Provided are materials having antimicrobial properties. The materials include a polymer having incorporated therein a synergistic combination of at least two metal oxide powders, including a mixed oxidation state oxide of a first metal and a single oxidation state oxide of a second metal. The powders may be incorporated substantially uniformly within the polymer. Further, the powders may have substantially different specific gravities and substantially similar bulk densities. In addition, the ions of the metal powders may be in ionic contact upon exposure of the material to moisture. Also provided are methods for the preparation of the materials and uses thereof, including in combating or inhibiting the activity of microbes or microorganisms.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide an electroconductive resin composition that has excellent electroconductivity and high mechanical strength. The electroconductive resin composition according to the present invention comprises 75-99 parts by mass of a thermoplastic resin (A), 1-25 parts by mass of a carbon material (B), and more than 1 part by mass but not more than 10 parts by mass, per 100 parts by mass of the total amount of the thermoplastic resin (A) and the carbon material (B), of a modified polyolefin wax (C), wherein the carbon material (B) is a granular carbon material having an average grain diameter of 500 nm or less or a fibrous carbon material having an average fiber length of 1000 m or less.

A structured body including: a formed body, the surface of which being formed of an underlying resin layer (1); and fine particles distributed on the underlying resin layer (1) on the surface of the formed body, wherein the structured body is characterized in that wax (3) is distributed on the surface of the underlying resin layer (1) together with fine particles (7), and the wax (3) is partly absorbed into the underlying resin layer (1).

The invention relates to a hydrocarbon wax composition with superior properties as ozone- and aging-protecting additive in rubber products, the production thereof and the use thereof as ozone- and aging-protecting additive. The hydrocarbon wax composition is characterized by its distribution of hydrocarbon molecules by number of carbon atoms per hydrocarbon molecule and its distribution of branched and linear hydrocarbons.

The present invention provides an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene powder having a viscosity-average molecular weight of 1010.sup.4 or higher and 100010.sup.4 or lower, wherein a temperature range in which a torque value reaches of the maximum torque value is 150 C. or higher and 170 C. or lower in torque value measurement.

The invention relates to a hydrocarbon wax composition with superior properties as ozone- and aging-protecting additive in rubber products, the production thereof and the use thereof as ozone- and aging-protecting additive. The hydrocarbon wax composition is characterized by its distribution of hydrocarbon molecules by number of carbon atoms per hydrocarbon molecule and its distribution of branched and linear hydrocarbons.

A structured body including: a formed body, the surface of which being formed of an underlying resin layer (1); and fine particles distributed on the underlying resin layer (1) on the surface of the formed body, wherein the structured body is characterized in that wax (3) is distributed on the surface of the underlying resin layer (1) together with fine particles (7), and the wax (3) is partly absorbed into the underlying resin layer (1).

Provided are materials having antimicrobial properties. The materials include a polymer having incorporated therein a synergistic combination of at least two metal oxide powders, including a mixed oxidation state oxide of a first metal and a single oxidation state oxide of a second metal. The powders may be incorporated substantially uniformly within the polymer. Further, the powders may have substantially different specific gravities and substantially similar bulk densities. In addition, the ions of the metal powders may be in ionic contact upon exposure of the material to moisture. Also provided are methods for the preparation of the materials and uses thereof, including in combating or inhibiting the activity of microbes or microorganisms.

A composition for low density, ultrathin, and inorganic films, comprising a mixture of 70-82% of calcium carbonate by weight, 10-15% of linear polyethylene by weight, 1-5% of stearic acid by weight, 0.40-0.80% of aluminate by weight, 0.20-0.80% of titanic acid ester by weight, 0.4-3.0% of modified polyethoxylated silicone emulsion by weight, 0.05-0.5% of foaming agent by weight, and 0.01-0.1% of foaming agent accelerator by weight. The inorganic of the present invention is reduced in thickness, light in weight, easy to degrade, high tensile and high tear strength, toxicity-free, high temperature resistance, and low prices, so as to fulfill the requirement of producing the mulch, trash bags, shopping bags, and package bags.

A method for preparing a predispersion of carbon nanotubes in a wax or wax blend involving melt-mixing, cooling and grinding the blend, preferably multiple times. The wax predispersion may provide particularly improved dispersion of single-wall nanotubes in ethylene--olefin elastomer compositions, resulting in improved reinforcement from the SWCNT. The improved elastomer compositions may show simultaneous improvement in both modulus and in elongation at break. The inventive elastomer compositions may be formed into useful rubber articles.