Abstract: Disclosed are a stone-plastic floor and a method of preparing the same. The resin substrate of the stone-plastic floor of the present disclosure is prepared by using raw materials with specific components and amounts, without using any plasticizing agent, toughening agent and foaming agent and without environmental hidden dangers. The resulting stone-plastic floor has high strength, high hardness, excellent shrinkage performance and no environmental hidden dangers, and can tolerate direct sunshine, and has good stability and long service life for use safety. The method of preparing the stone-plastic floor of the present disclosure has simple processes, enabling online continuous production with high production efficiency.

Abstract: A heat-shrinkable polyester film is made of a polyester resin composition, and has first and second crystal melting peaks at a respective one of first and second melting temperatures determined via differential scanning calorimetry. The heat-shrinkable polyester film further has a melting enthalpy in a range of larger than 0 J/g and at most 7 J/g which is calculated via integration of an area below the second crystal melting peak. The polyester resin composition includes a first polyester resin having a glass transition temperature ranging from 40° C. to 80° C., and a second polyester resin having a crystal melting temperature ranging from 220° C. to 250° C. and a melting enthalpy ranging from 40 J/g to 60 J/g.

Abstract: A material includes a transparent substrate coated with a stack of thin layers successively including an alternation of three silver-based functional metal layers and of four dielectric coatings so that each functional metal layer is positioned between two dielectric coatings. Absorbent material is present between the first functional layer and the second functional layer, in a total thickness Abs2 such that 1.0?Abs2?5.0 nm and/or absorbent material is present between the second functional layer and the third functional layer, in a total thickness Abs3 such that 1.0?Abs3?5.0 nm. Additionally, absorbent material is present between the face of the substrate and the first functional layer in a total thickness such that 0.0<Abs1?0.5 nm and absorbent material is present above the third functional layer, in a total thickness Abs4 such that 0.0<Abs4?0.5 nm.

Abstract: A joined body of a resin body containing a fluorine-based resin and a rubber body containing a vulcanized silicone rubber. It is preferable that the vulcanized silicone rubber contains a dimethylsiloxane unit. It is found that, by performing predetermined plasma treatment on the surface of a rubber body containing a vulcanized silicone rubber, the rubber body adheres to a resin body containing a fluorine-based resin.

Abstract: A thermoformed packaging unit is produced from a thermoformable sheet that has a printed pigment deposit located generally in a central position between the first and second rigid components. The packaging unit has only a low level of pigment distortion even when thermoformed to a draw ratio greater than 4.

Abstract: Provided is a decorative sheet comprising a base material layer, a transparent resin layer and a surface protection layer in the presented order, wherein at least one of the base material layer and the transparent resin layer is constituted by a resin composition comprising a resin having an ultraviolet absorption wavelength at least at 270 to 300 nm; absorbance All of the surface protection layer at wavelengths from 270 to 300 nm is 0.6 or more; and absorbance A12 of the transparent resin layer and the surface protection layer at wavelengths from 270 to 300 nm is 2.7 or more, and wherein the decorative sheet can suppress time-dependent degradation caused by ultraviolet ray, and has excellent weather resistance. Also provided is a decorative material obtained using the decorative sheet.

Abstract: A decorative molding sheet including: an artificial leather substrate that includes a non-woven fabric containing ultrafine fibers with an average fineness of 0.001 to 1 dtex and an elastic polymer applied in the non-woven fabric, and that has a leather-like finished surface; and a resin layer that is formed on a back surface of the artificial leather substrate relative to the leather-like finished surface, and that contains a vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer, and a preform molded body obtained by shaping the decorative molding sheet into a three-dimensional shape are used.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a hard coating film and an image display apparatus comprising same, the hard coating film having a hard coating layer formed on at least one surface of a polyimide-based substrate, the hard coating layer comprising the cured product of a hard coating composition, wherein the hard coating composition comprises a solvent for swelling a polyimide-based resin, and the hard coating film is configured such that when the reflectivity thereof is measured in the range of 400 nm to 800 nm, the maximum amplitude difference in the oscillations of the reflectivity is controlled at 0.5% or less, and thus can prevent an interference pattern.

Abstract: Multilayer films including thin film coating structures are provided that generate colors through certain reflective mechanisms. Both opaque and transparent applications are demonstrated. A coating of a thin metal layer provides a reflective surface on which one or more colors are generated, where the metal layer can control a general level of transparency of the overall multilayer film. Inclusion of one or more dielectric layers, adjustment of thicknesses thereof, and the number and order in which such dielectric layers appear in the multilayer film can be tailored to generate unique colors with unique properties.

Abstract: A panel is disclosed, including a first facesheet, a second face sheet, and a plurality of pultrusion-formed web structures. Each web structure has a middle support portion, a first end portion, and a second end portion. The first end portion of each web structure is attached to the first facesheet and the second end portion of each web structure is attached to the second facesheet. The middle support portion, first end portion, and second end portion of each web structure form a single monolithic structure.

