Abstract: The disclosure provides tubes including a blend of two or more polyethylenes. For example, the blend can comprise at least 80% by weight of one or more of LLDPE, LDPE, MDPE, and HDPE, and no more than 20% by weight of UHMWPE. Such tubes can have low average wall thicknesses, e.g., 0.1 mm or less, rendering them suitable for use as catheter liners.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a cushioning article comprises wrapping a polymeric sheet around a support so that the polymeric sheet surrounds a perimeter of the support. A first portion of the polymeric sheet adjacent a first side edge of the polymeric sheet overlaps and is stacked on a second portion of the polymeric sheet adjacent a second side edge of the polymeric sheet. The first portion is welded to the second portion at a first weld disposed between the first side edge and the second side edge while the polymeric sheet is wrapped around the support so that the polymeric sheet forms an open-ended sheath with a top wall, a bottom wall, a first side wall and a second side wall with the first weld disposed at only one of the top wall and the bottom wall. A cushioning article manufactured according to the method is disclosed.

Abstract: A footwear sole structure having a fluid-filled chamber including a tensile member is provided. The fluid-filled chamber includes a first barrier sheet, a second barrier sheet and the tensile member. The first barrier sheet is formed from a first thermoplastic material. The second barrier sheet is attached to the first barrier sheet and is formed from a second thermoplastic material. The first barrier sheet and the second barrier sheet cooperate to define an internal cavity. The tensile member is disposed within the internal cavity and is formed from a third thermoplastic material. A first weld attaches the first barrier sheet, the second barrier sheet, and the tensile member together by melding the first thermoplastic material of the first barrier sheet, the second thermoplastic material of second barrier sheet, and the third thermoplastic material of the tensile member.

Abstract: The present application relates generally to a process of manufacturing an optimized packing material comprising chia seed mucilage (CSM), glycerol, and sorbitol, wherein said packaging materials have a good tensile strength (2.005 N/mm2), lower water vapor permeability (1.73×10?9 g×s×Pa/m), a good flexibility (e.g. high elongation at break, 31.729%). The optimum conditions of polyol concentration were 1.3 g of glycerol and 2.0 g of sorbitol per g of CSM. Based on these results, chia seed mucilage can successfully be used to develop biofilms with potential to be used in drug delivery and edible food coating applications. Both the process and the products are within the scope of this application.

Abstract: A multilayer foam film comprising high density polyethylene for direct and non-direct food contact and aseptic packaging application is disclosed. In an embodiment, the film has a bulk density of less than 0.962 gr/cm3 wherein more than 50% of the cells in the foam layer are closed cells. In an embodiment, the foam films are thick (generally more than 8 mils thick) and have a bending stiffness value of more than 18, in Taber stiffness unit configuration according to TAPPI/ANSI T 489 om-15, and the ratio of the mass per unit area (the mass of a unit area of the film in gram per meter-squared (gr/m2)) over the stiffness value in Taber unit configuration is equal to or less than 13. In an embodiment, the film has a very smooth surface with a smoothness value of less than 25 in Sheffiled smoothness unit configuration according to TAPPI T 538. The described foam film can have a water vapor transmission rate value of less than 1 gr/m2/24 hr, according to ASTM E398-13.

Abstract: Coated conductors having a conductor at least partially surrounded by a polymeric composition. The polymeric composition contains a broad-molecular-weight-distribution high-density ethylene-based polymer and a narrow-molecular-weight-distribution linear-low-density ethylene-based polymer, and has a density of at least 0.95 g/cm3. Also disclosed are processes for preparing the polymeric composition and for making the coated conductors. Further disclosed are articles of manufacture containing the same.

Abstract: The invention relates to a sheetlike composite comprising, as mutually superposed layers in a direction from an outer face of the sheetlike composite to an inner face of the sheetlike composite, a) a carrier layer, and b) a barrier layer; wherein the sheetlike composite additionally includes a polymer layer P comprising a first polymer; wherein the polymer layer P has an L value in the L*a*b* colour space within a range from 30 to 56. The invention further relates to methods of producing a sheetlike composite, a container precursor and a closed container and to the aforementioned method products; to a container precursor and a closed container each including at least one sheetlike region of the sheetlike composite; to uses of the sheetlike composite for production of a food or drink product container and in a microwave oven; and to uses of compositions for production of a sheetlike composite for a food or drink product container.

Abstract: A multilayer tubular structure for transporting fluids for a motor vehicle, the structure including at least three layers: at least one layer having a composition predominantly including at least one semi-crystalline aliphatic polyamide, the composition having at least 50% of recycled material from a single-layer and/or multilayer tube that has been intended for transporting fluids for a motor vehicle, the tube having a composition which predominantly includes at least one polyamide, at least one layer having a composition predominantly including at least semi-crystalline aliphatic polyamide and optionally at least one impact modifier, and when the layer has a composition predominantly including at least one semi-crystalline aliphatic polyamide that is PA12 and/or PA612 and/or PA1010, then the composition includes the impact modifier, and at least one barrier layer, the layer and the barrier layer each having at least 90% of non-recycled material.

Abstract: A flexible pipe comprising at least one layer of ethylene-vinyl alcohol resin (EVOH) as the innermost layer, wherein the pipe is suitable for use under high pressure, is configured to retain mechanical properties at pressures up to at least about 1500 psig, and can also retain its structural function upon decompression.

Abstract: A packaged product has a product surrounded by a vacuum skin package. The vacuum skin package has a support member and an implosion-resistant thermoplastic top web. The top web conforms with both the upper surface of the product, and an uncovered portion of the upper surface of the support member. The thermoplastic top web comprises an ethylene/?-olefin copolymer in an amount of from 55 wt % to 85 wt %, based on total weight of top web, and/or a blend of ethylene/?-olefin copolymer and cyclic olefin copolymer. Also disclosed is a vacuum skin package containing the implosion-resistant top web.

