Abstract: The present invention is directed to supported catalyst having utility in the polymerization and co-polymerization of epoxide monomers, said supported catalyst having the general Formula (I): [DMCC]*b Supp??(I) wherein: [DMCC] denotes a double metal cyanide complex which comprises a double metal cyanide (DMC) compound, at least one organic complexing agent and a metal salt; Supp denotes a hydrophobic support material; and, b represents the average proportion by weight of said support material, based on the total weight of [DMCC] and Supp, and is preferably in the range 1 wt. %?b?99 wt. %.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition suitable as epoxy adhesive composition comprising a multistage polymer in form of polymeric particles and a (meth)acrylic polymer its process of preparation and its use. In particular the present invention relates to a structural epoxy adhesive composition comprising a multistage polymer in form of polymeric particles made by a multistage process and a (meth)acrylic polymer its process of preparation and its use. More particularly the present invention relates to structural (epoxy adhesive composition made from a two part composition or a one part composition comprising a multistage polymer in form of polymeric particles made by a multistage process and a (meth)acrylic polymer its process of preparation and its use.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of preparing a multiblock copolymer. This method comprises i) providing a block copolymer comprising at least one PA block and at least one PB block, where PA represents a polymer block comprising one or more units of monomer A and PB represents a polymer block comprising one or more units of monomer B, with monomers A and B being the same or different, where the block copolymer contains a chain transfer agent moiety (CTA); ii) providing a radically polymerizable monomer C; and iii) polymerizing the block copolymer with monomer C under conditions effective to achieve a number average degree of polymerization (Nn) for the multiblock copolymer of up to 100,000 without gelation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound having the structure of formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, and R7 are as described herein. The present invention also relates to a process for the preparation of a compound of formula (I) and to a process for the synthesis of a polymer using the compound of formula (I) through controlled free radical polymerization.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a color filter substrate includes Step S1: providing a base and forming an antireflection layer on the base; and Step S2: forming a color resist layer on the antireflection layer, in which the color resist layer is formed through a photolithographic process including operations of coating photoresist, exposure, and development.

Abstract: To provide a technique for producing an epoxy resin cured product having toughness and elasticity. (A) the amine curing agent (B) an epoxy resin curing agent characterized in that the acrylic block copolymer is dissolved.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition for automobiles, and a molded product produced from the composition, includes a semi-aromatic polyamide resin; a first chelate agent that includes an amino group and at least one of a carboxylic acid and salt thereof; a second chelate agent that includes an aliphatic multivalent C1 to C10 carboxylic acid (not including a carbon atom of a carboxyl group) having 2 to 4 carboxyl groups; and a filler.

Abstract: A reinforced thermoplastic resin composition of the present invention comprises a resin component (C) which consists of 80 to 100% by mass of a polycarbonate resin (A) and 0 to 20% by mass of a specific graft copolymer (G) (wherein the total amount of the polycarbonate resin (A) and the graft copolymer (G) is 100% by mass), a recycled and/or repelletized polyethylene terephthalate resin (B), an inorganic filler (D), and a glycidyl ether unit-containing polymer (E) having a weight average molecular weight of 3,800 to 60,000 in a specified ratio.

Abstract: Epoxy curatives and two-part compositions comprising epoxy curative and epoxy resin parts are provided as well as methods of their use in liquid shim applications. Epoxy curatives comprise at least one cycloaliphatic polyamine curative and at least one second curative selected from a) an aliphatic polyamidoamine and b) an adduct of an excess of an unbranched polyetherdiamine with an epoxy resin.

Abstract: An epoxy resin composition according to the present invention comprises an epoxy compound (A), a block copolymer (B) and a curing agent (C), wherein the block copolymer (B) is composed of a polymer block (a) comprising a (meth)acrylic polymer and a polymer block (b) comprising an acrylic polymer that is different from the polymer block (a), said epoxy resin composition having such a property that a cured resin product produced by curing the epoxy resin composition forms a microphase-separated structure. A cured product of the epoxy resin composition forms a highly ordered phase structure, and therefore has excellent toughness and stiffness.

