The invention relates to an unsaturated polyester resin composition comprising: —a (meth)acrylate compound; and, —a polyester formed from at least: —reagent a) comprising itaconic acid and/or itaconic anhydride; —reagent b) comprising maleic acid, maleic anhydride, and/or fumaric acid; —reagent c) comprising dicyclopentadiene (DCPD); and, —reagent d) comprising at least one di- or poly-functional alcohol, preferably at least one diol; wherein the combined weight of reagent a) (i.e. the combined weight of itaconic acid and/or itaconic anhydride) is at least 10 wt. %, preferably at least 20 wt. %, of the total weight of di-acids and anhydrides used in the unsaturated polyester resin composition. The invention further relates to use of said unsaturated polyester resin for structural parts and for gel-coats. The invention also provides methods for preparing said unsaturated polyester resin composition.

The invention relates to an unsaturated polyester resin composition comprising: —a (meth)acrylate compound; and, —a polyester formed from at least: —reagent a) comprising itaconic acid and/or itaconic anhydride; —reagent b) comprising maleic acid, maleic anhydride, and/or fumaric acid; —reagent c) comprising dicyclopentadiene (DCPD); and, —reagent d) comprising at least one di- or poly-functional alcohol, preferably at least one diol; wherein the combined weight of reagent a) (i.e. the combined weight of itaconic acid and/or itaconic anhydride) is at least 10 wt. %, preferably at least 20 wt. %, of the total weight of di-acids and anhydrides used in the unsaturated polyester resin composition. The invention further relates to use of said unsaturated polyester resin for structural parts and for gel-coats. The invention also provides methods for preparing said unsaturated polyester resin composition.

In various embodiments, the invention relates to poly(propylene fumarate) (PPF)-based star-shaped copolymers synthesized using a core-first approach that uses a multi-functional alcohols as an initiator, and Mg(BHT).sub.2(THF).sub.2 as catalyst for controlled ring opening copolymerization (ROCOP) of maleic anhydride (MAn) with propylene oxide (PO). In some embodiments, these star-PPF copolymers have lower viscosities than their linear analogs, allowing a decrease in DEF fraction in resin formulation, as well as the use of higher molecular weights. These star-shape PPF can be used to prepare PPF:DEF resins containing as much as 70% by weight of the multi-arm PPF star copolymers, and have a low complex viscosity of high M.sub.n star PPF resin that affords rapid printing with a M.sub.n nearly eight times larger than the largest linear PPF oligomer printed previously.

In various embodiments, the present invention is directed to ABA triblock copolymers having crosslinkable poly(propylene fumarate A blocks and a more flexible poly(lactone) B block formed by sequential ring-opening polymerization and ring-opening copolymerization. These ABA triblock polymers made using ring-opening polymerization of one or more lactone monomers using a bifunctional initiator to form a poly(lactone) B block having terminal hydroxyl groups and the ring-opening copolymerization of maleic anhydride and propylene oxide followed by isomerization of the maleate double bond using an organic base to form the poly(propylene fumarate)(PPF) A blocks. When crosslinked photochemically using, for example, a continuous liquid interface production digital light processing (DLP) Carbon M2 printer, these ABA type triblock copolymers form durable elastomers with tunable degradation and elastic properties. In various embodiments, these polymers are shown to undergo slow, hydrolytic degradation in vitro with minimal loss of mechanical performance during degradation.

This invention relates to chemical polymer compositions, methods of synthesis, and fabrication methods for devices regarding polymers capable of displaying shape memory behavior (SMPs) and which can first be polymerized to a linear or branched polymeric structure, having thermoplastic properties, subsequently processed into a device through processes typical of polymer melts, solutions, and dispersions and then crossed linked to a shape memory thermoset polymer retaining the processed shape.

This invention relates to chemical polymer compositions, methods of synthesis, and fabrication methods for devices regarding polymers capable of displaying shape memory behavior (SMPs) and which can first be polymerized to a linear or branched polymeric structure, having thermoplastic properties, subsequently processed into a device through processes typical of polymer melts, solutions, and dispersions and then crossed linked to a shape memory thermoset polymer retaining the processed shape.

The invention pertains generally to paints containing a binder curable by an autoxidation mechanism and at least one drier comprising a sulfonate compound of vanadium of formula (VII)

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where R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently selected from a group involving hydrogen, C.sub.1-C.sub.12 alkyl, C.sub.1-C.sub.12 halogenated alkyl, C.sub.6-C.sub.10 aryl, benzyl; and whereas aryl and benzyl can be optionally substituted by up to three substituents independently selected from a group involving C.sub.1-C.sub.20 alkyl, and hydroxy(C.sub.1-C.sub.2)alkyl.

The invention pertains generally to paints containing a binder curable by an autoxidation mechanism and at least one drier comprising a sulfonate compound of vanadium of formula (VII)

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where R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently selected from a group involving hydrogen, C.sub.1-C.sub.12 alkyl, C.sub.1-C.sub.12 halogenated alkyl, C.sub.6-C.sub.10 aryl, benzyl; and whereas aryl and benzyl can be optionally substituted by up to three substituents independently selected from a group involving C.sub.1-C.sub.20 alkyl, and hydroxy(C.sub.1-C.sub.2)alkyl.

The present invention provides a polyester resin which is excellent in long-term thermal stability and moldability, comprises a dicarboxylic acid component and a glycol component, wherein 10 mol % or more of a furandicarhoxylic acid is contained as the dicarboxylic acid component and the polyester resin satisfies following requirements (1) to (3); (1) a total metal element content is 150 ppm or less relative to the mass of the polyester resin; (2) a phosphorus element content is 100 ppm or less relative to the mass of the polyester resin; and (3) TODΔ reduced viscosity represented by the following formula is 0.030 dl/g or less;
(TODΔ reduced viscosity)=(reduced viscosity before thermal oxidation test)−(reduced viscosity after thermal oxidation test).

Disclosed are compositions comprising polyesters containing a chain of residue of: diols and diesters along the chain, wherein at least a portion of the diesters are 1, 1-diester-1-alkenes, and the chains have alkene groups incorporated into the chains; the composition comprising one or more of the following: i ether groups derived from alcohols, diols, polyols, or a combination thereof obtained via Michael addition to the alkene groups and a residue of the alkene groups remaining after Michael addition; ii the formed polyesters contain one percent or less of residual 1, 1-diester-1-alkene which are unreacted; iii one or more free radical inhibitors; and iv a stabilizer comprising one or more of: oxo acids phosphorous or esters thereof, aluminum sulfate, stannous pyrophosphate, stannous sulfate, aluminum dihydrogenphosphate or decomposition products thereof. The stabilizer is present in an amount sufficient to enhance stability of the polyester without lowering reactivity of the polyester.