Omnova Solutions Inc.

Dow Global Technolgoies LLC

John D Oates

David J Brennan

John Anderson Roper, Iii

James G Galloway

Brian J Ninness

John P Kelly

Alan B Chaput, Jr

Thoi H Ho

Wendy D Hoenig

David J Calvert

Alan B Chaput

John A Roper Iii

Jr Alan B Chaput

Embodiments of the present disclosure include organic polymeric particles, paper coating compositions, coated paper, and methods of forming coated paper with the paper coating compositions. The embodiments of the organic polymeric particle include an organic hydrophilic polymer with a unit for hydrogen bonding, and a hollow porous structure that comprises an organic polymer that at least partially surrounds the organic hydrophilic polymer, where the hollow porous structure has a pore surface area greater than 1 percent of a total theoretical exterior surface area of the hollow porous structure and the organic hydrophilic polymer and the hollow porous structure give the organic polymeric particle a void volume fraction of 40 percent to 85 percent.

Organic polymeric particles, paper coating compositions, and methods

A method of forming an organic polymeric particle, comprising (i) forming a core of an organic hydrophilic polymer with monomers that contains an acid group, a latent acid group, or a combination thereof; (ii) forming a shell that comprises an organic polymer with monomers that contains an acid group, a latent acid group, or a combination thereof to encapsulate the core, where the shell has an initial size; expanding the core to form a hollow porous structure from the shell, where the hollow porous structure has an expanded size larger than an initial size of the shell; and (iii) hydrolyzing the acid group, the latent acid group or the combination thereof of the hollow porous structure and the organic hydrophilic polymer to give the organic polymeric particle a void volume fraction of 40 percent to 85 percent.

Organic polymeric particles, paper coating compositions and methods

The subject invention pertains to pressure sensitive adhesive formulations comprising an aqueous dispersion of at least one homogeneous ethylene/&agr;-olefin interpolymer or substantially random interpolymer of ethylene and at least one vinylidene aromatic or hindered aliphatic comonomer and at least one surfactant.

Aqueous pressure sensitive adhesive formulations

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