A resin composition including a component (x) that is a hydrogenate (X) of a block copolymer having a polymer block (A-1) containing a structural unit derived from an aromatic vinyl compound and a polymer block (B-1) containing a structural unit derived from a conjugated diene compound; and a component (y) that is a block copolymer (Y0) having a polymer block (A-2) containing a structural unit derived from an aromatic vinyl compound and a polymer block (B-2) containing a structural unit derived from a conjugated diene compound, or a hydrogenate (Y) thereof, wherein the resin composition satisfies the following requirements [1] to [3]; [1] a glass transition temperature of the component (x) is −10° C. or higher; [2] a glass transition temperature of the component (y) is lower than −10° C.; and [3] a ratio Mx/My of a mass Mx of the component (x) to a mass My of the component (y) in the resin composition is 1/99 to 99/1.

A latex of an acid-modified conjugated diene polymer including the acid-modified conjugated diene polymer obtained by modifying a conjugated diene polymer with an acid group-containing compound, in which a content of a structural unit derived from the acid group-containing compound is 0.2 to 0.7 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the acid-modified conjugated diene polymer; a content of a water-soluble polymer in the latex is 2 parts by weight or less with respect to 100 parts by weight of the acid-modified conjugated diene polymer; when a solids content of the latex is adjusted to 60 wt %, a viscosity at 25° C. is 800 mPa.Math.s or less; and when the solids content of the latex is adjusted to 50 wt %, the viscosity at 25° C. is 300 mPa.Math.s or less.

A porous membrane includes a triblock copolymer of the formula ABC. B is a hydrogenated vinyl aromatic block present in a range from 30 to 90 weight percent, based on the total weight of the copolymer and has a T.sub.g of ≥110° C. C is a rubbery block present in a range from 10 to 70 weight percent, based on the total weight of the copolymer and has a T.sub.g≤25° C. A is substantially incompatible with both the B and C blocks and is derived from ring-opening polymerization. B+C is present in a range from 70 to 95 weight percent, based on the total weight of the copolymer.

A porous membrane includes a triblock copolymer of the formula ABC. B is a hydrogenated vinyl aromatic block present in a range from 30 to 90 weight percent, based on the total weight of the copolymer and has a T.sub.g of ≥110° C. C is a rubbery block present in a range from 10 to 70 weight percent, based on the total weight of the copolymer and has a T.sub.g≤25° C. A is substantially incompatible with both the B and C blocks and is derived from ring-opening polymerization. B+C is present in a range from 70 to 95 weight percent, based on the total weight of the copolymer.

A thermoplastic elastomer composition including 100 parts by mass of a hydrogenated block copolymer (A), 20 to 180 parts by mass of an acrylic block copolymer (B), 5 to 45 parts by mass of an aromatic polymer (C), and 70 to 250 parts by mass of a softener (D). The hydrogenated block copolymer (A) is a hydrogenated product of a block copolymer (P) having at least two polymer blocks (a1) with a structural unit derived from an aromatic vinyl compound and at least one polymer block (a2) with a structural unit derived from a conjugated diene. The acrylic block copolymer (B) has at least one polymer block (b1) with a structural unit derived from an acrylate and at least one polymer block (b2) with a structural unit derived from a methacrylate.

The present invention relates to a polymer blend comprising 75-99.5% (w/w) of at least one polylactic acid) (PLA) and 0.5-25% (w/w) of at least one styrene butadiene copolymer containing at least 50% (w/w) styrene. The present invention further relates to the use of such polymer blend for producing products and to the resulting products. Moreover, an object of the present invention is the use of a styrene butadiene block copolymer having a dendrimer structure comprising 50-85% (w/w) styrene as an additive of polymer blends comprising at least 50% (w/w) of PLA and a method of producing the polymer blend according to the invention.

Disclosed are compositions, devices, systems and fabrication methods for stretchable composite materials and stretchable electronics devices. In some aspects, an elastic composite material for a stretchable electronics device includes a first material having a particular electrical, mechanical or optical property; and a multi-block copolymer configured to form a hyperelastic binder that creates contact between the first material and the multi-block copolymer, in which the elastic composite material is structured to stretch at least 500% in at least one direction of the material and to exhibit the particular electrical, mechanical or optical property imparted from the first material. In some aspects, the stretchable electronics device includes a stretchable battery, biofuel cell, sensor, supercapacitor or other device able to be mounted to skin, clothing or other surface of a user or object.

A laminate is provided which includes a structural body including a base portion and a through hole and which can concurrently satisfy operability and stickiness during processes such as fitting, can be released with no or little adhesive residue, and also exhibits excellent adhesion to various adherends, especially metals. The laminate includes a substrate and a structural body disposed on the surface of at least one side of the substrate, the structural body including a base portion and a through hole. The base portion of the structural body includes an acrylic triblock copolymer (I) that includes two polymer blocks (A1) and (A2) each including methacrylic acid ester units and one polymer block (B) including acrylic acid ester units represented by the general formula CH.sub.2═CH—COOR.sup.1 (1) (wherein R.sup.1 denotes a C1-C3 organic group). The acrylic triblock copolymer (I) has an (A1)-(B)-(A2) block structure and a weight average molecular weight of 50,000 to 250,000. The total content of the polymer blocks (A1) and (A2) is not more than 35 mass % of the acrylic triblock copolymer (I).

A material is provided having a lamellar, non-centrosymmetric macroscopic structure, essentially consisting of a mixture of at least two populations of objects that are heterogeneous in blocks along an axis, each object consisting of at least two blocks, characterized in that each of the objects is connected to adjacent objects via interactions that involve at least two mutually incompatible blocks of the object and two blocks that are compatible one-to-one with the first of the blocks, and mutually incompatible along the chain of each one of said adjacent objects. The objects can be, in particular, block co-oligomers or copolymers.

The present invention is a hydrogenated block copolymer obtained by hydrogenating a block copolymer [C] that comprises polymer blocks [A] and polymer block [B], a ratio (wA:wB) of a weight fraction wA of the polymer blocks [A] and a weight fraction wB of the polymer block [B] in the block copolymer [C] being 45:55 to 65:35, a ratio (w[I.sub.B]:w[II.sub.B]) of a weight fraction w[I.sub.B] of the repeating unit [I] derived from an aromatic vinyl compound and a weight fraction w[II.sub.B] of the repeating unit [II] derived from a linear conjugated diene compound in the polymer block [B] being 40:60 to 55:45, 90% of more of unsaturated bonds included in the block copolymer [C] having been hydrogenated, a weight average molecular weight of 60,000 to 150,000, a low-temperature-side glass transition temperature [Tg.sub.1] of 0° C. or more and a high-temperature-side glass transition temperature [Tg.sub.2] of 135° C. or more, and a stretched film.