Abstract: A method of coating a donor surface with a layer of thermoplastic particles, the method comprising: providing a supply of the thermoplastic particles suspended in a fluid, applying the fluid to the donor surface, in a manner to cause the particles suspended in the fluid to form a substantially continuous particle coating on the donor surface, causing fluid flow within an interior plenum of a housing over a portion of the donor surface partially disposed therein, the fluid flow being of sufficient magnitude to entrain particles that are not in direct contact with the donor surface and insufficient to entrain particles that are in direct contact therewith; and extracting from the plenum fluid and particles which are not in not direct contact with the donor surface, so as to leave adhering to the donor surface a particle coating that is substantially only a single particle deep.

Abstract: In one example, a method for forming an environmental barrier coating (EBC) and/or abradable coating on a substrate. The method may include depositing a coating on a ceramic or ceramic matrix composite (CMC) substrate to form an as-deposited coating, wherein the coating includes at least one of an environmental barrier coating (EBC) and an abradable coating. The method further comprises heat treating the as-deposited coating at or above a first temperature for a first period of time following the deposition of the as-deposited coating on the substrate, wherein heat treating the as-deposited coating includes heating the as-deposited coating to or above the first temperature at a controlled rate. The heat treatment may be configured to at least one of decrease the open pores and/or microcracks of the heat-treated coating compared to the as-deposited coating or control a grain size of the heat-treated coating.

Abstract: The invention provides a device and a method for reinforcing weathered stone relics by using low temperature plasma to activate calcium hydroxide in a carbon dioxide atmosphere. Based on the low temperature plasma physics and the principles of the relics conservation, the invention applies the technology of low temperature plasma to relics conservation, and especially to the reinforcement of weathered stone relics by activating calcium hydroxide. According to the application, using low temperature plasma source loaded with carbon dioxide to active calcium hydroxide can realize the carbonation and precipitation of calcium hydroxide within 1 min-2 min, and reinforce the weathered stone relics. The application has the advantages of safety, high efficiency, non-damage, and no side effects.

Abstract: A coating film forming apparatus includes a carry-in/out section in which a substrate is carried in and carried out; a periphery coating module configured to form a ring-shaped coating film by supplying a coating liquid along a periphery of the substrate based on a processing parameter for controlling a coating state by the coating film; an imaging module configured to image the substrate on which the ring-shaped coating film is formed; a transfer mechanism configured to transfer the substrate; and a controller configured to output a control signal to perform a process of forming the ring-shaped coating film on the substrate based on the processing parameter having different values and imaging the substrate by the imaging module, and configured to determine, based on an imaging result of the substrate, a value of the processing parameter for forming the ring-shaped coating film on the substrate in the periphery coating module.

Abstract: A method of forming a planarization layer on a substrate is disclosed. The method can include aligning a superstrate with the substrate, where aligning the superstrate with the substrate comprises tuning a diffusing element to a first operational state, dispensing a formable material over the substrate, contacting the formable material over the substrate with the superstrate, tuning the diffusing element to a second operational state, where the first operational state is different from the second operational state, and curing the formable material over the substrate to form a layer over the substrate while the superstrate is contacting the formable material, where curing the formable material can include directing a set of actinic radiation beams to enter the diffusing element at an entering state and exit the diffusing element at an exiting state, and where the entering state is different from the exiting state.

Abstract: A perovskite film, method of preparing thereof, and an optoelectronic device are provided. They are prepared by steps including preparing a mixture containing a first monomer and a second monomer which can be crosslinked in situ; performing an annealing process, and the first monomer and the second monomer are reacted in situ to form a first polymer which combines with the perovskite crystal grains formed by the perovskite precursor and is concentrated at a crystal grain boundary of the perovskite crystal grains to passivate the perovskite crystal grain defects, and then a perovskite film is formed by curing.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a composite component for horology or jewellery including making a base from a first material, with a first visible apparent surface, and a first support surface; a structure from a second ceramic, or sapphire or at least partially amorphous material, with a second apparent surface and a second support surface, including a through bore machined over the entire thickness thereof; at least one insert made of a third material, for each through bore, and arranged to fit together in a complementary manner with this through bore; bonding this base and each structure to each other, with each first support surface and each second complementary support surface bearing against one another; securing each insert with its respective through bore.

Abstract: A method for coating a textile material, said method includes the following steps: a) incorporating activated carbon in powder form into a coating composition including an aqueous solvent and at least one organosilicon precursor, wherein the organosilicon precursor represents from 5 to 50% by volume relative to the whole of the aqueous solvent and organosilicon precursor, b) impregnating the textile material with the coating composition by padding and c) drying the impregnated textile material, characterised in that the coating composition contains no polycarboxylic acid or catalyst.

Abstract: A process for the manufacture of an insulating product based on mineral fibres bonded by an organic binder, includes applying a sizing composition to the mineral fibres, forming an assembly of the mineral fibres, heating the assembly of mineral fibres until the sizing composition has cured, wherein the sizing composition includes the following constituents within the limits defined below, expressed as fractions by weight with respect to the total weight of the composition: from 80% to 98% of water, from 2% to 20% of water-soluble poly(furfuryl alcohol) and less than 0.5% of furfuryl alcohol, and the mineral fibres are fibres of aluminosilicate glass including aluminum oxide, Al2O3, in a fraction by weight of between 14% and 28%.

