Abstract: This disclosure provides generally container base designs for use in packaging carbonated beverages and new containers that incorporate the base design. It has been found that improved physical and mechanical properties such as good stress crack performance can be achieving while improved light weighting and potential cost savings. The particular base and container designs are generally applicable to carbonated soft drink (CSD) containers, and can be used with containers of any size and with any type of base form such as petaloid or champagne base forms.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a supported catalyst having a structure in which a metal catalyst is supported on a core-shell structured support. The support includes core particles and shell particles having a smaller particle diameter than the core particles and coated on the core particles to form a shell layer. Due to this structure, the supported catalyst can be used to produce carbon nanostructures that form a novel secondary structure in which ends of the carbon nanostructures are supported on the supported catalyst and form independent branches and the opposite ends grow and are assembled together. The novel structure is expected to find application in various fields, such as energy materials, functional composites, pharmaceuticals, batteries, and semiconductors, because of its characteristic shape.

Abstract: Water-activatable, linerless adhesive articles and related methods are described. The adhesive articles utilize a dry, non-tacky protective layer for protecting the adhesive layer from contamination and therefore do not require a release liner. The protective layer includes at least one of amorphous polyvinyl alcohol and poly(ethylene oxide). The adhesive articles are bonded to a substrate by applying a polar solvent, such as water, to the protective layer, which mix to form a tacky material. The tacky material forms a weak, temporary bond with the substrate and allows the adhesive articles to be repositioned on the substrate. The tacky material gradually pools together at the substrate/adhesive article interface to expose the underlying adhesive layer. The exposed adhesive layer then forms a permanent bond with the substrate.

Abstract: Disclosed is an adhesive tape for fastening including an adhesive layer on at least one surface of substrate, wherein the substrate has a surface roughness (Ra) of 20 ?m or less, the adhesive tape has a breaking strength of 100 N to 200 N/25 mm in a longitudinal direction, an elongation at break of 10% or less, an edge tearing resistance of 120 to 200 N/20 mm, and is compliant with FMVSS 302, a weight does not fall in a test of holding power for cylindrical back surface of substrate, and the adhesive tape for fastening exerts excellent deployability, fastening properties and, also, fire resistance when used in airbag fastening applications.

Abstract: An adhesive film includes a cured product of a (meth)acrylic copolymer and has a refractive index from about 1.5 to about 1.6. An adhesive composition for preparing the adhesive film includes a (meth)acrylic copolymer of a monomer mixture. A display member includes the adhesive film coated on one or more surfaces of an optical film.

Abstract: A media sheet has an image-receiving layer that includes about 30 to about 70 percent calcined clay.

Abstract: Composite cards formed in accordance with the invention include a security layer comprising a hologram or diffraction grating formed at, or in, the center, or core layer, of the card. The hologram may be formed by embossing a designated area of the core layer with a diffraction pattern and depositing a thin layer of metal on the embossed layer. Additional layers may be selectively and symmetrically attached to the top and bottom surfaces of the core layer. A laser may be used to remove selected portions of the metal formed on the embossed layer, at selected stages of forming the card, to impart a selected pattern or information to the holographic region. The cards may be ‘lasered’ when the cards being processed are attached to, and part of, a large sheet of material, whereby the “lasering” of all the cards on the sheet can be done at the same time and relatively inexpensively.

Abstract: A functional food packaging material and a method for making the same, where the food packaging material includes: a first film comprising synthetic resin, calcium carbonate powder coated with zinc oxide, boehmite powder coated with titanium dioxide, and hydroxyapatite powder coated with iron; a second film laminated on the first film and comprising powdery particles that contain synthetic resin, loess, elvan, kaolin, zeolite, feldspar, black mica, jade, selenium and charcoal; and a third film laminated on the second film and made of synthetic film. The first film has a higher porosity than that of the second film, and the second film has a higher porosity than that of the third film. The food packaging material has improved antimicrobial activity and maximizes food storage stability. The amount of functional powder added is minimized so that the formability of the packaging material is not adversely affected.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an interlayer film for laminated glass which has high transparency, and can prevent flying pests from gathering thereon, and a laminated glass including the interlayer film for laminated glass. The present invention provides an interlayer film for laminated glass including a thermoplastic resin layer containing a thermoplastic resin and one of a compound having a structure represented by the following general formula (1) and a compound having a structure represented by the following general formula (2): in the general formula (1), R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are individually an organic group, and M is a polyvalent metal, in the general formula (2), R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R21 and R22 are individually an organic group, and M is a polyvalent metal.

Abstract: A self-adhesive material for a wood board is described. The self-adhesive material is formed of polyolefin film having a melt index is ?4 g/10 min (measured at 190° C. and 2.16 kg), and the polyolefin film contains reactive groups with —OH groups of the wood for forming self-adhesive properties. Further, a wood board in which the self-adhesive material is used as a coating and/or as a glue-line material is described.

