A multi-stage emulsion processing aid polymer comprising one or more functionalized ethylenically unsaturated monomer into the emulsion polymerization reactor, wherein the functionality is selected from the group consisting of β-keto esters, β-keto amides, β-diketones, cyanoacetic esters, malonates, nitroalkanes, β-nitro esters, sulfonazides, thiols, thiol-s-triazines, and amine, where the functionality is incorporated into polymers by polymerizing, ethylenically unsaturated monomers containing these functionalities or by post functionalization of a polymer with additional reactions after polymerization in one of the first or second stages. Foamable halogenated polymers comprising the multi-stage emulsion processing aid polymer is also provided. Also provided are methods for making the multi-stage emulsion processing aid polymer and foamable halogenated polymers.

Methods of producing an ion exchange membrane support are disclosed. The methods include saturating a polymeric microporous substrate with a charged monomer solution comprising at least one functional monomer, a cross-linking agent, and an effective amount of at least one photopolymerization initiator and polymerizing the at least one functional monomer by exposing the saturated polymeric microporous substrate to ultraviolet light under conditions effective to cross-link the at least one functional monomer and produce the ion exchange membrane support. Methods of producing a monovalent selective ion exchange membrane are also disclosed. The methods include functionalizing an exterior surface of the ion exchange membrane support with a charged compound layer, drying the ion exchange membrane support and soaking the ion exchange membrane support in a solution comprising an acid or a base for an amount of time effective to produce the monovalent selective ion exchange membrane.

A first embodiment is a hard coat laminated film which sequentially includes a first hard coat layer and a transparent resin film layer from the surface layer side, and wherein the first hard coat layer is formed from a coating material that contains 100 parts by mass of (A) a copolymer of (a1) a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate and (a2) a polyfunctional thiol and 0.01-7 parts by mass of (B) a water repellent agent, while containing no inorganic particles. A second embodiment is a hard coat laminated film which sequentially includes a first hard coat layer and a transparent resin film layer from the surface layer side, and wherein: the first hard coat layer is formed from a coating material that contains (A) a copolymer of (a1) a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate and (a2) a polyfunctional thiol and (B) a water repellent agent, while containing no inorganic particles; and the surface of the first hard coat layer exhibits high abrasion resistance (steel wool resistance) as examined by a test under predetermined conditions with use of a JSPS-type tester in accordance with JIS L0849 (2013).

A gel medium containing at least one non-aqueous solvent and a crosslinked polymer resulting from the reaction of a polyfunctional polymer containing at least two carboxyl moieties capable of undergoing crosslinking reactions, the polyfunctional polymer having a molecular weight from 2,000 g/mol to 3,000,000 g/mol, and a crosslinking agent chosen from a polycarbodiimide or a polyaziridine.

A hardcoat composition includes one or more multifunctional (meth)acrylate monomers, and a nanoparticle mixture dispersed within the one or more multifunctional (meth)acrylate monomers. The nanoparticle mixture includes a first population of semi-reactive nanoparticles having an average particle diameter in a range from 5 nm to 60 nm, and a second population of reactive nanoparticles having an average particle diameter in a range from 5 nm to 60 nm.

Provided herein according to some embodiments is a dual cure additive manufacturing resin, comprising: (i) a light polymerizable component, (ii) a photoinitiator, (iii) a heat polymerizable component, and (iv) a non-reactive diluent, which resin is useful for the production of three-dimensional objects by additive manufacturing. Methods of using the same are also provided.

Addition curable composition containing specific silicone resins containing aliphatically unsaturated groups and an organic compound containing unsaturated groups such as acrylate or methacrylate groups are suitable when used with fine and coarse fillers to produce artificial stone with both high hardness and high flexural strength.

Provided is a method for coating an implant using heat, and more particularly to a method for coating only the surface of an implant with a biocompatible polymer by using heat while maintaining physical characteristics of the implant.

The method for coating an implant using heat according to the present invention may effectively introduce a biocompatible polymer onto a three-dimensional material surface and thus may overcome the spatial limitations of light, and enables mass-coating and thus may be effectively used in the manufacture of an implant coated with a biocompatible polymer.

The resin composition of the present invention comprises a polyvinyl acetal resin (A) and an acrylic-based polymer (B), in which the acrylic-based polymer (B) is a polymer of a monomer component comprising an acrylic-based monomer, a dHSP/R of the monomer component relative to the polyvinyl acetal resin (A) is 1.16 or less, and a content of the acrylic-based polymer (B) is 20 parts by mass or more and 90 parts by mass or less based on 100 parts by mass of the polyvinyl acetal resin (A).

A hardcoat composition includes one or more multifunctional (meth)acrylate monomers, and a nanoparticle mixture dispersed within the one or more multifunctional (meth)acrylate monomers. The nanoparticle mixture includes a first population of semi-reactive nanoparticles having an average particle diameter in a range from 5 nm to 60 nm, and a second population of reactive nanoparticles having an average particle diameter in a range from 5 nm to 60 nm.