Abstract: Methods and devices for controlling a morphology of a printed reactive ink are provided. A substrate may be heated and a volume including at least a portion of the substrate may be saturated with at least one of an active ingredient or an inactive ingredient to a humidity level. Such heating and saturation of the volume forms a controlled printing environment. The reactive ink may then be printed onto the portion of the substrate within the controlled printing environment, wherein the morphology of the printed reactive ink is controlled based on the humidity level of the saturated volume and a temperature of the heated portion of the substrate.

Abstract: A method for obtaining an object, such as an interior design object or a piece of furniture, includes the steps of producing a base structure of the object, and applying a coating to at least part of the base structure. The step of applying the coating includes distributing, onto the base structure, a material castable in a mold or producing one or more preformed blocks of this castable material in a mold to be joined to the base structure, and subsequently machining the coating using machine tools to generate a final shape.

Abstract: Methods of forming semiconductor devices by enhancing selective deposition are described. In some embodiments, a blocking layer is deposited on a metal surface before deposition of a barrier layer. A substrate with a metal surface, a dielectric surface and an aluminum oxide surface has a blocking layer deposited on the metal surface using an alkylsilane.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for analyzing a grain boundary of a polycrystalline two-dimensional material including transferring a polycrystalline two-dimensional material onto a substrate for analysis including a single crystalline two-dimensional material formed on a substrate; analyzing the polycrystalline two-dimensional material; depositing a metal thin film on the polycrystalline two-dimensional material; and exfoliating the polycrystalline two-dimensional material.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an environmentally friendly wood protecting method against biological deterioration such as fungal, bacterial and insect damage and non-biological wood deterioration such as weathering. The method comprises contacting a wood material with an aqueous solution of a zirconium salts which is followed by a heat treatment step, providing durable protection of wood against biodegradation and improving several other properties of the treated wood.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for improving anti-reduction performance of a PTC thermosensitive element, including coating an inorganic protective layer, organic protective layer, or organic and inorganic composite protective layer coated with a mixture of an inorganic substance and an organic substance for blocking harmful reducing gases from entering an interior of a ceramic body through surface defects or grain boundaries of the ceramic body onto the surface of a PTC thermosensitive element based on barium lead titanate. Advantages: by coating the inorganic protective layer, organic protective layer, or organic and inorganic composite protective layer coated with the mixture of the inorganic substance and the organic substance onto the surface of the PTC thermosensitive element based on barium lead titanate to form an isolation protective layer for blocking reducing harmful gases from entering the interior of the ceramic body through the surface defects or grain boundaries of the ceramic body.

Abstract: A method for surface treatment of a metal material in a powder state is provided, the method including obtaining a powder formed from a plurality of particles of the metal material to be treated; and subjecting the powder to an ion implantation process by directing a beam of singly-charged or multi-charged ions towards an outer surface of the particles, the beam being produced by a source of singly-charged or multi-charged ions, whereby the particles have an overall spherical shape with a radius (R). There is also provided a material in a powder state formed from a plurality of particles having a ceramic outer layer and a metal core, the particles having an overall spherical shape.

Abstract: Methods for making fire retardant material including fire retardant cellulosic insulation are described. The methods include arrangements for partitioning fibers derived from fiber feedstocks and adding at least a portion of fibers of one or more feedstocks and a fire retardancy chemical compound to a mixer prior to fiber drying. The fibers may be disentangled and/or partitioned prior to mixing with the fire retardancy chemical compound. The fibers may be partially dewatered prior to the drying or other steps of the methods. The feedstock may include old newsprint (ONP), old corrugated containers (OCC), and/or other cellulose-based materials. The method further includes retaining the fibers feedstock and the chemical compound together for enough time to ensure adherence and impregnation of enough of the chemical to and in the fibers after the drying process. Fibers may be partitioned and disentangled prior to, during, and/or after treatment with the fire retardancy compound.

Abstract: Provided is a precursor for depositing a silicon-containing layer, the silicon precursor having a heterocyclic group, and a method of depositing a silicon-containing layer using the same. The silicon precursor is represented by Formula 1. In Formula 1, A1 is a heterocyclic group including one or more nitrogen, and R1 is hydrogen or an alkyl group of 1˜6 carbon atoms. R2 may be an alkyl group of 1˜6 carbon atoms. R3 may be an alkyl group of 1˜6 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A coated steel substrate has a steel substrate having a surface. A coating layer is atop the surface. The coating layer includes: aluminum activated by indium; and a ceramic binder. The coating also may comprise of multiple layers with different properties to facilitate the galvanic protection capability.

Abstract: There are provided reactive metal powder in-flight heat treatment processes. For example, such processes comprise providing a reactive metal powder; and contacting the reactive metal powder with at least one additive gas while carrying out said in-flight heat treatment process, thereby obtaining a raw reactive metal powder.

