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Definitions

• the present disclosure relates to multilayer films and laminates having a sealant layer containing an ethylene-based composition including slip agents.
• Film layers formed from ethylene-based polymers are used in multilayer films for a variety of applications, including, for example, food packaging and specialty packaging.
• An ethylene-based polymer outer film layer requires a low coefficient of friction (COF) (e.g., less than 0.20) for efficient processing of the films, such as in a fabrication line or a packaging line.
• COF coefficient of friction
• slip agents are typically added to the ethylene-based polymer outer layer, which may be a sealant layer.
• Conventional slip agents include unsaturated fatty acid amides such as erucamide and oleamide, which are known to lower a film's COF by migrating to the surface of the film.
• Non-migratory slip agents such as silicones have also been added to the ethylene-based polymer outer layer, but they are known to generally be less effective at achieving a low COF (e.g., less than 0.20). Additionally, non-migratory slip agents are typically more expensive than migratory slip agents.
• the art recognizes the need for a film that includes an ethylene-based polymeric layer that exhibits a low COF (e.g., less than 0.45) without a non-migratory slip agent.
• the art also recognizes the need for a laminate that includes an ethylene-based polymeric layer that exhibits a low COF (e.g., less than 0.45) without a non-migratory slip agent.
• the present disclosure provides a multilayer film.
• the multilayer film includes at least two layers including a sealant layer and a second layer in contact with the sealant layer.
• the sealant layer contains (A) a first ethylene-based polymer having a density from 0.900 g/cc to 0.925 g/cc and a melt index from 0.5 g/10 min to 30 g/10 min; and (B) a polyethylene-polydimethylsiloxane block copolymer having a weight average molecular weight from 1,000 g/mol to 10,000 g/mol.
• the second layer contains a second ethylene-based polymer.
• the present disclosure also provides a laminate.
• the laminate includes a film containing a film containing a sealant layer, a substrate, and an adhesive layer adhering the film to the substrate.
• the sealant layer contains (A) a first ethylene-based polymer having a density from 0.900 g/cc to 0.925 g/cc and a melt index from 0.5 g/10 min to 30 g/10 min; and (B) a polyethylene-polydimethylsiloxane block copolymer having a weight average molecular weight from 1,000 g/mol to 10,000 g/mol.
• the numerical ranges disclosed herein include all values from, and including, the lower and upper value.
• ranges containing explicit values e.g., a range from 1, or 2, or 3 to 5, or 6, or 7
• any subrange between any two explicit values is included (e.g., the range 1-7 above includes subranges 1 to 2; 2 to 6; 5 to 7; 3 to 7; 5 to 6; etc.).
• alkyl refers to an organic radical derived from an aliphatic hydrocarbon by deleting one hydrogen atom therefrom.
• An alkyl moiety may be linear, branched, cyclic or a combination thereof.
• blend or “polymer blend,” as used herein, is a blend of two or more polymers. Such a blend may or may not be miscible (not phase separated at molecular level). Such a blend may or may not be phase separated. Such a blend may or may not contain one or more domain configurations, as determined from transmission electron spectroscopy, light scattering, x-ray scattering, and other methods known in the art.
• block copolymer or “segmented copolymer” refers to a polymer comprising two or more chemically distinct regions or segments (referred to as “blocks”) joined in a linear manner, that is, a polymer comprising chemically differentiated units which are joined (covalently bonded) end-to-end with respect to polymerized functionality, rather than in pendent or grafted fashion.
• the blocks differ in the amount or type of comonomer incorporated therein, the density, the amount of crystallinity, the type of crystallinity (e.g.
• polyethylene versus polypropylene the crystallite size attributable to a polymer of such composition, the type or degree of tacticity (isotactic or syndiotactic), regio-regularity or regio-irregularity, the amount of branching, including long chain branching or hyper-branching, the homogeneity, or any other chemical or physical property.
• tacticity isotactic or syndiotactic
• regio-regularity or regio-irregularity the amount of branching, including long chain branching or hyper-branching, the homogeneity, or any other chemical or physical property.
• composition refers to a mixture of materials which comprise the composition, as well as reaction products and decomposition products formed from the materials of the composition.
• compositions claimed through use of the term “comprising” may include any additional additive, adjuvant, or compound, whether polymeric or otherwise, unless stated to the contrary.
• the term “consisting essentially of” excludes from the scope of any succeeding recitation any other component, step, or procedure, excepting those that are not essential to operability.
• the term “consisting of” excludes any component, step, or procedure not specifically delineated or listed.
• ethylene-based polymer is a polymer that contains more than 50 weight percent polymerized ethylene monomer (based on the total amount of polymerizable monomers) and, optionally, may contain at least one comonomer.
• Ethylene-based polymer includes ethylene homopolymer, and ethylene copolymer (meaning units derived from ethylene and one or more comonomers).
• the terms “ethylene-based polymer” and “polyethylene” may be used interchangeably.
• Nonlimiting examples of ethylene-based polymer (polyethylene) include low density polyethylene (LDPE) and linear polyethylene.
• linear polyethylene examples include linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE), ultra low density polyethylene (ULDPE), very low density polyethylene (VLDPE), multi-component ethylene-based copolymer (EPE), ethylene/ ⁇ -olefin multi-block copolymers (also known as olefin block copolymer (OBC)), single-site catalyzed linear low density polyethylene (m-LLDPE), substantially linear, or linear, plastomers/elastomers, and high density polyethylene (HDPE).
• LLDPE linear low density polyethylene
• ULDPE ultra low density polyethylene
• VLDPE very low density polyethylene
• EPE multi-component ethylene-based copolymer
• EPE ethylene/ ⁇ -olefin multi-block copolymers
• m-LLDPE single-site catalyzed linear low density polyethylene
• HDPE high density polyethylene
• polyethylene may be produced in gas-phase, fluidized bed reactors, liquid phase slurry process reactors, or liquid phase solution process reactors, using a heterogeneous catalyst system, such as Ziegler-Natta catalyst, a homogeneous catalyst system, comprising Group 4 transition metals and ligand structures such as metallocene, non-metallocene metal-centered, heteroaryl, heterovalent aryloxyether, phosphinimine, and others. Combinations of heterogeneous and/or homogeneous catalysts also may be used in either single reactor or dual reactor configurations.
• the ethylene-based polymer does not contain an aromatic comonomer polymerized therein.
• “Ethylene plastomers/elastomers” are substantially linear, or linear, ethylene/ ⁇ -olefin copolymers containing homogeneous short-chain branching distribution comprising units derived from ethylene and units derived from at least one C 3 -C 10 ⁇ -olefin comonomer, or at least one C 4 -C 8 ⁇ -olefin comonomer, or at least one C 6 -C 5 ⁇ -olefin comonomer.
• Ethylene plastomers/elastomers have a density from 0.870 g/cc, or 0.880 g/cc, or 0.890 g/cc to 0.900 g/cc, or 0.902 g/cc, or 0.904 g/cc, or 0.909 g/cc, or 0.910 g/cc, or 0.917 g/cc.
• Nonlimiting examples of ethylene plastomers/elastomers include AFFINITYTM plastomers and elastomers (available from The Dow Chemical Company), EXACTTM Plastomers (available from ExxonMobil Chemical), TafmerTM (available from Mitsui), NexleneTM (available from SK Chemicals Co.), and LuceneTM (available LG Chem Ltd.).
• High density polyethylene is an ethylene homopolymer or an ethylene/ ⁇ -olefin copolymer with at least one C 4 -C 10 ⁇ -olefin comonomer, or C 4 -C 8 ⁇ -olefin comonomer and a density from greater than 0.94 g/cc, or 0.945 g/cc, or 0.95 g/cc, or 0.955 g/cc to 0.96 g/cc, or 0.97 g/cc, or 0.98 g/cc.
• the HDPE can be a monomodal copolymer or a multimodal copolymer.
• a “monomodal ethylene copolymer” is an ethylene/C 4 -C 10 ⁇ -olefin copolymer that has one distinct peak in a gel permeation chromatography (GPC) showing the molecular weight distribution.
• a “multimodal ethylene copolymer” is an ethylene/C 4 -C 10 ⁇ -olefin copolymer that has at least two distinct peaks in a GPC showing the molecular weight distribution. Multimodal includes copolymer having two peaks (bimodal) as well as copolymer having more than two peaks.
• HDPE high Density Polyethylene
• ELITETM Enhanced Polyethylene Resins Enhanced Polyethylene Resins
• CONTINUUMTM Bimodal Polyethylene Resins each available from The Dow Chemical Company
• LUPOLENTM available from LyondellBasell
• HDPE products from Borealis , Ineos, and ExxonMobil.
• hydrocarbon is a compound that contains only hydrogen and carbon atoms.
• the hydrocarbon can be (i) branched or unbranched, (ii) saturated or unsaturated, (iii) cyclic or acyclic, and (iv) any combination of (i)-(iii).
• Nonlimiting examples of hydrocarbons include alkanes, alkenes, and alkynes.
• An “interpolymer” is a polymer prepared by the polymerization of at least two different monomers. This generic term includes copolymers, usually employed to refer to polymers prepared from two different monomers, and polymers prepared from more than two different monomers, e.g., terpolymers, tetrapolymers, etc.
• Low density polyethylene (or “LDPE”) consists of ethylene homopolymer, or ethylene/ ⁇ -olefin copolymer comprising at least one C 3 -C 10 ⁇ -olefin, preferably C 3 -C 4 that has a density from 0.915 g/cc to 0.940 g/cc and contains long chain branching with broad MWD.
