The present invention relates to a microballoon. The microballoon is made of polyurethane (urea). The microballoon is characterized in that an inner surface of the microballoon contains ionic groups. According to the present invention, through use for a CMP polishing pad, affinity with a slurry liquid for polishing is improved, and thus it is possible to provide a microballoon by which good polishing characteristics may be exhibited without lowering the resin strength of a polishing pad.

Improved soles and insoles for shoes, in particular sports shoes, are described. In an aspect, a sole for a shoe, in particular a sports shoe, with at least a first and a second surface region is provided. The first surface region comprises expanded thermoplastic polyurethane (“TPU”). The second surface region is free from expanded TPU.

The present application relates to a two-component polyurethane coating composition, a coating formed from the two-component polyurethane coating composition and a coated article. The two-component polyurethane coating composition comprises: component A comprising an aqueous dispersion of at least one hydroxyl functional resin; and component B comprising at least one non-hydrophilic isocyanate curing agent and at least one diluent, wherein the at least one diluent comprises at least one alkyl glycol ester, at least one cyclic carbonate ester, or combinations thereof, and the at least one alkyl glycol ester does not have an ether bond. The coated article of the present application comprises the coating formed from the two-component polyurethane coating composition. The coating composition of the invention adopts a low-cost non-hydrophilic curing agent, and the formed coating has improved gloss or transparency.

The present disclosure relates to a biocompatible patch and methods of use thereof. A biocompatible patch and uses thereof for treating a damaged cardiac tissue.

The present disclosure relates to a biocompatible patch and methods of use thereof. A biocompatible patch and uses thereof for treating a damaged cardiac tissue.

The present invention aims to provide a urethane resin and a heat dissipation component each having excellent thermal conductivity and excellent flexibility. The present invention relates to a curable composition containing: a polyol (A); a polyisocyanate (B); at least one dispersant (C) for inorganic fillers selected from the group consisting of a phosphate ester (C1), a C12-C24 fatty acid (C2), a sucrose fatty acid ester (C3), a sorbitan fatty acid ester (C4), and a glycerol fatty acid ester (C5); and an inorganic filler (D), the curable composition satisfying the following requirements (1) to (3) that (1) the polyol (A) contains a polyalkylene glycol (A1) having a chemical formula weight or number average molecular weight of 1000 or less in an amount of 50% by weight or more based on the weight of the polyol (A); (2) the inorganic filler (D) is contained in an amount of 70 to 97% by weight based on the weight of the curable composition; and (3) the total weight of the dispersant (C) for inorganic fillers is 1 to 5 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the inorganic filler (D), the phosphate ester (C1) being represented by the following formula (1):

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The present invention aims to provide a urethane resin and a heat dissipation component each having excellent thermal conductivity and excellent flexibility. The present invention relates to a curable composition containing: a polyol (A); a polyisocyanate (B); at least one dispersant (C) for inorganic fillers selected from the group consisting of a phosphate ester (C1), a C12-C24 fatty acid (C2), a sucrose fatty acid ester (C3), a sorbitan fatty acid ester (C4), and a glycerol fatty acid ester (C5); and an inorganic filler (D), the curable composition satisfying the following requirements (1) to (3) that (1) the polyol (A) contains a polyalkylene glycol (A1) having a chemical formula weight or number average molecular weight of 1000 or less in an amount of 50% by weight or more based on the weight of the polyol (A); (2) the inorganic filler (D) is contained in an amount of 70 to 97% by weight based on the weight of the curable composition; and (3) the total weight of the dispersant (C) for inorganic fillers is 1 to 5 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the inorganic filler (D), the phosphate ester (C1) being represented by the following formula (1):

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Disclosed are materials comprising a fiber material and an agent having at least one having improved tensile strength, in particular wet tensile strength, vis-à-vis fiber materials known from the art. While these fiber materials may be of use in various fields, in particular household products, hygiene products and the like, these fiber materials are of particular use in wound treatment. Also disclosed is a method for producing these materials.

Disclosed are materials comprising a fiber material and an agent having at least one having improved tensile strength, in particular wet tensile strength, vis-à-vis fiber materials known from the art. While these fiber materials may be of use in various fields, in particular household products, hygiene products and the like, these fiber materials are of particular use in wound treatment. Also disclosed is a method for producing these materials.

A polymerizable composition for an optical material according to the present invention includes a photochromic composition (A), and a polymerizable composition (B) including a bi- or higher functional iso(thio)cyanate compound and a bi- or higher functional active hydrogen compound, in which the photochromic composition (A) is a composition including at least three types of photochromic compounds (i) to (iii), the photochromic compound (i) has a structure including a chromophore a and a monovalent or a divalent organic group including one or more types of a polysiloxane chain or a polyoxyalkylene chain, the photochromic compound (ii) has the chromophore a (which is not the photochromic compound (i)), and the photochromic compound (iii) has a chromophore b different from the chromophore a.