Abstract: A reactor furnace for coating fiber tow includes an elongate reactor having a fiber tow inlet and a fiber tow outlet; a thermo-chemical reactor section positioned along the elongate reactor; a first microwave source for directing microwave energy along the reactor from a first end of the reactor toward a second end of the reactor; a second microwave source for directing microwave energy along the reactor from the second end of the reactor toward the first end of the reactor; a gas inlet upstream of the thermo-chemical reactor; and a gas outlet downstream of the thermo-chemical reactor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing an antimicrobial coating on a glass substrate, an antimicrobial coated glass substrate prepared by the process and use thereof, the process comprising the steps of: i) providing a glass substrate having a first surface and a second surface; ii) providing a silicon containing solution and a particle containing solution; iii) mixing together the silicon containing solution and the particle containing solution to form a silica coating composition; iv) contacting at least said first surface of the substrate with the silica coating composition to deposit a layer of silica on the glass substrate; and iv) curing the silica coating composition deposited on the glass substrate to form a silica matrix coating layer, wherein the particles are deposited on and/or within the silica matrix coating layer wherein the particles are deposited on and/or within the silica matrix coating layer in an amount of from 0.1 to 20% by weight.

Abstract: A method for producing binder-coated active battery material agglomerations includes agitating, within a vessel, a volume of a binder-solvent solution across two or more steps with a particulate mixture including active battery material particles. The binder-solvent solution has a solubility limit for a mixture of binder material particles within a first solvent solution at a first set of environmental parameters. While retaining the particulate mixture within the vessel, the particulate mixture is subjected to a second set of environmental parameters across two or more steps which reduces the solubility limit to generate a powder mixture of binder-coated active battery material agglomerations.

Abstract: A microfabrication method is provided with which it is possible to easily form a fine periodic structure on a surface of any substrate. A glass precursor is applied to a substrate, and the glass precursor is irradiated with short-pulse laser light. By the irradiation with short-pulse laser light, the glass precursor is activated to undergo a thermal reaction, and a fine periodic structure can be easily formed on the surface. Furthermore, by oxidizing the substrate on which the fine periodic structure has been formed, the hue of the surface can be improved while maintaining the fine periodic structure.

Abstract: A substrate treatment method treats a substrate. The method includes the steps of: (A) heating the substrate having a coating film formed on a surface thereof by supply of a coating solution; (B), after the (A) step, moving a discharge destination of a removing solution from a peripheral position on the surface of the substrate toward a center side of the substrate and turning it back at a first position to return it again to the peripheral position while rotating the substrate; (C), after the (B) step, moving the discharge destination of the removing solution from the peripheral position on the surface of the substrate toward center side of the substrate and turning it back at a second position closer to an outside than the first position to return it again to the peripheral position while rotating the substrate; and (D), after the (C) step, heating again the substrate.

Abstract: Reduction/oxidation reagents have been found to be effective to chemically cure a sparse metal nanowire film into a fused metal nanostructured network through evidently a ripening type process. The resulting fused network can provide desirable low sheet resistances while maintaining good optical transparency. The transparent conductive films can be effectively applied as a single conductive ink or through sequential forming of a metal nanowire film with the subsequent addition of a fusing agent. The fused metal nanowire films can be effectively patterned, and the patterned films can be useful in devices, such as touch sensors.

Abstract: A method for obtaining an object, such as an interior design object or a piece of furniture, includes the steps of producing a base structure of the object, and applying a coating to at least part of the base structure. The step of applying the coating includes distributing, onto the base structure, a material castable in a mold or producing one or more preformed blocks of this castable material in a mold to be joined to the base structure, and subsequently machining the coating using machine tools to generate a final shape.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of forming a conductive diamond layer on a surface of a carbon fibre substrate that is used as a component of an electrode for neural stimulation and/or electrochemical sensing. The method comprises functionalising at least a portion of the surface with a functionalising agent to facilitate coating the surface with the conductive diamond layer. The method also comprises providing a diamond precursor and depositing the diamond precursor over the functionalising agent to form the conductive diamond layer. The disclosure also relates to an electrode that is used as a component of an electrode for neural stimulation and/or electrochemical sensing.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for transferring an embossed structure to at least a part of a surface of a coating composition (C2a) using a composite (S1C1) including a substrate (S1) and an at least partially embossed and at least partially cured coating (C1) upon following steps (1), (2-i) and (3-i) or (2-ii) and (3-ii), and also at least step (4) and optionally step (5-i) or (5-ii), where the coating composition (C1a) is a radiation-curable coating composition of defined constitution and the composite (S1C1) is used as embossing mold (e2) of an embossing tool (E2).