A separator and a lithium-ion battery. The separator includes a porous substrate, and a first coating layer arranged on at least one surface of the porous substrate, wherein the first coating layer includes an aromatic polyamide. An aramid coating layer is used; the aromatic polyamide in the aramid coating layer swells or plasticizes under the action of a solvent and a lithium salt in the electrolyte at high temperature or normal temperature, to increase the elongation of the separator, while improving the safety performance of the lithium-ion battery by interaction between the aramid coating layer and the electrode active material or the binder.

Coating formulations capable of forming coatings exhibiting minimal or no blushing may comprise an aqueous carrier fluid, an amine-terminated polyamide, a resin, an acid catalyst, and a water-soluble fluorescent compound. The resin may comprise at least one compound selected from the group consisting of an aminoplast melamine-based resin, a benzoguanamine-based resin, a cresolformaldehyde-based resin, and any combination thereof. Such coating formulations may be curable in at least about 1 minute at 200° F. Coatings formed therefrom may comprise a crosslinked reaction product of the amine-terminated polyamide and the resin. The water-soluble fluorescent compound may be compliant with 21 CFR § 175.300 (2019), of which quinine is a representative example. Such coatings that are compliant with 21 CFR § 175.300 may be disposed upon a surface in contact with a foodstuff, such as upon at least a portion of an easy-open end of a can or similar container.

Coating formulations capable of forming coatings exhibiting minimal or no blushing may comprise an aqueous carrier fluid, an amine-terminated polyamide, a resin, an acid catalyst, and a water-soluble fluorescent compound. The resin may comprise at least one compound selected from the group consisting of an aminoplast melamine-based resin, a benzoguanamine-based resin, a cresolformaldehyde-based resin, and any combination thereof. Such coating formulations may be curable in at least about 1 minute at 200° F. Coatings formed therefrom may comprise a crosslinked reaction product of the amine-terminated polyamide and the resin. The water-soluble fluorescent compound may be compliant with 21 CFR § 175.300 (2019), of which quinine is a representative example. Such coatings that are compliant with 21 CFR § 175.300 may be disposed upon a surface in contact with a foodstuff, such as upon at least a portion of an easy-open end of a can or similar container.

A high-concentration particle-containing film that contains a large amount of particles while having excellent flexibility is provided. The high-concentration particle-containing film of the invention includes a para-copolymerized aromatic polyamide obtained by copolymerization of para-phenylenediamine, a copolymerizing diamine and para-terephthaloyl dichloride, and particles, wherein the weight proportion of the copolymerizing diamine is in the range of 25 to 75 wt % of the entire diamine component and the particles are present at 55 vol % or greater, and the copolymerizing diamine is 3,3′-oxydiphenylenediamine, 3,4′-oxydiphenylenediamine or 4,4′-oxydiphenylenediamine.

A high-concentration particle-containing film that contains a large amount of particles while having excellent flexibility is provided. The high-concentration particle-containing film of the invention includes a para-copolymerized aromatic polyamide obtained by copolymerization of para-phenylenediamine, a copolymerizing diamine and para-terephthaloyl dichloride, and particles, wherein the weight proportion of the copolymerizing diamine is in the range of 25 to 75 wt % of the entire diamine component and the particles are present at 55 vol % or greater, and the copolymerizing diamine is 3,3′-oxydiphenylenediamine, 3,4′-oxydiphenylenediamine or 4,4′-oxydiphenylenediamine.

The present invention is directed toward transparent films prepared from soluble aromatic copolyamides with glass transition temperatures greater than 300 C. The copolyamides, which contain pendant carboxylic groups are solution cast into films using N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMAc), N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone (NMP), or other polar solvents. The films are thermally cured at temperatures near the copolymer glass transition temperature. After curing, the polymer films display transmittances >80% from 400 to 750 nm, have coefficients of thermal expansion of less than 20 ppm, and are solvent resistant. The films are useful as flexible substrates for microelectronic devices.

The present invention is directed toward transparent films prepared from soluble aromatic copolyamides with glass transition temperatures greater than 300 C. The copolyamides, which contain pendant carboxylic groups are solution cast into films using N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMAc), N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone (NMP), or other polar solvents. The films are thermally cured at temperatures near the copolymer glass transition temperature. After curing, the polymer films display transmittances >80% from 400 to 750 nm, have coefficients of thermal expansion of less than 20 ppm, and are solvent resistant. The films are useful as flexible substrates for microelectronic devices.

Disclosed herein is a composite material comprising a complex of formula I: {[Cp.sub.3M.sub.3O(OH).sub.3].sub.4(A).sub.6}(I), wherein A represents a ligand of formula II, and a polyamide. There is also disclosed a thin film nanocomposite membrane, a method of manufacturing the composite material and a method of purifying brackish water or seawater with the thin film nanocomposite membrane.

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In a first aspect, a coated film includes a polyimide film, a curable resin coating composition and an adhesion-promoter. The curable resin coating composition includes a curable oligomer and first nanoparticles. The adhesion-promoter includes a polyamic acid composition and is on a surface of the polyimide film that is in contact with the curable resin coating composition. In a second aspect, an electronic device includes the coated film of first aspect.

In a first aspect, a coated film includes a polyimide film, a curable resin coating composition and an adhesion-promoter. The curable resin coating composition includes a curable oligomer and first nanoparticles. The adhesion-promoter includes a polyamic acid composition and is on a surface of the polyimide film that is in contact with the curable resin coating composition. In a second aspect, an electronic device includes the coated film of first aspect.