The present invention provides a method for forming a multilayer coating film including an intermediate coating film formation step of applying an aqueous intermediate coating composition to an object to be coated to form an uncured intermediate coating film; a base coating film formation step of applying an aqueous base coating composition onto the resulting uncured intermediate coating film to form an uncured base coating film; and a curing step of curing the resulting uncured intermediate coating film and the base coating film by heating.

The present invention provides a method for forming a multilayer coating film including an intermediate coating film formation step of applying an aqueous intermediate coating composition to an object to be coated to form an uncured intermediate coating film; a base coating film formation step of applying an aqueous base coating composition onto the resulting uncured intermediate coating film to form an uncured base coating film; and a curing step of curing the resulting uncured intermediate coating film and the base coating film by heating.

A hybrid composite film, a method of fabricating the hybrid composite film, and an integrated circuit device including the hybrid composite film, the hybrid composite film including a polymer film; and a plurality of organic-inorganic composite particles dispersed in the polymer film, wherein each particle of the plurality of organic-inorganic composite particles includes an inorganic particle and an organic capping layer surrounding the inorganic particle, the organic capping layer having a hydroxyl group-terminated end.

A hybrid composite film, a method of fabricating the hybrid composite film, and an integrated circuit device including the hybrid composite film, the hybrid composite film including a polymer film; and a plurality of organic-inorganic composite particles dispersed in the polymer film, wherein each particle of the plurality of organic-inorganic composite particles includes an inorganic particle and an organic capping layer surrounding the inorganic particle, the organic capping layer having a hydroxyl group-terminated end.

The present invention provides an adhesive film hardly suffering from fisheyes and deposition of dirt and dusts thereonto and having excellent mechanical strength and heat resistance as well as good adhesion properties, which can be suitably used as various surface protective films, etc. The present invention relates to an adhesive film comprising a polyester film and an adhesive layer formed on at least one surface of the polyester film, in which the adhesive layer comprises a resin having a glass transition point of not higher than 0 C., and an antistatic agent, and a thickness of the adhesive layer is not more than 10 m.

The present disclosure is directed to structural supercapacitors and electrodes for structural supercapacitors having high energy storage and high mechanical characteristics and methods of making the structural supercapacitors and electrodes. The structural supercapacitors can include a solid electrolyte and carbon fiber electrodes comprising carbon nanotubes, surface functionalized redox-active moieties, and/or a conducting polymer.

The present disclosure is directed to structural supercapacitors and electrodes for structural supercapacitors having high energy storage and high mechanical characteristics and methods of making the structural supercapacitors and electrodes. The structural supercapacitors can include a solid electrolyte and carbon fiber electrodes comprising carbon nanotubes, surface functionalized redox-active moieties, and/or a conducting polymer.

There is provided a method of forming a metallized polymeric film comprising (1) coating a polymer film with an aqueous primer solution comprising a solution of at least one polyanion and at least one polyethyleneimine, wherein the polyanion is a polymer comprising at least partially neutralized acid groups having a weight average molecular weight of preferably at least 5000 g/mol prior to neutralization; and wherein said polyethyleneimine has a weight average molecular weight of preferably at least 25000 g/mol; and (2) depositing a metal or a metal oxide on the at least one coated side of the polymer film.

The invention relates to a two-component aqueous coating composition comprising: A an aqueous resin component comprising a carboxyl-functional resin; and B a substantially water-free hardener component comprising: a carbodiimide comprising in the range of from 1 to 20 carbodiimide moieties and terminal and/or pendant non-ionic emulsifying groups; and an alkoxysilane selected from the groups consisting of an organo-functional alkoxysilane of general formula (I) R1[-(CH2)n-Si(OR2)3-m(R3)m]p (I) and a tetraalkylorthosilicate of general formula (II) Si(OR2)4 (II) wherein m is 0 or 1; n is an integer with a value in the range of from 0 to 6; p is 1 or 2; R.sup.1 is an organic group comprising an epoxide group, a vinyl group, or a (meth)acryloyl group, or is a hydrogen atom and R.sup.1 does not comprise a carboxylic functional group, a mercapto-functional group, or an amine-functional group; R.sup.2 is an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and R.sup.3 is an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, wherein the weight ratio of the carbodiimide to the alkoxysilane in hardener component B is in the range of from 10:90 to 85:15.

The present disclosure provides a barrier-coating structure that includes a polymer-matrix composite having a first surface and a second surface. The barrier-coating structure includes a flexible layer having a first surface and a second surface and a sol-gel layer having a first surface and a second surface. The first surface of the flexible layer contacts the second surface of the flexible layer. The barrier-coating structure includes a barrier layer having a first surface and a second surface. The sol-gel and/or the barrier layer may comprise one or more reactive substituents. The first surface of the barrier layer may be a laser-ablated surface.