Embodiments provide an active energy curable resin composition containing (A) 100 parts by mass of a UV-absorbing polymer and (B) 20-600 parts by mass of a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate. The UV-absorbing polymer (A) contains: (a1) 10-60 mol % of a structural unit derived from a (meth)acrylate including one or more of one or more types of backbone selected from the group consisting of a benzotriazole backbone, a triazine backbone, and a benzophenone backbone per molecule; (a2) 10-50 mol % of a structural unit derived from an alkyl (meth)acrylate; and (a3) 10-70 mol % of a structural unit derived from a compound including one or more isocyanate groups per molecule; the sum of the structural unit derived from a (meth)acrylate of component (a1), the structural unit derived from an alkyl (meth)acrylate of component (a2), and the structural unit derived from an isocyanate-group-including compound of component (a3) being 100 mol %.

The present invention relates to aqueous polymer latexes of film-forming copolymers obtainable by aqueous emulsion polymerisation of monomers M, which comprise at least 80% by weight, based on the monomers M, of—at least one non-ionic monomer M1, which is selected from C.sub.1-C.sub.20-alkyl esters of acrylic acid, C.sub.5-C.sub.20-cycloalkyl esters of acrylic acid, C.sub.1-C.sub.20-alkyl esters of methacrylic acid, C.sub.5-C.sub.20-cycloalkyl esters of methacrylic acid and monovinyl aromatic monomers; —one or more monoethylenically unsaturated monomers M2, which are selected from monoethylenically unsaturated monocarboxylic acids having 3 to 6 carbon atoms and monoethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acids having 4 to 6 carbon atoms; and where the polymer latex contains an emulsifier combination comprising i. at least one first emulsifier (1), which is selected from salts, in particular from the alkali metal salts and the ammonium salts of sulfated ethoxylated C.sub.8-C.sub.20-alkanols having a degree of ethoxylation in the range from 5 to 20 and sulfated ethoxylated tristyrylphenols having a degree of ethoxylation in the range from 5 to 20, and ii. at least one second emulsifier (2), which is selected from the salts, in particular from the alkali metal salts and the ammonium salts of a sulfated ethoxylated C.sub.8-C.sub.20-alkanol having a degree of ethoxylation in the range from 21 to 50 and sulfated ethoxylated tristyrylphenols having a degree of ethoxylation in the range from 21 to 50. The present invention also relates to a process for producing such polymer latexes and to the use of these polymer latexes as binders in waterborne coating compositions which contain at least one inorganic tannin blocking compound and to the use of such coating compositions for coating tannin-containing substrates such as wood or woodbased materials.

The present invention relates to aqueous polymer latexes of film-forming copolymers obtainable by aqueous emulsion polymerisation of monomers M, which comprise at least 80% by weight, based on the monomers M, of—at least one non-ionic monomer M1, which is selected from C.sub.1-C.sub.20-alkyl esters of acrylic acid, C.sub.5-C.sub.20-cycloalkyl esters of acrylic acid, C.sub.1-C.sub.20-alkyl esters of methacrylic acid, C.sub.5-C.sub.20-cycloalkyl esters of methacrylic acid and monovinyl aromatic monomers; —one or more monoethylenically unsaturated monomers M2, which are selected from monoethylenically unsaturated monocarboxylic acids having 3 to 6 carbon atoms and monoethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acids having 4 to 6 carbon atoms; and where the polymer latex contains an emulsifier combination comprising i. at least one first emulsifier (1), which is selected from salts, in particular from the alkali metal salts and the ammonium salts of sulfated ethoxylated C.sub.8-C.sub.20-alkanols having a degree of ethoxylation in the range from 5 to 20 and sulfated ethoxylated tristyrylphenols having a degree of ethoxylation in the range from 5 to 20, and ii. at least one second emulsifier (2), which is selected from the salts, in particular from the alkali metal salts and the ammonium salts of a sulfated ethoxylated C.sub.8-C.sub.20-alkanol having a degree of ethoxylation in the range from 21 to 50 and sulfated ethoxylated tristyrylphenols having a degree of ethoxylation in the range from 21 to 50. The present invention also relates to a process for producing such polymer latexes and to the use of these polymer latexes as binders in waterborne coating compositions which contain at least one inorganic tannin blocking compound and to the use of such coating compositions for coating tannin-containing substrates such as wood or woodbased materials.

A curable composition contains a betaine monomer having a predetermined structure and a polyfunctional (meth)acrylamide compound having a predetermined structure.

The present invention relates to a polymer composition which contains (A) a photosensitive side-chain polymer that exhibits liquid crystallinity in a predetermined temperature range and has a repeating unit comprising a vertically aligning group, and (B) an organic solvent. The present invention provides: a liquid crystal alignment film which has excellent tilt angle characteristics, while being provided with alignment controllability with high efficiency; a polymer composition which enables the achievement of this liquid crystal alignment film; a twisted nematic liquid crystal display element; and a vertical field switching mode liquid crystal display element.

A compound of formula (I)

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wherein n is selected from 3 to 8 and R is hydrogen or a C.sub.1-C.sub.8 alkyl radical, a process for the preparation of the compound and uses of the compound.

Provided is a resin composition including at least one (meth)acrylate monomer, a urethane (meth)acrylate oligomer, and at least one photo initiator. The urethane (meth)acrylate oligomer includes a phosphate ester group and is represented by Formula 1. Accordingly, the resin composition may exhibit satisfactory compatibility before curing and may exhibit excellent adhesion after curing.

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A consumer product composition including a biodegradable delivery particle having a benefit agent containing core and a shell.

A curable clear ink composition is provided. The curable clear ink composition comprises a surfactant, a monofunctional polymerizable compound having a static surface tension of 33 mN/m or less at 25 degrees C. in an amount of 10% by mass or more but 30% by mass or less, an oligomer having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 1,000 or more, and an acylphosphine oxide polymerization initiator in an amount of 8% by mass or more but 12% by mass or less.

A curable clear ink composition is provided. The curable clear ink composition comprises a surfactant, a monofunctional polymerizable compound having a static surface tension of 33 mN/m or less at 25 degrees C. in an amount of 10% by mass or more but 30% by mass or less, an oligomer having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 1,000 or more, and an acylphosphine oxide polymerization initiator in an amount of 8% by mass or more but 12% by mass or less.