Resin compositions according to exemplary embodiments of the present invention are first compositions containing a polylactic acid resin, an aliphatic polyester resin, a surface-treated metal hydrate, and a carbodiimide compound, or second compositions containing a polysiloxane-mixed polyester resin, a phosphorus-containing flame retardant, a metal hydrate and a fluorine-containing polymer in specific ratios.

Resin compositions according to exemplary embodiments of the present invention are first compositions containing a polylactic acid resin, an aliphatic polyester resin, a surface-treated metal hydrate, and a carbodiimide compound, or second compositions containing a polysiloxane-mixed polyester resin, a phosphorus-containing flame retardant, a metal hydrate and a fluorine-containing polymer in specific ratios.

The present invention is directed to bioresorbable polymers to be used as bone and tissue adhesives. The present invention is also directed to the synthesis of bioresorbable polymeric molecules bearing adhesive moieties and the use of such compounds in methods to glue and stabilize fractured bones and damaged tissues. The present invention is also directed to the use of such compounds as adhesive sealants for applications in wound care. The present invention is also directed to the use of such compounds as biodegradable ink for applications in tissue engineering and 3D printing. The present invention also relates to the use of such compounds as drug delivery platforms.

A dual curable composition is provided, comprising a compound represented by formula (I):
(acrylate).sub.a-(A)-(silane).sub.b(I)
in which a and b are identical or different and are each represented by an integer greater than or equal to 1; and wherein the dual curable composition is radiation curable and/or moisture curable. The moiety A comprises at least one of an aliphatic hydrocarbon, a cycloaliphatic hydrocarbon, an aryl moiety, an ether, an ester, an amide, a urethane, a urea, a hydroxyl group-containing organic moiety, an acrylic oligomer, an epoxy oligomer, a urethane oligomer, a polyester oligomer, or mixtures thereof, and the dual curable composition has a molecular weight greater than or equal to 300.

The present invention relates to fabric cleaning and/or treatment compositions as well as methods of making and using same. Such fabric cleaning and/or treatment compositions contain species of glyceride copolymers that have the required viscosity and lubricity. Thus, such species of glyceride copolymers provide improved softening performance and formula ability.

To provide a glycolic acid copolymer composition that can be solidification- and extrusion-molded and that improves rate of decrease in thickness of the molded article during degradation. The glycolic acid copolymer composition according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a glycolic acid copolymer and a carboxylic anhydride, the glycolic acid copolymer including two or more straight macromolecular chains A, each containing a repeating unit derived from glycolic acid and being chemically bonded to a particular macromolecular chain B that is different from the macromolecular chain A, and a weight average molecular weight of the composition is 150000 or greater.

Disclosed are methods of efficiently making poly(3-hydroxypropionate) (polypropiolactones) and related copolymers from 3-hydroxypropionate (beta propiolactone) utilizing zwitterionic polymerization initiators. In another aspect, the present invention provides polymerization systems comprising combinations of initiators and monomers that together enable the efficient production of poly(3-hydroxypropionate) (polypropiolactones) and related copolymers. Disclosed are novel polymer compositions having structures and/or compositional characteristics that differentiate them from previously produced polymers and polymer compositions.

Modified polylactones, aqueous compositions including them, as well as their use and methods including their use as fatliquoring agents (fatliquors) in the treatment of leathers, including other embodiments.

A dual curable composition is provided, comprising a compound represented by formula (I):
(acrylate).sub.a-(A)-(silane).sub.b(I)
in which a and b are identical or different and are each represented by an integer greater than or equal to 1; and wherein the dual curable composition is radiation curable and/or moisture curable. The moiety A comprises at least one of an aliphatic hydrocarbon, a cycloaliphatic hydrocarbon, an aryl moiety, an ether, an ester, an amide, a urethane, a urea, a hydroxyl group-containing organic moiety, an acrylic oligomer, an epoxy oligomer, a urethane oligomer, a polyester oligomer, or mixtures thereof, and the dual curable composition has a molecular weight greater than or equal to 300.

Durable, transparent, inorganic-organic hybrid hydrophobic coating materials for glass, metal or plastic substrates are provided. The coating materials are generally an acid catalyzed condensation reaction product comprised of an organic polymeric silane (e.g., a polyol functionalized with a silane through a urethane linkage or a polyamine functionalized with a silane through a urea linkage, such as isocyanatopropyltrimethoxysilane or isocyanatopropyltriethoxysilane), an inorganic metal alkoxide (e.g., silicon alkoxides such as tetraethoxysilane or tetramethoxysilane) and a fluorinated silane (e.g., (3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)trimethoxysilane or nonafluorohexyltrimethoxysilane).