A water dispersion of gel particles, in which the gel particles having a polymerizable group, having a three-dimensional crosslinked structure including at least one bond selected from a urethane bond and a urea bond, and including at least a photopolymerization initiator and a resin are dispersed in water, a method of producing the water dispersion, and an image forming method using the water dispersion.

A water dispersion of gel particles, in which the gel particles having a polymerizable group, having a three-dimensional crosslinked structure including at least one bond selected from a urethane bond and a urea bond, and including at least a photopolymerization initiator and a resin are dispersed in water, a method of producing the water dispersion, and an image forming method using the water dispersion.

A method to prepare an oligomer which includes a plurality of pendent alkenyl groups, where the method reacts a copolymer formed by copolymerizing styrene and allyl alcohol comprising a polyhydroxy oligomer wherein n is between about 3 and about 50, and having a structure:

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with an isocyanate having a structure:

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to give a urethane-modified copolymer having a structure:

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A multi-layer coating system includes: a first basecoat layer formed from a first coating composition including a free polyisocyanate having a weight average molecular weight of less than 600 g/mol and hydroxyl functional polymeric core-shell particles, where an amount of free polyisocyanate having a weight average molecular weight of less than 600 g/mol is 3.5 weight % or greater; a second basecoat layer formed from a second coating composition including carboxylic acid functional polymeric core-shell particles; and a topcoat layer formed from a coating composition including a free polyisocyanate and a film-forming resin reactive with the free polyisocyanate.

A multi-layer coating system includes: a first basecoat layer formed from a first coating composition including a free polyisocyanate having a weight average molecular weight of less than 600 g/mol and hydroxyl functional polymeric core-shell particles, where an amount of free polyisocyanate having a weight average molecular weight of less than 600 g/mol is 3.5 weight % or greater; a second basecoat layer formed from a second coating composition including carboxylic acid functional polymeric core-shell particles; and a topcoat layer formed from a coating composition including a free polyisocyanate and a film-forming resin reactive with the free polyisocyanate.

Provided herein are curable compositions for use in a high temperature lithography-based photopolymerization process, a method of producing crosslinked polymers using said curable compositions, crosslinked polymers thus produced, and orthodontic appliances comprising the crosslinked polymers.

Provided herein are curable compositions for use in a high temperature lithography-based photopolymerization process, a method of producing crosslinked polymers using said curable compositions, crosslinked polymers thus produced, and orthodontic appliances comprising the crosslinked polymers.

Disclosed is an oligomer or polymer obtained by reacting at least one monomeric, oligomeric or polymeric isocyanate having two or more isocyanate groups with 2-hydroxy-3-butenoic acid and/or at least one alkyl ester of 2-hydroxy-3-butenoic acid. A composition comprising a said oligomer or polymer is also disclosed.

Disclosed is an oligomer or polymer obtained by reacting at least one monomeric, oligomeric or polymeric isocyanate having two or more isocyanate groups with 2-hydroxy-3-butenoic acid and/or at least one alkyl ester of 2-hydroxy-3-butenoic acid. A composition comprising a said oligomer or polymer is also disclosed.

Provided herein are curable compositions for use in a high temperature lithography-based photopolymerization process, a method of producing crosslinked polymers using said curable compositions, crosslinked polymers thus produced, and orthodontic appliances comprising the crosslinked polymers.