Provided is a flexible and self-supporting insulating film including a base polymer layer and a partially cured poly(amide)imide layer applied to the base polymer layer. The composite insulating film may be used as slot liner to provide insulation to the components of the electric motor. The partially cured poly(amide)imide layer of the composite insulation film maybe further cured by the heat generated by the operation of the electric motor.

The present invention provides: an optical laminate comprising at least two films, the optical laminate comprising at least a film A satisfying a given condition (1) and a film C satisfying a given condition (2), wherein a retardation value Re(0) observed in a direction of an axis perpendicular to a plane of the optical laminate is 4,000 to 30,000 nm, and a retardation value Re(40) observed in a direction of an axis tilted from the axis perpendicular to the plane of the optical laminate toward a slow axis by 40 degrees in a plane lying perpendicular to the plane of the optical laminate and extending along the slow axis is 4,000 to 25,000 nm, the slow axis being an axis along which refractive index is highest in a plane of the film A; and a display device comprising the optical laminate.

Disclosed is a layered barrier film having a first product component and a second detachable carrier component. The first product component includes a layer of material selected from a group including polyethylenes, polyethylene copolymers, polypropylene copolymers, thermoplastic polyurethanes, thermoplastic polyester elastomers, thermoplastic polyamide elastomers, thermoplastic elastomer compounds, and/or blends thereof, and a second layer made from at least partially inorganic material. The first product component has high barrier properties and is very soft. The second detachable carrier component is a layer of material selected from a group including polyethylenes, polypropylenes, polyesters, polyamides, and/or blends thereof.

Aqueous inkjet ink formulations comprising a solvent including water and a co-solvent, a water soluble or water dispersible polymeric resin and a colorant, and a method for facilitating the use of such an aqueous inkjet ink in an indirect printing system in which the ink is jetted onto a hydrophobic release layer of an intermediate transfer member before having the solvent removed therefrom and being transferred to a substrate, wherein prior to the jetting of the ink the release layer is brought into contact with an aqueous solution of a positively charged polymeric chemical agent. Other aspects are also described.

A multilayer film containing layers of polyamide and polyester, suitable as a back cover for a photovoltaic module is provided. The film comprises, in the order listed: a) a layer which comprises at least 35% by weight of polyamide; c) a layer which comprises at least 35% by weight, of a thermoplastic polyester; and e) a layer which comprises at least 35% by weight of polyamide; wherein the layers a) and e) further comprise 0.1 to 60% by weight, of a polyamine-polyamide graft copolymer, or the layer c) further comprises 0.1 to 30% by weight of polyamine-polyamide graft copolymer. The polyamine-polyamide graft copolymer comprises as copolymerized monomers: a polyamine having at least 4 nitrogen atoms and at least one polyamide-forming unit selected from the group consisting of a lactam, an -aminocarboxylic acid and an equimolar combinations of a diamine and a dicarboxylic acid. In another embodiment, adhesion promoting layers are placed between the layers.

A polyamide resin composition and a molded article manufactured using the same. The polyamide resin composition includes: about 40 wt % to about 60 wt % of a polyamide resin including a repeat unit represented by Formula 1 and a repeat unit represented by Formula 2 as defined in the specification; about 1 wt % to about 10 wt % of a maleic anhydride-modified olefin-based copolymer; about 5 wt % to about 20 wt % of calcium carbonate subjected to surface treatment with a silane compound; and about 20 wt % to about 40 wt % of glass fibers, wherein the silane compound includes a functional group comprising an amino group, an epoxy group, and/or a (meth)acryloxy group. The polyamide resin composition and the molded article produced using the same can have good properties in terms of plating adhesion, impact resistance, thermal resistance, and/or appearance, and the like.

An adhesive composition including predominantly one or two polyamide(s) having units chosen from: at least one unit denoted A having an average number of carbon atoms per nitrogen atom, denoted C.sub.A, ranging from 4 to 8.5, advantageously from 4 to 7; at least one unit denoted B having an average number of carbon atoms per nitrogen atom, denoted C.sub.B, ranging from 7 to 10, advantageously from 7.5 to 9.5; and at least one unit denoted C having an average number of carbon atoms per nitrogen atom, denoted C.sub.C, ranging from 9 to 18, advantageously from 10 to 18, and to the use thereof.

Two-component solventless adhesive compositions for lamination applications and laminated structures, including flexible laminated packaging, comprising at least two substrates, including structures comprising reverse printed ink films and/or metalized films. The adhesive comprises a prepolymer having one or more oligomers with a relatively high molecular weight.

A roofing membrane with high solar heat reflectance includes a bituminous base sheet, a tie-layer with a reinforcement material, and a solar heat-reflective upper layer.

The invention relates provides synthetic medical adhesives which exploit plant derivatives to form covalent bonds with amines and thiols on tissue surfaces.