The invention relates to a NCO-terminated urethane preprolymer based on at least a polyol oligomer and a diisocyanate, wherein the polyol oligomer is polyhydroxyalkanoate-diol oligomers (oligoPHA-diol) having a hydroxyl value of more than or equal to 149 mgKOH/g, and the diisocyanate is selected from the list consisting of 1,4-butane diisocyanate (BDI), hexamethylene diisocyanate (6-HDI), dimeryl diisocyanate (DDI), pentamethylene diisocyanate (PDI), L-lysine diisocyanate (LDI), 1,7-heptamethylene diisocyanate (7-HDI), and mixtures thereof. The invention also relates to a method for preparing such a NCO-terminated urethane prepolymer and for a method for preparing polyhydroxyalkanoate-diol oligomers (oligoPHA-diol). The invention also relates to a hemostatic tissue adhesive composition and a hemostatic tissue adhesive. The invention also relates to a kit for the preparation of a hemostatic tissue adhesive.

A multilayered structure having a layer A constituted with a resin composition containing a gas barrier resin, and a layer B being adjacent to the layer A and being constituted with a resin composition containing an elastomer. The total number of the layer A and the layer B is at least 7. The average thickness of the layer A in terms of a single layer is no less than 0.001 m and no greater than 10 m, and the average thickness of the layer B in terms of a single layer is no less than 0.001 m and no greater than 40 m. The multilayered structure is formed by irradiating with an active energy ray. Furthermore, an inner liner having the multilayered structure, and a pneumatic tire provided with the inner liner are provided.

Among other things, the present disclosure provides compositions and methods for an elastomeric cross-linked polyester material. Such an elastomeric cross-linked polyester material, in some embodiments, comprises a plurality of polymeric units of the general formula (-A-B).sub.p, wherein p is an integer greater than 1; and a plurality of urethane cross-links each of which covalently links two polymeric units to one another, which two linked polymeric unit each had at least one free hydroxyl or amino group prior to formation of the crosslink.

Coating material combination consisting of a coating material for forming a surfacer coat and a coating material for forming a topcoat, and use thereof for producing a coating system consisting of a surfacer coat and topcoat on a substrate. The substrate preferably comprises the body or the cabin of a motor vehicle, or a constituent thereof. The coating material combination of the invention is suitable especially for producing coatings consisting of a cured surfacer coat and a cured topcoat on automobiles and commercial vehicles, such as trucks, vans, or buses.

Described herein is a feasible, significantly simplified production method that avoids challenging lactonization steps and converts a low molecular weight aliphatic polyester, consisting of hydroxy acids and a comonomer, whose molecular weight has been increased by step-growth polymerization reactions. The molecular weight of the aliphatic polyester, based on comparison of initial and final weight average molecular weights (M.sub.w,1/M.sub.w,2), increased significantly at a rate which permits the use of reactive extrusion to produce high molecular weight aliphatic polyesters in a simple, economically feasible manner.

The present invention provides an aqueous urethane resin composition containing (A) a urethane resin, (B) an organic solvent having a boiling point of 150 to 350 C., and (C) an aqueous medium, the aqueous urethane resin composition being characterized in that the organic solvent (B) has a Hansen solubility parameter in which a dispersion member (d) is 15.5 MPa.sup.0.5 or more and less than 20 MPa.sup.0.5, a polar member (p) is 4.5 MPa.sup.0.5 or more and less than 12 MPa.sup.0.5, and a hydrogen-bonding member (h) is 3 MPa.sup.0.5 or more and less than 10.5 MPa.sup.0.5. The aqueous urethane resin composition has excellent film formability, corrosion resistance, chemical resistance, and substrate adhesiveness, and is capable of forming a low-toxic coating film.

The present invention relates to a polyester polyol, suitable for use in the manufacture of a polyurethane, suitable for use in the manufacture of a polyurethane, the polyester polyol having an ABA-structure, in which A represents a lactide-oligomer and in which B represents an initiator. The initiator includes a reaction product having long chain dicarboxylic acid components having 18 or more carbon atoms. The invention also relates to a method for the manufacture of the polyester polyol. The invention further pertains to polyurethanes including the before-mentioned polyester polyol as well as the use of these polyurethanes as an elastomer having a high toughness. The toughness is believed to originate from the combination of the hydrophobic character of the initiator and the hydrophilic character of the lactide parts in the polyol structure. The strength of the invented polylactide-polyurethane elastomers can be further improved by incorporating a carbodiimide in the elastomer material.

Provided herein is a polymer having formula I: where m, n, and R.sup.1 are as defined herein, and the polymer has a number average molecular weight of the polymer of from 500 to 80,000 Daltons. Also provided herein are block copolymers of the polymer of formula I, as well as processes to make the polymer and block copolymers thereof.

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This disclosure provides a solvent-borne system for forming an n-acyl urea coating on a substrate. In one embodiment, the solvent-borne system comprises a polycarbodiimide-polyurethane hybrid. The solvent-borne system also comprises an acid functional polymer and an organic solvent, and comprises less than or equal to 10 weight percent of water based on a total weight of said solvent-borne system. The solvent-borne system also comprises less than about 100 parts by weight of toluene diisocyanate per one million parts by weight of the solvent-borne system.

The object of the invention is a method for stabilizing polyester-resin-based bioplastics by means of specific carbodiimides.