The present invention relates to a high-performance sound insulation paint showing a sound absorption effect, and provides a sound insulation paint for coating including 15 to 25 weight % of soda-lime borosilicate glass, 36 to 46 weight % of a binder, 8 to 15 weight % of titanium dioxide, 8 to 15 weight % of aluminum potassium silicate, 20 to 30 weight % of water, and 2 to 5 weight % of Texanol.

Disclosed are methods of preparing thiol keratin-containing materials, comprising applying a mixture comprising one or more thiol compounds and a catalyst. Methods of preparing cross-linked keratin-containing materials by applying a mixture comprising one or more thiol compounds and an oxidizing agent are also disclosed. Methods of grafting monomeric and polymeric materials on keratin-containing materials to provide a covalent coating on keratin-containing materials are disclosed. A mixture comprising one or more thiol compounds is applied to the keratin-containing material sample. The keratin-containing material sample then comprises a plurality of free thiol groups. A monomer is optionally applied to the keratin-containing material sample to form a plurality of covalent bonds between the free thiol groups and the monomers. The disclosed grafting methods can be carried out with or without catalyst.

A black resin composition is provided that presents an achromatic reflected color tone, has a high visible-light-blocking ability and a high near-infrared penetrability, and exhibits a smaller amount of transmitted scattered light, where the black resin composition includes (A) a resin, (B) a colorant, and (C) an organic solvent, wherein the black composition includes a red pigment and a blue pigment as (B) the colorant, wherein amount of the red pigment is 20 to 80 wt % with respect to the total amount of (B) the colorant, and wherein crystalline size of the red pigment in a colored film composed of a cured product of the black resin composition is 5 nm or more and 25 nm or less, as calculated from a half bandwidth determined from a main peak of an X-ray diffraction spectrum obtained using CuKα rays as an X-ray source.

A black resin composition is provided that presents an achromatic reflected color tone, has a high visible-light-blocking ability and a high near-infrared penetrability, and exhibits a smaller amount of transmitted scattered light, where the black resin composition includes (A) a resin, (B) a colorant, and (C) an organic solvent, wherein the black composition includes a red pigment and a blue pigment as (B) the colorant, wherein amount of the red pigment is 20 to 80 wt % with respect to the total amount of (B) the colorant, and wherein crystalline size of the red pigment in a colored film composed of a cured product of the black resin composition is 5 nm or more and 25 nm or less, as calculated from a half bandwidth determined from a main peak of an X-ray diffraction spectrum obtained using CuKα rays as an X-ray source.

The present invention is directed to a coating composition or paint comprising a polymer system including one or more latex polymers, wherein the acid content and molecular weight of the latex polymers are balanced to provide a coating composition that demonstrates optimal performance characteristics of washability or stain resistance, especially when used in a flat finish paint.

The present invention is directed to a coating composition or paint comprising a polymer system including one or more latex polymers, wherein the acid content and molecular weight of the latex polymers are balanced to provide a coating composition that demonstrates optimal performance characteristics of washability or stain resistance, especially when used in a flat finish paint.

The present invention is directed to a coating composition or paint comprising a polymer system including one or more latex polymers, wherein the acid content and molecular weight of the latex polymers are balanced to provide a coating composition that demonstrates optimal performance characteristics of washability or stain resistance, especially when used in a flat finish paint.

Disclosed are methods of preparing thiol keratin-containing materials, comprising applying a mixture comprising one or more thiol compounds and a catalyst. Methods of preparing cross-linked keratin-containing materials by applying a mixture comprising one or more thiol compounds and an oxidizing agent are also disclosed. Methods of grafting monomeric and polymeric materials on keratin-containing materials to provide a covalent coating on keratin-containing materials are disclosed. A mixture comprising one or more thiol compounds is applied to the keratin-containing material sample. The keratin-containing material sample then comprises a plurality of free thiol groups. A monomer is optionally applied to the keratin-containing material sample to form a plurality of covalent bonds between the free thiol groups and the monomers. The disclosed grafting methods can be carried out with or without catalyst.

Provided is an additive for an optical resin including a (meth)acrylate compound represented by general formula (1) below: ##STR00001##
[in general formula (1), each X independently represents a fluorine atom or a methyl group in which at least one hydrogen atom is substituted with a fluorine atom; m represents an integer of 0 to 5; R.sup.1 represents an alkylene group or an oxyalkylene group having a carbon number of 1 to 8; and R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group].

The present disclosure provides an article including an organic layer having a nanostructured first surface including nanofeatures defining nanorecesses and an opposing second surface; and a ceramic layer disposed on the nanostructured first surface of the organic layer and filling at least a portion of the nanorecesses. The ceramic layer has a nanostructured first surface including nanofeatures and an opposing second surface, and the nanostructured first surface of the ceramic layer is interpenetrated with the nanostructured first surface of the organic layer. The present disclosure also provides a method of making the article. The method includes obtaining an organic layer having a nanostructured first surface including nanofeatures defining nanorecesses and an opposing second surface; and filling at least a portion of the nanorecesses of the nanostructured first surface of the organic layer with a ceramic material to form the article. In addition, the present disclosure provides articles including interpenetrating layers having different elastic storage moduli, such as non-metallic layers, and methods of making the articles. The articles can exhibit high abrasion resistance.