Abstract: An injection moulded thermoplastic preform for blow moulding to form a container, the preform comprising a lower closed base portion, a hollow body portion, a hollow transition portion between the lower closed base portion and the hollow body portion, and an upper open end portion adjacent to an upper part of the hollow body portion, wherein the closed base portion comprises a central portion which extends over at least 50% of an internal radius of a lower end of the hollow body portion and is either substantially flat or has a shallow concave or convex internal curvature, and the transition portion comprises an upwardly and radially outwardly tapering portion extending away from the central portion to connect to the hollow body portion, the tapering portion being inclined at an angle of from 1 to 20 degrees to a longitudinal axis of the preform and the tapering portion increasing in thickness from the central portion to the hollow body portion.

Abstract: Predominately bio-sourced polymer compositions that may be used as hot-melt adhesives are disclosed herein. The polymer compositions may contain a polymer that has the following structure: G1 and G2 are independently (CH2)x. Variable x is an integer ranging between 1 and 10. Variable y is an integer ranging between about 50 and about 500. Variable z is an integer ranging between about 100 and about 600. Variable n is an integer ranging between about 5 and about 10,000. X is H, a functionalized alkylene polymer block containing alcohol functional groups, or a mixture thereof. Y is H, an acyl group, a functionalized alkylene polymer containing carboxylic acid functional groups, or a mixture thereof.

Abstract: A container (1) and a screwable closure (2) comprising a hollow body (11) and a neck finish (10) terminated by a wide-mouth opening (100). Said neck finish comprises a neck support ring (102) and a neck portion (101) extending between the wide-mouth opening (100) and the neck support ring (102). The neck portion (101) comprises an upper portion (1010) and a reinforced lower portion (1011). The inner face (1011 b) of the reinforced lower portion (1011) is transitioning to the inner face (1010b) of the upper portion (1010) along a transition step (1011c) in such a way that said reinforced lower portion (1011) is thicker than the upper portion (1010) at least in a top part of the reinforced lower portion (1011). The neck support ring (102) is below the removable closure (2).

Abstract: Metal food or beverage containers are coated with a polyether polymer containing at least two ether linkages in the polymer backbone. The polymer is substantially free of segments derived from bisphenol A and epoxides thereof, and is a reaction product of, or can be derived from, (i) an aryl- or heteroaryl-group-containing diepoxide that is not derived from a polyhydric phenol or a glycidyl ester and (ii) a polymer backbone extender that has two functional groups reactive with an epoxy group and which following reaction with the diepoxide provides at least one pendant aryl or heteroaryl group on the polymer backbone, or provides at least one divalent aryl or heteroaryl group in the polymer backbone and linked to the backbone via ether linkages.

Abstract: A variable transmission medium comprises a fluid and a plurality of nanoparticles dispersed in the fluid, wherein addition of acid to the fluid causes the nanoparticles to flocculate and form aggregates of particles that scatter light. The nanoparticles may comprise at least one metal oxide, such as titanium dioxide, zinc oxide or zirconium dioxide. The fluid may have a dielectric constant less than about 10. The medium may be used in, for example, privacy glass for a conference room.

Abstract: A delamination resistant glass pharmaceutical container may include a glass body comprising a borosilicate glass having a Type 1 chemical durability according to USP <660>. At least an inner surface of the glass body may have a delamination factor less than or equal to 10. A thermally stable coating may be positioned around at least a portion of the outer surface of the glass body. The thermally stable coating may be an outermost coating on the outer surface of the glass body and the outer surface of the glass body with the thermally stable coating has a coefficient of friction less than or equal to 0.7. The thermally stable coating comprising at least one of a metal nitride coating, a metal oxide coating, a metal sulfide coating, SiO2, diamond-like carbon, graphene, and a carbide coating.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are delamination resistant glass pharmaceutical containers which may include an aluminosilicate glass having a Class HGA 1 hydrolytic resistance when tested according to ISO 720-1985 testing standard. The glass containers may also have a compressive stress layer with a depth of layer of greater than 25 ?m. A surface compressive stress of the glass containers may be greater than or equal to 350 MPa. The delamination resistant glass pharmaceutical containers may be ion exchange strengthened and the ion exchange strengthening may include treating the delamination resistant glass pharmaceutical container in a molten salt bath for a time less than or equal to 5 hours at a temperature less than or equal to 450° C.

Abstract: To provide a heat-sensitive recording material which produces images with excellent resistance to water, while producing background with resistance to heat. A heat-sensitive recording material which is characterized by containing at least one compound represented by general formula (1) as a color-developing compound: wherein, R1-R5 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a nitro group, an amino group, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an alkylcarbonyloxy group, an arylcarbonyloxy group, an alkylcarbonylamino group, an arylcarbonylamino group, an alkylsulfonylamino group, an arylsulfonylamino group, a monoalkylamino group, a dialkylamino group or an arylamino group.

