A method for reducing the surface oil absorption of cellulose based substrate is provided, in which a coating composition is applied to said substrate; and in which the coating composition comprises carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and/or a salt of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC). A coated paperboard, and a laminate of the coated paperboard with a polymer layer is also provided. The coating composition provides improved surface oil absorption and improved adherence of an overlying polymer layer.

A cellulosic film comprising MFC is provided, which is coated on at least one surface thereof with at least one cured barrier layer. The cured barrier layer comprises CMC which has been crosslinked with a crosslinking agent. A method for improving the barrier properties of a cellulosic film is also provided.

Described herein are methods of syntheses and therapeutic uses of covalently modified peptides and/or proteins. The covalently modified peptides and/or proteins allow for improved pharmaceutical properties of peptide and protein-based therapeutics.

The present application provides titanium dioxide free film coating compositions comprising a combination of a water soluble cellulose ether, a water soluble anionic cellulose ether, calcium carbonate and a plasticizer. The invention further provides a process for preparing the film coating compositions and a method of coating solid substrates with such coating compositions.

There is provided a protective film agent with which a workpiece is coated when the workpiece is processed. The protective film agent includes a water-soluble resin, a light absorbing agent having a flavone structure, a flavonol structure, or an isoflavone structure, and a solvent that dissolves the resin and the light absorbing agent.

The present invention is directed to a coated paper substrate that is particularly suitable for metallization and other nano-coatings that provide barrier properties and are applied using vacuum deposition techniques. The invention is also directed to a process for preparing the coated paper substrate. The invention is also directed to a packaging material comprising the coated paper substrate.

In view of the problem with the prior art, the present invention addresses the following problems: providing a method that can suppress the generation of fine silver particles in a silver nanowire dispersion better than prior methods; and inhibiting, by a convenient method, particulation of silver nanowires on the anode side. A solution is a silver nanowire dispersion that contains silver nanowires, a dispersion solvent, and a chelating agent with the average diameter of the silver nanowires being not more than 100 nm, the silver nanowire dispersion being characterized in that the chelating agent content is 0.1 to 1,000 μmol/g with reference to the silver nanowire content, and the chelating agent is a prescribed aromatic heterocyclic compound having at least one imine skeleton in the molecule.

The present disclosure provides a plant comprising a skin-like composition, wherein the skin-like composition is a carrier matrix in a form of a continuous layer covering at least one surface of the plant, wherein the layer permits at least gas exchange therethrough; and wherein at least part of the plant is capable of undergoing vegetative reproduction, a nursery comprising plurality of the plants and methods of treating plants.

A manufacturing method for a coating liquid, including: a preparing step of preparing aerogel particles, a water-soluble polymer having a hydrophobic group, and a liquid medium; and a mixing step of mixing the aerogel particles, the water-soluble polymer, and the liquid medium prepared in the preparing step and aggregating the aerogel particles to obtain a coating liquid containing aggregates of the aerogel particles, the water-soluble polymer, and the liquid medium.

A manufacturing method for a coating liquid, including: a preparing step of preparing aerogel particles, a water-soluble polymer having a hydrophobic group, and a liquid medium; and a mixing step of mixing the aerogel particles, the water-soluble polymer, and the liquid medium prepared in the preparing step and aggregating the aerogel particles to obtain a coating liquid containing aggregates of the aerogel particles, the water-soluble polymer, and the liquid medium.