• LDPE is typically produced by way of high pressure free radical polymerization (tubular reactor or autoclave with free radical initiator).
• Nonlimiting examples of LDPE include MarFlexTM (Chevron Phillips), LUPOLENTM (LyondellBasell), as well as LDPE products from Borealis , Ineos, ExxonMobil, and others.
• Linear low density polyethylene is a linear ethylene/ ⁇ -olefin copolymer containing heterogeneous short-chain branching distribution comprising units derived from ethylene and units derived from at least one C 3 -C 10 ⁇ -olefin comonomer or at least one C 4 -C 8 ⁇ -olefin comonomer, or at least one C 6 -C 8 ⁇ -olefin comonomer.
• LLDPE is characterized by little, if any, long chain branching, in contrast to conventional LDPE.
• LLDPE has a density from 0.910 g/cc, or 0.915 g/cc, or 0.920 g/cc, or 0.925 g/cc to 0.930 g/cc, or 0.935 g/cc, or 0.940 g/cc.
• LLDPE include TUFLINTM linear low density polyethylene resins and DOWLEXTM polyethylene resins, each available from the Dow Chemical Company; and MARLEXTM polyethylene (available from Chevron Phillips).
• Multi-component ethylene-based copolymer comprises units derived from ethylene and units derived from at least one C 3 -C 10 ⁇ -olefin comonomer, or at least one C 4 -C 8 ⁇ -olefin comonomer, or at least one C 6 -C 8 ⁇ -olefin comonomer, such as described in patent references U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,111,023; 5,677,383; and 6,984,695.
• EPE resins have a density from 0.905 g/cc, or 0.908 g/cc, or 0.912 g/cc, or 0.920 g/cc to 0.926 g/cc, or 0.929 g/cc, or 0.940 g/cc, or 0.962 g/cc.
• EPE resins include ELITETM enhanced polyethylene and ELITE ATTM advanced technology resins, each available from The Dow Chemical Company; SURPASSTM Polyethylene (PE) Resins, available from Nova Chemicals; and SMARTTM, available from SK Chemicals Co.
• an “olefin-based polymer” or “polyolefin” is a polymer that contains more than 50 weight percent polymerized olefin monomer (based on total amount of polymerizable monomers), and optionally, may contain at least one comonomer.
• Nonlimiting examples of an olefin-based polymer include ethylene-based polymer and propylene-based polymer.
• a “polymer” is a compound prepared by polymerizing monomers, whether of the same or a different type, that in polymerized form provide the multiple and/or repeating “units” or “mer units” that make up a polymer.
• the generic term polymer thus embraces the term homopolymer, usually employed to refer to polymers prepared from only one type of monomer, and the term copolymer, usually employed to refer to polymers prepared from at least two types of monomers. It also embraces all forms of copolymer, e.g., random, block, etc.
• ethylene/ ⁇ -olefin polymer and “propylene/ ⁇ -olefin polymer” are indicative of copolymer as described above prepared from polymerizing ethylene or propylene respectively and one or more additional, polymerizable ⁇ -olefin monomer.
• a polymer is often referred to as being “made of” one or more specified monomers, “based on” a specified monomer or monomer type, “containing” a specified monomer content, or the like, in this context the term “monomer” is understood to be referring to the polymerized remnant of the specified monomer and not to the unpolymerized species.
• polymers herein are referred to has being based on “units” that are the polymerized form of a corresponding monomer.
• a “propylene-based polymer” is a polymer that contains more than 50 weight percent polymerized propylene monomer (based on the total amount of polymerizable monomers) and, optionally, may contain at least one comonomer.
• Single-site catalyzed linear low density polyethylenes are linear ethylene/ ⁇ -olefin copolymers containing homogeneous short-chain branching distribution comprising units derived from ethylene and units derived from at least one C 3 -C 10 ⁇ -olefin comonomer, or at least one C 4 -C 8 ⁇ -olefin comonomer, or at least one C 6 -C 8 ⁇ -olefin comonomer.
• m-LLDPE has density from 0.913 g/cc, or 0.918 g/cc, or 0.920 g/cc to 0.925 g/cc, or 0.940 g/cc.
• Nonlimiting examples of m-LLDPE include EXCEEDTM metallocene PE (available from ExxonMobil Chemical), LUFLEXENTM m-LLDPE (available from LyondellBasell), and ELTEXTM PF m-LLDPE (available from Ineos Olefins & Polymers).
• ULDPE Ultra low density polyethylene
• VLDPE very low density polyethylene
• ULDPE and VLDPE each is a linear ethylene/ ⁇ -olefin copolymer containing heterogeneous short-chain branching distribution comprising units derived from ethylene and units derived from at least one C 3 -C 10 ⁇ -olefin comonomer, or at least one C 4 -C 8 ⁇ -olefin comonomer, or at least one C 3 -C 8 ⁇ -olefin comonomer.
• ULDPE and VLDPE each has a density from 0.885 g/cc, or 0.90 g/cc to 0.915 g/cc.
• Nonlimiting examples of ULDPE and VLDPE include ATTANETM ULDPE resins and FLEXOMERTM VLDPE resins, each available from The Dow Chemical Company.
• Haze is measured in accordance with ASTM D1003.
• the cut specimens are conditioned fora minimum of 24 hours after sealing and cutting at 23° C. ( ⁇ 2° C.) and 50% ( ⁇ 10%) relative humidity prior to HSIT testing.
• the sealed specimen is tested in an INSTRON® Tensiomer at 10 in/min (4.2 mm/sec or 250 mm/min) at 23° C. ( ⁇ 2° C.) and 50% ( ⁇ 10%) relative humidity.
• MI Melt index (12) in g/10 min is measured using ASTM D-1238-04 (190° C./2.16 kg).
• Coefficient of Friction is measured according to ASTM D1894.
• the substrate employed for COF determinations is stainless steel.
• Multilayer film is produced as a roll.
• the “Pre-lamination COF” is measured after the film roll is stored for 1 week at ambient conditions (25° C., 101.325 kPa, 50-60% relative humidity).
• Laminate 60° C. Aged COF is measured on a laminate structure after curing at ambient conditions (25° C., 101.325 kPa, 50-60% relative humidity) for 7 days, and then heating the laminate structure for 7 days at 60° C.
• the square piece is attached to the sled on the forward and backward edges of the sled using double-sided tape, ensuring there are no wrinkles on the specimen.
• the sled is then placed specimen-face down on the testing frame and attached to a travel arm that contains a load cell (which measures frictional force).
• the sled is moved over the strip piece at a speed of 6 in/minute (15.24 cm/min) for a distance of 3 inches (7.62 cm).
• the average load over the 3 inches (7.62 cm) of movement is the kinetic force (F k ).
• the coefficient of kinetic friction ( ⁇ K ) (COF) is the ratio of the kinetic force (F k ) to the normal force (W), wherein the normal force (W) is the weight of the sled (200 g). Five replicate samples are tested, and the average value is reported.
• Crystallinity of the polyethylene block of the polyethylene-polydimethylsiloxane block copolymer may be calculated in accordance with Equation (1):
• Crystallinity ⁇ ⁇ ( wt ⁇ % ) ⁇ 0 . 0 ⁇ 1 ⁇ 3 ⁇ 6 ⁇ x 2 - 2 . 4 ⁇ 3 ⁇ 6 ⁇ x + 6 ⁇ 1 ⁇ .475 , ⁇ if ⁇ ⁇ x ⁇ 3 ⁇ 0 . 3 ⁇ 9 0 , ⁇ if ⁇ ⁇ x ⁇ 3 ⁇ 0 . 3 ⁇ 9 Equation ⁇ ⁇ ( 1 )
• x is the mole % of 1,2-butadiene in the polybutadiene block prior to hydrogenation, as measured by proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy ( 1 H NMR).
• crystallinity of the polyethylene block can be determined by measuring its density (d) and the mole % of ⁇ -olefin content (y) by 13 C NMR according to the following Equation (2):
• Weight average molecular weight (Mw) and number average molecular weight (Mn) of the polyethylene-polydimethylsiloxane block copolymer are measured by GPC (ViscotekTM GPC Max) using a triple detection capability.
• the ViscotekTM TDA305 unit is equipped with a differential refractometer, an online differential pressure viscometer, and low angle light scattering (LALS: 7° and 90° angles of detection).
• the mobile phase is Toluene HPLC grade.
• the columns are two PL Gel Mixed C from Varian—(7.5*300 mm, 5 ⁇ m particle size) and a PL Gel Guard column from Varian—(7.5*300 mm) 5 fractom Injection volume with a flow of 1 mL/min and a run time of 37 min.
• the column and detector temperature is 40° C.
• the software used is Omnisec 4.6.1 (ViscotekTM).
• the detectors are calibrated by injection of a narrow polystyrene standard (Mw 68,100 g/mol) of a known concentration. Correct run parameters are checked by using a narrow molecular weight distribution polystyrene standard (PS71K). The molecular weight averages must be within the Statistical Process Control (SPC) chart in order to validate the detectors calibration. Typical GPC 3 precision and accuracy (which depends on the refractive index increment) are around 2-3%.
• SPC Statistical Process Control
• the present disclosure provides a multilayer film.
• the multilayer film has at least two layers, including a sealant layer and a second layer in contact with the sealant layer.
