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A method of bonding substrates by hydroxide-catalyzed hydration/dehydration involves applying a bonding material to at least one surface to be bonded, and placing the at least one surface sufficiently close to another surface such that a bonding interface is formed between them. A bonding material o

A method of bonding substrates by hydroxide-catalyzed hydration/dehydration involves applying a bonding material to at least one surface to be bonded, and placing the at least one surface sufficiently close to another surface such that a bonding interface is formed between them. A bonding material of the invention comprises a source of hydroxide ions, and may optionally include a silicate component, a particulate filling material, and a property-modifying component. Bonding methods of the invention reliably and reproducibly provide bonds which are strong and precise, and which may be tailored according to a wide range of possible applications. Possible applications for bonding materials of the invention include: forming composite materials, coating substrates, forming laminate structures, assembly of precision optical components, and preparing objects of defined geometry and composition. Bonding materials and methods of preparing the same are also disclosed.

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A method of bonding substrates by hydroxide-catalyzed hydration/dehydration involves applying a bonding material to at least one surface to be bonded, and placing the at least one surface sufficiently close to another surface such that a bonding interface is formed between them. A bonding material o

A method of bonding substrates by hydroxide-catalyzed hydration/dehydration involves applying a bonding material to at least one surface to be bonded, and placing the at least one surface sufficiently close to another surface such that a bonding interface is formed between them. A bonding material of the invention comprises a source of hydroxide ions, and may optionally include a silicate component, a particulate filling material, and a property-modifying component. Bonding methods of the invention reliably and reproducibly provide bonds which are strong and precise, and which may be tailored according to a wide range of possible applications. Possible applications for bonding materials of the invention include: forming composite materials, coating substrates, forming laminate structures, assembly of precision optical components, and preparing objects of defined geometry and composition. Bonding materials and methods of preparing the same are also disclosed. pigment dispersing resin according to claim 1, in which the macromonomer (A) has a one polymerizable unsaturated bond at one terminal of its molecule. 7. A pigment dispersing resin according to claim 1, in which the macromonomer (A) is obtained by solution polymerization. 8. A pigment dispersing resin according to claim 1, in which the ethylenically unsaturated monomer (B) is at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of methacrylic acid esters and styrene. 9. A pigment dispersing resin according to claim 1, which is obtained by copolymerizing 5-80% by weight of the macromonomer (A) with 20-95% by weight of the ethylenically unsaturated monomer (B), the percentages being based on the combined weight of the macromonomer (A) and ethylenically unsaturated monomer (B). 10. A pigment dispersing resin according to claim 1, which is obtained by copolymerizing 10-60% by weight of the macromonomer (A) and 40-90% by weight of the ethylenically unsaturated monomer (B), the percentages being based on the combined weight of the macromonomer (A) and ethylenically unsaturated monomer (B). 11. A pigment dispersing resin according to claim 1, which has a weight-average molecular weight within a range of 5,000-40,000. 12. A pigment dispersing resin according to claim 1, which has a resin acid value of 20-150 mgKOH/g. 13. A pigment dispersing resin having a weight average molecular weight within a range of 5,000-100,000 and a resin acid value within a range of 10-200 mg KOH/g, which is obtained by copolymerizing: (A-1) a macromonomer, which is obtained by subjecting (A) a macromonomer having a resin acid value of 50-450 mg KOH/g to an esterification reaction with (C) an epoxy-containing polymerizable unsaturated compound, whereby introducing a polymerizable unsaturated group into (A), wherein said macromonomer (A) is obtained by copolymerizing methacrylic acid with at least one copolymerizable monomer selected from methacrylic acid esters and styrene, said copolymerizing is performed in the presence of a metal complex and an optional radical polymerization initiator, and said metal complex is a catalytic chain transfer agent or an addition cleavage-type chain transfer agent; and (B) an ethylenically unsaturated monomer. 14. A pigment dispersing resin according to claim 13, in which the epoxy-containing unsaturated compound (C) is glycidyl methacrylate. 15. A pigment dispersing resin according to claim 13, in which 0.5-15 parts by weight of the epoxy-containing polymerizable unsaturated compound (C) per 100 parts by weight (as solid) of the macromonomer (A) are subjected to the esterification reaction to form the macromonomer (A-1). 