Abstract: A multilayer fluoropolymer film comprising, in order: a first layer comprising a first polymer, the first polymer comprising at least 35 mol percent tetrafluoroethylene comonomer, at least 15 mole percent vinylidene fluoride comonomer, and at least 5 mol percent hexafluoropropylene comonomer, based on the total mol percent of the first polymer; a second layer comprising a second polymer, the second polymer comprising at least 50 mol percent vinylidene fluoride comonomer, based on the total mol percent of the second polymer; and a third layer comprising a third polymer, the third polymer comprising at least 50 mol percent methylmethacrylate comonomer, based on the total mol percent of the third polymer. The multilayer fluoroplymer films are useful for example, in multi-layer film applications (e.g., traffic sign protection, commercial graphic protection, paint protection, windows, windshields, building exteriors, and photo voltaics).

Abstract: A cover window includes: a base film, and a coating layer positioned on the base film, and the coating layer includes a thermosetting coating layer and a photocurable coating layer. A display device includes: a display panel, and a cover window positioned on the display panel, and the cover window includes a base film, and a coating layer positioned on the base film, and the coating layer includes a thermosetting coating layer and a photocurable coating layer.

Abstract: Provided are heat insulating sheets that may include a resin film having a metal layer and a nonwoven fabric including resin fiber, wherein the resin film and the nonwoven fabric are joined by through holes penetrating the resin film and the nonwoven fabric, and wherein a ratio (La/Lb) of an average distance (La) between the through holes in the resin film to an average distance (Lb) between the through holes in the nonwoven fabric is 1.001 or more and 1.10 or less. Further provided are manufacturing methods of a heat insulating sheet that may include a resin film having a metal layer and a nonwoven fabric including a resin fiber.

Abstract: A system and method for forming at least one of graphene and graphene oxide on a substrate and an opposed wear member. The system includes graphene and graphene oxide formed by an exfoliation process or solution processing method to dispose graphene and/or graphene oxide onto a substrate. The system further includes an opposing wear member disposed on another substrate and a gas atmosphere of an inert gas like N2, ambient, a humid atmosphere and a water solution.

Abstract: A printed composite including a substrate layer having an upper substrate surface for printing; an ink layer having an upper ink surface and an opposed lower ink surface, the lower ink surface being disposed on the upper substrate surface; and a protective layer covering the upper ink surface is disclosed. During use, the protective layer prevents the ink layer from being damaged, such as removal or discoloration, as could otherwise happen by exposure to sunscreen location. A method for preparing the printed composite is also provided.

Abstract: A polymer foam adhesive tape including: a substrate film; a polymer foam layer provided on one surface of the substrate film; a first adhesive layer provided on the polymer foam layer; and a second adhesive layer provided on the other surface of the substrate film, in which the polymer foam adhesive tape has a minimum compression load of 30 g to 300 g, a compression rate of the polymer foam adhesive tape is increased in proportion to a linear function according to an increase in pressure when pressure, which is equal to or more than the minimum compression load, is applied, and a thickness recovery rate of the polymer foam adhesive tape after pressure is removed is increased in proportion to a linear function as time passes.

Abstract: Disclosed are cellulose-based flexible gels containing cellulose nanorods, ribbons, fibers, and the like, and cellulose-enabled inorganic or polymeric composites, wherein the gels have tunable optical, heat transfer, and stiffness properties. The disclosed gels are in the form of hydrogels, organogels, liquid-crystal (LC) gels, and aerogels, depending on the solvents in the gels.

Abstract: A glass laminate includes a glass core layer having a core coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) and a glass cladding layer adjacent to the core layer and having a cladding CTE that is less than the core CTE such that the core layer is in tension and the cladding layer is in compression. A stress profile of the glass laminate includes a compressive peak disposed between an outer surface of the cladding layer and an inner surface of the cladding layer.

Abstract: There is provided laminated glass with a heat shielding property in which a need to change an intermediate film is reduced even though thicknesses of glass plates are changed. Laminated glass of an embodiment includes: a pair of glass plates; and an intermediate film sandwiched between this pair of glass plates. A total thickness of the pair of glass plates and the intermediate film is 3.6 mm or less. Further, a ratio (A2/A1) of an absorbance (A2) of the intermediate film at the wavelength of 1500 nm to an absorbance (A1) of the pair of glass plates at a wavelength of 1500 nm is 2.0 or more when plate thicknesses of the pair of glass plates are each set to 2.0 mm. Further, a solar radiation transmittance (Tts) provided by ISO13837 (2008) is 60% or less.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a multilayer panel for producing a floor covering, comprising a wear layer bonded to a back layer, said back layer being made up of at least a thermoplastic material, a plasticizer and fillers, the wear layer comprising a surface layer made up at least of PVC, said surface layer having a Shore D hardness greater than or equal to 60 and a Young's modulus greater than or equal to 1000 MPa.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyamide-imide precursor, a polyamide-imide obtained by imidizing the same, a polyamide-imide film, and an image display device including the film. The polyamide-imide precursor includes, in a molecular structure thereof, a first block, obtained by copolymerizing monomers including dianhydride and diamine, a second block, obtained by copolymerizing monomers including an aromatic dicarbonyl compound and the diamine, and a third block, obtained by copolymerizing monomers including the aromatic dicarbonyl compound and aromatic diamine. The dianhydride for forming the first block includes 2-bis(3,4-dicarboxyphenyl)hexafluoropropane dianhydride (6FDA), and the diamine for forming the first block and the second block includes 9,9-bis(3-fluoro-4-aminophenyl)fluorene (FFDA).