• the sealant layer contains (A) a first ethylene-based polymer having a density from 0.900 g/cc to 0.925 g/cc and a melt index from 0.5 g/10 min to 30 g/10 min; and (B) a polyethylene-polydimethylsiloxane block copolymer having a weight average molecular weight from 1,000 g/mol to 10,000 g/mol.
• the second layer contains a second ethylene-based polymer.
• the multilayer film contains two layers, or more than two layers.
• the multilayer film can have two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, or more layers.
• the multilayer film contains only two layers, or only three layers.
• the multilayer film contains a sealant layer.
• the sealant layer contains (A) a first ethylene-based polymer having a density from 0.900 g/cc to 0.925 g/cc and a melt index from 0.5 g/10 min to 30 g/10 min; (B) a polyethylene-polydimethylsiloxane block copolymer having a weight average molecular weight from 1,000 g/mol to 10,000 g/mol; and (C) optionally, an additive.
• the sealant layer has two opposing surfaces.
• the sealant layer is a continuous layer with two opposing surfaces.
• the sealant layer contains a first ethylene-based polymer.
• the ethylene-based polymer has a density from 0.900 g/cc to 0.925 g/cc and a melt index from 0.5 g/10 min to 30 g/10 min.
• suitable ethylene-based polymer include LDPE and linear polyethylene.
• suitable ethylene-based polymer include LLDPE, ULDPE, VLDPE, EPE, ethylene/ ⁇ -olefin multi-block copolymers (also known as OBC), m-LLDPE, substantially linear, or linear, plastomers/elastomers (POP), and combinations thereof.
• Nonlimiting examples of suitable ethylene-based polymer also include ethylene/ ⁇ -olefin interpolymer and ethylene/ ⁇ -olefin copolymer.
• suitable ⁇ -olefins include C 3 -C 20 ⁇ -olefins, or C 4 -C 20 ⁇ -olefins, or C 3 -C 10 ⁇ -olefins, or C 4 -C 10 ⁇ -olefins, or C 4 -C 8 ⁇ -olefins.
• Representative ⁇ -olefins include propylene, 1-butene, 1-pentene, 1-hexene, 1-heptene and 1-octene.
• the ethylene-based polymer is an ethylene/1-octene interpolymer.
• the ethylene-based polymer contains greater than 50 wt % units derived from ethylene, or from 51 wt %, or 55 wt %, or 60 wt % to 70 wt %, or 80 wt %, or 90 wt %, or 95 wt %, or 99 wt %, or 100 wt % units derived from ethylene; and a reciprocal amount of units derived from an ⁇ -olefin comonomer, or from less than 50 wt %, or 49 wt %, or 45 wt %, or 40 wt % to 30 wt %, or 20 wt %, or 10 wt %, or 5 wt %, or 1 wt %, or 0 wt % units derived from an ⁇ -olefin comonomer, based on the weight of the ethylene-based polymer.
• the ethylene-based polymer has a density from 0.900 g/cc, or 0.905 g/cc, or 0.910 g/cc, or 0.915 g/cc, or 0.920 g/cc to 0.925 g/cc. In an embodiment, the ethylene-based polymer has a density from 0.900 g/cc to 0.920 g/cc, or from 0.910 g/cc to 0.925 g/cc, or from 0.915 g/cc to 0.920 g/cc, or from 0.920 g/cc to 0.925 g/cc.
• the ethylene-based polymer has a melt index from 0.5 g/10 min, or 1.0 g/10 min to 1.5 g/10 min, or 2.0 g/10 min, or 3.0 g/10 min, or 4.0 g/10 min, or 5.0 g/10 min, or 8.0 g/10 min, or 10 g/10 min, or 15 g/10 min, or 20 g/10 min, or 25 g/10 min, or 30 g/10 min.
• the ethylene-based polymer has a melt index from 0.5 g/10 min to 20 g/10 min, or from 0.5 g/10 min to 10 g/10 min, or from 0.5 g/10 min to 5 g/10 min, or from 0.5 g/10 min to 2 g/10 min, or from 0.5 g/10 min to 1.0 g/10 min.
• the ethylene-based polymer is a LLDPE.
• the LLDPE is an ethylene homopolymer or an ethylene/ ⁇ -olefin copolymer consisting of units derived from ethylene and a C 3 -C 10 ⁇ -olefin comonomer, or a C 4 -C 8 ⁇ -olefin comonomer, or a C 6 -C 8 ⁇ -olefin comonomer.
• the LLDPE has density from 0.910 g/cc, or 0.915 g/cc, or 0.920 g/cc to 0.925 g/cc; and a melt index from 0.5 g/10 min, or 1.0 g/10 min to 1.5 g/10 min, or 2.0 g/10 min, or 3.0 g/10 min, or 4.0 g/10 min, or 5.0 g/10 min, or 8.0 g/10 min, or 10 g/10 min, or 15 g/10 min, or 20 g/10 min, or 25 g/10 min, or 30 g/10 min.
• the ethylene-based polymer is a LDPE.
• the LDPE is an ethylene homopolymer or an ethylene/ ⁇ -olefin copolymer consisting of units derived from ethylene and a C 3 -C 10 ⁇ -olefin comonomer, or a C 4 -C 8 ⁇ -olefin comonomer, or a C 6 -C 8 ⁇ -olefin comonomer.
• the LDPE has a density from 0.915 g/cc to 0.920 g/cc, or from 0.916 g/cc to 0.918 g/cc; and a melt index from 5 g/10 min to 20/10 min, or from 10 g/10 min to 20/10 min.
• the ethylene-based polymer is a POP.
• the POP is an ethylene/ ⁇ -olefin copolymer consisting of units derived from ethylene and a C 3 -C 10 ⁇ -olefin comonomer, or a C 4 -C 8 ⁇ -olefin comonomer, or a C 6 -C 8 ⁇ -olefin comonomer.
• the POP has density from 0.900 g/cc, or 0.902 g/cc to 0.904 g/cc, or 0.905, or 0.909 g/cc, or 0.910 g/cc, or 0.915, or 0.917 g/cc; and a melt index from 0.5 g/10 min, or 1.0 g/10 min to 1.5 g/10 min, or 2.0 g/10 min, or 3.0 g/10 min, or 4.0 g/10 min, or 5.0 g/10 min, or 8.0 g/10 min, or 10 g/10 min, or 15 g/10 min, or 20 g/10 min, or 25 g/10 min, or 30 g/10 min.
• the ethylene-based polymer is a POP that is an ethylene/1-octene copolymer.
• the POP that is an ethylene/1-octene copolymer has a density from 0.900 g/cc to 0.910 g/cc and a melt index from 0.5 g/10 min to 5 g/10 min.
• the sealant layer may contain more than one ethylene-based polymer.
• the sealant layer includes at least two ethylene-based polymers, wherein each ethylene-based polymer differs from one another compositionally, structurally, and/or physically.
• the sealant layer may contain an LLDPE and a LDPE, or the sealant layer may contain a POP and LDPE.
• the sealant layer contains from 70 wt %, or 75 wt %, or 80 wt %, or 85 wt %, or 90 wt %, or 93 wt %, or 94 wt %, or 95 wt %, or 98 wt % to 99 wt %, or 99.5 wt %, or 99.7 wt %, or 99.99 wt % ethylene-based polymer, based on the total weight of the sealant layer.
• the sealant layer contains from 94 wt %, or 95 wt %, or 98 wt % to 99.99 wt % ethylene-based polymer, based on the total weight of the sealant layer. In another embodiment, the sealant layer contains from 70 wt % to 99.99 wt %, or from 90 wt % to 99.99 wt %, or from 95 wt % to 99.99 wt %, or from 98 wt % to 99.99 wt %, ethylene-based polymer, based on the total weight of the sealant layer.
• the ethylene-based polymer is selected from POP, LLDPE, LDPE, and combinations thereof.
• the ethylene-based polymer may comprise two or more embodiments disclosed herein.
• the sealant layer contains a polyethylene-polydimethylsiloxane block copolymer having a weight average molecular weight from 1,000 g/mol to 10,000 g/mol.
• a “polyethylene-polydimethylsiloxane block copolymer” is a block copolymer having polyethylene (PE) blocks and polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) blocks that are joined (covalently bonded) end-to-end with respect to polymerized functionality.
• the PE-PDMS block copolymer may be a PE-PDMS diblock copolymer, a PE-PDMS-PE triblock copolymer, a PDMS-PE-PDMS triblock copolymer, or a combination thereof.
• the PE-PDMS block copolymer has the following Structure (I):
• R 2 alkoxysilyl functional hydrocarbylene-containing groups include the following Structure (II), Structure (III), Structure (IV), Structure (V), and Structure (VI):
• each R 2 is a R 3 group.
• Nonlimiting examples of suitable R 3 monovalent organic groups free of hydrolyzable functionality include monovalent hydrocarbyl groups and monovalent halogenated hydrocarbyl groups.
• suitable monovalent hydrocarbyl groups include alkyl groups and aryl groups.
• suitable alkyl groups include methyl, ethyl, propyl (e.g., iso-propyl and/or n-propyl), butyl (e.g., isobutyl, n-butyl, tert-butyl, and/or sec-butyl), pentyl (e.g., isopentyl, neopentyl, and/or tert-pentyl), hexyl, heptyl, octyl, nonyl, and decyl groups; and branched saturated monovalent hydrocarbyl groups of 6 or more carbon atoms including cycloalkyl groups such as cyclopentyl and cyclohexyl
• Nonlimiting examples of suitable aryl groups include cyclopentadienyl, phenyl, tolyl, xylyl, anthracenyl, benzyl, 1-phenylethyl, 2-phenylethyl, and naphthyl groups.
