Abstract: Encapsulated pigment for use in ink-jet ink formulations, improved ink-jet ink formulations using the encapsulated pigment, and methods for producing same. The pigment particles are pretreated with a polymer that is soluble in organic solvents, but substantially insoluble in water. The pigment particles are added to a solution of polymer/organic solvent, mixed to form a paste then collected after driving off the solvent. The encapsulated pigment can be used to prepare an ink-jet ink formulation by grinding it in a water carrier with a conventional polymer dispersant.

Abstract: The invention provides a process for producing a water dispersion for ink jet recording,which comprises the following steps 1 and 2: (Step 1) a step of obtaining a pigment treated with (a) a water-insoluble vinyl polymer particles by making a pigment and (a) a water-insoluble vinyl polymer particles present in an aqueous solvent and then removing the solvent; and (Step 2) a step of obtaining a water dispersion of a pigment-containing water-insoluble vinyl polymer particles by dispersing a mixture comprising the water-insoluble vinyl polymer particle (a)—treated pigment obtained in step 1, an organic solvent, (b) a water-insoluble vinyl polymer and water and then removing the organic solvent.

Abstract: The invention provides a colored fine particle dispersion wherein colored fine particles including a dispersible polymer having both of a hydrophilic polymer moiety and a hydrophobic polymer moiety which has a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 0° C. or less and an oil-soluble dye are dispersed in an aqueous medium; an ink using the same; and an ink-jet recording method using the ink. Preferably, a content of the hydrophobic polymer moiety is from 60 to 90% by mass, and a content of the hydrophilic polymer moiety is from 10 to 40% by mass.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous ink for ink jet printer recording including a water dispersion of water-insoluble vinyl polymer particles containing carbon black, wherein the carbon black has a volatile content of 5% or less at 950° C. and includes at least two kinds of carbon black differing from each other in at least one of a primary particle diameter, a specific surface area and a DBP absorption amount.

Abstract: Self-healing coatings incorporate microcapsules of about 60-150 microns diameter that contain film formers and dust suppression compounds suitable for controlling spalling of lead dust, for example. In one embodiment, a primer paint is mixed with these microcapsules and applied by brushing or rolling. After the coating has cured, any physical compromise of the coating results in microcapsules bursting to release liquid that fills and seals the compromised volume. The microcapsule contents protect the underlying substrate from damage and repair some of the outer coating. In one application, embodiments of these self-healing coatings seal existing lead-based paint for suppression of lead dust. In another embodiment, microcapsules are provided separately to enhance commercially available products.

Abstract: An ink-jet ink which includes a liquid vehicle and a polymer-dispersed pigment dispersed in the liquid vehicle is disclosed and described. More specifically, the polymer-dispersed pigment can include a pigment encapsulated with a polymer having hydrophilic and hydrophobic moieties. The polymer can be a polymerization product of at least a first monomer having a hydrophilic group, and a second monomer having a hydrophobic group. Further, the polymer can be configured such that the polymer-dispersed pigment is stable in the liquid vehicle at a pH of from about 5.5 to about 8.5. Such polymer-dispersed pigments allow for formation of ink-jet inks with improved options for bleed control mechanisms and increased reliability of ink-jet architecture.

Abstract: The invention relates to a composition, preferably a care and/or treatment and/or make-up composition for keratin and keratinous materials in general (including the skin, hair, nails, scalp, and/lips of human beings, keratinous fibers, etc.), containing an oil, a structuring polymer and a coated silicone elastomer. Preferably, the compositions of the invention are anhydrous.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use, for dyeing keratin fibres, of at least one latent pigment, which is soluble in a medium that is suitable for dyeing, and which can be chemically, thermally or photochemically converted in the fibres into water-insoluble pigments, of formula A(B)x with A representing the chromophoric radical of dyes, and B representing a hydrogen atom or a group of formula (II) with Z representing a cationic water-solubilizing group Z+ or a polyethylene glycol residue, Y representing a hetero atom, F and F? representing a linear or branched C1-C14 alkylene chain, which may contain hetero atoms and may be substituted with one or more hydroxyl, amino or halogen groups. The invention also relates to processes for dyeing keratin fibres using latent pigments, to particular compositions containing them and to multi-compartment dyeing devices or “kits”.

