Abstract: Single ion conductors comprising polymer electrolytes prepared by grafting a salt compound onto a comb-branch polymer or dendrimer are disclosed having superior properties.

Abstract: A medical grade adhesive comprises a mixture of at least one cross-linkable pressure sensitive adhesive component and at least one non-cross-linkable pressure-sensitive adhesive component, wherein the amount of each of said components is such that the resultant adhesive can adhere to human skin for a period of up to about 7-10 days but can be removed without causing trauma to the skin.

Abstract: Sealant and potting formulations are provided which are prepared from components including ungelled mercapto-terminated polymer(s) prepared by reacting reactants comprising polyvinyl ether monomer(s) and polythiol material(s); curing agent(s) reactive with a mercapto group of the mercapto-terminated polymer; and additive(s) selected from the group consisting of fillers, adhesion promoters, plasticizers and catalysts.

Abstract: The present invention relates to triazine derivatives of the general formula (I), their use and production.

Abstract: A functionalized polymer includes a polymer chain and, bonded thereto, a functional group having the general formula —NQOR1 where R1 is a hydrogen atom or —CH2Z where Z is a hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl, alkyl, alkenyl, alkenaryl, aralkenyl, alkaryl, or aralkyl group and where Q is a moiety connected to the nitrogen atom of the functional group through a C, N, O, or S atom. The material can be the reaction product of a living polymer and a compound that includes nitroso functionality. The functional group can interact with particulate filler such as, e.g., carbon black.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a functionalized polymer having a high solubility in at least one solvent having high E?(30) value, and being functionalized with at least one N-containing carboxylate chelator.

Abstract: Polymer and monomer compositions based on a chromophore and improved light absorption. Lens materials can be fabricated. A composition comprising: a compound comprising a polymerizable vinyl group covalently linked to a benzene ring-based chromophore comprising: a substituent comprising a carbonyl group at the 1-position; a substituent comprising a hydroxy, ether, ester or a combination thereof at the 2-position; and a substituent comprising a (p-Nitrophenylazo) group at the 4 position of the benzene ring, including salts.

Abstract: A method of modifying a particle that includes reacting a reactive compound having an X—[Y]n reactive group with a secondary compound N—S-ZM to form a substituted reactive intermediate [Y]a—X—(N—S-ZM)b, and reacting the particle with the substituted reactive intermediate [Y]a—X—(N—S-ZM)b to attach the substituted reactive intermediate to the surface of the particle to form a surface modified particle. The particle may comprise at least one of a dye particle, an inorganic pigment particle, an additive, or a combination thereof. X may be a sulfonyl, phosphoryl, or 1,3,5-triazinyl group. Y may be a halogen leaving group. N may be a nucleophilic group. S may be an organic group. ZM may be an ionizable end group. Also, n is an integer between 1 and 3, b is an integer between 1 and 3, and a=n?b. When n is equal to or greater than b, and wherein if b is 2 or 3, each N—S-ZM can be the same or different.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a blend composition, suitable for use in golf ball manufacture, which is the reaction product of (A) a polymer of ethylene and/or an alpha olefin and one or more ?, ?-ethylenically unsaturated C3-C20 carboxylic acids, sulfonic acids or phosphoric acids; (B) a compound having both amine and carboxylic acid functionality or a derivative of these functional groups; and (C) a basic metal ion salt, which has the capacity to neutralize some or all of the acidic group present in blend components (A) and (B). When (A) is a polymer comprising one or more ?, ?-ethylenically unsaturated C3-C20 carboxylic acids it comprises a high molecular weight component having a molecular weight from about 80,000 to about 500,000.

