Free-standing non-fouling polymers and polymeric compositions, monomers and macromonomers for making the polymers and polymeric compositions, objects made from the polymers and polymeric compositions, and methods for making and using the polymers and polymeric compositions

An aqueous dispersion of capsules, comprise a polymeric shell surrounding a core, the core comprises an oligomer or polymer having at least 3 repeating units comprising a functional group according to general formula (I), (II) or (III) The dispersion of the capsules can be incorporated in an aqueous pigmented inkjet ink.

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A display film includes a transparent polymeric substrate layer and a transparent energy dissipation layer disposed on the transparent polymeric substrate layer. The transparent energy dissipation layer includes cross-linked polyurethane and a polyacrylate polymer. The transparent energy dissipation layer has a glass transition temperature of 27 degrees Celsius or less and a Tan Delta peak value of 0.5 or greater.

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.

A polyaspartic coating composition that contains: an aspartic acid ester compound of formula (I):

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where X is an n-valent organic group, R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are identical or different organic groups inactive against an isocyanate group under reaction conditions, and n is an integer of 2 or more; and a polyisocyanate composition comprising a polyisocyanate obtained from at least one trisocyanate compound of formula (VIII):

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where each Y.sup.1 independently represents a single bond, or a divalent hydrocarbon group which may have at least one selected from the group consisting of an ester structure and an ether structure, the Y.sup.1 groups are identical to or different from each other, and R.sup.3 is a hydrogen atom or a monovalent hydrocarbon group.

A multi-component resin system can be used for producing a mortar composition based on isocyanate amine adducts for the chemical fastening of construction elements. A mortar composition based on isocyanate amine adducts can be produced from the multi-component resin system. A method can be used for the chemical fastening of construction elements in mineral substrates with the mortar composition based on the isocyanate amine adducts.

Small-, medium-, and large-caliber combustible cartridge cases and propellant combustible containers that are manufactured using reactive injection molding of azido polymers. An injection process for a single propellant combustible charge including the steps of: providing a quantity of azido bearing polymer; providing a quantity of curing agent; optionally providing a quantity of chemical blowing agent; optionally providing a quantity of fibers; optionally providing a quantity of additives and catalysts; and providing a mold defining a male cavity, a female cavity, and an injection port. The injection process further includes mixing together the azido bearing polymer, the curing agent, the optional chemical blowing agent, the optional fibers, the optional additives and catalysts, and injecting the resulting mixture into the mold.

An alkoxysilane-functionalized and allophanate-functionalized coating material including a) a binder component of 10-99 wt % of at least one reaction product of I. and II. wherein I includes A) at least one alkoxysilane-containing monourethane A) of the formula 1 R.sub.n(OR.sub.1).sub.3-nSi—R.sup.2—NH—(C═O)—OR.sup.3 wherein R, R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 represent hydrocarbon radicals having 1-8 carbon atoms, and n represents 0-2, and B) at least one diisocyanate B), and II includes the subsequent reaction of C) with at least one diol and/or polyol C), in a ratio of NCO groups of reaction product I to OH groups of the diol and/or polyol II. C) of 1.0:1.5 to 1.0:0.6; b) 1-90 wt % of at least one further binder component distinct from a) a hydroxyl-containing or amino-containing binder component, c) 0-50 wt % of at least one polyisocyanate having an NCO functionality of at least 2, d) 0-5 wt % of at least one catalyst, wherein components a)-d) add up to 100 wt %.

The present invention relates to alkoxysilane-functionalized allophanates, to methods for production thereof, and to the use thereof. In particular, the alkoxysilane-functionalized allophanate includes the reaction product of A) at least one alkoxysilane group-containing monourethane A) of the formula 1

R.sub.n(OR.sup.1).sub.3-nSi—R.sup.2—NH—(C═O)—OR.sup.3   formula 1,

where R, R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are each independently hydrocarbyl radicals having 1-8 carbon atoms, which may be linear, branched or cyclic, or else may be integrated together to form a cyclic system, and n is 0-2, and B) at least one diisocyanate B), in a molar ratio of A) to B) of 3:1 to 1.5:1.

Quinolines, polyquinolines, polybenzoquinolines, molecular segments of fullerenes and graphene nanoribbons, and graphene nanoribbons and processes for producing such materials are provided. The processes utilize a form of an aza-Diels-Alder (Povarov) reaction to first form quinolines and/or polyquinolines. In some such embodiments polyquinolines thus produced are used to form graphene nanoribbon precursors, and molecular segments and graphene nanoribbons. In many such embodiments the graphene nanoribbon precursors are formed from polybenzoquinolines.