Abstract: A resin composition includes a polystyrene resin; a polyethylene terephthalate resin; and a glycidyl group-containing polyethylene graft copolymer, wherein a content of the polystyrene resin is from 10% by weight to 40% by weight and a content of the polyethylene terephthalate resin is from 60% by weight to 90% by weight, with respect to a total amount of the polystyrene resin and the polyethylene terephthalate resin, a content of the glycidyl group-containing polyethylene graft copolymer is from 3% by weight to 20% by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of a total amount of the polystyrene resin and the polyethylene terephthalate resin, and the glycidyl group-containing polyethylene graft copolymer is a copolymer obtained by graft-polymerizing a polymerizable vinyl monomer to a main chain of a polyethylene copolymer constituted with a glycidyl group-containing (meth)acrylic acid ester unit and an ethylene unit.

Abstract: Provided is a self-healing carbon fiber composite which may include a polymer matrix, a plurality of carbon fibers dispersed within the polymer matrix, and a self-healing polymer layer bonded onto at least a portion of the carbon fibers. Also provided herein are methods of manufacturing and repairing the carbon fiber composite.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a thermoplastic resin composition for a reflective material which has excellent mechanical strength, excellent heat resistance, excellent high reflectance, and excellent moldability, and which makes it possible to obtain a reflective plate with little decline in reflectance caused by heating. A first embodiment of this thermoplastic resin composition for a reflective material includes: a polyester resin (A) that has a melting point or glass transition temperature of 250° C. or higher and includes an alicyclic hydrocarbon structure; a thermoplastic resin (B) that has a polyolefin backbone and a functional group; a white pigment (C); and an inorganic filler (D); the thermoplastic resin (B) either including 0.1 to 1.8 wt % of a functional group unit (B1) that further includes a heteroatom, or further including an aromatic hydrocarbon structure (B2), and the limiting viscosity [?] being 0.04 to 1.0 dl/g.

Abstract: A resin composition contains: (A) 100 parts by weight of the cyanate ester resin; (B) 5 to 80 parts by weight of the styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer; (C) 15 to 80 parts by weight of the styrene-butadiene-divinyl benzene (SBDVB) terpolymer; and (D) 5 to 60 parts by weight of the acrylate compound, where the contents of the styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer, the styrene butadiene divinyl benzene terpolymer, and the acrylate compound are based on 100 parts by weight of the cyanate ester resin. By providing such formulation, the resin composition of the present invention exhibits low dielectric constant, low dielectric dissipation, high thermal stability and high flame resistance, and is useful in manufacturing a prepreg or a resin film, and is further useful in manufacturing a laminate and a printed circuit board.

Abstract: Provided are an adhesive composition with good storage stability, heat resistance, moisture resistance reliability, and adhesion properties; and a curl- and heat-resistant adhesive film and a wiring film using the adhesive composition. The adhesive composition contains 100 parts by weight of a phenoxy resin (A) having plural alcoholic hydroxyl groups in a side chain of the molecule thereof; 2 to 60 parts by weight of a polyfunctional isocyanate compound (B) having an isocyanate group and at least one functional group selected from vinyl, acrylate, and methacrylate groups in the molecule thereof; and 5 to 30 parts by weight of a maleimide compound (C) having plural maleimide groups in the molecule thereof or/and reaction product thereof, in which a total amount of the components (B) and (C) is from 7 to 60 parts by weight.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a flexible, halogen-free, flame retardant composition. The composition includes from about 25 wt % to about 95 wt % of a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU); from about 5 wt % to about 50 wt % of an olefin block copolymer (OBC); and from about 30 wt % to about 70 wt % of a flame retardant. The flame retardant is selected from resorcinol bis(diphenyl 5 phosphate) (RDP), bis diphenyl phosphate (BDP), bisphenol-A bis(diphenyl phosphate) (BPADP), aluminum trihydrate (ATH), a nitrogen/phosphorus-based halogen-free flame retardant, epoxidized novolac resin, and combinations thereof. The composition requires no compatibilizer for the TPU and OBC. The composition finds application in wire and cable structures.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermosetting resin composition comprising (A) An unsaturated polyester resin comprising fumaric acid building blocks and/or a methacrylate functional resin, whereby the resin has a molecular weight Mn of from 450 up to and including 10000 Dalton and the amount of such unsaturated polyester resin and methacrylate functional resin is from 30 up to and including 80 wt. %; (B) An ethylenically unsaturated compound copolymerizable with (A); present in an amount from 10 up to and including 60 wt. %; (C) A core-shell rubber in an amount from 0.1 up to 6 wt. %, whereby the core has a Tg of less than ?30° C. and the average particle diameter of the core-shell rubber is from 50 up to and including 1000 nm; and (D) An epoxy compound in an amount from 0.3 up to and including 10 wt. %; whereby the amounts are given relative to the total weight (in g) of the summed amount of (A), (B), (C) and (D).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermoplastic block copolymer comprising at least one PA block and at least one PB block. The PA block represents a polymer block comprising one or more units of monomer A, and the PB block represents a polymer block comprising one or more units of monomer B. Monomer A is a vinyl, acrylic, diolefin, nitrile, dinitrile, acrylonitrile monomer, a monomer with reactive functionality, or a crosslinking monomer. Monomer B is a radically polymerizable triglyceride or mixtures thereof, typically in the form of a plant or animal oil. The present invention also relates to a method of preparing a thermoplastic block copolymer or novel thermoplastic statistical copolymers by polymerizing a radically polymerizable monomer with a radically polymerizable triglyceride or mixtures thereof via reversible addition-fragmentation chain-transfer polymerization (RAFT), in the presence of an free radical initiator and a chain transfer agent.

