A composition comprising a pigment particle that is coated with a cationic material and isopropyl titanium triisostearate. The pigment particle can be included in a cleansing composition for deposition on a surface, such as skin.

This application provides reactive, flexible, water-resistant hydroxyethylpyrrolidone methacrylate/glycidyl methacrylate copolymers having the structure:

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wherein a and b are integers, the sum of which less than 100, covalently linked to active agents that are useful in a wide variety of compositions. The present application also discloses hydroxyethylpyrrolidonemethacrylate/glycidyl methacrylate copolymer convently linked to one or more surface active moiety having a structure:

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wherein a, b, and c are integers, the sum of which equals 100, and M is a surface-active moiety.

Silica particles bonded to polymer chains consisting of at least one polymer comprising at least one fluorinated styrene repeating unit comprising at least one proton-conducting group, optionally in the form of a salt, the bonding between the particles and each of the chains being carried out by an organic spacer group.

Methods for synthesizing a polymer functionalized nanoparticle are provided. The method can include attaching a polymeric chain to a nanoparticle, wherein the polymeric chain comprises a plurality monomers, wherein the plurality of monomers comprise alkyl (meth)acrylate monomers. Polymer functionalized nanoparticles are also provided that comprise a nanoparticle defining a surface, and a polymeric chain covalently bonded to the surface of the nanoparticle, wherein the polymeric chain comprises a poly alkyl (meth)acrylate. Nanocomposites are also provided that include a plurality of these polymer functionalized nanoparticles dispersed within a polymeric matrix (e.g., a polyolefin matrix).

This application provides reactive, flexible, water-resistant hydroxyethylpyrrolidone methacrylate/glycidyl methacrylate copolymers having the structure: ##STR00001##
wherein a and b are integers, the sum of which less than 100, covalently linked to active agents that are useful in a wide variety of compositions. The present application also discloses hydroxyethylpyrrolidonemethacrylate/glycidyl methacrylate copolymer convently linked to one or more surface active moiety having a structure: ##STR00002##
wherein a, b, and c are integers, the sum of which equals 100, and M is a surface-active moiety.

Compositions comprising Group 13 element-based coupling agents and/or aluminum-based substrates and methods for making such compositions are provided. Compositions herein further comprise an inorganic substrate, a functionalized polymer, or a combination thereof. Such compositions may further comprise a secondary coupling agent having two or more functional groups. Compositions comprising a particulate inorganic substrate dispersed in a polymer form composite materials having improved mechanical properties. Compositions comprising a monolithic inorganic substrate having at least one surface bonded to a polymer layer form articles having improved surface properties.

The disclosure relates to sidechain functionalized organosiloxane compounds comprising polyalkyleneoxide (POA) and/or polyalkyleneoxide coupled zwitterionic moieties with various other modular side chains including reactive and or non-reactive groups. The present disclosure further also pertains to ice-phobic polymer formulations capable of curing on a substrate to form a surface that is ice-phobic, resistant to ice formation, and/or resistant to ice adhesion. The disclosed ice-phobic polymer formulations comprise one or more disclosed sidechain functionalized organosiloxane compound, one or more binder resin, and/or one or more lubricating liquid. The present disclosure further relates to articles comprising the disclosed ice-phobic polymer compositions, thereby providing articles having ice-phobic properties. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure.

Provided is a coating film that can more reliably exhibit an excellent water repellency and an excellent oil repellency. This water- and oil-repellent coating film is a coating film formed on a surface of a material in order to impart water repellency and oil repellency, wherein (1) the coating film contains a metal oxide-containing composite particle; (2) the composite particle contains a) a metal oxide particle and b) a covering layer that contains a polyfluoroalkyl methacrylate resin and is formed on the surface of the metal oxide particle; and (3) a value obtained by dividing the fluorine content (weight %) of the composite particle by a surface area (m.sup.2/g) of the metal oxide particle is 0.025 to 0.180.

A precipitated silica having a CTAB specific surface in the range of from 50 to 300 m.sup.2/g; a BET/CTAB specific surface ratio equal to or greater than 1.3 and comprising at least one polycarboxylic acid.

There is disclosed a method of producing etched non-porous particles. The method includes, in some examples, coating a non-porous particle with a hydrophilic polymer and treating the coated particle with acid or base. Also provided is etched non-porous particles capable of separating a variety of analytes, including biomolecules.