• Monocyclic aryl groups may have from 5 to 9, or from 6 to 7, or from 5 to 6 carbon atoms.
• Polycyclic aryl groups may have from 10 to 17, or from 10 to 14, or from 12 to 14 carbon atoms.
• Nonlimiting examples of suitable monovalent halogenated hydrocarbon groups include chlorinated alkyl groups such as chloromethyl and chloropropyl groups; fluorinated alkyl groups such as fluoromethyl, 2-fluoropropyl, 3,3,3-trifluoropropyl, 4,4,4-trifluorobutyl, 4,4,4,3,3-pentafluorobutyl, 5,5,5,4,4,3,3-heptafluoropentyl, 6,6,6,5,5,4,4,3,3-nonafluorohexyl, and 8,8,8,7,7-pentafluorooctyl; chlorinated cycloalkyl groups such as 2,2-dichlorocyclopropyl, 2,3-dichlorocyclopentyl; and fluorinated cycloalkyl groups such as 2,2-difluorocyclopropyl, 2,3-difluorocyclobutyl, 3,4-difluorocyclohexyl, and 3,4-
• Nonlimiting examples of other suitable monovalent organic groups include hydrocarbyl groups substituted with oxygen atoms, such as glycidoxyalkyl; and hydrocarbon groups substituted with nitrogen atoms, such as aminoalkyl; and cyano-functional groups, such as cyanoethyl and cyanopropyl.
• each R 3 is independently selected from a monovalent hydrocarbyl group that is an alkyl group or an aryl group, or from methyl and phenyl.
• Nonlimiting examples of suitable R 4 monovalent hydrocarbyl groups include alkyl groups, alkenyl groups, aryl groups, and combinations thereof.
• suitable alkyl groups include methyl, ethyl, propyl (e.g., iso-propyl and/or n-propyl), butyl (e.g., isobutyl, n-butyl, tert-butyl, and/or sec-butyl), pentyl (e.g., isopentyl, neopentyl, and/or tert-pentyl), hexyl, heptyl, octyl, nonyl, and decyl groups; and branched saturated monovalent hydrocarbyl groups of 6 or more carbon atoms including cycloalkyl groups such as cyclopentyl and cyclohexyl.
• Nonlimiting examples of suitable alkenyl groups include vinyl, allyl, butenyl (including n-butenyl, iso-butenyl and t-butenyl), and hexenyl groups (including linear and branched isomers thereof).
• suitable aryl groups include cyclopentadienyl, phenyl, tolyl, xylyl, anthracenyl, benzyl, 1-phenylethyl, 2-phenylethyl, and naphthyl groups.
• Monocyclic aryl groups may have from 5 to 9, or from 6 to 7, or from 5 to 6 carbon atoms.
• Polycyclic aryl groups may have from 10 to 17, or from 10 to 14, or from 12 to 14 carbon atoms.
• each R 4 is independently selected from alkyl groups and aryl groups, or from methyl and phenyl.
• each R 4 of Structure (I) is independently selected from C 1 -C 20 , or C 1 -C 12 , or C 1 -C 8 , or C 1 -C 4 monovalent hydrocarbyl groups.
• each R 4 is methyl.
• the PE-PDMS block copolymer contains from 25 wt %, or 30 wt %, or 35 wt %, or 40 wt %, or 45 wt % to 50 wt %, or 55 wt %, or 60 wt %, or 65 wt %, or 70 wt %, or 75 wt % PDMS, based on the total weight of the PE-PDMS block copolymer.
• the PE-PDMS block copolymer contains from 25 wt % to 75 wt %, or from 40 wt % to 60 wt %, or from 45 wt % to 55 wt %, or from 45 wt % to 50 wt % PDMS, based on the total weight of the PE-PDMS block copolymer.
• the PE-PDMS block copolymer contains from 25 wt %, or 30 wt %, or 35 wt %, or 40 wt %, or 45 wt % to 50 wt %, or 55 wt %, or 60 wt %, or 65 wt %, or 70 wt %, or 75 wt % PDMS; and a reciprocal amount of PE, or from 25 wt %, or 30 wt %, or 35 wt %, or 40 wt %, or 45 wt %, or 50 wt % to 55 wt %, or 60 wt %, or 65 wt %, or 70 wt %, or 75 wt % PE, based on the total weight of the PE-PDMS block copolymer.
• the PE-PDMS block copolymer contains from 25 wt %, or 30 wt %, or 35 wt %, or 40 wt %, or 45 wt %, or 50 wt % to 55 wt %, or 60 wt %, or 65 wt %, or 70 wt %, or 75 wt % PE, based on the total weight of the PE-PDMS block copolymer.
• the PE-PDMS block copolymer contains from 25 wt % to 75 wt %, or from 40 wt % to 60 wt %, or from 45 wt % to 55 wt %, or from 45 wt % to 50 wt % PE, based on the total weight of the PE-PDMS block copolymer.
• the PE-PDMS block copolymer has a PE block with a crystallinity from 0%, or 1% to 3%, or 5%, or 10%, or 15%, or 20%, or 25%, or less than 30%. In another embodiment, the PE-PDMS block copolymer has a PE block with a crystallinity from 0% to less than 30%, or from 0% to 20%, or from 0% to 15%, or from 0% to 10%, or from 0% to 5%, or from 0% to 3%, or 0%.
• a PE block with a low crystallinity of from 0% to less than 30% facilitates migration of the PE-PDMS block copolymer to a surface of the sealant layer, which in turn lowers the coefficient of friction (COF) of the sealant layer.
• the PE-PDMS block copolymer has a number average molecular weight (Mn) from 1000 g/mol, or 2000 g/mol to 6000 g/mol, or 10000 g/mol. In another embodiment, the PE-PDMS block copolymer has a Mn from 1000 g/mol to 10000 g/mol, or from 2000 g/mol to 6000 g/mol. Not wishing to be bound by any particular theory, it is believed that low Mn of from 1000 g/mol to 10,000 g/mol facilitates migration of the PE-PDMS block copolymer to a surface of the sealant layer, which in turn lowers the coefficient of friction (COF) of the sealant layer.
• Mn number average molecular weight
• the PE-PDMS has a weight average molecular weight (Mw) from 1000 g/mol, or 2000 g/mol, or 3000 g/mol, or 4000 g/mol to 5000 g/mol, or 6000 g/mol, or 10000 g/mol.
• the PE-PDMS block copolymer has a Mw from 1000 g/mol to 10000 g/mol, or from 2000 g/mol to 6000 g/mol, or from 1000 g/mol to 5000 g/mol, or from 4000 g/mol to 5000 g/mol.
• low Mw of from 1,000 g/mol to 10,000 g/mol facilitates migration of the PE-PDMS block copolymer to a surface of the sealant layer, which in turn lowers the coefficient of friction (COF) of the sealant layer.
• the PE-PDMS block copolymer contains, consists essentially of, or consists of: (A) from 25 wt %, or 30 wt %, or 35 wt %, or 40 wt %, or 45 wt %, or 50 wt % to 55 wt %, or 60 wt %, or 65 wt %, or 70 wt %, or 75 wt % PE, based on the total weight of the PE-PDMS block copolymer; (B) from 25 wt %, or 30 wt %, or 35 wt %, or 40 wt %, or 45 wt % to 50 wt %, or 55 wt %, or 60 wt %, or 65 wt %, or 70 wt %, or 75 wt % PDMS, based on the total weight of the PE-PDMS block copolymer; and the PE-PDMS block copolymer
• the PE-PDMS block copolymer may be prepared as described in co-pending application numbers U.S. Ser. No. 62/644,838, filed 19 Mar. 2018; and U.S. Ser. No. 62/644,826, filed 19 Mar. 2018, the entire contents of which are herein incorporated by reference.
• the sealant layer may contain more than one PE-PDMS block copolymers.
• the sealant layer includes at least two PE-PDMS block copolymers, wherein each PE-PDMS block copolymer differs from one another compositionally, structurally, and/or physically.
• the sealant layer contains from 0.01 wt %, or 0.02 wt % to 0.1 wt %, or 0.5 wt %, or 1.0 wt %, or 1.5 wt %, or 2.0 wt % PE-PDMS block copolymer, based on the total weight of the sealant layer.
• the sealant layer contains from 0.01 wt % to 2.0 wt %, or from 0.01 wt % to 1.0 wt %, or from 0.01 wt % to 0.5 wt %, or from 0.01 wt % to 0.10 wt %, or from 0.01 wt % to 0.05 wt % PE-PDMS block copolymer, based on the total weight of the sealant layer.
• the PE-PDMS block copolymer may comprise two or more embodiments disclosed herein.
• the sealant layer includes one or more optional additives.
• suitable additives include antiblock agents, fatty acid amides (e.g., erucamide, behenamide, and isooctadecanamide), antioxidants, antistatic agents, stabilizing agents, nucleating agents, colorants, pigments, ultra violet (UV) absorbers or stabilizers, flame retardants, compatibilizers, plasticizers, fillers, processing aids, antifog additive, crosslinking agents (e.g., peroxides), and combinations thereof.
• fatty acid amides e.g., erucamide, behenamide, and isooctadecanamide
• antioxidants e.g., erucamide, behenamide, and isooctadecanamide
• antistatic agents e.g., stabilizing agents, nucleating agents, colorants, pigments, ultra violet (UV) absorbers or stabilizers, flame retardants, compatibilizers, plasticizers, fillers, processing aids, antifo
• the sealant layer includes an antiblock agent.
