Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one poly(arylene ether ketone) powder suitable for laser sintering and also to the process which makes it possible to obtain it, minimizing the amount by weight of remaining non-sintered powder after production of the part by sintering.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a fluorinated polymer composition, methods for producing same, and products that can be produced from said composition. More particularly, the invention concerns a thermoplastic polymer composition comprising the following components A, B and C: A- a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) homopolymer comprising a fraction of ultra high molecular weight chains (UHMCF); B- a vinylidene fluoride (VDF) elastomeric copolymer and at least one other fluorinated comonomer copolymerisable with VDF, and C- a VDF homopolymer having a lower viscosity than component A.

Abstract: The present application relates to an inhibitor of fusion between a viral membrane from an enveloped virus and a cell membrane, where the viral membrane comprises a fusion mediating protein including a C-terminal peptide. The inhibitor comprises the C-terminal peptide of the fusion mediating protein from an enveloped virus and tocopherol or a derivative or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof attached to the C-terminal peptide. Also disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition including the inhibitor as well as methods of inhibiting viral fusion, blocking viral spread, and preventing or treating viral infection, with the inhibitor or pharmaceutical composition.

Abstract: A fishing hook is provided that can include a rod defining a line tie loop (having an aperture defined therein) and a resin bead sealing the line tie loop. Methods of forming such a fishing hook are also provided, which may involve applying a resin bead onto a line tie loop defined on a metal rod such that an aperture remains defined therein.

Abstract: A powder composition of polyarylene ether ketone ketones allowing an excellent castability/coalescence balance suitable for laser sintering. The present invention concerns a composition comprising between 99.6 and 99.99% by weight of at least one powder of at least one polyarylene ether ketone and 0.01 to 0.4% by weight of a hydrophilic flow agent. This hydrophilic flow agent is characterised by an increase in mass (quantity of water absorbed) of more than 0.5% after 5 days of conditioning at a relative humidity of 95%. This increase in mass of the flow agent is determined by means of a Karl Fischer measurement after desorption of the water by a 5-minute treatment at 170° C. This composition is suitable for laser sintering. In particular, it gives the powder an excellent castability/coalescence balance.

Abstract: A method for preparing a recyclable polyamide powder, including the following consecutive steps: a) a step of adding 0.01 to 5 wt % of at least one antioxidant in powder form to a mixture including 20 to 95 wt % of polyamide powder and 5 to 80 wt % of liquid, relative to the weight of said mixture, the polyamide powder having a pH in the range from 3 to 8 and a yellowness index of less than 4, measured according to standard ASTM E 313-05, D1925, the liquid being a non-solvent for polyamide at a temperature between 5° C. and the boiling temperature Teb of said liquid; b) a step of homogenizing the mixture obtained in step a); c) a step of recovering powder isolated from the liquid.

