The complex of the present disclosure includes a thermoplastic particle constituted of a thermoplastic material and an inorganic particle surface-treated with at least one surface treatment agent selected from the group consisting of fluorine-containing compounds and silicon-containing compounds and further includes a composite particle composed of the thermoplastic particle and the inorganic particle adhered to the thermoplastic particle.

A method of performing an oilfield treatment that includes delivering to an oilfield fluid a host-guest complex, wherein the host-guest complex is formed from a solution of host molecule mixed with a guest molecule having opposing solubility from the host molecule; wherein the host molecule is present in the solution in an amount of at least 2×10−6 M.

Provided is a thermosetting resin composition which exhibits low water absorption and excellent reflow resistance properties without compromising heat resistance or moldability. This thermosetting resin composition contains a polyalkenylphenol compound (A), a polymaleimide compound (B), a liquid polybutadiene compound (C) and a radical initiator (D). The liquid polybutadiene compound (C) has structural units represented by formula (1)-1 and, optionally, structural units represented by formula (l)-2 and, optionally, structural units other than the structural units represented by formula (1)-1 and formula (1)-2. If the average number of structural units represented by formula (1)-1 per molecule is denoted by m, the average number of structural units represented by formula (1)-2 per molecule is denoted by n and the average number of structural units other than the structural units represented by formula (1)-1 and formula (1)-2 is denoted by w, the value of m/(m+n+w) is 0.15-1.

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A fiber sheet (1) according to the present invention includes a plurality of stem fibers (2) containing a thermoplastic resin and extending in one direction and includes a fibril fiber (3) containing substantially the same thermoplastic resin as the above thermoplastic resin, extending between the stem fibers (2), and having a smaller diameter than that of the stem fibers (2). The plurality of stem fibers (2) include one stem fiber (2) and another stem fiber (2) branching from the one stem fiber and have a void between the stem fibers. The stem fibers (2) hold a plurality of inorganic particles (5). The fiber sheet preferably has a pore volume fraction of 50% or more and 98% or less. In the fiber sheet, the number of fibers having a diameter of 500 nm or less is preferably 50% or more of the total number of the constituent fibers. The inorganic particles preferably include zinc oxide. The fiber sheet is preferably produced by uniaxially drawing a resin sheet containing a thermoplastic resin and inorganic particles.

The present invention provides pneumatic tires which have reduced changes in hardness over time and which provide improved abrasion resistance while ensuring good durability. The present invention relates to a pneumatic tire formed from a rubber composition, the rubber composition containing: a rubber component including a hydrogenated copolymer containing a structural unit derived from an aromatic vinyl compound and a structural unit derived from a conjugated diene compound; and a liquid polymer having a number average molecular weight of 2,500 to 500,000, the hydrogenated copolymer being present in an amount of 80% by mass or less based on 100% by mass of the rubber component, the liquid polymer being present in an amount of 1 to 50 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component.

An elastic gel includes a solid component and a liquid component. The solid component is a polyurethane polymer matrix. The liquid component is a plasticizer. The liquid component includes one or more vegetable oils or chemical derivatives of vegetable oils or a mixture thereof and is comprised in cells of the polyurethane polymer matrix.

A hot melt adhesive material and articles made using the hot melt adhesive to assemble structures in an article. The adhesive material typically is manufactured by blending amorphous polymer with a compatible amorphous polymer.

A polycarbonate composition contains, based on the total weight of the polycarbonate composition: one or more polycarbonate homopolymers; a poly(carbonate-siloxane) copolymer comprising siloxane units with an average block length of 5 to 120, preferably 10 to 100, the poly(carbonate-siloxane) copolymer being present in an amount effective to provide 2.5 to 10 wt % of siloxane units based on the total weight of the polycarbonate composition; 1 to 8 wt % of an elastomer-modified graft copolymer; 0.01 to 5 wt % of a silicone oil; and 0.1 to 8 wt % of an additive; and wherein the composition has a melt mass flow rate higher than 16 g/10 min, determined in accordance with ASTM D1238 under a load of 1.2 kg at 300° C. with a dwelling time of 300 seconds; and an Izod notched impact energy of at least 700 J/m measured at 23° C. on a sample of 3.2 mm thickness according to ASTM D256-10.

A pneumatic vehicle tire in radial design that is a summer tire or all-season tire, with a profiled tread comprising rows of profile blocks and/or profile ribs running around the tire in circumferential direction, wherein the total number of sipes within each row of profile blocks and/or profile ribs is not more than 150, wherein the tread is in the form of a single layer or multiple layers with a radially outermost tread layer that extends at least over the width of the ground contact area, and wherein the profile depth of the tread is up to 6.5 mm. The tread or its radially outermost tread layer consists of a rubber material with a Shore A hardness at room temperature in accordance with DIN ISO 7619-1 of 40 ShA to 55 ShA.

This invention relates to a thermoplastic elastomer composition comprising 5 to 30 parts by mass of ethylene-α-olefin-non-conjugated polyene copolymer (A), 20 to 40 parts by mass of crystalline olefin-based resin (B) having a density of 0.90 g/cm.sup.3 or more and 0.92 g/cm.sup.3 or less, 20 to 40 parts by mass of high-density polyethylene (C) having a density of 0.94 g/cm.sup.3 or more and 0.97 g/cm.sup.3 or less, 5 to 12 parts by mass of ethylene-α-olefin copolymer (D) consisting of ethylene and α-olefin having 3 to 12 carbon atoms, and 5 to 9 parts by mass of silicone compound (E) (with the total amount of (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) being 100 parts by mass), and to an automotive glass run channel formed by the thermoplastic elastomer composition.