A lipophilic/hydrophilic polymer is prepared from a mixture of reactants that includes a polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated alkoxysilane, a polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated hydrophilic monomer, and a polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated lipophilic monomer. The lipophilic/hydrophilic polymer includes at least a pendant and/or terminal alkoxysilane group. An anti-fingerprint coating composition includes the lipophilic/hydrophilic polymer.

An aqueous polymer dispersion is produced by multistage emulsion polymerization, in which a monomer composition I comprising 19 to 29 wt % hard monomers and 64 to 74 wt % soft monomers is polymerized to produce a first polymer phase and then a monomer composition II comprising 65 to 95 wt % hard monomers and 5 to 35 wt % soft monomers is polymerized to produce a second polymer phase. Monomer composition I also comprises from 1 to 5 wt % of at least one monomer selected from ethylenically unsaturated sulfonic acids, phosphonic acids, phosphoric acids, carboxylic acids, carboxylic amides, carboxylic anhydrides and mixtures thereof and 1 to 7.5 wt % of ethylenically unsaturated monomers containing keto groups. The weight ratio of monomer composition I to monomer composition II ranges from 50:50 to 65:35 and the polymer dispersion also contains a water-soluble cross-linking component selected from polyfunctional carboxylic hydrazides and/or polyfunctional amines.

Provided is a coating material composition which is capable of forming an undercoat layer for metallic vapor deposition, the layer being excellent in terms of adhesion to various bases and appearance. The actinic-ray-curable coating material composition according to the present invention comprises one or more resins A, a (meth)acrylate B, and a silane coupling agent C, wherein the resins A comprise a polymer A1 having a hydroxyl group with a hydroxyl value of 20-200 mg-KOH/g and/or an alkyd resin A2, the proportion of the resins A and that of the (meth)acrylate B are 20-60 mass % and 40-80 mass %, respectively, with respect to the total amount, which is taken as 100 mass %, of the resins A and the (meth)acrylate B, and the amount of the silane coupling agent C is 0.3-15 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the total amount of the resins A and the (meth)acrylate B.

A preparation method and uses of a high-performance water-soluble acrylic resin with high solid content and low viscosity. The method polymerizes the free radical solution in a mixed solvent by a continuous method to produce an acrylic resin and the resin is rendered water-soluble through salification. Modification with versatate introduces a large branched structure. Silicone functional monomer is used to modify the acrylic resin. Amino resin is used as a curing agent to directly prepare a waterborne amino-acrylic coating with a simple process, and the coating has good hardness, fullness, water and alcohol resistance and salt spray resistance.

The present disclosure provides a conductive polymer material. The conductive polymer material includes a conductive polymer having structural units derived from the following monomers: (a) a monomer of formula (I):

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and (b) a monomer having an ethylenically unsaturated group which has the following formula:

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wherein A, X, R1, R2, R6 to R9, q and w are described in the specification. The conductive polymer material of the present disclosure has high withstand voltage and high capacitance and can be used for the preparation of solid capacitors or hybrid capacitors. In addition, the conductive polymer material according to the present disclosure has high electrical conductivity and good water washing resistance and is thus useful for an antistatic coating or smart fabrics.

The present invention relates to a process for preparing an aqueous binder composition, as well as the aqueous binder composition comprising a carboxylic acid-functional vinyl polymer (polymer A) and vinyl polymer (polymer B).

Aqueous dispersions including multistage-prepared polymers of mixtures of olefinically unsaturated compounds are disclosed. The aqueous dispersions include at least one polyurethane containing olefinically unsaturated groups. Production and use of the aqueous dispersions, particularly in the field of automotive finishing, is disclosed. The disclosure further relates to an aqueous basecoat material including the multistage-prepared polymers, and also to a method for producing a multicoat paint system using the aqueous basecoat material.

The invention pertains to a process for manufacturing a fluoropolymer hybrid organic/inorganic composite, to fluoropolymer hybrid organic/inorganic composites obtained therefrom and to the use of the same in several fields of use.

A transfer film satisfies at least one of the following (1) or (2). (1) The transfer film comprises a temporary support, and a first transparent layer including a polymerizable compound, a polymerization initiator, and a resin, and the first transparent layer further contains a metal oxide particle containing titanium oxide and tin oxide. (2) The transfer film comprises a temporary support, and a first transparent layer including a polymerizable compound, a polymerization initiator, and a resin, and a second transparent layer, and the second transparent layer contains a metal oxide particle containing titanium oxide and tin oxide.

To provide a paint composition capable of forming a coating film having a small graininess, having high flip-flop property, and having excellent chipping resistance and adhesion. According to the present invention, there is provided a paint composition including a hydroxy group-containing acrylic resin (A), a hydroxy group-containing polyester resin (B), an amino resin (C), and a titanium oxide-coated light interference pigment (D), which has an L*15 value of 100 or more and an L*110 value of 65 or less, wherein the solid content of the hydroxy group-containing acrylic resin (A) is in the range of 20 to 60 parts by mass, the solid content of the hydroxy group-containing polyester resin (B) is in the range of 10 to 50 parts by mass, the solid content of the amino resin (C) is in the range of 5 to 40 parts by mass, and the solid content of the titanium oxide-coated light interference pigment (D) is in the range of 3 to 25 parts by mass, relative to 100 parts by mass of the total solid content of the hydroxy group-containing acrylic resin (A), the hydroxy group-containing polyester resin (B), and the amino resin (C).