Abstract: The present invention relates to a binder composition comprising component A comprising polymer(s) A1 and optionally component B comprising component B1 which is selected from the group consisting of a mono-saccharide s, disaccharides, hydroxyacetone, glycolaldehyde and mixtures thereof, wherein polymer(s) A1 comprises at least 70 wt.-% poly(amino acid)s based on the total weight of the polymers) A1 and has (have) a total weight average molecular weight Mw,total of 800 g/mol to 10.000 g/mol, wherein the binder composition comprises 60 to 100 wt.-% polymer(s) A1, and 0 to 40 wt.-% component B1, based on the total weight of the sum of polymer(s) A1 and component B1, wherein the weight amounts of the polymer(s) A1 and component B1 are selected such that the total weight of the sum of polymer(s) A1 and component B1 is 100 wt.-%.

Abstract: A method for reinforcing a panel according to its thickness, including: a step a) of providing a reinforcing element which is elongated, flexible, with two longitudinal ends having a length strictly greater than twice the thickness of the panel; a step b) of positioning and holding the reinforcing element on one side of the panel, called the insertion side; a step c) of gripping the reinforcing element, in its middle, on the insertion side, an insertion step d) wherein the reinforcing element gripped by its middle is pulled through a bore passing through the panel, by folding the reinforcing element back on itself, and to a final position, wherein the two longitudinal ends project or not from the bore on the insertion side, a loop of the reinforcing element projecting or not from the bore on the side of the panel opposite to the insertion side.

Abstract: Provided are a polyimide-based film having excellent visibility, a film for a cover window, and a display device including the same.

Abstract: A black matte polyimide film is provided, the black matte polyimide film includes polyimide, carbon black and polyimide fine powder. The polyimide component is obtained by polymerization of a dianhydride and a diamine, followed by chemical cyclization, in which the dianhydride is pyromellitic dianhydride, and the diamine comprises 5˜15 mol % of p-phenylenediamine and 95˜85 mol % of 4,4?-diaminodiphenyl ether; the carbon black is present in an amount of 2 to 8 wt % of the polyimide film; and the polyimide fine powder is present in an amount of 5 to 10 wt % of the polyimide film, such that the black matte polyimide film has a glossiness between 5 and 30 and a thermal expansion coefficient of less than 41 ppm/° C.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a wavelength conversion member that includes a sintered body having a light incidence face, a light emission face, and a light reflecting face different from the light incidence face and the light emission face, the method comprising: providing a sintered body containing inorganic particles and phosphor particles, and forming a plurality of recessed portions on the light reflecting face of the sintered body, which comprises acid treating the sintered body.

Abstract: A composite structure comprising a resinous component that is adhered to a surface of a metal component is provided. The resinous component is formed from a polymer composition that comprises a polyarylene sulfide, inorganic fibers, and an impact modifier. The inorganic fibers have an aspect ratio of from about 1.5 to about 10.

Abstract: Anisotropic graphite and an anisotropic graphite composite are provided, each having excellent heat transmission performance and excellent long-term reliability as a heat transmitting element, and a production method for the anisotropic graphite composite. A face of anisotropic graphite which face is perpendicular to crystal orientation planes of graphite layers of the anisotropic graphite may be subjected to surface treatment so as to obtain anisotropic graphite having a specific surface roughness. An anisotropic graphite composite may include anisotropic graphite having an interface that has a specific interface roughness; a titanium-containing metal layer; and an inorganic material layer.

Abstract: High surface area coatings are applied to solid substrates to increase the surface area available for solid-phase synthesis of polymers. The high surface area coatings use three-dimensional space to provide more area for functional groups to bind polymers than an untreated solid substrate. The polymers may be oligonucleotides, polypeptides, or another type of polymer. The solid substrate is a rigid supportive layer made from a material such as glass, a silicon material, a metal material, and plastic. The coating may be thin films, hydrogels, microparticles. The coating may be made from a metal oxide, a high-? dielectric, a low-? dielectric, an etched metal, a carbon material, or an organic polymer. The functional groups may be hydroxyl groups, amine groups, thiolate groups, alkenes, n-alkenes, alkalines, N-Hydroxysuccinimide (NHS)-activated esters, polyaniline, aminosilane groups, silanized oxides, oligothiophenes, and diazonium compounds.

Abstract: Disclosed are a composite gypsum board and a method of preparing composite gypsum board. The board contains at least one set gypsum layer sandwiched between two cover sheets. The set gypsum layer is formed from at least stucco and water. The stucco material generally includes a high salt impurity content, for example, when the stucco is calcined from certain sources of low-quality synthetic gypsum. For example, in some embodiments, the salts are chloride salts, e.g., sodium chloride (NaCl), potassium chloride (KCl), magnesium chloride (MgCl2), and/or calcium chloride (CaCl2)). At least one of the cover sheets is composed of high absorption paper, which enhances the bond between the set gypsum layer and the cover sheet.

