Abstract: A dry liquid, comprising at least one additive having a molar mass greater than 20 g/mol, a melting temperature less than 500° C., and a boiling point, measured at 101325 Pa, greater than 100° C. and at least one calcium carbonate as a carrier material, wherein the calcium carbonate is precipitated calcium carbonate. The dry liquid is suitable in particular for introducing at least one preferably fluid additive into a chemical composition.

Abstract: Size-controlled ultra-small iron-based metal oxide nanoparticles, nanocolloids comprising the nanoparticles, and methods of making the nanoparticles. The method for making the iron-based nanoparticles include sequential mixing of an iron(III) salt, a metal (II) salt, a carboxylic acid, an amine, and an inorganic base in water at temperatures ranging from 25-80° C. Nanoparticles in the size ranging from 2 nm to 10 nm with a narrow size distribution are obtained with the method. The nanoparticles have an iron-based core surrounded by molecules such as a panel of different carboxylates, polycarboxylates, and amines. Depending on the hydrophilicity of the carboxylates used, the functional nanoparticulate colloid can be dispersed in either organic or aqueous solvents. The nanocolloids comprise the nanoparticles in a concentration ranging from 1-10 mg/ml, and are stable for at least several months.

Abstract: This chemical conversion-treated steel sheet (10) has a chemical conversion treatment coating (12) upon a plating layer (17) of a steel sheet (11). The chemical conversion treatment coating (12) contains a fluororesin, a base resin which is a resin other than a fluororesin, metal flakes (13), and a chemical conversion treatment component. The content of the fluororesin in relation to the total quantity of resins is 3.0 mass % or more in terms of fluorine atoms, the content of the base resin in relation to 100 parts by mass of the fluororesin is 10 parts by mass or more, and the content of metal flakes (13) in the chemical conversion treatment coating (12) is more than 20 mass % but at most 60 mass %.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a substrate including a bent area between a first area and a second area, and bent about a bending axis, a display unit over an upper surface of the substrate at the first area, and a protective film over a lower surface of the substrate that is opposite to the upper surface, and including an opening corresponding to the bent area, wherein an inner side surface of the opening is inclined with respect to the lower surface of the substrate.

Abstract: Disclosed are a removal aqueous emulsion adhesive, as an aqueous adhesive, which is environmental-friendly, exhibits superior adhesive strength and heat resistance, and low removal noise and is free of ghosts, as compared to rubber-soluble adhesives, and is thus applicable to a variety of commercial labels including labels for cosmetics, medicine, foods, chemical products and promotion, as well as to adhesive sheets such as adhesive labels used for electric and electrical products that require heat resistance and absence of ghosts, and a method for preparing the same.

Abstract: A recording media containing a raw base substrate having, on its image side, a primary coating layer and a top image receiving layer is described herein. Said top image receiving layer encompasses a polymeric adhesion promoter having a glass transition temperature that is at, or above, 90° C. Also described is a printed article containing said recording media on which a printed feature has been formed with an ink composition that encompasses latex components that have a glass transition temperature that is at, or above, 90° C.

Abstract: Provided is a lustrous coating material composition comprising a flaky titanic acid, a phosphoric acid group-containing resin, and an acrylic resin and being capable of forming a lustrous resin film which has a good silky texture with a high luster and which is sufficiently excellent in not only initial adhesion but also water-resistant adhesion with the occurrence of peeling being sufficiently suppressed.

Abstract: A black sealant composition includes magnetic nanoparticles including a core and a shell surrounding the core, conductive black particles having a black color, and a resin including the magnetic nanoparticles and the conductive black particles dispersed therein.

Abstract: Composite materials having carbon reinforcement fibers impregnated with a matrix material are augmented with functionalized graphene nanoplatelets having amine groups formed on a surface of the graphene nanoplatelets and epoxide groups formed on at least one edge of the graphene nanoplatelets as a supplement to or a replacement for resin matrix material to increase strength of the composite materials. Related methods of increasing strength of composite materials include mixing the functionalized graphene nanoplatelets into the matrix material prior to impregnating the carbon reinforcement fibers, depositing the functionalized graphene nanoplatelets onto the matrix material to form an interlayer, and depositing the functionalized graphene nanoplatelets onto a bed of carbon reinforcement fibers with no resin matrix material. The composite materials and related methods for increasing strength of composite materials may include graphene nanoplatelets having holes formed through the graphene nanoplatelets.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic component packaging sheet including a surface conductive layer formed on the surface of at least one side of a substrate sheet. The substrate sheet includes (A) 80,000 to 220,000 Mw of a styrene-conjugated diene block copolymer; (B) 200,000 to 400,000 Mw of a polystyrene resin; and (C) 150,000 to 210,000 Mw of an impact resistant polystyrene resin. The surface conductive layer includes (D) an acrylic copolymer resin; and (E) a polythiophene type polymer, particularly a polythiophene type polymer/anionic polymer ion complex. The electronic component packaging sheet is a transparent conductive sheet having excellent thermoforming properties, good transparency after thermoforming, and sufficient electrostatic diffusion performance to maintain a low surface resistance value. The electronic component packaging sheet is particularly suited for the manufacture of embossed carrier tape.

