Abstract: A moisture-curing hot-melt polyurethane adhesive composition, the composition being the reaction product of reactants comprising a hydroxyl-containing component, an aromatic chain extender, a crystalline polyester, an amorphous polyester and an isocyanate, the adhesive composition exhibiting a green peel strength of at least 5 pli @ 1 minute and 12 pli @ 5 minutes when tested in accordance with Test QC-0220 and a creep resistance of less than 7 millimeters when tested in accordance with the Creep test.

Abstract: The present invention provides a wiring-connecting material comprising from 2 to 75 parts by weight of a polyurethane resin, from 30 to 60 parts by weight of a radical-polymerizable substance and from 0.1 to 30 parts by weight of a curing agent capable of generating a free radical upon heating, and a process for producing a wiring-connected board by using the wiring-connecting material. The wiring-connecting material of the present invention may preferably further contain a film-forming material and/or conductive particles.

Abstract: Water-soluble films suitable for water-dissolvable packaging comprising a polyurethane polymer having defined amounts of poly(ethylene oxide) (and optionally poly(propylene oxide)) groups and acid (preferably carboxyl) groups at least 50% neutralised with a base, at least a proportion of which is of the non-volatile type, the polyurethane being made by chain extension of a urethane prepolymer. Also water-soluble packaging (sachets, capsules, bags) made from the films and their use in packaging various materials, and a process for the production of aqueous polyurethane solutions which may be used for making such films.

Abstract: The invention relates to an organopolysiloxane/polyurea/polyurethane block copolymer (A) of general formula (I) that can be obtained by using a method having two steps, whereby R, X, A, Y, D, n, a, b, c and d have the meanings as cited in claim No. 1.

Abstract: The present invention provides oligomers having a backbone and one or more curable groups. The backbone comprises a polyester that is prepared from, inter alia, one or more polyalkylesters.

Abstract: The invention relates to solvent-borne polyurethane resins with a high carbonate group content which are dilutable in water, to aqueous coating compositions prepared thereof, to a process for preparing them and to their use.

Abstract: A novel composition useful for golf ball covers that comprises a blend of a diisocyanate/polyol polyurethane prepolymer with a curing agent comprising a blend of slow-reacting diamine with a fast-reacting diamine such as dimethylthio 2,4-toluenediamine and diethyl 2,4-toluenediamine, respectively. A golf ball cover made with this composition exhibits the characteristic feel and playability of a balata cover with superior durability characteristics (cut and shear resistance) which exceed those of a balata or ionomer cover.

Abstract: A nanometer structured synthetic leather fabrication method using the feature of hard segment of PU to be a nanometer structured material or the tie down point of other nanostructured materials to bond nanometer particles to PU molecular chains or to directly add nanometer structured particles to PU resins, forming a nanometer structured PU of modulus 100% within 60˜150 kg/cm2.

Abstract: Disclosed is a polyfunctional liquid polyurethane-containing adduct wherein the adduct contains statistically as a first functional group at least one structo-terminal polymerizable group and at least one second structo-terminal functional group per molecule which is a silane moiety. Such compounds are useful in radiation curable coatings.

Abstract: The invention relates to the synthesis of polymers containing self-complementary quadruple hydrogen groups by copolymerizing monomers containing a quadruple hydrogen bonding group with one or more monomers of choice. The resulting polymers show unique new characteristics due to the presence of additional physical interactions between the polymer chains that are based on multiple hydrogen bonding interactions (supramolecular interactions).

Abstract: A composition for an anti-reflective coating or a radiation absorbing coating which can form an anti-reflective coating or a radiation absorbing coating having high absorption to exposed radiation in the range of 100 to 450 nm, no diffusion of photo-generated acid to anti-reflective coating and so on, no intermixing of resist and anti-reflective coating layer, good shelf-life stability, and good step coverage and novel compounds and polymers being preferably used in the composition are disclosed. The composition contains an acrylic or methacrylic compound or polymer with an isocyanate or thioisocyanate group bonded through an alkylene group to a side chain thereof or with an amino or hydroxyl group-containing organic chromophore which absorbs radiation in the range of 100 to 450 nm wavelength and is bonded, for example, through an alkylene group to the isocyanate or thioisocyanate group. Resist patters with high resolution are formed on a substrate.

Abstract: A linear random block copolymer comprising segments of polyethylene oxide and a relatively more hydrophobic polymer, e.g. polypropylene oxide connected by hydrophobic segments containing urethane and urea groups formed from the reaction of a di-isocyanate and a diamine, wherein the diamine comprises less than 2% by weight of the total weight of the reactants used in the preparation of the copolymer.

