Abstract: A method and apparatus for restoring properties of graphene includes exposing the graphene to plasma having a density in a range from about 0.3*108 cm?3 to about 30*108 cm?3 when the graphene is in a ground state. The method and apparatus may be used for large-area, low-temperature, high-speed, eco-friendly, and silicon treatment of graphene.

Abstract: An electrostatic application apparatus 100 comprises a tubular electrode 1 forming a first flow path F1 whose inner surface is formed of an electrically conductive wall; a counter electrode 20 placed to block an extension of an axis line of the first flow path F1; a power source 30 applying a voltage between the tubular electrode 1 and the counter electrode 20, and a liquid supply unit 40 supplying a liquid to the first flow path F1. If an axial length of the first flow path F1 is L1 and an inside diameter of the first flow path F1 is D1, then L1/D1 is 35 or more, the inside diameter D1 of the first flow path is 0.5 to 2.0 mm, and the length L1 of the first flow path is 20 to 100 mm.

Abstract: A method to prepare a metallic nanoparticle dispersion includes the steps of forming a metallic precursor dispersion or solution by adding a metallic precursor to a dispersion medium including: (a) a solvent according to Formula I, and wherein R1 and R2 represent an optionally substituted alkyl group, R1 and R2 may form a ring, (b) a carboxylic acid according to Formula II, R—COOH?? Formula II wherein R is an optionally substituted C2-C7 alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl group, reducing the metallic precursor with a reducing agent to form metallic nanoparticles, sedimenting the metallic nanoparticles to obtain a highly concentrated metallic nanoparticle dispersion comprising at least 15 wt % of metallic nanoparticles.

Abstract: A method of plating a metal on a hydrophobic polymer, especially in the shape of small particles, involves: (a) contacting a surface of hydrophobic polymer substrate with a polycation such as poly(allylamine hydrochloride) to create a treated surface; (b) contacting the treated surface with a catalyst; and then (c) immersing the surface in a electroless metal plating bath to create a coating of metal on the surface. Metals include copper, silver, gold, nickel and cobalt. Catalysts are selected from compounds containing palladium, platinum, tin, copper, or nickel salts. Damaging surface treatments such as etching by plasma or acid are avoided.

Abstract: An encapsulated reactant(s) having at least one encapsulant and at least one reactant. An outermost encapsulant is substantially nonreacting, impermeable and nondissolving with water. The reactant(s) contribute to at least one reaction with contaminants in environmental media rendering the environmental media less harmful. Processes for using the encapsulated reactant in environmental media is also hereby claimed.

Abstract: Disclosed are a base material composition for a foam tape which has high foam stability and excellent peel strength, a foam tape prepared using the same, and a preparation method thereof. According to the present invention, the base material composition for a foam tape comprises an acrylic monomer, a radical initiator, a cross-linking agent, a porous filler, and a surfactant, wherein the surfactant comprises 60-90 wt % of a siloxane-based polymer and 10-40 wt % of a non-siloxane-based polymer. A foam tape prepared thereby is economical compared with conventional foam tapes, is free from a deteriorating adhesive force, and has excellent foam stability.

Abstract: There is provided a method for producing a birefringent lens for a stereoscopic image display using a birefringent material having two or more liquid crystal compounds each having at least one polymerizable functional group. The method includes the steps of providing the birefringent lens material; applying the birefringent lens material onto an alignment layer that has been subjected to an alignment treatment in a uniaxial direction, and forming the coating film into a lens shape by conducting curing with ultraviolet light.

Abstract: A method for the application of at least two different powder coating layers to a substrate comprising the steps of application of a first powder coating layer followed by the application of a second powder coating layer, without any substantial curing of the first powder coating layer prior to the application of the second powder coating layer, followed by the simultaneous curing of the first powder coating layer and the second powder coating layer, wherein the first powder coating layer or the second powder coating layer comprises 1 to 10 weight % of a conductive component having a resistivity of below 5 ?cm at a packing volume of ?70%.

Abstract: A method for coating a surface of a structural component includes applying at least one ink to the surface of the structural component via an inkjet process. The at least one ink applied is irradiated with UV radiation so as to cure the at least one ink and to form an ink-containing layer. At least one metal layer is applied to the ink-containing layer via a PVD procedure. At least one clear lacquer is applied to the at least one metal layer. The at least one clear lacquer is cured so as to form a clear lacquer layer.

Abstract: A method for coating the surfaces of three-dimensional objects with a coating agent is provided, which method is characterized by a blasting of the three-dimensional object, wherein a grainy blasting material that has been mixed with the coating agent is used as blasting medium.

Abstract: In order to provide a highly reliable organic EL element, a first step in which a deposition material is heated and vaporized in a deposition chamber in which the pressure is reduced and a second step in which a layer included in an EL layer is deposited in the deposition chamber are performed while exhaustion is performed and the partial pressure of water in the deposition chamber is measured with a mass spectrometer. Alternatively, the deposition chamber in the deposition apparatus includes a deposition material chamber and is connected to an exhaust mechanism. The deposition material chamber is separated from the deposition chamber by a sluice valve, includes a deposition material holding portion including a heating mechanism, and is connected to a mass spectrometer and an exhaust mechanism.

