Processes for producing polymer microcapsules using vicinal functional oligomers are also described. The vicinal functional oligomers can be made by polymerizing an acrylate monomer, a styrene monomer, or both in the presence of a chain transfer agent. The vicinal functional oligomers can be reacted with epichlorohydrin to form vicinal epoxies. The vicinal epoxies can be reacted with polyamines to form epoxy polymer microspheres. The vicinal epoxies can be reacted with carbon dioxide in the presence of a catalyst to form vicinal cyclic carbonates. The vicinal cyclic carbonates can be reacted with polyamines to form isocyanate-free polymer microspheres. Polymer microspheres made by the processes are also described.

Methods of printing a three-dimensional object using co-reactive components are disclosed. Thermosetting compositions for three-dimensional printing are also disclosed.

A method of applying a coating composition to a substrate utilizing a high transfer efficiency applicator include the steps of providing the high transfer efficiency applicator comprising an array of nozzles wherein each nozzle defines a nozzle orifice having a diameter of from 0.00002 m to 0.0004, providing the coating composition, and applying the coating composition to the substrate through the nozzle orifice without atomization such that at least 99.9% of the applied coating composition contacts the substrate to form a coating layer having a wet thickness of at least 5 microns, wherein the coating composition includes a carrier, a binder, and a radar reflective pigment or a LiDAR reflective pigment. The coating composition has an Ohnesorge number (Oh) of from about 0.01 to about 12.6, a Reynolds number (Re) of from about 0.02 to about 6,200, and a Deborah number (De) of from greater than 0 to about 1730.

Two-component solventless polyurethane adhesive compositions comprising an isocyanate component and an isocyanate-reactive are disclosed, the compositions comprising an isocyanate component comprising an isocyanate-terminated prepolymer and an isocyanate-reactive component comprising a hydroxy-terminated polyurethane resin, a polyether polyol, a phosphate ester adhesion promoter, and, optionally, a bio-based polyol. Methods for forming laminate structures are also disclosed, the methods comprising forming an adhesive composition by mixing an isocyanate adhesive component comprising an isocyanate-terminated prepolymer and an isocyanate-reactive adhesive component comprising a hydroxy-terminated polyurethane resin, a polyether polyol, a phosphate ester adhesion promoter, and optionally, a bio-based polyol, applying the adhesive composition to a surface of a first substrate, and bringing a surface of a second substrate into contact with the adhesive composition on the surface of the first substrate, thereby forming the laminate structure. Laminate structures are also disclosed.

Provided is a decorative film having excellent weather resistance, scratch resistance, and elongation properties, and a decorative article using the same, and a surface protective composition that can exhibit such properties. A decorative film according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes a surface protective layer. The surface protective layer contains a polyurethane resin obtained by reacting a composition containing a polycarbonate diol, and a trimer or higher multimer of a diisocyanate including a cyclohexane structure, a diisocyanate including a cyclohexane structure or a prepolymer thereof, or a mixture thereof, and the decorative film satisfies Formulas 1 to 3 below: 0≤X.sup.1≤2.00 . . . Formula 1 X.sup.1≤−0.7×X.sup.2+4.67 . . . Formula 2 X.sup.1≥−0.7×X.sup.2+2.14 . . . Formula 3 where X.sup.1 is a numerical value obtained by multiplying the number of branches from a branch point relative to a converted molecular weight of the polyurethane resin by 1000, and X.sup.2 is a numerical value obtained by multiplying the number of cyclohexane structure portions included in the polyurethane resin relative to the converted molecular weight of the polyurethane resin by 1000.

The invention relates to an adhesive composition, the preparation and use of said composition, and an article obtained by bonding using said composition. The adhesive composition comprises: a. an anionic aqueous polyurethane dispersion, which contains a polyurethane with enthalpy of fusion of at least 3 J/g, wherein the enthalpy of fusion is measured by DSC at 20° C.-100° C. of the first heating curve according to DIN 65467; and wherein said aqueous polyurethane dispersion has a hydroxyl content of 0.001% by weight to 0.085% by weight, relative to the total weight of the aqueous polyurethane dispersion; and b. an aqueous polyacrylate primary dispersion with a hydroxyl content of 0.5% by weight to 1.8% by weight, relative to the total weight of the aqueous polyacrylate primary dispersion; wherein the amount of the aqueous polyurethane dispersion is 30% by weight to 91% by weight, and the amount of the aqueous polyacrylate primary dispersion is 9% by weight to 70% by weight, the above weight percentages being relative to the total weight of the adhesive composition. The adhesive composition of the present invention has good high-temperature resistance.

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.

Polymer polyols (“PMPOs”), processes for their production, and the use of such PMPOs, particularly in the production of flexible polyurethane foams. The PMPOs are produced using an ethylenically unsaturated composition that includes a crosslinker that results in crosslinks in the PMPO polymer particles that may decompose when exposed to flame temperatures. The PMPOs is capable of providing a flexible polyurethane foam that may exhibit combustibility resistance properties.

The present invention relates to an aqueous polyurethane-polyurea dispersion (PD) having polyurethane-polyurea particles, present in the dispersion, having an average particle size of 40 to 2000 nm, and having a gel fraction of at least 50%, obtainable by (I) preparing a composition (Z) comprising based each case on the total amount of the composition (Z), (Z.1) 15 to 65 wt % of at least one intermediate containing isocyanate groups and having blocked primary amino groups, its preparation comprising the reaction (Z.1.1) of at least one polyurethane prepolymer containing isocyanate groups and comprising anionic groups and/or groups which can be converted into anionic groups, with (Z.1.2) at least one polyamine comprising at least two blocked primary amino groups and at least one free secondary amino group, by addition reaction of isocyanate groups from (Z.1.1) with tree secondary amino groups from (Z.1.2), (Z.2) 35 to 85 wt % of at least one organic solvent which possesses a solubility in water, of not more than 38 wt % at a temperature of 20° C., (II) dispersing the composition (Z) in aqueous phase, and (III) at least partly removing the at least one organic solvent (Z.2) from the dispersion obtained in (II), The present invention also relates to basecoat materials comprising the dispersion (PD), and to multicoat paint systems produced using the basecoat materials.

The present invention provides a resin composition for an adhesive, being useful as a component of an adhesive having a favorable adhesion property to glass and giving favorable appearance after adhesion. The resin composition for an adhesive contains a polyhydroxyurethane resin. This polyhydroxyurethane resin contains a structural unit formed by polymerizing a compound (A) having at least two five-membered cyclic carbonate structures and a compound (B) having at least two primary amino groups, the polyurethane resin contains a urethane bond, a hydroxy group, and a secondary amino group in the structural unit. Further, this polyhydroxyurethane resin has an amine number of 1 to 50 mgKOH/g and has a hydroxyl number of 10 to 230 mgKOH/g.