Abstract: A multi-component curable composition which is reactive upon admixing of the components and which is the reaction product of: (i) a polyester epoxy block or graft copolymer having acetoacetoxy functionality; and (ii) a crosslinking component. The crosslinking component may include at least one imine functional compound having an average of at least two imine groups per molecule which are reactive with acetoacetoxy functionality.

Abstract: A thermoplastic polyester composition comprises polyalkylene terephthalate, a block copolymer comprising a semi-crystalline polyolefin block and at least one of a vinyl aromatic polymer block and an elastomeric polyolefin block, and reinforcing filler. The composition is capable of providing insert-molded articles, comprising a metal part, with high durability and resistance to cracking when subjected to a rigorous thermal cycle.

Abstract: Provided herein are high flow and ductile thermoplastic resin compositions for the formation of thin wall articles and articles with desirable impact strengths. These compositions are useful in the manufacture of various shaped, formed and/or molded articles.

Abstract: Disclosed is a non-halogen flame retardant styrene resin composition which comprises (a) a styrene resin and (b) a phosphorous-modified epoxy resin and thus exhibits superior flame retardancy to external candle flame ignition.

Abstract: A resin composition includes (A) 100 parts by weight of epoxy resin; (B) 20 to 100 parts by weight of polybutadiene styrene divinylbenzene graft terpolymer resin; (C) 2 to 20 parts by weight of di-tert-butylhydroquinone (DTBHQ); (D) 5 to 50 parts by weight of polyphenyl ether modified cyanate ester resin; and at least one of (E) inorganic filler, (F) chain extending sealing agent, and (G) catalyst. The resin composition is characterized by specific ingredients and proportions thereof to attain high heat resistance, low dielectric constant Dk, and low dielectric dissipation factor Df, and being halogen-free, and therefore is applicable to protective film of printed circuit boards, insulating protective film of electronic components, and resin insulation film of leadframes.

Abstract: The invention relates to glass fiber reinforced polycarbonate compositions and molding compositions of the present investor and distinguished by high rigidity, high flowabillty, high processing stability, good chemical resistance and good aging resistance vis-à-vis the effects of light and heat compared with the prior art. The present invention also relates to the use of the compositions for the production of shaded articles and to shaped articles comprising the compositions according to the invention.

Abstract: To provide a novel polymer having an excellent non-specific adsorption inhibitory effect, a surface-hydrophilizing agent comprising the polymer, and a method for producing a substrate having a hydrophilic surface. The polymer comprises a hydrophilic repeating unit having a sulfinyl group in a side chain thereof.

