There is described an acrylic polyester resin, obtainable by grafting an acrylic polymer with a polyester material. The polyester material is obtainable by polymerizing (i) a polyacid component, with (ii) a polyol component, wherein one or both of the polyacid component and the polyol component includes a Tg enhancing monomer. One of the polyacid component or the polyol component comprises a functional monomer operable to impart functionality on to the polyester resin, such that an acrylic polymer may be grafted with the polyester material via the use of said functionality. Also provided is an aqueous or powder coating composition comprising the acrylic polyester resin and a metal packaging containing coated with the composition.

An unsaturated polycarbonate has the structure: ##STR00001## wherein X and Y are each an OH group; a transition metal and an OH group; an OH group and a COOH group; or one or both of X and Y is independently —NH2, —SH, C═C, N3, C—C triple bond, C═C, an o-tosylate, or a halogen; m is 0 to 30,000 and n is 1 to 30,000, and (m+n) is 2 or greater; R.sup.1 is a C.sub.3-C.sub.20 group chosen from particular groups; R.sup.2 is H or a second similar C.sub.3-C.sub.20 group, and R.sup.3 is optionally a third C.sub.3-C.sub.20 group having one or more C═C terminal and/or internal double bonds; and R.sup.4 is optionally H or a fourth similar C.sub.3-C.sub.20 group optionally having one or more C═C terminal and/or internal double bonds; or R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 form a ring structure having one or more C═C double bonds and having 4 to 20 carbon atoms.

An unsaturated polycarbonate has the structure: ##STR00001## wherein X and Y are each an OH group; a transition metal and an OH group; an OH group and a COOH group; or one or both of X and Y is independently —NH2, —SH, C═C, N3, C—C triple bond, C═C, an o-tosylate, or a halogen; m is 0 to 30,000 and n is 1 to 30,000, and (m+n) is 2 or greater; R.sup.1 is a C.sub.3-C.sub.20 group chosen from particular groups; R.sup.2 is H or a second similar C.sub.3-C.sub.20 group, and R.sup.3 is optionally a third C.sub.3-C.sub.20 group having one or more C═C terminal and/or internal double bonds; and R.sup.4 is optionally H or a fourth similar C.sub.3-C.sub.20 group optionally having one or more C═C terminal and/or internal double bonds; or R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 form a ring structure having one or more C═C double bonds and having 4 to 20 carbon atoms.

An unsaturated polycarbonate has the structure: ##STR00001## wherein X and Y are each an OH group; a transition metal and an OH group; an OH group and a COOH group; or one or both of X and Y is independently —NH2, —SH, C═C, N3, C—C triple bond, C═C, an o-tosylate, or a halogen; m is 0 to 30,000 and n is 1 to 30,000, and (m+n) is 2 or greater; R.sup.1 is a C.sub.3-C.sub.20 group chosen from particular groups; R.sup.2 is H or a second similar C.sub.3-C.sub.20 group, and R.sup.3 is optionally a third C.sub.3-C.sub.20 group having one or more C═C terminal and/or internal double bonds; and R.sup.4 is optionally H or a fourth similar C.sub.3-C.sub.20 group optionally having one or more C═C terminal and/or internal double bonds; or R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 form a ring structure having one or more C═C double bonds and having 4 to 20 carbon atoms.

The present disclosure provides an aqueous dispersion. The aqueous dispersion includes a) water; b) a surfactant having at least one ethylenically unsaturated group; and c) polyester particles dispersed in the water. The polyester particles include a water-insoluble polyester having a weight average molecular weight of 20 kiloDaltons or greater, and the polyester particles have an average diameter that is submicron in size. Further, the present disclosure provides a method of making the aqueous dispersion. The method includes a) dissolving a water-insoluble polyester in a water-immiscible solvent to form a polyester solution; b) combining the polyester solution with an aqueous solution including water and a surfactant; and c) removing at least a portion of the water-immiscible solvent to form the aqueous dispersion including polyester particles dispersed in the water. The present disclosure also provides a photopolymerizable composition including a) water; b) a surfactant; c) polyester particles dispersed in the water; d) a photoinitiator; e) at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer dispersed in the water; and f) an optional polymerization inhibitor. The present disclosure also provides coatings and articles prepared from the aqueous dispersion or photopolymerizable composition.

The present disclosure provides an aqueous dispersion. The aqueous dispersion includes a) water; b) a surfactant having at least one ethylenically unsaturated group; and c) polyester particles dispersed in the water. The polyester particles include a water-insoluble polyester having a weight average molecular weight of 20 kiloDaltons or greater, and the polyester particles have an average diameter that is submicron in size. Further, the present disclosure provides a method of making the aqueous dispersion. The method includes a) dissolving a water-insoluble polyester in a water-immiscible solvent to form a polyester solution; b) combining the polyester solution with an aqueous solution including water and a surfactant; and c) removing at least a portion of the water-immiscible solvent to form the aqueous dispersion including polyester particles dispersed in the water. The present disclosure also provides a photopolymerizable composition including a) water; b) a surfactant; c) polyester particles dispersed in the water; d) a photoinitiator; e) at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer dispersed in the water; and f) an optional polymerization inhibitor. The present disclosure also provides coatings and articles prepared from the aqueous dispersion or photopolymerizable composition.

Compounds and compositions are provided which are useful in additive printing, particularly additive printing techniques such as stereolithography (SLA) wherein a macromer is photopolymerized to form a manufactured article. Representative compounds comprise a polyaxial central core (CC) and 2-4 arms of the formula (A)-(B) or (B)-(A) extending from the central core, where at least one of the arms comprise a light-reactive functional group (Q) and (A) is the free-radical polymerization product from monomers selected from trimethylene carbonate (T) and ε-caprolactone (C), while (B) is the free-radical polymerization product from monomers selected from glycolide, lactide and p-dioxanone.

Compounds and compositions are provided which are useful in additive printing, particularly additive printing techniques such as stereolithography (SLA) wherein a macromer is photopolymerized to form a manufactured article. Representative compounds comprise a polyaxial central core (CC) and 2-4 arms of the formula (A)-(B) or (B)-(A) extending from the central core, where at least one of the arms comprise a light-reactive functional group (Q) and (A) is the free-radical polymerization product from monomers selected from trimethylene carbonate (T) and ε-caprolactone (C), while (B) is the free-radical polymerization product from monomers selected from glycolide, lactide and p-dioxanone.

A toner includes toner particles. The toner particles each include a toner mother particle. The toner mother particles contain a binder resin, a magnetic powder, and a charge control agent. The binder resin includes a block polymer. The block polymer has a polyester portion and a vinyl polymer portion. The charge control agent includes a styrene-acrylic resin having a quaternary ammonium group. A content percentage of the charge control agent in the toner mother particles is at least 1.5% by mass and no greater than 12.0% by mass.

A toner includes toner particles. The toner particles each include a toner mother particle. The toner mother particles contain a binder resin, a magnetic powder, and a charge control agent. The binder resin includes a block polymer. The block polymer has a polyester portion and a vinyl polymer portion. The charge control agent includes a styrene-acrylic resin having a quaternary ammonium group. A content percentage of the charge control agent in the toner mother particles is at least 1.5% by mass and no greater than 12.0% by mass.