Periodic placement of directional dynamic bonding units along a flexible polymer backbone enables the formation of large supramolecular structures during strain. These structures, which form due to the alignment of stretched backbone chains, lock the stretched chains in their elongated state due to the formation of the directional dynamic bonds. Application of an appropriate stimulus (i.e., heat or light) weakens the dynamic bonds and enables the elongated chains to retract, performing measurable work and enabling the use of these structures as polymer actuators. Importantly, the high strength of the dynamic bonds enables a large amount of entropic energy to be stored in the elongated chains, enabling the polymer to achieve a large actuation force during recovery.

Embodiments described herein provide a dispersant for ink and pigmented coatings. The dispersant is a polyurethane having oxamide diol groups. The dispersant may be used to prepare a wide variety of inks and coatings having high pigment loading and existing within a conventionally-useful viscosity range.

A photocurable composition is provided. The photocurable composition includes: a urethane acrylamide oligomer derived from a first urethane prepolymer having an isocyanate end group and a polar group-containing acrylamide; a urethane acrylate oligomer derived from a second urethane prepolymer having an isocyanate end group and a polar group-containing (meth)acrylate; and an amide group-containing acrylic polymer derived from acrylamide and a polar group-containing (meth)acrylate.

A photocurable composition is provided. The photocurable composition includes: a urethane acrylamide oligomer derived from a first urethane prepolymer having an isocyanate end group and a polar group-containing acrylamide; a urethane acrylate oligomer derived from a second urethane prepolymer having an isocyanate end group and a polar group-containing (meth)acrylate; and an amide group-containing acrylic polymer derived from acrylamide and a polar group-containing (meth)acrylate.

The present invention provides a stretchable film including: a cured product of a composition which contains (A) a poly(meth)acrylate compound having a polymerizable double bond and a siloxane bond, (B) a (meth)acrylate compound having a urethane bond, and (C) an organic solvent having a boiling point in the range of 115 to 200 C. at atmospheric pressure; wherein the component (A) is localized in the direction of the surface of the film. The stretchable film of the present invention is excellent in stretchability and strength as well as repellency on the film surface.

Embodiments described herein provide a dispersant for ink and pigmented coatings. The dispersant is a polyurethane having oxamide diol groups. The dispersant may be used to prepare a wide variety of inks and coatings having high pigment loading and existing within a conventionally-useful viscosity range.

This invention relates to polyurethane foams which exhibit decreased aldehyde emission, to a process of preparing these polyurethane foams, and to a method of decreasing aldehyde emissions in foams. The polyurethane foams herein additionally comprise a small quantity of a polyhydrazodicarbonamide dispersion polyol to the isocyanate-reactive component, or a trimerized hexamethylene diisocyanate to the polyisocyanate component.

The present invention provides a stretchable film including: a cured product of a composition which contains (A) a poly(meth)acrylate compound having a polymerizable double bond and a siloxane bond, (B) a (meth)acrylate compound having a urethane bond, and (C) an organic solvent having a boiling point in the range of 115 to 200 C. at atmospheric pressure; wherein the component (A) is localized in the direction of the surface of the film. The stretchable film of the present invention is excellent in stretchability and strength as well as repellency on the film surface.

A biocompatible synthetic macromer composition is provided which includes a first polymer having stiffening linkages and at least one amine group, and a second component having at least one amine-reactive group. The biocompatible synthetic macromer composition can be used as an adhesive or sealant in human and/or animal medical applications.

According to the present invention, a fluoropolyether group-containing acrylic compound represented by formula (1) has a low refractive index and is capable of forming a transparent composition by being compatibilized with a commonly used photopolymerization initiator.

V.sup.1Rf.sup.2C(O)NR.sup.1.sub.a[Y.sup.2(X.sup.2).sub.b].sub.2-a(1)

(In the formula, Rf.sup.2 represents a divalent perfluoropolyether group that is composed of a perfluoroalkylene group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms and an oxygen atom, while having a number average molecular weight of 500 to 40,000; Y.sup.2 represents a (b+1)-valent organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; X.sup.2 represents a monovalent organic group that contains an acryl group or an -substituted acryl group, and at least one acryl group or -substituted acryl group is contained in each molecule on average; R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms; V.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom or a monovalent group represented by C(O)NR.sup.1.sub.a[Y.sup.2(X.sup.2).sub.b].sub.2-a; a represents 0 or 1; and b represents an integer of 1 to 10.)