A slurry for electrostatic spray deposition and method for forming a coating film using the same are provided. The slurry includes a solvent, a first polymer dissolved in the solvent, and polymer particles containing a second polymer and dispersed in the solvent.

This eyeglass lens is outstanding in anti-crazing properties, impact resistance properties, and adhesion. The present invention comprises: a lens substrate; a primer layer disposed on the lens substrate; and at least one layer that is disposed on the primer layer and that is selected from the group consisting of a hard-coat layer and a reflection-preventing layer. The primer layer contains a polycarbonate-based polyurethane resin and inorganic oxide particles. The tensile strength of the polycarbonate-based polyurethane resin is over 40 N/mm.sup.2. The expansion rate of the polycarbonate-based polyurethane resin is at least 300%, and the inorganic oxide particle content is 10-40% by volume with respect to the total volume of the primer layer.

Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to imprint compositions and materials and related processes useful for nanoimprint lithography (NIL). In one or more embodiments, an imprint composition is provided and contains a plurality of passivated nanoparticles, one or more solvents, a surface ligand, an additive, and an acrylate. Each passivated nanoparticle contains a core and one or more shells, where the core contains one or more metal oxides and the shell contains one or more passivation materials. The passivation material of the shell contains one or more silicon-containing compounds.

A window includes a base layer and a first coating layer. The first coating layer is disposed on a first surface of the base layer. The first coating layer is a single layer. The first coating layer includes a siloxane-based compound. The siloxane-based compound includes fluorine and silica.

An inorganic oxide particles which have a minute particle diameter at which no interference fringes occur in a coating film and high transparency can be secured even when applied to a high refractive index substrate, and in which excitation by ultraviolet radiation is almost completely suppressed, a coating composition containing such particles, and an optical member having a cured film formed from the coating composition. Inorganic oxide particles obtained by bonding an organosilicon compound having a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group to the surface of modified metal oxide colloid particles (C) having an average particle diameter of 2 to 100 nm, which include metal oxide colloid particles (A) having an average primary particle diameter of 2 to 60 nm as nuclei and with the nuclei surface coated with a coating composed of inorganic oxide colloid particles (B) having an average primary particle diameter of 1 to 4 nm.

An additive for a water-based wood stain includes a polymeric particle including a polymer that includes a repeating unit formed from a compound having the formula X-L.sup.1-A, wherein X is a substituted or unsubstituted (C.sub.2-C.sub.8)alkenyl containing one or more carbon-carbon double bonds, L.sup.1 is a bond, C(O)O, OC(O), or a substituted or unsubstituted (C.sub.1-C.sub.10)alkylene interrupted by 0, 1, 2, or 3 heteroatoms chosen from O and NR.sup.1 wherein R.sup.1 is H or (C.sub.1-C.sub.5)alkyl, and A is H, substituted or unsubstituted (C.sub.1-C.sub.20)hydrocarbyl, or substituted or unsubstituted phenyl. The polymeric particle has a particle size in solution of 10 nm to 2000 nm.

The present invention discloses a method of constructing a solid slippery surface, belonging to the technical field of preparation of lubricating materials. The method of constructing a solid slippery surface comprises (1) constructing a metal oxide coating on the surface of a metal substrate by anodic oxidation, and then modifying the metal oxide coating using a low surface energy material to afford a superhydrophobic coating; and (2) fulling mixing photothermal nanoparticles and solid paraffin, followed by infusing the mixture onto the surface of the superhydrophobic coating to afford the solid slippery surface. The preparation method of the present invention is performed in a simple process and is environmentally friendly. The solid slippery surface constructed in the present invention has excellent photothermal and anti-icing performance, making some improvements in the field of copper metal anti-icing.

The present invention relates to a floor material which is manufactured to be aesthetically pleasing and have water resistance, durability, chemical resistance, scratch resistance, and stain resistance, and is used as a finish to the floor of a building. The floor material is characterized by comprising: a floorboard layer which forms the basic skeleton of the floor material; a decorative film layer which is laminated on an upper surface portion of the floorboard layer and provides an aesthetically pleasing design with various patterns and colors; and a UV coating film layer which is a film having a nano silica hybridized UV coating layer formed on an upper surface portion to provide scratch resistance and stain resistance, and which is laminated on the upper dace portion of the decorative film layer and forms the uppermost layer of the floor material.

Provided in certain embodiments herein are alternating current electrospray systems and processes for manufacturing depositions, such as thin layer depositions. In some embodiments, processes and systems provided herein are suitable for and configured to manufacture uniform depositions, such as having uniform thickness.

The present disclosure relates to a coating composition, in particular a cool roof or solar reflective coating composition, which comprises an organosilane-functionalised colloidal silica and hollow microspheres, wherein the organosilane-functionalised colloidal silica comprises silica particles with one or more organosilane moieties bound to their surface, and wherein the hollow microspheres comprise a polymeric shell. The present disclosure also relates to substrate coated with the coating composition, and to a method for making such a coating composition. The present disclosure further relates to the use of an organosilane-functionalised colloidal silica and/or hollow microspheres in a cool roof or solar reflective coating composition, for improving properties such as the coating lifetime and ageing characteristics, the storage stability, the tensile strength, the reflectance of radiation over the range of about 280 to 2500 nm, the wet and/or dry adherence, and the dirt pick-up resistance to hydrophilic and/or hydrophobic materials.