Abstract: A cushion-like shaped body (1) having an elastic, gel-like filling (2) in a thin-walled outer layer (3) are frequently used as seals, cushions, vibration dampers or shape compensation materials. This shaped body (1) is to be able to withstand severe strains, distortions, compressions and flexural forces, both in the event of brief severe stress and in the event of prolonged stress. For this purpose, the cushion-like shaped body (1) has a filling (2) of a polyurethane having Shore 000 hardness less than or equal to 80 and a compression set less than or equal to 14%, and this filling (2) is present within a shell having an outer layer (3) of a soft silicone material having a layer thickness of 0.075 to 1 mm and a Shore A hardness between 3A and 45A. Such a shaped body (1) is able to return to its original form without lasting elongation after tensile strain at room temperature up to 250%. There is no formation of cracks, detachment phenomena, bubbles, folds or other lasting damage.

Abstract: The first objective of this paper is to take an existing design for a shape-shifting surface (SSS) and make it waterproof, making it an effective barrier to fluid flow. The second objective is to minimize internal stresses in the device during operation, by optimizing the kinematic geometry of the SSS. The first objective was achieved by adding a waterproof membrane between the layers of the SSS, where the membrane had an origami fold pattern that enables the membrane to mimic the kinematics of the SSS. The second objective was achieved by creating a two objective optimization routine, which determined the kinematic geometry of the SSS which would minimize the internal stresses due to compression/tension of the flexure portion of the SSS during operation. The resulting SSS is easier to operate due to lower stresses, and has a membrane which prevents transverse fluid flow and mimics its motion.

Abstract: A flash-spun plexifilamentary fiber strand having a BET surface area of less than 12 m2/g, a crush value of at least 0.9 mm/g wherein said fiber strand comprises predominantly fibers formed from polyethylene, said fibers having a total crystallinity index of less than 55%, said fiber strand having an elongation at break greater than 55% and sheets made thereof.

Abstract: A flash-spun plexifilamentary fiber strand having a BET surface area of less than 12 m2/g, a crush value of at least 0.9 mm/g wherein said fiber strand comprises predominantly fibers formed from polyethylene, said fibers having a total crystallinity index of less than 55%, and sheets made thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a resin composition for a polarizer protective film, a polarizer protective film, a polarizing plate including the same, and a preparation method of a polarizing plate, and, more specifically, to a resin composition for a polarizer protective film and a polarizer protective film exhibiting high hardness and excellent properties, a polarizing plate including the same, and a preparation method of a polarizing plate. According to the polarizing plate of the present invention, it can be usefully utilized in various fields because of its excellent hardness, flexibility, and optical properties.

Abstract: An adhesive composition includes an acryl copolymer having a carboxyl group, and a silane compound represented by Formula 1 or 2, thereby it is possible to exhibit excellent initial adhesiveness and adhesive durability under severe conditions, and prevent the substrate from being torn due to a decrease in adhesiveness by water applied thereto, and the adhesive from remaining on the substrate during peeling-off the adhesive layer, as well as after drying, the adhesive layer may exhibit favorable adhesiveness again, thus being used for re-bonding.

Abstract: The present invention provides a porous medium with increased hydrophobicity and a method of manufacturing the same, in which a micro-nano dual structure is provided by forming nanoprotrusions with a high aspect ratio by performing plasma etching on the surface of a porous medium with a micrometer-scale surface roughness and a hydrophobic thin film is deposited on the surface of the micro-nano dual structure, thus significantly increasing hydrophobicity. When this highly hydrophobic porous medium is used as a gas diffusion layer of a fuel cell, it is possible to efficiently discharge water produced during electrochemical reaction of the fuel cell, thus preventing flooding in the fuel cell. Moreover, it is possible to sufficiently supply reactant gases such as hydrogen and air (oxygen) to a membrane electrode assembly (MEA), thus improving the performance of the fuel cell.

Abstract: A durable decorative sheet high in the ability to follow a curved surface with small appearance change by heat or elongation. A decorative sheet comprising a transparent resin film having two main surfaces, a transparent resin layer formed on the first main surface of the transparent resin film, a pattern printed layer arranged on the transparent resin layer, and a colored base film arranged on the second main surface of the transparent resin film. The transparent resin layer includes first beads, the pattern printed layer include second beads. The first beads are different from the second beads in content, color and/or particle size. The first beads and the second beads are embedded in the transparent resin layer and the pattern printed layer.

Abstract: A calixarene directly grafted onto the surface of a material, a related grafting process, and certain calixarene intermediates useful for carrying out the grafting process.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a selectively-releasable adhesive includes a base adhesive compound and a releasing compound that is blended with the base adhesive compound, the releasing compound being capable of decreasing the adhesive strength of the base adhesive compound when a releasing agent is applied to the selectively-releasable adhesive.