Abstract: A composition for additive manufacturing of an article may include a base material, a functional particulate having at least one of an acicular morphology and a platy morphology, and binder. The functional particulate may increase a strength property of the article manufactured with the composition as compared to the strength property of the article manufactured with the composition being devoid of the functional particulate. A method of manufacturing an article via additive manufacturing may include providing a first layer of a powder composition. The powder composition may include a base material, a functional particulate, and binder. The method may also include binding the first layer of powder composition in a predetermined pattern to form a hardened two-dimensional shape including the powder composition, and successively providing additional layers of the powder composition and binding the respective layers to form the article.

Abstract: An aqueous based blend composition including (a) an aqueous polyolefin dispersion comprising the melt blending product of one or more base polymers and one or more stabilizing agents in the presence of water and optionally one or more neutralizing agents, having an average volume particle size diameter from 400 to 1500 nm, and a pH from 8 to 11; and (b) from 0.1 to 50 percent by weight based on the solid content of the dispersion one or more crosslinking agents is provided.

Abstract: Provided are: a curable composition that has excellent flexibility and shows excellent adhesion to both a plastic substrate and a conductor layer; a coating film of the curable composition; and a printed circuit board comprising a pattern-cured coating film obtained from the coating film. The present invention relates to: a curable composition for a printed circuit board, which is characterized by comprising (A) a block copolymer, (B) a hydroxyl group-containing (meth)acrylate compound and (C) a photopolymerization initiator; a coating film obtained by photo-curing the curable composition; and a printed circuit board comprising a resist pattern formed from the coating film.

Abstract: The present application is directed to a transferable film for dye sublimation, the film comprising, in an example implementation, a carrier film; and a dye sublimation-receptive layer comprising a base resin that undergoes crosslinking at elevated temperatures. In an example implementation, the dye sublimation-receptive layer comprises an acrylic copolymer with acrylate reactive groups. Methods of using the transferrable film to create a dye sublimation-receptive surface are also provided, as are substrates having a substantially non-receptive to dye sublimation inks onto which is formed a thermally crosslinked layer to the substrate surface.

Abstract: A transfer film includes a temporary support, a first transparent resin layer, and a second transparent resin layer in this order, the second transparent resin layer includes metal oxide particles and an organic component, and, in a case in which an area of a profile of a thickness-direction distribution of a ratio of metal atoms constituting the metal oxide particles to carbon atoms constituting the organic component in the second transparent resin layer is represented by A, and a peak height of the profile is represented by P, Expression (1) is satisfied. 0.01 (nm)?1?P/A?0.

Abstract: There is provided a thermal transfer sheet having satisfactory transferability when a transfer layer is transferred on a transfer receiving article over a wide energy range. A thermal transfer sheet 100 for obtaining a thermal transfer image-receiving sheet includes a substrate 1 and a transfer layer 10 provided on the substrate, wherein the transfer layer 10 has a layered structure in which two or more layers are layered, the transfer layer 10 includes at least a receiving layer 2, the layer located nearest to the substrate 1 of the layers constituting the transfer layer 10 is the receiving layer 2, and the receiving layer 2 contains a cellulosic resin.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to coated glass articles which reduce glass particle formation caused by glass to glass contact in pharmaceutical glass filling lines.

Abstract: Polycyclocarbonate compounds and upgraded molecular weight polymers made from such compounds are provided. The polymers have particular utility in coating compositions, especially for use on food and beverage contact substrates that are formed into or will be formed into containers or container components.

Abstract: A coating composition comprising a polyester resin binder and a phosphatized polyester. The compositions are useful for coating containers such as food and beverage containers. The compositions have excellent hydrolytic stability upon storage at high temperature. The compositions are formulated to be substantially free of bisphenol A (BPA) and bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (BADGE).

Abstract: Disclosed is a resin composition, which comprises 30 parts by weight to 90 parts by weight of a maleimide resin and 15 parts by weight to 60 parts by weight of a benzoxazine resin. The resin composition may be fabricated into various articles, such as prepregs, prepregs with copper foil, resin films, resin films with copper foil, laminates or printed circuit boards, which possess at least one, more or all of the following properties: high peel strength, high thermal resistance after moisture absorption, high glass transition temperature, low thermal expansion, high thermal resistance, low dielectric constant, low dissipation factor and so on.

Abstract: A nonwoven sleeve and method of construction thereof is provided, with the nonwoven sleeve having a tubular nonwoven wall bounding an inner cavity for receipt of an elongate member therein. The tubular nonwoven wall includes a strip of nonwoven material spiral wrapped about a central longitudinal axis of the wall, with opposite edges of the strip being brought into abutment with one another to form a spiral butt joint. The opposite edges of the nonwoven strip are bonded together across the butt joint by melted material of the strip. The nonwoven strip is bonded in tubular fashion along its length such that the nonwoven wall is not subject to unraveling and forming loose end pieces of the strip of nonwoven material.

Abstract: A composite plate having a thickness of no more than 2 mm, and having laminated therein a zirconia sintered body, an adhesive layer, and a base material, the elasticity of the base material being no more than 100 GPa, and the apparent density of the composite plate being no more than 4.3 g/cm3.