A transparent antibacterial plastic film and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The transparent antibacterial plastic film includes a polyester material and an antibacterial composite dispersed in the polyester material. A refractive index of the antibacterial composite ranges from 1.46 to 1.66. The method for manufacturing the transparent antibacterial plastic film includes steps of: mixing the polyester material and the antibacterial composite to form antibacterial masterbatches, and using the antibacterial masterbatches to form the transparent antibacterial plastic film. A refractive index of the antibacterial composite ranges from 1.46 to 1.66.

An adhesive for an endoscope, the adhesive including (A) an epoxy resin including at least one epoxy resin of a bisphenol A epoxy resin, a bisphenol F epoxy resin, or a phenol novolac epoxy resin, (B) a curing component including at least one of a phosphorus-containing compound, a polythiol compound, a dicyandiamide compound, a phenol compound, or a polyether-polyamine compound, and (C) an inorganic amphoteric ion exchanger; and a cured product of the adhesive. An endoscope including the cured product fixed, and a method for producing the endoscope.

This disclosure relates to materials prepared using a laser-direct structuring (LDS) method. The LDS materials of the present disclosure comprise polymeric film or polymeric sheet structures containing a LDS additive and which can undergo laser-direct structuring and chemical plating to form conductive paths on their surface. The present disclosure finds use, for example, in the automotive, electronics, RFID, communications, and medical device industries.

The invention relates to a process for dehumidifying a moist gas mixture. The invention further relates to an apparatus for dehumidifying a moist gas mixture and to the use of said apparatus in the process according to the invention.

The present invention relates to a process for producing a thermoplastic molding composition and articles made thereof having improved surface quality, in particular improved surface quality after exposure to warm-humid environmental conditions. The thermoplastic molding composition comprises a thermoplastic polymer A, a graft copolymer B obtained by emulsion graft polymerization and optionally a further polymer component P, as well as optional further components/additives K, wherein at least one crystallization additive C, selected from phosphate compounds having 1 to 25 phosphate units, organic acids and salts thereof, is added during or after the preparation of the graft copolymer B.

Provided are silicone-epoxy compositions, protective coatings formed from silicone-epoxy compositions, and methods of preparing the same.

A filament material and a method for producing the same is disclosed. For example, the filament material includes a polymer resin that is compatible with an extrusion based printing process and a marking additive that allows selective portions of the filament material to change color when exposed to a light, wherein the marking additive is added to approximately 0.01 to 25.00 weight percent (wt %).

The present invention relates to a hot-curing reactive composition based on natural and/or synthetic elastomers containing olefinic double bonds, and further containing at least one vulcanization system, as well as the use thereof as a one-component adhesive, sealant, as sealing compound or coating compound in vehicle construction, in particular in automotive body assembly. The present invention further relates to the use of corrosion protection pigments for improving the corrosion protection effect of such compositions.

Provided is a water dispersion that has excellent coatability in recoating and that yields a uniform coating film without leveling failure, orange peel patterning, or the occurrence of foaming during film shaping. A halogenated vinyl polymer water dispersion contains a halogenated vinyl polymer and more than 0 mass% and less than 2.5 mass%, relative to resin solid content, of an anionic amphiphilic compound having a hydrophilicity index of less than 41.0.

This disclosure relates to an inorganic-organic metal phosphate ceramic coating from the reaction of an inorganic phosphate of the formulas (i) A.sub.m(H.sub.2PO.sub.4).sub.m.nH.sub.2O or (ii) AH.sub.3(PO.sub.4).sub.2.nH.sub.2O; where A is ammonium or an m-valent metal element; m=1, 2, or 3; and n is 0 to 25; and at least one metal oxide or hydroxide represented by the formula B.sub.2mO.sub.m or B(OH).sub.2m, where B is a 2m-valent metal; and m=1 or 1.5; thereof; and at least one polymer capable of reacting with at least the one metal oxide or hydroxide; or a first organic precursor combined with the inorganic phosphate and a second organic precursor combined with the at least one metal oxide or hydroxide, the second organic precursor configured to chemically react with the one or more first organic precursor.