Abstract: A decoating method for the edge decoating of glass sheets, the glass sheets having at least on one of their two glass surfaces a protective coating in the form of a peel-off protective film or in the form of a polymer protective layer that cannot be peeled off, and preferably having a functional coating situated under the protective coating, the protective film being partially mechanically removed, in particular ground away, for the edge decoating, in the form of at least one film strip, laser traces being introduced into the protective film before the mechanical removal of the film strip, and the laser traces being introduced in such a way that the film strip is removed in the form of individual film strip partial pieces separated from one another by the laser traces; or the polymer protective layer being removed using laser radiation.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a structure on a surface of a workpiece (1) is disclosed, the method having the following steps: applying a liquid base layer (2) onto the surface of the workpiece (1); spraying on at least one droplet (3) into the not yet congealed base layer (2), wherein the at least one droplet (3) at least partially, preferably completely, penetrates into the base layer (2); fixing the base layer (2); and at least partially removing the at least one droplet (3). Further, a second method having the following steps is disclosed: spraying on at least one droplet (3) onto the surface of the workpiece (1); applying a liquid base layer (2) onto the surface of the workpiece (1), wherein the base layer (2) flows around the at least one droplet (3) and preferably at least partially covers the at least one droplet (3); fixing the base layer (2); at least partially removing the at least one droplet (3). Finally, a device for performing the methods is disclosed.

Abstract: A coating fabrication method includes providing engineered granules and thermally consolidating the engineered granules on a substrate to form a silicate-resistant barrier coating. Each of the engineered granules is an aggregate of at least one refractory matrix region and at least one calcium aluminosilicate additive region (CAS additive region) attached with the at least one refractory matrix region. In the thermal consolidation, the refractory matrix region from the engineered granules form grains of a refractory matrix of the silicate-resistant barrier coating and the CAS additive region from the engineered granules form CAS additives that are dispersed in grain boundaries between the grains.

Abstract: A coating method includes depositing a slurry including a coarsely particulate ceramic and a finely particulate ceramic on a base material configured with an oxide-based ceramics matrix composite such that a proportion of coarse particles decreases towards a surface of the base material; forming a bond coating by performing a heat treatment on the base material on which the slurry has been deposited; and forming a top coating by thermally spraying a ceramic onto the bond coating. The oxide-based ceramics matrix composite is an alumina silica type oxide-based ceramics matrix composite. The coarsely particulate ceramic and the finely particulate ceramic are alumina-based powder.

Abstract: In a second liquid supply step, a second liquid film and a first liquid film surrounding a side of the second liquid film are formed on an upper surface of a substrate. Then, in a vapor layer formation step, by heating the substrate, a second vapor layer is formed by evaporating the second liquid contacting the upper surface of the substrate, and the second liquid film is held on the second vapor layer. Since the second liquid included in the second liquid film has a high vapor pressure, a height position of a lower surface of the floating second liquid film may be kept high. By blowing a gas to the floating second liquid film, a hole is formed in the second liquid film, and by expanding the hole toward an outer periphery of the substrate, the first liquid and the second liquid are removed outside the substrate.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a method of forming a structure includes: forming a liquid oxide material at a low temperature by dissolving fumed nanoparticles in a liquid hydrate of a silicate or an aluminate; applying the liquid oxide material on a substrate; and at a low temperature, curing the liquid oxide material to evolve gaseous water, leaving structural silicate glass.

Abstract: A method may be provided for manufacturing coated panels of the type including at least a substrate and a top layer with a motif. The top layer may be provided on the substrate. The method may involve providing a synthetic material layer on the substrate. A relief may be provided on the surface of the synthetic material layer provided on the substrate. The relief may include a pattern of recesses and/or projections. The relief may be obtained by providing a mask on or in the synthetic material layer. The mask may enable a selective treatment of the synthetic material layer. A material-removing treatment or a material-depositing treatment may be performed on the synthetic material layer, such that the mask at least partially determines the pattern.

Abstract: A spray device and a method of using the spray device are provided. The spray device facilitates the application of a liquid such as a pretreatment liquid to an area of a fabric material. The spray device can be positioned on or adjacent portions of the fabric material and/or a substrate supporting the fabric material. The spray device can be activated to spray the pretreatment liquid and move the spray device on portions of the fabric material and/or the substrate supporting the fabric material.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a bright surface product comprises a step of performing electroless plating to form a first metal film on a base coat layer formed on a substrate, a step of performing electrolytic plating to form a second metal film thereon so that the bonding strength between each film of a multi-layered metal film comprising the first metal film and the second film is higher than the bonding strength between the base coat layer and the first metal layer, a step of integrally and discontinuously segmentalizing the multi-layered metal film with cracks to form an island-like metal film comprising a collection of fine multi-layered metal regions with island-like structures; and a step of forming a translucent top coat layer to cover the fine multi-layered metal regions of the island-like metal film and enter into the cracks to make contact with the base coat layer.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relates generally to methods of providing biomimetic superhydrophobic coatings to substrates, and more specifically to providing biomimetic inorganic silica or silane-based coatings that enable tunable hierarchical surface structures with high coating-to-substrate adhesion, resistance to various mechanical abradents, durability, shelf stability, and enhanced non-wettability or water-repellency.

Abstract: The present invention provides an imprint method of forming a pattern on an imprint material on a substrate using a mold, comprising: performing preliminary curing of irradiating the imprint material with light to cure the imprint material to a first target hardness; and performing main curing of irradiating the imprint material with curing light to cure the imprint material to a second target hardness, wherein the preliminary curing includes a first process of irradiating the imprint material with first light to which the imprint material has first reaction sensitivity, and a second process of irradiating the imprint material with second light to which the imprint material has second reaction sensitivity lower than the first reaction sensitivity, and is controlled such that an end timing of the second process is later than an end timing of the first process.