Coating compositions for coating fluid handling components, and related methods, may include in some aspects a coating composition having a trifunctional silane, a silanol, and a filler. The coating composition may be applied to a surface of a fluid handling component that is configured to be exposed to a fluid. The coating composition may be applied to at least partially cover or coat the surface. The coating composition may be configured to chemically bond with a cured primer composition that includes an epoxy.

The presently claimed invention relates to use of an aqueous polymer latex as a binder or co-binder in a waterborne coating composition, wherein the aqueous polymer latex is obtained by polymerizing a monomer composition M, comprising at least one tert-butyl acrylate and/or tertbutyl methacrylate monomer, by radical emulsion polymerization.

The presently claimed invention relates to use of an aqueous polymer latex as a binder or co-binder in a waterborne coating composition, wherein the aqueous polymer latex is obtained by polymerizing a monomer composition M, comprising at least one tert-butyl acrylate and/or tertbutyl methacrylate monomer, by radical emulsion polymerization.

A container body comprises a base, a side wall extending from the base and a neck portion arranged to engage a closure for the container body, wherein: (i) said container body includes a cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) and polyester; or (ii) said container body includes a polymethylpentene (PMP) and polyester; wherein, in both cases (i) and (ii), the side wall of the container body has an L* of at least 90 and the neck portion has an L* of at least 84.

A method of packaging a battery device with a metal shell, comprising: applying a waterborne two-component polyurethane composition to the metal shell of the battery device, and drying the applied polyurethane composition to form a packaging layer; wherein the polyurethane composition comprises, (A) an aqueous dispersion comprising a hydroxyl-functional polymer, wherein the hydroxyl-functional polymer comprises, by weight based on the weight of the hydroxyl-functional polymer, from 20% to 50% of structural units of a hydroxy-functional alkyl (meth)acrylate; from 0.1% to 10% of structural units of an acid monomer, a salt thereof, or mixtures thereof; and structural units of a monoethylenically unsaturated nonionic monomer; and (B) a polyisocyanate.

A method of packaging a battery device with a metal shell, comprising: applying a waterborne two-component polyurethane composition to the metal shell of the battery device, and drying the applied polyurethane composition to form a packaging layer; wherein the polyurethane composition comprises, (A) an aqueous dispersion comprising a hydroxyl-functional polymer, wherein the hydroxyl-functional polymer comprises, by weight based on the weight of the hydroxyl-functional polymer, from 20% to 50% of structural units of a hydroxy-functional alkyl (meth)acrylate; from 0.1% to 10% of structural units of an acid monomer, a salt thereof, or mixtures thereof; and structural units of a monoethylenically unsaturated nonionic monomer; and (B) a polyisocyanate.

Biologically-inspired compositions, including color changing compositions, and corresponding embodiments such as sensors, textile materials, coatings and films, are provided which typically include a solid, transparent and nondegradable matrix. The matrix contains a plurality of (i) synthetic particles having a size in the micrometer or nanometer range, each synthetic particle including one or more aggregates of a pigment selected from phenoxazone, phenoxazine, and a derivate or precursor thereof, and a stabilizing material which has a refractive index larger than 1.45, the aggregates having a size larger than about 100 nm; or (ii) submicrometer natural particles extracted and purified from homogenized tissue.

A photo nanoimprint lithography (P-NIL) resin is disclosed. The P-NIL resin comprises: a cross-linkable organic binder; solvent based inorganic nanoparticles dispersed in the P-NIL resin; and a solvent configured to be evaporated; the P-NIL resin having a viscosity in the range of 4,000 to 6,000 centipoise at 25° C. after the solvent is evaporated prior to curing the P-NIL resin; and the P-NIL resin having a refractive index of greater than 1.6 at 589 nm and glass transition temperature of greater than 50° C. after curing by a photo initiator

Methods and systems for coating metal substrates are provided. The methods and systems include sequential application of low flow and high flow powder coatings followed by a single heating step to provide a cured coating. The methods and systems include a marker that allows coating uniformity to be monitored and assessed during application. The described methods provide coatings with optimal surface smoothness and edge coverage.

A quantum dot, a quantum dot composite including the quantum dot, a composition for preparing the quantum dot composite, a display panel including the quantum dot composite, and an electronic apparatus including the display panel. The quantum dot includes a semiconductor nanocrystal core including indium and phosphorus, the semiconductor nanocrystal core having an emission peak wavelength from about 600 nm to about 650 nm, or an emission peak wavelength from about 500 nm to about 550 nm, and an area of a peak from about 400° C. to about 500° C. is 0.17 times to 0.5 times relative to an area of a peak from about 200° C. to about 300° C. in a thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) graph as determined with a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC).