Disclosed is a transparent self-assembling polymer clay nanocomposite coating that is useful in food, drink and electronic packaging as a gas barrier and on textiles and clothing as a flame retardant coating. The coating includes two main components a water dispersible polymer and a sheet like nanoparticle. The coatings may be applied to any substrate. The coatings are applied sequentially with polymer being applied first followed by the nanoparticles. This sequence results in the self-assembly of a highly ordered nanocomposite film that exhibits high barrier properties and flame retardancy. The desired level of gas barrier or flame retardancy desired can be adjusted by the number of bilayers applied.

The present invention relates to a composition comprising carbon nanotubes and a surfactant for forming a thin film on a substrate, and a method of manufacturing a thin film on a substrate by using an aqueous dispersion of the composition comprising carbon nanotubes and a surfactant.

Material comprising sub-micrometer particles dispersed in a polymeric matrix. The materials are useful in article, for example, for numerous applications including display applications (e.g., liquid crystal displays (LCD), light emitting diode (LED) displays, or plasma displays); light extraction; electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding, ophthalmic lenses; face shielding lenses or films; window films; antireflection for construction applications; and construction applications or traffic signs.

A pre-lithiated film and a preparation method therefor and an application thereof. The pre-lithiated film comprises: a 1 ?m-50 ?m base film and a 0.02 ?m-100 ?m pre-lithiated coating coated on the base film; the pre-lithiated coating includes: 1 wt %-99.99 wt % of a pre-lithiated material, 0 wt %-98.99 wt % of a coating material, 0.01 wt %-10 wt % of a binder, 0 wt %-10 wt % of a conductive additive material, 0 wt %-2 wt % of a dispersing agent and 0 wt %-2 wt % of an aid. The pre-lithiated material is a material that can produce an electrochemical reaction to release lithium ions under voltage control. The pre-lithiated material specifically includes: Li.sub.xM1.sub.yA.sub.z, Li.sub.xM2.sub.y(PO.sub.4).sub.z, Li.sub.xM2.sub.y(SiO.sub.4).sub.z, Li.sub.2S, and Li.sub.xM1.sub.yS.sub.z, wherein x, y and z are integers or non-integers and satisfy the balance of electrovalence of a chemical formula; M1 is one or a combination of a metallic element, a transition metal element, a rare earth element, an alkali metal, an IVA group element; M.sub.2 is one or a combination of a metal element, a transition metal element, a rare earth element, an alkali metal, and an IVA group element; and A is one or a combination of O, F, Cl, S and N elements.

There is provided a coating composition comprising nonspherical nanoparticles; spherical nanoparticles; optionally hydrophilic groups and optional an surfactant; and a liquid medium comprising water and no greater than 30 wt % organic solvent, if present, based on the total weight of liquid medium, where at least a portion of the nonspherical nanoparticles or at least a portion of the spherical nanoparticles comprises functional groups attached to their surface through chemical bonds, wherein the functional groups comprise at least one group selected from the group consisting of epoxy group, amine group, hydroxyl, olefin, alkyne, (meth) acrylato, mercapto group, or combinations thereof. There is also provided a method for modifying a substrate surface using the coating composition and articles made therefrom.

The invention relates to a process for preparing a dichromatic material, in the form of a translucent film, comprising monodisperse nanoparticles formed of gold and optionally of a noble metal chosen from platinum, palladium, silver and copper, and at least one organic macromolecule chosen from proteins, polysaccharides and synthetic polymers; said dichromatic material; and the uses thereof.

The present invention relates to a coating composition for a flexible plastic film, and more specifically to a coating composition for producing a flexible plastic film having excellent flexibility while exhibiting high hardness. According to the present invention, the coating composition exhibits flexibility, bending property, high hardness, scratch resistance and high transparency, and hardly has a risk of damaging the film even in repetitive, continuous bending or long-time folding state, and thereby can be usefully applied to flexible mobile devices, display devices, front face and display unit of various instrument panels, and the like.

The present invention provides a composition for coating having high ultraviolet ray protection ability for a coating material, and properties required for a coating material such as texture, appearance, designability and weather resistance. The composition is a silicon oxide-coated iron oxide composition for coating comprising iron oxide particles, a primary particle diameter of which is 1 nm or more and 50 nm or less, wherein at least a part of the surface of said iron oxide particles is coated with silicon oxide, and wherein said composition comprises an iron oxide particle dispersion having the average molar absorption coefficient of 1500 LI(mol.Math.cm) or more for the light of the wavelengths from 190 nm to 380 nm in a state that said coated iron oxide particles are dispersed in a dispersion medium. It is preferable that the transmittance of said iron oxide particle containing dispersion for the light of the wavelengths from 200 nm to 420 nm is 2.0% or less, and the transmittance of said iron oxide particle containing dispersion for the light of the wavelengths from 620 nm to 780 nm is 80% or more.

The present invention relates to a flexible plastic film, and more specifically to a flexible plastic film having excellent flexibility while exhibiting high hardness. According to the present invention, the flexible plastic film exhibits flexibility, bending property, high hardness, scratch resistance and high transparency, and hardly has a risk of damaging the film even in repetitive, continuous bending or long-time folding state, and thereby can be usefully applied to flexible mobile devices, display devices, front face and display unit of various instrument panels, and the like.

The present invention provides a composition for coating which is excellent in stability over time and exhibits excellent transparency when being formed into a coating film. The composition for coating contains a zirconium element-containing metal oxide (A), and a silane compound (B), wherein the zirconium element-containing metal oxide (A) has a zeta potential value as measured by the following method of 30 mV or higher: <method of measuring the zeta potential> a 10-mass % zirconium element-containing metal oxide (A) water dispersion is measured at room temperature (25? C.) by a laser doppler electrophoresis method.