• An “antiblock agent” is a compound that minimizes, or prevents, blocking (i.e., adhesion) between two adjacent layers of film by creating a microscopic roughening of the film layer surface, which reduces the available contact area between adjacent layers.
• the antiblock agent may be organic or inorganic.
• suitable antiblock agents include silica, talc, calcium carbonate, and combinations thereof.
• the antiblock agent is talc.
• the sealant layer contains from 0 wt %, or 0.10 wt %, or 0.15 wt %, or 0.20 wt %, or 0.25 wt % to 0.3 wt %, or 0.4 wt %, or 0.5 wt %, or 1.0 wt %, or 1.5 wt %, or 2.0 wt % talc, based on the total weight of the sealant layer.
• the sealant layer contains from 0.10 wt % to 2.0 wt %, or from 0.10 wt % to 1.0 wt %, or from 0.10 wt % to 0.5 wt %, or from 0.20 wt % to 0.40 wt % talc, based on the total weight of the sealant layer.
• the antiblock agent is silica (SiO 2 ).
• the silica may be organic silica or synthetic silica.
• the antiblock agent is synthetic silica.
• the sealant layer contains from 0 wt %, or 0.10 wt %, or 0.20 wt %, or 0.25 wt % to 0.3 wt %, or 0.4 wt %, or 0.5 wt %, or 1.0 wt %, or 1.5 wt %, or 2.0 wt % silica, based on the total weight of the sealant layer.
• the sealant layer contains from 0 wt %, or 0.01 wt %, or 0.05 wt %, or 0.1 wt % to 0.2 wt %, or 0.3 wt %, or 0.4 wt %, or 0.5 wt %, or 1.0 wt %, or 2.0 wt %, or 3.0 wt %, or 4.0 wt %, or 5.0 wt % additive, based on the total weight of the sealant layer.
• the additive may comprise two or more embodiments disclosed herein.
• the sealant layer has a Pre-Lamination COF from 0.01, or 0.05, or 0.10 to 0.17, or 0.18, or 0.19, or 0.20, or 0.30, or 0.40, or 0.45. In another embodiment, the sealant layer has a Pre-Lamination COF from 0.01 to 0.45, or from 0.01 to less than 0.45.
• the sealant layer has a haze from 0%, or 1%, or 2%, or 3%, or 4% to 5%.
• the sealant layer has a haze from 0% to 5%, or from 1% to 5%.
• the sealant layer has a heat seal initiation temperature (HSIT) of less than 100° C., or less than 90° C., or less than 85° C.
• HSIT heat seal initiation temperature
• the sealant layer has a HSIT from 50° C., or 60° C., or 70° C. to 80° C., or 85° C., or 90° C., or 100° C.
• the sealant layer has a HSIT from 50° C. to 90° C., or from 60° C. to 80° C., or from 70° C. to 80° C.
• the sealant layer has a thickness from 5 ⁇ m, or 8 ⁇ m, or 10 ⁇ m to 15 ⁇ m, or 20 ⁇ m, or 25 ⁇ m, or 30 ⁇ m, or 35 ⁇ m, or 40 ⁇ m, or 45 ⁇ m, or 50 ⁇ m, or 55 ⁇ m, or 60 ⁇ m, or 65 ⁇ m, or 70 ⁇ m, or 75 ⁇ m, or 80 ⁇ m, or 90 ⁇ m, or 100 ⁇ m, or 120 ⁇ m, or 150 ⁇ m.
• the sealant layer may comprise two or more embodiments disclosed herein.
• the multilayer film includes a second layer.
• the second layer contains a second ethylene-based polymer.
• the second layer has two opposing surfaces.
• the second layer is a continuous layer with two opposing surfaces.
• the second layer is in contact with the sealant layer.
• the second layer may be in direct contact or in indirect contact with the sealant layer.
• the second layer directly contacts the sealant layer.
• directly contacts is a layer configuration whereby the second layer is located immediately adjacent to the sealant layer and no intervening layers, or no intervening structures, are present between the sealant layer and the second layer.
• the second layer indirectly contacts the sealant layer.
• the term “indirectly contacts,” as used herein, is a layer configuration whereby an intervening layer, or an intervening structure, is present between the sealant layer and the second layer.
• the second ethylene-based polymer may be any ethylene-based polymer disclosed herein.
• the second ethylene-based polymer may be the same or different than the ethylene-based polymer of the sealant layer. In an embodiment, the second ethylene-based polymer is the same as the ethylene-based polymer of the sealant layer. In another embodiment, the second ethylene-based polymer is different than the ethylene-based polymer of the sealant layer.
• the second ethylene-based polymer is a LLDPE, a LDPE, or a combination thereof.
• the LLDPE is an ethylene/1-octene copolymer.
• the second layer contains from 5 wt %, or 10 wt %, or 20 wt %, or 30 wt %, or 40 wt %, or 50 wt %, or 60 wt %, or 70 wt %, or 80 wt % to 90 wt %, or 95 wt %, or 99 wt % LLDPE; and a reciprocal amount of LDPE, or from 1 wt %, or 5 wt %, or 10 wt %, or 20 wt % to 30 wt %, or 40 wt %, or 50 wt %, or 60 wt %, or 70 wt %, or 80 wt %, or 90
• the second layer contains from 60 wt % to 90 wt %, or from 70 wt % to 80 wt % LLDPE, and from 10 wt % to 40 wt %, or from 20 wt % to 30 wt % LDPE, based on the total weight of the second layer.
• the second layer contains one or more optional additives.
• the additive may be any additive disclosed herein.
• the second layer contains from 0 wt %, or 0.01 wt % to 0.5 wt %, or 1.0 wt %, or 3.0 wt %, or 5.0 wt % additive, based on the total weight of the second layer.
• the second layer has a thickness from 5 ⁇ m, or 8 ⁇ m, or 10 ⁇ m to 15 ⁇ m, or 20 ⁇ m, or 25 ⁇ m, or 30 ⁇ m, or 35 ⁇ m, or 40 ⁇ m, or 45 ⁇ m, or 50 ⁇ m, or 55 ⁇ m, or 60 ⁇ m, or 65 ⁇ m, or 70 ⁇ m, or 75 ⁇ m, or 80 ⁇ m, or 85 ⁇ m, or 90 ⁇ m, or 100 ⁇ m, or 120 ⁇ m, or 150 ⁇ m.
• the second layer may be a substrate layer or a core layer.
• the second layer is a core layer.
• a “core layer” is a layer of a film structure that is an inner layer. In other words, neither surface of a core layer is an outermost surface of the film.
• the second layer is a substrate layer.
• a “substrate layer” is a layer of a film structure that may be an inner layer or a skin layer.
• a “skin layer” is an outermost layer of a film structure. In other words, at least one surface of a skin layer is an outermost surface of the film.
• the second layer may comprise two or more embodiments disclosed herein.
• the multilayer film includes an optional third layer.
• the third layer contains a third ethylene-based polymer.
• the third layer has two opposing surfaces.
• the third layer is a continuous layer with two opposing surfaces.
• the third layer is in contact with the second layer.
• the third layer may be in direct contact or in indirect contact with the second layer.
• the third layer directly contacts the second layer.
• the third layer indirectly contacts the second layer.
• the third ethylene-based polymer may be any ethylene-based polymer disclosed herein.
• the third ethylene-based polymer may be the same or different than the first ethylene-based polymer of the sealant layer, and the third ethylene-based polymer may be the same or different than the second ethylene-based polymer of the second layer.
• the third ethylene-based polymer is the same as the second ethylene-based polymer of the second layer.
• the third ethylene-based polymer is different than the second ethylene-based polymer of the second layer.
• the third ethylene-based polymer is a LLDPE, a LDPE, or a combination thereof.
• the third layer contains from 5 wt %, or 10 wt %, or 20 wt %, or 30 wt %, or 40 wt %, or 50 wt %, or 60 wt %, or 70 wt %, or 80 wt % to 90 wt %, or 99 wt % LLDPE; and a reciprocal amount of LDPE, or from 1 wt %, or 5 wt %, or 10 wt %, or 20 wt % to 30 wt %, or 40 wt %, or 50 wt %, or 60 wt %, or 70 wt %, or 80 wt %, or 90 wt %, or 95 wt % LDPE, based on the total weight of the third layer.
• the third layer contains from 60 wt % to 90 wt %, or from 70 wt % to 80 wt % LLDPE, and from 10 wt % to 40 wt %, or from 20 wt % to 30 wt % LDPE, based on the total weight of the third layer.
• the third layer contains one or more optional additives.
• the additive may be any additive disclosed herein.
• the third layer contains from 0 wt %, or 0.01 wt % to 0.5 wt %, or 1.0 wt %, or 3.0 wt %, or 5.0 wt % additive, based on the total weight of the third layer.
• the third layer has a thickness from 5 ⁇ m, or 8 ⁇ m, or 10 ⁇ m to 15 ⁇ m, or 20 ⁇ m, or 25 ⁇ m, or 30 ⁇ m, or 35 ⁇ m, or 40 ⁇ m, or 45 ⁇ m, or 50 ⁇ m, or 55 ⁇ m, or 60 ⁇ m, or 65 ⁇ m, or 70 ⁇ m, or 75 ⁇ m, or 80 ⁇ m, or 85 ⁇ m, or 90 ⁇ m, or 100 ⁇ m, or 120 ⁇ m, or 150 ⁇ m.
