Abstract: Azidoaryl-substituted cyclooctene monomers and synthesized and used in the preparation of various copolymers. Among these copolymers are those prepared from ring-opening metathesis polymerization of cyclooctene, polyethylene glycol-substituted cyclooctene, and azidoaryl-substituted cyclooctene. These copolymers are useful in the formation of crosslinked films that reduce fouling of water purification membranes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel cyclic olefin compound, a polymer including the cyclic olefin compound, a liquid crystal alignment film including the polymer, and a liquid crystal display device including the liquid crystal alignment film. Since the polymer includes the cyclic olefin compound as a main chain, the thermal stability is excellent and the photoreactive speed is high. Accordingly, the production time can be reduced, the production cost can be reduced, and the anchoring force of the liquid crystal can be increased because the alignment property is stabilized due to the curing.

Abstract: Microstructured articles such as brightness enhancing film and turning films having a (e.g. brightness enhancing) polymerized structure comprising the reaction product an organic phase and at least 10 wt-% inorganic nanoparticles. The reaction product of the organic phase has a glass transition temperature of less than 35° C.

Abstract: An adhesive sheet includes a substrate and an energy-ray curable adhesive layer formed on the substrate. The energy-ray curable adhesive layer includes an energy-ray curable acrylic copolymer and a urethane acrylate. The energy-ray curable acrylic copolymer is formed by copolymerizing at least one of either a dialkyl(meth)acrylamide that has an alkyl group with carbon number of not more than 4, a phenol EO modified (meth)acrylate that has an ethylene glycol chain with a phenyl group bonded to the ethylene glycol chain, a (meth)acryloyl morpholine, or a (meth)acrylate that has an aceto-acetoxyl group, in total of 1 to 30 weight percent of all monomers to form the energy-ray curable acrylic copolymer. The energy-ray curable acrylic copolymer further includes a side chain with an unsaturated group.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a radiation curable and developable polyurethane which is characterized by having a carboxy group in its main chain and a acryloyl group in its side chain and comprising the following repeat units (I), (II), and (II) in a random arrangement: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, and T are defined in the specification. The polyurethane has a weight molecular weight measured by GPC in a range of from 3,000 to 400,000; an acid value in a range of from 5 to 120 mgKOH/g. The present invention also relates to a radiation curable and developable composition containing the polyurethane.

Abstract: A transparent flexible film is provided, formed by curing a composition, comprising: about 40-75 parts by weight of a clay; about 15-45 parts by weight of a water-soluble polymer; about 1-10 parts by weight of a mono-functional acrylic oligomer of formula (I), wherein n1 is an integer 2-25, R1 is C1-10 alkyl or H, and R2 is H or CH3; and about 10-45 parts by weight of a bi-functional acrylic oligomer of formula (II), wherein n2 is an integer 3-50, R3 and R4 are H or CH3.

Abstract: The present invention provides visible light curing systems, methods for reducing health risks to individuals exposed to radiation curing systems, methods for bonding substrates and visible light curing compositions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for chemically modifying, within its thickness, a polymer matrix chosen from matrices made of fluoropolymers and matrices made of aliphatic polymers, said process comprising at least one step consisting in irradiating said matrix with UV light having a wavelength of less than 300 nm in order to generate, within the thickness of said matrix, zones that have short polymer chains, formed by scission of the existing chains during the passage of the UV radiation and that have free radicals denoted hereinbelow as “activated zones”. The present invention also relates to the polymer matrix capable of being chemically modified by such a process.

Abstract: A method is provided for obtaining crosslinked polymers having pendent sulfonic acid groups by crosslinking through the sulfonic acid groups or their precursors with aromatic crosslinkers or aromatic pendent crosslinking groups to form aromatic sulfones. Such crosslinked polymers may be used to make polymer electrolyte membranes (PEM's) that may be used in electrolytic cells such as fuel cells.

Abstract: The present invention provides an ink composition including a polymerization initiator and a monofunctional (meth)acrylate having a —CONH— bond in the molecule thereof. The present invention also provides an ink jet recording method and a planographic printing plate producing method using the ink composition, and a planographic printing plate prepared by the planographic printing plate producing method.

