An aqueous resin dispersion wherein a polymer (C) obtained by bonding a polyolefin (A) to a polyether resin (B) is dispersed in water; and the polyether resin (B) contains a polyether resin (B1) having an HLB of less than 8 and a polyether resin (B2) having an HLB of 8 to 20 according to calculation by the Griffin method.

An aqueous resin dispersion wherein a polymer (C) obtained by bonding a polyolefin (A) to a polyether resin (B) is dispersed in water; and the polyether resin (B) contains a polyether resin (B1) having an HLB of less than 8 and a polyether resin (B2) having an HLB of 8 to 20 according to calculation by the Griffin method.

Provided is a graft copolymer having excellent flexibility, adhesiveness and fatigue resistance while having a high gas barrier property. In the disclosure, a synthetic rubber is introduced, as a graft chain, to a main chain of one or more types of resins selected from a group consisting of polyacrylic acid, polyamide resin, cellulosic resin, polyvinylalcohol resin, ethylene polyvinylalcohol resin, acrylate resin and urethane resin, via a terminal portion of the synthetic rubber.

Disclosed herein are a novel polymer, a thermosensitive carrier prepared using the same and use thereof. The novel polymer is essentially composed of a PEO-PPO-PEO block copolymer and silane.

The present application relates to a conductive structure formed by connecting a modified graphene oxide or modified carbon nanotube with a conductive polymer, and an antistatic composition including the same. The antistatic composition of the present application has advantages of an excellent adhesive property, improved surface roughness, mechanical strength, and improved electrical properties.

The disclosure is directed to polymer ligands that are optimally suited for surface-functionalizing magnetic nanoparticles. The amphiphilic polymers are prepared by coupling several amine-terminated anchoring groups, polyethylene glycol moieties, and reactive groups onto a poly(isobutylene-alt-maleic anhydride) (PIMA) chain. The reaction of maleic anhydride groups with amine-containing molecules is highly-efficient and occurs in one-step. The availability of several dopamine groups in the same ligand greatly enhances the ligand affinity, via multiple-coordination, to the magnetic NPs, while the hydrophilic and reactive groups promote colloidal stability in buffer media and allow subsequent conjugation with target biomolecules. Nanoparticles ligated with terminally reactive polymers have been easily coupled to target dyes and tested in live cell imaging with no measurable cytotoxicity.

A carbazate-functional compound includes a plurality of groups having the following structure: [formula (I)] where X forms at least a portion of: a urethane linkage, an ester linkage, or an ether linkage. At least one R.sub.1 from the plurality of groups is free of a hydroxyl-functional group.

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A carbazate-functional compound includes a plurality of groups having the following structure: [formula (I)] where X forms at least a portion of: a urethane linkage, an ester linkage, or an ether linkage. At least one R.sub.1 from the plurality of groups is free of a hydroxyl-functional group.

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Disclosed are materials that possess both low adhesion and the ability to absorb water. The material passively absorbs water from the atmosphere and then expels this water upon impact with debris, to create a self-cleaning layer. The lubrication reduces friction and surface adhesion of the debris (such as an insect), which may then slide off the surface. The invention provides a material comprising a continuous matrix including a polymer having a low surface energy (less than 50 mJ/m.sup.2) and a plurality of inclusions, dispersed within the matrix, each comprising a hygroscopic material. The continuous matrix and the inclusions form a lubricating surface layer in the presence of humidity. The material optionally contains porous nanostructures that inject water back onto the surface after an impact, absorbing water under pressure and then releasing water when the pressure is removed. The material may be a coating or a surface, for example.

Nanopore devices including barriers using amphiphilic units, and methods of making the same, are provided herein. In some examples, a barrier between first and second fluids includes a first layer comprising a first plurality of amphiphilic units, a second layer comprising a second plurality of the amphiphilic units and contacting the first plurality of amphiphilic units. The amphiphilic units may be substantially the same size as one another. The amphiphilic units respectively may include hydrophobic blocks and hydrophilic blocks coupled to the hydrophobic blocks.