16. A pigment dispersing resin according to claim 13, in which the macromonomer (A-1) has on average 0.01-3 polymerizable unsaturated groups per molecule. 17. A pigment dispersing resin according to claim 13, in which the ethylenically unsaturated monomer (B) is at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of methacrylic acid esters and styrene. 18. A pigment dispersing resin according to claim 13, which is obtained by copolymerizing 10-60% by weight of macromonomer (A-1) with 40-90% by weight of ethylenically unsaturated monomer (B), the percentages being based on the combined weight of the macromonomer (A-1) and ethylenically unsaturated monomer (B). 19. A pigment dispersing resin according to claim 13, which has a weight-average molecular weight of 7,000-70,000. 20. A pigment dispersing resin according to claim 13, which has a resin acid value of 20-150 mgKOH/g. 21. A pigment dispersing resin having a weight-average molecular weight within a range of 3,000-100,000 and a resin acid value within a range of 10-200 mg KOH/g, which is obtained by copolymerizing: (A-2) is a macromonomer, which is obtained by subjecting (A) a macromonomer having a resin acid value of 50-450 mg KOH/g to an esterification reaction with (D) an epoxy-containing long chain alkyl compound, whereby introducing th e long chain alkyl group into (A), wherein said macromonomer (A) is obtained by copolymerizing methacrylic acid with at least one copolymerizable monomer selected from methacrylic acid esters and styrene, said copolymerizing is performed in the presence of a metal complex and an optional radical polymerization initiator, and said metal complex is a catalytic chain transfer agent or an addition cleavage-type chain transfer agent; and (B) an ethylenically unsaturated monomer. 22. A pigment dispersing resin according to claim 21, in which said epoxy-containing long chain alkyl compound (D) has 6-24 carbon atoms in its long chain alkyl moiety. 23. A pigment dispersing resin according to claim 21, in which 2-60 parts by weight of said epoxy-containing long chain alkyl compound (D) per 100 parts (as solid) by weight of the macromonomer (A) are subjected to the esterification reaction to form the macromonomer (A-2). 24. A pigment dispersing resin according to claim 21, in which the macromonomer (A-2) has on average 0.01-3 long chain alkyl groups per molecule. 25. A pigment dispersing resin according to claim 21, in which the ethylenically unsaturated monomer (B) is at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of methacrylic acid esters and styrene. 26. A pigment dispersing resin according to claim 21, which is obtained by copolymerizing 10-60% by weight of said macromonomer (A-2) with 40-90% by weight of the ethylenically unsaturated monomer (B), the percentages being based on the combined weight of the macromonomer (A-2) and ethylenically unsaturated monomer (B). 27. A pigment-dispersing resin according to claim 21, which has a weight-average molecular weight of 5,000-50,000. 28. A pigment dispersing resin according to claim 21, which has a resin acid value of 20-150 mgKOH/g. 29. A pigment dispersing resin having a weight-average molecular weight within a range of 3,000-100,000 and a resin acid value within a range of 10-200 mg KOH/g, which is obtained by the steps of: 1) copolymerizing: (A) a macromonomer having a resin acid value of 50-450 mg KOH/g, wherein said macromonomer (A) is obtained by copolymerizing methacrylic acid with at least one copolymerizable monomer selected from methacrylic acid esters and styrene, said copolymerizing is performed in the presence of a metal complex and an optional radical polymerization initiator, and said metal complex is a catalytic chain transfer agent or an addition cleavage-type chain transfer agent; and (B) an ethylenically unsaturated monomer, to form a copolymer (E); and 2) subjecting said copolymer (E) to an esterification reaction with (D) an epoxy-containing long chain alkyl compound. 30. A pigment dispersing resin according to claim 29, in which the ethylenically unsaturated monomer (B) is selected from the group consisting of methacrylic acid esters and styrene. 31. A pigment dispersing resin according to claim 29, in which the copolymer (E) is formed by copolymerizing 5-80% by weight of the macromonomer (A) with 20-95% by weight of the ethylenically unsaturated monomer (B), the percentages being based on the combined weight of the macromonomer (E) and ethylenically unsaturated monomer (B). 32. A pigment dispersing resin according to claim 29, in which the copolymer (E) has a weight-average molecular weight of 3,000-100,000 and a resin acid value of 10-200 mgKOH/g. 33. A pigment dispersing resin according to claim 29, in which said epoxy-containing long chain alkyl compound (D) contains 6-24 carbon atoms in its long chain alkyl moiety. 34. A pigment dispersing resin according to claim 29, in which 2-60 parts by weight of the epoxy-containing long chain alkyl compound (D) per 100 parts by weight (as solid) of the copolymer (E) are subjected to the esterification reaction with said copolymer (E). 35. A pigment dispersing resin according to claim 29 which has a weight-average molecular weight of 5,000-50,000. 36. A pigment dispersing resin according to claim 29