A weather resistive barrier (WRB) for the exterior protection of building substrates can have a water vapor permeability that decreases with increasing temperature. In an embodiment, the WRB includes a coating comprising a LCST polymer, and may further include a second polymer. The WRB can be part of a building assembly, part of a sheet, or a sheet itself, the sheet having an air permeability of less than 0.02 L/(s m.sup.2) at a pressure of 75 Pa. Furthermore a liquid coating composition can include a LCST polymer and a second polymer, wherein the liquid coating composition can be adapted that a solid coating formed by the liquid coating composition has an air permeability of less than 0.02 L/(s m.sup.2) at a pressure of 75 Pa and a water vapor permeability that decreases with increasing temperature.

The invention relates to an adhesive composition having an added component of rubber-epoxy such as XNBR-epoxy adducts. It was found that the new adhesive composition significantly reduces meander formation in the making of automotive parts.

The release agent composition of the invention contains a rubber elastomer (A) and an acrylic polymer (B) containing a structural unit derived from a long-chain alkyl (meth)acrylate (b1) represented by the following formula (1):

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wherein R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and R.sup.2 represents a branched alkyl group having 10 to 30 carbon atoms.

The release agent composition of the invention contains a rubber elastomer (A) and an acrylic polymer (B) containing a structural unit derived from a long-chain alkyl (meth)acrylate (b1) represented by the following formula (1):

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wherein R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and R.sup.2 represents a branched alkyl group having 10 to 30 carbon atoms.

The release agent composition of the invention contains a rubber elastomer (A) and an acrylic polymer (B) containing a structural unit derived from a long-chain alkyl (meth)acrylate (b1) represented by the following formula (1):

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wherein R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and R.sup.2 represents a branched alkyl group having 10 to 30 carbon atoms.

Provided are: a rubber-reinforcing fiber, in which adhesion between a rubber and a fiber is enhanced and which is thereby capable of further improving the durability than before when used as a reinforcing material; a rubber-fiber composite; and a pneumatic tire using the same. The rubber-reinforcing fiber includes a core-sheath type composite fiber whose core portion is composed of a high-melting-point resin (A) having a melting point of 150 C. or higher and sheath portion is composed of a resin material (B) having a melting point lower than that of the high-melting point resin (A). The resin material (B) includes: an olefin-based random copolymer (C) and/or an olefin-based homopolymer or olefin-based copolymer (D) (excluding (C)); and a styrene-based elastomer (E) containing a monomolecular chain in which mainly styrene monomers are arranged in series.

Provided are: a rubber-reinforcing fiber, in which adhesion between a rubber and a fiber is enhanced and which is thereby capable of further improving the durability than before when used as a reinforcing material; a rubber-fiber composite; and a pneumatic tire using the same. The rubber-reinforcing fiber includes a core-sheath type composite fiber whose core portion is composed of a high-melting-point resin (A) having a melting point of 150 C. or higher and sheath portion is composed of a resin material (B) having a melting point lower than that of the high-melting point resin (A). The resin material (B) includes: an olefin-based random copolymer (C) and/or an olefin-based homopolymer or olefin-based copolymer (D) (excluding (C)); and a styrene-based elastomer (E) containing a monomolecular chain in which mainly styrene monomers are arranged in series.

Disclosed herein are an anisotropic conductive film including a polymer layer that restricts a movement of conductive particles and a method of manufacturing the same. An anisotropic conductive film (ACF) including a plurality of conductive particles according to an embodiment includes a polymer layer in which the plurality of conductive particles is dispersed and disposed and which restricts a movement of the plurality of conductive particles by capturing the conductive particles and an adhesive layer configured on the upper and lower parts of the polymer layer to assign adhesiveness.

Disclosed herein are an anisotropic conductive film including a polymer layer that restricts a movement of conductive particles and a method of manufacturing the same. An anisotropic conductive film (ACF) including a plurality of conductive particles according to an embodiment includes a polymer layer in which the plurality of conductive particles is dispersed and disposed and which restricts a movement of the plurality of conductive particles by capturing the conductive particles and an adhesive layer configured on the upper and lower parts of the polymer layer to assign adhesiveness.

A compound for creating a protective coating on a surface. The compound includes a natural rubber liquid mixture. The compound also includes a latex paint added to the natural rubber liquid mixture.