Embodiments of the present application relate to substrate comprising a surface-bound azido functionalized organosilane wherein the substrate is free or substantially free of a hydrogel or a hydrophilic polymer. Methods of preparing such substrate surface for sequencing applications are also disclosed.

Embodiments of the present application relate to substrate comprising a surface-bound azido functionalized organosilane wherein the substrate is free or substantially free of a hydrogel or a hydrophilic polymer. Methods of preparing such substrate surface for sequencing applications are also disclosed.

The present disclosure provides a thermoplastic resin composition having high rigidity and a low coefficient of linear thermal expansion and a molded article including the same. Specifically, the thermoplastic resin composition includes a polypropylene-based resin having an isotactic pentad fraction of 96% or more as measured by .sup.13C-NMR, a thermoplastic elastomer, an inorganic filler having an average particle diameter of 0.1 μm to 5 μm, and a compatibilizer, and has a flexural modulus of 2,500 MPa or more and a coefficient of linear thermal expansion of 60 μm/m.Math.° C. or less.

The present disclosure provides a thermoplastic resin composition having high rigidity and a low coefficient of linear thermal expansion and a molded article including the same. Specifically, the thermoplastic resin composition includes a polypropylene-based resin having an isotactic pentad fraction of 96% or more as measured by .sup.13C-NMR, a thermoplastic elastomer, an inorganic filler having an average particle diameter of 0.1 μm to 5 μm, and a compatibilizer, and has a flexural modulus of 2,500 MPa or more and a coefficient of linear thermal expansion of 60 μm/m.Math.° C. or less.

An encapsulant sheet suitable for encapsulating a light-emitting element in a self-luminous display, etc. A resin sheet having a polyolefin as a base resin, wherein the resin sheet is created as an encapsulant sheet for a self-luminous display or for a direct backlight, the melt viscosity of the encapsulant sheet, at a shear velocity of 2.43×10 sec-1 and measured at a temperature of 120° C., being 5.0×103 poise to 1.0×105 poise inclusive.

The invention relates to a sealant antifog composition for polyester films comprising anionic and non-ionic surfactants in a mixture of amorphous and (semi)crystalline polyesters. The invention also relates to a multi-layer film comprising a sealant layer having the above composition, to the use of said films in food packaging and to the packages obtained therefrom.

The invention relates to a sealant antifog composition for polyester films comprising anionic and non-ionic surfactants in a mixture of amorphous and (semi)crystalline polyesters. The invention also relates to a multi-layer film comprising a sealant layer having the above composition, to the use of said films in food packaging and to the packages obtained therefrom.

The present invention relates to a flame retardant polymer composition comprising at least the following components A) 2.0 to 49.8 wt.-% based on the overall weight of the polymer composition of a copolymer comprising ethylene units and units selected from the group consisting of methyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate and mixtures thereof; B) 0.1 to 6.0 wt.-% based on the overall weight of the polymer composition of a polyethylene and/or polypropylene containing units originating from maleic acid anhydride; C) 0.1 to 5.0 wt.-% based on the overall weight of the polymer composition of a silicone fluid and/or a silicon gum; D) 50.0 to 70.0 wt.-% based on the overall weight of the polymer composition of a magnesium hydroxide; and E) 0 to 17.0 wt.-% based on the overall weight of the polymer composition of a copolymer of ethylene and a C4 to C10 alpha olefin comonomer having a density in the range of 860 kg/m3 to 950 kg/m.sup.3 determined according to ISO 1183; wherein the weight proportions of components A) to E) add up to 100 wt.-%. In addition, the present invention refers to a wire or cable comprising at least one layer comprising the polymer composition according to the present invention and to the use of the polyolefin composition according to the present invention as a flame retardant layer of a wire or cable.

The present invention relates to a flame retardant polymer composition comprising at least the following components A) 2.0 to 49.8 wt.-% based on the overall weight of the polymer composition of a copolymer comprising ethylene units and units selected from the group consisting of methyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate and mixtures thereof; B) 0.1 to 6.0 wt.-% based on the overall weight of the polymer composition of a polyethylene and/or polypropylene containing units originating from maleic acid anhydride; C) 0.1 to 5.0 wt.-% based on the overall weight of the polymer composition of a silicone fluid and/or a silicon gum; D) 50.0 to 70.0 wt.-% based on the overall weight of the polymer composition of a magnesium hydroxide; and E) 0 to 17.0 wt.-% based on the overall weight of the polymer composition of a copolymer of ethylene and a C4 to C10 alpha olefin comonomer having a density in the range of 860 kg/m3 to 950 kg/m.sup.3 determined according to ISO 1183; wherein the weight proportions of components A) to E) add up to 100 wt.-%. In addition, the present invention refers to a wire or cable comprising at least one layer comprising the polymer composition according to the present invention and to the use of the polyolefin composition according to the present invention as a flame retardant layer of a wire or cable.

A photocurable silicone composition is disclosed. A cured product of the composition is also disclosed. The photocurable silicone composition comprises: (A) an organopolysiloxane having at least one aryl group with 6 to 12 carbons and at least one alkenyl group with 2 to 12 carbons in a molecule; (B) an organic compound having at least two ether bonds and at least one aliphatic carbon-carbon double bond in a molecule; (C) a thiol group-containing organic compound comprising; (C.sub.1) an organic compound having two thiol groups in a molecule, and (C.sub.2) an organic compound having at least three thiol groups in a molecule; and (D) a photoradical initiator. The composition generally suppresses crack and delamination of a cured product laminated between two substrates after thermal aging.