Disclosed is a moisture curable silane modified terpolymer comprising a polyether segment, a segment of polytetrahydrofuran or polycarbonate, a polysiloxane segment and terminal amino silane groups joined to the terpolymer via urethane linkages and wherein the polyether segment comprises at least 70% by weight based on the total weight of the silane modified terpolymer. Also disclosed is a method of forming moisture curable silane modified terpolymer.

Provided is a polycarbonate-based resin composition, including: 10 to 90 mass % of a polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer (E-1); and 10 to 90 mass % of an aromatic polycarbonate resin (E-2) except the polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer (E-1), in which the molecular weight distribution of the polyorganosiloxane block of the polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer is controlled within a specific region.

Provided is a polycarbonate-based resin composition containing a polycarbonate-based resin containing a polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer, and 0.01 to 1.0 part by mass of a UV absorber with respect to 100 parts by mass of the polycarbonate-based resin, in which the molecular weight distribution of a polyorganosiloxane block in the polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer is controlled within a specific region.

A foamable poly carbonate composition comprising 5 to 95 wt % of a poly(siloxane) block copolymer comprising a poly(carbonate-siloxane) comprising 50 to 99 wt % of bisphenol A carbonate units and 1 to 50 wt % of dimethylsiloxane units, each based on the weight of the poly(carbonate-siloxane), a poly(ester-carbonate-siloxane) comprising bisphenol A carbonate units, isophthalate-terephthalate-bisphenol A ester units, and 5 to 200 dimethyl siloxane units, or a combination thereof; 5 to 95 wt % of an auxiliary component comprising a poly(alkylene ester), a poly(ester-carbonate), or a combination thereof, and optionally, a homopolycarbonate; optionally, up to 10 wt % of an additive composition, wherein the composition has a glass transition temperature of 140° C. and below measured using differential scanning calorimetry, and wherein a foamed sample of the composition has an average cell size of 10 nanometers to 20 micrometers.

A polycarbonate-polydiorganosiloxane copolymer or a resin composition thereof having excellent impact resistance, and, in particular, excellent impact resistance at extremely low temperatures, as well as excellent chemical resistance; and a production method for the resin composition are provided. This copolymer or resin composition thereof includes a polycarbonate-polydiorganosiloxane copolymer and an optional polycarbonate resin. The copolymer includes a polycarbonate block (A-1) and a polydiorganosiloxane block (A-2). The polydiorganosiloxane block (A-2) content of the copolymer or resin composition thereof is 2.5-8.0 wt %. The copolymer or resin composition thereof satisfies (i) and (ii): (i) in a cross-sectional observation image of the copolymer or resin composition thereof that is generated using an electron beam microscope, there are 1-20 domains that have a longest diameter of at least 80 nm in an area that is 850 nm square (722,500 nm.sup.2); and (ii) average domain size is 30-100 nm.

The invention relates to a method for producing a polymer which contains organooxysilyl end groups. The method first has the step of reacting a polyoxyalkylene polyol which contains carbon-carbon multiple bonds with a organooxysilyl compound of the formula Si(X)n(R)4-n in the presence of a catslyst, wherein X independently of one another represents C1-C8-alkoxy, C7-C20-aralkoxy, C6-C14-aroxy, C7-C20-alkylaroxy, C1-C20-acyloxy; R independently of one another represents a saturated or unsaturated C1-C22-alkyl, C6-C14-aryl, C7-C14-aralkyl, C7-C14-alkylaryl; and n is 2, 3, or 4. The invention additionally relates to a method for producing an elastomer precursor from the polymer which contains organooxysilyl end groups and to products which can be obtained using said method.

Provided is a polyorganosiloxane, wherein a value obtained by integrating dw/d log(M) from 2.5log(M)3.1 is 0 to 10% of a value obtained by integrating dw/d log(M) over the entire range of log (M) in a differential molecular weight distribution curve, wherein the differential molecular weight distribution curve is determined by gel permeation chromatography using the polystyrene calibration curve, has an x-axis showing a logarithmic value log(M) of a molecular weight M and has a y-axis showing dw/d log(M) obtained by differentiating a concentration fraction w with respect to the logarithmic value log(M) of the molecular weight.

A copolymer fiber is prepared from a composition that includes specific amounts of a block polyestercarbonate-polysiloxane and a flame retardant. The fiber has an equivalent circular diameter of 10 to 60 micrometers. Also described are a method of forming the fiber, and various articles incorporating the fiber, including woven fabrics, knit fabrics, and nonwoven fabrics.

The present invention relates to a thermoplastic resin composition for laser direct structuring process, and a molded product comprising the same. In one specific embodiment, the thermoplastic resin composition comprises: approximately 100 parts by weight of a base resin; approximately 0.1-20 parts by weight of an additive for laser direct structuring; and approximately 1-20 parts by weight of an impact modifier, wherein the base resin comprises a polycarbonate resin, a polycarbonate-polysiloxane copolymer and a polyester resin.

Disclosed is a polycarbonate resin composition including (1) a polyester compound having a structure of chemical formula 1 as defined herein or a phenyl-arylene ether sulfone compound having a structure of chemical formula 2 as defined herein; (2) a polycarbonate block copolymer; and (3) a thermoplastic aromatic polycarbonate resin or a polysiloxane-polycarbonate resin; and a molded product including the same. The polycarbonate resin composition exhibits remarkably excellent heat resistance compared to existing high heat resistance polycarbonate resins, and has an excellent balance of physical properties such as fluidity.