumber (LVL) that has a high antiseptic effect.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composite optical element including a resin layer that is less susceptible to yellowing and has small cure shrinkage during formation. The present invention is a composite optical element including a resin layer obtained by polymerizing a resin composition containing a (meth)acrylate compound of a saturated aliphatic epoxy compound, a multifunctional isocyanurate compound, and a photopolymerization initiator.

Abstract: A resin composition includes solid brominated epoxy resin of 20-70 wt %, a hardener of 1-10 wt %, a promoter of 0.1-10 wt %, inorganic powder of 0.01-20 wt %, high thermal conductivity powder of 5-85 wt % closest packed by Horsfield packing model and a processing aid of 0-10 wt %; the resin composition possesses high glass transition temperature ranged from 169° C. to 235° C. measured by DSC, high thermal conductivity ranged from 5.7 W/m·K to 14.2 W/m·K, and excellent heat resistance as well as flame retardancy. The resin composition, which acts as a dielectric layer of a printed circuit board so as to endow the PCB with high thermal conductivity, is a high thermal conductivity prepreg formed by retting or a high thermal conductivity coating formed by coating. As a result, prompt dissipation of heat generated by electronic components on the PCB is achievable so that service life and stability of the electronic components are improved.

Abstract: Provided are a sheet for a solar cell of a monolayer construction or a multilayer construction based on a polyphenylene ether-based resin layer formed of a resin composition using a polyphenylene ether as a main component, which has excellent durability, excellent flame retardancy, excellent dimensional stability and high adhesiveness with a encapsulating resin layer or the like, and a solar cell module obtained by providing the sheet for a solar cell.

Abstract: A coating composition including a functionalized resin selected from at least one of polyurethanes, epoxies, polyamides, chlorinated polyolefins, acrylics, polyesters, or mixtures or copolymers thereof, wherein the resins comprises at least one of (meth)acryl or acetoacetyl functionality; a (meth)acryl functional compound; and a functionalized silicone compound.

Abstract: Anticorrosive coating compositions comprise a binding polymer and an amorphous aluminum phosphate corrosion inhibiting pigment dispersed therein. The coating composition comprises 1 to 25 percent by weight aluminum phosphate. The binding polymer can include solvent-borne polymers, water-borne polymers, solventless polymers, and combinations thereof. The aluminum phosphate is made by combining an aluminum source with a phosphorous source to form an amorphous aluminum phosphate solid condensate. The coating composition is specially engineered to provide a controlled delivery of phosphate anions of 50 to 500 ppm, and has a total solubles content of less than 1500 ppm. The amorphous aluminum phosphate is preferably free of alkali metals and alkaline earth metals. The amorphous aluminum phosphate has an oil absorption of less than 50, and a surface area of less than about 20 m2/g, The coating composition has a water adsorption potential of up to 25% by weight water.

Abstract: The invention relates to a novel ultra-thin hydrophobic and oleophobic layer, formed by self-assembly on a solid substrate surface, of compounds of the general formula A-B in which A represents a group of the formula in which Z represents C or N+, X represents C—H or C-L, L being an electron-attracting group selected from F, Cl, Br, I, CF3, NO2 and N(CH3)3+, Y represents H or CH3, or Y forms a 5- or 6-atom heterocycle with X, T represents NH, CO, CONH or NH2+U?, U? being a soluble anion, and B represents an unsubstituted C1-C20 linear aliphatic alkyl group, or a C1-C20 linear aliphatic alkyl group partially or completely substituted with F, and a method of preparing this layer and its use as an epilame or barrier film.