Abstract: The invention relates to finely divided water-absorbing polymeric particles having high fluid transportation and absorption performance, the Centrifuge Retention Capacity (CRC) being not less than 26 g/g, the absorbency under a load of 4.83 kPa (AUL0.7 psi) not less than 23 g/g and the Transportation Value (TV) not less than 15,000 cm3s, the Transportation Value (TV) being the product of Saline Flow Conductivity (SFC) and wicking absorption after 60 minutes (DA60) multiplied by 107, and wherein the wicking absorption after 60 minutes (DA60) is the weight of 0.9% by weight sodium chloride solution absorbed by 70 g of the water-absorbing polymeric particles in 60 minutes, wherein the water-absorbing polymeric particles are situated, during measurement, in a circularly round vessel which has an internal diameter of 6 cm and is sealed at its lower end by a sieve base of 36 ?m mesh size, and the sieve base is in atmospheric contact with 0.

Abstract: A crystal of carboxyl acid and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of amine and ammonia are mixed in an absence of a liquid medium. The carboxyl acid is conjugated diene such as (Z,Z)-muconic acid, the conjugated diene including a carboxyl group. The at least one nitrogen-containing compound selected from the group consisting of amine and ammonia is primary amine represented by RCH2NH2, where R is an aryl group, or is a normal alkyl group that contains five or more carbon atoms. Moreover, such amine that is a bivalent group and that is represented by —Ar—N?N—Ar?—, where Ar and Ar? are independently aromatic hydrocarbon bivalent groups, is intercalated in a layered crystal of a polymer such as polymuconic acid, the layered crystal including a carboxyl group. In this way, a novel photoresponsive polymer is obtained.

Abstract: A description is given of azetidine derivatives and methods for producing them, and of their use as a latent curing component for resins having functional groups which are reactive toward amino groups. The particular advantages of the curing component proposed in accordance with the invention, such as effective producibility, high environmental friendliness, and excellent storage stability of the resin/curing agent mixtures, make these azetidine derivatives outstandingly suitable for one-component, moisture-hardening polymer compositions, which are of special interest in particular for the production of (floor) coatings, sealants, and adhesives.

Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provided a release agent and a release sheet. The release sheet is composed of a base member and a release agent layer including the release agent. The release agent layer is provided on at least one surface of the base member. The release agent contains a poly(meth)acrylate that includes a mono or polyalkylene glycol (meth)acrylate unit having an alkyl or aryl end group (unit (A)), and an alkyl (meth)acrylate unit (unit (B)). The carbon number of the alkyl group in the unit (B) is from 1 to 30.

Abstract: The invention relates to an ophthalmologic composition including a dye of the general formula I in which R1=substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon radical, R2=substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon radical with at least one polymerizable double bond, R3?H or substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon radical, R4?H, electron-withdrawing substituent or substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon radical and X?O, S, NH or NR5, wherein R5 is a substituted and/or unsubstituted hydrocarbon radical. Moreover, the invention relates to another ophthalmologic composition and an ophthalmologic lens.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a substantially pigment-free coating composition with good cure response and improved appearance. In particular, the substantially pigment-free coating composition may comprise (a) at least one functional polymer containing amine groups and groups selected from hydroxyl and carbamate; and (b) a crosslinking agent.

Abstract: A pre-adhesive composition is described comprising an acid-functional (meth)acrylate copolymer and an aziridine crosslinking agent, which when crosslinked provides a pressure-sensitive adhesive and pressure-sensitive adhesive articles.

