Abstract: The invention relates to a paper coating slip composition comprising a copolymer of thickening acrylic acid, a mineral material in the form of particles, a binding agent, and water. The invention also relates to the use of said composition for the production of paper or cardboard, improving the water retention of the paper coating slip.

Abstract: Stapling assemblies for use with a surgical stapler are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, the stapling assembly includes a cartridge having a plurality of staples disposed therein and a non-fibrous adjunct formed of at least one fused bioabsorbable polymer and configured to be releasably retained on the cartridge. Adjunct systems for use with a surgical stapler are also provided. Surgical end effectors using the stapling assemblies are also provided. Methods for manufacturing stapling assemblies and using the same are also provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to superabsorbent polymer and a method for preparing the same. The present invention can provide a superabsorbent polymer in which a hydrophobic material having an HLB of 0-6 and a surface cross-linking agent are mixed into a base resin prepared in the presence of water dispersible silica, thereby having improved rewetting characteristics and permeability through surface-modification of the base resin.

Abstract: A processing fluid contains a metal ion and an organopolysiloxane, wherein the content of the metal ion in the processing fluid is from 0.5 to 50 g/L and the organopolysiloxane has a weight average molecular of from 5,000 to 500,000.

Abstract: A fluid design with enhanced proppant-carrying capacity utilizes a low-viscosity fluid with high proppant carrying capacity and low required power for injection into a hydrocarbon-bearing, subterranean formation. A preferred viscosifying agent that comprises a copolymer polymerized from an acrylic acid monomer and a monomer selected from: a) at least one carboxylic acid monomer; b) at least one C1 to C5 alkyl ester and/or at least one C1 to C5 hydroxyalkyl ester of acrylic acid or methacrylic acid; c) one crosslinking monomer; and optionally d) at least one ?,?-ethylenically unsaturated monomer, may be used to produce a fracturing fluid that has the pumpability of a slick water fluid and the proppant-carrying ability of a cross-linked gel. An optimization process to optimize hydraulic fracture design evaluates and quantifies the proppant-carrying capacity of the invented fluid and its impact in the proppant transport during fracturing.

Abstract: An apparatus is used in preparing a printed circuit board (PCB). The apparatus can include a common chassis, an inkjet printer mounted on the common chassis, and a pattern exposer mounted on the common chassis. The inkjet printer can selectively print unexposed photosensitive patterns on a PCB substrate with a photosensitive ink. The pattern exposer can expose said photosensitive patterns to radiation thereby defining exposed patterns. A photosensitive ink for use in an ink jet printer can include a photoresist, a solvent, a humectant, a surfactant, an adhesion promoter, and a basic solution. The adhesion promoter is operative to increase anisotropy of a wet etching process of a copper component on which said photosensitive ink is printed.

Abstract: In one example, a method for forming a coating system including a bond coat and an environmental barrier coating on a ceramic or CMC substrate, e.g., with an abradable coating on the environmental barrier coating. The method may include depositing a bond coat on a ceramic or ceramic matrix composite (CMC) substrate to form an as-deposited bond coat; heat treating the as-deposited bond coat following the deposition of the as-deposited bond coat on the substrate to form a heat treated bond coat; depositing an environment barrier coating (EBC) layer on the heat treated bond coat to form as deposited EBC layer; and heat treating the as-deposited EBC layer to form a heat treated EBC layer.

Abstract: Provided is a water-absorbent resin which is capable of giving an absorbent material improved gel-shape stability and which has excellent water-absorption capacity. A water-absorbent resin of the present invention is a polymer of a water-soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomer, and has the following properties (1) and (2): (1) A disintegration amount at 20-fold swelling is 30% by mass or less; and (2) a solubility in physiological saline is 25% by mass or less. (Determination Method for Disintegration Amount at 20-Fold Swelling) 5 g of the water-absorbent resin is added to 100 g of physiological saline to allow the water-absorbent resin to absorb the physiological saline, thereby obtaining a gel. The obtained gel is divided approximately equally into five portions, and these portions are introduced respectively into cylindrical molds having a length of 3.6 cm and a radius of 2.8 cm and molded. The masses of the five molded cylindrical gels are measured.

Abstract: An aqueous dispersion, an aqueous coating composition comprising the aqueous dispersion, and coatings made therefrom capable of slow release of fragrance.

