Medical articles formed from a polyurethane-based resin including a modifying oligomer provide enhanced properties. A modifying oligomer incorporated into a backbone, as a side chain, or both of the polyurethane-based resin formed by a diisocyanate, a polyglycol, and a diol chain extender has at least one, preferably two, alcohol moieties (C—OH) and a functional moiety. Exemplary modifying oligomers are: a diol-containing perfluoropolyether incorporated into the backbone, a monofunctional polysiloxane (e.g., monodialcohol-terminated polydimethylsiloxane) incorporated as the side chain, and combinations thereof. Medical articles herein are self-lubricating and/or anti-fouling.

The present invention provides an anti-pilling wool fabric with a coating having pilling resistance and resistance to fiber loss from fabric surface. The coating is formed by a coating formulation including at least two diisocyanates, at least two catalyst, a water dispersing agent, a buffer and water, which provides a polycarbodiimide crosslinker reactive to the relative less reactive groups on polypeptide of the wool fabric and promotes crosslinking between polypeptides of the wool fabric under relatively mild processing conditions so as to enhance mechanical strength of the wool fabric whilst no significant effect of the original finish merino wool fabric and/or garment and fiber loss from fabric surface are observed, compared to conventional treatment methods on wool fabric. A corresponding coating formulation and method of fabricating the anti-pilling wool fabric are also provided. The present invention is applicable to finished wool fabric which fibers are already with colorant(s), and/or dye(s), and/or reactive dye(s).

Radiation curable aqueous compositions (I) with reduced photo-yellowing are provided. Said composition comprises water, at least one ethylenically unsaturated compound and at least one carboxylic acid hydrazide-containing compound (H) in an amount sufficient to reduce photo-yellowing. Materials of the invention have the advantage that they help to reduce photo-yellowing. They may have a beneficial effect on long term yellowing caused by weathering too. Compositions (I) of the invention allow a better quality control of products and materials just after cure. Materials of the invention can be used to make coatings, inks, paints, varnishes and adhesives and they are further suitable for the making of composites, gel coats, 3D-curing and the making of 3D-objects in general.

The present invention relates to a modified polyurethane prepolymer, a two-component polyurethane adhesive and the preparation method thereof. The modified polyurethane prepolymer is prepared from the raw materials comprising the following components: polyurethane prepolymer and graphene oxide; wherein, the polyurethane prepolymer is prepared from the raw materials comprising the following components: copolymer containing ureidopyrimidinone groups and aliphatic isocyanate; wherein, the copolymer containing ureidopyrimidinone groups is formed by copolymerization of the raw materials comprising the following components: alkyl acrylate ureidopyrimidinone, and hydroxyethyl alkyl acrylate; wherein, the alkyl acrylate ureidopyrimidinone has the structure shown in Formula (I); and the hydroxyethyl alkyl acrylate has the structure shown in Formula (II). The two-component polyurethane adhesive containing the modified polyurethane prepolymer has excellent mechanical properties and aging resistance simultaneously.

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The present invention relates to an aqueous dispersion comprising dispersed particles comprising a polyurethane comprising at least the following building blocks derived from a) at least one organic polyisocyanate, b) at least one carboxylate group-bearing isocyanate-reactive compound, and c) at least one organic isocyanate-reactive polyol, wherein at least one of the carboxylate group-bearing compounds b) has the following structural formula O II (1) R.sub.2(R.sub.3)—N—C—R.sub.1-COO.sup.− wherein R.sub.1 is a divalent aliphatic hydrocarbon radical having from 2 to 8 carbon atoms or a divalent cycloaliphatic hydrocarbon radical having from 6 to 8 carbon atoms or a divalent aromatic hydrocarbon radical having from 6 to 8 carbon atoms, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are 2-hydroxypropyl.

A food or beverage container, or portion thereof, including a metal substrate and a coating on at least a portion of the metal substrate, the coating formed being from a coating composition comprising a polymer having one or more substituted or unsubstituted spirocyclic segments such as substituted or unsubstituted segments of 2,4,8,10-tetraoxaspiro [5.5] undecane.

This fluorine-containing curable composition comprises a curable component (A) that provides a cured product under the effect of heat or moisture, and a surface-modifying component (B) that contains a perfluoropolyether compound (b1) having a prescribed structure. The perfluoropolyether compound (b1) in the surface-modifying component (B) is present at 0.005-50 mass parts per 100 mass parts of the curable component (A) excluding volatile components. The fluorine-containing curable composition can be cured by heat or moisture, can be coated on the surface of an article even not containing a fluorine-containing solvent, and can provide the cured product surface with excellent surface characteristics.

A photocurable composition includes a (meth)acrylic monomer component and a photopolymerization initiator, wherein an adhesive force of a cured product is less than or equal to 1.5 N, and a rupture elongation of the cured product is greater than or equal to 20%.

Polymers suitable for forming carbon nanotube-functionalized reverse thermal gel compositions, compositions including the polymers, and methods of forming and using the polymers and compositions are disclosed. The compositions have reverse thermal gelling properties and transform from a liquid/solution to a gel—e.g., near or below body temperature. The polymers and compositions can be injected into or proximate an area in need of treatment.

The present invention relates to a process for manufacturing a shoe rubber outsole using a special heat and pressure stable water-based polyurethane dispersion adhesive without a pre-treatment of UV irradiation or plasma, as well as a process for manufacturing a shoe using the outsole manufactured as described herein and an PUD-based adhesive composition for the described processes.