Abstract: The present invention relates to stabilized BiOCl pigments in which BiOCl is coated with one or more polymers and oxides, oxide hydrates or hydroxides of silicon, to a process for the production of the stabilized BiOCl pigments, and to the use thereof.

Abstract: This invention relates to an ink jet ink composition comprising water, a humectant, and polymer-dye particles, wherein said polymer-dye particles comprise a colorant phase containing a water insoluble dye, and a polymer phase, said particles being associated with a water-dispersible polymeric co-stabilizer. This invention further relates to an ink jet printing method utilizing the above ink jet ink composition.

Abstract: Embodiments of this invention comprise a pigment comprising one or more substantially spherical-shaped beads, wherein each substantially spherical-shaped bead comprises one or more high aspect ratio particles encapsulated within an encapsulating material. Embodiments also comprise a resinous composition comprising said pigment. Yet further embodiments comprise a method of preparing said pigment via suspension polymerization.

Abstract: Disclosed is a water-based pigment ink composition comprising, as colorants, (1) a surface treated pigment having a water-dispersibility imparting group introduced to the surface thereof and (2) a water-dispersible polymer-encapsulated pigment which is a pigment wholly coated with a polymer. The water-based ink composition exhibits good color developability and satisfactory abrasion resistance, causes little blurring, and has excellent storage stability.

Abstract: An ink jet recording ink (IJ ink) containing a colorant of a pigment and/or dye enveloped in a polymer, and water, and containing at least one compound from the group of acetylene glycol surfactants and acetylene alcohol surfactants, and another compound from the group of glycol ethers and 1,2-alkylene glycols; an IJ ink set including a plurality of the inks; a recording method of using the ink and/or the ink set; recorded matter printed according to the recording method; and an ink jet recording apparatus having an electrostrictive unit mounted thereon and designed so as to be capable of ejecting the ink.

Abstract: An aqueous ink composition comprising: a pigment, having a particle diameter as determined by the light scattering method of no less than 20 nm and no more than 200 nm; and a water dispersible polymer, having a styrene-equivalent number average molecular weight of as determined by gel permeation chromatography no less than 5000 and no more than 200000, having a surface tension of no less than 20 mN/m and no more than 40 mN/m, and wherein the abovementioned pigment is a polymer-coated pigment that is coated with the abovementioned water dispersible polymer, is provided. The water-dispersible polymer may be a copolymer of monomers, mainly comprising acrylic acid and/or methacrylic acid and an acrylate and/or methacrylate. With this ink composition, the printing quality can be improved.

Abstract: A micro-capsulated thermal-stable phase-change polymer is mixed with a melt-spinning polymer, and melt-spinning grains are obtained after processing the mixture described above. The thermal-stable phase-change polymer has a polyether main chain and two fatty acyl terminals. The polyether main chain is polyethylene glycol or polytetramethylene glycol. The two fatty acyl terminals are preferably stearoyl group, palmitoyl group, or lauroyl group.

Abstract: A modified particle or aggregate is disclosed wherein a particle has an attached group having the formula: wherein the substituents are defined in the disclosure. Modified particles with attached polymers are also disclosed as well as methods of making the modified products.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an ink jet recording ink with excellent storage stability, with which no mold or other microbes will be generated over an extended period. The ink jet recording ink of the present invention contains water and a colorant comprising a pigment encapsulated by a polymer having a carboxyl group, wherein this ink jet recording ink is characterized by containing at least methylisothiazolone and octylisothiazolone.

