The inventors have discovered hot melt adhesive compositions that can be formulated to have a high percentage of environmentally conscious components and still provide performance over a broad temperature range.

The invention features a hot melt adhesive composition including from 5% by weight to 50% by weight of a styrene block copolymer, from 15% by weight to 75% by weight of a bio-based tackifying agent, and from 5% by weight to 40% by weight of an aliphatic plasticizer having a cyclo-aliphatic content of no greater than 1% by weight as tested by .sup.1H-NMR Spectroscopy, wherein said hot melt adhesive composition has an environmentally conscious component content of at least 50% by weight.

The inventors have discovered hot melt adhesive compositions that can be formulated to have a high percentage of environmentally conscious components and still provide performance over a broad temperature range.

The invention features a hot melt adhesive composition including from 5% by weight to 50% by weight of a styrene block copolymer, from 15% by weight to 75% by weight of a bio-based tackifying agent, and from 5% by weight to 40% by weight of an aliphatic plasticizer having a cyclo-aliphatic content of no greater than 1% by weight as tested by .sup.1H-NMR Spectroscopy, wherein said hot melt adhesive composition has an environmentally conscious component content of at least 50% by weight.

Disclosed is a method for filling a root canal in a tooth. The method includes positioning a fiber in the root canal of the tooth, filling at least a portion of the root canal with an unset hydrogel composition, such that the unset hydrogel composition contacts at least a portion of the fiber, setting the hydrogel composition, thereby forming a set hydrogel, and removing the fiber from the set hydrogel, thereby leaving a channel in the set hydrogel. Methods and kits for repairing teeth are also described.

Disclosed is a method for filling a root canal in a tooth. The method includes positioning a fiber in the root canal of the tooth, filling at least a portion of the root canal with an unset hydrogel composition, such that the unset hydrogel composition contacts at least a portion of the fiber, setting the hydrogel composition, thereby forming a set hydrogel, and removing the fiber from the set hydrogel, thereby leaving a channel in the set hydrogel. Methods and kits for repairing teeth are also described.

The present invention deals with a formulation comprising at least one ethoxylated C.sub.13-C.sub.19 sorbitan monoester, saturated or not; and carnauba wax. Furthermore, the present invention pertains to a coating dilution comprising said formulation and the use of the formulation or of the coating dilution as a cold-end coating on a glass-container.

The present invention deals with a formulation comprising at least one ethoxylated C.sub.13-C.sub.19 sorbitan monoester, saturated or not; and carnauba wax. Furthermore, the present invention pertains to a coating dilution comprising said formulation and the use of the formulation or of the coating dilution as a cold-end coating on a glass-container.

The present invention provides an optically clear adhesive sheet using a heat-curable polyurethane composition, wherein the optically clear adhesive sheet can, when bonded to an adherend such as a glass plate, prevent the occurrence of air bubbles even at high temperature and normal humidity and maintain a stable bonded interface. The optically clear adhesive sheet of the present invention is an optically clear adhesive sheet containing: a cured product of a heat-curable polyurethane composition, the heat-curable polyurethane composition containing a polyol component and a polyisocyanate component, the polyol component having an olefin skeleton, the polyisocyanate component containing an acyclic aliphatic polyisocyanate and/or an alicyclic polyisocyanate.

The present invention provides an optically clear adhesive sheet using a heat-curable polyurethane composition, wherein the optically clear adhesive sheet can, when bonded to an adherend such as a glass plate, prevent the occurrence of air bubbles even at high temperature and normal humidity and maintain a stable bonded interface. The optically clear adhesive sheet of the present invention is an optically clear adhesive sheet containing: a cured product of a heat-curable polyurethane composition, the heat-curable polyurethane composition containing a polyol component and a polyisocyanate component, the polyol component having an olefin skeleton, the polyisocyanate component containing an acyclic aliphatic polyisocyanate and/or an alicyclic polyisocyanate.

A polyolefin composition obtainable by blending a) 96.0 to 99.7 wt.-% of a blend (A), being a recycled material comprising A-1) 30 to 70 wt.-% isotactic polypropylene homopolymer, A-2) 20 to 50 wt.-% polyethylene and ethylene containing copolymers, A-3) 0.5 to 4.0 wt.-% polyamide-6,various optional components, A-11) 1 ppm to 100 ppm of limonene, and A-12) 1 ppm to 200 ppm total fatty acid content with a maleic anhydride-grafted SEBS block copolymer, characterized by its melt volume rate and maleic anhydride content.

A polyolefin composition obtainable by blending a) 96.0 to 99.7 wt.-% of a blend (A), being a recycled material comprising A-1) 30 to 70 wt.-% isotactic polypropylene homopolymer, A-2) 20 to 50 wt.-% polyethylene and ethylene containing copolymers, A-3) 0.5 to 4.0 wt.-% polyamide-6,various optional components, A-11) 1 ppm to 100 ppm of limonene, and A-12) 1 ppm to 200 ppm total fatty acid content with a maleic anhydride-grafted SEBS block copolymer, characterized by its melt volume rate and maleic anhydride content.