The present invention relates to a block copolymer comprising at least one PA block and at least one PB block. The PA block represents a polymer block comprising one or more units of monomer A, and the PB block represents a polymer block comprising one or more units of monomer B. Monomer A is a vinyl, acrylic, diolefin, nitrile, dinitrile, or acrylonitrile monomer. Monomer B is a radically polymerizable plant oil monomer containing one or more triglycerides. The present invention also relates to a method of preparing a thermoplastic block copolymer by radical polymerizing a radically polymerizable monomer with a radically polymerizable plant oil monomer containing one or more triglycerides, in the presence of an initiator and a transition-metal catalyst system to form the thermoplastic block copolymer. The polymerized plant oil-based block copolymers are useful in a variety of applications, such as asphalt modifiers, rubber compositions, adhesives, tires, in the automobile industry, footwear, packaging, etc.

Nanoparticle compositions contain a graphene-based material. A preparation process involves providing several components and milling a mixture. The nanoparticle compositions can be used as a lubricant additive to improve tribological performance, in particular to improve anti-friction and anti-wear performance on metal parts. A corresponding lubricant composition contains these nanoparticle compositions.

Nanoparticle compositions contain a graphene-based material. A preparation process involves providing several components and milling a mixture. The nanoparticle compositions can be used as a lubricant additive to improve tribological performance, in particular to improve anti-friction and anti-wear performance on metal parts. A corresponding lubricant composition contains these nanoparticle compositions.

The present invention relates to an aqueous dispersion obtained by a process comprising the steps of (a) preparing an acidic copolymer (A) by radical copolymerization of monomers comprising: (a1) at least one unsaturated fatty acid, (a2) at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer containing at least one acid group or group capable of forming an acid group, (a3) at least one other ethylenically unsaturated monomer different from (a1) and (a2), (b) neutralizing totally or partially the acid groups of copolymer (A) and dissolving it in water, (c) copolymerizing in the solution obtained at step (b) a monomer mixture different from the monomer mixture of step (a) to form a copolymer (B) as well as blends based on such dispersions, especially in combination with oxidatively drying alkyds.

The present invention relates to an aqueous dispersion obtained by a process comprising the steps of (a) preparing an acidic copolymer (A) by radical copolymerization of monomers comprising: (a1) at least one unsaturated fatty acid, (a2) at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer containing at least one acid group or group capable of forming an acid group, (a3) at least one other ethylenically unsaturated monomer different from (a1) and (a2), (b) neutralizing totally or partially the acid groups of copolymer (A) and dissolving it in water, (c) copolymerizing in the solution obtained at step (b) a monomer mixture different from the monomer mixture of step (a) to form a copolymer (B) as well as blends based on such dispersions, especially in combination with oxidatively drying alkyds.

The present invention relates to an aqueous dispersion obtained by a process comprising the steps of (a) preparing an acidic copolymer (A) by radical copolymerization of monomers comprising: (a1) at least one unsaturated fatty acid, (a2) at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer containing at least one acid group or group capable of forming an acid group, (a3) at least one other ethylenically unsaturated monomer different from (a1) and (a2), (b) neutralizing totally or partially the acid groups of copolymer (A) and dissolving it in water, (c) copolymerizing in the solution obtained at step (b) a monomer mixture different from the monomer mixture of step (a) to form a copolymer (B) as well as blends based on such dispersions, especially in combination with oxidatively drying alkyds.

Three dimensional printed objects having surface coatings, such as a hydrophobic coating or metalized surface, 3D printed substrates having an outer surface that can be tuned by application of such a coating, and methods for the fabrication of such objects and substrates are described. A surface initiator is incorporated into the 3D substrate during layer-by-layer printing, and the surface coated by surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP).

Three dimensional printed objects having surface coatings, such as a hydrophobic coating or metalized surface, 3D printed substrates having an outer surface that can be tuned by application of such a coating, and methods for the fabrication of such objects and substrates are described. A surface initiator is incorporated into the 3D substrate during layer-by-layer printing, and the surface coated by surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP).

To provide a curable composition for imprinting whereby a cured product layer for a replica mold, which is excellent in the adhesion to a mold substrate and the release property from a cured product of a transfer object material when used in an imprinting method is formed; a replica mold for imprinting, using the curable composition for imprinting; its production process and a process for producing an article having a fine pattern on its surface by using the replica mold.

A curable composition for imprinting, which comprises a fluorinated polymer comprising structural units (a) based on CH.sub.2C(R.sup.1)C(O)OR.sup.2R.sup.f (R.sup.1: a hydrogen atom, a methyl group or the like, R.sup.2: a bivalent linking group having no fluorine atom and R.sup.f: a C.sub.2-6 fluoroalkyl group or the like) and structural units (b) having a cationic polymerizable reactive group having an oxygen atom, and a photo-acid generator, wherein the proportion of the fluorinated polymer is from 11 to 89 mass % in 100 mass % of the curable composition for imprinting.

To provide a curable composition for imprinting whereby a cured product layer for a replica mold, which is excellent in the adhesion to a mold substrate and the release property from a cured product of a transfer object material when used in an imprinting method is formed; a replica mold for imprinting, using the curable composition for imprinting; its production process and a process for producing an article having a fine pattern on its surface by using the replica mold.

A curable composition for imprinting, which comprises a fluorinated polymer comprising structural units (a) based on CH.sub.2C(R.sup.1)C(O)OR.sup.2R.sup.f (R.sup.1: a hydrogen atom, a methyl group or the like, R.sup.2: a bivalent linking group having no fluorine atom and R.sup.f: a C.sub.2-6 fluoroalkyl group or the like) and structural units (b) having a cationic polymerizable reactive group having an oxygen atom, and a photo-acid generator, wherein the proportion of the fluorinated polymer is from 11 to 89 mass % in 100 mass % of the curable composition for imprinting.