Abstract: A dispersion of colored particles is disclosed. The dispersion is prepared by emulsifying a mixture comprising a colorant and polymer, employing a reactive emulsifier, and subsequently copolymerizing the resulting mixture, employing polymerizable monomer. An ink employing the dispersion is also disclosed.

Abstract: An aqueous polymer composition is provided containing select levels of hard polymer and soft polymer, wherein the hard polymer and the soft polymer are contained as dispersed particles. Portions of the hard polymer and optionally, the soft polymer, have select chemical groups. The aqueous polymer composition also contains composite particles formed from pigment particles and a plurality of polymer particles having the select chemical groups. The aqueous polymer composition is useful for preparing coatings having a combination of improved hiding, low temperature film formation, and hardness properties, such as dirt pickup resistance. Methods to prepare and to use the aqueous polymer composition are also provided.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a polyamide resin composition having high mechanical properties and high heat resistance while achieving a satisfactory balance between various physical properties. A molded product made of this polyamide resin exhibits a lower warpage and excellent surface appearance. A method for producing the polyamide, resin composition is also provided. The present invention provides a polyamide resin composition containing a polyamide resin and swelling mica treated with a polyether compound having a bisphenol structure. The present invention also provides a method for making the polyamide resin composition including melt-mixing a polyamide resin with a polyether compound.

Abstract: A unique treatment for pigments is provided. This treatment, which uses certain organo-phosphoric acids and/or their salts, imparts improved physical and chemical qualities including lacing resistance, improved dispersion and decreased chemical reactivity when these treated pigments are incorporated into polymeric matrices.

Abstract: Polymer composites and polymer nanocomposites are designed and manufactured by choosing surface-modified fillers having a solid surface energy matching the solid surface energy of the polymer, wherein the advancing contact angle of the polymer on the surface-modified filler is less than about 5 degrees. The fillers are surface-modified by adsorption of amorphous polymeric surfactants, consisting of either mono-modal, bimodal, or multi-modal size distribution. The surface-modified fillers of this invention display a measurable yield stress and a viscosity of about 30.000 Pa·s or less at room temperature, and comprise one or more materials selected from the group consisting of minerals, plant material, animal material, carbon fiber, graphite, amorphous carbon, carbon nanotubes, and glass fiber.

Abstract: The present invention provides a microencapsulated pigment, wherein pigment particles having an anionic group on the surface are coated with a polymer comprising a repeating structural unit derived from a cationically polymerizable surface active agent and a repeating structural unit derived from an anionically polymerizable surface active agent and/or a hydrophilic monomer having an anionic group; and a process for producing a microencapsulated pigment, wherein the cationically polymerizable surface active agent is added to and mixed with an aqueous dispersion of the pigment particles having an anionic group on the surface, the anionically polymerizable surface active agent and/or the hydrophilic monomer having an anionic group are added thereto and the mixture was emulsified, followed by adding a polymerization initiator and carrying out emulsion polymerization. In addition, an ink jet recording ink comprising at least the above microencapsulated pigment and water.

Abstract: A no flow fluxing underfill having a hardener component comprising a phenolic component and an anhydride component in a molar ratio of phenolic component to anhydride component of between about 0.1:1 and about 2:1; or between about 0.8:1 and about 1.2:1. An underfill preparation method involving blending an epoxy component and a phenolic component, heating the blend, and cooling the blend, prior to incorporation of an anhydride component.

Abstract: A method for imparting damage resistance to a coating, film or article of manufacture comprising adding crosslinked polymeric nanoparticles having a size range of 1-100 nm in diameter to said coating, film or article of manufacture.

Abstract: Disclosed is a thermochromic golf ball with a one- or multi-piece structure, which comprises a thermochromic compound. The thermochromic golf ball reversibly changes between two different color states with temperature. The thermochromic golf ball may be white when it is warmed to higher than a thermochromic temperature point, but shows a characteristic color when it is cooled to lower than the point. In a two-piece or three-piece ball, the thermochromic compound is present in either the outer cover or a transparent coat applied to the cover. The thermochromic pigment changes color when a critical point temperature is reached, thereby alerting the golfer that the current temperature of the golf ball may have power performance characteristics.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a product, a process for its preparation and the use of such in plastic film production. More specifically, the present invention relates to an antiblock talc, a process for the preparation of such and its use as an additive in the production of polyolefin film. Polyolefin films produced according to the process of the present invention are useful in a broad range of packaging and film covering applications.

