A liquid composition that can provide a film having excellent antifogging performance and weather resistance. The liquid composition contains nanocomposite particles. The nanocomposite particles contain metal particles and a perfluorocarbon sulfonic acid resin or a sulfonic acid salt resin thereof. The perfluorocarbon sulfonic acid resin has an equivalent weight of 550 to 800. The nanocomposite particles have an average particle size of 15 to 100 nm.

A waterborne coating composition including: an aqueous emulsion polymer having a copolymerized Phosphorous-acid monomer, an aqueous dispersion of cement, and a solid inert filler, each in certain amounts, is provided. A method for providing a coated substrate employing the waterborne coating composition that has been subsequently activated and the coated substrate so formed are also provided.

A waterborne coating composition including: an aqueous emulsion polymer having a copolymerized Phosphorous-acid monomer, an aqueous dispersion of cement, and a solid inert filler, each in certain amounts, is provided. A method for providing a coated substrate employing the waterborne coating composition that has been subsequently activated and the coated substrate so formed are also provided.

A near-infrared shielding ultrafine particle dispersion body, and others, having excellent near-infrared shielding function, low haze value and excellent design, with suppressed change in color tone during outdoor use and blue haze phenomenon, using near-infrared shielding ultrafine particles transparent in visible light range, having excellent near-infrared shielding properties, and produced with high productivity, and a near-infrared shielding ultrafine particle dispersion body in which ultra-fine particles having near-infrared shielding properties are dispersed in solid medium, wherein the ultrafine particles are composite tungsten oxide ultrafine particles represented by general formula MxWyOz, and have XRD peak top intensity ratio value of 0.13 or more based on XRD peak intensity ratio value of 1 on plane of silicon powder standard sample, and solid medium contains resin binder and weather resistance improver, and weather resistance improver includes at least one selected from benzotriazole-based UV absorber, triazine-based UV absorber, and benzophenone-based UV absorber.

A near-infrared shielding ultrafine particle dispersion body, and others, having excellent near-infrared shielding function, low haze value and excellent design, with suppressed change in color tone during outdoor use and blue haze phenomenon, using near-infrared shielding ultrafine particles transparent in visible light range, having excellent near-infrared shielding properties, and produced with high productivity, and a near-infrared shielding ultrafine particle dispersion body in which ultra-fine particles having near-infrared shielding properties are dispersed in solid medium, wherein the ultrafine particles are composite tungsten oxide ultrafine particles represented by general formula MxWyOz, and have XRD peak top intensity ratio value of 0.13 or more based on XRD peak intensity ratio value of 1 on plane of silicon powder standard sample, and solid medium contains resin binder and weather resistance improver, and weather resistance improver includes at least one selected from benzotriazole-based UV absorber, triazine-based UV absorber, and benzophenone-based UV absorber.

A composition, made from recycled solid surface material or articles, that is suitable for making solid surface materials or articles, and a solid surface material or article made therefrom, the composition comprising a matrix resin of unsaturated polyester resin, inorganic filler particles, ground solid surface primary particles, ground solid surface secondary particles, and, optionally, solid surface dust particles. The composition is especially useful in making three-dimensional, rigid-surface, polymeric solid surface material and articles that are free of objectionable surface voids and have a smooth and stable continuous surface.

A composition, made from recycled solid surface material or articles, that is suitable for making solid surface materials or articles, and a solid surface material or article made therefrom, the composition comprising a matrix resin of unsaturated polyester resin, inorganic filler particles, ground solid surface primary particles, ground solid surface secondary particles, and, optionally, solid surface dust particles. The composition is especially useful in making three-dimensional, rigid-surface, polymeric solid surface material and articles that are free of objectionable surface voids and have a smooth and stable continuous surface.

An emulsion, a method of preparing an emulsion, and a method of forming a coating film using an emulsion are provided. The emulsion includes latex particles, wherein each of the latex particles comprises a core portion formed of a polymer matrix having an internal network structure, and a shell portion which surrounds the core portion.

A method for producing a nano-silver organic-inorganic composite resin having synthetic, antibiotic nano silver-ceramic composite particles which are very uniformly distributed and strongly fixed therein and having excellent antimicrobial properties, and an antimicrobial water pipe produced by using the same are disclosed.

A method for producing a nano-silver organic-inorganic composite resin having synthetic, antibiotic nano silver-ceramic composite particles which are very uniformly distributed and strongly fixed therein and having excellent antimicrobial properties, and an antimicrobial water pipe produced by using the same are disclosed.