The present disclosure provides pre-treatment compositions and related methods. As such, a pre-treatment coating composition can include an evaporable liquid vehicle and a pre-treatment coating matrix. The pre-treatment coating matrix can include from 5 wt % to 40 wt % multivalent metal salt, and from 5 wt % to 20 wt % coalescent latex binder comprising styrene-butadiene rubber, polyurethane, or mixture thereof. The composition can further include from 30 wt % to 80 wt % high Tg latex having a Tg greater than 80 C., from 0.5 wt % to 20 wt % water soluble binder, and from 3 wt % to 20 wt % wax having a melting point greater than 120 C. The weight percentages of the pre-treatment coating matrix exclude the evaporable liquid vehicle content.

An anisotropic conductive film including conductive particles arranged uniformly in a single layer and capable of supporting fine-pitch connection is produced by: drying a coating film of a particle dispersion in which conductive particles are dispersed in a dilute solution of a thermoplastic resin that forms a coating after drying, whereby a conductive particle-containing layer is formed in which the coated conductive particles coated with the dried coating of the dilute solution of the thermoplastic resin and arranged in a single layer stick to the dried coating film; and laminating an insulating resin layer onto the conductive particle-containing layer.

Coated seeds and methods for reducing seed dust and increasing seed flowability are disclosed. The coated seeds include a seed and a coating composition. The coating composition includes a binder comprising an ethylene copolymer and a lubricant comprising a wax composition. In some embodiments, the ethylene copolymer includes an ethylene monomer and at least one comonomer. The comonomer is selected from acrylic acid, acetic acid, derivatives thereof, or mixtures thereof. In some embodiments, the wax comprises a Fischer-Tropsch wax, a carnauba wax, a polyethylene wax, a soy wax, a paraffin wax, a scale wax, a slack wax, or a mixture thereof.

A composition comprising an ethylene (meth)acrylic acid copolymer and an anti-fouling agent is provided. The composition selectively disintegrates in media of different ionic strengths. Also provided is a method of preventing fouling using the composition.

A polymeric composition includes an ethylene-silane copolymer comprising units derived from ethylene monomer and a silane monomer, wherein the ethylene-silane copolymer has a copolymerized silane content from 0.48 mol % to 1.00 mol %, a Br?nsted acid catalyst and a filler comprising one or more of a flame retardant and carbon black. A Filler to Catalyst Weight Ratio is from 75 to 1000.

A coating composition for producing a layer composite, including a) a modified or unmodified polyvinyl alcohol, b) an alkylene/(meth)acrylic acid copolymer, c) a crosslinker, and d) one, two or more than two, pigments. The layer composite is used as food packaging, entry ticket, gaming ticket, car park ticket, or the like. A mixture of alkylene/(meth)acrylic acid copolymer and modified or unmodified polyvinyl alcohol is used in a layer of a layer composite, to the use of a coating composition for producing a layer composite.

A coating composition for producing a layer composite, including a) a modified or unmodified polyvinyl alcohol, b) an alkylene/(meth)acrylic acid copolymer, c) a crosslinker, and d) one, two or more than two, pigments. The layer composite is used as food packaging, entry ticket, gaming ticket, car park ticket, or the like. A mixture of alkylene/(meth)acrylic acid copolymer and modified or unmodified polyvinyl alcohol is used in a layer of a layer composite, to the use of a coating composition for producing a layer composite.

Nanocomposite blends include metal oxide nanoparticles and at least two (meth)acrylic acid polymers where the nanoparticles are surface modified with a carboxylic acid silane and where the (meth)acrylic acid polymers are at least partially neutralized. The compositions are transparent, with high transmission and low haze up to very high nanoparticle loading. The compositions also exhibit improved mechanical properties of impact resistance and tensile modulus.

Nanocomposite blends include metal oxide nanoparticles and at least two (meth)acrylic acid polymers where the nanoparticles are surface modified with a carboxylic acid silane and where the (meth)acrylic acid polymers are at least partially neutralized. The compositions are transparent, with high transmission and low haze up to very high nanoparticle loading. The compositions also exhibit improved mechanical properties of impact resistance and tensile modulus.

The invention provides a flame retardant polyolefin composition comprising a) an ethylene based plastomer with a density in the range of 0.850 to 0.915 g/cm.sup.3 and an MFR.sub.2 in the range 0.5-30 g/10 min; b) a propylene based plastomer with a density in the range of 0.860 to 0.910 g/cm.sup.3 and an MFR.sub.2 in the range 0.01-30 g/10 min; and c) a flame retardant.