Medical articles formed from a polyurethane-based resin including an ionically-charged modifier provide enhanced properties. The polyurethane-based resin is a reaction product of ingredients comprising: a diisocyanate; a diol chain extender; a polyglycol; and a cationic modifier incorporated into a backbone, as a side chain, or both of the polyurethane-based resin. Exemplary cationic modifier includes bis(2-hydroxyethyl)dimethylammonium chloride (BHDAC). Medical articles herein either have inherent antimicrobial and/or anti-fouling characteristics or can easily bond anionic active agents to provide desirable material properties, including antimicrobial and anti-fouling.

A thermoplastic poly urethane can be obtained by a process involving a reaction of a thermoplastic polyester (PE-1) with a diamine (D1), to obtain a composition (Z1) containing an amide (PA-1), and a reaction of the obtained composition (Z1) with an isocyanate composition (I1), containing at least one polyisocyanate, and a polyol composition (P1). The diamine (D1) has a molecular weight in the range from 50 g/mol to 700 g/mol. A process can produce such a thermoplastic polyurethane, and shaped articles can be made containing the thermoplastic polyurethane.

Provided are a polyester resin modifying agent, a method for producing the same, and a polyester resin composition including the modifying agent, the polyester resin modifying agent including a polycarbodiimide compound, being capable of improving hydrolysis resistance of a polyester resin, having a small content of a carbodiimidizing catalyst having been used in producing the polyester resin modifying agent, and having suppressed yellowness. Provided are a polyester resin modifying agent in which a polycarbodiimide compound obtained by reacting an aliphatic diisocyanate, an isocyanate-terminal capping agent, and a carbodiimidizing catalyst is included, a content of the carbodiimidizing catalyst falls within a predetermined range, and a yellowness index (YI) is less than 20; a method for producing the polyester resin modifying agent; and a polyester resin composition.

A plasticization-resistant polyurethane membrane for gas separation and producing method are disclosed. The plasticization-resistant polyurethane membrane may include a soft segment, a hard segment and a chain extender. The soft segment may include a polyol compound and the hard segment may include a diisocyanate. The plasticization-resistant polyurethane membrane may be a cross-linked polyurethane membrane.

A method is disclosed for producing a polyurethane film including the steps of depositing a prepolymer composition, drying the prepolymer composition, and crosslinking the propolymer composition.

Disclosed is a carboxy group-containing aqueous resin composition containing a carboxy group-containing aqueous resin and a polycarbodiimide compound (X) represented by the following general formula (1): ##STR00001##
wherein R.sup.1 represents a residue obtained by removing a functional group capable of reacting with an isocyanate from a hydrophilic compound having the functional group capable of reacting with an isocyanate; R.sup.2 represents a divalent residue obtained by removing isocyanate groups from a diisocyanate compound; R.sup.3 represents a divalent residue obtained by removing hydroxy groups from a glycol compound; X represents a group to be formed through a reaction between the hydrophilic compound and the diisocyanate compound; n1 represents a number of 1 to 10; n2 represents a number of 1 to 10; m represents a number of 1 to 5; and plural R.sup.1's may be the same or different and plural R.sup.2's may be the same or different.

Provided is a carbodiimide-based, waterborne resin crosslinking agent that can improve the storage stability of a waterborne resin composition including a waterborne resin together with the crosslinking agent and further also improve the water resistance and the solvent resistance of a cured product of the waterborne resin. A waterborne resin crosslinking agent-containing liquid and a waterborne resin composition are prepared using a waterborne resin crosslinking agent comprising a hydrophobic polycarbodiimide compound and a water-soluble organic compound as blending components, wherein the water-soluble organic compound is one or more selected from the group consisting of an alkylene glycol-based compound, a water-soluble polymer other than the alkylene glycol-based compound, and a surfactant other than the alkylene glycol-based compound or the water-soluble polymer.

The present invention pertains to: a functionalized thermoplastic polyurethane containing a novel chain extender having functionality capable of chemically bonding to a prepolymer polymerized by reacting a polyol (P) with a diisocyanate (R); a functional composite material containing one or more monomers or polymers selected from the group consisting of an anionic functional group, an amphoteric functional group, a perfluorinated compound, a hydrogel, and a silicone polymer; a method for producing same; and an article including same.

Disclosed are an organic barrier film, a preparation method of the organic barrier film, and a quantum dot device. The organic barrier film includes a substrate layer, an adhesive layer, and an oxygen barrier layer that are sequentially stacked. The oxygen barrier layer includes polyvinyl alcohol, and chemical cross-linking is formed between the adhesive layer and the oxygen barrier layer.

Described herein is a method for producing a PU foam insole, including the following steps of: (1) pouring the raw materials used to form a PU foam into a mould, reacting to obtain a PU sheet, where the height of the mould cavity is from about 1.0 to about 1.6 times of the total thickness of two finished insoles; (2) splitting the PU sheet into two halves in the horizontal direction to obtain two pieces of PU insole material, where one surface of the material has open pores, and the other surface of the material has a skin; and (3) attaching a piece of fabric onto the surface having open pores of the material obtained in step (2). Also described herein is a PU foam insole produced by the method.