Abstract: The presently claimed invention relates to polymer with branched structure, in particular, hydrophobically modified alkali-soluble (or alkali-swellable) emulsion (HASE) copolymers which are effective thickeners at high shear rates and at the same time offer a Newtonian rheology profile and their use in aqueous compositions, particularly in aqueous coating formulations as well as a method for preparing hydrophobically modified alkali-soluble (or alkali-swellable) emulsion copolymers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polylactic acid 3D printing material and a preparation method thereof, which belong to the technical field of polymer materials. The polylactic acid 3D printing material of the present invention comprises the following preparation raw materials in parts by weight: (a) 40-95 parts of crystalline or semi-crystalline polylactic acid, (b) 5-60 parts of noncrystalline polylactic acid, and (c) 0-1.0 parts of a processing aid. In the polylactic acid 3D printing material, a weight of dextral polylactic acid represents 0.5%-8% of a total weight of the polylactic acid. According to the present invention, a polylactic acid 3D printing material with a good aging resistance property can be obtained, by selecting and using two kinds of polylactic acids with different optical purities as raw materials, rationally distributing the proportional relationship between the two, and defining the content of dextral polylactic acid.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of vinyl acetate-copolymers as a shrinkage-reducing additive (low profile additive) in cold-curing systems for producing composite materials, characterized in that vinyl acetate-copolyerisate of 40 to 95 wt % vinyl acetate and 5 to 60 wt % of one or more co-monomers from the group containing vinyl esters of unbranched or branched carboxylic acids having 3 to 20 C-atoms and methacrylic acid esters and acrylic acid esters of unbranched or branched alcohols having 2 to 15 C-atoms are used, wherein the specifications in wt % relate to the total weight of the co-monomers and add up to 100 wt %.

Abstract: The present invention relates to aqueous binder compositions comprising an aqueous polymer latex of a film forming carboxylated polymer and a branched polyetheramine polyol dissolved in the aqueous phase of the aqueous polymer latex, wherein essentially all of the amino groups in the branched polyetheramine polyol are tertiary amine groups. The present invention also relates to water-borne coating compositions containing such an aqueous binder composition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an article comprising a cured polymeric film superposing a metal, wherein the cured polymeric film comprises: a) a base polymer comprising structural units of ethylene and a C1-C4-alkyl acrylate or methacrylate; and b) a dispersant which is a copolymer comprising structural units of ethylene and a carboxylic acid monomer; wherein the cured film has a thickness in the range of from 0.5 ?m to 25 ?m. The article provides a coating that is particularly resistant to absorption of flavor producing compounds such as limonene, thereby providing a more acceptable flavor profile interaction than state-of-the art polyolefin coated metals.

Abstract: The present invention relates to coated polymer particles comprising a water-swellable polymer core and an essentially continuous coating encapsulating the core. The coating comprises an oxide, hydroxide or oxide hydrate of silicon, aluminum, zirconium, tin or titanium. The polymer particles do not show instantaneous swelling, when contacted with water or a water-containing liquid, but show delayed water absorption after an appropriate period of time. The coated polymer particles may be used in oil fields, in mining, for construction chemical compositions or as carrier for active substances. The coated polymer particles are prepared by a suspension coating process or a fluidized bed coating process.

Abstract: A three-dimensional-forming photo-curable composition includes a (meth)acrylic compound having a (meth)acryloyl group; a photo-radical generator; and a polyrotaxane having a plurality of cyclic molecules having at least one of a (meth)acryloyl group and a hydroxyl group.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an oil-resistant adhesive comprising a crosslinked copolymer of (meth)acrylic ester monomers, methyl (meth)acrylate monomers, vinyl ester monomers, and a functional monomer selected from one of (meth)acrylic acid, a (meth)acrylamide or a hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate monomers.

Abstract: An adhesive article for masking a portion of a substrate surface from a liquid coating applied to the surface includes a support having first and second opposed major surfaces, and a cationic or zwitterionic adhesive composition disposed on at least a portion of at least one of the first and second opposed major surfaces. The adhesive composition provides a barrier that impedes the migration of the coating past the edge of the adhesive article.

Abstract: A latex emulsion may include an aqueous carrier liquid and a latex copolymer formed from reactants comprising butyl methacrylate, wherein the reactants include at least 20 wt. % butyl methacrylate, based on the total weight of ethylenically unsaturated monomers used to make the latex copolymer. A coating formed from the latex emulsion exhibits a wet adhesion to a thermoplastic polyolefin roofing membrane of greater than about 1 pound per linear inch when tested using fabric embedded peel adhesion testing per ASTM C794. The latex emulsion may be used as part of an aqueous coating composition or a roofing system including a polymeric roofing membrane.