Abstract: There is provided iron powder having a halogenated organic compound treating performance equivalent to or higher than that of a material for treating halogenated organic compounds, although an environmental load substance such as copper is not contained, and a method of producing iron powder for treating halogenated organic compounds including: immersing the iron powder in one or more kinds of solvents selected from water and organic solvents which have lower vapor pressure than water and contain oxygen; performing solid-liquid separation for the iron powder immersed in the solvent, to thereby obtain the iron powder wet by this solvent; and applying drying treatment to the iron powder wet in the solvent, while keeping a temperature at less than 40° C.

Abstract: A beverage container comprising a base, a side surface, an upper end, and an interior volume formed by the base and the side surface, and a personal identifier positioned upon the base of the of beverage container for stain identification and personalization. A method of using a beverage container for personalization of a stain generated by spilling liquid upon a first surface from the beverage container and transferring a portion of the liquid spilled using the surface of the personal identifier affixed to the beverage container to a second (dry) surface, which may be paper.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing an anticorrosion coating, wherein (1) an anticorrosion primer comprising (A) at least one organic resin as binder and (B) at least one synthetic layered double hydroxide comprising organic anions is applied directly to a metallic substrate and (2) a polymer film is formed from the anticorrosion primer applied in stage (1), the method being characterized in that the at least one synthetic layered double hydroxide (B) comprises at least one organic anion of the following formula (I): where R1?COO?, SO3?, R2/R3?NH2, OH, H. The present invention relates, furthermore, to coated metallic substrates coated by the method of the invention. The present invention relates not least to the use of the anticorrosion primer for use in the method of the invention for improving the corrosion resistance of metallic substrates.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a hollow instrument comprising the steps of: providing a hollow tube having a longitudinal tube axis; forming at least one opening along a shaft portion of the hollow tube following a predetermined pattern thereby defining a plurality of fingers; and deforming at least a portion of the hollow tube into a desired shape; and optionally joining at least two fingers along a portion of the opening to secure the hollow tube in the desired shape thereby forming the hollow instrument.

Abstract: To provide a coating composition, which is capable of providing a coating film on a resin part and on a steel plate part at the same time at lower temperatures than conventional coating compositions, and which is capable of providing a coating film that has excellent bending resistance. A clear coating composition, which contains a base material that contains an acrylic polyol, a crosslinking agent that is composed of an active methylene type blocked isocyanate and a melamine resin, and a curing catalyst. The mass ratio of the base material to the melamine resin is 1.5-9.0, and the mass percentage of the active methylene type blocked isocyanate in the composition is set within a specific range when the total of the mass percentage of the base material and the mass percentage of the melamine resin in the composition is taken as 100% by mass.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the manufacturing of a low shrinkage flexible sheet, said sheet comprising a fabric containing polyolefin fibers, said method comprising the steps of: a) depositing a molten plastomer layer on at least one surface of the woven fabric to form a sheet having a thickness approximately equal with the sum of the thicknesses of said molten plastomer layer and of said fabric; and b) impregnating said fabric with at least part of the molten plastomer layer by drawing the sheet into a gap between two calendaring rollers at a temperature of between the melting temperature of the plastomer and the melting temperature as determined by DSC of the polyolefin fibers, said gap having a width smaller than the thickness of the sheet; wherein the width of the gap is chosen to apply an impregnation pressure on the sheet of at least 20 bars.

Abstract: A method for processing a sacrificial material of an intermediate microfabricated product includes forming a hydrogen-containing carbon layer on a surface of a base structure and releasing hydrogen from the hydrogen-containing carbon layer to obtain a hydrogen-released (i.e., densified) carbon layer with low shrink. The method further includes forming a structural layer on at least a portion of a surface of the hydrogen-released carbon layer, and oxidizing the hydrogen-released (densified) carbon layer to release the structural layer. In this manner, a cavity is formed between the base structure and the structural layer. The ashing of the hydrogen-released carbon layer leaves substantially no residues within the cavity of the intermediate or final microfabricated product. Further embodiments provide a method for manufacturing a microfabricated product, to an intermediate microfabricated product, and to a microfabrication equipment.

Abstract: The invention relates to an improved process for producing composite elements comprising at least one outer layer and at least one isocyanate-based rigid foam layer by means of a fixed applicator apparatus and in which the flowable starting material comprises the following components: A) at least one polyisocyanate, B) at least one compound which reacts with isocyanate groups to form urethane, C) at least one blowing agent, D) catalysts comprising at least one compound D1) which catalyzes isocyanurate formation and at least one compound D2) which catalyzes polyurethane formation, comprising at least one amino group, and E) optionally auxiliaries and additives, where the manner of use of component A) and of component B) is such that the isocyanate index is at least 180, and where the ratio by weight of the compound D2) to the compound D1) is from 0.75 to 8.

Abstract: A method of dip-coating a segmented multifocal lens (1) having a segment with a curved portion and a straight line portion, includes the steps of: placing the lens (1) on a basket support (21); immersing the lens (1) vertically in a coating solution bath (16); and withdrawing the lens (1) vertically from the bath (16); wherein the step of placing the lens (1) is performed such that the straight line portion of the lens (1) is in a vertical plane; and wherein, before or during the step of immersing the lens (1), the lens (1) is inclined to an inclined position between a vertical position and a horizontal position of the lens (1), in which inclined position the segment is downwardly inclined and the straight line portion of the segment remains in the vertical plane.