Abstract: The present invention relates to a polarization filter for ophthalmic lenses. The polarization filter comprises a mesogen layer coated onto a retardation film, either directly or through an adhesive layer. The present invention further discloses that the polarization filter formed by employing a thin film or sheet, having a defined level of retardation between the light source and the mesogen layer, for example, a cholesteric mesogen layer, the multilayered laminate structure demonstrates linear polarization of the light transmitted through the mesogen laminate structure, and, hence, can be used in ophthalmic lenses, e.g. spectacle or eyeglass lenses. The polarization filter enhances the performance by allowing transmission of the polarization filter closer to the theoretical maximum transmission.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer composition comprising—polycarbonate; -(meth)acrylic polymer; and-?1.0 and ?10.0 wt % polyalkylene glycol with regard to the total weight of the polymer composition. Such polymer composition can be produced by for example a conventional compounding process using melt extrusion, wherein polycarbonates and PMMA can be converted into a polymer composition having the desired properties without need for using dedicated process equipment.

Abstract: This invention relates to a phenolic resin composition comprising a phenolic resin admixed with and/or modified by one or more functionalized organosulfur compounds. This invention also relates to a rubber composition comprising (i) a natural rubber, a synthetic rubber, or a mixture thereof; (ii) one or more phenolic resins; and (iii) one or more functionalized organosulfur compounds. The interaction between the component (i) and the components (ii) and (iii) reduces the hysteresis increase compared to a rubber composition without the component (iii), upon curing the rubber composition. The invention also relates to a process for preparing the phenolic resin composition, a process for preparing the rubber composition, and a process for reducing the hysteresis increase caused in a rubber composition when a phenolic resin is added to a rubber composition.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a product includes a plurality of carbon nanotubes and a fill material in interstitial spaces between the carbon nanotubes for limiting or preventing fluidic transfer between opposite sides of the product except through interiors of the carbon nanotubes. Moreover, the longitudinal axes of the carbon nanotubes are substantially parallel, where an average inner diameter of the carbon nanotubes is about 20 nanometers or less. In addition, the ends of the carbon nanotubes are open and the fill material is impermeable or having an average porosity that is less than the average inner diameter of the carbon nanotubes.

Abstract: A resin composition and an article made from the resin composition are disclosed. The resin composition comprises: a first vinyl-containing polyphenylene oxide resin, a prepolymer thereof or both; and a second vinyl-containing polyphenylene oxide resin or a prepolymer thereof; wherein the first vinyl-containing polyphenylene oxide resin has a number average molecular weight of between 500 and 1500, and the second vinyl-containing polyphenylene oxide resin has a number average molecular weight of between 1600 and 3500.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition and a molded article including the same are disclosed herein. The thermoplastic resin composition includes a base resin including a polycarbonate (PC) resin and a polyester resin, inorganic fillers, and an aromatic (meth)acrylate polymer, wherein the aromatic (meth)acrylate polymer is a copolymer of a monomer mixture including a vinyl cyanide monomer, an aromatic vinyl monomer, and an aromatic (meth)acrylate.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tire having a tread comprising a vulcanizable rubber composition comprising, based on 100 parts by weight of elastomer (phr), (A) from about 50 to about 90 phr of a solution polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber having a glass transition temperature (Tg) ranging from ?65° C. to ?55° C. and functionalized with an alkoxysilane group and at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of primary amines and thiols; (B) from about 50 to about 10 phr of polybutadiene having a cis 1,4 content greater than 95 percent and a Tg ranging from ?80 to ?110° C.; (C) from 30 to 80 phr of a combination of a resin having a Tg of at least 30° C. and an oil, wherein the weight ratio of resin to oil is greater than 1.

Abstract: A resin composition contains: 60 to 95% by mass of polyphenylene ether (A); 35 to 0% by mass of styrene-based resin (B); and 15 to 5% by mass of elastomer component (C). The component (C) is present as dispersion particles in the resin composition. The dispersion particles have a number average particle size of 0.04 to 0.25 ?m.

Abstract: The invention relates to (co)polycarbonate compositions and molding compounds, characterized by improved rheological properties and a high heat deflection temperature.

Abstract: A resin composition contains: 60 to 95% by mass of polyphenylene ether (A); 35 to 0% by mass of styrene-based resin (B); and 15 to 5% by mass of elastomer component (C). The component (C) is present as dispersion particles in the resin composition. The dispersion particles have a number average particle size of 0.04 to 0.25 ?m.

