A softening agent composition including (1) a silicone polymer, (2) a water-repellent polymer, (3) an emulsifier, and (4) a liquid medium that is water or a mixture of water and an organic solvent. Also disclosed is a method for producing the softening agent composition which includes producing a water-repellent polymer by polymerizing, in the presence of the silicone polymer, a monomer that constitutes the water-repellent polymer. The water-repellent polymer may be at least one selected from the group consisting of fluorine-containing polymers and non-fluorine-containing polymers. Also disclosed is a method for treating a substrate with the softening agent composition and a substrate treated with the softening agent composition.

A powdery and/or granular material for a thermosetting resin is provided. The powdery and/or granular material contains fine polymer particles (A) that contain a rubber-containing graft copolymer that includes an elastic body and a graft part grafted to the elastic body. The fine polymer particles (A) have a volume-average particle size of not less than 90 nm; and the polymer of the graft part has a weight-average molecular weight of not more than 200000.

A powdery and/or granular material for a thermosetting resin is provided. The powdery and/or granular material contains fine polymer particles (A) that contain a rubber-containing graft copolymer that includes an elastic body and a graft part grafted to the elastic body. The fine polymer particles (A) have a volume-average particle size of not less than 90 nm; and the polymer of the graft part has a weight-average molecular weight of not more than 200000.

An object of the present invention is to provide an impact modifier that provides impact resistance to a molded object obtained by molding a resin composition such as polycarbonate at a high temperature, and exhibits more excellent heat stability (preservation of mechanical properties after a wet heat test, discoloration, and flame retardance), and a thermoplastic resin composition including the impact modifier. The polyorganosiloxane-containing-rubber latex, in which a total amount of sulfate ions and sulfonate ions included in 100 g of the solid content is 2.4 mmol or less, a powder thereof, and a resin composition including the powder and a resin. Further, a molded object thereof and a production method therefor are provided.

An object of the present invention is to provide an impact modifier that provides impact resistance to a molded object obtained by molding a resin composition such as polycarbonate at a high temperature, and exhibits more excellent heat stability (preservation of mechanical properties after a wet heat test, discoloration, and flame retardance), and a thermoplastic resin composition including the impact modifier. The polyorganosiloxane-containing-rubber latex, in which a total amount of sulfate ions and sulfonate ions included in 100 g of the solid content is 2.4 mmol or less, a powder thereof, and a resin composition including the powder and a resin. Further, a molded object thereof and a production method therefor are provided.

Provided is a thermoplastic resin composition and a molded article excellent in balance of color developability and low-temperature impact resistance, where a polyorganosiloxane-containing graft copolymer in which a rubber (A) containing a polyorganosiloxane (A1) and a vinyl polymer (A2) is grafted with a vinyl monomer (b), wherein the vinyl polymer (A2) includes 90 to 100% by mass of a monofunctional vinyl monomer (a1) and 10 to 0% by mass of a polyfunctional vinyl monomer (a2) with respect to 100% by mass of the vinyl polymer (A2), wherein the glass transition temperature of the homopolymer of the monofunctional vinyl monomer (a1) is 0° C. or higher, and the peak of tan δ of the polyorganosiloxane-containing graft copolymer is in the range of −125° C. to −90° C.

Provided is a thermoplastic resin composition and a molded article excellent in balance of color developability and low-temperature impact resistance, where a polyorganosiloxane-containing graft copolymer in which a rubber (A) containing a polyorganosiloxane (A1) and a vinyl polymer (A2) is grafted with a vinyl monomer (b), wherein the vinyl polymer (A2) includes 90 to 100% by mass of a monofunctional vinyl monomer (a1) and 10 to 0% by mass of a polyfunctional vinyl monomer (a2) with respect to 100% by mass of the vinyl polymer (A2), wherein the glass transition temperature of the homopolymer of the monofunctional vinyl monomer (a1) is 0° C. or higher, and the peak of tan δ of the polyorganosiloxane-containing graft copolymer is in the range of −125° C. to −90° C.

The disclosure generally relates to omniphobic compatibilizers, which include a polymerization reaction product between a first vinyl monomer, optionally a second vinyl crosslinking monomer, and a functionalized omniphobic polymer. The functionalized omniphobic polymer can include two or more vinyl functional groups or at least one free radical initiator functional group such that the reaction product forming the omniphobic compatibilizer can be a vinyl or free-radical polymerization product. The omniphobic compatibilizer can be incorporated into a UV-curable or a non-UV-curable thermoset omniphobic composition. The UV-curable composition can be a crosslinked polymerization reaction product between the omniphobic compatibilizer, a third vinyl monomer, and a fourth polyvinyl crosslinking monomer. The non-UV-curable composition can be a crosslinked polymerization reaction product between the omniphobic compatibilizer, a first thermosetting component, and a second thermosetting component. The thermoset omniphobic composition can be a coating on a substrate in a corresponding coated article.

The disclosure generally relates to omniphobic compatibilizers, which include a polymerization reaction product between a first vinyl monomer, optionally a second vinyl crosslinking monomer, and a functionalized omniphobic polymer. The functionalized omniphobic polymer can include two or more vinyl functional groups or at least one free radical initiator functional group such that the reaction product forming the omniphobic compatibilizer can be a vinyl or free-radical polymerization product. The omniphobic compatibilizer can be incorporated into a UV-curable or a non-UV-curable thermoset omniphobic composition. The UV-curable composition can be a crosslinked polymerization reaction product between the omniphobic compatibilizer, a third vinyl monomer, and a fourth polyvinyl crosslinking monomer. The non-UV-curable composition can be a crosslinked polymerization reaction product between the omniphobic compatibilizer, a first thermosetting component, and a second thermosetting component. The thermoset omniphobic composition can be a coating on a substrate in a corresponding coated article.

A method for producing embedded hydrogel contact lenses comprises at least the following steps: depositing a small drop of a viscous lens-forming composition in the center of a female lens mold half; placing a preformed insert on top of the small drop precisely in the center of the female lens mold half so that the insert is held by capillary forces due to the presence of a thin layer of the viscous lens-forming composition between the insert and the molding surface of the female lens mold half; dosing an amount of another less viscous lens-forming composition on top of the insert to immerse the insert in the female lens mold half; closing tightly a male lens mold half onto the top of the female lens mold half halves to form a molding assembly; curing both the lens-forming compositions in the molding assembly to form an embedded hydrogel lens precursor.