The present invention concerns an aqueous dispersion comprising particles of water-soluble polymer of average molecular weight higher than or equal to 0.5 million daltons, or of water-swellable polymer, and a mixture of at least one sulfate salt and at least one phosphate salt in weight proportions of between 25:75 and 75:25.

Polymers, hydrogels, and thermochromic agents, including products embodying them, methods of using them, and processes for making them. In certain embodiments, temperature therapy packs which utilize thermochromic agents integrated into solid, semi-solid, or liquid hydrogels. In preferred (but optional) embodiments, the thermochromic agents are integrated into the composition used as the temperature exchange material of the therapy pack. In certain other embodiments, methods of using the thermochromic integrated temperature exchange materials, or processes for manufacturing such thermochromic integrated temperature exchange materials and/or methods or processes for manufacturing or using thermal packs embodying such materials. In certain particularly preferred embodiments, novel polymer compositions and/or processes for making polymers, which improve product durability or longevity and/or which improve use cycles or usage times.

The present invention provides certain aqueous plastic modifying compositions for use in the preparation of plastic forming mixtures used in the preparation and processing of polyethylene, polypropylene and polystyrene plastic products. The aqueous plastic modifying compositions provide certain plastic processing advantages and distinct final plastic product characteristics. The present invention further provides carbonate enhancing composition useful for preparing enhanced carbonate compositions, also of the present invention

The invention relates to a water-in-oil coating composition comprising a water phase emulsified in a non-aqueous liquid phase, wherein the non-aqueous phase comprises an autoxidizable binder and wherein an inorganic first salt and an organic second salt are dissolved in the water phase, wherein the inorganic first salt has a solubility in water of at least 100 grams per liter as determined at 20° C., and a solubility in the non-aqueous phase of less than 1.0 grams per liter as determined at 20° C., and wherein the second salt is an organic salt of an alkali or alkaline earth metal, and wherein the coating composition comprises a primary drier. The invention further relates to a substrate coated with a coating deposited from such water-in-oil coating composition.

The present invention relates to a new photo-initiating composition for red and near infrared-induced photopolymerization, method of using same in photopolymerization reactions and polymers obtained by such method.

A radical polymerizable composition having at least one acidic radical polymerizable monomer, at least one fluoroaluminosilicate glass filler and/or radiopaque glass filler, and at least one water-soluble sulfate and/or phosphate.

The present invention relates to a novel thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) elastomer, T-frames made thereof as well as the use of the new TPU in manufacturing of T-frames for intrauterine systems for contraception and therapy.

A pressure sensitive adhesive comprising the polymerization product of a polymerizable composition comprising: (a) one or more (meth)acrylate ester monomers; (b) one or more hydrophilic non-acidic monomers; and (c) reactive, ionic surfactant. Also articles comprising such adhesives and methods for making such adhesives and such articles.

Provided is a binder that has satisfactory storage stability and can express an excellent bonding strength for a glass fiber or powdered glass (impart a satisfactory strength to a bonded body with the glass fiber or the powdered glass). The binder of the present invention includes: a polymer having a hydroxyl group; and an ammonium salt of an inorganic acid, in which: the polymer contains a specific structural unit derived from a monomer represented by the general formula (1) and a specific structural unit derived from a monomer containing a carboxylic acid (salt) group; a content of the structural unit derived from the monomer represented by the general formula (1) is from 5 mol % to 40 mol % with respect to 100 mol % of structural units derived from all monomers; a content of the structural unit derived from the monomer containing a carboxylic acid (salt) group is from 60 mol % to 95 mol % with respect to 100 mol % of the structural units derived from all the monomers; 2 mol % or more of the carboxylic acid (salt) groups in the polymer are neutralized with a volatile base and/or a nonvolatile base; 0 mol % to 35 mol % of the carboxylic acid (salt) groups in the polymer are neutralized with the nonvolatile base; and 0 mol % to 100 mol % of the carboxylic acid (salt) groups in the polymer are neutralized with the volatile base.

A pressure sensitive adhesive comprising the polymerization product of a polymerizable composition comprising: (a) one or more (meth)acrylate ester monomers; (b) one or more hydrophilic non-acidic monomers; and (c) reactive, ionic surfactant. Also articles comprising such adhesives and methods for making such adhesives and such articles.