Abstract: The invention relates to a composition comprising: from 60 to 80% by weight of a polyvinylidene fluoride; from 10 to 30% by weight of a copolymer of vinylidene fluoride and of a comonomer; a plasticizer; and from 3 to 20% by weight of fibers; and also to the use of this composition in the manufacture of various articles, such as pipes.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing composition, said method involving—mixing a polyvinylidene fluoride with a copolymer of vinylidene fluoride and a comonomer, and with a crosslinking agent; crosslinking the obtained mixture. The invention further relates to the composition obtained by said method as well as the use of the composition for producing various items, such as pipes.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method for the surface crosslinking of a polymer, in particle form, having one or a plurality of labile hydrogen functions, comprising a step of implementing a crosslinking agent comprising at least two functions likely to react with the labile hydrogen functions of the polymer, the crosslinking method being carried out at a temperature lower than the melting point of the polymer. The invention also concerns a powder particle and the uses of same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one poly(arylene ether ketone) powder suitable for laser sintering and also to the process which makes it possible to obtain it, minimizing the amount by weight of remaining non-sintered powder after production of the part by sintering.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for increasing the recyclability of a polyamide in a sintering process, wherein at least 4000 ppm of at least one acid is incorporated in the polyamide, said acid being selected from: the acids of general formula HxPyOz in which x, y and z are integers selected in the range from 1 to 7, boric acid, the salts of these acids, their esters, their anhydrides and mixtures thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved method of grinding polyaryletherketones, providing very good yields and the production of powders of polyaryletherketones with an average diameter below 100 ?m having a narrow size distribution with few fine particles (Dv10>15 ?m).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the production of biosourced aliphatic polyester powder having a volume median diameter of less than 30 ?m, comprising: a step consisting in supplying an aliphatic polyester having an inherent viscosity of less than 0.5 dl/g; and a step consisting in grinding the polyester, so as to obtain a polyester powder having a volume median diameter of less than 30 ?m. The invention also relates to a powder in which the particles have a volume median diameter of less than 30 ?m and are impregnated with a compound selected from among polyols and/or carboxylic acids. The invention further relates to the use of the powder for the production of cosmetic, pharmaceutical and perfume products.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the production of biosourced aliphatic polyester powder having a volume median diameter of less than 30 ?m, comprising: a step consisting in supplying an aliphatic polyester having an inherent viscosity of less than 0.5 dl/g; and a step consisting in grinding the polyester, so as to obtain a polyester powder having a volume median diameter of less than 30 ?m. The invention also relates to a powder in which the particles have a volume median diameter of less than 30 ?m and are impregnated with a compound selected from among polyols and/or carboxylic acids. The invention further relates to the use of the powder for the production of cosmetic, pharmaceutical and perfume products.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermoplastic powder composition with D50 lower than 100 ?m, including: at least one block copolymer having a inciting temperature lower than 180° C.; 15 to 50 wt % of at least one powdery filler having Mohs hardness lower than 6 and D50 lower than 20 ?m; and 0.1 to 5% of a powdery flow agent with D50 lower than 20 ?m, relative to the total weight of the composition. The present invention relates in particular to the use of said composition in methods for agglomerating powder, layer by layer, by melting or sintering, in order to manufacture flexible three-dimensional objects.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a recyclable polyimide powder, said method including the following consecutive steps: a) a step of adding 0.01 to 5 wt % of at least one antioxidant in powder form to a mixture including 20 to 95 wt % of polyamide powder and 5 to 80 wt % of liquid, relative to the weight of said mixture, said polyamide powder having a pH in the range from 3 to 8 and a yellowness index of less than 4, measured according to standard ASTM E 313-05, D1925, said liquid being non-solvent for polyamide at a temperature between 5° C. and the boiling temperature Teb of said liquid; b) a step of homogenising the mixture obtained in step a); c) a step of recovering powder isolated from the liquid.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for increasing the recyclability of a polyamide in a sintering process, wherein at least 4000 ppm of at least one acid is incorporated in the polyamide, said acid being selected from: the acids of general formula HxPyOz in which x, y and z are integers selected in the range from 1 to 7, boric acid, the salts of these acids, their esters, their anhydrides and mixtures thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pulverulent composition for the manufacture of articles having a metallic appearance that is stable over time and an improved resistance to pencilling, said composition comprising: from 50 to 99.9% by weight of at least one thermoplastic polymer, from 0.1 to 5% by weight of at least one effect pigment, from 0 to 0.3% by weight of at least one metallic pigment relative to the total weight of the composition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for reducing the crystallization temperature an the melting temperature of a polyamide powder resulting from the polymerization of at least one predominant monomer, in which the reduction in the crystallization temperature is greater than the reduction in the melting temperature, said method comprising a step of polymerization of said at least one predominant monomer with at least one different minor comonomer polymerized according to the same polymerization process as said at least one predominant monomer, said at least one minor comonomer being chosen from aminocarboxylic acids, diamine/diacid pairs, lactams and/or lactones, and said at least one minor comonomer representing from 0.1% to 20% by weight of the total blend of said monomers(s) and comonomer(s), preferably from 0.5% to 15% by weight of said total blend, preferably from 1% to 10% by weight of said total blend.

Abstract: The invention concerns a multilayer structure comprising: a PVDF-based film F1 affixed to a PET or PEN sheet; or a PVDF-based film F1 bonded to a PET or PEN sheet which is itself affixed to a PVDF-based film F2.