Abstract: An integrally woven manifold is disclosed including a primary portion having a primary lumen disposed therein, a secondary portion branching off the primary portion, the secondary portion having a secondary lumen disposed therein in fluid communication with the primary lumen, and a first transitional portion connecting the primary portion to the secondary portion, the first transitional portion having a first aperture through which the secondary lumen fluidly communicates with the primary lumen. The primary portion has a first weave pattern, the secondary portion has at least a second weave pattern, and the first transitional portion is free of punctures, cuts, and bursts. A method for forming the integrally woven manifold is disclosed including continuously interlacing warp and weft to form the primary portion, intermittently interlacing the warp and the weft to form the secondary portion, and disengaging and reengaging the warp and the weft to form the first transitional portion.

Abstract: A textile engineered prosthetic includes a continuous tube and at least one band of increased thickness formed over a portion of the continuous tube. The continuous tube includes a body portion and a bifurcated portion. The band of increased thickness forms a biomimetic surface. A bioreactor system includes a bioreactor container including a first compartment, a second compartment, a first membrane separating the first and second compartments, a third compartment, and a second membrane separating the second and third compartments. The bioreactor system also includes a woven textile prosthetic integrated with the bioreactor container in the second compartment to form a single bioreactor unit. A furcated textile article includes a continuous tube having a body portion and a furcated portion bifurcated N times from the body portion. The furcated textile article is a continuous woven piece formed from N shuttles of a shuttle loom, where N is at least two.

Abstract: A microscopic tagging material is provided comprised of a material to which has imparted at least two degrees of identification selected from the group consisting of physical configuration, elemental analysis, functional analysis, and polymeric composition analysis. The material may be a polymeric material, and the tagging material may comprise cut sections of an extruded polymer or polymer composition. The tagging material may be used as an authenticating means for a variety of compositions, coatings and/or products, such as food or drug products.

Abstract: A method is provided for photographic developing using a roll of photographic paper. A photographic image is formed on the paper, and the image-containing portion of the paper cut from the roll of paper. The improvement comprises the end of the roll of paper being initially maintained in place by means of a pressure sensitive adhesive tape comprised of a polyisobutylene-or polybutene-based pressure sensitive adhesive on a backing layer, with the tape being removed prior to the roll being used as a substrate for the photographic image. The combination of a roll of photographic paper whose free end is held in place by the pressure sensitive adhesive is also provided.

Abstract: A composition comprising at least two resins with widely different molecular weights is disclosed. The composition is particularly suitable as a permanent dielectric which provides an optimum surface for plating upon. The composition is particularly useful in the fabrication of printed circuit boards.

Abstract: A composition and process useful in fabricating circuitry packages with permanent resists is proposed. The proposed composition comprises a carboxy functional resin, an acrylate oligomer, an epoxy functional resin, a butadiene nitrile resin, and a photoinitiator.

Abstract: A composition and process useful in fabricating circuitry packages with permanent resists is proposed. The proposed composition comprises a carboxy functional resin, an acrylate oligomer, an epoxy functional resin, a butadiene nitrile resin, and a photoinitiator.

Abstract: A composition and process useful in fabricating circuitry packages with permanent resists is proposed. The proposed composition comprises a carboxy functional resin, an acrylate oligomer, an epoxy functional resin, a butadiene nitrile resin, and a photoinitiator.