Dow Global Technolgoies LLC

Rohm and Haas Company

University of Minnesota

Saswati Pujari

Mohamed Esseghir

Joseph B Binder

Jeffrey Morris Cogen

Chester J Kmiec

Wenyi Huang

Manish Talreja

Joseph Dooley

Anny L Flory

Patrick Chang Dong Lee

Lorraine F Francis

Vinita Yadav

Buo Chen

Wieslaw J Suszynski

Hany Necola

Alireza Mohammad Karim

Marcio S Carvalho

Patrick Chang Lee

Chang Dong Lee

A tackifier polymeric additive including an emulsion polymerization reaction product of: (a) at least one aromatic monomer; (b) at least one acrylate or methacrylate monomer; and (c) at least one chain transfer agent; and a tackified acrylic adhesive composition including (I) at least one acrylic adhesive polymer; and (II) the above tackifier polymeric additive.

Tackifier composition

Pressure sensitive adhesive compositions are disclosed comprising acrylic emulsions that are emulsion polymerization products of (a) a monomer mixture comprising, based on the total weight of monomers in the monomer mixture, from 50 to 99 weight percent 2-ethylhexyl acrylate and from 1 to 50 weight percent an unsaturated monomer, (b) a surfactant, and (c) an initiator. Methods for preparing pressure sensitive adhesive compositions are also disclosed. Food contact articles comprising the disclosed pressure sensitive adhesive compositions are also disclosed. In some embodiments, the disclosed food contact articles have an overall migration of less than 25 mg/dm, as measured in accordance with EN 1186, or less than 10 mg/dm, as measured in accordance with EN 1186.

Pressure sensitive adhesive compositions and methods of making same

A melt blended composition comprising, in weight percent (wt %) based upon the weight of the composition: (A) 55 to 94.99 wt % of a thermoplastic polymer, (B) 5 to 44.99 wt % of a moisture curable polymer, and (C) 0.01 to 5 wt % of a moisture condensation catalyst exhibits enhanced rheological and mechanical properties as compared to a composition alike in all aspects save for the presence of a moisture curable polymer.

Non-foam polyolefin compositions for wire and cable coating

Methods of curtain coating substrates are disclosed. In some embodiments, the methods include applying two or more liquid layers simultaneously to a substrate, wherein the multiple layers include a bottom liquid layer comprising a shear thinning liquid, and another liquid layer comprising a viscoelastic liquid. In some embodiments, the disclosed methods include formulating a bottom layer liquid comprising a shear thinning liquid, formulating another layer liquid comprising a viscoelastic liquid, pumping the bottom layer liquid and the other layer liquid through coating dies simultaneously and onto a moving substrate such that the bottom layer liquid impinges on the substrate thereby forming a bottom layer, and the other layer liquid forms another liquid layer above the bottom liquid layer. The inclusion of a bottom liquid layer comprising a shear thinning liquid and other layer comprising a viscoelastic liquid provides for enlargement of the curtain coating window.

Methods for curtain coating substrates

Coated conductors comprising a conductor and elongated polymeric coatings at least partially surrounding the conductor, where the elongated polymeric coatings comprise a polymeric matrix material and a plurality of microcapillaries defining individual, discrete void spaces. Such coated conductors are lighter in weight relative to coated conductors having polymeric coatings without microcapillaries. Also disclosed are dies and methods for making such coated conductors.

Cable jackets having designed microstructures and methods for making cable jackets having designed microstructures

Polymeric compositions having a slip agent comprising a silicone and a fatty acid amide. Such polymeric compositions can exhibit lower coefficients of friction when compared to polymeric compositions containing either silicone or fatty acid amide alone. Such polymeric compositions are suitable for use in various articles of manufacture, including, for example, wire and cable jackets.

Polymeric compositions with silicone and fatty acid amide slip agent

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