Abstract: A curable liquid formulation comprising: (i) one or more near-infrared absorbing polymethine dyes; (ii) one or more crosslinkable polymers; and (iii) one or more casting solvents. The invention is also directed to solid near-infrared absorbing films composed of crosslinked forms of the curable liquid formulation. The invention is also directed to a microelectronic substrate containing a coating of the solid near-infrared absorbing film as well as a method for patterning a photoresist layer coated on a microelectronic substrate in the case where the near-infrared absorbing film is between the microelectronic substrate and a photoresist film.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition includes 1 to 200 parts by weight of an inorganic filler (C) blended with 50 to 80 parts by weight of a thermoplastic resin (A) and 20 to 50 parts by weight of a rubbery polymer having a reactive functional group (B) which together account for 100 parts by weight; wherein the thermoplastic resin (A) and the rubbery polymer having a reactive functional group (B) form a continuous phase and a dispersed phase, respectively, while the inorganic filler (C) is dispersed in the continuous phase and/or the dispersed phase; and the dispersed phase of the rubbery polymer contains fine particles with a diameter of 1 to 100 nm of a compound resulting from a reaction between the thermoplastic resin (A) and the rubbery polymer; and an area occupied by the fine particles account for 10% or more of the dispersed phase.

Abstract: Silanes of formula (I), or of substrates whose surface is coated or derivatized with a silane of formula (I), as a curing agent for epoxy resins which is activatable at elevated temperature. Such thermosetting epoxy resin compositions allow a large reduction in the curing temperature without great impairment of their storage stability.

Abstract: A composition obtained by the following steps (i) furnishing a composition (C) comprising an emulsion polymer (a) and thereafter (ii) adding to said composition (C) a composition comprising a water-soluble polymer (b) comprising ether groups, wherein said water-soluble polymer (b) does not comprise carboxylate groups and, said water-soluble polymer (b) has a solubility in water of at least 50 g/l. A method of making a such a composition and the use of such for water based coatings or inks is described. A composition comprising (i) an emulsion polymer (a) comprising carboxylate groups, and (ii) a water-soluble random or block copolymer of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide having an ethylene oxide content of at least 45 weight-% with respect to the amount of the copolymer of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide and having a weight average molecular weight of from 300 to 4000 g/mol is also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention has a purpose of providing an epoxy composition for encapsulating an optical semiconductor element which composition provides a cured product having a low gas permeability and excellent curability in a form of a thin film together with good light transmission and crack resistance. The present invention provides a composition comprising (A) a silicone-modified epoxy compound represented by the formula (1), (B) a curing agent and (C) a polyhydric alcohol. The present invention further provides a composition comprising a composition prepared by reacting (A) the silicone-modified epoxy compound, (B) the curing agent and (C) the polyhydric alcohol and (D) a curing catalyst, and a cured product thereof.

Abstract: A high degree of resistance to moisture and solder and high flame retardancy are realized without incorporating a halogen in view of environmental friendliness. A phenolic resin has structural moieties which are a naphthylmethyloxy group- or anthrylmethyloxy group-containing aromatic hydrocarbon group (ph1), a phenolic hydroxyl group-containing aromatic hydrocarbon group (ph2), and a divalent aralkyl group (X) represented by general formula (1) below: (where Ar represents a phenylene group or a biphenylene group and Rs each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a methyl group) and has a structure in which plural aromatic hydrocarbon groups selected from the group consisting of the naphthylmethyloxy group- or anthrylmethyloxy group-containing aromatic hydrocarbon group (ph1) and the phenolic hydroxyl group-containing aromatic hydrocarbon group (ph2) are bonded through the divalent aralkyl group (X). This phenolic resin is used as a curing agent for an epoxy resin.

Abstract: A reinforced thermoplastic resin composition containing: 50 to 90% by weight of a polycarbonate resin; 10 to 50% by weight of a graft copolymer in which a polymer including an aromatic alkenyl compound monomer unit and a vinyl cyanide compound monomer unit is grafted to a rubber polymer; 61 to 129 parts by weight of a grass fiber which has been surface-treated with a water-soluble polyurethane, relative to the total of 100 parts by weight of the polycarbonate resin and the graft copolymer; 0.5 to 20 parts by weight of a glycidyl ether unit-containing polymer; and 10 to 40 parts by weight of a phosphoric acid ester-based flame-retardant agent.

Abstract: An epoxy resin composition comprises an epoxy resin (A) and rubber-like polymer particles (B). The rubber-like polymer particles (B) maintain a finely dispersed state of primary particles. The content of the rubber-like polymer particles (B) is 0.5 to 80% by weight when the total amount of the epoxy resin (A) and rubber-like polymer particles (B) is 100% by weight. Rubber-like polymer particles (B) are obtainable by graft-polymerizing 5 to 50% by weight of a shell layer (B-2) with 50 to 95% by weight of a rubber particle core (B-1), and average particle diameter of the rubber-like polymer particles (B) is 0.03 to 2 ?m. Rubber particle core (B-1) comprises elastic material of not less than 50% by weight of at least one monomer selected from diene monomers and (meth)acrylate monomers and less than 50% by weight of another coploymerizable vinyl monomer, or polysiloxane rubber elastic materials, or a mixture thereof.

