Materials from the group consisting of

a) one or more hybrid materials containing an organic polymer from the group of the polyamides, polyimides and epoxy resins and an inorganic oligo- or polymer from the group of the oligo- and polysiloxanes and heterocondensates of Si with Ti, Zr and/or Al, wherein the organic and the inorganic component are covalently bound to one another, in combination with one or more inorganic sols based on silyl alkoxylates and/or titanium alkoxylates, wherein hybrid material and inorganic sol are crosslinked,
b) one or more hybrid materials containing an organic polymer from the group of the polyamides, polyimides and epoxy resins and an inorganic oligo- or polymer from the group of the oligo- and polysiloxanes and heterocondensates of Si with Ti, Zr and/or Al, wherein the organic and the inorganic component are covalently bound to one another,
c) one or more inorganic sols based on silyl alkoxylates and/or titanium alkoxylates and
d) one or more polyamides, polyimides and/or epoxy resins mixed with oxidic and/or non-oxidic metal and/or metalloid particles, preferably from the group of the oxides, nitrides, carbides and mixtures thereof,
are suitable as adhesive for the bonding of metals, plastics, concrete and/or ceramics.

A functionalized flame-retardant aconitic acid-derived molecule, a process for forming a flame-retardant polymer, and an article of manufacture comprising a material that contains a functionalized flame-retardant aconitic acid-derived molecule are disclosed. The functionalized flame-retardant aconitic acid-derived molecule can have at least one phosphoryl or phosphonyl moiety with allyl functional groups, epoxy functional groups, propylene carbonate functional groups, or functionalized thioether substituents. The process for forming the flame-retardant polymer can include reacting an aconitic acid derivative with a flame-retardant phosphorus-based molecule to form a functionalized flame-retardant aconitic acid-derived molecule, and combining the functionalized flame-retardant aconitic acid-derived molecule with a polymer. The material in the article of manufacture can be a resin, plastic, polymer, or adhesive, and the article of manufacture can further comprise an electronic component.

An adhesive sheet is provided that is capable of inhibiting scraping up of an adhesive in the dicing step, does not cause chip detachment during dicing processing, facilitates picking up, and does not readily develop adhesive transfer. According to the present invention, an adhesive sheet is provided that comprises a substrate film and an adhesive layer laminated on the film, wherein the adhesive layer contains 100 parts by mass of a (meth)acrylate copolymer, from 5 to 250 parts by mass of a photopolymerizable compound, from 20 to 160 parts by mass of a softener, from 0.1 to 30 parts by mass of a curing agent, and from 0.1 to 20 parts by mass of a photopolymerization initiator, and the photopolymerizable compound has a weight average molecular weight from 40,000 to 220,000.

A graft copolymer includes a hydrocarbon backbone having a phenylene ether oligomer grafted therefrom. The graft copolymer can be particularly useful in curable compositions, thermoset compositions, and articles formed therefrom.

An adhesive sheet is provided that is capable of inhibiting scraping up of an adhesive in the dicing step, does not cause chip detachment during dicing processing, facilitates picking up, and does not readily develop adhesive transfer. According to the present invention, an adhesive sheet is provided that comprises a substrate film and an adhesive layer laminated on the film, wherein the adhesive layer contains 100 parts by mass of a (meth)acrylate copolymer, from 5 to 250 parts by mass of a photopolymerizable compound, from 20 to 160 parts by mass of a softener, from 0.1 to 30 parts by mass of a curing agent, and from 0.1 to 20 parts by mass of a photopolymerization initiator, and the photopolymerizable compound has a weight average molecular weight from 40,000 to 220,000.

A curable composition obtained by blending a polymerizable compound (A) having predetermined types of polymerizable functional groups, a reactive compound (B) having predetermined types of reactive functional groups, a compound (C) which is an imidazolyl group-containing compound having a predetermined structure, and a compound (D) which is an oxime compound or an oxime ester compound having a predetermined structure.

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.

An adhesive composition contains a polyurethane-polyolefin complex composed of a polyurethane having a first functional group and a polyolefin having a second functional group that reacts with the first functional group. The polyurethane and the polyolefin is bound by a reaction between the first functional group and the second functional group.

An electrochemical device is described, including a first electrochemical cell, a second electrochemical cell, connected in series to the first electrochemical cell, and a biodegradable conductive adhesive may include a conductive additive and a copolymer including at least two polycaprolactone chains attached to a polymeric center block, where the polymeric center block may include polyvinyl alcohol, disposed between the first electrochemical cell and the second electrochemical cell. A biodegradable conductive adhesive includes a hydrogel which may include a copolymer having at least two polycaprolactone chains attached to a polymeric center block, where the polymeric center block may include polyvinyl alcohol. Implementations of the biodegradable conductive adhesive may include a conductive additive or a salt. The biodegradable adhesive can include a dried hydrogel, where the hydrogel is biodegradable.