A solution polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber-polyurethane elastomer material and a preparation method thereof are provided. The elastomer material is prepared by performing cast molding on a soft segment and a hard segment in a mass ratio of 100:(20-50); the soft segment includes hydroxyl-terminated solution polymerized styrene-butadiene moiety rubber prepared by an anionic polymerization; the hard segment comprises isocyanate, a small-molecule polyol chain extender and a cross-linking agent; and the soft segment has a molecular weight of 1000-8000 and a glass-transition temperature of 20 C. to 30 C. According to the elastomer material in the disclosure, the hydroxyl-terminated solution polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber is introduced to serve as the soft segment on the basis of synthesis of the traditional polyurethane elastomer, so that the glass-transition temperature of the polyurethane elastomer is regulated, defects such as poor high temperature resistance and undesirable wet-skid resistant grip ability of an existing polyurethane tire are overcome.

An example inkjet ink composition includes a colorant, an acid, lithium, an organic solvent package, at least 50 wt % water with respect to the weight of the inkjet ink composition, and from about 0.25 wt % to about 2 wt %, with respect to the weight of the inkjet ink composition, of a polyurethane binder. The acid is selected from the group consisting of oleic acid, linoleic acid, undecanoic acid, dodecanoic acid, tridecanoic acid, and combinations thereof. The organic solvent package includes from about 1 wt % to about 12 wt %, with respect to the weight of the inkjet ink composition, of a first solvent having 1 or 2 free hydroxyl groups and 0 to 3 glycol units and from about 0.5 wt % to about 25 wt %, with respect to the weight of the inkjet ink composition, of a second solvent selected from the group consisting of 1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-pyrrolidinone, 2-pyrrolidone, glycerol, and combinations thereof.

A resin composition contains: (a) a resin which constitutes a polymer having a structure represented by any one of the following general formulae (1) to (3) below and/or a copolymer having the structure; and (b) a basic compound, ##STR00001##
wherein R.sup.1 is a C.sub.4-C.sub.30 organic group, R.sup.2 is a divalent C.sub.4-C.sub.30 organic group, X is a sulfonic group, hydroxy group, or carboxy group, p is 1 to 4, and n is 2 to 100,000; ##STR00002##
wherein R.sup.3 is a C.sub.4-C.sub.30 organic group, R.sup.4 is a divalent C.sub.4-C.sub.30 organic group, Y is a sulfonic group, hydroxy group, or carboxy group, q is 1 to 4, and m is 2 to 100,000; ##STR00003##
wherein R.sup.5 represents a C.sub.4-C.sub.30 organic group, R.sup.6 is a divalent C.sub.4-C.sub.30 organic group, Z is a sulfonic group, hydroxy group, or carboxy group, r is 1 to 4, and l is 2 to 100,000.

The present invention relates to a composition comprising an aqueous dispersion of acrylic based polymer particles; less than 15 PVC of a pigment; and a hydrophobically modified poly(oxyalkylene-urethane) rheology modifier having a hydrophobic portion represented by Structure I: ##STR00001## Where R, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, m an n are defined herein. The composition provides viscosity stability for paint formulations containing a HEUR rheology modifier.

To provide a laminate comprising a pair of polycarbonate optical sheet or film which are laminated together through a polarizing film layer and an adhesive layer of a photochromic composition comprising (I) a polyurethane urea resin and (II) a photochromic compound and having excellent photochromic properties, adhesion, heat resistance, perspiration resistance and excellent adhesion to a lens substrate.

The present invention is a polishing pad formed by foamed polyurethane, with a content of S phase in the foamed polyurethane, as determined by pulsed NMR measurement at 25 C., exceeding 70%.

A prepolymer comprising acid functionality is made by a process comprising the step of contacting: (i) a di-isocyanate, (ii) a polyol containing an acid group, (iii) a polyol without an acid group, and (iv) a metal salt catalyst, the contacting conducted under reaction conditions and in a solvent consisting essentially of: (A) a dialkyl amide, and (B) optionally, an aprotic glycol ether. The prepolymer is useful in the preparation of water-based polyurethane dispersions, and certain of the solvent blends consisting essentially of a dialkyl amide and an optional aprotic glycol ether are azeotropic or pseudo-azeotropic.

The present invention provides a stretchable film including: a cured product of a composition which contains (A) a poly(meth)acrylate compound having a polymerizable double bond and a siloxane bond, (B) a (meth)acrylate compound having a urethane bond, and (C) an organic solvent having a boiling point in the range of 115 to 200 C. at atmospheric pressure; wherein the component (A) is localized in the direction of the surface of the film. The stretchable film of the present invention is excellent in stretchability and strength as well as repellency on the film surface.

The present invention provides an optical composition from which an optical article having reduced poor appearance such as cloudiness and optical strain during lens base material production can be obtained, and when a photochromic compound is added, a photochromic cured body having excellent photochromism and mechanical strength can also be formed, and a polyrotaxane used therefor. The polyrotaxane has a composite molecular structure formed of an axle molecule and a plurality of cyclic molecules clathrating the axle molecule, satisfying at least one of (X) and (Y). (X): A side chain having a secondary or tertiary hydroxyl group is introduced into at least part of the cyclic molecule of the polyrotaxane. (Y): A side chain having a group represented by -A (A is an organic group, and contains at least one hydroxyl group) is introduced into at least part of the cyclic molecule of the polyrotaxane, and a pKa of the hydroxyl group of the compound represented by H-A is 6 or more and less than 14.

The present invention provides a formulation comprising: a) a polyol-containing component; b) a weighting agent or a pigment; c) an anti-settling agent selected from the group consisting of primary amines and secondary amines; and d) a polyisocyanate-containing component, wherein the anti-settling agent reduces foam formation during mixing of the formulation as compared to the formulation not containing the anti-settling agent. The formulation may provide improved drilling fluids, coatings, sealants, adhesives, composites, and films.