Abstract: A method for making storage-stable glyoxalated inter-copolymers with higher and adjustable charge density suitable for use as a strengthening agent for paper. The glyoxalated inter-copolymers can be used to enhance the strength of paper, particularly recycled paper and mechanical printing paper.

Abstract: The present invention provides a curable composition for use in retarding the formation of biofilms. The curable composition comprises a polymer derived from ethylenically unsaturated units having pendent long-chain aliphatic groups; ethylenically unsaturated units having pendent poly(oxyalkylene) groups; and ethylenically unsaturated units having pendent substrate-reactive groups; and a crosslinking agent.

Abstract: To provide a resin composition for e.g. a temporary fixing adhesive which has a high adhesive strength and which is readily removable in water, and a temporary fixing method for a member by means thereof. A resin composition comprising component (A): N,N-diethylacrylamide and/or N-isopropylacrylamide, component (B): at least one member selected from the group consisting of a homopolymer of N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone, a homopolymer of N,N-dimethylacrylamide, a homopolymer of N,N-diethylacrylamide, a homopolymer of acryloylmorpholine, a homopolymer of N-isopropylacrylamide, and a copolymer of at least two monomers selected from the group consisting of N-vinyl-2-pyrrodidone, N,N-dimethylacrylamide, N,N-diethylacrylamide, acryloylmorpholine and N-isopropylacrylamide, and component (C): a polymerization initiator. A temporary fixing method for a member and a surface protecting method for a member, by means the resin composition.

Abstract: A polymer comprising hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties is provided. The polymer can be formed into a hydrogel capable of being used as a contact lens. The lens can exhibit high water content such as for example more than 70 wt. % for biocompatibility and structural stability for handling. The hydrophilic portion can be 2,3-dihydroxypropyl methacrylate (GMA) and the hydrophobic portion can be 2-methoxyethyl methacrylate (MOEMA). Additionally, the lens can also include N,N-dimethylacrylamide (NN-DMA). Lens can be prepared and formed by molding including a cast molding process or a half cast molding process.

Abstract: This invention is directed toward interactive segmented block copolymers useful to treat the surface of a substrate by means of interactive functionalities of the interactive segmented block copolymer material binding with complementary surface functionalities of the polymer substrate.

Abstract: A process for preparing a polymer powder by evaporating the volatile constituents from an aqueous dispersion of a film-forming polymer P, wherein prior to the evaporation of the volatile constituents the aqueous polymer dispersion still comprises drying assistants T, present in an amount of from 0.1 to 80% by weight, based on the polymer P of the dispersion, and there being used as drying assistant T polyvinylformamide. The polyvinylformamide used preferably has a K value (KW), determined by the method of Fikentscher in accordance with DIN 53726, of from 5 to 50.

Abstract: This invention relates to a composition comprising a functionalized C3 to C40 olefin polymer comprising at least 50 mol % of one or more C3 to C40 olefins, and where the olefin polymer, prior to functionalization, has: a) a Dot T-Peel of 1 Newton or more on Kraft paper; b) an Mw of 10,000 to 100,000; and c) a branching index (g?) of 0.98 or less measured at the Mz of the polymer when the polymer has an Mw of 10,000 to 60,000, or a branching index (g?) of 0.95 or less measured at the Mz of the polymer when the polymer has an Mw of 10,000 to 100,000; and where the C3 to C40 olefin polymer comprises at least 0.001 weight % of an functional group, preferably maleic anhydride. This invention further relates to blends of such functionalized polymers with other polymers including non-functionalized C3 to C40 olefin polymers as described above.

Abstract: A composition comprising one or more high molecular weight resins and one or more low molecular weight resins in a ratio of about 1:99 to about 99:1 based on polymer actives, wherein said high molecular weight resins are selected from the group consisting of glyoxylated polyacrylamide, crosslinked polyaminoamide and polyaminoamide-epihalohydrin resins having a molecular weight of about 100,000 to about 5,000,000 Dalton and the low molecular weight resins are selected from the group consisting of glyoxylated polyacrylamide, crosslinked polyaminoamide and polyaminoamide-epihalohydrin resins having a molecular weight of less than about 100,000 Dalton and wherein the mole ratio of epihalohydrin to secondary nitrogen atoms in the high and low molecular weight polyaminoamide-epihalohydrin resins is less than about 0.5. and use of the composition for creping paper webs.