Abstract: Provided is a thermoplastic elastomer composition comprising a polyamide resin and a modified rubber, in which low temperature resistance is improved. The thermoplastic elastomer composition comprising the polyamide resin and the modified rubber having an acid anhydride group or an epoxy group is characterized in that the modified rubber having an acid anhydride group or an epoxy group is modified with a secondary amine. The secondary amine is preferably a compound having a structural formula: R1—NH—R2, in which R1 is a linear alkyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms and R2 is a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms or a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms and having a hydroxyl group, a sulfonyl group, a carbonyl group or an ether bond.

Abstract: Disclosed is a thermoplastic resin composition including: (A) a polycarbonate resin; (B) an acrylate-styrene-acrylonitrile (ASA) graft copolymer; (C) a random copolymer of an alkyl(meth)acrylate, an aromatic vinyl compound, and a vinyl cyanide compound; and (D) a copolymer of an aromatic methacrylate and a monofunctional unsaturated monomer.

Abstract: Provided is a reaction product of silicone resin polycondensate particles and polyvinyl chloride wherein the reaction product can impart excellent impact resistance and chemical resistance. The reaction product of silicone resin polycondensate particles and polyvinyl chloride according to the present invention is obtained by causing reaction of a material containing silicone resin polycondensate particles and vinyl chloride monomer. The silicone resin polycondensate particles are obtained by causing reaction of a material mixture containing a first organosilicon compound having a structural unit represented by a formula (1) and serving as a siloxane, a second organosilicon compound represented by a formula (2), and a third organosilicon compound represented by a formula (3A) or formula (3B).

Abstract: Disclosed is a resin composition including (A) a polycarbonate resin and (B) a rubber modified vinyl-based graft copolymer, and (C) about 1 to about 9 parts by weight of a random copolymer of a compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 1, an aromatic vinyl monomer, and a vinyl cyanide monomer, based on about 100 parts by weight of the polycarbonate resin (A) and the rubber-modified vinyl-based graft copolymer (B): wherein, in the above chemical formula, m is an integer ranging from 0 to 10, and X is phenyl, methylphenyl, methylethylphenyl, methoxyphenyl, cyclohexylphenyl, chlorophenyl, bromophenyl, phenylphenyl group, or benzylphenyl.

Abstract: A polarizing film including a melt-elongated film including a polyolefin and a dichroic dye represented by Chemical Formula 1: wherein in Chemical Formula 1, each group and variable is the same as defined in the detailed description.

Abstract: A composition for a polarizing film, including a polyolefin and a dichroic dye represented by Chemical Formula 1: wherein in Chemical Formula 1, groups and variables are the same as defined in the detailed description.

Abstract: The invention discloses a portable electronic device cover comprising renewable thermoplastic polyamide compositions having a carbon content, wherein the carbon content comprises at least 50 percent modern carbon, as determined with ASTM-D6866 method.

Abstract: A composition contains (a) 1 to 40 weight percent of poly(phenylene ether) particles having a mean particle size of 1 to 40 micrometers; and (b) 60 to 99 weight percent of a polyoxymethylene; wherein polystyrene is absent from the poly(phenylene ether) particles; wherein the composition comprises less than 0.1 volume percent, based on the total volume of the composition, of particulate metals, metalloids, oxides thereof, and combinations thereof, wherein the metals and metalloids are selected from iron, copper, aluminum, magnesium, lead, zinc, tin, chromium, nickel, tungsten, silicon, gold, silver, platinum, and alloys thereof. The poly(phenylene ether) particles reduce the density and increase the char yield of the polyoxymethylene. When the composition is prepared at a temperature below the glass transition temperature of the poly(phenylene ether), increased flexural strength can also be obtained. The composition is useful as a molding composition for a variety of articles.

Abstract: Disclosed is a halogen-free high-frequency resin composition calculated according to parts by weight, and including 20-50 parts by weight of dicyclopentadiene epoxy resin, 10-40 parts by weight of styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer, 10-30 parts by weight of benzoxazine resin, 5-20 parts by weight of polyfunctional epoxy resin and 20-40 parts by weight of at least one phosphorus-containing flame retardant. A copper clad laminate made of the halogen-free high-frequency resin composition has excellent properties including a low dielectric constant, a low dielectric loss, a high heat resistance, a low water absorption, a low coefficient of expansion and a high PCB manufacturability.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polycarbonate composition comprising polyalkyl(alkyl)acrylate having a specific molecular weight and an impact modifier, as well as to moulded bodies obtainable from these compositions. Compositions according to the present invention exhibit superior properties, in particular with respect of low-temperature strength and melt flowability.

