The invention relates to a transfer paper (4) for use for transferring a print of ink onto a fabric, said transfer paper comprising: i) a base paper (2); ii) an additive (8) comprising a starch component, and a binding agent; wherein said starch component being a starch selected from the group comprising: unmodified starch or a modified starch or a mixture thereof; and wherein said binding agent being a binding agent selected from the group comprising: an alkyl ketene dimer, a tall oil/fumaric acid copolymer, a styrene/acrylate copolymer and an alkenyl succinic anhydride and a mixture thereof; wherein said base paper (2) comprises an amount of said additive by being impregnated therewith; and wherein said base paper (2) having a water uptake as defined by a Cobb-45 value of 10-100 g/m.sup.2 and a having a Gurley porosity of 10-140 seconds. The present invention furthermore relates to uses of the transfer paper (4).

The invention relates to an aqueous polymer dispersion and its preparation. The dispersion comprises a styrene acrylate polymer, which is obtainable by free-radical polymerisation of 1-90 weight-% of monomer (a), which comprises at least one optionally substituted styrene; 10-99 weight-% of monomer (b), which comprises at least one alkyl (meth)acrylate, and 0-9 weight-% of monomer (c), which comprises at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer, which is different from monomer (b). The polymerisation is conducted in a polymerisation medium comprising a cationic prepolymer, which is obtainable by free radical polymerisation of at least 10-55 weight-% of a monomer (i), which comprises at least one ethylenically unsaturated quaternary and/or tertiary amine, 35-90 weight-% of a monomer (ii), which comprises at least one optionally substituted styrene, and 0-55 weight-% of a monomer (iii), which comprises at least one alkyl (meth)acrylate. The oligomer content in the polymer dispersion is ≤1.4 weight-%, calculated from the dry polymer content.

A hard mask-forming composition which forms a hard mask used in lithography, including: a resin containing an aromatic ring and a polar group; and a compound containing at least one of an oxazine ring fused to an aromatic ring, and a fluorene ring.

A hard mask-forming composition which forms a hard mask used in lithography, including: a resin containing an aromatic ring and a polar group; and a compound containing at least one of an oxazine ring fused to an aromatic ring, and a fluorene ring.

A decorative and/or functional laminate using a nonwoven glass fibre material impregnated and or coated with a novel mixture of at least styrene maleic anhydride copolymer amic acid and cyanuric acid and melamine to provide opacity and a laminate surface suitable for printing or painting and/or sealing.

Described herein is a waterborne emulsion, a method for making the waterborne emulsion, and an application of the waterborne emulsion as a binder for inks. The waterborne emulsion includes an acidic polymer stabilizer and a base polymer. The ink made using the waterborne emulsion shows excellent alcohol tolerance and wet wrinkle resistance.

Described herein is a waterborne emulsion, a method for making the waterborne emulsion, and an application of the waterborne emulsion as a binder for inks. The waterborne emulsion includes an acidic polymer stabilizer and a base polymer. The ink made using the waterborne emulsion shows excellent alcohol tolerance and wet wrinkle resistance.

A photosensitive resin composition containing a binder polymer, a photopolymerizable compound, a photopolymerization initiator, and an anthracene-based sensitizer, in which the binder polymer contains a polymer (a) having a hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate unit and a styrene or styrene derivative unit and having a content of the styrene or styrene derivative unit of 40% by mass or more.

Provided are a random copolymer for forming a neutral layer promoting directed self-assembly pattern formation, a laminate for forming a pattern including the same, and a method for forming a high-quality pattern using the same.

Provided are a random copolymer for forming a neutral layer promoting directed self-assembly pattern formation, a laminate for forming a pattern including the same, and a method for forming a high-quality pattern using the same.