Abstract: The present invention provides a series of baroplastic materials, and systems and methods of making and using such baroplastic materials. In one aspect of the invention, polymeric particles are provided that can be used to produce baroplastic materials under certain pressures and/or below certain temperatures. In one set of embodiments, the polymeric particles include an inner “core” region and an outer “shell” region. In some cases, more than one “shell” region may be present. In another arrangement the particles can include materials, or domains, in nanoscale proximity with each other. Non-particulate materials can also be processed in accordance with the invention. In another aspect of the invention, the invention provides for polymeric particles that can be processed and/or recycled multiple times, without causing significant degradation or alteration in the physical and/or chemical properties of the polymer.

Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide a rubber-reinforced resin which, when formed into a molded article, can prevent contamination or soiling of an article contacted with the molded article or a device on the periphery of the molded article and is excellent in impact resistance and transparency, and an anti-static resin composition which is excellent in impact resistance and anti-static properties. The present rubber-reinforced resin comprises a rubber-reinforced copolymeric resin produced by polymerization of 20 to 95 parts by mass of monomer components comprising methyl methacrylate, an aromatic vinyl compound and a cyanidated vinyl compound in the presence of a rubbery polymer having a predetermined volume-average particle diameter, or comprises a mixture of the rubber-reinforced copolymeric resin and a copolymer of the above-mentioned monomer components.

Abstract: A joint boot molded from an acrylic rubber/polyamide-based thermoplastic elastomer, which comprises a polyamide resin and a cross-linked acrylic rubber. The acrylic rubber/polyamide-based thermoplastic elastomer is a dispersion of the rubber in the polyamide resin, obtained by dynamic cross-linking of the acrylic rubber, preferably by covalent bond-linkable cross-linking of the polyamide resin with the acrylic rubber. The joint boot has a fully satisfactory heat resistance required even for use at the inboard side.

Abstract: A halogenated polymer containing a functionalized polymer and optionally a blowing agent.

Abstract: The present invention describes the synthesis of solvent soluble copolymers containing multiple unsaturations. These copolymers contain reactive vinyl groups, which can be further reacted in a second stage polymerization. The process involves copolymerization of a vinyl monomer with an inclusion complex of a monomer having multiple unsaturations and a cyclic macromolecular compound to yield soluble polymers. These polymers may be cast into films, membranes or may be converted in micro or nanoparticles and then crosslinked in a second step polymerization.

Abstract: The present invention provides: a novel water-absorbing agent, which exhibits an excellent absorption capacity under a load (AAP), gel layer liquid permeation rate under a load (FRUP), saline flow conductivity (SFC), and shape-maintaining property and ball burst strength (BBS) of a swollen water-absorbing agent aggregate, and excellent persistency of these effects for a long time. The water-absorbing agent, which comprises a polymer obtained by a process including the steps of polymerizing and then crosslinking a monomer including acrylic acid and/or a salt thereof, with the water-absorbing agent being characterized by: (1) exhibiting a free swelling capacity of not less than 23 g/g (GV), a gel deformation of not more than 12.5 cm under a short-time load (0.5 hrPT), and a gel deformation deterioration of not more than 3.

Abstract: A two-liquid composition, includes (A) a first liquid composition that contains a hydrophilic polymer having a hydrolyzable silyl group; and (B) a second liquid composition that contains a catalyst capable of accelerating reaction of the hydrolyzable silyl group, and a hydrophilic member is formed by mixing the first liquid composition (A) and the second liquid composition (B), coating a substrate with the resultant mixture and drying the mixture coated.

Abstract: The present invention provides a resin composition which comprises EVOH and a thermoplastic resin other than EVOH and which generates less odor and therefore is suitable for food packaging applications. The invention also provides an environmentally friendly method for producing a resin composition, without releasing any carboxylic acid such as acetic acid to the peripheral environment. A resin composition containing less carboxylate group is obtained by contacting an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin with an aqueous solution containing both carbon dioxide gas and at least one additive selected from the group consisting of an alkali metal salt (A) and a boron compound (B) and then melt kneading with a thermoplastic resin (G) other than EVOH.

Abstract: The invention relates to a hydrophilic coating formulation which when cured results in a hydrophilic coating, wherein the hydrophilic coating formulation comprises a polyelectrolyte and a non-ionic hydrophilic polymer. The invention further relates to a coating system, a hydrophilic coating, a lubricious coating, use of a polyelectrolyte and a non-ionic hydrophilic polymer in a lubricious coating, an article, a medical device or component and a method of forming on a substrate a hydrophilic coating.