Abstract: A method for wet production of a superabsorbent material. The method comprises forming an aqueous saline solution with a concentration of 0.01-4.5 N of ionic salt and a pH from 0 to 6.0 or from 8.0 to 14.0 by the addition of a strong acid or strong base; dispersing in the saline solution a water superabsorbent polymer (SAP); creating a first web by stratification and deposition under vacuum suction onto a mesh screen belt deposition section of the SAP dispersion; washing the web with a basic solution (or with an acidic solution) up to the desired level of neutralization of the acidity (or basicity) for SAP dispersions in acidic (or basic) saline solutions; washing the web with water and suction; and drying the web. The relationship between pH and salt concentration causes a water absorption in the SAP equal to or less than about 30.00 gH2O/gSAP.

Abstract: Provided in one example is a sensor having at least one fissure, the fissure being at least partially filled by at least one polymer formation extending vertically within a passivation layer. The polymer formation protects the underlying metal containing layer from corrosive solutions. Provided in another example is a method of forming the polymer formation in a fissure of a sensor.

Abstract: An oral composition is described. The oral composition can include a solvent having water and a cosolvent chosen from lower alkyl alcohols and acetone; a basic copolymer having basic acrylate monomeric units, basic methacrylate monomeric units, or a combination thereof; no less than 0.5 wt-% of an acid buffering or neutralizing agent; and optionally an active agent. The oral composition can include from about 6° to about 15° wt % of water, from about 30° to about 80° wt % of the cosolvent, and from about 25 to about 55° wt-% of the basic copolymer. The basic copolymer can be dissolved in the oral composition, the oral composition is capable of forming a film on a surface when contacted with an aqueous solution; and the wt-% of each component is based on the total weight of the composition.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for reducing the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of a biocide against at least one strain of bacteria and/or at least one strain of yeast and/or at least one strain of mould in an aqueous preparation. The invention further relates to the use of a water soluble source of lithium ions for reducing the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of a biocide against at least one strain of bacteria and/or at least one strain of yeast and/or at least one strain of mould in an aqueous preparation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to primer compositions in powder form that comprise a dispersion powder based on an acrylate polymer having a glass transition temperature in the range from ?50° C. to +30° C. and cement. The compositions of the invention are notable for good water barrier effect, good dust-binding capacity, and a low tendency toward salt efflorescence. The compositions find use in the priming of masonry, concrete, rendered surfaces, abraded render, plaster surfaces, wall blocks, wood, and ceramic tiles. They can also be used as adhesion promoters with nonabsorbent substrates such as glazed ceramic or glass tiles, metal surfaces, or surfaces of plastic.

Abstract: Provided is a method of preparing a superabsorbent polymer which exhibits more improved liquid permeability and absorption rate while maintaining excellent absorption performance. The method of preparing the superabsorbent polymer may include the steps of: performing crosslinking polymerization of water-soluble ethylene-based unsaturated monomers having acidic groups which are at least partially neutralized in the presence of an internal crosslinking agent to form a water-containing gel polymer including a crosslinked polymer; drying, pulverizing, and size-sorting the water-containing gel polymer to form a base polymer powder; performing surface-crosslinking of the base polymer powder using a surface-crosslinking solution including one or more surface-crosslinking agents in the presence of first alumina particles; and adding second alumina particles to the surface-crosslinked base polymer powder and then mixing them with each other.

Abstract: When performing a method for pneumatically conveying plastic pellets, the plastic pellets are conveyed, by means of a carrier gas, through a conveyor line from a feed point to a destination with a liquid being added thereto, wherein the quantity of liquid added to the plastic pellets and/or the carrier gas is such that during conveying, the carrier gas is oversaturated with the liquid at least in sections of the conveyor line in such a way that a Froude number defining the conveying conditions in the conveyor line is smaller than 45 at any point along the conveyor line.

Abstract: A coated paper-based substrate for manufacturing a container and a method for preparing the same. The coated paper-based substrate comprises a cellulosic fiber-based substrate coated on a first surface with a coating A and coated on a second surface with a coating B. The coating A comprises at least one layer of an extruded or laminated polymeric film or of a laminated foil. The coating B comprises at least one layer obtained by applying an aqueous dispersion of at least one polymer or copolymer capable of providing a water and/or moisture barrier to the second surface of the paper-based substrate once coated. The extruded or laminated polymeric film and the polymer or copolymer of the aqueous dispersion are different. The coating A and the coating B are heat sealable to each other.

Abstract: The invention provides a novel hydrophilic polymer and latex polymer blend coating formulation and compositions thereof, and their use on various devices (e.g., prophylactic and medical devices) to form hydrophilic and flexible coatings with durable lubricity.

