Abstract:
Hydrophilic open-celled resilient foams containing melamine-formaldehyde resins, characterized by a droplet absorption rate of less than 5 seconds and an EU standard EN ISO 14184-1 formaldehyde emission of less than 100 mg of formaldehyde/kg of foam, and obtainable by (a) heating an aqueous solution or dispersion each containing at least a melamine-formaldehyde precondensate, an emulsifier, a blowing agent and a curing agent to form a foam and crosslink the precondensate, (b) then conditioning the foam at from 120 to 300null C. for from 1 to 180 minutes to remove volatiles, and (c) treating the foam during the conditioning or thereafter with at least one hydrophilicizer and/or with ozone, a corona discharge or a plasma, are useful in hygiene articles to acquire, distribute and immobilize body fluids.
Abstract:
Bi-component superabsorbent materials are disclosed. The superabsorbent materials comprise a mixture of about 20% to about 40%, by weight, poly-(vinylamine) polymer or other basic resin and about 60% to about 80%, by weight of an acidic water-absorbing polymer, like polyacrylic acid.
Abstract:
Bioerodible polyorthoesters useful as orthopedic implants or vehicles for the sustained delivery of pharmaceutical, cosmetic and agricultural agents contain hydrogen bonding groups and null-hydroxy acid-containing groups.
Abstract:
Etherified 2,4-diamino-1,3,5-triazine-aldehyde resins are described, which, in contrast to conventional resins of this type, have softening points above 100null C. and can be melt-processed at from 100 to 200null C., in particular at from 130 to 150null C., without curing. The resins according to the invention can be processed by thermoplastic shaping methods both to form fibres or films and to form mouldings. They can furthermore be processed in powder or granule form, since they do not adhere at room temperature. These resins are cured by acidic additives and/or temperatures above 240null C.
Abstract:
The novel photo-cross-linkable polymers are suitable as coating materials. The photo-cross-linkable polymers contain a biphenylene unit, which can be dimerized by exposure. Attached to the biphenyl unit are side chains of a polymer with a high temperature resistance and a high chemical stability. Through exposure, the biphenylene units dimerize, whereby the polymers are spatially cross-linked.
Abstract:
A thermosetting coating composition, which contains in active hydrogen group component base substance resin (A), amino resin curing agent (B), block polyisocyanate compound curing agent, (C) and acid catalyst (D).