A gas barrier multilayer film includes a film substrate, a layer formed on at least one surface of the film substrate and made of an inorganic compound, and a gas barrier layer formed on the layer made of the inorganic compound and formed of a mixture, which contains an acrylic acid polymer made of poly(meth)acrylic acid or a partially neutralized product thereof wherein a degree of neutralization of the poly(meth)acrylic acid with zinc is not larger than about 25 mol %, a sugar or starch, and a hypophosphite wherein the hypophosphite is present at about 1 mass % to about 15 mass % of a total solid content of the mixture.

A surface coating method comprises heating a coating solution comprising a gelling agent, at least one sulfate salt and water to a temperature above the melting temperature of the gelling agent but below 100 #C. The heated coating solution is applied onto a plastic surface (12). The coating solution is dried on the plastic surface (12) to obtain a pre-coated plastic surface, onto which a liquid hydrogel is applied. The liquid hydrogel is solidified to form a solid hydrogel (30) adhering to the pre-coated plastic surface. The surface coating (20) enhances the adherence between the solid hydrogel (30) and the plastic surface (12).

Gels which include a first gelatin component and a second gelatin component in an aqueous medium are described, wherein the first gelatin component includes gelatin particles having chemical cross-links and dehydrothermal cross-links, and the second gelatin component includes a dissolved gelatin having chemical cross-links and at least one polysaccharide.

A water-soluble film containing pullulan and a hydrophilic group-modified polyvinyl alcohol resin is provided as a water-soluble film that has sufficiently high compatibility between the pullulan and the polyvinyl alcohol resin, and is excellent in water solubility and film mechanical properties, and is useful for packaging applications.

A fire-protecting insulation product has air-laid mineral wool fibres and a binder. The binder is the result of curing a binder composition comprising at least one hydrocolloid. The product further comprises a particulate endothermic material.

The present invention relates to biodegradable and compostable granules consisting of natural ingredients comprising starch and thickening and gelling agents and does not comprise bioplastics. According to the invention, the granules are used for producing biodegradable and preferably compostable products and articles of daily use. The present invention also relates to methods for producing the granules according to the invention, as well as methods for producing different products by using the granules according to the invention.

An aqueous binder composition is disclosed that includes 5.0% by weight to 50.0% by weight of a monomeric polyol having at least four hydroxyl groups, based on the total solids content of the aqueous binder composition; and at least 50.0% by weight of a cross-linking agent comprising a polymeric polycarboxylic acid having at least two carboxylic acid groups, based on the total solids content of the aqueous binder composition. The aqueous binder composition includes a ratio of molar equivalents of carboxylic acid groups to hydroxyl groups is between 0.15/1.0 and 2.23/1 and has a pH of 2.2 to 4.0 and a viscosity at 40% solids and 25 C. of 10 cP to 60 cP.

The invention relates to a mineral wool product comprising mineral fibers bonded by a cured binder wherein the binder in its uncured state comprises at least one protein and at least one enzyme.

A functionalized polyurethane, meniscus prosthesis, the preparation method thereof, and the uses therefor are disclosed. The meniscus prosthesis is manufactured by using polyurethane as the base material and incorporating a self-healing chemical bond, the dynamic dimethylglyoxime-urethane group. Additionally, hyaluronic acid coated with adamantane structures is introduced onto the surface of the self-healing polyurethane elastomer, creating a supramolecular lubricating coating with stress response characteristics. This successfully mimics the dynamic self-healing ability and physiological cyclic lubrication mechanism of natural meniscus, offering a novel solution for the treatment of meniscus injuries and holding great potential value in clinical applications.

The present invention is related to a water-soluble film comprising at least one poly(vinyl alcohol) wherein said water-soluble film further comprises at least one inulin and/or one derivative thereof; wherein said inulin and/or said derivative thereof is a neutral uncharged molecule, a positively charged cationic molecule or a negatively charged anionic molecule.

The present invention is also related to a method for manufacturing of such an inventive water-soluble film.

Furthermore, the invention is related to a dishwashing, preferably an automatic dishwashing, water-soluble container wherein said water-soluble container is made of such an inventive water-soluble film; and wherein said water-soluble container is at least partially filled with a dishwashing, preferably an automatic dishwashing, detergent composition.