Waterborne coatings are described having an acceptable balance of properties both during the storage of coating, application and drying. The period in which irregularities in a freshly applied coating can be repaired without resulting in brush marks is referred to as the open time. Aqueous coatings generally employ dispersed high molecular weight polymers as binders. These binders often provide short open times when the coating is dried since the dispersed polymer particles tend to be immobilized quickly in the edge region of an applied coating. As a result, the viscosity of the coating increases rapidly, which leads to a limited window of workability. The instant invention provides additives that are not volatile but that will extend the time that the film is malleable after it is applied without interfering with other attributes, such as the resistance of the coating to freezing while in the can prior to application.

The nonionic surfactant of the present invention has a structure represented by formula (1): ##STR00001##
wherein each of R.sup.1 and R.sup.4 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; each of R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.5, and R.sup.6 is a hydrocarbon group that may contain an ether bond; R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 may be bonded together to form a cyclic structure, and R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 may be bonded together to form a cyclic structure; AO represents an oxyalkylene group or oxyalkylene groups that may be the same or different; and n is a number of 1 to 1000 and represents an average addition molar number of the oxyalkylene group or oxyalkylene groups.

The present invention relates to a method of producing an alkoxylene derivative and an application thereof. A mixture is firstly subjected to a first reaction for obtaining a first intermediate. The mixture includes an alkyl alcohol compound and a glycidyl ether compound. A second reaction is performed to the first intermediate and an epoxyalkyl compound, thereby obtaining the alkoxylene derivative. The alkoxylene derivative can effectively improve antistatic property and anti-fogging property.

A composition for preparing a hybrid resin includes: a polymer including a repeating unit derived from allyl glycidyl ether; a thiol-based compound; and a photoinitiator, wherein the thiol-based compound is selected from a first thiol-based compound including a silyl group, a second thiol-based compound including a moiety derived from a photochromic compound, and a combination thereof. A hybrid resin, and a hybrid resin film prepared from the composition are also disclosed.

Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards functionalized oligomers. As an example, a functionalized oligomer can be represented of Formula (I): (Formula I) in which R.sup.1 is a structure of Formula II: (Formula II) and R.sup.2 has a formula CxHyO, wherein n is an integer having a value from 2 to 6, m is an integer having a value from 2 to 10, X independently is an integer having a value from 1 to 12, and Y is an integer having a value from 2 to 24. ##STR00001##

A transparent electrochromic polymer is provided, which is polymerized of 1 molar part of a diamine and 1 to 4 molar parts of epoxy compound. The diamine is Formula 1, Formula 2, or combinations thereof, and the epoxy compound is Formula 12, Formula 13, or combinations thereof. The disclosed also provides an electrochromic device, including a first transparent conductive layer, an electrochromic layer on the first transparent conductive layer, and an electrolyte layer on the electrolyte layer, wherein the electrochromic layer is the transparent electrochromic polymer, and a second transparent conductive layer on the electrolyte layer. ##STR00001##

A polyether rubber comprising units expressed by the following general formula (1) in 0.1 mol % or more but less than 30 mol % is provided. ##STR00001## (wherein in the above general formula (1), A.sup.+ is a group which contains a cationic nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic ring. Said group which contains a cationic nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic ring is bonded with the carbon atom at the 2 position which is shown in the above general formula (1) through a nitrogen atom which forms said cationic nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic ring. X.sup. is arbitrary counter anion.)

A polyether rubber comprising units expressed by the following general formula (1) in 0.1 mol % or more but less than 30 mol % is provided. ##STR00001## (wherein in the above general formula (1), A.sup.+ is a group which contains a cationic nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic ring. Said group which contains a cationic nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic ring is bonded with the carbon atom at the 2 position which is shown in the above general formula (1) through a nitrogen atom which forms said cationic nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic ring. X.sup. is arbitrary counter anion.)

A composition in accordance with the present invention contains a nano-carbon material, such as a carbon nanotube, and a polyether-based polymer containing oxirane monomer units at least part of which are oxirane monomer units each having a cationic group.

A composition in accordance with the present invention contains a nano-carbon material, such as a carbon nanotube, and a polyether-based polymer containing oxirane monomer units at least part of which are oxirane monomer units each having a cationic group.