To provide a release film having an electrostatic dissipative property. The present invention provides a release film comprising a base layer formed of a polyester resin and a surface layer formed of a tetrafluoroethylene resin that comprises an electrically conductive filler, and the release film has a surface resistivity Rs of 1×10.sup.11Ω or less. Preferably, the electrically conductive filler comprises carbon black, and the tetrafluoroethylene resin further comprises particles having an average particle size of 1 μm to 15 μm determined by laser diffraction particle size analysis.

Provided herein are coating formulations useful for endowing substrates with hydrophobic, superhydrophobic, and/or oleophobic properties and methods of use thereof. The coating formulation can include alkylalkoxysilane, 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorooctyltriethoxysilane, nano-SiO.sub.2, a crosslinking additive, and at least one solvent.

There is provided a resin composition containing a resin component and diamond particles, the diamond particles having the total metal content constituted from iron, nickel, cobalt, and chromium of 5 ppm or higher and 300 ppm or lower.

Highly spherical particles may comprise a thermoplastic polymer grafted to a carbon nanomaterial (CNM-g-polymer), wherein the particles have an aerated density of about 0.5 g/cm.sup.3 (preferably about 0.55 g/cm.sup.3) to about 0.8 g/cm.sup.3. Said CNM-g-polymer particles may be useful in a variety of applications including selective laser sintering additive manufacturing methods.

The present invention provides a resin composition used for producing an acoustic member, the resin composition comprising: a thermosetting resin; and two or more types of particles dispersed in the thermosetting resin, the two or more types of particles comprising: heavy particles that have a higher density than the thermosetting resin and are particles other than metal particles; and light particles that have a lower density than the thermosetting resin, and the total content of the heavy particles and the light particles relative to the entire volume of a cured product of the resin composition being 10 vol % or more.

Provided are a resin composition, which is used for transfer molding, including a resin (A), a magnetic powder (B) having a median diameter of 7.5 to 100 μm, and particles (C) having a median diameter of 0.2 to 5 μm, in which a saturation magnetic flux density of a molded article obtained by transfer molding the resin composition at 175° C. is equal to or more than 1.1 T; and a molded article formed of the resin composition. The particles (C) may include a magnetic powder or a non-magnetic powder.

A thermally conductive silicone composition that has high thermal conductivity and excellent workability and misalignment resistance, and contains, in specific ratios: a silicone gel cross-linked product (A); a silicone oil (B) not containing either aliphatic unsaturated bonds or SiH groups and being used as a surface treatment agent for components (C) and (D); an aluminum powder (C) including (C-1)-(C-3), (C-1) being an aluminum powder having an average particle diameter of 40-100 μm, (C-2) being an aluminum powder having an average particle diameter of at least 6 μm and less than 40 μm, and (C-3) being an aluminum powder having an average particle diameter of at least 0.4 μm and less than 6 μm; a zinc oxide powder (D) having an average particle diameter of 0.1-10 μm; and a volatile solvent (E).

An organopolysiloxane is provided. The organopolysiloxane is represented by a general formula.

In the general formula, R.sup.1 are the same or different aliphatic unsaturated monovalent hydrocarbon groups having 2 to 12 carbon atoms, R.sup.2s are the same or different monovalent hydrocarbon groups having 1 to 12 carbon atoms and not having an aliphatic unsaturated bond, R.sup.3s are the same or different alkyl groups having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, “n” is an integer of from 1 and 500, and “a” is 0 or 1. A thermally conductive silicone composition having the organopolysiloxane as a component is also provided. The organopolysiloxane can be used as a surface treatment agent for a thermally conductive filler. The organopolysiloxane provides for favorable handling/workability of compositions even if such compositions are highly loaded with a thermally conductive filler.

This invention relates to nanohybrid compositions derived from surface activation of halogenated and/or non-halogenated flame retardant (FR) materials with nanostructured copper and/or its oxides. The present disclosure also relates to polymer compositions manufactured by incorporating and reinforcing polymers/copolymers with nanohybrid compositions as flame retardant additives for enhanced fire resistance, smoke suppression, and antimicrobial capabilities. In one or more embodiments, the polymers and article of manufacture to which the particles are applied may have on or more of the following attributes: temperature adaptable flame retardant behavior, Enhanced suppression of flammable gas and smoke, catalysis of charring or thermal oxidative promotion of charring through the oxides of metals, enhanced heat sink behavior, and/or antimicrobial behavior.

A method for producing a fluoropolymer of the invention which includes polymerizing a fluoromonomer in an aqueous medium in the presence of a surfactant to provide a fluoropolymer. The surfactant includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a surfactant represented by R.sup.1a—CO—R.sup.2a—CO—R.sup.3a-A.sup.a and a surfactant represented by R.sup.1b—CO—(CR.sup.2b.sub.2).sub.n—(OR.sup.3b).sub.p—(CR.sup.4b.sub.2).sub.q-L-A.sup.b.