Abstract: An epoxybenzyl-terminated poly(arylene ether) has the structure R—W—R wherein W is a divalent poly(arylene ether) residue terminated with phenolic oxygen atoms, and R is an epoxybenzyl group, wherein each occurrence of R is the same or different. The epoxybenzyl-terminated poly(arylene ether) is formed by reacting a peroxide-containing reagent with a vinybenzyl-terminated poly(arylene ether). Also disclosed is a curable composition including the epoxybenzyl-terminated poly(arylene ether)s, a curing promoter, and, optionally, an auxiliary epoxy resin. The curable composition is useful for the preparation of composites, and in particular, composites used in manufacturing printed circuit boards.

Abstract: Compositions and methods for forming surfactants, aqueous dispersions, and curing agents are provided. In one aspect, the invention relates to improved epoxy functional surfactants prepared by reaction of an epoxy composition and an amidoamine composition formed from a blend of acid-terminated polyoxyalkylene polyols. The improved epoxy functional surfactants may be reacted with an excess of epoxy composition and water to result in an aqueous dispersion. The amidoamine composition may be a reaction mixture of a diamine compound and an acid terminated polyoxyalkylene composition formed from two or more polyoxyalkylene polyol compounds. The epoxy functional surfactant may be reacted with amine compounds to form a compound suitable as a curing agent.

Abstract: A thermoplastic composition suitable for making articles having low gloss and good impact resistance at low temperatures is disclosed. The composition contains (A) 10 to 90 percent relative to the weight of the composition (pbw) of an aromatic (co)poly(ester)carbonate, (B) 10 to 90 pbw of first graft (co)polymer containing a graft base selected from the group consisting of polyurethane, ethylene vinyl acetate, silicone, ethylene-propylene diene rubbers, ethylene propylene rubbers, acrylate rubbers, diene rubbers, and polychloroprene, and a grafted phase, (C) 1 to 20 pbw of a linear glycidyl ester functional polymer comprising repeating units derived from one or more glycidyl ester monomers and (D) 1 to 20 pbw of a second graft (co)polymer containing a core and shell wherein the core contains an interpenetrated network of poly(meth)alkyl acrylate and polyorganosiloxane, and wherein the shell contains poly(meth)acrylate.

Abstract: Epoxy resin composition comprising a) the reaction product formed from a1) one or more epoxy compounds having at least two epoxy groups, and a2) 0.2 to 0.9 mol of acrylic acid or methacrylic acid or mixtures thereof per mole of epoxy groups, as component A; b) a solvent comprising vinyl groups as component B.

Abstract: An organic-inorganic composite film containing an organic-inorganic composite including an inorganic compound particle and a polymer bonded to the inorganic compound particles. A percentage of voids in the film is 3 to 70 volume % with reference to a volume of the film.

Abstract: It is provided an implantable device including a polymer blend that contains a polymer formed of fluorinated monomers and hydrocarbon monomers and another biocompatible polymer.

Abstract: Provided are: a fiber-reinforced composite material which has mode I interlaminar fracture toughness, mode II interlaminar fracture toughness and compressive strength under heat and humidity conditions at the same time; an epoxy resin composition for obtaining the fiber-reinforced composite material; and a prepreg which is obtained using the epoxy resin composition. An epoxy resin composition for fiber-reinforced composite materials, which contains at least the following constituent elements (A), (B), (C) and (D). (A) An epoxy resin (B) Resin particles that satisfy the following conditions (b1)-(b3) and are insoluble in an epoxy resin (b1) The particle size distribution index is 1.0-1.8. (b2) The particle sphericity is 90 or more. (b3) The glass transition temperature of the particles is 80-180° C. (C) At least one elastomer component that is selected from among block copolymers containing a block having a glass transition temperature of 20° C.

Abstract: A non-aqueous pigment ink is provided, wherein the non-aqueous pigment ink comprises a pigment complex including a pigment, a dispersant comprising a functional group having reactivity with a polyvalent isocyanate compound, and a polyvalent isocyanate compound, and a non-aqueous solvent.