Abstract: Stable charge-transfer doping of carbon nanotubes is achieved using a dopant containing polymer (DCP) wherein the DCP has a multiplicity of dopant moieties that are capable of donating electrons to or accepting electrons from the nanotubes linked to a polymer. The DCP has a sufficient number of dopant moieties connected to the polymer such that when charge transfer equilibrium between a particular dopant moiety and the nanotubes is in a dissociated, or dedoped state, the dopant moiety remains tethered by a linking moiety to the polymer and remains in the vicinity of the nanotubes as the polymer remains bound to the tube by at least one bound dopant of the DCP. The linking groups are selected to permit the presentation of the dopant moieties to the nanotubes in a manner that is unencumbered by the polymer backbone and can undergo charge transfer doping.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a polymer P having amide and ester groups in the solid state of aggregation, in a first step (a) a homo- or copolymer P1 of (meth)acrylic acid, itaconic acid or crotonic acid being reacted with at least one monohydroxy compound E at a temperature up to 200° C. to give a polymer P2, so that anhydride groups form in addition to ester groups, in a second step (b) the polymer P2 prepared in step (a) being cooled to below 60° C. so that the polymer P2 is present in the solid state of aggregation or as supercooled melt, and in a third step (c) the polymer P2 having anhydride groups and present in the solid state of aggregation or as supercooled melt being amidated with at least one amine compound A at temperatures below 60° C., the amine compound A used in the third step (c) being present in the solid state of aggregation or on or in a solid carrier material.

Abstract: Sealant and potting formulations are provided which are prepared from components including ungelled mercapto-terminated polymer(s) prepared by reacting reactants comprising polyvinyl ether monomer(s) and polythiol material(s); curing agent(s) reactive with a mercapto group of the mercapto-terminated polymer; and additive(s) selected from the group consisting of fillers, adhesion promoters, plasticizers and catalysts.

Abstract: A butyl rubber ionomer having improved adhesion to substrates whose surfaces have polar functional groups. Examples of such substrate materials include stainless steel, glass, mylar or Teflon®. The adhesion of the butyl rubber ionomer to the substrate is at least 25% greater than the adhesion of a non-ionomeric butyl rubber to the same substrate surface and with certain substrates is more than 150% greater. The adhesion is improved with increasing levels of multiolefin content in the butyl rubber ionomer. The adhesion is greatest for butyl rubber ionomers having a high multiolefin content (at least 3.5 mol% of multiolefin monomers or at least 1.5 mol % of residual multiolefins). By taking advantage of these high adhesion levels, a composite article can be formed between the butyl rubber ionomer and the substrate.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for postcrosslinking a water absorbing polymer by the polymer being treated with at least one postcrosslinker and postcrosslinked and dried during or after the treatment by raising the temperature, the at least one postcrosslinker being a cyclic carbamate or a cyclic urea, wherein the cyclic carbamate or the cyclic urea was obtained by reacting respectively an aminoalcohol or a diamine with a cyclic carbonate.

Abstract: A pre-adhesive composition is described comprising an acid-functional (meth)acrylate copolymer and an aziridine crosslinking agent, which when crosslinked provides a pressure-sensitive adhesive and pressure-sensitive adhesive articles.

Abstract: In various aspects provided are methods for producing a nanoparticle within a cross-linked, collapsed polymeric material. In various embodiments, the methods comprise (a) providing a shape-static polymer template with a size in the range between about 1 nm to about 100 nm; (b)) incorporating one or more nanoparticle precursor moieties with the shape-static polymer template; and either (c) oxidizing the precursor moieties to form a composite nanoparticle comprising one or more of an inorganic oxide and hydroxide nanoparticle; or (c) adding an ion with an opposite charge polarity to the at least one nanoparticle precursor moieties to effect formation of a composite nanoparticle.

Abstract: A method for producing a water-absorbent resin, characterized in that a precursor of the water-absorbent resin obtained by polymerizing a water-soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomer is subjected to a post-crosslinking reaction in the presence of a compound having plural hydrazide groups. The water-absorbent resin obtained by the method for producing a water-absorbent resin of the present invention is excellent in properties such as water-retention capacity, water-absorption capacity under load, and gel strength, and also gives consideration to safety of the water-absorbent resin by reducing water-soluble substance. Therefore, the water-absorbent resin of the present invention can be suitably used, for example, in hygienic materials such as disposable diaper, incontinence pad and sanitary napkin, in particular, in disposable diaper.