• the third layer may be a substrate layer or a core layer. In another embodiment, the third layer is a substrate layer.
• the third layer may comprise two or more embodiments disclosed herein.
• the multilayer film has the following Structure (VII):
• the sealant layer and the third layer are skin layers on opposing sides of the second layer, which is a core layer.
• the sealant layer is in direct contact with the second layer, and the second layer is indirect contact with the third layer.
• the multilayer film has the following Structure (VIII): sealant layer/second layer/third layer Structure (VIII).
• the multilayer film consists essentially of, or consists of, the sealant layer and the second layer. In another embodiment, the multilayer film consists essentially of, or consists of, the sealant layer, the second layer, and the third layer.
• the multilayer film has a thickness from 15 ⁇ m, or 20 ⁇ m, or 25 ⁇ m, or 30 ⁇ m, or 35 ⁇ m, or 40 ⁇ m, or 45 ⁇ m, or 50 ⁇ m to 55 ⁇ m, or 60 ⁇ m, or 65 ⁇ m, or 70 ⁇ m, or 75 ⁇ m, or 80 ⁇ m, or 85 ⁇ m, or 90 ⁇ m, or 95 ⁇ m, or 100 ⁇ m, or 150 ⁇ m, or 200 ⁇ m, or 250 ⁇ m, or 300 ⁇ m.
• the multilayer film contains, consists essentially of, or consists of:
• a sealant layer containing, consisting essentially of, or consisting of: (A) from 75 wt %, or 80 wt %, or 85 wt %, or 90 wt % to 93 wt %, or 94 wt %, or 95 wt %, or 98 wt %, or 99 wt %, or 99.5 wt %, or 99.99 wt % of the first ethylene-based polymer (e.g., POP, LLDPE, and/or LDPE), based on the total weight of the sealant layer, the first ethylene-based polymer having (i) a density from 0.900 g/cc, or 0.905 g/cc, or 0.910 g/cc, or 0.915 g/cc, or 0.920 g/cc to 0.925 g/cc; and (ii) a melt index from 0.5 g/10 min to 1.0 g/10 min, or 1.5 g/10
• the second layer has a thickness from 5 ⁇ m, or 8 ⁇ m, or 10 ⁇ m to 15 ⁇ m, or 20 ⁇ m, or 25 ⁇ m, or 30 ⁇ m, or 35 ⁇ m, or 40 ⁇ m, or 50 ⁇ m, or 60 ⁇ m, or 70 ⁇ m, or 80 ⁇ m, or 90 ⁇ m; and/or (vii) the third layer has a thickness from 5 ⁇ m, or 8 ⁇ m, or 10 ⁇ m to 15 ⁇ m, or 20 ⁇ m, or 25 ⁇ m, or 30 ⁇ m, or 35 ⁇ m, or 40 ⁇ m, or 50 ⁇ m, or 60 ⁇ m, or 70 ⁇ m, or 80 ⁇ m, or 90 ⁇ m; and/or (viii) the multilayer film has a thickness of from 20 ⁇ m, or 30 ⁇ m, or 40 ⁇ m, or 50 ⁇ m to 55 ⁇ m,
• the multilayer film excludes non-migratory slip agents, such as silicone.
• the multilayer film is a coextruded blown film.
• the multilayer film mayor may not be oriented.
• the multilayer film is not an oriented film.
• the multilayer film is not biaxially oriented. In other words, the multilayer film is not stretched after extrusion.
• the multilayer film is oriented (e.g., biaxially oriented).
• the multilayer film is included in a laminate.
• an outermost surface of the sealant layer is an outermost surface of the laminate.
• the multilayer film may comprise two or more embodiments disclosed herein.
• the present disclosure provides a laminate.
• the laminate includes a film containing a sealant layer, a substrate, and an adhesive layer adhering the film to the substrate.
• the sealant layer contains (A) a first ethylene-based polymer having a density from 0.900 g/cc to 0.925 g/cc and a melt index from 0.5 g/10 min to 30 g/10 min; (B) a PE-PDMS block copolymer; and (C) optionally, an additive.
• the substrate is a second film.
• the laminate contains at least two films, or more than two films.
• the laminate can have two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, or more films.
• the laminate contains only two films, or only three films.
• the laminate includes the film, the adhesive layer in contact with the film, and a substrate in contact with the adhesive layer.
• the laminate has the following Structure (IX):
• the first film is a monolayer film containing a sealant layer and the substrate is a monolayer film
• the laminate has the following Structure (X):
• the laminate includes an optional third film laminated to the substrate.
• the laminate includes an optional second adhesive layer in contact with the substrate, and an optional third film in contact with the second adhesive layer.
• the laminate has the following Structure (XI):
• the laminate includes a film.
• the film includes a sealant layer.
• the film has two opposing surfaces.
• the film may be a monolayer film or a multilayer film.
• the film is a multilayer film containing at least two layers, or more than two layers.
• the film can have two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, or more layers.
• the film contains only one layer, or only three layers.
• the film is a multilayer film including an optional core layer in contact with the sealant layer and an optional third substrate layer in contact with the core layer.
• the outermost surface of the third substrate is laminated to an outermost surface of the second film.
• the film contains a sealant layer.
• the sealant layer may be any sealant layer disclosed herein.
• the sealant layer is a skin layer.
• an outermost surface of the sealant layer is an outermost surface of the film, and further an outermost surface of the laminate.
• the film is a multilayer film that includes a core layer and a third substrate layer.
• the core layer has two opposing surfaces.
• the core layer is a continuous layer with two opposing surfaces.
• the core layer is in contact with the sealant layer.
• the core layer may be in direct contact or in indirect contact with the sealant layer.
• the core layer directly contacts the sealant layer.
• the core layer indirectly contacts the sealant layer.
• the core layer contains a third ethylene-based polymer.
• the third ethylene-based polymer may be any ethylene-based polymer disclosed herein.
• the third ethylene-based polymer may be the same or different than the ethylene-based polymer of the sealant layer.
• the third ethylene-based polymer is a LLDPE, a LDPE, or a combination thereof.
• the core layer contains from 5 wt %, or 10 wt %, or 20 wt %, or 30 wt %, or 40 wt %, or 50 wt %, or 60 wt %, or 70 wt %, or 80 wt % to 90 wt %, or 95 wt %, or 99 wt % LLDPE; and a reciprocal amount of LDPE, or from 1 wt %, or 5 wt %, or 10 wt %, or 20 wt % to 30 wt %, or 40 wt %, or 50 wt %, or 60 wt %, or 70 wt %, or 80 wt %, or 90 wt %, or 95 wt % LDPE, based on the total weight of the core layer.
• the core layer contains from 60 wt % to 90 wt %, or from 70 wt % to 80 wt % LLDPE, and from 10 wt % to 40 wt %, or from 20 wt % to 30 wt % LDPE, based on the total weight of the core layer.
• the core layer contains one or more optional additives.
• the additive may be any additive disclosed herein.
• the core layer contains from 0 wt %, or 0.01 wt % to 0.5 wt %, or 1.0 wt %, or 3.0 wt %, or 5.0 wt % additive, based on the total weight of the core layer.
• the core layer contains an additive that is a slip agent selected from a fatty acid amide, a PE-PDMS block copolymer, and combinations thereof.
• the core layer has a thickness from 5 ⁇ m, or 8 ⁇ m, or 10 ⁇ m to 15 ⁇ m, or 20 ⁇ m, or 25 ⁇ m, or 30 ⁇ m, or 35 ⁇ m, or 40 ⁇ m, or 45 ⁇ m, or 50 ⁇ m, or 55 ⁇ m, or 60 ⁇ m, or 65 ⁇ m, or 70 ⁇ m, or 75 ⁇ m, or 80 ⁇ m, or 85 ⁇ m, or 90 ⁇ m, or 100 ⁇ m, or 120 ⁇ m, or 150 ⁇ m.
• the third substrate layer has two opposing surfaces.
• the third substrate layer is a continuous layer with two opposing surfaces.
• the third substrate layer is in contact with the core layer and the second film.
• the third substrate layer may be in direct contact or in indirect contact with the core layer.
• the third substrate layer directly contacts the core layer.
• the third substrate layer indirectly contacts the core layer.
• the third substrate layer may be in direct contact or in indirect contact with the second film.
• the third substrate layer directly contacts the substrate.
• the third substrate layer indirectly contacts the substrate.
• the third substrate layer contains a fourth ethylene-based polymer.
• the fourth ethylene-based polymer may be any ethylene-based polymer disclosed herein.
• the fourth ethylene-based polymer may be the same or different than the ethylene-based polymer of the sealant layer, and the fourth ethylene-based polymer may be the same or different than the third ethylene-based polymer of the core layer.
• the fourth ethylene-based polymer is a LLDPE, a LDPE, or a combination thereof.
• the third substrate layer contains from 5 wt %, or 10 wt %, or 20 wt %, or 30 wt %, or 40 wt %, or 50 wt %, or 60 wt %, or 70 wt %, or 80 wt % to 90 wt %, or 95 wt %, or 99 wt % LLDPE; and a reciprocal amount of LDPE, or from 1 wt %, or 5 wt %, or 10 wt %, or 20 wt % to 30 wt %, or 40 wt %, or 50 wt %, or 60 wt %, or 70 wt %, or 80 wt %, or 90 wt %, or 95 wt % LDPE, based on the total weight of the third substrate layer.