Abstract: A nitrile rubber composition including a filler (B) in a content of 50 to 90 parts by weight and an adipic acid ester-based plasticizer and/or an ether ester-based plasticizer (C) in a content of 0 to 29.9 parts by weight in relation to 100 parts by weight of a nitrile group-containing highly saturated copolymer rubber (A) including an ?,?-ethylenically unsaturated nitrile monomer unit in an proportion of 14 wt % or more and less than 21 wt %, and having an iodine value of 120 or less.

Abstract: An adhesive tape, especially for wrapping cables, consisting of a preferably textile carrier and of a pressure-sensitive adhesive which is applied on at least one side of the carrier and is in the form of a dried polymer dispersion, the polymer being synthesized from: a) 40% to 90% by weight of n-butyl acrylate and/or 2-ethylhexyl acrylate b) 0% to 10% by weight of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer having an acid or acid-anhydride function c) 60% to 10% by weight of one or more ethylenically unsaturated monofunctional monomers different from (a) and (b) d) 0% to 1% by weight of a difunctional or polyfunctional monomer and the pressure-sensitive adhesive comprising between 15 and 100 parts by weight of a tackifier (based on the mass of the dried polymer dispersion).

Abstract: An inorganic and organic insulating polymer comprising a methyl phenyl silicone polyester with a thixotropic index from about 6 to about 9 that is effective to gel and cure very quickly so that the polyester can be applied, such as by spraying, to a pipe or other object to provide insulation and protection without sagging or deformation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing superabsorbent polymer with improved anti-caking, and according to the present invention, a method for preparing superabsorbent polymer that has properties equivalent to or more excellent than the existing superabsorbent polymer but has improved anti-caking, and thus, has excellent processability, and superabsorbent polymer prepared thereby, are provided.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an energy curable, single phase, aqueous composition comprising water, an ethylenically unsaturated oligomer, and an ethylenically unsaturated resin containing neutralized acidic or basic functional groups. Advantageously, in certain embodiments, the compositions contain greater than 25 wt. % water at less than 60 wt. % resin in the total composition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to aqueous adhesive dispersions based on (meth)acrylate which contain as the stabilizer a partially or completely hydrolyzed copolymer of at least one vinyl ester monomer, preferably vinyl acetate, and at least one alkene diester monomer, preferably, 3,4-diacetoxy-1-butene, and to the use of said compositions as labeling adhesives or sealing adhesives.

Abstract: The invention relates to an impact-modified molding composition, especially impact-modified PMMA, having an improved profile of properties, especially also at elevated temperatures, to molded articles obtainable therefrom and to the use of the molding composition and the molded article.

Abstract: An adhesive binder composition for adhering a paper sheet to a gypsum article with a gypsum layer having at least one paper sheet on a major surface thereof. The adhesive binder composition includes a polymeric adhesive and at least one surfactant. The adhesive binder composition resides at a boundary between the gypsum layer and the paper sheet.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a water-based can inner coating based on a copolymer or a copolymer blend of at least one aliphatic and acyclic alkene having at least one ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid in water-dispersed form, wherein the can inner coating contains a water-soluble curing agent selected from inorganic compounds of the elements Zr and/or Ti, so that the need for using organic hardener systems can be largely avoided. The present invention further relates to a method for the internal coating of tin cans or aluminum cans, in which the previously mentioned can inner coating is directly applied to the metallic inner surfaces of the cans and cured without any need to carry out a conversion treatment for improving coating adhesion of the inner surfaces of the cans.

Abstract: A block copolymer, a method for preparing a block copolymer, a resin composition, and a film are provided. The block copolymer can be useful in inhibiting complete separation of the hard segment even under a severe high-temperature condition by increasing the chemical cross-linking density around the hard segment without causing an increase in glass transition temperature of the hard segment, thereby maintaining high-temperature durability.

Abstract: A method for producing an amphiphilic particle or an anisotropic particle includes combining seed particles with a monomer emulsion to obtain monomer-swollen seed particles, polymerizing the monomer-swollen seed particles to obtain polymerized monomer-swollen particles, and hydrolyzing the polymerized monomer-swollen particles. An amphiphilic particle is adapted to stabilize a first type of multiphasic mixture comprising a first aqueous phase having a first pH and a second type of multiphasic mixture comprising a second aqueous phase having a second pH.

