Polymer fine particles having a number average particle diameter of 50 to 450 nm and a CV value of particle diameter on a number basis of 5% or less, or polymer fine particles having a structural color development property when arranged. An acid value of the polymer fine particles is 5 to 38 mg KOH/g. An emulsion in which the polymer fine particles are dispersed in a medium mainly containing water. In addition, a structure in which the polymer fine particles are arranged and develop color.

To provide a disposable diaper enabling reduction in re-wet amount and having an excellent speed of incorporating liquid regardless of concentration and configuration of a water-absorbing agent in an absorbent material. A water-absorbing agent having excellent Gel Capillary Absorption (GCA) and Free Gel Bed Permeability (FGBP) is obtained by crushing a crosslinked hydrogel polymer obtained in a polymerization step to have a specific weight average particle diameter while fluid retention capacity and a surface tension of a water-absorbing agent are adjusted in a specific range, drying the crushed crosslinked hydrogel polymer, and then adding a liquid permeability enhancer thereto during surface crosslinking or after surface crosslinking.

To provide a disposable diaper enabling reduction in re-wet amount and having an excellent speed of incorporating liquid regardless of concentration and configuration of a water-absorbing agent in an absorbent material. A water-absorbing agent having excellent Gel Capillary Absorption (GCA) and Free Gel Bed Permeability (FGBP) is obtained by crushing a crosslinked hydrogel polymer obtained in a polymerization step to have a specific weight average particle diameter while fluid retention capacity and a surface tension of a water-absorbing agent are adjusted in a specific range, drying the crushed crosslinked hydrogel polymer, and then adding a liquid permeability enhancer thereto during surface crosslinking or after surface crosslinking.

Disclosed is a composition including at least one polymer, wherein the polymer is in the form of a powder, and wherein the polymer includes at least one thermoplastic polymer. The thermoplastic polymer is selected from at least one polyaryletherketone and/or a copolymer and/or a block-copolymer and/or a polymer blend thereof, wherein the composition has a melt volume rate (MVR) of at least 5 cm.sup.3/10 min and a process of manufacturing and a use thereof. Also disclosed are a process for the manufacture of a construction element and the construction element thereof.

A resin powder for three-dimensional laminated modeling contains an aggregate of resin particles. A volume average particle size MV of the resin particles is in the range of 1 to 200 μm. A value of a ratio (MV/MN) of the volume average particle size MV and a number average particle size MN of the resin particles is 2.5 or more. A static bulk density is 0.30 g/cm3 or more. The resin particles contain a crystalline thermoplastic resin.

A resin powder for three-dimensional laminated modeling contains an aggregate of resin particles. A volume average particle size MV of the resin particles is in the range of 1 to 200 μm. A value of a ratio (MV/MN) of the volume average particle size MV and a number average particle size MN of the resin particles is 2.5 or more. A static bulk density is 0.30 g/cm3 or more. The resin particles contain a crystalline thermoplastic resin.

The present invention relates to an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) resin composition, an EVOH film formed therefrom, and a multilayer structure containing the same. The surface roughness of the EVOH resin composition is the root mean square gradient (Sdq) between 0.0005 and 13. The EVOH of the invention can reduce the torque output during processing, and make the appearance of the EVOH film highly uniform.

The present invention relates to an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) resin composition, an EVOH film formed therefrom, and a multilayer structure containing the same. The core void volume (Vvc) of the surface of the EVOH resin composition is more than 0.010 μm.sup.3/μm.sup.2 and less than 50 μm.sup.3/μm.sup.2; or its surface pole height (Sxp) is more than 0.010 μm and less than 9.0 μm. The invention can reduce the torque output during processing, reduce the adsorption of fine powder on the surface caused by static electricity generated on the surface of the EVOH, and provide good film thickness uniformity.

The invention relates to a multi-stage process for the continuous preparation of thermoplastic polyurethanes by reacting one or more aliphatic, cycloaliphatic and/or araliphatic diols with one or more aliphatic, cycloaliphatic and/or araliphatic diisocyanates, wherein the total reaction enthalpy is ≤−500 kJ/kg over all the process stages at a molar ratio of diol to diisocyanate of 1.0:1.0.

The invention relates to a multi-stage process for the continuous preparation of thermoplastic polyurethanes by reacting one or more aliphatic, cycloaliphatic and/or araliphatic diols with one or more aliphatic, cycloaliphatic and/or araliphatic diisocyanates, wherein the total reaction enthalpy is ≤−500 kJ/kg over all the process stages at a molar ratio of diol to diisocyanate of 1.0:1.0.