• the third substrate layer contains from 60 wt % to 90 wt %, or from 70 wt % to 80 wt % LLDPE, and from 10 wt % to 40 wt %, or from 20 wt % to 30 wt % LDPE, based on the total weight of the third substrate layer.
• the third substrate layer contains one or more optional additives.
• the additive may be any additive disclosed herein.
• the core layer contains from 0 wt %, or 0.01 wt % to 0.5 wt %, or 1.0 wt %, or 3.0 wt %, or 5.0 wt % additive, based on the total weight of the third substrate layer.
• the third substrate layer has a thickness from 5 ⁇ m, or 8 ⁇ m, or 10 ⁇ m to 15 ⁇ m, or 20 ⁇ m, or 25 ⁇ m, or 30 ⁇ m, or 35 ⁇ m, or 40 ⁇ m, or 45 ⁇ m, or 50 ⁇ m, or 55 ⁇ m, or 60 ⁇ m, or 65 ⁇ m, or 70 ⁇ m, or 75 ⁇ m, or 80 ⁇ m, or 85 ⁇ m, or 90 ⁇ m, or 100 ⁇ m, or 120 ⁇ m, or 150 ⁇ m.
• the third substrate layer is corona treated.
• the core layer and the third substrate layer may comprise two or more embodiments disclosed herein.
• the first film may comprise two or more embodiments disclosed herein.
• the laminate includes a substrate.
• the substrate has two opposing surfaces.
• the substrate may be a monolayer film or a multilayer film.
• the substrate is a monolayer film.
• the substrate is a multilayer film containing at least two layers, or more than two layers.
• the substrate contains only one layer, or only two layers, or only three layers.
• the substrate is a continuous layer with two opposing surfaces.
• the substrate is in contact with the film.
• the substrate may be in direct contact or in indirect contact with the film.
• the substrate directly contacts the film.
• the substrate indirectly contacts the film.
• the substrate is in contact with an adhesive layer.
• the substrate may be in direct contact or in indirect contact with the adhesive layer.
• the substrate directly contacts the adhesive layer.
• the substrate indirectly contacts the adhesive layer.
• the substrate contains a component selected from a second ethylene-based polymer, propylene-based polymer, polyamide (e.g., nylon), polyester, ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), ethylene vinyl acrylate copolymer, ethylene methyl acrylate copolymer, ethylene ethyl acrylate copolymer, ethylene butyl acrylate copolymer, ethylene acrylic acid copolymer, ethylene methacrylic acid copolymer, an ionomer of ethylene acrylic acid, an ionomer of methacylic acid, maleic anhydride grafted ethylene-based polymer, a polystyrene, a metal foil, and combinations thereof.
• the substrate layer contains PET.
• the substrate contains biaxially oriented PET (BOPET).
• the substrate contains a second ethylene-based polymer.
• the second ethylene-based polymer may be any ethylene-based polymer disclosed herein.
• the second ethylene-based polymer may be the same or different than the ethylene-based polymer of the sealant layer.
• the substrate has a thickness from 5 ⁇ m, or 8 ⁇ m, or 10 ⁇ m, or 12 ⁇ m, or 15 ⁇ m to 20 ⁇ m, or 25 ⁇ m, or 30 ⁇ m, or 35 ⁇ m, or 40 ⁇ m, or 45 ⁇ m, or 50 ⁇ m, or 55 ⁇ m, or 60 ⁇ m, or 65 ⁇ m, or 70 ⁇ m, or 75 ⁇ m, or 80 ⁇ m, or 85 ⁇ m, or 90 ⁇ m, or 100 ⁇ m, or 150 ⁇ m.
• the substrate may comprise two or more embodiments disclosed herein.
• the laminate includes an adhesive layer.
• the adhesive layer adheres the film to the substrate.
• the adhesive layer has two opposing surfaces.
• the adhesive layer is a continuous layer with two opposing surfaces.
• the adhesive layer is in contact with the film.
• the adhesive layer may be in direct contact or in indirect contact with the film.
• the adhesive layer directly contacts the film.
• the adhesive layer indirectly contacts the film.
• the adhesive layer contains an adhesive.
• suitable adhesives include polyurethane adhesives (e.g., MOR-FREETM 705/C-79 and MOR-FREETM 706A/C-79, each available from Rohm and Haas), polyacrylate adhesives (e.g., ROBONDTM L-168/CR3A, available from The Dow Chemical Company), and combinations thereof.
• the adhesive layer has a dry coating weight of from 0.5 grams per square meter (g/m 2 ), or 1.0 g/m 2 , or 1.5 g/m 2 , or 1.8 g/m 2 to 1.9 g/m 2 , or 2.0 g/m 2 , or 2.5 g/m 2 , or 3.0 g/m 2 .
• the adhesive layer may comprise two or more embodiments disclosed herein.
• the laminate includes a third film.
• the third film is adhered to the substrate.
• the third film has two opposing surfaces.
• the third film may be a monolayer film or a multilayer film.
• the third film is a monolayer film.
• the third film is a multilayer film containing at least two layers, or more than two layers.
• the third film contains only one layer, or only two layers, or only three layers.
• the third film includes a second substrate.
• the second substrate may be any substrate disclosed herein.
• the second substrate is in contact with the first substrate.
• the second substrate layer may be in direct contact or in indirect contact with the first substrate.
• the second substrate layer directly contacts the first substrate.
• the second substrate layer indirectly contacts the first substrate.
• the second substrate may comprise two or more embodiments disclosed herein.
• the laminate includes a second adhesive layer.
• the second adhesive layer adheres the third film to the substrate (i.e., the first substrate).
• the second adhesive layer may be any adhesive layer disclosed herein.
• the second adhesive layer is in contact with the first substrate.
• the second adhesive layer may be in direct contact or in indirect contact with the first substrate.
• the second adhesive layer directly contacts the first substrate.
• the second adhesive layer indirectly contacts the first substrate.
• the second adhesive layer is in contact with the optional third film.
• the second adhesive layer may be in direct contact or in indirect contact with the third film.
• the second adhesive layer directly contacts the third film.
• the second adhesive layer indirectly contacts the third film.
• the film is a multilayer film with a sealant layer, a core layer, and a skin layer; the substrate is a monolayer film; and the laminate has the following Structure (XII):
• sealant layer/core layer/skin layer/adhesive layer/substrate Structure (XII).
• the film is a multilayer film with a sealant layer, a core layer, and a skin layer; and the first substrate is a monolayer film; the third film is a monolayer film containing a second substrate; and the laminate has the following Structure (XIII):
• the sealant layer of the laminate has a Pre-Lamination COF from 0.01, or 0.05, or 0.10 to 0.17, or 0.18, or 0.19, or 0.20, or 0.30, or 0.40, or 0.45. In another embodiment, the sealant layer of the laminate has a Pre-Lamination COF from 0.01 to 0.45, or from 0.01 to less than 0.45.
• the sealant layer of the laminate has a laminate COF after aging at 60° C. for 7 days (the “Laminate 60° C. Aged COF”) from 0.01, or 0.05, or 0.10, or 0.20, or 0.40, or 0.50 to 0.65, or 0.70, or 0.75, or 0.80.
• the sealant layer of the laminate has a Laminate 60° C. Aged COF from 0.01 to 0.80, or from 0.01 to less than 0.80, or from 0.01 to 0.70, or from 0.01 to 0.65.
• the sealant layer of the laminate has a ⁇ COF from 0.01 to less than 0.2. In another embodiment, the sealant layer of the laminate has a ⁇ COF from 0.01, or 0.05, or 0.10 to 0.14, or 0.15, or 0.16, or 0.17, or 0.18, or 0.19, or less than 0.2. In another embodiment, the sealant layer of the laminate has a ⁇ COF from 0.01 to 0.19, or from 0.01 to 0.18.
• the sealant layer of the laminate has a haze from 0%, or 1%, or 2%, or 3%, or 4% to 5%. In another embodiment, the sealant layer of the laminate has a haze from 0% to 5%, or from 1% to 5%.
• the sealant layer of the laminate has a HSIT of less than 100° C., or less than 90° C., or less than 85° C. In another embodiment, the sealant layer of the laminate has a HSIT from 50° C., or 60° C., or 70° C. to 80° C., or 85° C., or 90° C., or 100° C. In another embodiment, the sealant layer of the laminate has a HSIT from 50° C. to 90° C., or from 60° C. to 80° C., or from 70° C. to 80° C.
• the laminate contains, consists essentially of, or consists of:
• Aged COF from 0.01, or 0.05, or 0.10, or 0.20, or 0.40, or 0.50 to 0.65, or 0.70, or 0.75, or 0.80; and/or (vi) the sealant layer has a ⁇ COF from 0.01, or 0.05, or 0.10 to 0.14, or 0.15, or 0.16, or 0.17, or 0.18, or 0.19, or less than 0.2; (v) the sealant layer has a haze from 0%, or 1%, or 2%, or 3%, or 4% to 5%; and/or (vi) the sealant layer has a HSIT from 50° C., or 60° C., or 70° C.
• the laminate has a thickness of from 15 ⁇ m, or 20 ⁇ m, or 30 ⁇ m, or 40 ⁇ m, or 45 ⁇ m, or 50 ⁇ m to 55 ⁇ m, or 60 ⁇ m, or 65 ⁇ m, or 70 ⁇ m, or 75 ⁇ m, or 80 ⁇ m, or 85 ⁇ m, or 90 ⁇ m, or 95 ⁇ m, or 100 ⁇ m, or 150 ⁇ m, or 200 ⁇ m, or 250 ⁇ m, or 300 ⁇ m.
