A non-aqueous silver precursor composition contains at least 1 weight % of one or more (a) polymers that are certain cellulosic polymers; (b) reducible silver ions; and(c) an organic solvent medium consisting of: (i) a hydroxylic organic solvent having an -hydrogen atom and a boiling point at atmospheric pressure of 100-500 C., and, optionally, (ii) a nitrile-containing aprotic solvent or a carbonate-containing aprotic solvent different from the (i) organic solvent, each having a boiling point at atmospheric pressure of 100-500 C. The (b) reducible silver ions are present in an amount of 0.1-400 weight %, based on the total weight of the one or more (a) polymers. This composition can be used to form silver nanoparticles under silver ion reducing conditions and then applied to various substrates to provide silver nanoparticle patterns.

An article has a substrate and a pattern of a dry silver nanoparticle-containing composition comprising at least 20 weight % of one or more (a) polymers, that are cellulosic polymers; (d) silver nanoparticles having a mean particle size of 25-750 nm and present in an amount of 0.1-400 weight %, based on the total weight of the one or more (a) polymers; and (e) carbon black in an amount of 5-50 weight %, based on the total weight of the one or more (a) polymers. Such patterns can have multiple fine lines of any geometric arrangement. The article can have multiple patterns of this type, and each pattern can be electrolessly plated with a suitable metal such as copper to provide electrically-conductive product articles.

A coating including one or more nano-materials and an organic material; wherein the one or more nano-materials are present in a concentration of up to about 30% by weight, based on the total weight of the coating. A razor comprising one or more blades; and a coating disposed on at least one of the one or more blades, wherein the coating comprises one or more nano-materials and an organic material, wherein the one or more nano-materials is present in a concentration of up to about 30% by weight, based on the total weight of the coating.

A useable particulate nepheline syenite having a grain size to provide an Einlehner Abrasive Value of less than about 100 is described. The particulate nepheline syenite is generally free from agglomeration and moisture free. At least 99% of the nepheline syenite particles have a size less than 10 microns.

The instant invention provides a coating composition, a process of making a coating composition, a coated article, and a method of forming such articles. The coating composition according to the present invention comprises a dispersion comprising: (a) a core comprising a base polymer; (b) a shell at least partially surrounding said core, wherein said shell comprising a polar polymeric stabilizing agent; and (c) one or more hydrophobic particulate fillers embedded at least partially in said shell. The process for making a coating composition according to the present invention comprises the steps of: (1) selecting a base polymer; (2) selecting a polar polymeric stabilizing agent; (3) selecting one or more hydrophobic particulate fillers; (4) melt-blending said base polymer, said polar polymeric stabilizing agent, and said one or more hydrophobic particulate fillers; (4) contacting said melt-blended base polymer, polar polymeric stabilizing agent and one or more hydrophobic particulate fillers with water and optionally in the presence of a neutralizing agent; (5) thereby forming said dispersion comprising: (a) a core comprising said base polymer; (b) a shell at least partially surrounding said core, wherein said shell comprising said polar polymeric stabilizing agent; and (c) said one or more hydrophobic particulate fillers embedded at least partially in said shell. The coated article according to the present invention comprises: a substrate comprising cellulose base material; and a dispersion on at least one surface of said substrate, wherein said dispersion comprises: (a) a core comprising a base polymer; (b) a shell at least partially surrounding said core, wherein said shell comprising a polar polymeric stabilizing agent; and (c) one or more hydrophobic particulate fillers embedded at least partially in said shell. The method of making a coated article according to the present invention comprises the steps of: (1) providing a substrate comprising cellulose base material (2) providing a coating composition comprising a dispersion comprising: (a) a core comprising a base polymer; (b) a shell at least partially surrounding said core, wherein said shell comprising a polar polymeric stabilizing agent; and (c) one or more hydrophobic particulate fillers embedded at least partially in said shell; (3) applying said coating composition to at least one surface of said substrate; and (4) thereby making said coated article.

The present invention relates to precipitated calcium carbonate particles being at least partially in the form of nanofibers or nanochain like agglomerates, wherein the particles are at least partially coated with at least one coating agent, use of such precipitated calcium carbonate particles and a process for the manufacture of such precipitated calcium carbonate particles.

A coating liquid includes: ultrafine zinc oxide particles; a polyester resin; an ammonium polycarboxylate salt; and water, in which an amount of the ammonium polycarboxylate salt is from 1 to 35 mass % with respect to that of the ultrafine zinc oxide particles.

A resin system for impregnating a liner element made of a resin-absorbing material for rehabilitating a pipeline. In addition, the invention relates to a method for lining a pipeline by means of a liner element of resin-absorbing material and a rehabilitation device for performing the method. The resin system according to the invention comprises three components (A), (B) and (C) wherein component (A) is a reactive resin, wherein component (B) is an additive, wherein component (C) comprises nanoscale bodies, and wherein component (C) can be excited by ultrasound, UV radiation or microwave radiation to trigger the curing of the resin system. In the method according to the invention and the rehabilitation device according to the invention, a mobile curing device is used, which is passed through the inverted liner element.

The present invention relates to an antireflection film which includes a hard coating layer and a low refractive index layer formed on the hard coating layer, wherein a roughness kurtosis (Rku) of the concavo-convex shape of the surface is greater than 3.5 and less than 6, a Swedish height (H) of the concavo-convex shape of the surface is greater than 20 nm and less than 200 nm, and the light transmittance in a wavelength region of 380 nm to 780 nm is 94% or more, and a display device comprising the antireflection film.

An antibacterial spectacle part comprises a spectacle part, and a film formed on at least one surface of the spectacle part. The film is formed by a self-polymerization reaction of dopamine, and comprises a plurality of silver nano particles deposited on a surface of the film away from the spectacle part. The disclosure also provides an antibacterial treatment method.