Abstract: A carboxyl group-containing diene-based rubber latex composition comprising (a) a carboxyl group-containing diene-based rubber latex and one or more compounds selected from the following (b) to (e): (b) an organometallic crosslinking agent containing two or more hydroxyl groups each bonded to a metal atom; (c) a cationic property-deactivated, modified polyamine-based resin, a cationic property-deactivated polyamide-epichlorohydrin resin, a cationic property-deactivated polyamine-epichlorohydrin resin, a cationic property-deactivated amine group- or quaternary ammonium base-containing polyvinyl alcohol, a cationic property-deactivated amine group- or quaternary ammonium base-containing polyacrylamide, a cationic property-deactivated amine group- or quaternary ammonium base-containing carbohydrate, or a polyacrylamide, polyvinyl alcohol, or carbohydrate into which a crosslinkable functional group is introduced; (d) an anionic or nonionic polyvinyl alcohol, anionic or nonionic polyacrylamide, or anionic or non

Abstract: The invention relates to a linear ethylenic block copolymer comprising: at least a first block A having a glass transition temperature above 20° C.; at least a second block B having a glass transition temperature below 15° C.; and at least a third block C having a glass transition temperature above 20° C.; said first block A and third block C being identical or different and at least one of them comprising at least one monomer unit comprising at least one —CO2H and/or carboxylate —COO? functional group. Use of this copolymer in adhesive compositions and thermoplastic compositions.

Abstract: A second order modified block copolymer which can be obtained by reacting a first order modified block copolymer with a second order modifier, wherein the first order modified block copolymer comprises a base block copolymer and a functional group-containing first order modifier group bonded to the base block co-polymer, wherein the base block copolymer comprises at least one polymer block comprised mainly of vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon monomer units and at least one polymer block comprised mainly of conjugated diene monomer units, and wherein the second order modifier has a specific functional group which is reactive to the functional group of the first order modifier group of the first order modified block copolymer. A second order modified block copolymer containing polymer composition comprising the second order modified block copolymer as well as a thermoplastic resin and/or a rubbery polymer.

Abstract: Terpolymer compositions of vinyl caprolactam (VCL), dimethylaminopropyl methacrylamide (DMAPMA) and hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) are described to coat substrates for use in computer printers, and provide advantageous print quality thereon.

Abstract: A pseudo cross-link type resin composition made of one of resins or a mixture of the resins; wherein the resin is obtained by mixing a polymer molecule that has an atomic group capable of forming an intermolecular hydrogen bond at least in a molecular side chain or at a molecular tail end of the polymer molecule, and a polymer molecule that has an atomic group capable of forming an intermolecular hydrogen bond at lest in a molecular side chain or in a molecular skeleton of the polymer molecule; wherein the polymer molecule having an atomic group capable of forming an intermolecular hydrogen bond at least in a molecular side chain or at a molecular tail end is a vinylic polymer or a copolymer thereof that has a carboxyl group or a hydroxyl group at least in a molecular side chain or at a molecular tail end, and the polymer molecule that has an atomic group capable of forming an intermolecular hydrogen bond at least in a molecular side chain or in a molecular skeleton is a vinylic polymer or a copolymer thereof

Abstract: The present invention provides an isocyanate composition including an adduct of a multifunctional isocyanate compound having two or more isocyanate groups in the molecule thereof with a polymer obtained by radically polymerizing in the presence of a chain transfer agent having active hydrogen at least a vinyl monomer including a polymerizable compound having a polyether represented by the following Formula (I): A1-(L-O)n-B1 ??Formula (I) wherein A1 represents a group having an ethylenically unsaturated double bond; L represents an alkylene group; B1 represents an alkyl group or an aryl group; and n is an average polymerization degree of the polyether and represents a number of 8 to 300.

Abstract: A second-order modified block copolymer which can be obtained by reacting a first-order modified block copolymer with a second-order modifier, wherein the first-order modified block copolymer comprises a base block copolymer and a functional group-containing first-order modifier group bonded to the base block copolymer, wherein the base block copolymer comprises at least one polymer block comprised mainly of vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon monomer units and at least one polymer block comprised mainly of conjugated diene monomer units, and wherein the second-order modifier has a specific functional group which is reactive to the functional group of the first-order modifier group of the first-order modified block copolymer. A second-order modified block copolymer-containing polymer composition comprising the second-order modified block copolymer as well as a thermoplastic resin and/or a rubbery polymer.

