An absorbent article is disclosed. The absorbent article has a longitudinal centerline, a transverse centerline generally perpendicular to the longitudinal centerline, a wearer-facing surface and an opposing garment-facing surface, a front end region, an opposing back end region, and a central region disposed between the front end region and the back end region. The absorbent article further includes a topsheet; a backsheet; an absorbent system disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; and a plurality of pre-formed adhesive portions disposed on the garment-facing surface. The absorbent article exhibits a peel force of at least 1.0 N in accordance with the Peel Force test and leaves no residue in accordance with the Adhesive Residue test method.

A disposable absorbent article is described. The disposable absorbent article includes a topsheet forming at least a portion of a wearer-facing surface of the absorbent article; a backsheet forming at least a portion of a garment-facing surface of the absorbent article; an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; and an adhesive for attachment of the disposable absorbent article to an undergarment. The adhesive is disposed on the garment-facing surface. The absorbent article exhibits a peel force of at least 1.0 N, about 1.1 N or about 1.2 N in accordance with the Peel Force test and leaves no residue on an undergarment in accordance with the Adhesive Residue test.

A disposable absorbent article is described. The disposable absorbent article includes a topsheet forming at least a portion of a wearer-facing surface of the absorbent article; a backsheet forming at least a portion of a garment-facing surface of the absorbent article; an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; and an adhesive for attachment of the disposable absorbent article to an undergarment. The adhesive is disposed on the garment-facing surface. The absorbent article exhibits a peel force of at least 1.0 N, about 1.1 N or about 1.2 N in accordance with the Peel Force test and leaves no residue on an undergarment in accordance with the Adhesive Residue test.

Polar silane linkers are provided that attach to resins to form silane-functionalized resins. The functionalized resins can be bound to hydroxyl groups on the surface of silica particles to improve the dispersibility of the silica particles in rubber mixtures. Further disclosed are synthetic routes to provide the silane-functionalized resins, as well as various uses and end products that benefit from the unexpected properties of the silane-functionalized resins. Silane-functionalized resins impart remarkable properties on various rubber compositions, such as tires, belts, hoses, brakes, and the like. Automobile tires incorporating the silane-functionalized resins are shown to possess excellent results in balancing the properties of rolling resistance, tire wear, and wet braking performance.

Polar silane linkers are provided that attach to resins to form silane-functionalized resins. The functionalized resins can be bound to hydroxyl groups on the surface of silica particles to improve the dispersibility of the silica particles in rubber mixtures. Further disclosed are synthetic routes to provide the silane-functionalized resins, as well as various uses and end products that benefit from the unexpected properties of the silane-functionalized resins. Silane-functionalized resins impart remarkable properties on various rubber compositions, such as tires, belts, hoses, brakes, and the like. Automobile tires incorporating the silane-functionalized resins are shown to possess excellent results in balancing the properties of rolling resistance, tire wear, and wet braking performance.

Provided is a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet that may be used for the grinding of a hard and brittle substrate in a backgrinding step for the hard and brittle substrate, the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet being excellent in all of low contamination property, productivity, grinding accuracy, and peelability. The pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet of the present invention includes a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer has a thickness of from 1 μm to 300 μm, and wherein a microhardness H (Pa) of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer at 25° C. and the thickness, which is represented by h.sub.A (μm), of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer satisfy a relationship represented by the following expression (1). log H≥1.9385×log h.sub.A+4.2611 . . . (1)

Provided is a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet that may be used for the grinding of a hard and brittle substrate in a backgrinding step for the hard and brittle substrate, the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet being excellent in all of low contamination property, productivity, grinding accuracy, and peelability. The pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet of the present invention includes a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer has a thickness of from 1 μm to 300 μm, and wherein a microhardness H (Pa) of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer at 25° C. and the thickness, which is represented by h.sub.A (μm), of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer satisfy a relationship represented by the following expression (1). log H≥1.9385×log h.sub.A+4.2611 . . . (1)

A novel method of improving the water and leaching resistances and durability of a fire retardant-treated wood product by using a chemical fire retardant composition in which crosslinking polyvinyl acetate (XPAVc or X-PVAc) is applied as a protective coating on wood over the fire retardant layer. An additional crosslinking polyvinyl acetate coating layer or one or more layers of acrylic, alkyd, epoxy, lacquer, polyester, polyurethane, silicone coatings, vinyl ester, or the like may further cover the cured crosslinking polyvinyl acetate primer and then dried or cured.

A novel method of improving the water and leaching resistances and durability of a fire retardant-treated wood product by using a chemical fire retardant composition in which crosslinking polyvinyl acetate (XPAVc or X-PVAc) is applied as a protective coating on wood over the fire retardant layer. An additional crosslinking polyvinyl acetate coating layer or one or more layers of acrylic, alkyd, epoxy, lacquer, polyester, polyurethane, silicone coatings, vinyl ester, or the like may further cover the cured crosslinking polyvinyl acetate primer and then dried or cured.

A laminating structure of an optical clear binder (OCB) of an optical panel, which is applied between a display protective cover lens and a display module, or between a touch panel and the display module. The laminating structure includes two transparent low-adhesion adhesive layers and a first optical transparent sheet. One of the transparent low-adhesion adhesive layers is repeatedly removeable and directly attached to the protective cover lens or the touch panel, the other one of the transparent low-adhesion adhesive layers is repeatedly removeable and directly attached to the display module. The first optical transparent sheet is stacked between both the transparent low-adhesion adhesive layers. An upper surface of the first optical transparent sheet and a lower surface of the first optical transparent sheet are directly attached to an optical clear adhesive (OCA) layer.