A method for dielectrically heating foamable composition to foam and set the composition is described. In particular, radio frequency (RF) heating is used to heat the foamable composition to provide insulation in the manufacture of an article.

A core-sheath filament having a non-tacky sheath and a hot-melt processable adhesive core, the sheath exhibiting a melt flow index of less than 15 grams per 10 minutes, is provided. Methods of making the core-sheath filament and methods of using the core-sheath filament to print a hot-melt processable adhesive onto a primer-treated substrate surface to provide a structural bond are described.

A polyorganosiloxane hot melt adhesive composition includes a polyolefin-polydiorganosiloxane block copolymer, a polydiorganosiloxane, and a polyorganosilicate resin. The hot melt adhesive composition is useful in electronic device assembly processes.

Core-sheath filaments comprising a non-tacky sheath, the non-tacky sheath exhibiting a melt flow index of less than 15 grams per 10 minutes and an adhesive core, the adhesive core comprising 10 wt.% to 99 wt.% of a polymer and a phenolic resin, where the polymer comprises an isoprene moiety, the phenolic resin comprises an alkyl-substituted phenol, and the phenolic resin is substantially free of halogens. Cured adhesive composition comprising the disclosed core-sheath filaments and methods of making such core-sheath filaments.

A welding strip carrier film. The raw materials for the welding strip carrier film comprise, in percent by mass, 50-99% of a matrix resin, 0-50% of a tackifying resin, and 0-5% of an additive. The matrix resin is one or more of a polyolefin resin and an elastomer thereof, a polyester resin and an elastomer thereof, polyvinyl butyral, an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, an ethylene-acrylic acid copolymer, an ionic polymer, polyamide, fluororesin, and modifiers thereof. The tackifying resin is one or more of rosin, hydrogenated rosin, a petroleum resin, a hydrogenated petroleum resin, a phenolic resin, and a terpene resin. The carrier film can be manufactured into a single-layer structure, and thus can have a support function while ensuring its bonding performance to a welding strip and a cell; and the carrier film would not be penetrated by a welding strip during lamination.

A hotmelt adhesive composition includes a polymer produced from ethylene, one or more branched vinyl ester monomers, and optionally, vinyl acetate, and a tackifier. A method for producing the hotmelt adhesive composition includes adding a polymer produced from ethylene, one or more branched vinyl ester monomers, and optionally, vinyl acetate and a tackifier into a mixer, optionally adding wax and/or antioxidant into the mixer, and mixing the polymer and the tackifier, and the optional wax and/or antioxidant at a temperature in a range from 150° C. to 200° C. to form the hot melt adhesive composition. A method for bonding a substrate to a similar or dissimilar substrate includes applying the hotmelt adhesive composition to at least one substrate; and bonding the substrate and the hotmelt adhesive composition together. A multi-layer article comprises at least one layer of the hotmelt adhesive compositions and one or more substrate layers.

A core-sheath filament having a non-tacky sheath and a hot-melt processable adhesive core, the sheath exhibiting a melt flow index of less than 15 grams per 10 minutes, is provided. Methods of making the core-sheath filament and methods of using the core-sheath filament to print a hot-melt processable adhesive onto a primer-treated substrate surface to provide a structural bond are described.

The invention relates to a water-based barrier adhesive comprising: a polyurethane; at least one water-soluble polymer, wherein the water-soluble polymer comprises at least one hydroxyl group; and water; a barrier film comprising the same; a method for preparing the same; and the use thereof in food packaging.

The invention relates to a water-based barrier adhesive comprising: a polyurethane; at least one water-soluble polymer, wherein the water-soluble polymer comprises at least one hydroxyl group; and water; a barrier film comprising the same; a method for preparing the same; and the use thereof in food packaging.

A core-sheath filament having a) a core that is a thermally conductive pressure-sensitive adhesive particles and b) a non-tacky, thermoplastic sheath is provided. The thermally conductive pressure-sensitive adhesive in the core includes a (meth)acrylate-based polymeric material and thermally conductive particles. Additionally, methods of making the core-sheath filament and methods of using the core-sheath filament to print a thermally conductive pressure-sensitive adhesive are described.