Abstract: The invention concerns novel anionic polyurethanes with elastic property, that is having an instantaneous elastic recovery ranging between 5% and 100% consisting essentially (a1) of anionic units derived from at least a monomer or polymer compound with sulphonic and/or phosphonic acid function and having at least two functions reactive to labile hydrogen, optionally (a2) non-ionic units derived from at least a non-ionic monomer or polymer compound having at least two functions reactive to labile hydrogen, and (b) units derived from at least a diisocyanate, provided that at least one type of the units (a1) and (a2) is derived from a polymer having a glass transition temperature (Tg) measured by differential enthalpy analysis, less than 10° C. and that said sequences with Tg less than 10° C. represent 20 to 90% of the total weight of the polyurethane. The invention also concerns cosmetic compositions containing the novel anionic polyurethanes with elastic property.

Abstract: The present invention relates to polymers, polyureas and water-soluble or water-dispersible polymeric salts, a cosmetic or pharmaceutical composition which comprises at least one such polymer, and to the use of the polymers.

Abstract: High green strength reactive hot melt adhesives are prepared including an effective amount of a visible dye that will not alter the open time, green strength, viscosity, adhesion properties or stability of the adhesive.

Abstract: A rheological aid comprising at least one urea derivative preparable by reacting

Abstract: An acid end-capped, linear inherently electrostatic dissipating block copolymer (acid end-capped IDP) composition has from about 95 to about 99.99 weight percent of an linear inherently electrostatic dissipating block copolymer (IDP) and from about 0.01 to about 5 weight percent of an acid end-capping reagent having an acid functionality of at least two. The linear IDP has from about 5 to about 85 weight percent of a soft segment of a polyalkylene glycol and from about 15 to about 95 weight percent of a hard segment. The hard segment is derived from a polymer having a glass transition temperature or crystalline melting temperature greater than ambient temperature and being reactive with a hydroxyl functionality. After formation of the IDP, the IDP is subsequently modified with the acid end-capping reagent to form the acid end-capped IDP composition. The acid end-capped IDP compositions may be added to thermoplastic base materials to form an alloy.

Abstract: The present invention relates to secondary coating compositions for glass fibers, glass fibers at least partially coated with the residue of a secondary coating composition, and cable assemblies comprising glass fibers at least partially coated with the residue of a secondary coating composition. A secondary coating composition can comprise a polyurethane and a wax. A secondary coating composition can further comprise a cross-linking agent. A cable assembly can comprise a conductor, a protective layer, and glass fibers at least partially coated with the residue of a secondary coating.

Abstract: Seams are sealed and surface defects are repaired in a polyurethane/geotextile composite applied over concrete, an earthen canal or a ditch with a non-sagging polyurethane composition. This non-sagging polyurethane composition is a reaction product of a polyisocyanate, a high molecular weight polyhydroxyl compound, and a compound containing at least two amino groups. A low molecular weight diol or triol, a catalyst and a filler are optionally included in the polyurethane-forming reaction mixture.

Abstract: Internal mold release systems that include an internal mold release agent that includes any one of fatty acids, fatty acid esters and metal carboxylates, and employ a poly(dimethylsiloxane) surfactant with the following formula:

Abstract: Stable aqueous poly(urea/urethane) polymers and dispersions are made that do not require the inclusion of chain extenders, curing agents or crosslinking agents.

Abstract: Disclosed is an active energy ray-curable polyimide resin composition which comprises a polymerizable polyimide resin (I) having an isocyanurate ring, an alicyclic structure, an imide ring and a (meth)acryloyl group and being capable of patterning with a dilute alkali aqueous solution.

Abstract: A microlens array having a resin layer forming convex lenses, wherein the resin layer comprises a cured product of a polycarbodiimide resin represented by formula:

Abstract: The present invention provides a reaction product of reactants comprising:

Abstract: A polycarbodiimide copolymer having a repeating structural unit represented by the following formula (1) in a number “m”: 1

Abstract: The present invention relates to polyaspartate mixtures containing a) 5 to 70 equiv. %, based on the total equivalents of aspartate groups, of a cyclic polyaspartate corresponding to the formula wherein X1 represents the residue obtained by removing the amino groups from a cyclic polyamine having a functionality of n, R1 and R2 are identical or different and represent organic groups which are inert to isocyanate groups at a temperature of 100° C. or less, R3 and R4 are identical or different and represent hydrogen or organic groups which are inert towards isocyanate groups at a temperature of 100° C. or less and n is 2 to 4, and b) 30 to 95 equiv.

Abstract: The present invention relates to polyaspartates corresponding to the formula wherein X1 represents the residue obtained by removing the amino groups from a polyether polyamine having a functionality of n and a number average molecular weight of less than 600, wherein the amino groups are attached to primary carbon atoms and the ether groups are separated by at least two carbon atoms, R1 and R2 are identical or different and represent organic groups which are inert to isocyanate groups at a temperature of 100° C. or less, R3 and R4 are identical or different and represent hydrogen or organic groups which are inert towards isocyanate groups at a temperature of 100° C. or less and n is 2 to 4. The present invention also relates to polyureas prepared by reacting the polyaspartates and optionally other isocyanate-reactive compounds with polyisocyanates.