Abstract: Provided is a film-forming composition substantially free of organic solvent which includes an aqueous dispersion of polymeric microparticles prepared by emulsion polymerization of a monomeric composition containing (1) at least 10 percent by weight of one or more vinyl aromatic compounds; (2) 0.1 to 10 percent by weight of one or more carboxylic acid functional polymerizable, ethylenically unsaturated monomers; (3) 0 to 10 percent by weight of one or more polymerizable monomers having one or more functional groups capable of reacting to form crosslinks; and (4) one or more polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated monomers. Each of (1), (2), (3) and (4) are different one from the other and at least one of (3) and (4) is present in the monomeric composition. Multi-layer composite coatings and coated substrates also are provided.

Abstract: A pre-applied, remoistenable adhesive useful in bonding wood substrates together.

Abstract: Provided are a latent curing agent that gives an epoxy resin composition with improved storage stability and low-temperature curability; and a curable epoxy resin composition prepared by mixing the said curing agent and an epoxy compound. The epoxy resin composition has improved storage stability, and cures at lower temperatures for a shorter period of time than conventional ones. The latent curing agent for epoxy resin comprises two components, (A) a radically polymerized polymer of a monomer having at least a polymerizable double bond, which has at least a tertiary amino group in the molecule, and (B) a polymer having at least a hydroxyl group in the molecule, and forms a solid solution that is solid at 25° C.

Abstract: A contact lens blocking composition with desirable melt properties can comprise a water soluble polymer such as a polyalkylpolyimine combined with an absorbent disintegrant or with a filler such as a highly soluble salt composition or both. The blocking composition can be readily removed from a shaped contact lens after machining and from the mandrel or other tool used in shaping the lens. The blocking composition is readily removed using an aqueous wash, aqueous washing solutions or ultrasonic cleaning procedures.

Abstract: A water-absorbent resin composition excelling in an absorption capacity under pressure, a first transition of initial absorption, and the small amount of rewet is provided. It comprises a water-absorbent resin obtained by aqueous solution polymerization and by reversed-phase suspension or reversed-phase emulsion polymerization and shows a CSF of not less than 20 g/g or an AAP of not less than 20 g/g or an SFC of not less than 10 (unit: 10?7×cm3×s×g?1). The gaps among resin particles owing to the difference in shape form optimum gap widths for the sake of capillarity. The resin composition consequently formed, therefore, manifests such excellent properties without the influences of a surfactant or an emulsifier.

Abstract: The present invention relates to polymer mixtures comprising hydrogel forming polymers capable of absorbing aqueous fluids, having different pH values and each being preparable by polymerization of olefinically unsaturated carboxylic acids or derivatives thereof, their preparation, use and hygiene articles containing same. More particularly, the invention relates to 2-component polymer mixtures comprising polymers having a pH range from acidic to neutral.

Abstract: A method is provided for preparing an adhesive composition that contains both a hydrophobic phase and a hydrophilic phase, wherein the hydrophobic phase is composed of a crosslinked hydrophobic polymer composition and the hydrophilic phase is a water-absorbent blend of a hydrophilic polymer and a complementary oligomer capable of crosslinking the hydrophilic polymer through hydrogen bonding, ionic bonding, and/or covalent bonding. The composition is useful as a bioadhesive, for affixing drug delivery systems, wound dressings, bandages, cushions, or the like to a body surface such as skin or mucosal tissue.

Abstract: A contact lens blocking composition with desirable melt properties can comprise a water soluble polymer such as a polyalkylpolyimine combined with a filler such as a highly soluble salt composition. The blocking composition can be readily removed from a shaped contact lens after machining and from the mandrel or other tool used in shaping the lens. The blocking composition is readily removed using an aqueous wash, aqueous washing solutions or ultrasonic cleaning procedures.

Abstract: The invention relates to a quasi-interpenetrating network of polymer chains, the chains comprising linear polyacrylamide (LPA) chains in the form of a main frame having a weight average molecular weight of approximately 0.05 million to approximately 25 million g/mole, and a radius of gyration of approximately 10 nm to 350 nm; and polydimethylacrylamide (PDMA) chains prepared by polymerizing PDMA in the presence of the LPA main frame, wherein the LPA and PDMA chains are entangled within one another and interpenetrate one another, and wherein the quasi-interpenetrating network has substantially no chemical cross-linking.