• the sealant layer has (i) a ⁇ COF from 0.01 to less than 0.20, or from 0.01 to 0.19, or from 0.01 to 0.18 and (ii) a haze from 0% to 5%, or from 1% to 5%.
• the sealant layer also has (iii) a HSIT from 50° C. to 90° C., or from 60° C. to 80° C., or from 70° C. to 80° C.
• the laminate excludes non-migratory slip agents, such as silicone.
• the first film, the substrate, and the optional third film of the laminate may be a coextruded multilayer structure.
• Some methods, for example, used to construct laminates are by adhesive lamination, extrusion lamination, thermal lamination, dry lamination, and solvent-less lamination. Combinations of these methods are also possible.
• the first film, the substrate, and the optional third film of the laminate may or may not be oriented. In an embodiment, one or more, or each of the first film, the substrate, and the optional third film is not an oriented film. In another embodiment, one or more, or each of first film, the substrate, and the optional third film is oriented (e.g., biaxially oriented).
• the laminate may comprise two or more embodiments disclosed herein.
• the present disclosure also provides an article containing the multilayer film and/or the laminate, such as a package.
• suitable packages include food packages, specialty packages, and detergent packages (liquid and powder).
• a package is provided, the package formed from two opposing laminates.
• the sealant layer of the first laminate is in contact with the sealant layer of the second laminate.
• a heat seal is formed from the opposing sealant layers to produce a package.
• PE-PDMS diblock copolymers A, B, and C of Table 1A each is synthesized by forming a polybutadiene-PDMS (PBD-PDMS) diblock copolymer first, and then hydrogenating the polybutadiene-PDMS diblock copolymer to form a PE-PDMS diblock copolymer.
• PBD-PDMS polybutadiene-PDMS
• the PBD-PDMS diblock copolymer is made via anionic polymerization.
• BD butadiene
• THF tetrahydrofuran
• s-BuLi sec-Butyl lithium
• a recipe amount of hexamethylcyclotri-siloxane (D3), pre-dissolved in cyclohexane, is shot-added to the reactor and allowed to mix for 5 minutes.
• a recipe amount of THF solvent is loaded to the reactor, air-free, and the reactor is heated to 50° C.
• the reaction is cooled and a recipe amount of chlorotrimethylsilane (TMSCl) is added to quench the reaction.
• TMSCl chlorotrimethylsilane
• the final product mix is concentrated to a viscous residue by rotavap, and then re-dissolved in cyclohexane to make a 15-20 wt % solution.
• the slurry is then filtered using a 1 micron fiberglass filter to remove UCI salt.
• the filtered product solution that contains PBD-PDMS diblock copolymer is stored cold in a refrigerator until further processing.
• the reagents used in anionic polymerization including THF, cyclohexane and D3, are pre-treated with alumina to remove any water before usage.
• the detailed recipes to make PBD-PDMS Diblock A, PBD-PDMS Diblock B, and PBD-PDMS Diblock C are shown in Table 1B.
• the PBD-PDMS diblock copolymers are hydrogenated to form the final PE-PDMS diblock copolymers.
• the PBD-PDMS diblock copolymer product solution made as described above is loaded to the 2 liter reactor.
• a recipe amount (Table 1C) of palladium on carbon (Pd/C) catalyst (5% purity), pre-suspended in about 50 mL cyclohexane in glove box, are loaded into the reactor so that the Pd loading is about 0.3 mol % of PBD-PDMS diblock copolymer.
• the reactor is sealed, pressure tested, and then purged 3 times with 100 psig hydrogen, and pressurized to 450 psig and heated to 60° C. while stirring at 800 rpm.
• the slurry is filtered through 1 micron filter paper in an inert filter crock filled with celite filter aid.
• the filtrates are stripped down by rotavap to about 15 wt % concentration, and then slowly added to a methanol/isopropanol mixture for purification and isolation.
• the mother liquor methanol/isopropanol phase
• the heavy phase PE-PDMS diblock copolymer is collected and dried in vacuum oven.
• PE-PDMS diblock copolymer (PE-PDMS Diblock A, PE-PDMS Diblock B, or PE-PDMS Diblock C, prepared as described above) is melt blended in AFFINITYTM 1880G at 10 wt % loading on a Haake batch mixer. Mixing is performed under nitrogen at 200° C. The resulting melt is flattened by applying pressure, and chopped into pieces. The pieces are cryo-ground into smaller pieces suitable for feeding in an extruder. The cryo-ground pieces are dry blended with pellets of AFFINITYTM 1880G at 20 wt % loading, and the mixture is fed through a 18 mm Leistritz twin screw extruder for melt blending. Melt blending is performed at 200° C. The strand exiting the extruder is chopped to obtain pellets of 2 wt % PE-PDMS diblock copolymer in AFFINITYTM 1880G.
• Additive Concentrate A contains 2 wt % PE-PDMS Diblock A.
• Additive Concentrate B contains 2 wt % PE-PDMS Diblock B.
• Additive Concentrate C contains 2 wt % PE-PDMS Diblock C.
• Coextruded 3-layer blown film samples are prepared using the materials of Table 1A using a LabTech 5 layer blown film line.
• the line is equipped with two 25 mm single screw extruders, three 20 mm single screw extruders, and a 75 mm die. Total film thickness is set to 2 mils (50 ⁇ m).
• Each coextruded film sample has a thickness of 50 ⁇ m, and the thickness of each layer has a ratio of 1:3:1(sealant:core:skin).
• the sealant layer of Comparative Sample 1 contains 100 wt % AFFINITYTM 1881G.
• the sealant layer of Comparative Sample 2 contains 93.125 wt % AFFINITYTM 1880G, 4.875 wt % MB25-502, 1.5 wt % MB25-035, and 0.5 wt % ME 50024.
• the sealant layer of Comparative Sample 3 contains 88.235 wt % AFFINITYTM 1880G, 10 wt % Additive Concentrate A, 1.125 wt % DOWLEXTM 2047G, and 0.64 wt % Talc Concentrate.
• the sealant layer of Example 4 contains 88.235 wt % AFFINITYTM 1880G, 10 wt % Additive Concentrate B, 1.125 wt % DOWLEXTM 2047G, and 0.64 wt % Talc Concentrate.
• the sealant layer of Example 5 contains 88.235 wt % AFFINITYTM 1880G, 10 wt % Additive Concentrate C, 1.125 wt % DOWLEXTM 2047G, and 0.64 wt % Talc Concentrate.
• the blow up ratio is set to 3.0 and a frost line height of 10 inches is maintained. No internal cooling is employed.
• a 13.9 inch wide and 200 feet long roll of collapsed bubble is made, which is corona-treated on the skin layer side to get surface energy of greater than 42 mN/m.
• the bubble is slit to make two 12 inch wide rolls.
• Table 2 The layer configurations are provided below in Table 2.
• the corona-treated 3-layer blown film samples having the Structure (A) are laminated to a 12 ⁇ m (48 mil) thick BOPET film on a Labo CombiTM 400 laminator using MOR-FREETM L705/C-79 (a solvent-less polyurethane adhesive available from Rohm and Haas), with the L705 and C-79 mixed at a weight ratio of 100:42.
• MOR-FREETM L705/C-79 a solvent-less polyurethane adhesive available from Rohm and Haas
• the skin layer side Prior to adhesive application, the skin layer side is dosed with 0.6 kW corona to clean the surface.
• the adhesive is applied using a Gravure roll at a surface density of 1.8 g/m 2 , and subsequently nipped at 60° C.
• the adhesive is cured at 25° C. and 50% relative humidity for at least 7 days.
• Comparative Sample 1 is a laminate with an adhesive layer, a BOPET film substrate, and a film with a sealant layer containing (A) an ethylene-based polymer (AFFINITYTM 1881G) and (B) a fatty acid amide (CS 1)—and no PE-PDMS block copolymer.
• CS 1 exhibits a high Laminate 60° C. Aged COF of greater than 1, a high ⁇ COF of greater than 0.680, and a high haze of 5.26%.
• Comparative Sample 2 is a laminate with an adhesive layer, a BOPET film substrate, and a film with a sealant layer containing (A) an ethylene-based polymer (AFFINITYTM 1880G) and (B) PDMS—and no PE-PDMS block copolymer.
• CS 2 exhibits a high ⁇ COF of 0.291 and a high haze of 9.49%.
• the sealant layer, core layer, and skin layer each is formed from the 3-layer blown film described above.
• CS Comparative Sample 2 Based on the total weight of the sealant layer. 3 Based on the total weight of the core layer. 4 Based on the total weight of the skin layer. 5
• the adhesive layer has a dried coat weight of 1.8 g/m 2 . Weight percent is based on the total weight of the adhesive layer. 6
• Comparative Sample 3 is a laminate with an adhesive layer, a BOPET film substrate, and a film with a sealant layer containing (A) an ethylene-based polymer (AFFINITYTM 1880G) and (B) PE-PDMS block copolymer having a Mw greater than 10,000 g/mol (PE-PDMS Diblock A having a Mw of 12,950 g/mol).
• CS 3 exhibits a high Laminate 60° C. Aged COF of 0.812 and a high ⁇ COF of 0.450.
• A an ethylene-based polymer
• PE-PDMS block copolymer having a Mw from 1,000 g/mol to 10,000 g/mol Ex. 4, containing PE-PDMS Diblock B having a Mw of 4,780 g/mol; and Ex. 5,

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