Rigid polyurethane or polyisocyanurate foams, polyester polyols used to produce them, and methods for formulating the foams are disclosed. The foams comprise a reaction product of a polyisocyanate, a polyester polyol, water, a surfactant, a catalyst and optional ingredients. The polyester polyols comprise a phthalimide-containing polyacid, a phthalimide-containing polyol, or a combination thereof. Rigid foams produced from the polyester polyols exhibit higher thermal stability and/or greater intumescence when compared with foams made from other polyester polyols. The phthalimide-containing polyester polyols should allow formulators to improve the flammability performance of rigid foams with reduced levels of flame retardants and/or lower index and should facilitate the production of thinner insulation panels.

Disclosed herein are thermal interface materials (TIM) composition comprising: a) a non-reactive polyurethane prepolymer; b) about 70-95 wt % of aluminum trihydroxide (ATH); c) about 0.15-1.5 wt % of at least one silane terminated urethane prepolymer; and d) about 1-20 wt % of at least one plasticizer, with the total weight of the thermal interface material totaling to 100 wt %.

A polycarbonate diol composition comprising polycarbonate diol having a structure represented by the following general formula (I) and a polycarbonate structure represented by the following general formula (II), wherein melt viscosity at 50° C. is 1000 to 10000 mPa.Math.s, and an average value of the number of repeats represented by n11 in the following general formula (I) is 12 or larger:

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A polycarbonate diol composition comprising polycarbonate diol having a structure represented by the following general formula (I) and a polycarbonate structure represented by the following general formula (II), wherein melt viscosity at 50° C. is 1000 to 10000 mPa.Math.s, and an average value of the number of repeats represented by n11 in the following general formula (I) is 12 or larger:

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A resin composition including a polyester polyurethane resin (A); and an epoxy resin (B), in which a molecular weight per a urethane bond of the polyester polyurethane resin (A) is from 200 to 8,000, and a layered body including a resin composition layer, a layered body, a flexible copper-clad laminate, a flexible flat cable, or an electromagnetic wave shielding film, each using the resin composition.

The present invention relates to a polishing pad for use in a chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) process of semiconductors, to a process for preparing the same, and to a process for preparing a semiconductor device using the same. The polishing pad according to an embodiment can achieve low hardness by comprising a polishing layer formed using a curing agent of specific components. It is possible to enhance the mechanical properties of the polishing pad, as well as to improve the surface defects appearing on the surface of a semiconductor substrate, by controlling the surface roughness reduction rate and the recovery elasticity index of the polishing pad to specific ranges. It is also possible to further enhance the polishing rate.

Provided is a composition comprising: A) an aliphatic polyurethane which comprises a reaction product of a first aliphatic polyisocyanate, a first polyol, and a thiol, optionally in the presence of a catalyst, and B) a urethane (meth)acrylate prepolymer, optionally a reactive diluent, and a photoinitiator, wherein the urethane (meth)acrylate prepolymer comprises a reaction product of a second aliphatic polyisocyanate, a second polyol and an acrylate, wherein the reactive diluent comprises a (meth)acrylate monomer, wherein the first aliphatic polyisocyanate and second aliphatic polyisocyanate may be identical or different, and wherein the first polyol and the second polyol may be identical or different. Also provided is a process comprising combining: A) a polyurethane which comprises a reaction product of a first aliphatic polyisocyanate, a first polyol, and a thiol, optionally in the presence of a catalyst, and B) a urethane (meth)acrylate prepolymer, a reactive diluent, and a photoinitiator, wherein the urethane (meth)acrylate prepolymer comprises a reaction product of a second aliphatic polyisocyanate, a second polyol and an acrylate, wherein the reactive diluent comprises a (meth)acrylate monomer, wherein the first aliphatic polyisocyanate and second aliphatic polyisocyanate may be identical or different, and wherein the first polyol and the second polyol may be identical or different. The compositions of the invention may find use in 3D printing applications.

Isocyanate-reactive composition that include a polyol blend, a blowing agent composition, and a catalyst. The polyol blend includes a polyether polyol having a functionality of 2 to 6 and an OH number of 20 to 50 mg KOH/g, which is present in an amount of at least 30% by weight, based on total weight of the isocyanate-reactive composition, and an aromatic polyester polyol having a functionality of 1.5 to 3 and an OH number of 150 to 450 mg KOH/g, which is present in an amount of at least 40% by weight, based on total weight of the isocyanate-reactive composition. The blowing agent composition includes water, the water being present in an amount of 1 to 20% by weight, based on total weight of the isocyanate-reactive composition and in an amount of at least 90% by weight, based on total weight of the blowing agent composition. The isocyanate-reaction composition has a green content of at least 30% by weight, based on total weight of the isocyanate-reactive composition. Polyurethane foam-forming reaction mixtures, polyurethane foams, multi-layer composite articles and methods for their production are also described.

The present disclosure provides copolymers useful in medical devices. For example, the disclosure provides copolymers comprising the polymerization product ester block, ether blocks and diisocyanates. In certain embodiments, the disclosure provides a medical copolymer for implantation comprising ester blocks and ether blocks, wherein: the ester blocks comprise a negative free energy transfer and the ether blocks comprise a positive free energy transfer, the ether and ester blocks are less than 1/10 the length of said copolymer, and, the blocks are distributed such that no domain of contiguous blocks possessing the same polarity of free energy transfer are less than ⅓ of the molecular weight of the copolymer. The disclosure further provides methods of making the aforementioned polymers, and medical devices comprising the polymers.

The invention relates to new oil gelling polyurethanes useful for preparing clear gels in organic media (oils, solvents) and to a process for their preparation. The invention also relates to the gels formed from these gelling polyurethanes and to compositions containing them, in particular cosmetic compositions.