Antistatic polymers include divalent segments represented by the formula wherein R.sup.1 represents an alkyl group having from 6 to 18 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 represent alkyl groups having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and R.sup.4 represents an alkylene group having from 2 to 8 carbon atoms. Methods of making antistatic polymers are also disclosed. ##STR00001##

The present invention relates to a polar group-containing olefin copolymer (A) which is produced through polymerization using a transition metal catalyst, which has a weight-average molecular weight falling within a specific range and which contains a polar group-containing monomer within a specific range; a multinary polar olefin copolymer (A) indispensably containing a polar monomer component that has a norbornene skeleton and a carboxyl group or an acid anhydride group and having three or more types of monomer units; and a resin composition (C) containing a specific amount of a polar group-containing olefin copolymer (A) and a specific amount of an olefin resin (B).

The present invention relates to a photovoltaic (PV) module and to a lamination process for producing said PV module.

A composition for use as an assay reagent includes a paramagnetic solid support comprising a coating of a synthetic copolymer. The synthetic copolymer comprises two or three of a first copolymerized monomer, a second copolymerized monomer and a third copolymerized monomer and further comprises a polyethylenic backbone.

A core electric wire for a multicore cable. The core electric wire includes a conductor composed of a plurality of elemental wires twisted together and an insulating layer coating a circumference of the conductor. The insulating layer includes a first component and a second component, the first component being high density polyethylene, the second component being at least one selected from the group consisting of a copolymer of ethylene and an ?-olefin having a carbonyl group, and very-low density polyethylene. The first component has a content ratio of 10% by mass or more and 60% by mass or less to a total content of the polyethylene-based resin, and the second component has a content ratio of 20% by mass or more and 80% by mass or less to the total content of the polyethylene-based resin.

A coated polymer film, such as a coated polyester film, is disclosed. In one embodiment, the coated film may be used as a substrate for digital printing. In one embodiment, the coating contains an anionic anti-static agent comprising a sulphonated copolyester resin. In an alternative embodiment, the coating contains an anti-static agent comprising an organometallic, such as an organo zirconate, in combination with metal oxide particles. The metal oxide particles may comprise nanoparticles. In one embodiment, the coating can further contain a print enhancing agent and an adhesion promoter.

A peelable and scalable lidstock constructed from a metal substrate and a sealing layer, the sealing layer containing (A) from 70-89% by weight of a copolymer having one or more polymerized olefin monomers and one or more polymerized ethylenically unsaturated (poly)carboxylic acid monomers, (B) from 10-29% by weight of a copolymer comprising one or more polymerized (meth)acrylate ester monomers, and (C) from 1-10% by weight of one or more inorganic particles characterized by a mass median diameter (D.sub.50) comprised between 1 and 5 micron.

A peelable and scalable lidstock constructed from a metal substrate and a sealing layer, the sealing layer containing (A) from 70-89% by weight of a copolymer having one or more polymerized olefin monomers and one or more polymerized ethylenically unsaturated (poly)carboxylic acid monomers, (B) from 10-29% by weight of a copolymer comprising one or more polymerized (meth)acrylate ester monomers, and (C) from 1-10% by weight of one or more inorganic particles characterized by a mass median diameter (D.sub.50) comprised between 1 and 5 micron.

The invention relates to an aqueous coating composition, a process for preparing the same, and a coated article. The aqueous coating composition comprises (a) a polymer A comprising units derived from an alpha-olefin and one or more comonomers selected from the group of methacrylates, acrylates, methacrylic acid, acrylic acid, maleates, maleic acid, maleic anhydride, and salts thereof; (b) a polymer B comprising units derived from one or more monomers selected from the group of methacrylates, acrylates, methacrylic acid, acrylic acid, maleates, maleic acid, maleic anhydride, and salts thereof; (c) at least one pigment in an amount in the range of 0.1 to 30 wt. %, based on the total dry weight of the coating composition, the at least one pigment being selected from the group consisting of clay minerals, silicates, brucite, magnesium carbonate, barite, perlite, satin white, gypsum, aluminum oxide, titanium dioxide, surface-reacted calcium carbonates, and mixtures thereof; (d) optionally wax.

The invention relates to an aqueous coating composition, a process for preparing the same, and a coated article. The aqueous coating composition comprises (a) a polymer A comprising units derived from an alpha-olefin and one or more comonomers selected from the group of methacrylates, acrylates, methacrylic acid, acrylic acid, maleates, maleic acid, maleic anhydride, and salts thereof; (b) a polymer B comprising units derived from one or more monomers selected from the group of methacrylates, acrylates, methacrylic acid, acrylic acid, maleates, maleic acid, maleic anhydride, and salts thereof; (c) at least one pigment in an amount in the range of 0.1 to 30 wt. %, based on the total dry weight of the coating composition, the at least one pigment being selected from the group consisting of clay minerals, silicates, brucite, magnesium carbonate, barite, perlite, satin white, gypsum, aluminum oxide, titanium dioxide, surface-reacted calcium carbonates, and mixtures thereof; (d) optionally wax.