Provided are polymer compositions made by a process comprising: (a) providing a first reactive composition containing: (i) a polymerization initiator that is capable, upon a first activation, of forming two or more free radical groups, at least one of which is further activatable by subsequent activation; (ii) one or more ethylenically unsaturated compounds; and (iii) a crosslinker; (b) subjecting the first reactive composition to a first activation step such that the first reactive composition polymerizes therein to form a crosslinked substrate network containing a covalently bound activatable free radical initiator, (c) combining the crosslinked substrate network with a second reactive composition containing one or more ethylenically unsaturated compounds; and (d) activating the covalently bound activatable free radical initiator of the crosslinked substrate network such that the second reactive composition polymerizes therein with the crosslinked substrate network to form a grafted polymeric network and a byproduct polymer. Also provided are precursors to the polymer compositions, processes for preparation of the polymer compositions, and methods of using the polymer compositions, for instance in medical devices.

An aqueous dispersion of a capsule composed of a polymeric shell surrounding a core, the shell comprising a silanol containing compound or condensation product thereof covalently bonded to the polymer of the shell. The aqueous dispersion can be used in an aqueous inkjet ink composition

The present invention is intended to provide an ultrafine cellulose fiber-containing wet sheet, which is easily handled upon the use thereof and is excellent in terms of adhesiveness to the skin. The present invention relates to a sheet comprising cellulose fibers having a fiber width of 1000 nm or less and water, wherein the sheet is gelatinous, the cellulose fibers have ionic substituents, the water content percentage is 70% by mass or more with respect to the total mass of the sheet, and the tensile strength is 0.08 MPa or more.

To provide a PTFE aqueous dispersion which is excellent in mechanical stability, while being not susceptible to foaming. A polytetrafluoroethylene aqueous dispersion which is characterized by containing from 15 to 70 mass % of PTFE particles having an average primary particle diameter of from 0.1 to 0.5 μm; from 0.1 to 20,000 ppm, to the PTFE particles, of a fluorinated emulsifier selected from a C.sub.4-7 fluorinated carboxylic acid which may have an etheric oxygen atom, and salts of thereof; from 1 to 20 parts by mass, to 100 parts by mass of the PTFE particles, of a nonionic surfactant represented by R.sup.1—O-A-H (wherein R.sup.1 is a C.sub.8-18 alkyl group, and A is a polyoxyalkylene chain); from 0.004 to 0.040 parts by mass, to 100 parts by mass of the PTFE particles, of a polyether polysiloxane copolymer, wherein the polyether chain consists solely of a polyoxypropylene group; and water.

An aqueous dispersion comprising a silicone-acrylic polymer with reduced coagulum, a process of preparing the aqueous dispersion, and an aqueous coating composition comprising the aqueous dispersion and providing coatings with improved corrosion resistance.

Embodiments of the present invention relate to compositions, aqueous coating compositions, and methods for improving the freeze/thaw stability of aqueous coating compositions. In one aspect, a method for improving the freeze/thaw stability of an aqueous coating composition comprising an aqueous polymeric dispersion, the method comprising adding the following compound to the aqueous coating composition wherein n=3 to 10.

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The invention relates to an aqueous binder composition comprising three different dispersed polymers: an acrylic polymer a. with a Tg between 80 and 120° C.; an acrylic polymer b. with a Tg between 40 and 60° C.; and a polyurethane modified acrylic polymer c. The binder composition can be used in a coating composition, especially in a primer composition.

Methods for manufacturing a polymer dispersion, polymer dispersions, and their use are provided herein. The methods of manufacturing the polymer dispersion comprise the steps of providing a reaction mixture in an aqueous medium comprising a polymeric dispersant and a monomer composition comprising radically polymerizable monomers, and subjecting the monomer composition in the reaction mixture to a radical polymerization to synthesize a dispersed polymer so as to form the polymer dispersion, wherein the ratio of the polymeric dispersant to the dispersed polymer in the polymer dispersion is in a specified narrow range. These polymer dispersions are designated as water-in-water (w/w) polymer dispersions.

An aqueous coating composition comprising an acrylic resin dispersion (A) having a core/shell structure and a melamine resin (B) comprising a hydrophobic melamine resin, wherein the acrylic resin dispersion (A) is a dispersion of a solution-polymerization product of a core part preparation monomer (a-1) and a shell part preparation monomer (a-2), wherein the shell part preparation monomer (a-2) comprises an acid group-containing polymerizable monomer. The aqueous coating composition exhibits a small viscosity change and can form a coating film having a superior coating film appearance, even when the amount of the solvent contained in the aqueous coating composition is reduced due to changes in the coating environment.

An aqueous polymer composition comprising a multiethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monohydrazide and a keto-functionalized polymer, and an aqueous coating composition comprising such aqueous polymer composition and providing coatings with improved water resistance and alcohol resistance without compromising early block resistance.