Abstract: A non-transparent paper is described for non-transparent art or graphic design sketches, which prevents seepage of the inks, it accepts any type of gel, water-based, solvent-based, oil-based or mixed inks and solid materials for sketching and drawing, as well as fixatives for the solid materials. This paper consists of a lamination of at least two sheets of uncoated bond paper, inserting at least one intermediate layer of pigmented opacifying emulsion between both sheets, applied between the layers of paper to prevent transparency and the seepage of inks from one face of the lamination to the other. This layer of emulsion contains at least one opacifying pigment, at least one adhesive, agents to control viscosity and surface tension and other components.

Abstract: Transparent and insulating materials having evacuated capsules are provided. According to an aspect of the invention, a method includes forming evacuated capsules within a solution, and dispersing and suspending the evacuated capsules within the solution such that a packing density of the evacuated capsules within the solution is greater than 30%, and a visible light transmission of the solution including the evacuated capsules is greater than 75%. According to another aspect of the invention, a layer includes a plurality of evacuated capsules distributed within a dried sol-gel. A thermal conductivity of the layer is between 0.02 W/m-K and 0.001 W/m-K, and the layer has a visible light transmission of greater than 30%.

Abstract: A gas barrier film including a polymer base, an undercoat layer that contains, as the main component, an acrylic resin having at least one side chain selected from the group consisting of the side chains (I) to (III) mentioned below, and an inorganic layer, wherein the undercoat layer and the inorganic layer are arranged in this order on at least one surface of the polymer base in such a manner that the undercoat layer and the inorganic layer are in contact with each other: (I) a side chain having an acrylic polymer skeleton; (II) a side chain having a dimethylsiloxane skeleton; and (III) a side chain having a skeleton containing a fluorine atom.

Abstract: Disclosed is an alumina slurry substantially including alpha-alumina particles and water, wherein the alpha-alumina particles satisfy all particle diameter distribution conditions (a) to (d) mentioned below, the alpha-alumina particles have an alumina purity of 90% by weight or more, the content of alumina in the slurry is 20% by weight or more and 50% by weight or less, and the slurry has a viscosity of 0.5 Pa·s or more and 15 Pa·s or less: condition (a): the average particle diameter is 1 ?m or less, condition (b): particles having a particle diameter of less than 0.2 ?m account for 7% by weight or less, condition (c): particles having a particle diameter of more than 1.5 ?m account for 15% by weight or less, and condition (d): one or more frequency maximums exist in a particle diameter range of 0.1 ?m or more and less than 0.5 ?m.

Abstract: Methods are provided for beneficially reusing a paint-saturated filter aid, such as paint-saturated alkaline earth metal carbonates, as a substitute in applications requiring virgin alkaline earth metal carbonates. The paint-saturated filter aid is prepared by re-milling paint-saturated filter aid to a predetermined size to produce re-milled particles suitable for reuse in a variety of applications, including flooring, concrete, and the like. Also provided are flooring materials including re-milled particles of a paint-saturated filter aid characterized by one or more of: a median particle size (D50) of about 1 to about 50 microns; less than about 5% of the re-milled particles being retained on a 200 mesh screen; or a top cut size (D90) of about 5 to about 300 microns.

Abstract: An elastic gas barrier coating composition includes a barrier material dispersed in an aqueous media, a polysulfide, and a curing agent reactive with the polysulfide. When applied to a substrate and cured to form a coating, the barrier material forms a continuous phase and a polysulfide elastomer forms a discontinuous phase. An elastic gas coating is also disclosed that includes a continuous phase with a barrier material and a discontinuous phase with a polysulfide elastomer. Substrates at least partially coated with elastic gas barrier coating compositions are further disclosed.

Abstract: Provided is a translucent resin member including: an acrylic hard coat layer, a SiOX layer (1.2<X<2), and a Si(1-Y)CYOX layer (0<Y<1, 1.2<X<2) sequentially provided on a polycarbonate (PC) substrate. The acrylic hard coat layer may be UV-cured in the absence of oxygen. The SiOX layer may be formed by deposition. The Si(1-Y)CYOX layer may be formed by plasma chemical vapor deposition (CVD).

Abstract: The present invention relates to an anti-scattering film and a method for manufacturing the same, the anti-scattering film including: a transparent film; and a hard coating layer formed on top of the transparent film, in which the hard coating layer is formed of a composition which includes a UV-curable acrylate resin, first inorganic nanoparticles, second inorganic nanoparticles, a photoinitiator, and a mixed solvent comprising a ketone-based solvent and an alcohol-based solvent, and a plurality of protruding parts is formed on an upper surface of the hard coating layer.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for minimizing the difference in thermal expansivity between a porous anodic oxide coating and its corresponding substrate metal, so as to allow heat treatments or high temperature exposure of the anodic oxide without thermally induced crazing. A second phase of higher thermal expansivity than that of the oxide material is incorporated into the pores of the oxide in sufficient quantity to raise the coating's thermal expansion coefficient. The difference in thermal expansion between the anodic oxide coating and underlying metal substrate is reduced to a level such that thermal exposure is insufficient for any cracking to result. The second phase may be an electrodeposited metal, or an electrophoretically deposited polymer. The second phase may be uniformly deposited to a certain depth, or may be deposited at varying amounts among the pores.

