An object of the present invention is to provide a composition having flexibility. A composition comprising a graft copolymer in which a monomer, including a (meth) acrylonitrile and a (meth) acrylic acid ester as a main monomer, graft-copolymerizes to a backbone polymer having a polyvinyl alcohol, wherein the polyvinyl alcohol has a saponification degree of 50 to 100 mol %, a content of the composition of the polyvinyl alcohol is 5 to 50% by mass, a total content of the (meth) acrylonitrile monomer unit and the (meth) acrylic acid ester monomer unit is 50 to 95% by mass, a content of the (meth) acrylonitrile monomer unit in a total of 100% by mass of the (meth) acrylonitrile monomer unit and the (meth)acrylate monomer unit is 20 to 95% by mass, a content of the (meth)acrylate monomer unit in a total of 100% by mass of the (meth) acrylonitrile monomer unit and the (meth)acrylate monomer unit is 5 to 80% by mass, the (meth) acrylic acid ester is a monomer whose homopolymer has a glass transition temperature of 150 to 300 K.

An object of the present invention is to provide a composition having flexibility. A composition comprising a graft copolymer in which a monomer, including a (meth) acrylonitrile and a (meth) acrylic acid ester as a main monomer, graft-copolymerizes to a backbone polymer having a polyvinyl alcohol, wherein the polyvinyl alcohol has a saponification degree of 50 to 100 mol %, a content of the composition of the polyvinyl alcohol is 5 to 50% by mass, a total content of the (meth) acrylonitrile monomer unit and the (meth) acrylic acid ester monomer unit is 50 to 95% by mass, a content of the (meth) acrylonitrile monomer unit in a total of 100% by mass of the (meth) acrylonitrile monomer unit and the (meth)acrylate monomer unit is 20 to 95% by mass, a content of the (meth)acrylate monomer unit in a total of 100% by mass of the (meth) acrylonitrile monomer unit and the (meth)acrylate monomer unit is 5 to 80% by mass, the (meth) acrylic acid ester is a monomer whose homopolymer has a glass transition temperature of 150 to 300 K.

The invention provides creep resistant, lubricious and tough PVA-PAAm-hydrogels, creep resistant, lubricious, tough PVA-PAAm-hydrogel-containing compositions, and methods of making the same. The invention also provides methods of implanting or administering the creep resistant, lubricious and tough PVA-PAAm-hydrogels, or the PVA-PAAm-hydrogel-containing compositions to treat a subject in need. Methods of cross-linking pre-solidified or pre-gelled hydrogel particles and making cross-linked PVA-PAAm-hydrogels, and cross-linked PVA-PAAm-hydrogel-containing compositions also are disclosed herein.

The invention provides creep resistant, lubricious and tough PVA-PAAm-hydrogels, creep resistant, lubricious, tough PVA-PAAm-hydrogel-containing compositions, and methods of making the same. The invention also provides methods of implanting or administering the creep resistant, lubricious and tough PVA-PAAm-hydrogels, or the PVA-PAAm-hydrogel-containing compositions to treat a subject in need. Methods of cross-linking pre-solidified or pre-gelled hydrogel particles and making cross-linked PVA-PAAm-hydrogels, and cross-linked PVA-PAAm-hydrogel-containing compositions also are disclosed herein.

The present invention provides a process for producing a durable, external surfactant free, cationic, water based jet ink polymer which when formulated into an ink, coating or film that results in a excellent adhesion to metal or plastic substrates. The hybridized copolymer comprises a hydrophobic functional polymeric backbone comprising a functional vinylchloride-containing polymer portion having an average molecular weight of from 15,000 to 200,000 g/mole and at least one polymer portion selected from the group consisting of a functional polyolefin and a functional polysiloxane. The hybridized copolymer also comprises a plurality of copolymeric side chains attached to the backbone, comprising a polymerizable amine-containing unsaturated monomer, and a polymerizable unsaturated monomer.

The present invention provides a process for producing a durable, external surfactant free, cationic, water based jet ink polymer which when formulated into an ink, coating or film that results in a excellent adhesion to metal or plastic substrates. The hybridized copolymer comprises a hydrophobic functional polymeric backbone comprising a functional vinylchloride-containing polymer portion having an average molecular weight of from 15,000 to 200,000 g/mole and at least one polymer portion selected from the group consisting of a functional polyolefin and a functional polysiloxane. The hybridized copolymer also comprises a plurality of copolymeric side chains attached to the backbone, comprising a polymerizable amine-containing unsaturated monomer, and a polymerizable unsaturated monomer.

A grafted polyvinyl alcohol polymer has a balance between hydrophilicity and hydrophobicity. The grafted polyvinyl alcohol polymer has a chemical functionality that allows for adsorption onto the pulp fibers, polymer film formation upon drying, repelling water upon wetting, polymer film swelling and breaking for prolonged wetting by water. When incorporated into paper products, the polymer can provide a paper having improved wet strength, temporary water repellency, and/or is dispersible in aqueous solutions.

A grafted polyvinyl alcohol polymer has a balance between hydrophilicity and hydrophobicity. The grafted polyvinyl alcohol polymer has a chemical functionality that allows for adsorption onto the pulp fibers, polymer film formation upon drying, repelling water upon wetting, polymer film swelling and breaking for prolonged wetting by water. When incorporated into paper products, the polymer can provide a paper having improved wet strength, temporary water repellency, and/or is dispersible in aqueous solutions.

The present invention relates to a binder composition for a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, which is characterized by containing (A) polyvinyl alcohol, (B) at least one selected from a copolymer of vinyl alcohol and ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid and a neutralized salt of the copolymer and (C) at least one selected from an amino acid, a carboxylic acid-containing polymer and a polyamine; and a binder aqueous solution for a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, a slurry composition for a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, an electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, and a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, each containing the binder composition; and others.

The present invention relates to a binder composition for a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, which is characterized by containing (A) polyvinyl alcohol, (B) at least one selected from a copolymer of vinyl alcohol and ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid and a neutralized salt of the copolymer and (C) at least one selected from an amino acid, a carboxylic acid-containing polymer and a polyamine; and a binder aqueous solution for a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, a slurry composition for a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, an electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, and a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, each containing the binder composition; and others.