Abstract: A container has a base material and a coating layer which is disposed on at least a portion of the base material, contains a composition containing at least one kind of metal component selected from the group consisting of Ti, Al, Mg, Zr, Hf, Fe, Ni, Sn, Zn, Cr, and Mo, and has a thickness equal to or greater than 50 ?m. In a case where the composition contains one kind of metal component, a ratio RCAs calculated by CA1s/CA2s is less than 1.0. Alternatively, in a case where the composition contains two or more kinds of metal components, in at least a portion of the coating layer, an average of RCAs determined for each of two or more kinds of the metal components is less than 1.0.

Abstract: An inner layer of packaging material includes phosphorescent material, and the packaging material is configured so that graphics of the packaging material are backlit by light emitted from the phosphorescent material. The packaging material can be a laminate, and the inner layer including the phosphorescent material can be a tie layer of the laminate.

Abstract: Provided is a laminate that is excellent in heat sealing properties and is suitable for reuse. The laminate includes: a first layer having a melting point of Tm1 and containing a first polyethylene alone as a resin; and a second layer having a melting point of Tm2 and containing a second polyethylene alone as a resin, where: the first layer and the second layer are disposed respectively as outermost surfaces of the laminate; and Tm1?Tm2?24.0° C. is satisfied.

Abstract: Provided is a hydrogen-filling hose including an inner layer, a reinforcing layer, and an outer layer, the hydrogen-filling hose being characterized in that the inner layer includes a thermoplastic resin composition including a matrix that includes a polyamide resin and a domain that includes a modified styrene elastomer, the modified styrene elastomer content of the thermoplastic resin composition is 5-50 mass % of all polymer components in the thermoplastic resin composition, the reinforcing layer includes at least one layer that includes steel wire, and the outer layer includes a thermoplastic elastomer.

Abstract: A flexible tube includes at least a first resin layer which includes a fluororesin and has a thickness of 0.05 to 0.5 mm and 1 to 16% of the overall thickness of the flexible tube, and a second resin layer which is provided on an outer side of the first resin layer and includes a thermoplastic resin different from that in the first resin layer, wherein in the fluororesin, the flexural modulus measured by ASTM D790 is 500 to 1200 MPa, and the ratio (A)/(B), which is obtained by FTIR measurement, of the peak area (A) corresponding to C—H bonds at a wavenumber of 1400 to 1500 cm?1 to the peak area (B) corresponding to C—F bonds at a wavenumber of 1000 to 1100 cm?1 is 0.2 to 4.0.

Abstract: Disclosed is an injection stretch blow molded (ISBM) container containing a surface having a static coefficient of friction (COF) of 0.15 to 0.21, a dynamic COF of 0.06 to 0.1, wherein the surface retains a water contact angle of 76° or higher for up to three minutes after wetting of the surface with a water drop of 14 to 16 mm diameter and the container is made with a polymeric composition containing a high density polyethylene (HDPE) having a dispersity (Mw/Mn) of 9 or higher as measured by GPC; a MI2 of 1 g/10 min or higher as measured by ASTM D-1238; 190° C./2.16 kg, as measured by ASTM D-1238; and an environmental stress crack resistance (ESCR) at 100% Igepal of >150 hours as measured by ASTM D-1693, B.

Abstract: A barrier film according to the present disclosure has a base material film including a polyolefin-based resin; an inorganic oxide layer provided on one surface of the base material film; and a deformation-withstanding barrier coat layer provided on the inorganic oxide layer to be in contact therewith, wherein the deformation-withstanding barrier coat layer includes a hydroxyl group-containing polymer compound and water-swellable mica, and when the total mass of the deformation-withstanding barrier coat layer is taken as 100 parts by mass, the content of the water-swellable mica in the deformation-withstanding barrier coat layer is 5 parts by mass to 35 parts by mass.

Abstract: A combination of materials that may be formed through an extrusion process. The resulting product has at least two layers. By coextruding multiple layers of at least two types of materials together, the final product may have improved mechanical, thermal, electrical, and other properties as compared to the original materials used. Additionally, by using an additive, filler, or doping material in at least one layer of the final product during the extrusion process, the mechanical, thermal, electrical, or other properties of the final product may be further improved.

Abstract: Provided is a thermoplastic resin composition for refrigerant transporting piping having high barrier properties, flexibility, and good extrusion processability. The thermoplastic resin composition for refrigerant transporting piping is composed of: a matrix containing a thermoplastic resin; and a domain containing a rubber dispersed in the matrix, and is characterized in that the thermoplastic resin has a melting point of 150° C. or higher, the rubber is a butyl-based rubber or an olefin-based rubber, the matrix contains a viscosity stabilizer, the thermoplastic resin composition contains a processing aid and at least one selected from the group consisting of a phenylenediamine-based anti-aging agent, a quinoline-based anti-aging agent, and a trihydric alcohol having a triazine skeleton, and at least a portion of the rubber is crosslinked.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a gas barrier layered body including: a substrate layer containing a polyolefin-based resin; a first polyvinyl alcohol-based resin layer; a Si or Al-containing thin film layer; and a second polyvinyl alcohol-based resin layer, in the stated order, in which a logarithmic decrement at 100° C. of the first polyvinyl alcohol-based resin layer as measured by a rigid-body pendulum type physical property testing instrument is 0.20 or less and a logarithmic decrement at 125° C. is 0.30 or less, and an indentation hardness of the second polyvinyl alcohol-based resin layer as determined by a nanoindenter is 0.5 to 1.0 GPa.