Abstract: Provided are a polycrystalline silicon ingot casting mold and a method for producing a polycrystalline silicon ingot casting mold, with which high-quality silicon ingots can be obtained at high yields by minimizing sticking with the surfaces of the silicon ingot casting mold, and losses and damages that occur when solidified silicon ingot is released from the mold. The method for producing a polycrystalline silicon ingot casting mold having a release layer, including: forming a slurry by mixing a silicon nitride powder with water, coating the surface of the mold with the slurry, and heating the mold at 400 to 800° C. in an atmosphere containing oxygen, after coating the slurry.

Abstract: A process is provided for forming a rapid-hardening inorganic foam, based on the reaction of the following two components: (a) a solid component in the form of a reactive powder having at the same time structure-building and pore-forming properties, and (b) a liquid component in the form of an alkali metal silicate (water glass). The reactive powder contains the essential constituents: 45-65% by weight aluminum oxide, 10-20% by weight aluminum nitride, and 5-15% by weight metallic aluminum. The alkali metal silicate has a molar ratio of silicon oxide to metal oxide of 1.0 to 2.2. The two components are mixed in a weight ratio of powder to liquid component of 0.5 to 2 to give a paste from which a foamed body having a bulk density of less than 0.7 g/cm3 is then formed in an exothermal reaction within less than 10 minutes.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for making uniform, spherical, acrylic polymeric beads by jetting, the beads produced, and ion exchange resins produced from functionalizing the uniform, spherical polymeric beads.

Abstract: The invention provides porous carbon particles for use in the treatment or prevention of liver disease, wherein at least 20% of the total pore volume is made up of pores having a mean diameter of from 2 to 200 nm and/or wherein the particles comprise micropores of diameter 2 nm or less and small macropores of diameter 50 nm to 500 nm, but substantially no mesopores of diameter greater than 2 nm and less than 50 nm, and substantially no large macropores of diameter greater than 500 nm.

Abstract: A composite particle comprises inorganic compound particles that are derived from inorganic particle and are uniformly dispersed and sintered in a matrix phase composed of silica, or comprises silica particles that are uniformly dispersed and sintered in a matrix phase composed of said inorganic compound particles. The composite particle is prepared by sintering a mixture of (1) finely powdered silica having a BET specific surface area of 50 m2/g or greater, (2) an inorganic particle other than silica and (3) water at a temperature of 300° C. or higher to form a glass-like substance, and then crushing the glass-like substance. A spherical composite particle is prepared by melting and spheroidizing the mixture of (1)-(3) in a flame of 1,800° C. or higher.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention is a hollow silica nanomaterial (HSN). The HSN includes silicon dioxide (SiO2) molecules which join together to form a shell. The shell extends from a first end to a second end and has a generally circular cross section, an inner surface and an opposite outer surface. Another embodiment of the present invention includes a method for forming an HSN. The method includes combining polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) and an alcohol to form a mixture, adding water to the mixture, adding sodium citrate to the mixture, adding a silicon-containing compound to the mixture, adding a catalyst to the mixture, and collecting hollow silica nanomaterials.

Abstract: A composite oxide particle prepared from raw materials comprising: (1) a finely powdered silica having a BET specific surface area of 50 m2/g or greater or an alkoxysilane, and (2) a liquid metal alkoxide other than an alkoxysilane or a nano order metal oxide powder other than finely powdered silica, one of components (1) and (2) being a solid oxide and the other being a liquid alkoxide, wherein the composite oxide particle is prepared by mixing or kneading the raw materials to obtain a sol or gel-like substance, sintering the sol or gel-like substance at a temperature of 300° C. or higher to form a glass-like substance, and then crushing the glass-like substance is provided. Also, a resin composition containing the composite oxide particle, and a reflector for a light-emitting semiconductor device formed using the resin composition are provided.

Abstract: Elastogenic nanoparticles including a polymeric core having a surface that is functionalized with a cationic amphiphilic compound, and comprising an active agent having pro-elastogenic and/or anti-proteolytic activity, are described herein. The elastogenic nanoparticles can be used in method of stimulating elastogenesis in a subject by administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of elastogenic nanoparticles.