Abstract: A latex for dip forming and a sulfur-based crosslinking agent, and has a pH of 9.5-11, the latex containing a copolymer having 40-80% by weight of conjugated diene monomer units (A) that contain a butadiene unit and an isoprene unit, 10-45% by weight of ethylenically unsaturated nitrile monomer units (B), and 2-15% by weight of ethylenically unsaturated acid monomer units (C), the ratio between the butadiene unit content and the isoprene unit content being 40:60 to 95:5 expressed in terms of weight.

Abstract: A nitrile copolymer rubber composition including a nitrile copolymer rubber (A) containing 35 to 80 wt % of ?,?-ethylenically unsaturated nitrile monomer units (a1), 19.5 to 64.5 wt % of conjugated diene monomer units (a2), and 0.5 to 20 wt % of ?,?-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer units (a3) and an inorganic filler (B) with an aspect ratio of 30 to 2,000, wherein a content of the inorganic filler (B) with respect to 100 parts by weight of the nitrile copolymer rubber (A) is 1 to 200 parts by weight is provided.

Abstract: Disclosed are electrically conducting shaped articles and also a process for producing same from granular and/or fibrous substrates.

Abstract: A paint containing: a dispersing medium; a binder; a pigment; a filler; an additive; and at least one agent capable of trapping formaldehyde selected from the group consisting of a compound including an active methylene, a compound including a tannin, and a compound including an amide. In addition, a method for reducing the amount of formaldehyde in the air inside a building by applying the paint to an inner surface of the building.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a selectively soluble polymer capable of binding to a desired molecules in an unclarified mixture containing various biological materials and the methods of using such a polymer to purify a molecule from such a mixture. The polymer is soluble in the mixture under a certain set of process conditions such as pH or temperature and/or salt concentration and is rendered insoluble and precipitates out of solution upon a change in the process conditions. The polymer is capable of binding to the desired molecule (protein, polypeptide, etc) and remains capable of binding to that molecule even after the polymer is precipitated out of solution. The precipitate can then be filtered out from the remainder of the stream and the desired biomolecule is recovered such as by elution and further processed.

Abstract: A polymeric degassing primer composed of an alkali-resistant polymer having a low viscosity. The degassing primer is spread over a concrete substrate prior to applying a waterproof adhesive. The waterproof adhesive can be used to bond a flooring material to the concrete substrate coated with the degassing primer. The degassing primer penetrates and displaces air from the concrete micro-channels and pores, thereby eliminating the possibility of creating air bubbles under the flooring material.

Abstract: An intraocular lens material disclosed in the present description includes an aromatic ring-containing acrylate structural unit, an alkoxyalkyl methacrylate structural unit including an alkoxy group having 4 or less carbon atoms, a hydrophilic structural unit based on a hydrophilic monomer, and a cross-linking structural unit based on a cross-linkable monomer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a super absorbent polymer (SAP) and a preparation method thereof. More specifically, the present invention provides a SAP satisfying the overall properties required to a SAP and especially the superior initial absorbency and absorbing rate under load at the same time, and a preparation method thereof, by treating the surface of the SAP with a surface treatment solution including water and a diol-based or glycol-based surface crosslinking agent.

Abstract: Disclosed is an aqueous polyolefin resin dispersion including a polyolefin resin and an aqueous medium, wherein the polyolefin resin includes an olefin component and an unsaturated carboxylic acid component as copolymer components; the olefin component includes propylene (A) and an olefin(s) (B) other than propylene; the mass ratio (A/B) between the propylene (A) and the olefin(s) (B) other than propylene is 60/40 to 95/5; the content of the unsaturated carboxylic acid component as the copolymer component is 1 part by mass or more in relation to 100 parts by mass of the total mass of (A) and (B); and the content of the unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer in the dry residue of the aqueous dispersion is 10,000 ppm or less.

Abstract: Disclosed are removable pressure sensitive adhesive compositions (PSAs) useful with facestocks and/or packaging labels designed to be removed in the recycling of polymeric packaging. The PSAs of the invention include (a) at least one monomer which may undergo free radical polymerization and whose homopolymer has a glass transition temperature of less than or equal to 10° C., (b) at least one mono-olefinically unsaturated monomer having aldehyde or ketone functionality, and (c) an effective amount of at least one polyhydrazide crosslinker having hydrazine functionality. The PSA composition of the invention exhibits a peel adhesion value of between about 0.4 lbs/in (70 N/m) and about 4 lbs/in (700 N/m), and the percent film remaining on the polymeric packaging after a sink-float testing is 0% to about 8%.

Abstract: Provided is an ink containing water, a color material, an acrylic resin, urethane resin particles, and at least one organic solvent, wherein the at least one organic solvent includes 3-methyl-3-methoxy-1-butanol.