Abstract: A window includes a base region and a compressive stress region disposed on the base region. The compressive stress region includes Li+, Na+, and K+ ions. The compressive stress region includes a first compressive stress portion in which a concentration of the K+ ions decreases, a concentration of Na+ ions increases, and a concentration of the Li+ ions increases, from a surface of the window toward the base region. A second compressive stress portion is adjacent to the first compressive stress portion. In the second compressive stress portion, the concentration of the Na+ ion decreases and the concentration of the Li+ ion increases, from the first compressive stress portion toward the base region. The window thereby has a high surface compressive stress value and impact resistance.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a lamination process for producing a multilayer laminate, preferably to a lamination process for producing a photovoltaic (PV) module, and to a PV module laminate.

Abstract: Disclosed is a mold release film that is to be placed between a stock solution that serves as a raw material for artificial marble and a shaping apparatus when the stock solution is fed to the shaping apparatus, and then solidified and molded.

Abstract: An antiviral material is provided. The antiviral material includes a polymeric matrix and graphene particles dispersed in the polymeric matrix at a concentration of greater than or equal to about 0.05 wt. % to less than or equal to about 10 wt. % based on the total weight of the antiviral material, wherein the antiviral material exhibits antiviral activity. Methods of making the antiviral material and uses of the antiviral material are also provided.

Abstract: Dielectric coating compositions are provided. The dielectric coating compositions generally include an aqueous binder, an inorganic nanoparticle, and a solvent, and can be formulated for specific printing methods, such as inkjet printing. The dielectric coating compositions are curable to provide scratch resistant coatings useful as insulating layers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a laminate for preparing a wavelength converting member and a process for preparing a wavelength converting member. More particularly, the present invention relates to a laminate for preparing a wavelength converting member, which can be calcined at a temperature of 800° C. or lower, preferably 700° C. or lower and has a high light transmittance, a high refractive index, and a good shape upon the calcination, whereby it can be advantageously used for LEDs, and a process for efficiently preparing the wavelength converting member using a confining layer comprised of specific components.

Abstract: A glass composition includes greater than or equal to 50 mol % and less than or equal to 70 mol % SiO2; greater than or equal to 10 mol % and less than or equal to 20 mol % Al2O3; greater than or equal to 1 mol % and less than or equal to 10 mol % B2O3; greater than or equal to 7 mol % and less than or equal to 14 mol % Li2O; greater than 0 mol % and less than or equal to 8 mol % Na2O; greater than 0 mol % and less than or equal to 1 mol % K2O; greater than or equal to 0 mol % and less than or equal to 7 mol % CaO; greater than or equal to 0 mol % and less than or equal to 8 mol % MgO; and greater than or equal to 0 mol % and less than or equal to 8 mol % ZnO. R2O+R?O is less than or equal to 25 mol %, wherein R2O is the sum of Li2O, Na2O, and K2O and R?O is the sum of CaO, MgO, and ZnO. The glass composition includes at least one of NiO+Co3O4+Cr2O3+CuO is greater than or equal to 0.001 mol %, CeO2 is greater than or equal to 0.1 mol %, and TiO2 is greater than or equal to 0.1 mol %.

Abstract: Bonded formed laminates, and methods for making bonded formed laminates, are made from multiple layers of formed substrates comprising at least one nonwoven formed substrate which are bonded together at the distal ends or bases of protrusions formed in the substrates. The bonded formed laminate provides a very soft and lofty structure that is sustainable under compression.

Abstract: A polymer film for storing fruits and vegetables includes a first polymer resin material, a second polymer resin material, and an inorganic nano powder material. The first polymer resin material has a first molecular weight. The second polymer resin material has a second molecular weight. The first molecular weight is less than the second molecular weight. The first polymer resin material and the second polymer resin material are blended with each other according to a predetermined weight ratio so that the polymer film has a gas penetration rate between 3.5 g/m2/day to 35 g/m2/day. The inorganic nano powder material includes zinc oxide (ZnO). The inorganic nano powder material is dispersed in the first polymer resin material and the second polymer resin material in a plurality of granular forms, and an average particle size of the inorganic nano powder material is between 50 nm and 200 nm.

Abstract: A composite structure 10 comprises one or more layers 12 of structural material and one or more layers of adhesive material 28 binding the one or more structural layers together. The one or more layers of structural material are coated with a bonding agent. The one or more layers of adhesive material are at least partially soluble or separable in water. A method of making a composite structure is also provided.

Abstract: There is provided an inter layer film for laminated glass with which the flexural rigidity of laminated glass can be enhanced. The interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention has a one-layer structure or a two or more-layer structure and is provided with a first layer containing a polyvinyl acetal resin and a plasticizer, and the half-value width of the hydroxyl group of the polyvinyl acetal resin contained in the first layer is less than or equal to 250 cm?1 and the content of the plasticizer contained in the first layer relative to 100 parts by weight of the polyvinyl acetal resin contained in the first layer is greater than or equal to 5 parts by weight and less than 30 parts by weight, or the half-value width of the hydroxyl group of the polyvinyl acetal resin contained in the first layer is greater than 250 cm?1.