Abstract: An organic/inorganic composite is provided. The organic/inorganic composite materials are sufficiently hard and brittle to be ground to form particles suitable for biological or chemical separation applications. The organic/inorganic composite materials can be magnetic or magnetically susceptible and can have functional reactive groups to allow attachment of biomolecules. Methods of making and using the organic/inorganic composites are also provided.

Abstract: A sodium niobate powder includes sodium niobate particles having a shape of a cuboid and having a side average length of 0.1 ?m or more and 100 ?m or less, wherein at least one face of each of the sodium niobate particles is a (100) plane in the pseudocubic notation and a moisture content of the sodium niobate powder is 0.15 mass % or less. A method for producing a ceramic using the sodium niobate powder is provided. A method for producing a sodium niobate powder includes a step of holding an aqueous alkali dispersion liquid containing a niobium component and a sodium component at a pressure exceeding 0.1 MPa, a step of isolating a solid matter from the aqueous dispersion liquid after the holding, and a step of heat treating the solid matter at 500° C. to 700° C.

Abstract: An electrophilic acid gas-reactive fracturing and recovery fluid, proppant, and process are detailed. The fluid expands in volume to provide rapid and controlled increases in pressure that enhances fracturing in subterranean bedrock for recovery of energy-producing materials. Proppants stabilize openings in fractures and fissures following fracturing.

Abstract: A solid polymethylaluminoxane composition is provided having uniform particle diameter in the form of fine particles of less than 5 ?m employed to polymerize olefins with high polymerization activity without silica. A method for manufacturing thereof, a polymerization catalyst, and a method for manufacturing a polyolefin are also provided. The solid polymethylaluminoxane composition: has an aluminum content within a range of 36 mass % to 43 mass %; has a mole fraction of methyl groups derived from trimethylaluminum moieties relative to the total number of mols of methyl groups of 12 mol % or less; and is particulate having a median diameter based on volume within a range of 0.1 ?m to less than 5 ?m. In a step of heating an aromatic hydrocarbon solution containing trimethylaluminum and the polymethylaluminoxane to cause solid polymethylaluminoxane composition to precipitate, prior to or during the heat treating step, a dry, inert gas is bubbled through.

Abstract: Encoded microcarriers, and more specifically microcarriers having codes written on them. Methods for writing the codes on the microcarriers, methods of reading the codes, and methods of using the encoded microcarriers. A preferred method of encoding the microcarriers involves exposing microcarriers containing a bleachable substance to a high spatial resolution light source to bleach the codes on the microcarriers. The encoded microcarriers may be used, for example, as support materials in chemical and biological assays and syntheses.

Abstract: The present invention relates to pulverulent compositions of a complex between an acid and a metal and the method of preparation thereof.

Abstract: A method of producing a silicon nitride powder includes heating an amorphous Si—N(—H)-based compound in which assuming that the specific surface area is RS (m2/g) and the oxygen content ratio is RO (mass %), RS/RO is 500 or more, at a temperature rising rate of 12 to 100° C./min in a temperature range from 1,000 to 1,400° C. while flowing the compound by a continuous firing furnace.

Abstract: Disclosed are hollow silica particles having oil absorption ratio of at most 0.1 ml/g, porosity of hollow particles when mixed with a resin of at least 90%, and melting temperature of 130-200° C., and including a silicon compound having an organic group as a main component, and a composition including the hollow silica particles. A sheet including a base and a coating layer formed on the base and including a resin, and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The coating layer includes a plurality of inner cavities, and components of the hollow particles are attached to the inner circumference of the inner cavities. The sheet has good transparency and insulation performance, and the inner cavities may be formed by simply melting hollow particles.

Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions for and methods of treating an animal, including a human, and methods of preparing such compositions. The pharmaceutical compositions contain crosslinked amine polymers and may be used, for example, to treat diseases or other metabolic conditions in which removal of protons and/or chloride ions from the gastrointestinal tract would provide physiological benefits such as normalizing serum bicarbonate concentrations and the blood pH in an animal, including a human.

