Abstract: The disclosure provides a water-repellent treatment composition including a functionalised copolymer of a monomer including a di-carboxylic acid anhydride group and a monomer selected from vinyl monomers. The vinyl monomer and optionally the monomer include a di-carboxylic acid anhydride group and form a polymer backbone. At least a portion of the di-carboxylic acid anhydride groups are functionalised by a graft pendant group including two or more fatty aliphatic groups linked to the polymer backbone via an ester, amide or imide of the dicarboxylic acid anhydride.

Abstract: The invention relates generally to a composition for rapid and sustained delivery of one or more biologically active agents, and uses thereof, wherein the composition comprises short biocompatible polymer fibres (SPF) having an average length in the range of from about 1 pm to about 3 mm, and an average diameter in the range of from about 15 nm to about 5 ?m, wherein the SPF are loaded with one or more biologically active agents, and wherein, when administered, the composition provides rapid and sustained release of the one or more biologically active agents from the SPF.

Abstract: A method used in making a product, wherein a characteristic of the product is at least in part determined by values of parameters used in making the product, the method including the steps of: (a) applying a machine-based transfer learning process to prior result data, the application of the transfer learning process resulting in the generation of predictive data; (b) selecting one or more parameter values to be used in making the product based on the generated predictive data; (c) making the whole or a part of the product using the selected one or more parameter values.

Abstract: The invention relates to a coating composition for fabrics containing microfibers including a polymer and pigment within the microfibers and also to a method of coating fabrics.

Abstract: A process for providing a water repellent substrate comprising: providing a dispersion in a liquid of discrete-length microfibers comprising a material adapted to be fluid under the processing conditions to be used; applying the dispersion to the substrate; optionally removing liquid from the microfibers and substrate or allowing the liquid to dry; and subjecting the microfibers to processing conditions under which the material is at least partly fluid, such that the microfibers deform to provide adhesion of microfibers with other microfibers, adhesion of the microfibers with the substrate or a mixture of adhesion with other microfibers and with the substrate.

Abstract: An apparatus for producing a body, preferably a nano-body, through the introduction of a body-forming fluid into a dispersion medium. The apparatus includes: a fluid housing configured to house a dispersion medium; at least two separated flow paths along which the dispersion medium flows in a laminar flow, at least two of the separated flow paths converging at a flow-merge location; a fluid flow arrangement which, in use, causes the dispersion medium to flow along each flow path to the flow-merge location; at least one fluid introduction arrangement located at or proximate the flow-merge location configured, in use, to feed the body-forming fluid into the dispersion medium; and a flow constriction arrangement proximate to or following the flow-merge location, which in use, constricts and accelerates the dispersion medium flow proximate to and/or following the flow-merge location.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of fibers and fibers prepared by the process. The process can provide discontinuous colloidal polymer fibers in a process that employs a low viscosity dispersion medium.

Abstract: An apparatus for producing a body, preferably a nano-body, through the introduction of a body-forming fluid into a dispersion medium. The apparatus includes: a fluid housing configured to house a dispersion medium; at least two separated flow paths along which the dispersion medium flows in a laminar flow, at least two of the separated flow paths converging at a flow-merge location; a fluid flow arrangement which, in use, causes the dispersion medium to flow along each flow path to the flow-merge location; at least one fluid introduction arrangement located at or proximate the flow-merge location configured, in use, to feed the body-forming fluid into the dispersion medium; and a flow constriction arrangement proximate to or following the flow-merge location, which in use, constricts and accelerates the dispersion medium flow proximate to and/or following the flow-merge location.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of fibres and fibres prepared by the process. The process can provide discontinuous colloidal polymer fibres in a process that employs a low viscosity dispersion medium.