The present invention relates to fiber-plastics composites consisting of (I) at least one fiber material and (II) a plastics matrix, where the composite is characterized in that the plastics matrix is based on a two-component matrix material (IIa), where the two-component matrix material (IIa) comprises (1) a parent component comprising (A) at least one polycarbonatediol and (2) a hardener component comprising (C) at least one polyisocyanate-modified polyester with from 4 to 15% isocyanate content. The present invention also relates to a process for the production of the fiber-plastics composites and to use of these.

The present invention relates to a concentrate composition comprising at least one terephthalic acid ester of formula (1)

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R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are the same or different and denote a C.sub.1-C.sub.10-alykl; and at least one carrier resin.

The present disclosure relates to a polycarbonate-ABS based alloy resin composition having superior plating adhesion and a molded article manufactured therefrom.

In accordance with the present disclosure, a polycarbonate-ABS based alloy resin composition having superior plating adhesion as well as superior mechanical properties, and a molded article including the polycarbonate-ABS based alloy resin composition.

Provided is a resin sheet for molding, which is provided with a base material layer that contains a polycarbonate resin (a1), a high hardness resin layer that contains a high hardness resin, and a hard coat anti-glare layer, and which is configured such that: the high hardness resin layer is arranged between the base material layer and the hard coat anti-glare layer; the glass transition points of the polycarbonate resin (a1) and the high hardness resin satisfy the relational expression −10° C.≤(glass transition point of high hardness resin)−(glass transition point of polycarbonate resin (a1))≤40° C.; and two protective films are superposed and bonded onto both surfaces of the resin sheet.

The invention relates to a method for adhering two substrates, namely a first substrate A and a second substrate B, to each other using a latent-reactive adhesive film with at least one latent-reactive adhesive film layer which has a thermoplastic component with a melting temperature T(melt), where 35° C.≦T(melt)≦90° C., said thermoplastic component containing functional groups that can react to isocyanate, and an isocyanate-containing component that is dispersed into the thermoplastic component in a particulate form and is blocked, microencapsulated, or substantially deactivated in the region of the particle surface. The particles have a start temperature T(start) of 40° C.≦T(start)≦120° C., wherein T(start)≧T(melt). A surface of the first substrate A is brought into contact with a first surface of the latent-reactive adhesive film, and a surface of the second substrate B is brought into contact with the second surface of the latent-reactive adhesive film. The adhesion is caused by heating the latent-reactive adhesive film to a temperature which corresponds to or is higher than at least the start temperature T(start). The invention is characterized in that at least the surface of the first substrate A which is brought into contact with the latent-reactive adhesive film is treated with a primer before the first substrate A is brought into contact with the latent-reactive adhesive film, and/or at least the first surface of the latent-reactive adhesive film which is brought into contact with the first substrate A is treated with a primer before the first substrate A is brought into contact with the latent-reactive adhesive film.

The present invention relates to: a method of producing a structure having a recessed pattern; a resin composition; a method of forming an electroconductive film; an electronic circuit; and an electronic device. The method of producing a structure having a recessed pattern includes the following steps (i) and (ii), and the recessed pattern has a film thickness that is thinner by 5% to less than 90% with respect to that of a coating film obtained in the step (i): (i) the step of forming a coating film on a non-flat surface of a structure using a resin composition which includes an acid-dissociable group-containing polymer and an acid generator; and (ii) the step of forming a recess by subjecting a prescribed part of a portion of the coating film to irradiation with radiation.

Provided is a thermoplastic resin composition having high flame resistance, high fluidity during injection molding, and improved impact resistance in a molded article. To provide a method for producing a thermoplastic resin composition, the method including a step (1) of obtaining a polyester resin mixture by melt-kneading a crystalline terephthalate-based polyester resin, and a polyester resin A including at least one kind selected from the group consisting of isophthalic acid, orthophthalic acid, naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, anthracene dicarboxylic acid and pyridine dicarboxylic acid as an aromatic dicarboxylic acid component with an extruder, and a step (2) of mixing the polyester resin mixture, a polycarbonate resin, a flame retardant and a toughening agent.

A coated transparency includes: a transparency; a base layer on the transparency, the base layer comprising at least one selected from an organic compound, an organosilicon compound, and a polysiloxane compound; a metal layer physically contacting the base layer; and a metal oxide layer on the metal layer, the metal oxide layer comprising aluminum doped zinc oxide (AZO).

Some variations provide a reworkable ionomer composition comprising: a polymer containing a plurality of ionic monomers disposed in a chain backbone of the polymer, wherein the ionic monomers have a monomer charge polarity that is either positive or negative; and a plurality of ionic species disposed within the chain backbone of the polymer, wherein the ionic species have opposite charge polarity compared to the monomer charge polarity, wherein the ionic species and the ionic monomers are ionically bonded, and wherein the ionic species are capable of undergoing a reversible oxidation-state transition of at least +1 or −1 when in the presence of a redox reagent. The polymer may be selected from the group consisting of polyurethanes, polyacrylates, polyamides, polyesters, polyureas, polyurethane-ureas, polysiloxanes, polycarbonates, and combinations thereof. Many options for ionic monomers and ionic species are disclosed. These reworkable ionomers are useful for many commercial applications, including coatings and polymer parts.

This disclosure describes micro, sub-micro, and nano-cellular polymer foams formed from a polymer composition that includes a polymer and functionalized carbon nanotubes, and systems and methods of formation thereof. The microcellular polymer foam has an average pore size within a range of 1 micron to 100 microns, the sub-microcellular polymer foam has an average pore size within a range of 0.5 microns to 1 micron, and the nano-cellular polymer foam has an average pore size within a range of 10 nanometers to 500 nanometers. In other aspects, this disclosure describes micro, sub-micro, and nano-cellular polymer foams formed from a polymer composition that includes a polymer and non-functionalized carbon nanotubes.