Abstract: The invention provides a golf ball material which includes, in mixture: (A) a metal-containing chelating agent (A1) or a mixture (A2) composed of a metal-containing chelating agent and an oxygen-containing inorganic metal compound; (B) one or more polymers selected from the group consisting of diene polymers, thermoplastic polymers and thermoset polymers; and (C) one or more acid-containing polymers having an acid content of from 0.5 to 30 wt % and selected from the group consisting of olefin-unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymers, olefin-unsaturated carboxylic acid-unsaturated carboxylic acid ester terpolymers, unsaturated carboxylic acid anhydride-containing polymers, unsaturated dicarboxylic acid-containing polymers and unsaturated dicarboxylic acid half ester-containing polymers. The invention also provides a method for preparing such a golf ball material, and a golf ball made with the material.

Abstract: The present invention provide a water-soluble copolymer having alkyl-modified carboxyl groups which is able to produce a neutralized viscous liquid in which although its viscosity is very low when no electrolyte exists, the viscosity greatly increases when electrolytes are added, which has a sufficiently high viscosity and a very high transmittance and which has moist textures without stickiness even in the presence of a relatively high concentration of electrolytes, and a thickening agent comprising the same. More specifically, the present invention proves a water-soluble copolymer having alkyl-modified carboxyl groups which is obtained by polymerizing 100 parts by weight of (meth)acrylic acid, 5-10 parts by weight of lauryl (meth)acrylate, and 0-0.

Abstract: A composition that includes a non-gelled copolymer that contains residues having structural units (I): where n is an integer from 1 to 10,000; R1 is linear or branched C1 to C4 alkyl; R2 is selected from the group consisting of methyl, linear, cyclic or branched C2 to C20 alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, alkaryl and aralkyl, and R3 is a group resulting from a post polymerization reaction selected from transesterification, transamidification and hydrolysis with a compound selected from hydroxy functional compounds and amine functional compounds. The composition may contain co-reactive functional groups and may be a thermosetting composition. A substrate may be coated with the thermosetting composition singly or as part of a multi-layer composite coating that includes a base coat layer and a substantially pigment free top coat layer.

Abstract: A gas-barrier material comprising a polycarboxylic acid polymer (A) and a compound (B) having two ring structures (b) each of which forming an ether bond to carbon that forms a double bond with nitrogen and containing oxygen in the ether bond, wherein a crosslinked structure is formed by the reaction of a carboxyl group in the polycarboxylic acid polymer (A) with one of the ring structures (b) of the compound (B). The gas-barrier material features excellent gas-barrier property, retort resistance and flexibility, can be cured at a low temperature within short periods of time, and can be excellently produced.

Abstract: Disclosed embodiments concern using at least one triazine, typically an amine or polyamine triazine (referred to as amino triazines), in combination with at least one ionomer or ionomer precursor to form compositions useful for making sporting equipment, such as golf ball components. The ionomer or ionomer precursor typically includes plural acid functional groups, such as carboxyl or carboxylate groups, that react or form salts with the amino triazine. Specific examples, without limitation, of suitable amino triazines include guanamine, 6-methyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine (acetoguanamine), 6-nonyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine (nonylguanamine), 6-phenyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine (benzoguanamine) and 2,4,6-triamino-triazine (melamine).

Abstract: A water soluble polymer is described, the water soluble polymer comprising multiple hydrolytically degradable carbonate linkages in a backbone and, for each carbonate linkage in the backbone, an oligomer linked thereto by the carbonate linkage, wherein the oligomer is branched and, prior to being linked by the carbonate linkage, has the formula: R3[O—(—CHR1CH2—O—)n—]mH where R3 is a core branching moiety, R1 is H, (n) can range from 2 to 2000, and m is at least 3.

Abstract: An electrodepositable coating composition comprising a cationic acrylic resin derived from an epoxy function acrylic resin and an IPDI trimer and coated substrates having improved sweat resistance are disclosed. Methods for using the coatings are also disclosed.

