This invention provides an aqueous resin composition mixture of polyolefin and acrylic for paints, inks, adhesives, sealing agents, or primers, the aqueous resin composition exhibiting high peel strength even when baked at 80° C. on polyolefin substrates, and maintaining adhesion although an acrylic component is contained. Provided is an aqueous resin composition comprising an acid-modified polyolefin resin (A) and a (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer (B), wherein the acid-modified polyolefin resin (A) contains an unsaturated carboxylic acid or an anhydride thereof in an amount of 0.5 to 10 mass %, and wherein the (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer (B) contains as copolymerization components a (meth)acrylic acid ester (B1), whose ester moiety is a hydrocarbon group with 12 or more carbon atoms, and a (meth)acrylic acid ester (B2), whose ester moiety is a hydrocarbon group with 11 or less carbon atoms.

The present invention provides a modified polyolefin resin composition including a modified polyolefin resin (X) formed by modifying an acid-modified polyolefin resin (A) with a modification component comprising an alcohol (B), in which the modified polyolefin resin composition satisfies the following (I) to (III) and also provides applications of the modified polyolefin resin composition.

(I) The resin (A) is a resin formed by modifying a polyolefin (a) with an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid and a derivative (b) of the α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having a structure (b1) derived from at least one carboxy group.

(II) A residual ratio of the structure (b1) in the resin (X) is more than 0% to 50% or less.

(III) A content of the alcohol in the composition is 1.0 mol to 5.0 mol relative to 1.0 mol of the structure (b1) that the resin (A) has.

The composition of the present invention is a mixed composition including at least one metal compound (G) selected from a metal compound represented by the following formula (G1) and a condensate thereof, a polysilazane (F), and a solvent (I), in which an amount of the polysilazane (F) is 0.01% by mass or more and less than 50% by mass.

M(R.sup.g10).sub.r(A.sup.g1).sub.m-r  (G1)

In formula (G1), M represents Al, Fe, In, Ge, Hf, Si, Ti, Sn, Zr, or Ta, R.sup.g10 represents a hydrocarbon chain-containing group or a hydrogen atom, r is 0 or 1, a plurality of A.sup.g1 each independently represent a hydrolyzable group, and m is an integer of 3 to 5 in accordance with the metal atom M.

A thin film heater is provided containing conductive nanofiller particles and a base material, wherein the conductive nanofiller particles are uniformly distributed within the base material and is soluble in water. When introduced to electric current, the thin film heater raises in temperature and lowers in resistance. A method of manufacturing a thin film heater is also provided, including the steps of mixing the conductive nanofiller particles with water to form a precursor, mixing the precursor with a base material, and applying the mixture to a substrate. Once the thin film heater cures on the substrate, the thin film heater will resistively heat the substrate when introduced to electric current.

A washout tooling for a composite layup is provided. The washout tooling comprises a casting mold having an exterior surface. The casting mold comprises a particulate material and a water-soluble binder. The casting mold is adapted to break down in the presence of an aqueous solution. The washout tooling further comprises a water-soluble coating layer overlying the exterior surface. The water-soluble coating layer is adapted to break down in the presence of an aqueous solution. The washout tooling further comprises a curable composite layer overlying the water-soluble coating layer. The water-soluble coating layer minimizes contact between the particulate material and the curable composite layer.

The present disclosure is drawn to primer compositions, which can include a binder including polyvinyl alcohol, starch nanoparticles, and a crosslinkable polyurethane dispersion. The primer competitions can also include a cationic salt and water.

A coated optical article includes: an optical substrate; a first coating layer applied directly over at least a portion of an optical substrate, the first coating layer formed from a first coating composition including an aqueous medium and keto and/or aldo functional polymeric materials that are dispersed in the aqueous medium; and a second coating layer applied directly over at least a portion of the first coating layer, the second coating layer including a sol-gel and which is formed from a second coating composition. The first coating composition and second coating composition are each independently substantially free of hydrazine and hydrazide functional components.

To provide a laminate for frost prevention, a heat exchanger including the laminate, and a coating agent for frost prevention, which have excellent reduction or prevention effect of frost growth. A laminate for frost prevention of an embodiment of the present embodiments including: a substrate, and a frost prevention layer containing first inorganic nanoparticles and a hydrophilic binder and exhibiting a water contact angle of 19.0 degrees or less.

A coating composition for an optical article containing a photochromic compound and two or more (meth)acrylates, the two or more (meth)acrylates containing an alicyclic difunctional (meth)acrylate and a non-cyclic tri- or higher functional (meth)acrylate.

The present invention provides a coating material that can improve gravure printing characteristics of the printing surface of a printing substrate to favorably transfer an ink fed in the cell of a gravure printing roll to the printing surface of the printing substrate, thereby achieving the beautiful gravure printing. The coating material of the present invention is a coating material for forming a surface layer serving as a printing surface on a printing substrate to which gravure printing is to be applied, and the coating material is characterized by including a pigment including an inorganic particulate and a skin layer that is formed on a surface of the inorganic particulate and includes an organic compound.