Abstract: An absorbent core for absorbent articles such as diapers comprising a core wrap comprising a top side and a bottom side, an absorbent material between the top side and the bottom side of the core wrap, a first and second longitudinally-extending channel-forming areas substantially free of absorbent material preferably through which the top side of the core wrap is attached to the bottom side of the core wrap disposed on opposite sides of the longitudinal axis. The core has a central absorbent zone between the first and the second channel-forming areas and a first and second lateral absorbent zones disposed laterally outwardly. The absorbent core comprises at least one transversal folding line, preferably at least two transversal folding lines, in the region where the longitudinally-extending channel-forming areas are present.

Abstract: The present application relates to a conductive film and a method for preparing the same. The conductive film comprises a continuous phase; and a plurality of separate phases formed in the continuous phase. The continuous phase comprises a polymer, and the separate phase comprises conductive particles. The separate phase is distinguished from the continuous phase by an amphipathic compound. The present application can simplify the production process and reduce the production cost because drivable particles can be trapped without being subjected to a separate barrier forming process.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention may include beading for decorating a target member. The beading has a linear member, a leg portion and a colored portion. The linear member has a main portion formed of a light-transmitting material. The linear member has a first end and a second end opposite the first end on an outer periphery thereof. The leg portion extends from the first end of the linear member. The leg portion has a sewn portion that is sewn onto the target member by sewing thread. The colored portion is provided in the linear member or the leg portion. The colored portion has a smaller quantity of transmitting light than that of the main portion. The colored portion is situated and configured to suppress the visibility of the sewing thread when the linear member is seen from above the second end.

Abstract: A composition for preparing an article including a polyimide or poly(imide-amide) copolymer, the composition including (1) at least one of (i) a polyimide, a polyamic acid, or a poly(imide-amic acid) including at least one selected from a structural unit represented by Chemical Formula 1 and a structural unit represented by Chemical Formula 2; and (ii) a poly(imide-amide) copolymer, a poly(amic acid-amide) copolymer, or a poly(imide and amic acid-amide) copolymer including at least one selected from a structural unit represented by Chemical Formula 1 and a structural unit represented by Chemical Formula 2, and a structural unit represented by Chemical Formula 3, and (2) a compound having a maximum absorption wavelength at about 570 nm or more in a visible radiation region: wherein in Chemical Formulae 1 to 3, A, B, D, and E are the same as defined in the detailed description.

Abstract: A flexible substrate with a high optical transparency (>80% from 400 to 750 nm) that is retained after exposure to 300° C., near-zero birefringence (<±0.001), and a relatively low CTE (<60 ppm/° C.) is disclosed. The substrate may be manufactured as single layer, polyimide films and as a multi-layer laminate comprising a polyimide layer and a thin glass layer. The polyimides may include alicyclic dianhydrides and aromatic, cardo diamines. The films formed of the polyimides can serve as flexible substrates for optical displays and other applications that require their unique combination of properties.

Abstract: Briquet designs that facilitate close packing and improve burn efficiency are provided herein. Such designs can include scaled down briquet size and close packing shapes, which can include pyramidal shaped portions, such as rectangular pyramids and tetrahedron shapes, as well as oblate spheroid and hexoid shapes, to facilitate closer random packing when the briquets are randomly arranged in a pile when poured from a bag. Some briquet shapes can further include special surface features, such as flattened or rounded portions or depressions, such as dimples, that reduce volume without increasing the bulk density in order to further improve burn performance and efficiency.

Abstract: In a first aspect, a multilayer film includes a first outer layer including a first thermoplastic polyimide, a core layer including a polyimide, and a second outer layer including a second thermoplastic polyimide. The polyimide of the core layer includes a first aromatic dianhydride including 3,3?,4,4?-biphenyl tetracarboxylic dianhydride and a first aromatic diamine including p-phenylenediamine. The multilayer film has a total thickness in a range of from 5 to 150 ?m. A thickness of the core layer is in a range of from 35 to 73% of the total thickness of the multilayer film. A minimum peel strength for at least one of the first and second outer layers, when adhered to copper foil and tested following ASTM method IPC-TM-650, method No. 2.4.9B, is greater than 0.9 kgf/cm (0.88 N/mm). In a second aspect, a metal-clad laminate includes the multilayer film of the first aspect and a first metal layer adhered to an outer surface of the first outer layer of the multilayer film.

Abstract: This invention relates to elastomeric coatings for electronics. Disclosed is a electronic device comprising a substrate layer, a conductive layer and an encapsulant layer. The encapsulant layer comprises at least a butyl rubber material. The butyl rubber encapsulant prevents a change in resistivity of the conductive layer following exposure to nitric acid vapour for 12 hours or hydrochloric acid vapour for 10 hours.

Abstract: Protein-protein imprinting of silk fibroin is introduced as a rapid, high-fidelity, and/or high-throughput method for the fabrication of nanoscale structures in silk films, through controlled manipulation of heat and/or pressure. High resolution imprinting on conformal surfaces is also demonstrated.