Abstract: Blends of very low density polyethylene produced using metallocene catalysts (mVLDPE) and polypropylene are disclosed. The polymer blends include a metallocene-catalyzed VLDPE polymer having a density of less than 0.916 g/cm3, the mVLDPE polymer preferably being linear and without long chain branching, a polypropylene homopolymer, random copolymer, or impact copolymer, and optionally flame retardant additives. The polymer blends are particularly suitable in membrane applications where increased tear resistance and tensile strength are desirable, such as in roof membranes, geomembranes, and pond liners.

Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, there are provided novel heterobifunctional monomers and users for the same. Invention compounds have many of the properties required by the microelectronics industry, such as, for example, hydrophobicity, high Tg values, low dielectric constant, ionic purity, low coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE), and the like. These properties result in a thermoset that is particularly well suited to high performance applications where typical operating temperatures are often significantly higher than those at which prior art materials were suitable. Invention compounds are particularly ideal for use in the manufacture of electronic components, such as, for example, printed circuit boards, and the like.

Abstract: Adhesive tapes (e.g., duct tapes) having a backing comprising a compatibilized release composition are reported. The compatibilized release composition comprises a thermoplastic olefin-based polymer comprising an acid or a base functionality and a polymeric release material comprising an acid or a base functionality. The functionality of the thermoplastic olefin-based polymer and the functionality of the polymeric release material provide an acid-base interaction that compatibilizes the release composition.

Abstract: The invention relates to compatibilized release compositions useful in release layers of release articles (e.g., release liners) and adhesive articles (e.g., pressure sensitive adhesive tapes). The compatibilized release compositions comprise a mixture of a thermoplastic olefin-based polymer comprising an acid or a base functionality and a polymeric release material comprising an acid or a base functionality. The functionality of the thermoplastic olefin-based polymer and the functionality of the polymeric release material are selected to provide an acid-base interaction.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to triggerable, water-dispersible cationic polymers. The present invention is also directed to a method of making triggerable, water-dispersible cationic polymers and their applicability as binder compositions. The present invention is further directed to fiber-containing fabrics and webs comprising triggerable, water-dispersible binder compositions and their applicability in water-dispersible personal care products, such as wet wipes.

Abstract: This invention provides a method of preparing a polymeric delivery system for active ingredients. The delivery system is formed either by attaching the active ingredient to a linker through a hydrolyzable covalent bond, then forming a covalent bond between the linker and a portion of the subunits of a cross-linked polymer, or by attaching a linker to a portion of the subunits of a cross-linked polymer, then attaching the active ingredient to the polymer-linker combination through a hydrolyzable covalent bond. The invention also provides a delivery system comprising an active ingredient covalently bonded through a hydrolyzale covalent bond to a linker, which is in turn covalently bonded to a portion of subunits of a cross-linked polymer.

Abstract: A process of producing a vibration damping rubber member, wherein a rubber material A which enables the vibration damping rubber member to have a low degree of dynamic spring stiffness, a rubber material B which enables the vibration damping rubber member to have a high vibration damping effect, and a vulcanizing agent capable of vulcanizing only an unvulcanized mass of the rubber material B are evenly mixed together and heated to vulcanize the rubber material B dispersed as the fine particles in the rubber material A. A vulcanizing agent capable of vulcanizing the rubber material A is added, and a thus obtained mixture is formed into a desired shape and heated to vulcanize the rubber material A so that the formed vibration damping rubber member has an island-sea structure in which fine particles of the vulcanized rubber material B are dispersed as a dispersed phase in a matrix phase of the vulcanized rubber material A.

Abstract: Heat-activated adhesive tape has a backing comprising 88-92% acrylic polymer containing: 35-45% of a first alkyl acrylate monomer with alkyl groups containing 4 to 12 carbon atoms, 30-40% of a second alkyl acrylate monomer with alkyl groups containing 4 to 12 carbon atoms, 6-10% a first monoethylenically unsaturated polar copolymerizable monomer, 1-2% a second monoethylenically unsaturated polar copolymerizable monomer, 0.3-0.5% photoinitiator, 1-2% filler, 0.05-0.07% crosslinker/chain extender, and 8-12% hollow glass microspheres; and heat-activated adhesive layer on at least one side. A pressure-sensitive adhesive may be on the other side.

Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, there are provided film adhesive compositions comprising at least one macromonomer having at least one unit of ethylenic unsaturation, at least one thermoplastic elastomer co-curable with the macromonomer, and at least one cure initiator, and methods for use thereof. Invention compositions are useful as adhesives in the microelectronics industry. In particular, invention film adhesives may be used to produce microelectronic assemblies with very thin bond lines without compromising adhesive strength.

Abstract: An adhesive composition is provided that contains both a hydrophobic phase and a hydrophilic phase, wherein the hydrophobic phase is composed of a crosslinked hydrophobic polymer composition and the hydrophilic phase is a water-absorbent blend of a hydrophilic polymer and a complementary oligomer capable of crosslinking the hydrophilic polymer through hydrogen bonding, ionic bonding, and/or covalent bonding. The composition is useful as a bioadhesive, for affixing drug delivery systems, wound dressings, bandages, cushions, or the like to a body surface such as skin or mucosal tissue.

Abstract: A hot-melt adhesive composition comprises a blend of at least one acidic polymer and at least one basic polymer. At least one of the polymers is a hot-melt adhesive. Thermally reversible crosslinks are formed between each of the two polymers. These crosslinks impart cohesive strength to the applied adhesive, without sacrificing ease of processing.

Abstract: The invention relates to antimicrobial polymers and polymer blends which are prepared by polymerizing a monomer of the formula I: where R1=—H or —CH3 R2=branched or unbranched aliphatic hydrocarbon radical having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms, R3=H, or branched or unbranched aliphatic hydrocarbon radical having from 1 to 7 carbon atoms, R4=H, or branched or unbranched aliphatic hydrocarbon radical having from 1 to 7 carbon atoms, R5=H, or branched or unbranched aliphatic hydrocarbon radical having from 1 to 7 carbon atoms, and X=O, NH, NR5 and, where appropriate, then mixing with at least one other polymer. The antimicrobial polymers or blends may be used for producing hygiene items or items for medical technology, e.g. as a coating, or else in surface coatings or protective paints. They may also be used in a process for eliminating/reducing biofouling in water systems.

Abstract: We have developed a process and product which provide thermoplastic articles featuring a permanent outer surface which has selectively varied chemical functionality while maintaining the inherent mechanical properties of the base fiber.

Abstract: A pseudo cross-link type resin composition made of one of resins or a mixture of the resins; wherein the resin is obtained by mixing a polymer molecule that has an atomic group capable of forming an intermolecular hydrogen bond at least in a molecular side chain or at a molecular tail end of the polymer molecule, and a polymer molecule that has an atomic group capable of forming an intermolecular hydrogen bond at lest in a molecular side chain or in a molecular skeleton of the polymer molecule; wherein the polymer molecule having an atomic group capable of forming an intermolecular hydrogen bond at least in a molecular side chain or at a molecular tail end is a vinylic polymer or a copolymer thereof that has a carboxyl group or a hydroxyl group at least in a molecular side chain or at a molecular tail end, and the polymer molecule that has an atomic group capable of forming an intermolecular hydrogen bond at least in a molecular side chain or in a molecular skeleton is a vinylic polymer or a copolymer there

Abstract: This invention relates to polymer blend compositions and the process for preparing the same. In particular, the invention relates to novel blends of cationic polymers and anionic polymers which exhibit properties that make them useful as coatings for various substrates.

Abstract: Substantive UV-absorbing, water-soluble, cationic polymers containing cinnamidoalkylamines and benzamidoalkylainines, with ‘inverse temperature dependant solubility’ are described in the present invention. They are water-soluble at ambient conditions and yet they are water-resistant at the temperature of human body as well as in the presence of electrolytes. These properties make these macromolecules useful for personal care as well as fabric care products.

Abstract: A visco-elastic material useful in forming a noise and vibration damper, which includes an ethylene/methyl acrylate and/or polyacrylic elastomer, one or more modifying agents and one or more thermally-activated crosslinking agents. The material imparts excellent noise and vibration damping properties over a wide range of temperatures, and is particularly useful for damping vibrating substrates at elevated temperatures. In addition, the material can be polymerized or cured in-situ by heat generating substrates and has self-adhesive characteristics. Furthermore, the damping properties, adhesive qualities and structural integrity of the material are relatively unaffected by prolonged exposure to elevated temperatures and/or hot motor oil.