Abstract: Varnishes useful in manufacturing prepregs and laminates including at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of polyphenylene ether, polyphenylene oxide and combinations thereof; at least on reactive monomer; and at least one initiator.

Abstract: A composition comprises a liquid continuous phase and a plurality of composite particles dispersed therein. The composite particles each comprise a fluorosilane-treated graphene-comprising particle and a fluoropolymer particle.

Abstract: Biocompatible polymeric coating compositions having nanoscale surface roughness and methods of forming such coatings are described. A polymeric biocompatible coating may be produced using a powder coating method, where one or more thermosetting polymer resins and one or more biocompatible materials are mixed and extruded, ground into microscale particles, and mixed with nanoparticles to form a dry powder mixture that may be coated onto a substrate according to a powder coating method. Alternatively, the thermosetting polymeric resin can be first extruded and ground into microscale particles, and then mixed with the biocompatible materials in particular form of nanoscale to microscale in size, and then further mixed with nanoparticles to form a dry powder mixture for coating. Bioactive materials may also be selectively added into the polymeric coating in a similar way as the biocompatible materials, either before or after the extrusion, to form a bioactive polymeric coating.

Abstract: The present invention is a method for manufacturing a rubber composition containing a rubber component, a resin, a reinforcing filler and a crosslinking agent, and the method contains: a first step of adding the resin to the rubber component to produce a master batch; a second step of kneading the master batch with the reinforcing filler to produce a filled master batch; and a third step of kneading the filled master batch with the crosslinking agent, thereby providing a rubber composition having higher elasticity and large breaking elongation.

Abstract: A composition useful for the injection molding of fluid engineering parts includes specific amounts of a high molecular weight poly(phenylene ether), a polystyrene, and glass fibers. The composition provides improved hydrostability and reduces or eliminates the butadiene monomer that is present in comparative compositions containing rubber-modified polystyrene. Fluid engineering articles prepared from the composition are described.

Abstract: A composition comprising a base oil in an amount from 5 to 95 wt %, an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer resin, and an ester-soluble tackifying resin; wherein the ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer resin is present in an amount from 5 to 95 wt % based on the total weight of the ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer resin and the ester-soluble tackifying resin is provided. Methods for assembling or lubricating turbine engines are also provided.

Abstract: Use of a ?-phosphorylated nitroxide radical as an inhibitor for resin mixtures and reactive resin mortars, each based on radically curable compounds. The pot life of mortar compounds can be adjusted in a targeted manner with the ?-phosphorylated nitroxide radical for resin mixtures and reactive resin mortars.

Abstract: A polycarbonate resin composition includes (A) a polycarbonate resin, (B) syndiotactic polystyrene, and (C) modified polyolefin compound including a polar functional group on a polyolefin backbone. The polycarbonate resin compositions can have excellent chemical resistance, impact resistance, weathering resistance, fatigue resistance, thermal stability, mechanical properties, transparency, and/or molding processability.

Abstract: A composite material comprises a reinforcing material carried in a polymer matrix material which is the polymerization product of a polymerizable composition comprising a di-activated vinyl compound, with the proviso that the di-activated vinyl compound is not a cyanoacrylate. The reinforcing materials may be a wide variety of substrates including thermally sensitive materials. Exemplary composites can be molded and cured at ambient temperatures. Also disclosed are laminate materials having layered materials adhered by curing a di-activated vinyl polymerizable composition.

Abstract: A coating liquid for coating glass fiber cords, containing: a chlorophenol-formaldehyde condensate (A) obtained by condensing a chlorophenol (D) and formaldehyde (E) in water; an emulsion of a vinylpyridine-styrene-butadiene copolymer (B); and an emulsion of a chlorosulfonated polyethylene (C).

Abstract: The present invention provides a resin composition useful for a copper-clad laminate and a printed circuit board, wherein the resin composition comprises the following components: (A) 100 parts by weight of vinyl-containing polyphenylene ether resin; (B) 5 to 50 parts by weight of maleimide; (C) 10 to 100 parts by weight of styrene-butadiene copolymer; and (D) 5 to 30 parts by weight of cyanate ester resin. The present invention also provides a resin composition and an article made therefrom having low dissipation factor at high frequency and excellent thermal resistance and peeling strength and being useful for a copper-clad laminate and a printed circuit board.

