The invention relates to novel antimicrobial surfactants and their application in antimicrobial coating systems, in particular water borne coatings. Provided is a method for providing an antimicrobial surfactant, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a hyperbranched polyurea having blocked isocyanates at the end of the polymer branches by the polycondensation of AB.sub.2 monomers; (b) introducing tertiary amine groups by reacting said blocked isocyanates of the hyperbranched polyurea with a tertiary amine compound that is functionalized with OH, NH.sub.2, SH, or COO; and (c) quaternization of said tertiary amine groups by reacting with an alkylating agent to obtain a quaternized hyperbranched polymer having antimicrobial surfactant properties.

A method of manufacturing a mineral fibre thermal insulation product comprises the sequential steps of: Forming mineral fibres from a molten mineral mixture; Spraying a substantially formaldehyde free binder solution on to the mineral fibres, the binder solution comprising: a reducing sugar, an acid precursor derivable from an inorganic salt and a source of nitrogen; Collecting the mineral fibres to which the binder solution has been applied to form a batt of mineral fibres; and Curing the batt comprising the mineral fibres and the binder which is in contact with the mineral fibres by passing the batt through a curing oven so as to provide a batt of mineral fibres held together by a substantially water insoluble cured binder.

The present invention provides a coating composition which cures at low temperatures to form a cured film having high solvent resistance. The present invention provides a low-temperature-curable coating composition which comprises (A) a film-forming polymer having a hydrogen-donating functional group that has a heteroatom which bonds covalently to a hydrogen atom, (B) a film-forming polymer having a specific hydrogen-accepting functional group that has a heteroatom to which no hydrogen atom bonds covalently, and (C) a non-basic volatile solvent selected from the group consisting of a non-basic volatile solvent (C-1) having, in the molecule, both a heteroatom that bonds covalently to a hydrogen atom and a heteroatom that does not bond covalently to a hydrogen atom; a mixture of a non-basic volatile solvent (C-2) having, in the molecule, a heteroatom which bonds covalently to a hydrogen atom and a non-basic volatile solvent (C-3) having, in the molecule, a heteroatom to which no hydrogen atom bonds covalently; and combinations thereof.

An un-reacted substantially formaldehyde free curable binder solution for binding loose matter consists essentially of a solution obtainable by dissolving a reducing sugar, an ammonium salt acid precursor, optionally a carboxylic acid or a precursor thereof and optionally ammonia in water.

A device includes a substrate and a hydrophilic polymer layer made of a hydrophilic polymer having a hydroxyl group. The hydrophilic polymer layer having a hydroxyl group is fixed to at least a part of a surface of the substrate and the hydrophilic polymer further has an amide group. A liquid film retention time of the device is 15 seconds or more. The device has a surface of a substrate which is hydrophilized. A method for producing the device by a simple method is also disclosed.

An un-reacted substantially formaldehyde free curable binder solution for binding loose matter consists essentially of a solution obtainable by dissolving a reducing sugar, an ammonium salt acid precursor, optionally a carboxylic acid or a precursor thereof and optionally ammonia in water.

The present invention provides a cell culture vessel having a surface coated with a copolymer including a repeating unit containing a group represented by the following formula (a), a repeating unit containing a group represented by the following formula (b), and a repeating unit containing a group represented by the following formula (c) (wherein U.sup.a1, U.sup.a2, U.sup.b1, U.sup.b2, U.sup.b3, R.sup.c and An.sup. are as defined in the description and the claims). The invention also provides a method for producing such cell culture vessels, and a method for producing a cell aggregate using the vessel.

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A surface coating material is provided for forming a hydrophilic oil repellent layer on at least a part of the surface of a substrate, and the surface coating material includes one or more fluorine-based compounds represented by the following formulas (1) to (4), a binder, and a solvent.

Methods and compositions related to chemically active hexahydrotriazine inorganic-organic hybrid coatings are described. The coatings have affinity for sulfur compounds, and thus may bind or capture sulfur containing contaminants and gases. The coatings have organosilicon containing functional groups and segments, and may also contain silica particles, which cumulatively enhances adhesion, abrasion resistance and further provides steric barriers to gaseous diffusion. The coatings have utility as protective barrier coatings in the field of electronics.

Disclosed is an aqueous composition for surface coating, including: a main ingredient comprising a first compound having at least two functional groups selected from the group consisting of a carboxyl group, a hydroxyl group, an amino group and combinations thereof, per molecule; a curing agent comprising a second compound having at least two functional groups selected from the group consisting of an aziridine group, an isocyanate group, a carbodiimide group and combinations thereof, per molecule; and an aqueous solvent. Further, an automotive sheet using the aqueous composition for surface coating is disclosed.