Abstract: This invention relates to macromolecule modifiers containing biologically active drugs/biomolecules, or precursors thereof, and fluoroligomers; compositions comprising the macromolecules containing the drugs and fluoroligomers in admixture with polymers, particularly biomedical polymers; articles made from the admixtures, particularly medical devices.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a compound with an alkylene oxide chain as a thickener of aqueous compositions, containing a filler and/or pigmented, white or colored, with the aim of supplying pigmentary compositions for paint which provide excellent pigmentary compatibility and a high viscosity at small and medium shear stress gradient.

Abstract: Disclosed is a polyfunctional liquid polyurethane-containing adduct wherein the adduct contains as a first functional group at least one structo-terminal polymerizable group and at least one second structo-terminal functional group per molecule which is a fluorinated moiety. Such compounds are useful in radiation curable coatings to modify the surface energy of a substrate.

Abstract: The present invention concerns novel reactive one-component coating systems, a process for their production and their use in one-component polyurethane systems.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a sulfur-containing polyureaurethane and a method of preparing said polyureaurethane. In an embodiment, the sulfur-containing polyureaurethane adapted to have a refractive index of at least 1.57, an Abbe number of at least 32 and a density of less than 1.3 grams/cm3, when at least partially cured.

Abstract: The invention relates to isocyanate adducts which can be prepared by reacting at least one polyisocyanate with compounds having at least two hydrogen atoms which are reactive toward isocyanate groups and have a crystalline content of less than 10 J/g determined by differential scanning calorimetry in accordance with DIN 51 004 at 20 K/min from room temperature to 250° C. using a nitrogen flow of 3 l/h as carrier gas and an aromatics content reported as carbon atoms in aromatic rings of less than 31% by weight, based on the total weight of the isocyanate adducts.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for optical materials, comprising (a) a compound having in one molecule at least one structure represented by the following Formula 1: 1

Abstract: This invention discloses a composite resin prepared by reacting a monool (a) containing a C25-200 hydrocarbon group; a multifunctional compound (G) containing a functional group capable of reacting with a hydroxyl group of the monool (a) and a compound (H) having a functional group capable of reacting with the functional group in the multifunctional compound (G) as well as uses thereof. The composite resin of the invention serves as an excellent interface modifier upon incorporation into a film-coating material such as ink or paint or into a molding material. The modifier can modify not only the interface between the film-forming material or the like and a base material but also the surface of the film-forming material, that is, the interface between the film-forming material and the air.

Abstract: A polyurethane which has a number average molecular weight Mn of from 3,000 to 50,000 and an acid number of from 10 to 35 and is preparable by reacting (a1) at least one polyesterpolyol having a number average molecular weight Mn of from 1,000 to 4,000, an acid number of from 0 to 15, and an OH number of from 35 to 150, based on acyclic aliphatic and cycloaliphatic dicarboxylic acids, (a2) a mixture of at least one diol and one triol, (a3) at least one compound containing at least two isocyanate-reactive functional groups and at least one functional group capable of forming anions, and (a4) a mixture of at least one, acyclic aliphatic and at least one cycloaliphatic diisocyanate, to give an isocyanato-containing prepolymer that is then chain extended with a polyfunctional amine or amino alcohol and, if desired, is neutralized.

Abstract: A low viscosity polyisocyanate composition containing at least one isocyanate dimer having a uretidinedione unit is prepared from a reaction medium containing at least one isocyanate monomer in which the isocyanate groups are borne by sp3 carbon atoms. The reaction medium is heated, in the absence of a dimerization catalyst, to a temperature of at least 50° C. and not more than 200° C. for a period of not more than 24 hours.

Abstract: A thermally-conductive epoxy resin molded article conducting heat generated from electronic components and the like, and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The thermally-conductive epoxy resin molded article according to the present invention is obtained by curing an epoxy resin composition containing an epoxy resin. The epoxy resin contained in the thermally-conductive epoxy resin molded article has the degree of orientation &agr; equal to or larger than 0.5 and smaller than 1.0.

Abstract: A material comprising the reaction product of an A-side having a prepolymer isocyanate, preferably a prepolymer diisocyanate and a B-side having a cross-linker comprising a multifunctional alcohol, a first vegetable oil, preferably a blown/oxidized vegetable oil, most preferably a blown/oxidized soybean oil, and a catalyst, wherein the first vegetable oil and the cross-linking agent are substantially non-esterfied prior to combining the A-side with the B-side and the method of producing the same.

