An antibacterial modified polyurethane resin is provided. The antibacterial modified polyurethane resin includes a polyurethane resin and an antibacterial modifying agent grafted on the polyurethane resin. The antibacterial modifying agent has formula (I) as follows:

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R.sub.1 is a substituent of —(CH2)a—, R.sub.2 is a substituent of —(CH2)bCH3—, a is a positive integer that is greater than or equal to 3, and b is a positive integer that is greater than or equal to 12. The antibacterial modifying agent has three methoxyl groups, at least two of the three methoxyl groups bond to the polyurethane resin through covalent bonds. In the antibacterial modified polyurethane resin, a chloride ion of the antibacterial modifying agent is configured to be ionized, so that a nitrogen atom is configured to be positively charged to attract a bacteria in an environment.

The present invention is drawn to an aqueous polyurethane dispersion comprising: —anionic polyurethane particles comprising both free pending carboxylate groups of formula —COO.sup.−M.sup.+ where M.sup.+ is a cation resulting from neutralization of carboxylic acid groups with a base, and pending carboxylate ester groups resulting from esterification of free carboxylic acid groups with an epoxysilane, —crosslinking particles made of water-insoluble transition metal compounds. It is also drawn to a method of coating a substrate comprising applying such an aqueous polyurethane dispersion onto a substrate and letting it dry, preferably without applying any heat or radiation.

A process of: providing a polyfunctional compound selected from polyisocyanate, polyacrylate, and polyepoxy; and reacting the polyfunctional compound with a hydroxyl- or amine-terminated silyl-containing compound. The polyfunctional compound and the silyl-containing compound are at least difunctional. A thermoset made by this process.

Polymer composite materials and methods of preparation are discussed. The composite material may comprise a polyurethane foam and a plurality of inorganic particles dispersed in the polyurethane foam. The composite material may have moisture movement properties, such that (a) a sample of the composite material having a length of 48 inches has a moisture movement of less than 0.15% along the length, and/or (b) a sample having a length of 6 inches has a moisture movement of less than 0.8% along the length, when submerged in 45° C. distilled water for 14 days.

Described herein are silane-based coating compositions, including a metal alkoxide catalyst as well as an acid-functional polymer. Also described herein is a method of coating substrates with the coating compositions and coated substrates obtained by said method. Further, described herein are multilayer coatings and substrates coated with said multilayer coatings.

An aqueous polymeric particle dispersion, the particle comprises a polymer and a Si—O-containing moiety, the Si—O-containing moiety is linked to the polymer. The polymeric particle dispersion can be incorporated in aqueous printing liquids such as aqueous inkjet inks.

Disclosed are compositions that may be useful for forming synthetic membranes, methods of forming membranes therefrom, and membranes. In an embodiment, a membrane comprises a free hydrophilic polymer comprising a polyoxazoline, and a polyurethane, the polyurethane comprising a backbone comprising the reaction product of a diisocyanate, a polymeric aliphatic 5 diol, and optionally a chain extender.

The invention relates to an alkoxysilane functional polyurethane-urea that can be used to prepare an adhesive or coating composition. The polyurethane-urea is obtainable by polymerization of reaction components comprising: (a) an alkoxysilane functional thioether diol; (b) a polyisocyanate; and (c) an alkoxysilane functional aspartate ester, wherein the alkoxysilane functional aspartate ester (c) is a Michael addition product of an amino-functional silane and an unsaturated diester. The polyurethane-urea has a low viscosity and can be used in solvent- and water-free adhesives or coatings. The adhesive or coating can be applied to various substrates such as wood, wood-containing composite, metal, plastics, paper, stone, glass or concrete.

The present invention provides a chromium-free coating composition having high blackening resistance and corrosion resistance, the composition comprising: 20 to 70 wt % of waterborne silane modified polyurethane; 0.5 to 5 wt % of a hardener; 0.5 to 5 wt % of a blackening inhibitor; 0.5 to 5 wt % of a corrosion inhibitor; and 0.5 to 5 wt % of a lubricant, with the balance being a solvent. The chromium-free coating composition has the effect of improving blackening resistance, corrosion resistance, alkali resistance, solvent resistance and fingerprint resistance of a steel sheet on which a coating layer comprising the composition is formed.

The present invention provides a chromium-free coating composition having high blackening resistance and corrosion resistance, the composition comprising: 20 to 70 wt % of waterborne silane modified polyurethane; 0.5 to 5 wt % of a hardener; 0.5 to 5 wt % of a blackening inhibitor; 0.5 to 5 wt % of a corrosion inhibitor; and 0.5 to 5 wt % of a lubricant, with the balance being a solvent. The chromium-free coating composition has the effect of improving blackening resistance, corrosion resistance, alkali resistance, solvent resistance and fingerprint resistance of a steel sheet on which a coating layer comprising the composition is formed.