Abstract: There is provided an optical film pressure-sensitive adhesive composition capable of forming a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer that has reworkability such that optical films therewith can be easily separated from liquid crystal panels with no adhesive residue and also has satisfactory processability such that it can be processed without causing adhesive stain or dropout after it is formed on an optical film. The optical film pressure-sensitive adhesive composition includes 100 parts by weight of a (meth)acrylic polymer including, as monomer units, (a) 50 to 99.79% by weight of an alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer, (b) 0.01 to 0.45% by weight of a tertiary amino group-containing monomer, and (c) 0.1 to 3% by weight of a hydroxyl group-containing monomer; and 0.01 to 2 parts by weight of a crosslinking agent that is at least one selected from the group consisting of hexamethylene diisocyanate, hydrogenated xylylene diisocyanate, and isophorone diisocyanate, or a polyisocyanate compound derived therefrom.

Abstract: Disclosed are adhesive compositions including polymerizable resin, preferably in an amount of from about 10 wt % to about 90 wt % and reactive multifunctional acrylate, preferably in an amount of from about 5 wt % to about 30 wt %. The polymerizable resin can include free radical initiated vinyl addition polymerized resins. The adhesives in preferred embodiments exhibit enhanced bonding strength at high temperatures, such as at about 80° C., and enhanced the fire resistance.

Abstract: Hydrophobically modified polymers containing vinylamine or ethylenimine units and obtainable by reacting (a) polymers containing vinylamine or ethylenimine units with (b) compounds of the formula R-A-(EO, PO, BuO)n—X??(I), where R is C4- to C26-alkyl or C4- to C26-alkenyl, A is O, NH or COO, EO is an ethylene oxide unit, PO is a propylene oxide unit, BuO is a butylene oxide unit, n is from 1 to 250 and X is a functional group which can be covalently bonded to an OH group, process for the preparation of hydrophobically modified polymers containing vinylamine or ethylenimine units by reacting polymers containing vinylamine or ethylenimine units with a water repellent of the formula I and use of the polymers thus obtainable as an additive to paperstock in papermaking.

Abstract: An ionomer modified by an amine-functionalized chemical for use in sporting equipment. The ionomer modified by an amine-functionalized chemical facilitates high COR, compression, durability, and ease of processing.

Abstract: A phospholipid derivative, utilizable for modification of liposomes and the like, which is a copolymer containing, as essential component units, a component unit A represented by the formula (1), a component unit B represented by the formula (2A) and/or the formula (2B), and a component unit C represented by the formula (3) [R1 and R2 represent hydrogen atom or methyl group, provided that R1 and R2 do not simultaneously represent methyl group; R3 represents a divalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms; AO represents an oxyalkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms; m represents an average molar number of the added oxyalkylene groups and is a number in the range represented as 4?m?100; R4 represents hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group or acyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; R5CO and R6CO represent an acyl group having 8 to 24 carbon atoms; R7 represents a divalent hydrocarbon group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms; and X and Y represent hydrogen atom, an alkali metal atom, ammonium or an organic ammonium

Abstract: [Problems] To provide a process for preparing a water-absorbent resin which can be suitably used in a hygienic material, the water-absorbent resin having a large amount of water-retention, a large amount of water absorption under pressure, a high water absorption rate, and a small amount of water-soluble substance. [Solving Means] A process for preparing a water-absorbent resin comprising carrying out a reversed phase suspension polymerization in multi-steps of two or more steps when the water-absorbent resin is prepared by subjecting a water-soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomer to the reversed phase suspension polymerization, said process for preparing a water-absorbent resin being characterized by adding an aminocarboxylic acid compound to at least one step in the second and subsequent steps, to carry out the polymerization reaction.