Abstract: A curable film-forming composition is provided comprising (i) 10 to 90 percent by weight based on the total weight of resin solids in the film-forming composition of a crosslinking agent; (ii) 10 to 90 percent by weight of a polymer containing a plurality of functional groups reactive with the crosslinking agent; and (iii) 5 to 85 percent by volume of particles having a mean particle size less than 100 nm. The particles comprise 1 to 99 percent by weight of at least one metal oxide wherein the metal is selected from zinc, titanium, cerium, manganese, bismuth, copper, zirconium and iron. A multi-component composite coating composition is also provided, comprising a pigmented basecoat and a clear coat. The basecoat and/or clearcoat may be derived from the curable film-forming composition described above. Also provided are coated substrates in which the curable coating compositions or the multi-component composite coating compositions described above are applied to a substrate and cured to form a cured coating.

Abstract: The invention relates to a laser-markable transparent or translucent plastics which comprise pearlescent pigments in combination with laser-sensitive pigments which themselves do not exhibit any pearlescent effect. The pigment combination considerably improves the scanner legibility of applied laser markings. The invention also relates to a process for preparing the plastics, to the use of the plastics for producing moldings, to moldings produced in this way, and generally to the use of a mixture made from pearlescent pigment and laser-sensitive pigment in laser-markable plastics, for improving the scanner legibility of laser markings applied to the plastics.

Abstract: A self-regenerating, self-cleaning hydrophobic surface is formed when particles are secured on a carrier that is itself a mixture of particles and binder. When particles on the surface are ablated by erosion, new particles in the carrier are exposed to regenerate the self-cleaning surface, resulting in a long-lasting self-cleaning action. The self-cleaning surface may be used with particular advantage outdoors, e.g. on vehicles, where self-cleaning materials are particularly exposed to the effects of the environment.

Abstract: A polymer with a hemocompatible film or coating is manufactured by a one-step method comprising polymerizing monomer droplets comprising at least one crosslinking agent to form a polymer and simultaneously coating the resulting polymer using at least one dispersing agent to thereby form a hemocompatible coated polymer.

Abstract: The present invention is a biodegradable resin composition having excellent physical properties such as strength, water-resistance, molding workability, thermal-resistance, and suitable for a molded article for various electric products. The biodegradable resin composition of the present invention contains a biodegradable resin and filler coated with a biodegradable coating resin in which the filler coated with the biodegradable coating resin is contained within the biodegradable resin. Preferable aspects are such as an aspect that the filler is at least one of mica, talc and montmorillonite, an aspect that a filler content of the biodegradable resin is in the range of 5 mass % to 50 mass %, an aspect that an average diameter of the filler is in the range of 0.01 ?m to 200 ?m, and an aspect that the biodegradable resin is polylactic acid.

Abstract: A liquid self-healing coating, incorporating microcapsules filled with tailored repair formulations, repairs itself upon physical compromise after curing. In one embodiment, a commercially available paint primer is mixed with a pre-specified amount of these microcapsules. After the coating has cured on the substrate to which it is applied, any physical compromise of the cured coating results in the microcapsules bursting to release a liquid that fills and seals the compromised volume of the coating. In applications where paint is used to provide corrosion protection, the liquid contains anti-corrosion material as well as suitable diluents and film-forming compounds. In another embodiment, the microcapsules may be provided separately to enhance commercially available products.

Abstract: Coating solutions comprising surface-modified nanoparticles, a first liquid having a vapor pressure, VP1, and a second liquid miscible with the first liquid, having a vapor pressure, VP2, that is less than VP1, wherein the nanoparticles are more compatible with the first liquid than with the second liquid, are provided. Methods of applying and drying these solutions, and articles comprising substrates coated with these solutions are also provided.

