A composition for forming an upper layer film is applied onto a resist film formed using an actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition, and includes a resin X and a compound A having a radical trapping group. A pattern forming method includes applying an actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition onto a substrate to form a resist film, applying the composition for forming an upper layer film onto the resist film to form an upper layer film on the resist film, exposing the resist film having the upper layer film formed thereon, and developing the exposed resist film using a developer including an organic solvent to form a pattern.

An aqueous coating composition comprising (a) from 12.5% to 87% by weight based on the weight of the aqueous coating composition, of a film-forming polymer; (b) from 9.5% to 85% by weight based on the weight of the film-forming polymer, of a specific oligomer; and (c) from 2.5% to 50% by weight based on the weight of the film-forming polymer, of beads with a mean particle size of from 5.0 to 10.5 μm; and a process for preparing the aqueous coating composition.

An aqueous coating composition comprising (a) from 12.5% to 87% by weight based on the weight of the aqueous coating composition, of a film-forming polymer; (b) from 9.5% to 85% by weight based on the weight of the film-forming polymer, of a specific oligomer; and (c) from 2.5% to 50% by weight based on the weight of the film-forming polymer, of beads with a mean particle size of from 5.0 to 10.5 μm; and a process for preparing the aqueous coating composition.

A photo-curable coating composition comprising (1) a polyfunctional (meth)acrylic monomer, (2) a photopolymerization initiator, and (3) a specific hydroxyphenyltriazine base UV absorber has high mar resistance and long-term weather resistance.

A heat-ray shielding particle dispersing liquid includes heat-ray shielding particles at least containing composite tungsten oxide particles and indium tin oxide particles, the weight ratio of the composite tungsten oxide particles and the indium tin oxide particles in the heat-ray shielding particles being within a range of “composite tungsten oxide particles”/“indium tin oxide particles”=99/1 to 22/78; and a liquid medium.

A heat-ray shielding particle dispersing liquid includes heat-ray shielding particles at least containing composite tungsten oxide particles and indium tin oxide particles, the weight ratio of the composite tungsten oxide particles and the indium tin oxide particles in the heat-ray shielding particles being within a range of “composite tungsten oxide particles”/“indium tin oxide particles”=99/1 to 22/78; and a liquid medium.

Coatings and other applications containing a latex with modified surface properties obtainable by methods of adding a water soluble amphiphilic copolymer in a aqueous dispersion of a water-insoluble polymer obtained from ethylenically unsaturated monomers.

The present invention provides a floor coating composition comprising (A) and aqueous solvent; and (B) a chelating polymer which comprises units derived from one or more aminocarboxylate compounds or their salts, one or more other polymerizable monomers, one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers and, optionally, one or more crosslinking monomers. For example, the aminocarboxylate compounds or their salts may be one or more of iminodiacetic acid (IDA), iminodisuccinic acid (IDS), ethylenediamine triacetic acid (ED3A) and ethylenediamine disuccinic acid (EDDS), or their salts. Suitable polymerizable monomers may be one or more of glycidyl methacrylate (GMA), allyl glycidyl ether (AGE), vinylbenzyl chloride (VBC), allyl bromide, and their derivatives.

The present invention relates to a multi-aziridine crosslinker composition, characterized in that the multi-aziridine crosslinker composition is an aqueous dispersion having a pH ranging from 8 to 14 and comprises a multi-aziridine compound in dispersed form, wherein said multi-aziridine compound has: a. from 2 to 6 of the following structural units A: whereby R.sub.1 is H, R.sub.2 and R.sub.4 are independently chosen from H or an aliphatic hydrocarbon group containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R a is an aliphatic hydrocarbon group containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, m is 1, b. one or more linking chains wherein each one of these linking chains links two of the structural units A; and c. a molecular weight in the range from 500 to 10000 Daltons wherein the molecular weight is determined using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry according to the description.

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The present invention relates to a multi-aziridine crosslinker composition, characterized in that the multi-aziridine crosslinker composition is an aqueous dispersion having a pH ranging from 8 to 14 and comprises a multi-aziridine compound in dispersed form, wherein said multi-aziridine compound has: a. from 2 to 6 of the following structural units A: whereby R.sub.1 is H, R.sub.2 and R.sub.4 are independently chosen from H or an aliphatic hydrocarbon group containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R a is an aliphatic hydrocarbon group containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, m is 1, b. one or more linking chains wherein each one of these linking chains links two of the structural units A; and c. a molecular weight in the range from 500 to 10000 Daltons wherein the molecular weight is determined using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry according to the description.

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