Abstract: The present invention relates to polysiloxane nanoparticles having the following properties: an average particle size d50 (measured using REM recordings) in the range of 10-200 nm, a specific surface area Ao of at least 50 m2/g, a pore volume of at least 0.2 cm3/g, an average pore volume d50 of at least 0.8 nm, wherein the particles have groups that contain carbon, which groups are bonded to the silicon at least partially in the form of unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, arylalkyl, or alkylaryl groups.

Abstract: A moldable composite material contains flakes of composite material, i.e., flakes of polymeric matrix materials having fibers embedded therein. An improved substrate is provided by providing a substrate and applying a coating onto the substrate, the coating containing the flakes of composite material. A first construction member can be secured to a second construction member by applying the coating onto an attachment region of the first construction member, and applying a fastener onto the first construction member in the coated attachment region to secure the first construction member to the second construction member.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a hollow metal sphere with a mesoporous structure is disclosed, which comprises the following steps: (A) providing a hollow sphere template with a mesoporous structure, wherein the hollow sphere template comprises: a first shell with plural channels penetrating the first shell, the material of the first shell comprises a mesoporous silica material, and the mesoporous silica material has a cubic Ia3d symmetry pore structure; (B) mixing the hollow sphere template with a metal precursor; (C) reducing the metal precursor; and (D) removing the hollow sphere template to obtain a hollow metal sphere with a mesoporous structure. In addition, the present invention also provides a hollow metal sphere with a mesoporous structure prepared by the aforementioned method.

Abstract: A resin particle including: a resin mother particle; and silica particles externally added onto a surface of the resin mother particle, wherein primary particles of the silica particles, the primary particles which have a volume average particle diameter of from 80 nm to 300 nm, a particle size distribution index of from 1.10 to 1.40, an average circularity of from 0.70 to 0.92 and an average circularity distribution index of from 1.05 to 1.50, and a proportion of the primary particles having an average circularity of 0.95 or more is not more 10% by number.

Abstract: Water-absorbable silicone rubber particles which are particles of a silicone rubber, each of which has a particle diameter ranging from 0.1 to 1,000 ?m and is elastic, wherein the silicone rubber is an organopolysiloxane having a polyoxyalkylene group, contains an oxyethylene unit represented by the formula —OCH2CH2— in an amount of 20 to 80 mass %, and can absorb water in an amount of 10 parts by mass or more relative to 100 parts by mass of the silicone rubber. The silicone particles according to the present invention can impart soft touch, a soft-focusing effect and the like to a make-up cosmetic such as a foundation or an antiperspirant when added to the make-up cosmetic or the antiperspirant. In addition, since the particles have high water absorption performance, the particles can absorb sweat and therefore is expected to exhibit an effect of reducing unpleasantness such as stickiness and greasiness, oiliness of the skin and make-up deterioration.

Abstract: A particulate SAE-CD composition is provided. The SAE-CD composition has an advantageous combination of physical properties not found in known solid forms of SAECD. In particular, the SAE-CD composition possesses an advantageous physicochemical and morphological property profile such that it can be tailored to particular uses. The SAE-CD composition of the invention has improved flow and dissolution performance as compared to known compositions of SAE-CD.

Abstract: A nanopower composition consisting of zinc oxide and silicon oxide used to develop latent fingerprints on a non-porous surface with a high degree of clarity. The nanopowder composition contains 40-50 percent zinc and 10-20 percent silicon.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a fibrosis-causing agent in a particulate form which effectively reduces the lung capacity in a noninvasive manner.

Abstract: Inorganic phosphor-containing polymer particles that include an inorganic phosphor and a transparent material. The transparent material is preferably a vinyl resin that is a polymer of a vinyl compound. It is preferable that the vinyl compound includes 10% by mass or more of a vinyl compound having a viscosity (at 25° C.) of from 5 mPa·s to 30 mPa·s, or includes at least one of a compound having a structure represented by the following Formula (I-1) or the following Formula (I-2). In Formulae (I-1) and (1-2), each of R1 and R2 independently represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group. R1 and R2 may be linked to each other to form a ring. The inorganic phosphor is preferably surface-modified with a surface treatment agent, more preferably surface-modified with a coupling agent, still more preferably surface-modified with a silicone oligomer having a reactive substituent.