Abstract: An active energy curing type composition for an in-place shaping gasket is provided which is capable of providing an in-place shaped gasket superior in heat resistance, weather resistance, oil resistance, curability, compression set, and the like. An active energy curing type composition for an in-place shaping gasket, comprising the under-mentioned components (A) and (B) as essential components, wherein the viscosity of the composition is 400 Pa·s or less at 23° C. and the compression set of a cured article which is prescribed in JIS K 6262 is 30% or less: (A) a vinyl polymer having two or more (meth)acryloyl groups per molecule at the molecular ends, and (B) a vinyl polymer having one (meth)acryloyl group per molecule at the molecular end.

Abstract: A curable composition having a low viscosity and providing a satisfactory rubber cured article is provided. A composition curable by radical photo curing and cationic photo curing in combination, comprising the under-mentioned components (A), (B), (C) and (D) as essential components: (A) a vinyl polymer having two or more acryloyl group or the like per molecule, the acryloyl groups or the like being present at one or more molecular ends; (B) an epoxy compound and/or an oxetane compound; (C) a radical photopolymerization initiator; and (D) a cationic photopolymerization initiator.

Abstract: An energy-core ink or varnish composition is provided for use in an in-mold decoration (IMD) process, comprising an energy-curable resin, additional reactive monomers and/or oligomers and, optionally and in an amount not exceeding 10% by weight, a solvent, wherein the resin comprises a urethane acrylate oligomer having an aromatic or aliphatic polycarbonate backbone. For inks, the composition additionally includes a pigment or dye. For photocure compositions, a photoinitiator is also included. Also provided is an in-mold decoration (IMD) process employing the ink or varnish composition.

Abstract: A method of producing a polymeric material including subjecting a starting material to conditions under which polymerisation occurs. The starting material includes a group of sub-formula (XIII) where R16 is selected from hydrogen, halo, nitro, hydrocarbyl, optionally substituted or interposed with functional groups, or R2 and R3 are independently selected from (CR6R7)n or a group CR8R9, CR6R7CR8R9 or CR8R9CR6R7 where n is 0, 1 or 2 and R6 and R7 are independently selected from hydrogen or alkyl, and either one of R8 or R9 is hydrogen and the other is an electron withdrawing group, or R8 or R9 together form an electron withdrawing group. R4 and R5 are independently selected from CH or CR1o where CR1o is an electron withdrawing group, X1 is a group CX2X3, Y1 is a group CY2Y3, and X2 X3, and, if present, Y2 and Y3, are each a C1 to C4 alkyl group.

Abstract: The invention relates to a radiation curable composition including a polyester urethane (meth)acrylate oligomer prepared from ortho-carboxylic polyester polyols, where the composition, after cure, has a secant modulus greater than about 600 MPa and an elongation at break of at least about 10%. The invention also relates to coated optical fibers and optical fiber ribbon including at least one coating derived from this composition, and to a process of making these coated optical fibers.

Abstract: The invention provides (1) an ink composition including a polymerization initiator and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of (meth)acrylic acid and monofunctional (meth)acrylic acid esters and amides each having a carboxy group in the molecule, (2) an ink composition including a polymerization initiator, at least one compound selected from the group consisting of (meth)acrylic acid and monofunctional (meth)acrylic acid esters and amides each having a carboxy group in the molecule, and a monofunctional (meth)acrylic acid ester or amide having an alkylene oxide repeating unit in the molecule, and (3) an ink composition including a polymerization initiator and a monofunctional (meth)acrylic acid ester or amide having a basic group in the molecule; and an ink jet recording method, a method for producing a planographic printing plate and a planographic printing plate produced by the method for producing a planographic printing plate using the above-mentioned ink compositions.

Abstract: A novel process produces a novel hydrogenated nitrile rubber (B) which features a very narrow molecular weight distribution and a correspondingly low value for the polydispersity index. The preparation process encompasses the treatment of a hydrogenated nitrile rubber (A) with ultrasound, whereupon the resultant hydrogenated nitrile rubber (B) has a lower weight-average molecular weight (Mw) than the hydrogenated nitrile rubber (A). The resultant hydrogenated nitrile rubber (B) has excellent suitability for the production of mouldings via processing by extrusion processes or by injection-moulding processes.

Abstract: An active energy ray-curable ink composition comprising a colorant, a monomer and a photopolymerization initiator, in which the monomer contains an acrylamide derivative in an amount of 10 to 90% by weight based on the whole weight of the ink composition, and the ink composition has a viscosity of 3 to 35 mPa·s at 25° C. The ink composition has a low viscosity without dilution by a diluent solvent, good storage stability, good pigment dispersibility when a pigment is used as a colorant and also good continuous ejection stability to a printing medium, has a good curing property at a low energy level such as a cumulative amount of light of 150 mJ/cm2 or less, and it can attain good printing quality on nonabsorbable printing medium and achieves good adhesion of printed images to the printing medium.