Abstract: The invention relates to glass fiber reinforced polycarbonate compositions and molding compositions of the present investor and distinguished by high rigidity, high flowabillty, high processing stability, good chemical resistance and good aging resistance vis-à-vis the effects of light and heat compared with the prior art. The present invention also relates to the use of the compositions for the production of shaded articles and to shaped articles comprising the compositions according to the invention.

Abstract: A composition comprising polycarbonate, polyethylene terephthalate, organopolysiloxane-polycarbonate block copolymer, and epoxy-functional block copolymer for providing an improved balance of properties, including heat aging performance in combination with impact resistance. Articles molded from the composition are advantageously useful for automotive applications.

Abstract: A self-adaptive cement formulation includes cement, water and thermoplastic block-polymer particles. The set cement demonstrates self-healing properties when exposed to methane, and is particularly suited for well-cementing applications. After placement and curing, the self healing properties help maintain zonal isolation should bonding be disrupted between the set cement and the formation or a casing string, should cracks or defects appear in the set-cement matrix, or both.

Abstract: A thermoplastic polyester composition comprises polyalkylene terephthalate, a block copolymer comprising a semi-crystalline polyolefin block and at least one of a vinyl aromatic polymer block and an elastomeric polyolefin block, and reinforcing filler. The composition is capable of providing insert-molded articles, comprising a metal part, with high durability and resistance to cracking when subjected to a rigorous thermal cycle.

Abstract: Curable, one-package, stable adhesive compositions are provided comprising: (a) a resin component comprising a polyepoxide, (b) a polyamine having at least two primary amine, secondary amine, and/or ketimine functional groups; and (c) a curing component comprising dicyandiamide and an accelerator. At least a portion of the polyepoxide in the resin component is reacted with carboxy-terminated butadiene acrylonitrile polymer. The accelerator comprises a reaction product comprising a renewable polyol, a diisocyanate, and a dialkyl monoamine containing alkyl groups with at least two carbon atoms each. The compositions are suitable for use as adhesive compositions over a wide temperature range.

Abstract: Provided are: a thermosetting resin composition in which a cured product is excellent in low warp properties, thermal cycle characteristics, and the like, and occurrence of cracking of a coating film in a B-stage state is suppressed; a cured product thereof; and a printed wiring board in which the cured product is used. The thermosetting resin composition comprises: (A) an epoxy resin; (B) a curing agent for an epoxy resin; (C) spherical silicon dioxide and/or spherical aluminum oxide; and (D) a block copolymer.

Abstract: An adhesive resin composition, including: a base resin which comprises (A) 30-90 parts by weight of a modified ethylene-olefin copolymer, and (B) 70-10 parts by weight of a styrene thermoplastic elastomer, provided that (A)+(B) equals 100 parts by weight; and (C) a tackifier in an amount of 30-60 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the base resin, the modified ethylene-olefin copolymer being one which has been graft-modified with (a) an unsaturated carboxylic acid or a derivative thereof and (b) an aromatic vinyl monomer, comprises 0.1%-5% by weight of (a) the unsaturated carboxylic acid or the derivative thereof, and has a melting point peak in a range of 100-150° C. with an enthalpy of crystal fusion of 0.5-10 J/g as determined by DSC.

Abstract: A coating system comprises a substrate and a cured film disposed on the substrate and formed from a coating composition. The coating composition comprises a solvent component and a resin. The resin comprises a reaction product of a polyolefin and an oligomer or polymer. The polyolefin, different from the oligomer or polymer, has a functional group that is reactive with the oligomer or polymer and the functional group is selected from acrylate, methacrylate, carboxyl, hydroxyl, epoxide, anhydride and isocyanate functional groups. The oligomer or polymer and the polyolefin are at least partially immiscible in solution at ambient temperature. The oligomer or polymer is grafted with the polyolefin to form the resin.

Abstract: The present invention provides aqueous dispersions of highly-branched polymers for coating applications and methods for making the polymers. The polymers may have high molecular weights and desirably take the form of microgels. The polymers and dispersions may be formulated with functionalities, viscosities, and solids contents that make them well-suited for use in a variety of coatings including, but not limited to, 2-pack coatings, ultraviolet (UV) curable coatings, inks, and air-dry coatings.