Abstract: It is an object of the present disclosure to provide spherical zinc oxide particles consisting of integrated plate-like particles which can be used as a cosmetic raw material, a thermal conductive filler and the like, and a method for production of the same. Spherical zinc oxide particles consisting of integrated plate-like particles, which have a median size of 0.01 ?m or more and a D90/D10 in particle size distribution of 5.0 or less.

Abstract: An indicator for detecting peroxide can detect the peroxide through change of hue thereof by reacting the peroxide according to a predefined concentration and a predefined sterilization treatment condition thereof. The indicator has better resistance against weather or light and preservation stability than those of prior indicators including inorganic compounds or organic compounds as discoloration components, can clearly change an arbitrary hue thereof under suitable discoloration rate, and has visible distinguishability. The indicator for detecting peroxide includes powdery metal sulfide, that undergoes discoloration by reacting with the peroxide. In particular a discoloration layer including the metal sulfide is applied onto at least a portion of a base substrate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an amorphous form of linagliptin and processes for the preparation thereof. The invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising therapeutically effective amount of an amorphous form of linagliptin and use of said composition for treatment of diabetes especially type-I or type-II, prediabetes or reduction of glucose tolerance.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a nicotinamide powder, comprising the steps of providing an aqueous solution of nicotinamide and spray drying the solution. The invention also relates to a nicotinamide powder, devices for its production and uses.

Abstract: A composite down-hole tool for use in oil and gas wells includes plurality of fibers which extend along at least a first fiber plane and a second fiber plane. The first fiber plane and the second fiber plane are arranged perpendicular. A matrix material substantially fills the area between and around the plurality of fibers. The down-hole tool is spherical or cylindrical and substantially all of the plurality of fibers extend substantially straight and uninterrupted between opposed sides of the spherical or cylindrical shape down-hole tool.

Abstract: A friction material composition may include an abrasive, a filler, a binder, and a spherical molybdenum disulfide powder. The spherical molybdenum disulfide powder is made up of molybdenum disulfide sub-particles that are agglomerated together to form individual, substantially spherically-shaped agglomerated particles of at least about 90% by weight molybdenum disulfide.

Abstract: Molybdenum disulfide powders include substantially spherically-shaped particles of molybdenum disulfide that are formed from agglomerations of generally flake-shaped sub-particles. The molybdenum disulfide powders are flowable and exhibit uniform densities. Methods for producing a molybdenum disulfide powder may include the steps of: Providing a supply of molybdenum disulfide precursor material; providing a supply of a liquid; providing a supply of a binder; combining the molybdenum disulfide precursor material with the liquid and the binder to form a slurry; feeding the slurry into a stream of hot gas; and recovering the molybdenum disulfide powder, the molybdenum disulfide powder including substantially spherically-shaped particles of molybdenum disulfide formed from agglomerations of generally flake-shaped sub-particles.

Abstract: Ferrous Nanoparticle Oil Extraction is the process of introducing ferrous nanoparticles coated in an oleophilic surfactant into oil reservoirs and implementing a magnetic force within the oil to supplement the traditional suctioning forces to extract oil. The nanoparticles, once in the oil, are allowed to disperse by Brownian motion and bind to the oil particles. The oil-nanoparticle solution is then magnetized and drawn out of the well. The magnetic force, originating at the mouth of the extraction pipe, supplements the traditional suctioning forces. Once collected, the oil-nanoparticle solution is passed through a high gradient magnetic separator, separating the oil from the nanoparticles. The nanoparticles are ready for reuse in the process of ferrous nanoparticle oil extraction.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides crystalline polymorphic and amorphous forms of (R)-3,5-dimethyl-benzoic acid N-(1-tert-butyl-butyl)-N?-(2-ethyl-3-methoxy-benzoyl)-hydrazide (Compound 1) or (S)-3,5-dimethyl-benzoic acid N-(1-tert-butyl-butyl)-N?-(2-ethyl-3-methoxy-benzoyl)-hydrazide (Compound 2). The present disclosure further provides compositions comprising crystalline polymorphic and amorphous forms of Compound 1 or Compound 2 and an excipient, methods of making crystalline polymorphic or amorphous forms of Compound 1 or Compound 2, and methods of using crystalline polymorphic or amorphous forms of Compound 1 or Compound 2 to regulate gene expression in a cell or in a subject.

