A magnetic polymer for use in microelectronic fabrication includes a polymer matrix and a plurality of ferromagnetic particles disposed in the polymer matrix. The magnetic polymer can be part of an insulation layer in an inductor formed in one or more backend wiring layers of an integrated device. The magnetic polymer can also be in the form of a magnetic epoxy layer for mounting contacts of the integrated device to a package substrate.

A NiHf- or NiTi-doped Co.sub.2Y-type ferrite, having a formula of

Ba.sub.n-xSr.sub.xCo.sub.2-yCu.sub.yNi.sub.zHf.sub.zFe.sub.(m-2z)O.sub.22

or

Ba.sub.n-xSr.sub.xCo.sub.2-yCu.sub.yNi.sub.zTi.sub.zFe.sub.(m-2z)O.sub.22

wherein 2?n?2.4. 0?x?1, 0.1?y?1, 0<z?2, and 10?m?13.

The present invention provides a resin composition for a secondary battery electrode that is excellent in the dispersibility of active materials, resistance against electrolyte solutions, and coating film density and capable of achieving both high conductivity and adhesion. Provided is a resin composition for a secondary battery electrode, the resin composition containing: an active material; a non-aqueous solvent; and a polyvinyl acetal resin, the polyvinyl acetal resin including a structural unit containing a halogen atom, and having a Vicat softening temperature of 50? C. or higher and 150? C. or lower.

Provided is a sealing material having abrasion resistance usable for even construction machinery operated under severe conditions while keeping mechanical strength thereof. The sealing material includes a fluorinated resin composition containing the following materials (1) and (2), and further containing the following material (3) or (4). The materials are: (1) fluorinated resin, (2) bronze, (3) tricobalt tetraoxide, (4) a composite metal oxide containing cobalt and aluminum, and further containing at least one of metals selected from the group of chromium, titanium, magnesium, calcium, and lithium. Preferably, the fluorinated resin is polytetrafluoroethylene. Further, the sealing material is usable for construction machinery.

Provided are a polyurethane elastomer composition excellent in the abrasion resistance and swelling resistance, and a bearing material formed of the polyurethane elastomer composition. The polyurethane elastomer composition contains a polyurethane elastomer of 100 parts by mass, polyethylene wax of 325 parts by mass, and paraffin wax of 110 parts by mass. Further, preferably the polyurethane elastomer composition contains a cobalt based compound of 0.110 parts by mass.

The present disclosure relates to polymer compounds for use as both a drying agent and an anti-skinning agent in coatings and paints. In one embodiment, a polymer compound comprises a urethanized polymer having a metal, an antioxidant, and a water solubility according to OECD 105 below 20 mg/l. Methods of synthesizing and using such polymer compounds are also disclosed.

A pigmented pulverulent composition based on polyamide for coating substrates, including: (a) 40% to 99% by weight of at least one polyamide, (b) 1% to 30% by weight of at least one pigment, and (c) 0% to 30% by weight of at least one additive, wherein the polyamide has an inherent viscosity, as measured using an Ubbelohde tube at 20? C. on a 0.5% by weight solution in m-cresol according to standard ISO 307 but with a measuring temperature of 20? C. rather than 25? C., of more than 0.7 (g/100 g)?1, and wherein the composition has a volume-median diameter Dv50, as measured according to standard ISO 9276parts 1 to 6, of 10 to 200 ?m. A process for manufacturing the composition, the use thereof for coating ametallicsubstrate, and an object comprising a metallic substrate coated with a coating obtained with the pigmented pulverulent composition based on polyamide.

The present disclosure relates to polymer compounds for use as polymerization agents in coatings, paints or inks. In one embodiment, a polymer compound comprises a metal-bearing urethanized polymer having a metal content greater than 6% by weight, and a water solubility below 20 mg/l according to OECD 105, wherein the urethanized polymer is soluble in a low-volatile organic compound (low-VOC) solvent. Methods of producing and using such polymer compounds are also disclosed.

Provided herein is a method for forming a composite. The method can include mixing a plurality of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and a plurality of magnetic nanoparticles in a non-polar medium. At least some of the plurality of CNTs form entangled CNTs. The method also includes attaching first ones of the plurality of magnetic nanoparticles to exposed surfaces of the entangled CNTs; disentangling the entangled CNTs to form a plurality of dispersed CNTs; and aligning the plurality of dispersed CNTs. The disentangling of the entangled CNTs to form a plurality of dispersed CNTs includes exposing the plurality of magnetic nanoparticles and the plurality of entangled CNTs to electromagnetic energy.

The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a three-dimensional object, comprising locally raising the temperature of a powder using electromagnetic radiation in a heated chamber, causing the localised melting/coalescing of a layer of a predetermined thickness in order to form, after cooling, a solid polyamide layer, the method being characterised in that the powder comprises, relative to the total weight of the composition: between 60% and 99% by weight of polyamide; between 1% and 40% by weight of an optical and/or magnetic detection additive selected from the group formed by: pigments comprising a spinel structure containing a cation of a transition metal, the oxides of a transition metal, the sulphides of a transition metal; between 0% and 5% by weight of a flow agent and in that the powder has: a particle size distribution D.sub.50 of between 35 ?m and 55 ?m; and a particle size distribution D.sub.10 of more than 15 ?m; anda particle size distribution D.sub.90 of less than 100 ?m.