Abstract: A composite material obtained by laminating (A) a layer formed from an epoxy resin curing composition and (B) a layer of a polyimide to each other. The composite material is preferably obtained by applying the epoxy resin curing composition to at least one side of a polyimide film or sheet. The epoxy resin curing composition includes a curing agent containing a polyamide compound having a repeat unit comprising a phenolic hydroxyl group containing structure represented by the following formula (I) or (II): In formula (I), ring A and R each represent a phenylene group or a naphthylene group, each of which may be substituted with a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms. In formula (II), ring B is an arylene group having 6 to 18 carbon atoms or an alkylidenediarylene group having 13 to 25 carbon atoms, each of which may be substituted with a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A hybrid adhesive incorporating cyanate ester and/or epoxy materials and utilizing atmospheric plasma treatment provides stronger, more reliable joints in structural composite parts.

Abstract: A method for coating a diamond where an initiation site is provided on the diamond surface or initiation of a living polymerization on the site and the initiation site is reacted with a monomer having a site the reacts with and bonds to the initiation site to form an chemically attached chain with a new initiation site on the chain for further reaction with a monomer. An article with a coating upon a diamond surface, the coating the reaction product of a living polymerization reaction with initiation site on the diamond surface.

Abstract: An anisotropic conductive material prevents conduction resistance from varying among bumps or among linear terminals when connecting an IC chip or a flexible wire to a wiring board via the anisotropic conductive material. The anisotropic conductive material is formed by dispersing conductive particles in an insulating binder. The minimum melt viscosity [?0] thereof is in a range of from 1×102 to 1×106 mPa·sec, and satisfies the following equation (1): 1<[?1]/[?0]?3??(1) where in the equation (1), [?0] represents the minimum melt viscosity of the anisotropic conductive material, and [?1] represents a melt viscosity at a temperature T1 which is 30° C. lower than a temperature T0 at which the minimum melt viscosity is exhibited.

Abstract: A non-stick coating composition comprising a waterborne phenoxy resin, a crosslinker, a silicone compound, and a Fluoropolymer. An article, such as aluminum, may be coated with the composition. The composition may be multi-layers, but only the layers other than the first layer includes the silicone compound. The invention includes the method for applying the coating or coatings.

Abstract: The present invention provides curing agent compositions comprising benzylated polyalkylene polyamine compounds. Amine-epoxy compositions and articles produced from these amine-epoxy compositions are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a latent catalyst for epoxy resin, comprising: a cation moiety having an activity of accelerating curing reaction of epoxy resin; and a silicate anion moiety of suppressing the curing reaction-accelerating activity. Also disclosed are an epoxy resin composition comprising the latent catalyst and a semiconductor device using the epoxy resin composition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat dissipation coating agent and to a heat-dissipating plate including same, which efficiently dissipate heat from the surface of a heat-dissipating plate of an electric/electronic component. Particularly, the heat dissipation coating agent, which is applied to the surface of a heat-dissipating plate of an electric/electronic component, includes infrared radiation powder and a binder, and the heat-dissipating plate is coated with a heat dissipation layer consisting of the heat dissipation coating agent. Since the heat dissipation coating agent applied to the heat-dissipating plate is highly conductive, heat is emitted from the heat-dissipating plate by conduction as well as convection. In particular, the heat dissipation coating agent, which conducts heat with high conductivity, can be applied to a heat-dissipating plate of a high-power LED light source.

Abstract: The present invention is related to methods of packaging optical nonlinear crystal with a periodically domain inversion structure (e.g. periodically poled MgO doped lithium niobate) which is bonded with a laser crystal (e.g. Nd doped YVO4) and to achieve efficient second harmonic generation in an intra-cavity configuration.

Abstract: An optical film having a transparent support having thereon at least a hardcoat layer and an antistatic layer in this order, wherein the hardcoat layer and the antistatic layer are formed by simultaneously coating compositions for forming respective layers, the antistatic layer comprises at least (A) an electrically conductive organic compound and (B) a polyfunctional monomer having three or more polymerizable groups, a content of an inorganic oxide fine particle in the antistatic layer is less than 10 weight % based on an entire solid content of the antistatic layer, and a common logarithmic value (LogSR) of surface resistivity SR (?/sq) on the antistatic layer side with respect to the transparent support is 13 or less.