Abstract: Disclosed are radiation-curable compositions comprising at least one ortho-phthalate (meth)acrylate, and optionally a (meth)acrylate monomer, a stabilizing package, an adhesion promoter, and/or a photoinitiator. The compositions maintain physical integrity when cured and then aged for seven days under the conditions of 70% relative humidity, 77° C. black panel temperature, 55° C. chamber air temperature and a light intensity of 0.51 W/m2/nm at 340 nanometer wavelength passed through a daylight filter. The preparation and use of these compositions are also disclosed.

Abstract: the invention provides a composition having laser engraving properties, comprising a host material and a laser enhancing additive. The host material comprises a material, such as a polymer, modified by a first process, whereby the host material as modified by the first process has increased thermal conductivity as compared to the host material before the first process. The laser enhancing additive comprises a first quantity of at least one of copper potassium iodide (CuKI3), Copper Iodide (CuI), potassium iodide (KI), sodium iodide (NaI), and aluminum iodide (AlI), and a second quantity of at least one substance selected from the group consisting of zinc sulfide (ZnS), barium sulfide (BaS), alkyl sulfonate, and thioester.

Abstract: The invention relates to a radiation curable coating or an ink composition comprising a photoinitiator and a stabilizer blend of a sterically hindered nitroxyl radical and a quinone methide.

Abstract: The invention relates to polymer compositions of carbonyl-hydrogenated ketone-aldehyde resins and polyisocyanates in reactive solvents, to a process for their preparation and to the use, particularly in radiation-curable coating materials and adhesives.

Abstract: Adhesive compositions useful for laminating cellulosic substrates are formulated using an aqueous emulsion of a vinyl ester polymer such as polyvinyl acetate, one or more monomers or oligomers functionalized with (meth)acrylate groups, and a photoinitiator. The adhesive is cured by drying and exposing the adhesive to UV or visible light and is particularly useful for attaching clear films to cellulosic substrates such as paper and boxboard (e.g., in the manufacture of envelopes or folding cartons having windows).

Abstract: A method of increasing the gas transmission rate of a packaging film comprises providing a packaging film that comprises at least about 0.001 weight % of fullerene material selected from spherical fullerenes, bowl-shaped fullerenes, multi-walled carbon nanotubes, carbon nanocones, and carbon nano-onions. The packaging film is exposed to an amount of radiation energy effective to increase the oxygen transmission rate of the packaging film by at least about 100 cc (STP)/m2. day (1 atm, 0% RH, 23° C.).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a radiation curable resin composition which comprises epoxy (meth)acrylate, a monofunctional (meth)acrylate, a bifunctional (meth)acrylate having a specific structure, and a bifunctional (meth)acrylate obtained from an aliphatic dihydric alcohol having an oxyalkylene structure and (meth)acrylic acid and further contains a thermoplastic resin, thereby causing satisfactory adhesion to plastic substrates, sufficient shape retention, and excellent shape recovery properties, and satisfaction in moldability including casting efficiency and shape reproducibility, as well as a high refractive index and appropriateness for use as a lens sheet.

Abstract: The present invention provides novel hybrid polymer useful for alignment layers for inducing alignment of a liquid crystal medium. Hybrid polymers of this invention are prepared from at least one component selected from the group consisting of monomer, oligomer and polymer within the class of polyimides, poly(amic acids) and esters thereof and at least one component selected from the group consisting of addition monomer and functionalized addition polymer wherein the two components are covalently bonded to form a copolymer. The invention further describes liquid crystal optical elements such as all liquid crystal display products or modes, liquid crystal devices and liquid crystal optical films comprising the novel hybrid polymer alignment layers.

Abstract: A hydrophobic acidic group-containing polymeric monomer (a); a water-soluble polymeric monomer (b); water (c); a photopolymerization initiator (d); an aromatic tertiary amine (e) having an electron-withdrawing group; a cross-linkable polymeric monomer (f); and a basic compound (g) for producing a water-soluble salt through a reaction with a part of the hydrophobic acidic group-containing polymeric monomer (a) are included as essential compounding ingredients. A one-part dental adhesive composition that exhibits high adhesive strength and high storage stability in adhesion between a teeth, and more particularly enamel or dentine, and a dental repairing material, and more particularly a resin material, is provided.

