A film is described comprising a (meth)acrylic polymer and a polyvinyl acetal (e.g. butyral) resin. In some embodiments, the film has a glass transition temperature (i.e. Tg) ranging from 30? C. to 60? C. In some embodiments, the film has a gel content of at least 20% or greater. In some embodiments, the film has an elongation at break of at least 175%. The film typically comprises photoinitiator as a result of the method by which the film was made. The film may be a monolithic film or a layer of a multilayer film.

Thermoplastic films are disclosed that are suitable for use as auto wraps. The films include a thermoplastic polyurethane layer and a patterned adhesive layer. The thermoplastic films, when tested by a 25% Heat Relaxation Test at a thickness of about 0.006 inches, exhibits a final load from about 0.02 to about 0.3 pounds force; and when tested by a 25% Elastic Recovery test, exhibits a residual strain at one minute of 2% or greater.

Thermoplastic films are disclosed that include a thermoplastic polymer layer comprising a thermoplastic polyurethane polymer and a copolyester polyether polymer, and a patterned adhesive layer. The thermoplastic films, when tested by a 25% Heat Relaxation Test at a thickness of about 0.006 inches, exhibits a final load from about 0.02 to about 0.3 pounds force; and when tested by a 25% Elastic Recovery test, exhibits a residual strain at one minute of 2% or greater.

The present disclosure is directed to a composition including a polyvinyl butyral represented by the following formula: ##STR00001##
wherein A, B and C represent a proportion of corresponding repeat units expressed as a weight percent, wherein each repeat unit is randomly distributed along a polymer chain and wherein the sum of A, B and C is about 100 weight percent; a poly(melamine-co-formaldehyde) based polymer and an anhydride. Devices coated with the composition and cured films formed from the composition comprising conductive features are also provided.

A film is described comprising a (meth)acrylic polymer and a polyvinyl acetal (e.g. butyral) resin. In some embodiments, the film has a glass transition temperature (i.e. Tg) ranging from 30? C. to 60? C. In some embodiments, the film has a gel content of at least 20% or greater. In some embodiments, the film has an elongation at break of at least 175%. The film typically comprises photoinitiator as a result of the method by which the film was made. The film may be a monolithic film or a layer of a multilayer film.

A method of forming a polymeric composition includes the steps of melt blending an ethylene-silane copolymer and a halogen free flame retardant masterbatch comprising halogen free flame retardant dispersed in an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer to form the polymeric composition, wherein the ethylene-silane copolymer is a random copolymer of units derived from ethylene and vinyltrimethoxysilane and further wherein the copolymer has a vinyltrimethoxysilane content of 0.5 wt % to less than 2 wt % based on the total weight of the ethylene-silane copolymer; and processing the polymeric composition into a plurality of particles.

The present invention provides an antifog-film-attached resin substrate that includes: a resin substrate; and an antifog film on a surface of the resin substrate, wherein the antifog film includes: a silane coupling agent and/or a cross-linked structure derived from the silane coupling agent; a water-absorbing polymer; a polyether-modified siloxane; and a C.sub.2-C.sub.8 diol. The silane coupling agent includes: a silane coupling agent A; and a silane coupling agent B and/or a silane coupling agent C. The silane coupling agent A has an amino group, a silicon atom, and a C.sub.1-C.sub.3 hydrocarbon group bonded to the amino group and the silicon atom, the silane coupling agent B has an amino group, a silicon atom, and a C.sub.4 or more hydrocarbon group bonded to the amino group and the silicon atom, and the silane coupling agent C is a polymer having a plurality of amino groups.

The present invention provides an ultra-high molecular weight polyvinyl alcohol resin that can provide, when acetalized, a resin film having high strength and high transparency. The present invention also provides a polyvinyl acetal resin, a method for producing a polyvinyl alcohol resin, and a method for producing a polyvinyl acetal resin. Provided is a polyvinyl alcohol resin having at least one selected from the group consisting of a sulfone group, an alkyl sulfonyl group, an aromatic sulfonyl group, a sulfine group, an imidazoline group, a carboxy group, an amide group, an amino group, and a hydroxy group at at least one molecular end of a main chain, having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 1,000,000 or more, and containing a water-soluble surfactant in an amount of 0.02% by weight or less.

A method of producing a printed structure comprising the steps of: (i) providing a substrate; (ii) subsequently printing one or more coating layers of direct food contact (DFC)-compliant overprint varnish (OPV) onto a first side of the substrate, wherein the DFC-compliant OPV comprises no more than 2.0% by weight of any colorants relative to the weight of the OPV.

A film is described comprising a first film layer having a Tg ranging from 30 C. to 60 C. The first film layer comprises a (meth)acrylic polymer and polyvinyl acetal polymer composition. The film further comprises a second layer proximate the first film layer. The second layer is different than the first film layer. The second may be a cured (meth)acrylic polymer film or coating; a backing such as thermoplastic polymer, woven or nonwoven fabrics, metal foils, paper, foams; or a coverfilm such as a fluoropolymer.