Abstract: Bis-diazo, triaryl and aryldiazo-N-arylphenazonium quencher moieties, substituted with electron-withdrawing and electron-donating substituents which induce polarity in the delocalized aryl/diazo ring systems, are useful as labels when attached to biomolecules such as polynucleotides, nucleosides, nucleotides and polypeptides. The quencher moieties are non-fluorescent and accept energy transfer from fluorescent reporter labels by any energy-transfer mechanism, such as FRET. Fluorescence quencher compositions are useful in preparing quencher labeled biomolecules for various molecular biology assays based on fluorescence detection.

Abstract: A polymer affinity matrix for the binding of one or more substances in a fluid or removing said substance(s) from the fluid and/or decreasing the amount or concentration thereof in said fluid with a view to preventing, eliminating or reducing undesired activation of components in said fluid is described, as well as a method for removing said substance(s) from the fluid and/or decreasing the amount or concentration thereof in said fluid, a method for the production of said matrix, use of said matrix and a kit comprising said matrix. The polymer affinity matrix comprises a solid support, a spacer and a ligand, containing arginine as a binding unit.

Abstract: A particulate water absorbing agent of the present invention includes a water absorbent resin, having a cross-linking structure, whose surface has been cross-linked by adding a surface treatment agent, wherein: (i) a mass average particle diameter (D50) ranges from 200 to 600 ?m and 95 to 100 wt % of a particulate water absorbing agent whose particle diameter ranges from less than 850 ?m to not less than 150 ?m is contained with respect to 100 wt % of whole the particulate water absorbing agent, and (ii) a logarithmic standard deviation (??) of particle size distribution ranges from 0.25 to 0.45, and (iii) a compressibility rate defined by a following equation ranges from 0 to 18%, and (iv) a surface tension of a supernatant liquid obtained in 4 minutes after dispersing 0.5 g of the particulate water absorbing agent in 50 ml of physiological saline whose temperature is 20° C.

Abstract: Disclosed is a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material, which has at least one polymer compound having a nitrogen-containing aromatic ring having a mercapto group represented by the formula Z-SH wherein Z represents a nitrogen-containing aromatic ring as a partial structure. This silver halide photographic light-sensitive material can stably contain silver halide grains of a high aspect ratio showing high sensitivity and superior planarity, shows superior pressure resistance and can be stably prepared.

Abstract: A particulate water absorbent contains a water absorbent resin as a main component, the water absorbent resin being a crosslinked polymer of a water-soluble unsaturated monomer. The water absorbent resin is particular in shape and contains particles of a particle size in a range of not less than 106 ?m and less than 850 ?m in an amount of not less than 90 mass percent with respect to the total mass of the water absorbent resin contained in the particulate water absorbent. The particulate water absorbent has a first salt concentration absorption index of not less than 0.60 as measured by a formula below when ion exchange water is used as an aqueous solution of a constant salt concentration: (salt concentration absorption index)=(absorbency against a pressure of 4.83 kPa with respect to the aqueous solution of a constant salt concentration)/(absorbency against no pressure with respect to the aqueous solution of a constant salt concentration).

Abstract: A process for producing an absorbing polymer structure (Pa) including the steps of obtaining a treated absorbing polymer structure (Pb) by increasing the absorption under load at a load of 0.3 or 0.9 psi (AUL) compared to an untreated absorbing polymer structure (Pu) by a first treatment of an outer region of the untreated absorbing polymer structure (Pu) and reducing the AUL compared to the treated polymer structure (Pb) by a second treatment of an outer region of the treated absorbing polymer structure (Pb). Such absorbing polymer structure (Pa) may be used in a composite and may be used in foams, moulded articles, fibers, sheets, films, cables, sealing materials, liquid-absorbing hygiene articles, carriers for plant growth-regulating and fungal growth-regulating agents, packaging materials and soil additives or building materials.