Abstract: Compounds of formula (I): [where: the substituents R1 are individually selected from C1-C10 alkyl groups and optionally substituted benzyl groups; the substituents R2 are individually selected from alkyl groups or, together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group; Z is selected from C6-C10 arylene groups and groups of formula —(CHR3)n—, where R3 is hydrogen, hydroxy or a C1-C4 alkyl group, and n is 0 to 6; Y is carbonyl or —CH2—; Q is a residue of a mono- or poly-hydroxy compound; and x is 1 to 6; and esters thereof] are useful as multi-functional photoinitiators for use in coating compositions to be cured by radiant energy.

Abstract: A method of surface cross-linking superabsorbent polymer particles using UV irradiation is provided. The method is carried out in a so-called drum reactor, which comprises a hollow drum and an irradiation source. The drum has a longitudinal axis and a cross-section. Superabsorbent polymer particles are fed into the drum and are irradiated while they move within the drum, which is rotated around its longitudinal axis. The irradiation source is provided such that the radiation emitted by the irradiation source is able to reach superabsorbent polymer particles within said drum. The irradiation source for use in the method is able to emit UV radiation of a wavelength between about 100 nm and about 200 nm.

Abstract: A polyurethane acrylate (A), comprises, as synthesis components, (a) at least one polyisocyanate which comprises isocyanurate groups, based on 1-isocyanato-3,3,5-trimethyl-5-(isocyanatomethyl)cyclohexane, (b) at least one polyisocyanate which comprises isocyanurate groups, based on hexamethylene diisocyanate, (c) at least one aliphatic and/or cycloaliphatic diisocyanate, (d1) at least one polyetherdiol or polyesterdiol having a molecular weight ranging from 500 to 2000, (d2) optionally, at least one diol having a molecular weight of less than 220 g/mol, (e) at least one compound having at least one group reactive toward isocyanate and at least one unsaturated group capable of free radical polymerization, and (f) optionally, at least one compound having exactly one group reactive toward isocyanate.

Abstract: A photosensitive adhesive composition of the polymerizable resin type, the hardening of which occurs by polymerization and/or reticulation, includes:—initiators for at least one chain polymerization reaction to guarantee the hardening of the composition and a sufficient quantity of at least one bifunctional monomer, including a photolabile center with at least one photolabile entity and at least two polymerizable units, connected by covalent skeletons to the photolabile center and located away from the cleavage sites of the photolabile center, such that the composition loses the integrity and adhesivity thereof under the influence of a reticulating radiation causing the cleavage of the photolabile sites. The composition is particularly of application in dentistry.

Abstract: (A) a polycarbonatediol, (B) a trifunctional alcohol, and (C) a diisocyanate are subjected to reaction in the presence of (D) a (meth)acrylate compound represented by the general formula CH2?CRCO(OCnH2n)pR? or CH2?CRCO(OCmH2m)qOCOCH?CH2, and (E) a di(meth)acrylate compound of alkylene glycol whose alkylene group is substituted as a lower alkyl group, and then (F) a hydroxyl group-containing (meth)acrylate is added to the resulting solution of urethane oligomers in (meth)acrylate to conduct terminal (meth)acrylating reaction of the urethane oligomers, thereby producing a UV-curable liquid polyurethane resin having a viscosity (25° C.) of preferably 150,000-1,000,000 mPa·s, where before or after the terminal (meth)acrylating reaction of the urethane oligomers (G) a photopolymerization initiator and (H) a hindered phenol-based antioxidant having a molecular weight of 500-2,000 are added thereto to form the UV-curable liquid polyurethane resin.

Abstract: Fluoropolymers are made by admixing tetrafluoroethylene, hexfluoropropylene, and vinylidene fluoride; reacting the reaction admixture to generate a set of fluoropolymeric oligomers; irradiating the fluoropolymeric oligomeric precursor admixture (preferably with electron beam radiation) to form free radical sites on individual fluoropolymeric oligomers of the set and generate thereby a set of free radical oligomer derivatives in the fluoropolymeric oligomeric precursor admixture; and reacting the fluoropolymeric oligomeric precursor admixture to derive the fluoropolymer compound from the free radical oligomer derivatives. In a second approach, fluoropolymers are made by admixing tetrafluoroethylene, hexfluoropropylene, and vinylidene fluoride and irradiating the admixture.