Abstract: A hydrophilic or hydrophobic polyurethane having at least one pendant and/or at least one terminal olefinically unsaturated group, in which

Abstract: A compound contains at least one unsaturated free-radically or cationically polymerizable group and at least one carbamate or urea end group.

Abstract: A urethane (meth)acrylate oligomer which has a low viscosity and gives a flexible cured product having a low surface tackiness, is provided. It is obtainable by reacting a polyol component comprising a polyoxyalkylene polyol which has from 2 to 4 hydroxyl groups, a hydroxyl value VOH (mgKOH/g) of from 5 to 115 and a total degree of unsaturation VUS (meq/g) satisfying VUS≦(0.45/VOH)+0.02, with a polyisocyanate compound and a hydroxylated (meth)acrylate compound.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of polyurethanes having hyperbranched structures, selected from hyperbranched polyurethanes with at least one group that has an affinity to pigments and modified hyperbranched polyurethanes, as polymer dispersants for pigments. The invention is preferably further characterized in that a hyperbranched polyurethane having 2 to 100 NCO groups and a molecular weight of 500 to 50.000 g is reacted with one or more polyether derivatives.

Abstract: Hyperbranched polyurethanes are used for the preparation of printing inks and of printing varnishes. Printing inks and printing varnishes contain the hyperbranched polyurethanes as binders.

Abstract: A thermoplastic polyether polyurethane having high moisture vapor transmission, high melting point and static dissipative properties is disclosed. The thermoplastic polyether polyurethane is prepared by reacting a hydroxyl terminated polyether intermediate, an aromatic chain extender glycol, and a polyisocyanate. The polymers formed are useful for melt-spun fibers, fabric coatings for breathable garments, house wrap, roofing membranes, and other applications requiring high vapor transmission and high melting points.

Abstract: The present application provides a biodegradable polyurethane elastomer comprising soft segments A and B, and hard segment C, wherein: the segment A is formed from poly(&bgr;-hydroxybutyrate) diol and optional one or more components selected from the group consisting of poly(lactic acid)diol, polyglycolide diol, polylactide diol, polycaprolactone(PCL) diol and poly(lactic/glycolic acid) diol; the segment B is formed from polyethylene glycol; the segment C is formed from one or more diisocyanate selected from the group consisting of 1,6-hexamthylene diisocyanate, isophorone diisocyanate and lysine diisocyanate; and the molar ratio of these segments are: (A+B)/C=0.8 to 1.2; A/B=0.1 to 10; and the amount of the poly-&bgr;-hydroxybutyrate units in the segment A is 10-100 mol %.

Abstract: A reactive adhesive with a low monomer content and multistage hardening is provided. The adhesive can be solventless or solvent containing, and is a mixture of a polyurethane prepolymer (A) with a low content of monomeric isocyanate and having at least one functional group reactive with a composition containing at least one acidic hydrogen atom and at least one compound (B) containing a functional group polymerizable by irradiation. The adhesive composition can contain photoinitiators, hardeness and additives. The reactive adhesive is cured by UV radiation or electron bean radiation and by reaction of free isocyanate groups with the compositions containing at least one acidic hydrogen atom.

Abstract: A lubricant varnish component and a lubricant varnish, for example, for coating elastomer profiles, are provided, wherein lubricant varnish component includes a polyurethane, a siloxane as well as a polyamide powder, a polyethylene powder or a solution of a polyamide. The lubricant varnish may additionally contain a curing agent, in particular an isocyanate-based curing agent. In addition, a first method for coating elastomers is proposed, wherein the proposed lubricant varnish is first applied in the form of a coating to an elastomer profile, and this coating then being dried and/or thermally crosslinked. Also, the proposed lubricant varnish, having or not having polyamide or polyethylene, may first be applied in the form of a first coat to the elastomer profile, and an alcoholic or aqueous solution of a polyamide in the form of a second coat or a polyamide powder or a polyethylene powder may then being applied to the first coat.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyurethane surface and more specifically to a polyurethane surface derived from the catalyzed reaction of equivalent volumes of a polyisocyanate component and an active hydrogen component. The two-component system achieves optimal gel time and cure response for application as an athletic surface having an isocyanate index between about 105 and 115. Moreover, the present invention achieves these results with a 1:1 by volume two-component system, which minimizes mixing errors during application of the surface.

Abstract: A fluid composition which generates a partially gelled polymer matrix and a method for its preparation in situ. The reactants that form the novel fluid are held in separate vessels. When desired, the reactants are introduced into a mixing chamber for reaction to form the partially gelled novel fluid. The partially gelled novel fluid has the particular properties that hold fillers and additives for secondary reactions to occur in the same vessel. This composition and method of preparation have particular application to items that utilize a combination of reactive polymers, which include polyurethanes, epoxies, and polyesters, such as bowling balls, and other molded polymer parts such as those used in automotive, marine, sporting goods, appliances, and toys.