Abstract: Dissociation of a macroscale version of an aramid fiber leads to the nanofiber form of this polymer. Indefinitely stable dispersions of uniform high-aspect-ratio aramid nanofibers (ANFs) with diameters between 3 and 30 nm controlled by the media composition and up to 10 ?m in length are obtained. ANFs can be processed in transparent thin films using layer-by-layer assembly (LBL) with superior mechanical performance.

Abstract: An anisotropic conductive film, the anisotropic conductive film including an insulating layer and a conductive layer laminated on the insulating layer, the conductive layer containing conductive particles, wherein after glass substrates are positioned to face each other on the upper and lower surface of the anisotropic conductive film and are pressed against the anisotropic conductive film at 3 MPa (based on the sample area) and 160° C. (based on the detection temperature of the anisotropic conductive film) for 5 sec, a ratio of the area of the insulating layer to that of the conductive layer is from about 1.3:1 to about 3.0:1.

Abstract: There is provided a stretched laminate having superior optical characteristics, easily separable from a base film, and usable for manufacturing a thin polarizer. In addition, there are provided a method of manufacturing a thin polarizer having superior optical characteristics by using the stretched laminate, a thin polarizer manufactured by the method, and a polarizing plate including the thin polarizer.

Abstract: A dispersion comprising at least metallic copper particles with gelatin provided on the surface thereof, a polymeric dispersant, and an organic solvent. The dispersion is produced by reducing copper oxide in an aqueous solvent in the presence of gelatin having an amine number and an acid number wherein the difference (amine number?acid number) is 0 or less, then subjecting the reaction solution to solid-liquid separation, and then mixing the resultant metallic copper particles with gelatin provided on the surface thereof and a polymeric dispersant having an amine number and an acid number wherein the difference (amine number?acid number) is 0 to 50, into an organic solvent. The dispersion maintains dispersion stability of the metallic copper particles for a long time, is suitable for inkjet printing and spray coating and can be used to make microelectrodes and circuit wiring patterns.

Abstract: An optical layered body has a light-transmitting substrate and a hard coat layer formed on the light-transmitting substrate. The hard coat layer contains reactive irregularly shaped silica fine particles and a binder resin. The reactive irregularly shaped silica fine particles are unevenly distributed at the side of the light-transmitting substrate in the hard coat layer. The hard coat layer can be divided in its thickness direction into three equal regions (1)-(3), in an order from the interface on the side of the light-transmitting substrate. Ratios of reactive irregularly shaped silica fine particles in the regions (1)-(3) are 30 to 90% in area, 25 to 80% in area, and 10 to 35% in area, respectively. The ratios satisfy the following relationship: the ratio of the region (1)>the ratio of the region (2)>the ratio of the region (3).

Abstract: The present disclosure provides articles that include polymer coatings on substrates primed with a primer coating containing silica nanoparticles, and methods of coating. The polymer coating is preferably a silicone-based polymeric material.

Abstract: Disclosed is a metal-rubber laminate material comprising a metal plate, a rubber layer formed on the surface of the metal plate, and a solid lubricant layer formed on the rubber layer, the solid lubricant layer comprising an isocyanate group-containing urethane prepolymer, a synthetic wax having a softening point of 40 to 150° C., a fatty acid amide having a softening point of 60 to 170° C., graphite, and optionally a fluororesin. The metal-rubber laminate material, in which the metal plate and the rubber layer are bonded through a primer layer and an adhesive layer in this order, exhibits excellent effects, such as fretting resistance, when used as a metal gasket in an internal combustion engine for an automobile engine, etc.

Abstract: A conductor includes: a transparent conductive film which is formed on a transparent substrate and includes a silver nanowire; and a metal film of which at least a portion is formed to overlap the transparent conductive film, in which a portion in which the transparent conductive film and the metal film overlap each other includes a buffer film which has adhesion to each of the transparent conductive film and the metal film and does not impede conduction between the transparent conductive film and the metal film. Preferably, the buffer film is, for example, an ITO film, and at this time, an upper surface of the transparent conductive film is a reverse-sputtered surface.

Abstract: A conductive composition that is sinterable comprises (i) micron- or submicron-sized silver flakes or powders and (ii) a fluxing agent, or an oxygenated solvent, or a peroxide. The composition can be used to adhere semiconductor dies with silver backing to copper-, silver-, or gold lead-frames at sintering temperatures of ?250° C. without the application of pressure.

Abstract: An interface pad for suppressing electromagnetic and radio frequency radiation includes first and second generally opposing sides which define a thickness therebetween, with the interface pad exhibiting thermal conductivity, electrical resistivity, and a hardness of between 10-70 Shore 00 at 20° C. The interface pad is capable of attenuating electromagnetic and/or radio frequency radiation that is commonly associated with interference of electronic components.