Abstract: Powder coating binders having a glass temperature of ?35° C. containing at least one polymer and one or more radiation-curing reactive thinners, a process for the production of these powder coating binders and their use as a component of powder coatings.

Abstract: Chemically cross-linked polymeric particles are formed using mechanical rather than chemical processes, facilitating production of small-diameter particles in a manner largely independent of the viscosity or density of the polymer. For example, an uncross-linked resin may be provided in particulate form, agglomerated, and compressed into a mass of a desired shape with a desired diameter, and subsequently cross-linked.

Abstract: The present invention relates to radiation-curable overprint varnishes for printed substrates based on multifunctional, uncrosslinked, liquid Michael addition resins. The compositions are UV-curable with little or no photoinitiator present.

Abstract: The invention relates to cross-link-resistant injectable hydrogel formulations and methods of partially or practically wholly inhibiting injectable hydrogel formulations from cross-linking, for example, during irradiation, using anti-cross-linking agents, which facilitates injectability of the hydrogel formulation. The invention also relates to methods of making the cross-link-resistant, for example, irradiation cross-link resistant, injectable hydrogel formulations, and methods of administering the same in treating a subject in need.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process comprising polymerizing via irradiation from a light source, a reaction mixture comprising at least one monomer and at least one photoinitiator wherein at least about 90% of incident light emitted by the light source is filtered to produce a soluble, high molecular weight polymer.

Abstract: The invention relates to an oriented pressure-sensitive adhesive and to a process for preparing it. The pressure-sensitive adhesive comprises an acrylate-based UV-crosslinked polymer which is synthesized in a mass fraction of at least 50% from at least one acrylic monomer according to the general formula (I) in which R1 is hydrogen (H) or a methyl group (CH3) and R2 is hydrogen (H) or a branched or unbranched, saturated C1 to C30 hydrocarbon radical, which may optionally be substituted by a functional group, the pressure-sensitive adhesive, in the form of a film applied as a melt (hotmelt), having a preferential direction which is characterized in the free film by a shrinkback of at least 3% relative to an original stretching of the film in the preferential direction. The orientation is generated after polymerization by means of a suitable coating process and is subsequently “frozen in” by UV crosslinking.

Abstract: The present invention provides a radical generator having a naphthalimide structure or a crosslinking agent and a photosensitive compound having a function as a radical generator. A photoradical polymerization initiator of the present invention comprises a compound (a) having only one naphthalimide structure-containing group in one molecule. The radial generator of the present invention comprises a compound (c) having two or more naphthalimide structure-containing groups in one molecule and also functions as a crosslinking agent. A first photosensitive compound of the present invention comprises a compound (d) having a naphthalimide structure-containing group and an ethylenic unsaturated group in one molecule. A second photosensitive compound of the present invention comprises a polymer (e) of one or more radical polymerizable compounds containing the compound (d).

Abstract: This invention provides novel methods for the formation of biocompatible membranes around biological materials using photopolymerization of water soluble molecules. The membranes can be used as a covering to encapsulate biological materials or biomedical devices, as a “glue” to cause more than one biological substance to adhere together, or as carriers for biologically active species. Several methods for forming these membranes are provided. Each of these methods utilizes a polymerization system containing water-soluble macromers, species, which are at once polymers and macromolecules capable of further polymerization. The macromers are polymerized using a photoinitiator (such as a dye), optionally a cocatalyst, optionally an accelerator, and radiation in the form of visible or long wavelength UV light. The reaction occurs either by suspension polymerization or by interfacial polymerization.

Abstract: A well cementing composition comprises an hydraulic cement and flexible, acrylonitrile-butadiene copolymer particulate material. A method of cementing a well comprises mixing the composition with sufficient water, and optionally, other additives to form a pumpable slurry, and pumping the slurry into the well and allowing it to set.

Abstract: A clearcoat curable by ultraviolet radiation including at least one of A) acrylate or methacrylate monomers or mixtures thereof having from one to six free-radically polymerizable groups per molecule or B) compounds containing two or more ethylenically unsaturated, free radically polymerizable groups per molecule and mixtures thereof or mixtures of A) and B). The coating may optionally include photoinitiators, volatile organic solvent(s) and customary additives. The invention further provides a process for applying the clearcoat to a substrate. In a preferred embodiment the process according to the present invention includes low energy curing of a clearcoat applied to a substrate by means of a UV light source utilizing UVA/UVV or UVA only and involves essentially no UVB or UVC radiation.