Abstract: A splicable environmentally-friendly non-PVC advertising cloth made of a woven structure, wherein the advertising cloth comprising a mesh base layer (40); a first adhesion-promoting structural layer (10), which is a refractory and waterproof layer covering the front surface (43) and the rear surface (44) of the mesh base layer (40); a second adhesion-promoting structural layer (20) coated on the first surface (13) of the first adhesion-promoting structure layer (10); and a third adhesion-promoting structural layer (30) coated on the upper surface (24) of the second adhesion-promoting structure layer (20), therefore, waterproof and ink-absorbing structure arranged on a mesh base (40) layer, and the width of the advertising cloth (50) can be spliced unlimitedly as required by using high frequency splicing, making the environmentally friendly advertising cloth more applicable also improving the overall advertising effect and quality.

Abstract: A laminated film exhibits a certain adhesive property to various adherends having shapes or different irregularity shapes. The laminated film includes a resin layer A on one surface of a substrate and a resin layer B on the other surface. The resin layer A has a ten-point average surface roughness Rz(a) of 1.5 ?m or more and 5.0 ?m or less and a storage elastic modulus G? at 25° C. and 1 Hz of 3.0×105 Pa or more.

Abstract: In a first aspect, a polyimide film includes a dianhydride, a fluorinated aromatic diamine and an aliphatic diamine. The polyimide film has a b* of less than one for a film thickness of at least 30 microns and a glass transition temperature of less than 300° C. In a second aspect, an electronic device includes the polyimide film of the first aspect.

Abstract: A low permeability laminate film includes one or more low moisture permeability homogeneous polymer films with a total thickness between 0.5 and ten mils without glass or ceramic fillers and with a moisture permeability measured at 37° C. and 100% RH of less than 2.6 E-05 atm·cc·mm/in2·sec of air. The polymer film includes one of polychlorotrifluoroethylene, polytetrafluorethylene, fluorinated ethylene propylene, and perfluoro alkoxy alkane. The low permeability laminate film further includes a nanolaminate including alternate combinations of nanolaminate material that is selected from the group consisting of alumina, titanium dioxide, zirconium oxide, beryllium oxide, hafnium oxide, titanium oxide, silicon nitride, tantalum nitride, silica, parylene F, parylene AF-4, parylene HT® and PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene). A resulting coated nanolaminate film has a moisture permeability less than an equivalent standard leak rate per square inch of 3.0 E-08 atm·cc/in2·sec of air.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer comprising moieties derived from ethylene and moieties derived from 1-hexene, wherein the polymer has: (a) a density of ?910 and ?930 kg/m3 as determined in accordance with ASTM D1505 (2010); (b) a melt mass-flow rate of ?0.5 and ?5.0 g/10 min, as determined in accordance with ASTM D1238 (2013) at a temperature of 190° C. under a load of 2.16 kg; (c) a fraction that is not eluted in analytical temperature rising elution fractionation (a-TREF) at a temperature >30.0° C. of ?8.0 wt %, with regard to the total weight of the polymer; and (d) a fraction eluted in a-TREF at a temperature >94.0° C. of ?20.0 wt %, with regard to the total weight of the polymer.

Abstract: There are provided a decorative sheet which has excellent weatherability and in which white pigment particles are dispersed well, and a decorative material using the decorative sheet. The decorative sheet includes at least a substrate and a surface protective layer. The surface protective layer contains an ultraviolet absorber, and the substrate contains white pigment particles. The white pigment particles are titanium oxide particles having a coating containing Al element and Si element and formed on part or the whole of their surfaces, and contain Ti, Al and Si elements in the following mass ratio: when Ti is taken as 1, Al is not less than 0.02 and less than 0.20, and Si is more than 0.002 and not more than 0.070.

Abstract: A polymeric sandwich structure having enhanced thermal conductivity includes a first layer formed from a first polymer matrix and including a first fiber reinforcing sheet embedded within the first polymer matrix, a second layer formed from a second polymer matrix and including a second fiber reinforcing sheet embedded within the second polymer matrix, and a third layer disposed between the first and second layers, the third layer formed from a third polymer matrix having graphene nanoplatelets interspersed therein. Each of the first and second fiber reinforcing sheets is made of reinforcing fibers and includes a respective set of staggered discontinuous perforations formed therein, wherein each respective set of staggered discontinuous perforations defines a respective first plurality of reinforcing fibers having a respective first length and a respective second plurality of reinforcing fibers having a respective second length longer than the respective first length.

Abstract: This invention relates to an improved system for releasing beneficial mites and the use of such a system. Mite species that can be used beneficially for human purposes may for example be employed in the control of pests, such as in the field of agriculture, including agricultural production systems for plant products, agricultural production systems for animal products, and animal husbandry, or in the field of storage of food products. The system of the invention may find use in any of these fields.

Abstract: A compressible seal (400A) includes a compressible body (406) having a first surface (410) and a second surface. A pattern of discontinuous adhesive regions (412) is formed of an adhesive connected with at least one of the first surface (410) or the second surface of the compressible body (406). The compressible body (406) is operable to conform around the pattern of adhesive regions (412) to prevent fluid ingress when the compressible body (406) is compressed.

Abstract: Improved dental appliances and polymeric sheet compositions are disclosed. The polymeric sheet compositions are useful for making dental appliances having outer layers comprised of a material having a modulus of from about 1,000 MPA to 2,500 MPA (“hard”) and an inner core comprised of elastomeric material or materials having a modulus of from about 50 MPa to 500 MPa (“soft”), which exhibit improved flexibility and strength, and better stain and tear resistance than currently available materials and dental appliances.