The present invention relates to a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) composition suitable for manufacturing heat resistant and/or microwaveable containers comprising at least one dicarboxylic acid; at least one diol; at least one nucleating agent; at least one or more crystallization suppressing agents; at least one or more additives; wherein the composition is characterized by at least one of the following properties: Intrinsic Viscosity>0.56 dL/g; Glass transition temperature (Tg)<60° C. and Crystallization exothermic peak temperature (Tch)<60° C.

The present invention relates to a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) composition suitable for manufacturing heat resistant and/or microwaveable containers comprising at least one dicarboxylic acid; at least one diol; at least one nucleating agent; at least one or more crystallization suppressing agents; at least one or more additives; wherein the composition is characterized by at least one of the following properties: Intrinsic Viscosity>0.56 dL/g; Glass transition temperature (Tg)<60° C. and Crystallization exothermic peak temperature (Tch)<60° C.

A positive electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery, including a positive electrode current collector, a conductive layer which is disposed directly or indirectly on the positive electrode current collector, and which includes a conductive particle, a polymer particle, and a fluororesin or a resin including a structural unit derived from a nitrile group-containing monomer, and a positive electrode active material layer disposed directly or indirectly on the conductive layer, as well as a lithium ion secondary battery using the same.

A positive electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery, including a positive electrode current collector, a conductive layer which is disposed directly or indirectly on the positive electrode current collector, and which includes a conductive particle, a polymer particle, and a fluororesin or a resin including a structural unit derived from a nitrile group-containing monomer, and a positive electrode active material layer disposed directly or indirectly on the conductive layer, as well as a lithium ion secondary battery using the same.

The present invention provides a resin composition for sintering, an inorganic fine particle-dispersed slurry composition containing the resin composition for sintering, and an inorganic fine particle-dispersed sheet formed using the resin composition for sintering or inorganic fine particle-dispersed slurry composition. The present invention relates to a resin composition for sintering, containing a binder resin, the binder resin including a (meth)acrylic resin (A), the (meth)acrylic resin (A) 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 the main chain and having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 1,000,000 or more, an amount of a water-soluble surfactant in the resin composition for sintering being 0 parts by weight or more and 0.02 parts by weight or less per 100 parts by weight of the binder resin.

The present invention relates to an anti-reflective film exhibiting one or more peaks (q.sub.max) at a scattering vector of 0.0758 to 0.1256 nm.sup.−1, in a graph showing a log value of scattering intensity to a scattering vector defined in small-angle X-ray scattering.

The copolymer includes divalent units represented by formula —[CF.sub.2—CF.sub.2]—, divalent units represented by formula; and one or more divalent units independently represented by formula: The copolymer has an —SO.sub.2X equivalent weight in a range from 300 to 2000. A polymer electrolyte membrane that includes the copolymer and a membrane electrode assembly that includes such a polymer electrolyte membrane are also provided.

The copolymer includes divalent units represented by formula —[CF.sub.2—CF.sub.2]—, divalent units represented by formula; and one or more divalent units independently represented by formula: The copolymer has an —SO.sub.2X equivalent weight in a range from 300 to 2000. A polymer electrolyte membrane that includes the copolymer and a membrane electrode assembly that includes such a polymer electrolyte membrane are also provided.

A composition is described comprising semicrystalline polylactic acid polymer; polyvinyl acetate polymer having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of at least 25 C; plasticizer; and optionally amorphous polylactic acid polymer. In another embodiment the composition further comprises nucleating agent. Also described are films comprising the composition as well as articles, such as a tape or sheet, comprising the film described herein and a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive disposed on the film.

An endoscopic coating composition including a solid lubricant, a fluorine-containing surfactant, a thermosetting resin, and a solvent, a lubricating member provided by a coating treatment using the coating composition and being suitable as an endoscopic member, a method for producing the lubricating member, and an endoscopic flexible tube and an endoscope including the lubricating member.