The present disclosure provides for a coated infill, an artificial turf that includes the coated infill and a method of making the coated infill of the present disclosure. The coated infill includes an infill granule, an exterior coating layer at least partially covering the infill granule, where the exterior coating layer includes a cured hydrophilic polyurethane, and an intermediate coating layer at least partially covering the infill granule, the intermediate coating layer comprising a cured polyurethane, where the cured polyurethane is different than the cured hydrophilic polyurethane and where the intermediate coating layer is positioned between the exterior coating layer and the infill granule, the exterior coating layer being an outermost layer of the coated infill.

A synthetic leather article comprising a top coating derived from externally emulsified PUD and a 2K non-solvent PU foam is provided. The leather article exhibits high delamination resistance while retaining superior mechanical properties and appearance comparable with those derived from the organic solvent-based PU. A method for preparing the synthetic leather article is also provided.

The present disclosure provides a process. The process includes (A) providing at least 6 film layers, each film layer being a pearlized biaxially oriented polypropylene; (B) applying a solvent-less adhesive at a coat weight of 2.0 g/m.sup.2 to 3.5 g/m.sup.2 between each film layer; and (C) forming a laminate, the laminate having a thickness of at least 300 μm. The solvent-less adhesive contains (i) a polyol component including at least one polyol selected from a polyester polyol, a polyether polyol, and combinations thereof; and (ii) an isocyanate component including an isocyanate prepolymer that is the reaction product of at least one isocyanate monomer and at least one polyol selected from a polyester polyol, a polyether polyol, and combinations thereof. The present disclosure also provides a laminate formed by said process.

A golf ball 2 includes a main body 4 and a paint layer 6 positioned outside the main body 4. The main body 4 includes a spherical core 8, a mid layer 10 positioned outside the core 8, and a cover 12 positioned outside the mid layer 10. An indentation depth, measured when the paint layer 6 in a cross-section along a plane passing through a central point of the golf ball 2 is pressed by a force of 30 mgf in a direction perpendicular to the cross-section, is not less than 300 nm and not greater than 3000 nm. The paint layer 6 preferably has a thickness of not less than 5 μm and not greater than 50 μm.

The present invention provides a novel compound for optical materials, and a curable composition, a cured body and an optical article containing the compound for optical materials. According to an embodiment, there is provided a compound for optical materials represented by Formula (Ia) below:

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In Formula (Ia), X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 are each NH, S, or O. R.sup.1 is a 1- to 30-valent organic residue. R.sup.3 is a group composed of a polymer having a repeating unit selected from the group consisting of —(CH.sub.2).sub.mO—, —(CH.sub.2CH.sub.2O)—, —(CH(CH.sub.3)CH.sub.2O)—, —(CH.sub.2CH(CH.sub.3)O)—, — (C(═O)—CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2O)—, —(C(═O)—O—CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2O)—, and —(C(═O)—O—CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2O)—, a random copolymer having at least two repeating units selected from the group, or a block copolymer having at least two repeating units selected from the group.

The present invention provides coated films and articles formed from such films. In one aspect, a coated film comprises (a) a film and (b) a coating on an outer surface of the film comprising polyurethane and a plurality of [(trimethylsilyl)oxy]-modified silica particles. In some embodiments, the coated film is thermally resistant under the sealing conditions of ASTM 1921-98 over a temperature range of 80 C to 200 C, and/or has a gloss of 11 or less when measured at 45 in accordance with ASTM D2457.

Golf balls having covers made of thermoplastic polyurethane compositions are provided. Multi-piece golf balls can be made. In one embodiment, the outer cover layer is formed from a composition comprising a thermoplastic polyurethane and epoxy compound. Mixtures of multi-functional amines and imines, and multi-functional isocyanates, and epoxy curing agents; and solvent, can be applied to the outer cover. The resulting coating may contain polyurethanes, polyureas, and hybrids, copolymers, and blends thereof. The cover composition and surface coatings can further include catalysts, ultraviolet (UV)-light stabilizers, and other additives. The coating methods have many benefits and the finished balls have good physical properties.

The invention relates to a method of making an article by recycling a disperse dyed fabric. The fabric is made from a melt-spun thermoplastic polyurethane fiber which contains a co-polymer diol derived from caprolactone monomer and a polyether polyol. The fabric is shredded and then thermally treated to form granules, which can be melted in an extruder to form an article.

Golf balls having covers made of thermoplastic polyurethane compositions are provided. Multi-piece golf balls can be made. In one embodiment, the outer cover layer is formed from a composition comprising a thermoplastic polyurethane and epoxy compound. Mixtures of multi-functional amines and imines, and multi-functional isocyanates, and epoxy curing agents; and solvent, can be applied to the outer cover. The resulting coating may contain polyurethanes, polyureas, and hybrids, copolymers, and blends thereof. The cover composition and surface coatings can further include catalysts, ultraviolet (UV)-light stabilizers, and other additives. The coating methods have many benefits and the finished balls have good physical properties.

A golf ball 2 includes a main body 4 and a paint layer 6 positioned outside the main body 4. The main body 4 includes a spherical core 8, a mid layer 10 positioned outside the core 8, and a cover 12 positioned outside the mid layer 10. An indentation depth, measured when the paint layer 6 in a cross-section along a plane passing through a central point of the golf ball 2 is pressed by a force of 30 mgf in a direction perpendicular to the cross-section, is not less than 300 nm and not greater than 3000 nm. The paint layer 6 preferably has a thickness of not less than 5 μm and not greater than 50 μm.