Abstract: Surface-treated calcium carbonate characterized by giving, upon analysis by the method of mercury penetration, a void diameter distribution curve which has a peak for the most probable void diameter at smaller than 0.03 ?m and has a most probable void volume of 0.05 to 0.5 cm3/g; and a pasty resin composition containing the surface-treated calcium carbonate. The calcium carbonate preferably comprises one obtained by surface-treating calcium carbonate having a BET specific surface area of 10 to 100 m2/g with an unsaturated fatty acid (A) and a saturated fatty acid (B).

Abstract: A reinforced polytrimethylene terephthalate resin composition comprising a polytrimethylene terephthalate and an inorganic filler, wherein an amount of the inorganic filler falls within the range from 5 to 70% by weight based on a total weight of the resin composition, an amount of a grafting polytrimethylene terephthalate layer provided on a surface of the inorganic filler falls within the range from 0.1 to 2 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the inorganic filler, and a melt viscosity measured at a resin temperature of 260° C. and a shear rate of 1 rad/sec of a resin component in the resin composition is not more than 600 Pa·s.

Abstract: This invention relates to an ink composition (and a method of printing therewith) comprising water, a humectant, and polymer-dye particles, wherein said polymer-dye particles comprise a colorant phase containing a water insoluble dye of formula (I), and a polymer phase, said particles being associated with a co-stabilizer wherein R1 is a substituent as described in the application; R2 is a substituent as described in the application; R3 has a Pi of 0 to 1.5; and R4 has a Pi of greater than or equal to 0.6.

Abstract: A precision fragmentation assemblage is disclosed, along with precision fragmentation assemblage catalysts derivable therefrom. A method for the preparation of a precision fragmentation assemblage is also disclosed, along with a method for preparing precision fragmentation assemblage catalysts from precision fragmentation assemblages. A method is further disclosed for using precision fragmentation catalysts in the polymerization of olefins to produce polyolefins.

Abstract: A method for producing a composite material containing nanotubes and an interfacial polymer, and a composite material made by the method. The method involves contacting two mutually insoluble monomer solutions, at least one of which contains nanotubes, to provide an insoluble polymer containing entrained nanotubes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a nanocomposite blend composition having superior barrier properties, and more particularly to a nanocomposite blend composition comprising a polyolefin resin; one or more nanocomposites having barrier properties, selected from an ethylene-vinyl alcohol (EVOH)/intercalated clay nanocomposite, a polyamide/intercalated clay nanocomposite, an ionomer/intercalated clay nanocomposite, and a polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)/intercalated clay nanocomposite; and a compatibilizer. This nanocomposite blend composition has superior mechanical strength and superior barrier properties to oxygen, organic solvent, and moisture. Also, it has superior chemical barrier properties and is applicable to single/multi-layer blow molding and film processing.

Abstract: A process for the production of a translucent, IR-reflective plastic element, consisting entirely or at least in part of an impact-resistant, thermoplastic plastic, containing IR-reflective particles made of a lamellar-shaped carrier pigments coated with a metal oxide and the plastic element made therefrom.

Abstract: A method for preparing exfoliated clay nanocomposites by in-situ polymerization comprising the steps of (a) providing a mixture of at least one type of monomer and at least one type of organophilic clay; and (b) initiating an in-situ polymerization reaction in the mixture so as to cause the at least one type of monomer to polymerize thereby forming the exfoliated clay nanocomposite. The exfoliated clay nanocomposite produces an x-ray diffraction pattern that is substantially devoid of an intercalation peak. The exfoliated clay nanocomposite may then be used as a masterbatch.

