The present invention provides two-component aqueous textured layer forming compositions useful for forming flexible top coat layers for sports surfaces. The compositions comprise vulcanized or crosslinked rubber granules, for example, EPDM rubber, a soft:hard acrylic emulsion copolymer blend in a solids weight ratio to vulcanized or crosslinked rubber granule solids that ranges from less than 1:4 to 1:9, a polyalkylene oxide rheology modifier, one or more high boiling alcohols and, as a separate component, an aqueous dispersion of an aliphatic polyisocyanate as well as an epoxy silane. The vulcanized or crosslinked rubber granules may have a sieve particle size of 8 mm or less. The inventive top coat layers have enhanced tensile strength and elongation as well as improved pot life and color stability.

The present invention is an organosiloxane graft polyvinyl alcohol polymer containing a structural unit shown by the following general formula (1),

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wherein M.sup.1 and M.sup.2 represent a hydrogen atom, an acetyl group, or a siloxane group shown by the following general formula (2), provided that at least one of M.sup.1 and M.sup.2 is a siloxane group shown by the general formula (2); and A represents a single bond or a linking group.

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There can be provided an organosiloxane graft polyvinyl alcohol polymer that has general characteristics such as film-forming property and transparency as well as high solubility with respect to an organic solvent and excellent handleability as a liquid material.

The present application provides a sublimation ink which is capable of being transferred to natural fiber fabrics, such as cotton and linen, in addition to synthetic fabrics, such as polyester, nylon, etc., and shows significantly improved color fastness. The sublimation ink may include a resin containing at least one active hydrogen, a crosslinking agent having at least two isocyanate (—NCO) groups, and one or more colorants. The sublimation ink may also include one or more carriers, binders, thickeners, and/or solvents. An image can be printed on a transfer medium (e.g. paper) at room temperature with the sublimation ink using conventional offset printer so that the sublimation ink remains inactive. The image can be subsequently transferred onto any desired fabrics under heat and pressure, in which the sublimation ink is activated and bonds the colorant to the fabrics with excellent color effect.

A coating material composition for providing coated films is disclosed. The coating material composition contains coated film forming resin (A), crosslinking agent (B), and resin beads (C), in which compression strength of the resin beads (C) at the time of the 10% pressurized deformation of an individual resin bead by means of a micro-compression tester lies between 0.1 MPa and 20 MPa and a recovery of the resin beads (C) following 90% pressurized deformation of an individual resin bead by means of a micro-compression tester is at least 80%.

A polymer and a pharmaceutical composition employing the same are disclosed. The polymer includes a first repeating unit, a second repeating unit, and a third repeating unit. In particular, the first repeating unit is ##STR00001##
the second repeating unit is ##STR00002##
wherein R.sup.1 is C.sub.1-6 alkyl group; and the third repeating unit is ##STR00003##
wherein X is ##STR00004##
and Y is a hydrophilic polymeric moiety.

A coating material for producing a barrier layer on a plastic substrate includes an isocyanate-containing hardener component and a hydroxy-functional binder component. The hydroxy-functional binder component includes an aqueous polymer dispersion which includes a polyphenylene ether or a copolymer of fluorinated ethylene and a vinyl ether, glass hollow bodies, and at least one of an inorganic filler and an inorganic pigment.

There are provided: a microcapsule that includes a shell part containing a polymer and a core part which is encapsulated in the shell part, where the core part contains a coloring material and the polymer has an ultraviolet absorbent skeleton in the main chain thereof; and an application of the microcapsule.

An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having improved spin performance on wedge shots under a wet condition such as rain by controlling the formulation of the paint film. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a golf ball body and a paint film covering the golf ball body, wherein the paint film contains a base resin and a porous filler, and the porous filler contains SiO.sub.2 as a constituent in an amount of 50 mass % or more.

A solventless adhesive is disclosed, the adhesive comprising an isocyanate component comprising at least one isocyanate prepolymer that is the reaction product of reactants comprising at least one isocyanate, at least one polyol, and a branched alkane diol, and a polyol component comprising at least one polyol and a branched alkane diol. The branched alkane diol can comprise a single side alkyl chain, such as 3-methyl-1,5-pentanediol, 2-methyl-1,3-propanediol, and combinations thereof. Further, a method for forming a laminate is disclosed, the method comprising forming a solventless adhesive composition comprising a branched alkane diol, applying a layer of the adhesive composition to a surface of a film, bringing the layer into contact with a surface of another film to form a laminate, and curing the adhesive composition. Still further, a laminate formed by the method is disclosed.

Disclosed is a segmented thermoplastic elastomer that can be a polyurethane, polyurea, or polyurethane-urea comprising soft segments and hard segments, wherein the soft segments are made of polyolefin diols or polyolefin diamine that may have 0 to 1000 carbon atoms in the main chain, wherein each carbon atom in the main chain may have 0 to 2 side chains and each side chain may have 0 to 30 carbon atoms, the hard segment is made of a diisocyante and a chain extender, the hard segments make up 10-60% of the elastomer and the soft segments make up the rest, the number-average molecular weight of the elastomer is 5×10.sup.3-1000×10.sup.3 g/mol, the ultimate elongation of the elastomer is 100-1000%, the Young's modulus is 1 to 3,000 MPa, and the ultimate tensile strength is 10-100 MPa. Also disclosed are a method for preparing the segmented thermoplastic elastomer and use of segmented thermoplastic elastomer.