A multilayer film is herein provided. The film, which is useful for packaging, comprises: a core barrier layer having an outer side and an inner side, said core barrier layer comprising one or more barrier polymers that exhibit moisture and/or oxygen barrier properties, wherein said barrier polymer is optionally coupled to a slow crystallizing polyamide or a polymer blend thereof; an outer layer bonded to the outer side of the core barrier layer comprising a rigid polymer having an inherent viscosity (IV) in the range of about 3.2 to 4.7, wherein the outer layer optionally comprises slow crystallizing polymer (SCP) or a polymer blend thereof; and a sealant layer bonded to the inner side of the core barrier layer comprising one or more polyolefins sufficient to provide a seal.

A non-slip mat comprises an absorbent top layer, an impermeable middle layer, a non-slip bottom layer, and a reinforced outer hem. The reinforced outer hem is formed on at least one edge of the non-slip mat by folding all the layers of non-slip mat at least once such that the bottom layer is facing the bottom layer and the top layer is disposed on both top and bottom surfaces. A method for applying an adhesive coating material on a canvas includes heating the adhesive coating material and at least one roller of an apparatus, advancing the canvas through the apparatus in a forward direction to contact the at least one heated roller, and while advancing the canvas, a uniform coating of the adhesive coating material is applied on a surface of the canvas with the at least one heated roller.

A method of thermoforming an article from an integrated transparent conductive film includes heating the integrated transparent conductive film to a formable temperature in a mold, wherein the integrated transparent conductive film comprises a substrate comprising a transparent thermoplastic material, wherein the substrate includes a substrate first surface and a substrate second surface; a transparent conductive layer disposed adjacent to the substrate, wherein the transparent conductive layer includes a transparent conductive layer first surfaced disposed on the substrate first surface; and an electrical circuit etched onto a transparent conductive layer second surface; thermoforming the integrated transparent conductive film to the article comprising the mold shape; cooling the formed article; and removing the formed article form the mold; wherein the formed article has a functional electrical circuit after thermoforming.

Multilayer tubes including an inner layer and a tie layer are described. The inner layer includes a fluorinated polymer, and has an inner surface defining an inner diameter of the multilayer tube and an outer surface separated from the inner surface by a thickness of the inner layer. The tie layer includes a functionalized styrene block copolymer and is disposed on the outer surface of the inner layer. When the multilayer tube further includes an outer layer, the multilayer tubes exhibit improved peel strength as compared to multilayer tubes including the inner layer and outer layer alone. Methods of manufacturing the multilayer tubes and articles comprising the multilayer tubes are also described.

A curable composition includes an olefin-aromatic vinyl compound-aromatic polyene copolymer satisfying conditions (1) to (4) and an additive resin, which is at least one of a hydrocarbon-based elastomer, polyphenylene ether, olefin-aromatic vinyl compound-aromatic polyene copolymerized oligomer, and aromatic polyene-based resin. (1) The number average molecular weight of the copolymer is 5000 to 100000. (2) The aromatic vinyl compound monomer has 8 to 20 carbon atoms, and the content of the unit of the monomer is 0 to 70 mass %. (3) The aromatic polyene is selected from polyenes having 5 to 20 carbon atoms and a plurality of vinyl and/or vinylene groups in the molecule, and the content of the groups is 1.5 to 20 pieces per number average molecular weight. (4) The olefin is selected from olefins having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, and the total monomer units of the olefin, aromatic vinyl compound, and aromatic polyene is 100 mass %.

A laminate has an olefin-aromatic vinyl compound-aromatic polyene copolymer and a metal foil. The number average molecular copolymer weight is between 5000 and 100000; the aromatic vinyl compound monomer is aromatic vinyl compound having between 8 and 20 carbon atoms, and the aromatic vinyl compound monomer unit content is between 10 and 60 mass %; the aromatic polyene is selected having between 5 and 20 carbon atoms and vinyl and/or vinylene groups in the molecule, the content derived from the aromatic polyene unit is between 1.5 and 20 pieces per number average molecular weight; and the olefin is selected having between 2 and 20 carbon atoms, being ethylene alone, or having a mass ratio of ?-olefin monomer components other than ethylene to an ethylene monomer component contained in the olefin, of 1/7 or less, and the total monomer units of the olefin, aromatic vinyl compound, and aromatic polyene is 100 mass %.

Laminated glass for vehicles comprising an interior glass plate and an exterior glass plate, an interlayer film between the interior glass plate and the exterior glass plate, and a light control element sealed in the interlayer film, wherein the light control element has a pair of substrates and a light control layer between the pair of substrates, and the interlayer film includes an interior portion on the vehicle-interior side of the light control layer, and an exterior portion on the vehicle-exterior side of the light control layer, when the transmittance of the exterior glass plate, the exterior portion of the interlayer film, and the substrate on the vehicle-exterior side, of the light control layer, is Tout, and the transmittance of the interior glass plate, the interior portion of the interlayer film, and the substrate on the vehicle-interior side, of the light control layer, is Tin, a relation Tout<Tin is satisfied.

An elastic laminate is provided including outer facing layers of a fabric and, located between the outer facing layers, a series of individual, spaced apart strips of elastic film extending continuously along the direction of elasticity. The film strips are formed by a controlled tearing of a continuous film while the film is biaxially stretched and bonded to the fabric facings. The fabric facings have gathers formed therein that allow the elastic laminate to stretch at least to the extent that the gathers can be pulled flat.

The pressure-sensitive adhesive film of the present invention comprises a thermoplastic resin, wherein a shear storage elastic modulus at 85? C. is 0.06?10.sup.6 Pa or more and 1.00?10.sup.6 Pa or less, the pressure-sensitive adhesive film comprises no plasticizer or comprises less than 20 parts by mass of a plasticizer based on 100 parts by mass of the thermoplastic resin, and a gel fraction is 15% or less. The laminate of the present invention comprises the pressure-sensitive adhesive film of the present invention, a first organic material substrate, and at least one base material of a second organic material substrate and an inorganic material substrate. The liquid crystal display of the present invention and the laminated glass of the present invention each comprise the laminate of the present invention. The present invention can provide a pressure-sensitive adhesive film excellent in level-difference conformability, bleed performance and recyclability, a laminate comprising the pressure-sensitive adhesive film, and a liquid crystal display and a laminated glass each comprising the laminate.

A pressure-sensitive adhesive film which is a pressure-sensitive adhesive film comprising a thermoplastic resin, wherein a maximum peak temperature of tan ? is 0? C. or more and 52? C. or less, a shear storage elastic modulus at 20? C. is 3?10.sup.5 Pa or more, and a proportion of an undissolved component in dissolution of 1.0 g of the pressure-sensitive adhesive film in 10 g of isopropyl alcohol is 35% by mass or more and 100% by mass or less.