Abstract: A soft resin pellet is provided comprising at least one liquid (B) having a kinematic viscosity at 25° C. ranging from 0.5 to 100,000 cSt (centistokes) and a surface tension at 25° C. ranging from 10 to 50 dyn/cm, and at least one fine powder (C) of an average particle diameter of not more than 50 ?m, which fine powder adheres to the surface of pellets of at least one soft resin having a tensile modulus determined according to ASTM D-658 not higher than 1600 Mpa.

Abstract: Coating powders with enhanced electrostatic attraction to low conductivity substrates such as engineered wood are disclosed. The addition of conductive fillers to low temperature cure coating powder compositions improves the coating of difficult to coat substrates such as raised panel cabinet doors. Low temperature cure coating powders containing conductive additives can be applied to preheated engineered wood substrates. Also disclosed are methods for forming a powder coating on a low conductivity substrate.

Abstract: The present invention is drawn to a latex-encapsulated particulate, comprising a particulate from 30 nm to 150 nm in size, and a latex at least partially encapsulating the particulate. The latex can have a surface dielectric constant from 2.0 to 3.0 at room temperature, and the latex-encapsulated particulate can have a bulk density from 0.90 g/cm3 to 2.0 g/cm3.

Abstract: A flame-retardant resin composition comprises 10 to 300 parts by weight of a flame retardant (B) and 1 to 200 parts by weight of an inorganic filler (C) (a glass fiber and/or a glass flake), relative to 100 parts by weight of a base resin (A). The flame retardant (B) comprises a polyphenylene oxide-series resin and/or a polyphenylene sulfide-series resin (B1), a phosphoric ester (B2), and a nitrogen-containing cyclic compound (B3) (for example, a polyphosphate of an amino group-containing triazine compound). The inorganic filler (C) has been treated with a surface-treatment agent or sizing agent containing a novolak epoxy resin. Such a resin composition is useful for obtaining a shaped article which has been inhibited from dripping and to which flame retardancy is highly imparted.

Abstract: The invention discloses a flame-retardant thermoplastic resin composition without containing any halogen compounds as a flame-retardant agent but still exhibiting excellent flame retardancy. The resin composition comprises: (a) a thermoplastic resin kneadable or moldable at a temperature lower than 250° C. such as polyethylene; (b) magnesium hydroxide as the principal flame retardant agent; (c) an organopolysiloxane compound of a specified viscosity; and (d) a reactive catalytic compound which is a radical-generating compound having an incipient thermal decomposition temperature higher than 250° C. such as 2,3-dimethyl-2,3-diphenylbutane. Alternatively, the catalytic compound as the component (d) can be a combination of a noble metal, e.g., platinum, compound and a vinyl group-containing organosiloxane compound.

Abstract: A polymer system with a hemocompatible film or coating is provided, the system comprises an organic phase and an aqueous phase, the organic phase comprises polymerizable monomers and at least one initiator and the aqueous phase comprises at least one dispersing agent, at least one free radical inhibitor and at least one buffering agent, the organic phase is immiscible in the aqueous phase, and the dispersing agent forms a hemocompatible surface on the polymer.

Abstract: A self-healing polymer composition 10 contains a polymer media 12 and a plurality of microcapsules of flowable polymerizable material 16 dispersed in the polymer media 12, where the microcapsules of flowable polymerizable material 16 contain a flowable polymerizable material 15 and have an outer surface 142 upon which at least one polymerization agent 13 is chemically attached. The microcapsules 16 are effective for rupturing with a failure of the polymeric media 12, and the flowable polymerizable material 15 reacts with the polymerization agent 13 when the polymerizable material 15 makes contact with the polymerization agent 13 upon rupture of the microcapsules 14. There is also provided a method of using the self-healing polymeric composition 10 to repair fractures in polymers, as well as articles of manufacture including the self-healing system, and the microencapsulated polymerizable particles 16 themselves.

Abstract: A surface modified inorganic oxide powder is provided, which includes inorganic oxide particles having a surface modified with a mixed solution, which includes an organopoly-siloxane and a silane compound, in the presence of an acid or a base.