Method and system for thermal transfer printing are disclosed. The system includes a transfer member having an imaging surface on the front side, a coating station at which a monolayer of particles made of, or coated with, a thermoplastic polymer is applied to the imaging surface, an imaging station at which electromagnetic radiation (EM) is applied via the rear side of the transfer member to selected regions of the particles-coated imaging surface to render the particles thereon tacky within the selected regions, and a transfer station at which only the regions of the particles coating that have been rendered tacky are transferred to a substrate. The transfer member includes on its rear side a body transparent to EM radiation and on its front side an EM radiation absorbing layer, the imaging surface being formed on, or as part of, the absorbing layer.

A process for forming a fingerprint-resistant coating on a substrate comprising activating the substrate by exposure to a plasma, and then depositing on the activated substrate at least one alkyl backbone monolayer, and hydroxyl-polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (OH-POSS) nanoparticles.

A POSS modified polyacrylate fluorine-free waterproofing agent includes following components: 1-10 wt % of a functionalized POSS monomer, 2-20 wt % of methyl methacrylate, 3-26 wt % of butyl acrylate, 1-10 wt % of a long-chain acrylate monomer, 0.5-3.5 wt % of an initiator, 0.5-4 wt % of a reactive cationic emulsifier, and 50-80 wt % of deionized water. A method of preparing a POSS modified polyacrylate fluorine-free waterproofing agent is also disclosed.

A method for preparing a curable silicone pressure sensitive adhesive emulsion includes preparing a dispersion of benzoyl peroxide and a phenoxy-functional alcohol and thereafter combining the dispersion with the other starting materials of the emulsion.

The present disclosure relates to a super absorbent polymer, and a preparation method thereof. More specifically, it relates to a super absorbent polymer prepared such that agglomeration between pulverized particles is suppressed, and drying efficiency and uniformity of particle size distribution are improved by including a carboxylic acid-based additive having a specific structure and hydrophobic particles before drying the hydrogel polymer, and a preparation method thereof.

A curable resin composition comprising: (a) 27 to 60 wt % of a liquid siloxane oligomer comprising polymerized units of formula R.sup.1.sub.mR.sup.2.sub.nSi(OR.sup.3).sub.4-m-n, wherein R.sup.1 is a C.sub.5-C.sub.20 aliphatic group comprising an oxirane ring fused to an alicyclic ring, R.sup.2 is a C.sub.1-C.sub.20 alkyl, C.sub.6-C.sub.30 aryl group, or a C.sub.5-C.sub.20 aliphatic group having one or more heteroatoms, R.sup.3 is a C.sub.1-C.sub.4 alkyl group or a C.sub.1-C.sub.4 acyl group, m is 0.1 to 2.0 and n is 0 to 2.0; (b) 35 to 66 wt % non-porous nanoparticles of silica, a metal oxide, or a mixture thereof, having an average particle diameter from 5 to 50 nm; and (c) 0.5 to 7 wt % of a cationic photoinitiator.

A curable resin composition comprising: (a) 27 to 60 wt % of a liquid siloxane oligomer comprising polymerized units of formula R.sup.1.sub.mR.sup.2.sub.nSi(OR.sup.3).sub.4-m-n, wherein R.sup.1 is a C.sub.5-C.sub.20 aliphatic group comprising an oxirane ring fused to an alicyclic ring, R.sup.2 is a C.sub.1-C.sub.20 alkyl, C.sub.6-C.sub.30 aryl group, or a C.sub.5-C.sub.20 aliphatic group having one or more heteroatoms, R.sup.3 is a C.sub.1-C.sub.4 alkyl group or a C.sub.1-C.sub.4 acyl group, m is 0.1 to 2.0 and n is 0 to 2.0; (b) 35 to 66 wt % non-porous nanoparticles of silica, a metal oxide, or a mixture thereof, having an average particle diameter from 5 to 50 nm; and (c) 0.5 to 7 wt % of a cationic photoinitiator.

A surface treatment composition including polymeric complex nanoparticles used in a hydrophobic agent and siloxane complex nanoparticles used in a suspending agent thereof. The composition of the present invention is a solution comprising a plurality of components. The primary components are an acid mixture and a base mixture that are combined together in a manner to be described herein to produce a two-part liquid solution. The two parts, are combined together prior to application to a surface and allowed to cure on the surface.

A composition is provided including a resin including one or more silicon-based materials, one or more organic-based materials, or a combination of silicon-based materials and organic-based materials. The composition further includes a first solvent having a boiling point from 140° C. to 250° C. and a second solvent having a boiling point from 50° C. to 110° C., wherein the a weight ratio of the first solvent to the second solvent is from 1:1 to 1:5. Methods for applying coatings to substrates are also provided.

Organosilica materials made from monomers including at least a source of silica that is reactive to polymerize, optionally in combination with at least one additional cyclic monomer. Methods for making such organosilica materials are also described herein.