The present invention is directed to a rubber composition comprising an elastomer, a filler, and a block-copolymer. According to the invention, the block-copolymer comprises (i) an elastomer block and (ii) a thermoplastic block comprising a poly alkylacrylate, wherein the alkylacrylate comprises a polycyclic substituent at its single bonded oxygen atom. Moreover, the present invention is directed to a block-copolymer.

Pressure-sensitive adhesive compositions that contain polymer microspheres with an average particle size of 20 μm to 100 μm, the polymer microspheres synthesized using the disclosed suspension polymerization techniques and include at least three structural isomers of a secondary (meth)acrylate of Formula (I), where R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each independently H or a C.sub.1 to C.sub.10 saturated linear alkyl group, the sum of the number of carbons in R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is 7 to 18, inclusive, and R.sup.3 is H or CH.sub.3. The disclosed pressure-sensitive adhesive compositions may be used in masking articles to provide holding power to, clean paint-lines on, low surface energy adhesion to, and excellent damage-free removal from painted surfaces.

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Pressure-sensitive adhesive compositions that contain polymer microspheres with an average particle size of 20 μm to 100 μm, the polymer microspheres synthesized using the disclosed suspension polymerization techniques and include at least three structural isomers of a secondary (meth)acrylate of Formula (I), where R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each independently H or a C.sub.1 to C.sub.10 saturated linear alkyl group, the sum of the number of carbons in R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is 7 to 18, inclusive, and R.sup.3 is H or CH.sub.3. The disclosed pressure-sensitive adhesive compositions may be used in masking articles to provide holding power to, clean paint-lines on, low surface energy adhesion to, and excellent damage-free removal from painted surfaces.

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An object is to provide a viscosity index improver composition that is capable of properly regulating the HTHS viscosity in the effective temperature range of a lubricating oil composition to a lower range, and a lubricating oil composition containing the viscosity index improver composition, and the viscosity index improver composition contains a comb-shaped polymer (A) containing a structural unit derived from a macromonomer (α) and a structural unit derived from a particular monomer (A1), the macromonomer (α) having a (meth)acryloyl group at one end, and having a structural unit derived from a monomer (α1) selected from butadiene and hydrogenated butadiene.

The present disclosure provides an article. In an embodiment, the article includes a substrate and a coating on the substrate. The coating includes a composition. The composition includes a plurality of nanoparticles, each nanoparticle having a ligand linked to a surface of each nanoparticle. The composition includes a plurality of block copolymers. Each block copolymer includes a linking block and a nonlinking block. The linking block is a random copolymer composed of at least two different monomers. At least one of the monomers is a linking comonomer. The linking comonomer is directly linked to the ligand to form a first microdomain consisting of the linking block, the nanoparticles, and the ligand. The composition further includes a second microdomain consisting of the nonlinking block.

The present disclosure provides an article. In an embodiment, the article includes a substrate and a coating on the substrate. The coating includes a composition. The composition includes a plurality of nanoparticles, each nanoparticle having a ligand linked to a surface of each nanoparticle. The composition includes a plurality of block copolymers. Each block copolymer includes a linking block and a nonlinking block. The linking block is a random copolymer composed of at least two different monomers. At least one of the monomers is a linking comonomer. The linking comonomer is directly linked to the ligand to form a first microdomain consisting of the linking block, the nanoparticles, and the ligand. The composition further includes a second microdomain consisting of the nonlinking block.

A release agent contains a polymer of a polymerizable component containing a (meth)acrylate having a long-chain alkyl group with carbon atoms of 12 to 22 and an acid group-containing ethylenic unsaturated bond-containing monomer, wherein an acid group is neutralized by ammonia and/or amines.

A release agent contains a polymer of a polymerizable component containing a (meth)acrylate having a long-chain alkyl group with carbon atoms of 12 to 22 and an acid group-containing ethylenic unsaturated bond-containing monomer, wherein an acid group is neutralized by ammonia and/or amines.

A thermosetting composition comprising the following component (A) and component (B), and having a viscosity of 0.1 Pa.Math.s or higher and 100 Pa.Math.s or lower at a shear rate of 10 s.sup.−1 at 25° C. measured in accordance with JIS K7117-2. (A) polybutadiene having a structural unit represented by the following formula (1A) and a structural unit represented by the following formula (1B), wherein the terminal group comprises a methacryloyl group or an acryloyl group (B) a thermal polymerization initiator

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A thermosetting composition comprising the following component (A) and component (B), and having a viscosity of 0.1 Pa.Math.s or higher and 100 Pa.Math.s or lower at a shear rate of 10 s.sup.−1 at 25° C. measured in accordance with JIS K7117-2. (A) polybutadiene having a structural unit represented by the following formula (1A) and a structural unit represented by the following formula (1B), wherein the terminal group comprises a methacryloyl group or an acryloyl group (B) a thermal polymerization initiator

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