Abstract: Provided are a carbon fibre thermoplastic resin prepreg which is a carbon fibre prepreg obtained by impregnating a PAN-based carbon fibre in which the average fibre fineness of a single fibre is 1.0 dtex to 2.4 dtex with a thermoplastic resin, wherein the thermoplastic resin satisfies 20?(FM/FS)?40 (where FM: flexural modulus (MPa) of a resin sheet comprising only the thermoplastic resin, and FS: flexural strength (MPa) of the resin sheet), a method for manufacturing the same, and a carbon fibre composite material employing the carbon fibre prepreg.

Abstract: An aerosol glitter composition for achieving the “sugar” glitter effect comprises a solvent, binder, square polyester glitter, optionally a rheology modifier, and propellant.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a wear resistant polymer composition. The disclosed composition comprises a polymer matrix and a tetrafluoroethylene polymer. Also disclosed is a method for making the disclosed polymer composition and an article of manufacture comprising the disclosed polymer composition.

Abstract: A method of making a thermoplastic composition comprises melt extruding a poly(arylene ether) powder to form a first pelletized poly(arylene ether); and melt extruding the first pelletized poly(arylene ether) to form a second pelletized poly(arylene ether), wherein the second pelletized poly(arylene ether) has a level of butyraldehyde less than the first pelletized poly(arylene ether) and the second pelletized poly(arylene ether) has a level of trimethylanisole less than the first pelletized poly(arylene ether).

Abstract: [Problem to be Solved] The present invention has an object to provide an automotive lamp extension molding comprising a resin composition having a low specific gravity, being excellent in the balance of heat resistance and fluidity, and being excellent in gloss and brightness feeling of the surface of the molded article. [Solution] The automotive lamp extension molding according to the present invention comprises a resin composition comprising 50 to 95 mass % of a polyphenylene ether (A), and having a specific gravity in the range of 1.00 to 1.12. The reduced viscosity (measured at 30° C. using a chloroform solvent) of the (A) component is preferably 0.25 to 0.45 dl/g, and more preferably 0.25 to 0.38 dl/g.

Abstract: The present invention relates to impact-modified glass fibre-reinforced polycarbonate compositions of high rigidity and improved thermal and rheological properties in combination with good flameproofing properties. The present invention furthermore relates to the use of the compositions according to the invention for the production of thin-walled housing parts or switch boxes in the EE sector.

Abstract: A thermoplastic elastomer composition of the present invention comprises (A) 30 to 40% by weight of a block terpolymer of an aromatic vinyl compound and alkene or a conjugated diene-based compound; (B) 25 to 50% by weight of a paraffin oil; (C) 1 to 5% by weight of a polyolefin-based resin; (D) 5 to 20% by weight of an inorganic additive; and (E) 5 to 15% by weight of a polyphenylene ether-based resin. The thermoplastic elastomer composition, which has a surface hardness of 0.1 to 40 A (shore A), shows excellent low hardness and has improved physical properties at high temperature, particularly, flexibility, restoring force at high temperatures, and the like.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing particles which comprise at least one halogen-free flame retardant and which comprise at least one metal oxide or semimetal oxide, where the particle can be a core-shell particle with flame retardant in the core and metal oxide or semimetal oxide in the shell, or a particle in which the distribution of flame retardant and a metal oxide or semimetal oxide is in essence homogeneous. The present invention further relates to particles comprising at least one halogen-free flame retardant and comprising at least one metal oxide or semimetal oxide, to a polymer molding composition comprising said particles and comprising at least one thermoplastic or thermoset polymer, and also to the use of said particles in polymer molding compositions or for providing flame retardancy to polymer molding compositions.

Abstract: A thermoplastic composition comprises: a compatibilized blend of a poly(arylene ether), an aliphatic-aromatic polyamide and a polymeric compatibilizer; and an impact modifier; wherein the aliphatic-aromatic polyamide is composed of units derived from a dicarboxylic acid and units derived from a diamine and the units derived from a dicarboxylic acid comprise 60 to 100 mol % of units derived from terephthalic acid and the units derived from a diamine comprise 60 to 100 mol % of units derived from 1,9-nonanediamine, 2-methyl-1,8-octanediamine, or a combination of 1,9-nonanediamine and 2-methyl-1,8-octanediamine.

Abstract: The invention includes a cross-linking composition comprising a cross-linking compound and a cross-linking reaction additive selected from an organic acid and/or an acetate compound, wherein the cross-linking compound has the structure according to formula (IV): wherein the cross-linking reaction additive is capable of reacting with the cross-linking compound to form a reactive oligomer intermediate, which is capable of cross-linking an organic polymer. Also included is an organic polymer composition for use in forming a cross-linked organic polymer, comprising a cross-linking compound of Formula (IV), a cross-linking reaction additive and at least one organic polymer. In one embodiment, the at least one organic polymer has at least one halogen-containing reactive group and is dehalogenated by reacting with an alkali metal compound.

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: In various aspects, the invention relates to blended thermoplastic polymer compositions (e.g., polycarbonate or polycarbonate-polysiloxane copolymer compositions) comprising recycled acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) polymer or recycled polystyrene polymer which contain at least one impurity and an acid melt flow stabilizer. The presence of the acid melt flow stabilizer improves the thermal stability of the polymer blend. In various further aspects, blended compositions further comprise a flame retardant. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.

Abstract: Compositions for coating food, beverage, and consumer product containers. Compositions and methods for coating the surfaces of beverage, food, consumer good and packaging-related materials containers are disclosed. The disclosed compositions employ butadiene polymers as a component of non-volatile component, thus avoiding the use of bisphenol A and related compounds, which are asserted by some researchers to be potentially harmful to human health. The coating compositions may be used on a wide variety of containers, ranging from small plastic containers, beverage cans, canned food containers, and multi-gallon drums and canisters.

Abstract: A resin composition is provided. The resin composition comprises: (a) a resin of formula (I): (b) a nonpolar elastomer containing vinyl group, wherein the content of the vinyl group is no more than 60% based on the total weight of the elastomer; and (c) a peroxide as a polymerization initiator, wherein, R1, R2, A1, A2, and n are as defined in the specification; and the content of component (b) is about 2% to about 100% based on the weight of component (a), and the content of component (c) is about 0.01% to about 10% based on the total weight of component (a) and component (b).

Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions comprising a polymer comprising polyetherimide, polyetheretherketone, polyamide, polyoxyalkylene, or polyalkylene terephthalate, or a mixture thereof, and ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, wherein the ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene comprises a surface modifier. Also disclosed are articles comprising one or more of the described compositions. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermoplastic moulding composition composed of polycarbonate and inorganic fillers which comprises from 0.01 to 0.5 part by weight of at least one anhydride-modified alpha-olefin terpolymer and which has a high degree of rigidity and nevertheless exhibits good strength, as well as stress-strain characteristics corresponding to those of an unreinforced polycarbonate. Surprisingly, the moulding composition additionally exhibits an improvement in flame retardancy. The invention relates in particular to flame-retardant, thermoplastic moulding compositions filled with glass fibres, and to the production and use thereof. The property profile is, surprisingly, independent of the degree of interaction of the filler with the polycarbonate matrix.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a composite material from a particulate material comprising at least two thermoplastic polymers and a fibrous material having a density of from 150 to 550 kg/m3, comprising the steps of: a) blending the particulate binder material and the fibrous material, and b) heating the blended material obtained in a) to a temperature at or above the glass transition temperature (Tg) of at least one of the thermoplastic polymers, and c) shaping the heated material under pressure, to obtain a composite material. The invention further relates to the composite material thus obtained, and to its use as building material, structural or decorative sheet material, furniture material, and/or concrete sheeting material, and/or sound deadening material.

Abstract: This invention relates generally to a thermoplastic compositions and, more particularly, to compositions comprising a polymer matrix and comprising a filler composition. To that end, according to the aspects of the invention, a thermoplastic composition is disclosed that generally comprises a polymer matrix and at least one filler composition. The polymer matrix generally comprises at least one polycarbonate or polyamide. The filler composition generally comprises at least one laser direct structuring additive with a mean particle size of less than 1 ?m and may additionally optionally comprise flame retardants, stabilizers and process aids.

Abstract: The invention relates to a water based rubber cement and tire with fabricated tread where the tire tread is fabricated by joining ends of an uncured rubber strip containing a high content of hydrophobated precipitated silica content with a water based cement containing a diene-based elastomer and a component reactive with said diene based elastomer and with residual hydroxyl groups on said hydrophobated precipitated silica contained in said uncured rubber strip.