Abstract: A method of forming a modified pigment comprising a pigment having attached at least one polymeric group is described. In one embodiment, a polymer, a pigment, a linking agent, and an optional activating agent are combined, and the linking agent is reacted with the polymer and the pigment to form the modified pigment. In another embodiment, a polymer melt is formed comprising a polymer and an optional plasticizer, and the polymer melt, a pigment, and an optional activating agent are combined, in any order, under high-intensity mixing conditions. Also disclosed are modified pigments having specific properties and inkjet ink compositions comprising them.

Abstract: Method for increasing the molecular weight of polyacrylates, in which polyacrylates, functionalized at least in part of their chain ends by functional groups X, are reacted with a compound having at least functional groups Y capable of linking reactions with functional groups X.

Abstract: The present invention provides powder compositions for making coatings or films comprising one or more film-forming polymer or resin and one or more ?-hydroxyalkyl amide curing agent chosen from ?-hydroxyalkyl amide curing agents made from the reaction of one or more lactone or lactide with one or more alkanolamine compound containing one or more ?-aminoalcohol, oligomeric ?-hydroxyalkyl amide curing agents made from the reaction of one or more mixture of aromatic anyhydride with aliphatic anhydride with one or more alkanolamine compound containing one or more ?-aminoalcohol, mixtures thereof, and mixtures thereof with one or more tetrafunctional ?-hydroxyalkyl amide curing agent. The present invention enables the reduction of defects in coatings and films, especially in the case of coatings and films 75 ?m or thicker, and, further, provides coating powders that are less expensive than coating powders that are cured solely with tetrafunctional ?-hydroxyalkyl amides.

Abstract: Polyamine-coated superabsorbent polymer particles having a reduced tendency to agglomerate and having improved permeability properties are disclosed. A method of producing the polyamine-coated particles using a polyammonium carbonate also is disclosed.

Abstract: This invention is directed to an improvement in acrylic based adhesives that are particularly suited for use in the application of paper and plastic labels onto glass surfaces, such as in bottle labeling. The base adhesive is comprised of an emulsion polymerized acrylic copolymer having acid functionality, e.g., carboxyl or sulfonic acid functionality; wherein the emulsion polymerization is carried out in the presence of a stabilizer system comprising a polymer containing polymerized units of carboxylic acid. The improvement for enhancing the blush resistance of the adhesive resides in incorporating a long chain crosslinking polyamine or polyamide containing residual amines.

Abstract: A water absorbing agent comprising a crosslinked polymer including a water-soluble vinyl monomer (a1) and/or a vinyl monomer (a2) that is formed into the water-soluble vinyl monomer (a1) by hydrolysis, and a crosslinking agent (b) as an essential constituting unit, wherein the following formulae (1) and (2) are satisfied; a process for its production, and absorbers and absorbent articles made by the water absorbing agent. (Y)??1.14(X)+69.5 ??(1) (X)=((x1)2+4×(x2)2)1/2 ??(2) wherein (x1) denotes a water-retention amount (g/g) of the water absorbing agent after being soaked in a physiological saline for one hour; (x2) denotes an absorption amount (g/g) of the water absorbing agent after being soaked in a physiological saline under loading of 0.9 psi for one hour; and (Y) denotes a liquid permeation speed (ml/min) of a physiological saline after the water absorbing agent is soaked in a physiological saline under loading of 0.3 psi for one hour.

Abstract: A process for producing an absorbing polymer structure (Pa) including the steps of obtaining a treated absorbing polymer structure (Pb) by increasing the absorption under load at a load of 0.3 or 0.9 psi (AUL) compared to an untreated absorbing polymer structure (Pu) by a first treatment of an outer region of the untreated absorbing polymer structure (Pu) and reducing the AUL compared to the treated polymer structure (Pb) by a second treatment of an outer region of the treated absorbing polymer structure (Pb). Such absorbing polymer structure (Pa) may be used in a composite and may be used in foams, moulded articles, fibers, sheets, films, cables, sealing materials, liquid-absorbing hygiene articles, carriers for plant growth-regulating and fungal growth-regulating agents, packaging materials and soil additives or building materials.