Polar silane linkers are provided that attach to resins to form silane-functionalized resins. The functionalized resins can be bound to hydroxyl groups on the surface of silica particles to improve the dispersibility of the silica particles in rubber mixtures. Further disclosed are synthetic routes to provide the silane-functionalized resins, as well as various uses and end products that benefit from the unexpected properties of the silane-functionalized resins. Silane-functionalized resins impart remarkable properties on various rubber compositions, such as tires, belts, hoses, brakes, and the like. Automobile tires incorporating the silane-functionalized resins are shown to possess excellent results in balancing the properties of rolling resistance, tire wear, and wet braking performance.

An object of the present invention is to provide a pattern-forming film having excellent etching resistance. The present invention relates to a pattern-forming material including a polymer containing oxygen atoms, in which the polymer has an oxygen atom content of 20% by mass or more with respect to the total mass of the polymer, and the polymer has a silicon atom content of 10% by mass or less with respect to the total mass of the polymer.

An object of the present invention is to provide a pattern-forming film having excellent etching resistance. The present invention relates to a pattern-forming material including a polymer containing oxygen atoms, in which the polymer has an oxygen atom content of 20% by mass or more with respect to the total mass of the polymer, and the polymer has a silicon atom content of 10% by mass or less with respect to the total mass of the polymer.

A method of preparing a superabsorbent polymer, which enables the preparation of the superabsorbent polymer exhibiting an improved absorption rate while maintaining excellent absorption performances is provided. The method of preparing the superabsorbent polymer includes carrying out a crosslinking polymerization of a water-soluble ethylene-based unsaturated monomer having acidic groups which are at least partially neutralized, in the presence of an internal crosslinking agent having a predetermined chemical structure to form a water-containing gel polymer, gel-pulverizing the water-containing gel polymer, drying, pulverizing, and size-sorting the gel-pulverized water-containing gel polymer to form a base polymer powder, and carrying out a surface crosslinking of the base polymer powder by a heat treatment in the presence of a surface crosslinking agent, wherein the gel-pulverizing is carried out by extruding the water-containing gel polymer through a porous plate having a plurality of holes using a screw extruder mounted inside a cylindrical pulverizer under a condition that a chopping index is 28 (/s) or more.

The present invention relates to compositions thermally curable on demand by red to near infrared irradiation, method of using same for thermal amplification of free radical polymerizations, and articles obtained by such method. The invention also relates to the use of a heat-generating dye in association with a thermal initiator for controlling the onset of thermal free radical polymerization.

Polar silane linkers are provided that attach to resins to form silane-functionalized resins. The functionalized resins can be bound to hydroxyl groups on the surface of silica particles to improve the dispersibility of the silica particles in rubber mixtures. Further disclosed are synthetic routes to provide the silane-functionalized resins, as well as various uses and end products that benefit from the unexpected properties of the silane-functionalized resins. Silane-functionalized resins impart remarkable properties on various rubber compositions, such as tires, belts, hoses, brakes, and the like. Automobile tires incorporating the silane-functionalized resins are shown to possess excellent results in balancing the properties of rolling resistance, tire wear, and wet braking performance.

Polar silane linkers are provided that attach to resins to form silane-functionalized resins. The functionalized resins can be bound to hydroxyl groups on the surface of silica particles to improve the dispersibility of the silica particles in rubber mixtures. Further disclosed are synthetic routes to provide the silane-functionalized resins, as well as various uses and end products that benefit from the unexpected properties of the silane-functionalized resins. Silane-functionalized resins impart remarkable properties on various rubber compositions, such as tires, belts, hoses, brakes, and the like. Automobile tires incorporating the silane-functionalized resins are shown to possess excellent results in balancing the properties of rolling resistance, tire wear, and wet braking performance.

A preparation method of vinyl ester resin for optimizing heat-release during curing includes: (A) providing a vinyl ester, a solvent and a phase change material to perform mixture; (B) performing a heating process to remove the solvent, so as to obtain a vinyl ester resin containing the phase change material. Thereby, the organic PCM material with high heat absorption and good resin affinity can be used as the temperature control agent of the vinyl ester resin during the curing process for avoiding the defects such as bubbles and cracks being generated in the vinyl ester resin.

There is provided a resin formulation comprising a base acrylate monomer or oligomer, a solubilizing acrylate monomer or oligomer, a photoinitiator compound, a photoabsorber compound, and a photochromic dye, wherein the solubilizing acrylate monomer or oligomer comprises a functional group selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, alkoxyl, carboxylic acid, amine, alkylamine, amide, alkylamide, alkylacrylate, acrylate, alkyl and heterocycloalkyl. There is also provided a method of preparing the resin formulation and uses of the resin formulation thereof.

There is provided a resin formulation comprising a base acrylate monomer or oligomer, a solubilizing acrylate monomer or oligomer, a photoinitiator compound, a photoabsorber compound, and a photochromic dye, wherein the solubilizing acrylate monomer or oligomer comprises a functional group selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, alkoxyl, carboxylic acid, amine, alkylamine, amide, alkylamide, alkylacrylate, acrylate, alkyl and heterocycloalkyl. There is also provided a method of preparing the resin formulation and uses of the resin formulation thereof.