A method of activating a surface of a plastics substrate formed from: (a) polyaryletherketone such as polyether ether ketone (PEEK) polyether ketone ketone (PEKK), polyether ketone (PEK); polyether ether ketone ketone (PEEKK); or polyether ketone ether ketone ketone (PEKEKK); (b) a polymer containing a phenyl group directly attached to a carbonyl group, for example polybutadiene terephthalate (PBT) optionally wherein the carbonyl group is part of an amide group, such as polyarylamide (PARA); (c) polyphenylene sulfide (PPS); or (d) polyetherimide (PEI); for subsequent bonding, the method comprising the step of exposing the surface to actinic radiation wherein the actinic radiation: includes radiation with wavelength in the range from about 10 nm to about 1000 nm; the energy of the actinic radiation to which the surface is exposed is in the range from about 0.5 J/cm.sup.2 to about 300 J/cm.sup.2. Hard to bond substrates are then more easily subsequently bonded for example using acrylic, epoxy or anaerobic adhesive.

The present disclosure relates to a window film and a method of manufacturing the same. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a window film and a method of manufacturing the same that prevents a mirror phenomenon from occurring and prevents thermal energy absorbed by the film from being re-emitted into the interior of the film and from increasing the temperature of the room.

The present invention comprises a single-component binder for heat-sealing applications which can be used for the sealing of polyester foils, in particular of polyethylene terephthalate foils (PET foils) with respect to containers made of polystyrene, of PVC, and of polyester. These polyesters can in particular be polyethylene terephthalate (PET) or polylactic acid (PLA). The binders here feature not only good seal seam strengths but also in particular good transparency and excellent application properties. A substantive aspect of the invention is that the sealing can be achieved without addition of adhesion promoters, in particular without addition of adhesion promoters based on polyvinyl chloride (PVC) or on polyester, and that barrier properties and sealing properties achieved in respect of containers made of PS and of PET are nevertheless at least comparable with, and sometimes better than, those achieved with heat-sealing systems already marketed.

A film structure including: (a) at least one functionalized film layer, wherein the at least one film layer comprises a polar-reactive group polyolefin layer used as an internal layer in the film structure; and (b) a lamination adhesive composition present on, and in contact with, a least a portion of a surface of the internal layer; wherein the green tack value of the adhesive composition is greater than 0.772 Newtons/centimeter; a laminate including the above film structure bonded to a substrate layer; a process for producing the film structure; a process for producing the laminate; and a laminated article made from the above laminate.

There are provided a holding strap, methods of making the same, and methods using such holding strap for tying down objects on a flatbed of a vehicle, retaining underground tanks, or lifting electrodes out of an electrolytic cell. The holding strap includes a chemically pre-treated strap component, an epoxy resin chemically bonded to the pre-treated strap component, and a hook component comprising a cavity that is configured and sized to receive at least a portion of the strap component, the epoxy resin being chemically bonded to internal surfaces of the cavity, so as to form the holding strap.

Provided is an adhesive containing a polyurethane resin (A), an epoxy resin (B), and an isocyanate crosslinking agent (C). The epoxy resin (B) contains a hydroxyl group-containing epoxy resin that has an epoxy equivalent of 450 g/eq or more and 3000 g/eq or less and that has a hydroxy group.

A heat-sensitive label that can achieve both sufficient adhesive strength and high recyclability is provided. A heat-sensitive label comprising a substrate layer and a heat sealing layer (A) on the substrate layer, wherein the heat sealing layer (A) comprises a heat sealing resin and a carboxylic anhydride-modified polyolefin resin (h); and a product MCh of an acid value M (mgKOH/g) of the carboxylic anhydride-modified polyolefin resin (h) and a content Ch (% by mass) of the carboxylic anhydride-modified polyolefin resin (h) in the heat sealing layer (A) is 1.5 to 6.0.

A simple, highly versatile method for fixing smooth materials that utilizes a water pasting method can be provided by interposing an ionic liquid between smooth materials such as glass or resin not impregnated with an ionic liquid and fixing these smooth materials.

Specific composite materials described herein are based on the discovery that certain selections of materials and manufacturing conditions and processes provide unexpectedly improved self-supporting thin-film composite materials. It has been discovered that certain combinations of backing materials, shrink film materials, and manufacturing conditions provide improved composites having highly controllable, readily repeatable, and stable arc shaped cross-web curled structures. In general, the composite materials described herein comprise a dimensionally alterable film such as a polyester shrink film having a first surface and a second surface, and a polyester backing material having a first surface and a second surface, wherein the second surface of the backing material is laminated to the first surface of the dimensionally alterable film. Upon activation of the alterable film, for example upon exposing the composite material comprising the polyester heat shrink film to heat, the composite material can be imparted with an arc shaped cross-web curled structure along it longitudinal width, resulting in resistance to bending in its axial length, and a self-supporting material.

A composition for temporary bonding, comprising: (A) a bifunctional (meth)acrylate having a cyclic structure; and (B) a photo radical polymerization initiator, wherein a cured body of the composition has a storage modulus at 23 C. of 0.66 GPa or less, and wherein the cured body is prepared by sandwiching the composition for temporary bonding between PET films, pressing out the composition to make a thickness down to 50 m, and curing the composition in a condition of an integrated light intensity of 5,000 mJ/cm.sup.2 using UV-LED (central wavelength 405 nm, intensity 100 mW/cm.sup.2).