A low-thermal-shrinkage polyester industrial yarn and preparation method thereof are provided. The low-thermal-shrinkage polyester industrial yarn is prepared by spinning and winding a modified polyester after solid-state polycondensation to increase viscosity. The preparation method of the modified polyester includes: after uniformly mixing terephthalic acid, ethylene glycol, 2,5-pyridinedicarboxylic acid and copper chloride, successively performing an esterification reaction and a polycondensation reaction to obtain the modified polyester. The polyester segments of the prepared low-thermal-shrinkage polyester industrial yarn comprises a terephthalic acid segment, an ethylene glycol segment and a 2,5-pyridinedicarboxylic acid segment, and 2,5-pyridinedicarboxylic acid segments of different polyester segments are coordinated by Cu.sup.2+. The molar ratio of the terephthalic acid segment to the 2,5-pyridinedicarboxylic acid segment is 1:(0.03-0.05). The O atom on a carbonyl group and the N atom on the pyridine of the 2,5-pyridinedicarboxylic acid segment are involved in the coordination.

Cutin-based devices, coatings and methods of producing such devices and coatings are presented herein. Cutin-like materials (CLMs) are presented which mimic and adapt coatings found in nature for the next generation of functional coatings. Cutin has several advantages including excellent UV resistance, natural resistance to bacteria and viruses, noncorrosive, and stability under abrupt changes in temperature and environment. CLMs can be engineered at the nanoscale and readily impregnated with metals and metal oxides materials.

Cutin-based devices, coatings and methods of producing such devices and coatings are presented herein. Cutin-like materials (CLMs) are presented which mimic and adapt coatings found in nature for the next generation of functional coatings. Cutin has several advantages including excellent UV resistance, natural resistance to bacteria and viruses, noncorrosive, and stability under abrupt changes in temperature and environment. CLMs can be engineered at the nanoscale and readily impregnated with metals and metal oxides materials.

The present application discloses a method for preparing polyester polyol comprising performing transesterification of raw materials containing inorganic oxyacid ester and polyhydric alcohol to obtain the polyester polyol. The polyester polyol obtained by the method described in the present application has higher heat resistance.

Disclosed are organotin ester polymers, methods of manufacture, and uses thereof. The organotin ester polymers exhibit both high dielectric constant and low conductivity suitable for use as dielectric insulating materials.

Cutin-based devices, coatings and methods of producing such devices and coatings are presented herein. Cutin-like materials (CLMs) are presented which mimic and adapt coatings found in nature for the next generation of functional coatings. Cutin has several advantages including excellent UV resistance, natural resistance to bacteria and viruses, noncorrosive, and stability under abrupt changes in temperature and environment. CLMs can be engineered at the nanoscale and readily impregnated with metals and metal oxides materials.

An optionally oriented copolyester film comprising a copolyester which comprises repeating units derived from an aliphatic diol, an aromatic dicarboxylic acid and a poly(alkylene oxide), wherein the copolyester film further comprises lithium ions, and wherein the film has a thickness of no more than about 25 m. The copolyester film is suitable for use a separator in a lithium-ion rechargeable battery.

Disclosed are transition metal or group II metal ester polymers where the metal is an alkaline earth, transition metal or aluminum; methods of manufacture, and uses thereof. The metal ester polymers exhibit both high dielectric constant and low conductivity suitable for use as dielectric insulating materials.

An optionally oriented copolyester film comprising a copolyester which comprises repeating units derived from an aliphatic diol, an aromatic dicarboxylic acid and a poly(alkylene oxide), wherein the copolyester film further comprises lithium ions, and wherein the film has a thickness of no more than about 25 m. The copolyester film is suitable for use a seperator in a lithium-ion rechargeable battery

A composition for use as a drier in auto-oxidizable coatings or as an accelerator in unsaturated polyester resins comprises a manganese-bearing polymer having a manganese dicarboxylate repeating unit and at least one nitrogen-containing donor ligand. Such compositions offer excellent drying performances. They ensure a strongly reduced leachability of manganese compared to that of known manganese-bearing driers.