An anti-glare film is disclosed. The anti-glare film comprises a transparent substrate and an anti-glare layer comprising an acrylic binder resin, a polyether-modified siloxane and a plurality of silica nanoparticles, wherein the silica nanoparticles are flocculated into a micro-floccule with an average secondary particle diameter of 1,500 nm to 3,100 nm. The present anti-glare film can provide a reliable anti-glare property with low haze and fine surface.

An anti-glare film is disclosed. The anti-glare film comprises a transparent substrate and an anti-glare layer comprising an acrylic binder resin, a polyether-modified siloxane and a plurality of silica nanoparticles, wherein the silica nanoparticles are flocculated into a micro-floccule with an average secondary particle diameter of 1,500 nm to 3,100 nm. The present anti-glare film can provide a reliable anti-glare property with low haze and fine surface.

A process of stabilizing the activity of an enzyme against inactivation by water weathering are provided including associating one or more polymeric moieties of a polyoxyethylene having a molecular weight of 10,000 Daltons or greater with an enzyme to form a chemically modified enzyme; and dispersing said chemically modified enzyme in a base to form a water-stabilized active coating material.

A process of stabilizing the activity of an enzyme against inactivation by water weathering are provided including associating one or more polymeric moieties of a polyoxyethylene having a molecular weight of 10,000 Daltons or greater with an enzyme to form a chemically modified enzyme; and dispersing said chemically modified enzyme in a base to form a water-stabilized active coating material.

One-part, curable compositions that have a soft feel when applied as a coating/film and cured, may include a) at least one isocyanurate tri(meth)acrylate or derivative thereof; and at least one of components b)-e), wherein: b) is at least one urethane diacrylate; c) is at least one monofunctional or difunctional reactive diluent; d) is at least one solvent; and e) is additives. The one-part, curable compositions are advantageous with respect to softness and tailorability of softness as well as other properties such as mar resistance, abrasion resistance, stain resistance and chemical resistance. Due to their advantageous properties, embodiments of the one-part, curable compositions described herein are viable for a wide range of coating applications including automotives, aeronautics, cosmetics, small appliances, packaging and consumer electronics. Methods of making and using the one-part, curable are also described herein.

One-part, curable compositions that have a soft feel when applied as a coating/film and cured, may include a) at least one isocyanurate tri(meth)acrylate or derivative thereof; and at least one of components b)-e), wherein: b) is at least one urethane diacrylate; c) is at least one monofunctional or difunctional reactive diluent; d) is at least one solvent; and e) is additives. The one-part, curable compositions are advantageous with respect to softness and tailorability of softness as well as other properties such as mar resistance, abrasion resistance, stain resistance and chemical resistance. Due to their advantageous properties, embodiments of the one-part, curable compositions described herein are viable for a wide range of coating applications including automotives, aeronautics, cosmetics, small appliances, packaging and consumer electronics. Methods of making and using the one-part, curable are also described herein.

The present invention relates to a water-based coating composition, the preparation and use of the composition, a two-component coating system comprising the composition and use thereof, and an article obtained by coating with the composition or the two-component coating system. The water-based coating composition comprises a water-based UV resin; a silane-treated nanosized silicon oxide compound; and a photoinitiator; wherein per kilogram of the solid constituent of the water-based UV resin contains not less than 3 mol of ethylenically unsaturated groups, and wherein the weight ratio of the solid constituent of the nanosized silicon oxide compound to the solid constituent of the water-based UV resin is 11:20 to 73:100. The coating layer formed by the water-based coating composition of the present invention has high hardness and good adhesion, and is particularly suitable for electronic, electrical and communication equipment in the 5G field.

The invention provides a gelcoat composition for coating a sanitised water pool, the composition comprising: curable polymeric components comprising: (i) an unsaturated polyester base resin and (ii) a polyester-polyurethane prepolymer, wherein the polyester-polyurethane prepolymer is terminally functionalised with polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated functional groups; and reactive diluent, wherein the unsaturated polyester base resin is present in an amount of greater than 50 wt. % of the curable polymeric components, and wherein the polyester-polyurethane prepolymer is present in an amount of no more than 25 wt. % of the gelcoat composition.

Disclosed is an oligomer or polymer obtained by reacting at least one monomeric, oligomeric or polymeric isocyanate having two or more isocyanate groups with 2-hydroxy-3-butenoic acid and/or at least one alkyl ester of 2-hydroxy-3-butenoic acid. A composition comprising a said oligomer or polymer is also disclosed.

Provided is a photopolymerizable composition comprising a blend of: a) from 40 wt. % to 70 wt. % of at least one urethane component; b) from 25 wt. % to 70 wt % of at least one monofunctional reactive diluent; c) from 0.1 wt. % to 5 wt. % of at least one initiator; and d) from 2 wt. % to 10 wt % of an amine-functional (meth)acrylate monomer of formula (I), C═C—CO—O—R.sub.1—NR.sub.2R.sub.3(I); e) optionally, at least one multiple-functional reactive diluent; f) optionally, from 0.001 wt. % to 1 wt. % of an inhibitor, wherein the wt. % in all instances is based on total weight of the photopolymerizable composition, wherein at least one of R.sub.1, R.sub.2, and R.sub.3 is an alkyl group, and wherein the amine-functional (meth)acrylate monomer is not an amide. Also provided is a process of producing a photopolymerizable composition, the process comprising blending the ingredients of the prior sentence. Further provided is a process of producing a three-dimensional object, the process comprising the steps of: A) depositing the photopolymerizable composition according to the first sentence atop a carrier to obtain a layer of a construction material joined to the carrier which corresponds to a first selected cross section of the precursor; B) depositing additional photopolymerizable composition atop a previously applied layer of the construction material to obtain a further layer of the construction material which corresponds to a further selected cross section of the precursor and which is joined to the previously applied layer, C) repeating step B) until the precursor is formed, wherein the depositing of the photopolymerizable composition at least in step B) comprises introducing energy to a selected region of the photopolymerizable composition corresponding to the respectively selected cross section of the object.