Abstract: Described are oligoamides that improve the color protection properties of detergents and cleaning agents during their use for washing or cleaning colored textile fabrics. The oligoamides are rich in amino groups.

Abstract: According to the present invention, a polyvinyl butyral resin pellet is provided that gives off little odor when produced and handled, as well as has a high apparent density and favorable handleability. The present invention includes a method for producing a polyvinyl butyral resin pellet including the steps of melting polyvinyl butyral resin powder with a water content of 0.01 to 6 wt % by means of a melt extruder that has at least one vent portion for devolatilization equipped with vacuum means, and cutting the melt of the polyvinyl butyral resin after extrusion of it from the melt extruder. The present invention further includes a polyvinyl butyral resin pellet having a total content of butyl aldehyde and 2-ethyl-2-hexenal of 100 ppm or less.

Abstract: Provided are a carbon fibre thermoplastic resin prepreg which is a carbon fibre prepreg obtained by impregnating a PAN-based carbon fibre in which the average fibre fineness of a single fibre is 1.0 dtex to 2.4 dtex with a thermoplastic resin, wherein the thermoplastic resin satisfies 20?(FM/FS)?40 (where FM: flexural modulus (MPa) of a resin sheet comprising only the thermoplastic resin, and FS: flexural strength (MPa) of the resin sheet), a method for manufacturing the same, and a carbon fibre composite material employing the carbon fibre prepreg.

Abstract: The present invention relates to ferrite particles for bonded magnets having a bulk density of not more than 0.75 g/cm3 and a degree of compaction of not less than 65%, a resin composition for bonded magnets using the ferrite particles and the composition, and a rotor. The ferrite particles for bonded magnets and the resin composition for bonded magnets according to the present invention are capable of providing a bonded magnet molded product having a good tensile elongation and an excellent magnetic properties.

Abstract: A complex formed of at least one molecule of 5-(1,2-dihydroxy-ethyl)-3,4-dihydroxy-5H-furan-2-one or a derivative covalently bonded with at least one hydrocarbon radical with formula (A) as follows: wherein: •-m 1=1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; •-m 2=0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; and represents the site of the bond with the molecule of 5-(1,2-dihydroxy-ethyl)-3,4-dihydroxy-5H-furan-2-one or derivative.

Abstract: A mineral composition made from a mixed solid phase of calcium and magnesium carbonates, method of preparing same and use thereof. A mineral composition made from a mixed solid phase of calcium and magnesium carbonates, formed from a crystallised calcium portion and a crystallised magnesium portion in the form of platelets, the crystals of the calcium portion and those of the magnesium portion being aggregated in the form of composite aggregates, said aggregates themselves being at least partially agglomerated, said calcium portion comprising at least one carbonate chosen from the group consisting of calcite, aragonite and the mixtures thereof, said magnesium portion comprising hydromagnesite in platelet form, said mixed solid phase having a bulk density less than or equal to 250 kg/m3, and greater than or equal to 80 kg/m3, measured according to standard EN 459.2.

Abstract: A method for granulating a particle-containing material from an industrial process includes mixing the particle-containing material in the presence of water with a material that consists of or comprises a water-absorbing and swellable organic polymer compound which is insoluble in water so as to obtain granulates.

Abstract: The present invention provides amphiphilic telodendrimers that aggregate to form nanocarriers characterized by a hydrophobic core and a hydrophilic exterior. The nanocarrier core may include amphiphilic functionality such as cholic acid or cholic acid derivatives, and the exterior may include branched or linear poly(ethylene glycol) segments. Nanocarrier cargo such as hydrophobic drugs and other materials may be sequester in the core via non-covalent means or may be covalently bound to the telodendrimer building blocks. Telodendrimer structure may be tailored to alter loading properties, interactions with materials such as biological membranes, and other characteristics.