Abstract: A composite material is disclosed which includes a plastic layer formed on a layer of metal. The metal layer includes pores into which an adhesive is introduced. The plastic layer is injection molded onto the metal layer so as to contact the adhesive in the pores. The plastic layer is thus bonded to the metal layer.

Abstract: Polymeric based closed cell foams, such as shape memory polymer foams, contain bubbles. Making these bubbles continuous is called reticulation. Disclosed are embodiments of a device and method to controllably reticulate polymer-based closed cell foams by puncturing the membranes of these polymer-based closed cell foams.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for cross-linking a cross-linkable adhesive composition without solvent on a film, comprising driving and/or guiding said film in a climatic chamber, by a Caroll-type drive or guide. The invention also relates to a climatic chamber comprising a Caroll-type drive or guide. The invention also relates to a process for manufacturing a self-adhesive article comprising at least a substrate and an adhesive layer, said process comprising the steps of: a) conditioning an adhesive composition at a temperature of between 20 and 160° C.; b) coating the adhesive composition b1) onto at least a part of the substrate or b2) onto a non-sticking support; submitting the article obtained at step b) to a controlled atmosphere. The invention also relates to self-adhesive articles having high coating weights and to processes for bonding them.

Abstract: A wear coating is disclosed that includes a layer treated by a trifunctional organosilane. An article is also disclosed, the article having a surface to which the wear coating is applied. A method of applying the wear coating is also disclosed. In some embodiments, the organosilane is trimethylsilane and the wear coating is applied by chemical vapor deposition, followed by heat treating the wear coating in the presence of the trimethylsilane.

Abstract: A method providing conductive coatings is provided. A dopant layer with a plasma deposited conjugated polymer is provided. Conductive, conjugated polymer coatings are also provided.

Abstract: A conductive adhesive that does not contain toxic substances such as solder (lead) and shows excellent adhesiveness. Specifically, it is a conductive adhesive composition, which includes: (A) a thermosetting resin; (C) a filler that contains a metal element; and (D) at least one catalyst or curing agent, wherein the reaction initiation temperature for the (A) thermosetting resin and the (D) at least one catalyst or curing agent is 180° C. or higher. More preferably, the reaction initiation temperature is 200° C. or higher. More preferably, it is a conductive adhesive composition that further includes (B) a flux and (E) a polymer component.

Abstract: A double-sided black adhesive tape having a hollow particle-containing adhesive agent layer, wherein a surface of the hollow particle is subjected to a black pigment adhesion treatment.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a charge roller (1) particularly but not exclusively for charging a photoconductor in a liquid electro-photograph (LEP) image-forming apparatus. The charge roller includes a cured composition of an epichlorohydrin/ethylene oxide/allyl glycidyl ether terpolymer, a lithium salt and carbon black.

Abstract: A photocurable composition excellent in the effect of reducing the mold releasing force even in a small amount of light exposure, and a photosensitive gas generating agent contained in the photocurable composition are provided. The photosensitive gas generating agent is a compound having a photostimulation responsive gas generating group to generate a gas by photostimulation, a perfluoroalkyl group and a polyalkyleneoxy group to link the photostimulation responsive gas generating group and the perfluoroalkyl group. The photocurable composition contains the photosensitive gas generating agent.

Abstract: A hollow spherical glass particle, comprising aluminum oxide Al2O3, silicon dioxide SiO2 and at least one metal oxide, wherein the metal oxide is selected from the group consisting of alkali metal oxides and alkaline earth metal oxides, wherein the ratio of aluminum atoms to alkali metal atoms is about 1:1 and the ratio of aluminum atoms to earth alkali atoms is about 2:1, with the proviso that the hollow spherical glass particle is free of boron.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a supported catalyst having a structure in which a metal catalyst is supported on a core-shell structured support. The support includes core particles and shell particles having a smaller particle diameter than the core particles and coated on the core particles to form a shell layer. Due to this structure, the supported catalyst can be used to produce carbon nanostructures that form a novel secondary structure in which ends of the carbon nanostructures are supported on the supported catalyst and form independent branches and the opposite ends grow and are assembled together. The novel structure is expected to find application in various fields, such as energy materials, functional composites, pharmaceuticals, batteries, and semiconductors, because of its characteristic shape.