A dielectric film includes an elastomer, and metallic oxide particles having a particle diameter of 100 nm or less that are chemically bonded to the elastomer and are dispersed in the elastomer in a state of primary particles. A method for manufacturing the dielectric film includes: a chelating process of adding a chelating agent to an organometallic compound to produce a chelate compound of the organometallic compound; a sol manufacturing process of adding an organic solvent and water to the chelate compound to obtain a sol of metallic oxide particles produced by the hydrolytic reaction of the organometallic compound; a mixed solution preparing process of mixing the sol of the metallic oxide particles and a polymer solution containing a rubber polymer having functional groups that optionally react with hydroxy groups; and a film forming process of applying the mixed solution onto a substrate, and curing the resultant coating film.

A thermoset material containing ?-hydroxyesters wherein said thermoset material is subject to a mechano-chemical process to regenerate an epoxide and a carboxylic acid functionality. A curative for epoxidized plant-based oils and epoxidized natural rubber is created from the reaction between a naturally occurring polyfunctional acid and an epoxidized plant-based oil is disclosed. The curative may be used to produce porosity-free castable resins and vulcanize rubber formulations based on epoxidized natural rubber. Materials made from disclosed materials may be advantageously used as leather substitutes.

A modified conjugated diene-based polymer is produced by reacting a conjugated diene-based polymer having an alkali metal or an alkali-earth metal at a terminal of the polymer with a compound represented by formula (1). R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 independently represent a hydrocarbyl group having 20 or fewer carbon atoms. R.sup.3 represents a substituted alkyl group having 20 or fewer carbon atoms prepared through substitution of at least one of a hydrogen atom and CH.sub.2 of an alkyl group by a group containing only at least one heteroatom selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, phosphorus, oxygen, and sulfur, or a monovalent aromatic group having 20 or fewer carbon atoms and containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, phosphorus, oxygen, and sulfur, with the proviso that R.sup.3 does not have active hydrogen. R.sup.4 represents an alkanediyl group having 20 or fewer carbon atoms. n is 1 or 2. ##STR00001##

An iodine complex is formed by complexing a unit having a structure as represented by formula (I) with iodine molecules or iodine molecules with polyiodide ions formed by combining iodine ions. As a carrier, a polymer is complexed with iodine to obtain an iodine complex for formula (I). ##STR00001## The iodine complex can be used as a radioactive marker, or used in an iodine therapeutic agent, or used in a polarizer. The polymer carrier has good biocompatibility. The content of iodine in the iodine complex can be adjusted according to requirements, and the content of the iodine can be adjusted within a range of 0.001-60%. The difference in the content of the iodine can affect the transmission clarity of the iodine complex as a radiographic marker.

A purpose of the present invention is to provide a tire assuring that clogging of snow and sticking of snow are inhibited, particularly a tire assuring that clogging of snow and sticking of snow can be inhibited and having good performance on ice and snow and abrasion resistance without depending on the tread pattern form while maintaining wet grip performance and abrasion resistance. The tire is composed of a rubber composition which comprises a rubber component comprising a modified butadiene rubber and silica and has a pure water contact angle of from 125? to 140?.

Provided are methods of fabricating flexible syntactic foam objects from precursor powders comprising thermoplastic elastomer particles and hollow particles using selective laser sintering (SLS) with a porous/discontinuous internal structure. The method may comprise illuminating a region in a layer of a precursor powder comprising thermoplastic elastomer particles and hollow particles with a laser beam of a SLS to convert the region to a porous, sintered region comprising the hollow particles and a solid thermoplastic elastomer matrix having a surface that defines pores distributed throughout the porous, sintered region. The syntactic foam objects and articles of manufacture comprising the syntactic foam objects are also provided.

Provided is a method for producing a cross-linkable rubber composition, comprising: a first step of providing a carboxyl group-containing nitrile copolymer rubber (A) having an iodine value of 120 or less; a second step of mixing an acrylic rubber (b1) with an aromatic polyamine cross-linking agent (b2) to obtain a masterbatch (B); and a third step of mixing the carboxyl group-containing nitrile copolymer rubber (A) with the masterbatch (B).

A method for producing a rubber composition include a mixing step, a drying step, and a dispersion step. In the mixing step, an aqueous solution that includes at least one of oxycellulose fibers and cellulose nanofibers is mixed with rubber latex to obtain a first mixture. In the drying step, the first mixture is dried to obtain a second mixture. In the dispersion step, the second mixture is tight-milled using an open roll to obtain a rubber composition. The rubber composition does not include an aggregate that includes at least one of the oxycellulose fibers and the cellulose nanofibers, and has a diameter of 0.1 mm or more.

An elastomer alloy includes a base polymer including hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber (HNBR) and at least one secondary polymer, which is at least one of paraffin wax, low-density polyethylene (LDPE), linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE), high-density polyethylene (HDPE), and a plastomer. The base polymer and the at least one secondary polymer are blended into a polymer matrix. The elastomer alloy also includes a plurality of smart fillers dispersed within the polymer matrix, at least one chemical foaming agent, and a curing activator.

A problem which is addressed is the provision of a method for manufacturing a wet rubber masterbatch that will serve as raw material for vulcanized rubber which excels in fatigue resistance, ability to achieve reduced heat generation, and tensile characteristics.

A wet rubber masterbatch is manufactured by means of a method comprising an operation in which a latex that has magnesium present therein in an amount which is not greater than 150 ppm is prepared; an operation in which a liquid mixture is made; and an operation in which the liquid mixture is coagulated to obtain a coagulum. The latex comprises rubber particles for which the 90 vol % particle diameter is not greater than 2 m. The operation in which the liquid mixture is made comprises a step in which the latex and a dispersion solvent are mixed together. The operation in which the liquid mixture is made further comprises a step in which a slurry that contains filler and a latex solution obtained as a result of the step in which the latex and the dispersion solvent were mixed are mixed together. The operation in which the coagulum is obtained comprises a step in which the coagulum is separated from waste liquid. The method for manufacturing the wet rubber masterbatch satisfies Formula I, below.

a/b65 (Formula I)

(At Formula I, a indicates COD (mg/L) of waste liquid, and b indicates amount (mass %) of rubber present in the liquid mixture.)