A backlight unit for a liquid crystal display device, the backlight unit including: an light emitting diode (“LED”) light source; a light conversion layer disposed separate from the LED light source to convert light emitted from the LED light source to white light and to provide the white light to the liquid crystal panel; and a light guide panel disposed between the LED light source and the light conversion layer, wherein the light conversion layer includes a semiconductor nanocrystal and a polymer matrix, and wherein the polymer matrix includes a first polymerized polymer of a first monomer including at least two thiol (—SH) groups, each located at a terminal end of the first monomer, and a second monomer including at least two unsaturated carbon-carbon bonds, each located at a terminal end of the second monomer.

The present invention relates to a composite material, in particular a switchable functional material, comprising (a) a porous carrier material and a swellable material, a method for its preparation and its use in coatings. The composite material is suitable for the production of water-repellent and water-vapor diffusion-open coatings, as well as the use of the composite material.

A liquid-repellent structure includes a surface to which liquid repellency is to be imparted; a foundation layer having a surface and disposed to face the surface to which liquid repellency is to be imparted; and a liquid-repellent layer disposed to face the surface of the foundation layer, wherein the foundation layer contains an acid-modified polyolefin, the liquid-repellent layer contains a fluorine-containing resin and particles, and the fluorine-containing resin contains a hydrophilic structural unit having at least one of an amino group and an amide group. A packaging material has the liquid-repellent structure disposed to face a product. The packaging material can also be applied to a product that is a selected one of hand soap, body soap, shampoo, rinse, creams, and cosmetics and that contains a surfactant.

A liquid-repellent structure includes a surface to which liquid repellency is to be imparted; a foundation layer having a surface and disposed to face the surface to which liquid repellency is to be imparted; and a liquid-repellent layer disposed to face the surface of the foundation layer, wherein the foundation layer contains an acid-modified polyolefin, the liquid-repellent layer contains a fluorine-containing resin and particles, and the fluorine-containing resin contains a hydrophilic structural unit having at least one of an amino group and an amide group. A packaging material has the liquid-repellent structure disposed to face a product. The packaging material can also be applied to a product that is a selected one of hand soap, body soap, shampoo, rinse, creams, and cosmetics and that contains a surfactant.

The present invention relates to a continuous high-pressure polymerization process for the preparation of a liquid ethylene copolymer which comprises in polymerized for methylene; and a reactive acrylate which is selected from hydroxyethyl (meth)acrylate, hydroxypropyl (meth)acrylate, and hydroxybutyl (meth)acrylate, where a monomer feed comprising the ethylene and the reactive acrylate is polymerized in the presence of at least 2 wt % of a chain transfer agent. The present invention also relates to the liquid ethylene copolymer, to a coating material comprising the liquid ethylene copolymer and to a use of the liquid ethylene copolymer to produce a coating material.

The invention provides a polyolefin composition comprising (i) a polyolefin (A) comprising epoxy groups; and (ii) a polyolefin (B) comprising carboxylic acid groups and/or precursors thereof, with the proviso that at least one of (A) and (B) is polyethylene. Preferably one of (A) and (B) is a low density polyethylene (LDPE) and the other is a polypropylene.

Apparatus and methods for alternative coatings applicable to metal are disclosed. According to one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a composition having, an ethylene acrylic acid copolymer; a neutralizing base; and water. The ethylene acrylic acid copolymer is about 15 percent to about 45 percent by weight concentration of the water. The apparatus further comprises metal coated with the composition.

Polymeric coating compositions and articles coated with the polymeric coating compositions are provided. The polymeric coating composition can include an ethylene-based polymer that exhibits desirable melting properties and molecular weight distribution. The polymeric coating composition can provide a thin coating layer on an article while still providing advantageous properties, such as seal strength.

The invention relates to an aqueous polyolefin dispersion having a pH value from 8.6-12.5 containing a from 50 to 100 wt. % of an aqueous dispersion A comprising the following ingredients: i. from 31 to 90 wt. % of A1, a copolymer of ethylene and (meth)acrylic acid having a content of (meth)acrylic based groups of at least 11 wt. % based on the total weight of the copolymer or a mixture of different copolymers of ethylene and (meth)acrylic acid each having a content of (meth)acrylic based groups of at least 11 wt. % based on the total weight of the copolymer, ii. from 10 to 69 wt. % of A2, another olefinic structure units containing polymer, not being a copolymer of ethylene and (meth)acrylic acid, or a mixture of other olefinic structure units containing polymers not being a copolymers of ethylene and (meth)acrylic acid, and iii. from 0-35 wt. % of additive different from A1 and A2, b. from 0 to 50 wt. % of other ingredient(s) B, where compound B is a material dispersible or soluble in water and different from any of the ingredients of dispersion A wherein—the wt. % of A and B is based on the solid content of the whole aqueous polyolefin dispersion,—the wt. % of the ingredients of dispersion A is based on the solid content of dispersion A,—the sum of the wt. % of ingredients i to iii of dispersion A is 100% and wherein the pH of the dispersion is in the range of 9.5 to 11 and/or the dispersion contains, as an ingredient of B, more than 5 and less than 35 wt. % of PEG, based on the solid content of the whole aqueous dispersion.

Beverage containers and methods of coating are provided. The beverage containers include a metal substrate that is at least partially coated with a coating prepared from a composition that includes a binder system, a cross linker, and a catalyst.