These flat elliptical polymer particles have a front view, a planar view, and a side view in a projection diagram based on third-angle projection which are all elliptical. The flat elliptical polymer particles satisfy (1)-(4): (1) the average length (L.sub.AV) of flat portions satisfies 0.13(L.sub.AV)500 m; (2) the average breadth (D.sub.AV) of the flat portions satisfies 0.1(D.sub.AV)250 m; (3) the average (P1.sub.AV) aspect ratio (L/D) calculated from the length (L) and the breadth (D) satisfies 1.3<P1.sub.AV50; and (4) the average (P2.sub.AV) aspect ratio (D/T) calculated from the breadth (D) and the thickness (T) of the side surface satisfies 1.2<P2.sub.AV100.

A graft copolymer (C) having a main chain portion of a precursor polymer (A) and a graft portion from a polymer (B), wherein a core portion of the solid product comprises the main chain portion derived from (A), a shell portion comprises the graft portion derived from (B), and the solid product satisfies: Infrared absorption spectroscopic measurement of a section passing through a center (x) of the solid product, a point (z) on a surface where a distance between the center (x) and the surface is shortest, and a middle point (y) of a line connecting the center (x) and the point (z), absorbance (Abs) satisfies X<0.01, Y<0.01, and Z0.01, wherein X, Y, and Z represent values of Abs (key band of the polymer (B))/Abs (key band of the polymer (A)) at the center (x), the middle point (y) and the point (z).

A solid surface comprises (i) from 45 to 80 volume fraction percent of polymethylmethacrylate or unsaturated polyester or a combination of both, (ii) from 25 to 55 volume fraction percent of inorganic filler particles distributed evenly throughout the solid surface, and (iii) from 0.75 to 8 volume fraction percent of a siloxane fluid, wherein, when the filler has a major dimension of from 30-50 micrometers, the siloxane has a molecular weight of from 40,000 to 150,000 or when the filler has a major dimension of from 10-15 micrometers, the siloxane has a molecular weight of from 25,000 to 100,000 or when or when the filler has a major dimension of from 1-10 micrometers, the siloxane has a molecular weight of from 5,000 to 100,000.

Described herein are coatings which impart oil, grease, and water resistance to various materials, such as paper, paperboard and polymeric materials. Such coatings may be applied as barrier coatings to the substrate materials in order to inhibit and prevent the transmission of oil, grease and water; that is, to prevent oil, water grease from passing into and/or through the substrate material. The coatings include an acrylic-based polymer latex, a styrene-butadiene rubber latex, a styrene-acrylic resin solution, a large particle size wax, and optionally, a small particle size wax. Also disclosed herein is a process of preparing the coatings. Also disclosed are products to which the coatings have been applied in order to impart oil, grease and/or water resistance, and processes for preparing such products.

Coatings, for example polymer coatings or sol-gel coatings, including at least one layer of micrometric, individualised and mesostructured spherical particles. The particles having been created and loaded with at least one element selected from corrosion-inhibiting functional molecules and corrosion-inhibiting functional nano-objects, by a method having non-dissociable nebulization-heating steps that are continuous in a single reactor. The coatings form an anti-corrosion system, having mechanical strength and/or for coloring. The coatings are applicable, in particular, in the field of protecting light aeronautical alloys against corrosion.

Abrasion resistant ultraviolet (UV) curable coatings, which may be applied in the field. Flooring products including such abrasion resistant UV curable coatings and methods of applying such abrasion resistant UV curable coatings to flooring products.

Embodiments described herein relate generally to systems and methods for creating durable lubricious surfaces (DLS) via interfacial modification. The DLS can be prepared via a combination of a solid, a liquid, and an additive that modifies the interface between the DLS and a contact liquid, resulting in an interfacial layer that acts as a lubricant and/or protective coating between the DLS and the contact liquid. The lubricating effect created between the additive and the contact liquid results in enhanced slipperiness, as well as the protective properties that can help with durability of the DLS.

Disclosed herein in is a radiative cooling formulation comprising a first component with >55% reflectance in wavelengths between 0.3 to 2.5 microns, a second component with >0.85 peak thermal emissivity in a window of 4 to 35 microns, and a third component to mechanically bind together the mixture of components.

Corrosion and chip-resistant coatings for high tensile steel components, such as automotive coil springs, can be formed from a coating composition comprising a primer having an epoxy resin with the proviso that the epoxy resin does not have an EEW of about 860 to about 930, a polyhydroxyl functional phenolic curing agent having a HEW of about 200 to about 500, and a platy filler. The primer contains less than 20 wt % zinc. The topcoat includes an epoxy resin having an epoxy equivalent weight of about 450 to about 1400, an elastomer-modified epoxy resin having an epoxy equivalent weight of about 1000 to about 1600, a foaming agent and a reinforcing fiber.

The present invention provides a noble and improved organic resin-coated plated steel sheet which is improved in degreasing properties while securing the characteristics required for the organic resin-coated plated steel sheet. In order to solve the problems, according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an organic resin-coated plated steel sheet comprising: a metal coated steel sheet; an organic resin coating covering the metal coated steel sheet; and beads dispersed in the organic resin coating, in which the organic resin coating includes a polyester having a glass transition temperature of 0 C. to 20 C., and a melamine-formaldehyde, the beads are urethane beads having a glass transition temperature of 60 C. to 50 C., are contained in the organic resin coating at a ratio of 1 to 15 mass % to the total mass of the organic resin coating, and are dispersed in the organic resin coating at an area density of 5 to 1000 pieces/mm.sup.2, and relationships of Formulas (1) to (3) are satisfied.