A composition with improved adhesive and sealant properties comprises a) a pre-polymer comprising a polymeric unit of the general formula (-A-B-).sub.n, wherein A represents a substituted or un-substituted ester, B represents a substituted or un-substituted acid ester comprising at least two acid ester functionalities, and n represents an integer greater than 1; wherein the content of grafted anhydride in the composition is less than 0.05 mol/mol of polyacid.

A resin for an active energy ray curable ink contains a rosin-modified unsaturated polyester resin (A). The rosin-modified unsaturated polyester resin (A) is a reaction product of a material component containing rosins (a), ,-unsaturated carboxylic acids (b), and polyols (c); the mole ratio of an unsaturated bond based on the ,-unsaturated carboxylic acids (b) with respect to the total amount of the material component is 0.50 mol/kg or more and 2.00 mol/kg or less; the rosins (a) contain a stabilization-treated rosin at a ratio of 90 mass % or more with respect to the total amount of the rosins (a); the ,-unsaturated carboxylic acids (b) contain ,-unsaturated dicarboxylic acids; and the polyols (c) contain a trihydric or more alcohol.

In one or more embodiments, the present invention provides am method of making a poly(propylene fumarate-co-succinate) (PPFS) copolymer containing a random incorporation of succinate groups and targetable reduction profiles without the need for three or more monomer units. To achieve this, a time-dependent sonication-promoted zinc/acetic acid reduction of the PPM unsaturated double bonds has been used to create a random PPMS copolymer which may be isomerized into the PPFS equivalent. By changing the sonication time as well as the ratios of acetic acid, zinc, and PPM unsaturated alkenes, partial reduction of the PPM alkenes has been shown to give PPMS products containing varying compositions of succinic and maleate units, which may then be isomerized to the PPFS product.

The present invention relates to a solventborne clearcoat material which comprises at least one additive preparable by reacting at least one alpha,omega-hydroxy-functionalized oligoester which has an OH number of 30 to 160 mg KOH/g, a theoretical carbon-carbon double bond content of 1 to 2.5 mmol/g, a number-average molecular weight of 1000 to 3000 g/mol, and a weight-average molecular weight of 2800 to 10 000 g/mol, and at least one alkoxysilane which possesses an OH-reactive functional group, the sum of the weight percentage fractions of all additives of the invention being 0.5 to 10 wt %, based on the total amount of the solventborne clearcoat material. The present invention further relates to a process for producing multicoat paint systems, and to multicoat paint systems producible by means of said process. The invention further relates to the use of the above-identified additive in solventborne clearcoat materials for the purpose of improving adhesion.

The present invention relates to an acetoacetate end-capped polyester polyol, a polymer comprising the end capped polyol and the uses of such end-capped polyol containing materials. The invention also relates to methods of making a polymer composition comprising the acetoacetate end-capped polyester polyol.

In various embodiments, the present invention relates to a series 3D printable, biodegradable, poly(propylene fumarate) derivative ABA type triblock copolymers having a flexible propylene succinate core unit synthesized through ring-opening copolymerization using a Mg(BHT).sub.2(THF).sub.2 catalyst followed by isomerization. 3D printing utilizing thiol-ene chemistry yield precise structure with improved build time. 3D printed products are fully degraded in hydrolytic conditions and the mechanical properties and degradation rate can be tailored by the polymer composition and resin formulation.

The present invention relates to an acetoacetate end-capped polyol comprising at least one residue of a polyol derived from a thermoplastic polyester, a polymer comprising the end capped polyol and the uses of such end-capped polyol containing materials. The invention also relates to methods of making a polymer composition comprising the acetoacetate end-capped polyol comprising at least one residue of a polyol derived from a thermoplastic polyester.

A composition with improved adhesive and sealant properties comprises a) a pre-polymer comprising a polymeric unit of the general formula (-A-B-).sub.n, wherein A represents a substituted or un-substituted ester, B represents a substituted or un-substituted acid ester comprising at least two acid ester functionalities, and n represents an integer greater than 1; wherein the content of grafted anhydride in the composition is less than 0.05 mol/mol of polyacid.

A curable resin composition includes an acetoacetyl functional unsaturated polyester that includes a branched molecular skeleton containing olefinically unsaturated functional groups therein and acetoacetyl functional groups chemically bonded to the branched molecular skeleton. The acetoacetyl functional unsaturated polyester contains at least 2 wt % of the olefinically unsaturated functional groups, relative to the total weight of the acetoacetyl functional unsaturated polyester. The acetoacetyl functional unsaturated polyester contains at least 20 wt % of the acetoacetyl functional groups, relative to the total weight of the acetoacetyl functional unsaturated polyester. The curable resin composition can be used to formulate coating compositions.

Polyester polymers are described comprising polymerized units comprising a hydroxy functional aromatic group wherein the hydroxy group has been functionalized with an adhesion promoting group. In some embodiments, the polyester polymer comprises polymerized units have the general structure (A) wherein L.sub.1 and L.sub.2 are independently divalent linking groups comprising an ester group; and R.sub.A is an adhesion promoting group bonded to the oxygen atom by means of an ionic or covalent bond. In other embodiments, film articles, laminates are described and methods of making functionalized polyester polymers are described. ##STR00001##