Abstract: An oxynitride phosphor power has a fluorescence peak wavelength of 580 to 605 nm, the oxynitride phosphor having a higher external quantum efficiency than ever before. The oxynitride phosphor powder is an oxynitride phosphor powder containing ?-SiAlON and aluminum nitride, represented by composition formula: Cax1Eux2Si12?(y+z)Al(y+z)OzN16?z wherein x1, x2, y and z are 0<x1?2.50, 0.01?x2?0.20, 0<y?2.3 and 1.5?z?3.5, or x1, x2, y and z are 0<x1?2.70, 0.05?x2?0.20, 2.3?y?5.5 and 1?z?2.5.

Abstract: A method of making dispersion-strengthened alloy particles involves melting an alloy having a corrosion and/or oxidation resistance-imparting alloying element, a dispersoid-forming element, and a matrix metal wherein the dispersoid-forming element exhibits a greater tendency to react with a reactive species acquired from an atomizing gas than does the alloying element. The melted alloy is atomized with the atomizing gas including the reactive species to form atomized particles so that the reactive species is (a) dissolved in solid solution to a depth below the surface of atomized particles and/or (b) reacted with the dispersoid-forming element to form dispersoids in the atomized particles to a depth below the surface of said atomized particles. The atomized alloy particles are solidified as solidified alloy particles or as a solidified deposit of alloy particles.

Abstract: Provided are hypromellose acetate succinates (HPMCAS) for use as a hot-melt extrusion carrier having a volume average particle size (D50) of from 70 to 300 as measured by dry laser diffraction and a loose bulk density of from 0.25 to 0.40 g/cm3; and a hot-melt extrusion composition comprising the HPMCAS and a drug. Also provided is a method for producing a hot-melt extrudate including the steps of: hot-melting the hot-melt extrusion composition at a hot-melt temperature equal to or higher than a melting temperature of the HPMCAS, or at a hot-melt temperature equal to or higher than a temperature at which both of the HPMCAS and the drug become melt; and extruding the hot-melted composition.

Abstract: A silicon carbide powder for the production of a silicon carbide single crystal has an average particle diameter of 100 ?m or more and 700 ?m or less and a specific surface area of 0.05 m2/g or more and 0.30 m2/g or less. A method for producing a silicon carbide powder for the production of the silicon carbide single crystal including sintering a silicon carbide powder having an average particle diameter of 20 ?m or less under pressure of 70 MPa or less at a temperature of 1900° C. or more and 2400° C. or less and in a non-oxidizing atmosphere, thereby obtaining a sintered body having a density of 1.29 g/cm3 or more; adjusting particle size by means of pulverization of the sintered body; and removing impurities by means of an acid treatment.

Abstract: Provided are composite particles which exhibit excellent fluidity and high liquid retentivity and which exhibit high fluidity even in a liquid-holding sate. Also provided are composite particles which permit direct compressing in an open feed manner and which suffer from little compressing trouble and exhibit high shapability. When shaped together with an active ingredient, the composite particles provide shaped bodies which have uniform weight, uniform active ingredient content, and high hardness and which suffer from less galling.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing water-absorbent resin particles which show an excellent water absorption rate and high equilibrium swelling capacity and which have an appropriate particle size to be excellent in handleability, and water-absorbent resin particles obtained by the method.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a filler material for a floor, comprising a natural base material and a mixture containing loess and a resin in powder or pellet form, as well as to a method for producing the filler material. The filler material of the present invention uses the natural base material and is thus environmentally-friendly and not harmful to the human body. Further, in the event rice husks are used as the natural base material, a person slipping on the floor is protected from burning caused by friction as the rice husks have a high moisture content. In addition, the loess contained in the filler material keeps the floor from becoming moldy and emits far infrared radiation, and therefore is beneficial to the human body. The resin emulsion of the filler material prevents the natural base material from generating dust, thus preventing dust from entering the human body via the respiratory organs of the human body.