Abstract: Provided is a polymer resin composition for manufacturing an insulating film for manufacture of a printed circuit board. The polymer resin composition includes polymer resins and graphene for linking the polymer resins with larger attraction than Van Deer Waals's force of the polymer resins.

Abstract: A multi-layer imbedded capacitance and resistance substrate core. At least one layer of resistance material is provided. The layer of resistance material has a layer of electrically conductive material embedded therein. At least one layer of capacitance material of high dielectric constant is disposed on the layer of resistance material. Thru-holes are formed by laser.

Abstract: A mixture of zirconium hydroxides or zirconium basic carbonate with vanadium oxide (V205) co-reacts in high temperature aqueous slurry to form respectively an amorphous material, believed to be based on a zirconium analog of a zeolite structure, and a solid solution of zirconium oxide with vanadium oxide. The subject compositions, free of hexavalent chromium, are highly effective in providing blister-free corrosion prevention in typical coil and aerospace grade epoxy primer and color coat combinations.

Abstract: A coated article and method of employing a water-based coating composition on a fiber cement composite substrate is provided. The coating composition contains: an epoxy resin, a crosslinker having epoxide-reactive functional groups, a latex polymer distinct from the epoxy resin, and water.

Abstract: A combination of MWNTs (herein, MWNTs have more than 2 walls) and DWNTs significantly improves the mechanical properties of polymer nanocomposites. A small amount of DWNTs reinforcement (<1 wt. %) significantly improves the flexural strength of epoxy matrix nanocomposites. A same or similar amount of MWNTs reinforcement significantly improves the flexural modulus (stiffness) of epoxy matrix nanocomposites. Both flexural strength and flexural modulus of the MWNTs and DWNTs-coreinforced epoxy nanocomposites are further improved compared with same amount of either DWNTs or MWNTs-reinforced epoxy nanocomposites. In this epoxy/DWNTs/MWNTs nanocomposite system, SWNTs may also work instead of DWNTs. Besides epoxy, other thermoset polymers may also work.

Abstract: A resin composition for semiconductor encapsulation realizing excellent soldering resistance and flame resistance and having excellent flowability and curing properties, and a semiconductor device. The resin composition for semiconductor encapsulation includes (A) an epoxy resin containing (a) an epoxy resin represented by formula (1), (B) a compound having two or more phenolic hydroxyl groups in its molecule, (C) an inorganic filler, and (D) a curing accelerator: wherein each of R1 and R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group with 4 or less carbon atoms and may be the same or different; and ‘n’ represents a mean value that is a positive number of from 0 to 5; in the formula (1).

Abstract: Stable organosiloxane coating compositions that provide transparent, abrasion-resistant, chemical-resistant, low-tack, and water-washable anti-fog coatings when cured, are described herein. The coating compositions comprise an epoxy functional alkoxysilane, a tetrafunctional alkoxysilane, an alkoxysilyl functional polymer having polyethylene oxide segments, an alkoxysilyl functional cationic surfactant, and a carboxylic acid functional compound. Articles coated with the coating compositions, processes for coating substrates with the anti-fog coating compositions, and processes for making the coating compositions are also described herein.

Abstract: An improved coating system for an ophthalmic lens that provides improved characteristics in the form of abrasion resistance, while also providing improved manufacturability and rapid curing as compared to prior art coating systems. The coating system is a composite coating that hybridizes both epoxy and acrylate coating materials into a single coating system. The coating material of the present disclosure includes at least a poly (meth) acrylate polymer, a polymerizable monomer containing at least one epoxy group and a cationic polymerization initiator. The coating may be further enhanced by the addition of colloidal nano-silica particles that serve to reinforce the mechanical properties of the coating system without compromising the overall transparency and optical clarity of the coating.

Abstract: Derivatized solid epoxy resins of the formula (I), which are outstandingly suitable as impact modifiers; and compositions which include such derivatized solid epoxy resins and are outstandingly suitable as one-component heat-curable adhesives, and as structural foams which have a high impact resistance and high mechanical stability.