Abstract: The present invention provides inks and methods for making colored silicone hydrogel contact lenses. The ink of the invention comprises an actinically-curable binder copolymer comprising fluorine-containing segments and is characterized by having capability to be cured actinically or thermally to form a colored film on a molding surface of a mold or a silicone hydrogel contact lens and by having an increased durability in a solvated state in a silicone-hydrogel lens formulation in relation to a control colored film obtained from a control ink including an actinically-curable fluorine-free binder copolymer. The invention also provides methods for making colored silicone hydrogel contact lenses based on print-on-mold processes for producing colored contact lenses.

Abstract: Provided is an alkali-soluble maleimide-based copolymer which comprises, as essential constituents, 5 to 50% by mass of a maleimide monomer unit which is at least one unit selected from the group consisting of a N-cyclohexylmaleimide monomer unit, a N-benzylmaleimide monomer unit and a substituted N-benzylmaleimide monomer unit, 8 to 30% by mass of the (meth)acrylic acid monomer unit and 30 to 87% by mass of a (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer unit and which satisfies the condition represented by the formula: 0.4×X?Y?0.5×X+10 where X is the content, in % by mass, of the N-cyclohexylmaleimide monomer unit, the N-benzylmaleimide monomer unit and the substituted N-benzylmaleimide monomer unit and Y is the content, in % by mass, of the (meth)acrylic acid monomer unit. Also provided are a color filter and a liquid crystal display which are formed by using the ionizing radiation-curable resin composition.

Abstract: The present invention is related to water-based inks for making colored hydrogel contact lenses, in particular, colored HEMA-based hydrogel contact lenses. The ink of the invention comprises at least one colorant, water, and a water-soluble and actinically-curable binder polymer which is a vinyl group-terminated polyurethane polymer, a vinyl group-terminated polyurea binder polymer, or a mixture thereof. Also, the ink of the invention is characterized by having a viscosity greater than 50 centipoise (cps), a prolonged stability, and a good adhesion to a HEMA-based hydrogel contact lens. The ink of the invention preferably further has a good compatibility with a HEMA-based hydrogel material, and/or good transferability from a mold to a HEMA-based hydrogel contact lens made in the mold. The present invention is also related to a method for making colored hydrogel contact lenses using an ink of the invention.

Abstract: The invention provides a photopolymerizable composition comprising: flame-retardant particles which contains a hydrated metal and have an average diameter of about 1 to 500 nm; and a photopolymerization reactive material. The hydrated metal preferably includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a hydrated magnesium, hydrated calcium, hydrated aluminum, hydrated zinc, hydrated barium, hydrated copper and hydrated nickel. A cover layer which comprises an organic compound or a polysilicone is preferably formed on surfaces of the flame-retardant particles. The invention provides a flame-retardant resin-formed article which is formed of the photopolymerized photopolymerizable composition. A flame retardancy of the article measured in accordance with the UL-94 test preferably scores HB or higher.

Abstract: Producing a printed circuit board, by coating a resin composition comprising an aromatic cyanate compound having two or more cyanato groups in a molecule and a radical-polymerizable resin on a circuit substrate, photo-curing the resin composition, and thermally curing the photo-cured resin composition to thereby form an insulation layer, affords an insulation layer with improved surface smoothness and excellent dielectric properties.

Abstract: A rustproofing composition has superior properties satisfying rustproofing quality requirements and workability requirements for car underbodies, parts around tires, parts with pockets, plate-bonded parts or the like of car bodies, and containing volatile organic solvent of 20 mass % or less. In a rustproofing composition containing UV curable resin and photopolymerizing initiator and at least one of rustproofing oil and rustproofing wax, the content of nonvolatile component at 105° C. for 3 hours in the rustproofing oil and rustproofing wax is 80 mass % or more, the UV curable resin and photopolymerizing initiator are dissolved or dispersed in the rustproofing oil and rustproofing wax, and the UV curable resin is contained at 0.3 to 10 weight % to the total weight of the composition.

Abstract: The invention relates to UV curable, low gloss overprint varnish coating formulations and cured coatings prepared therefrom. The low gloss overprint varnish formulations contain a Michael addition resin, a polyamide powder and a reactive monomer.