Abstract: Methods and apparatus for coating particulate material are provided. The apparatus includes a vessel having a top and a bottom, a vertically extending conduit having an inlet in the vessel and an outlet outside of the vessel, a first fluid inlet in the bottom of the vessel for introducing a transfer fluid, a second fluid inlet in the bottom of the vessel for introducing a coating fluid, and a fluid outlet from the vessel. The method includes steps of agitating a material, contacting the material with a coating material, and drying the coating material to produce a coated material. The invention may be adapted to coat aerogel beads, among other materials. A coated aerogel bead and an aerogel-based insulation material are also disclosed.

Abstract: A room temperature curable organopolysiloxane composition is provided. The composition comprises (I) an organopolysiloxane which is a condensation product of component (A) (an organopolysiloxane comprising R3SiO1/2 unit and SiO4/2 unit and containing 0.02 to 0.12 mol/100 g of hydroxy group bonded to the silicon atom) and component (B) (a diorganopolysiloxane raw rubber having hydroxy group on opposite ends thereof), (II) an organosilane compound having at least 2 hydrolyzable groups bonded to the silicon atom on average per molecule, and/or its partial hydrolytic condensate, (III) a solvent, and (IV) a silica nano particle having its surface modified by a branch structure. The composition is capable of providing a high strength film without incorporating reinforcement fillers, with no curing inhibition by the inorganic nano particles, and without inhibiting gas separation performance realized by the inorganic nano particles.

Abstract: A composite material in which a graphene-like carbon material has excellent adhesion to a substrate composed of resin, and a method for producing the same are provided. The composite material comprises a substrate composed of resin and a graphene-like carbon material layer provided so as to cover at least part of the surface of the substrate, wherein graphene-like carbon is closely attached to the surface of the substrate. The method for producing a composite material comprises bringing a graphene-like carbon material into contact with at least part of the surface of a substrate composed of resin and heating under the action of a supercritical or subcritical fluid.

Abstract: Solar-reflective roofing granules having deep-tone colors are formed by coating base mineral particles with a coating composition including an infrared-reflective pigment. Color is provided by colored infrared pigment, light-interference platelet pigment, or a metal oxide.

Abstract: The present invention provides an inorganic artificial marble having excellent impact strength and weather resistance. The inorganic artificial marble can be a substitute for natural stone and used as an exterior finishing material.

Abstract: The invention relates to the deposition of nanoparticles from the gas phase of the a thermal plasma of a gas discharge and the subsequent attachment of said nanoparticles to the substrate particles. The invention can be used for increasing the flowability of solid bulk material. Particularly the pharmaceutical industry utilizes numerous intermediate and final products in the form of powders which cause processing problems because of the poor flowability thereof. With fine-grained materials, undesired adhesive effects occur foremost because of Van der Waals' forces. Said effects can be reduced by applying nanoparticles to the surface of the material that is to be treated. The invention is characterized by a combined process in which the nanoparticles are produced and are attached to the substrate surface. Using a non-thermal plasma additionally makes it possible to treat temperature-sensitive materials that are often used in the pharmaceutical industry.

Abstract: The oligonucleotide polymerization method of the present invention is advantageous in that an oligonucleotide with a small molecular weight can be easily polymerized into high-molecular weight oligonucleotides. Further, the high-molecular oligonucleotide prepared by the method of the present invention can bind to hydrophilic high-molecular materials or inorganic materials, and then can be stably delivered to a living body. Therefore, the high-molecular oligonucleotide prepared by the method of the present invention can be widely used for treating various diseases.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a method of laser-marking. The method can include exposing a precursor to a laser creating a mark. The precursor can include a polymer or plastic loaded with a laser-marking additive in an amount of or greater than about 1 wt. %. The additive can include: at least one compound of the formula: MOCl where M is, independently, As, Sb, or Bi; or a compound of the formula BiONO3, Bi2O2CO3, BiOOH, BiOF, BiOBr, Bi2O3, BiOC3H5O7, Bi(C7H5O2)3, BiPO4, Bi2(SO4)3, Pb(OH)2.2PbCO3, or Pb(OH)2.PbCO3.

Abstract: A resin-coated metallic pigment in which a coating layer constituted of a single layer or a plurality of layers is formed on a surface of a base particle, an outermost layer of the coating layer being composed of a resin which is a polymer containing one or more compounds selected from a monomer and an oligomer having two or more polymerizable double bonds as a constituent unit, and a surface portion of the outermost layer being treated with a surface modifier which is a compound having one polymerizable double bond.

Abstract: A composition including particles of a carrier having on a surface thereof a compound according to structure (A) wherein either m is 1 and R is according to structure (B) in which n is an integer from 3 to 7, or m is 2 and R is according to structure C in which p is an integer from 1 to 10. Such compositions are useful for a variety of applications, for example the preparation of mortars and cements.

Abstract: An encapsulated product comprising a core substance encapsulated with a wall material mainly comprising a polymer, wherein the polymer contacts the core substance through an ionic surfactant a and comprises at least (1) a repeating structural unit derived from an ionic polymerizable surfactant B and/or ionic monomer and (2) a repeating structural unit derived from an ionic polymerizable surfactant C having an electric charge the same as or opposite the electric charge of the ionic surfactant; or an encapsulated product comprising a core substance with a wall material mainly comprising a polymer, wherein the polymer comprises a repeating structural unit comprising a hydrophobic monomer and is present between (1) an ionic surfactant b and (2) an ionic surfactant c.

Abstract: In an anode material of a lithium-ion secondary battery and its preparation method, a natural graphite, an artificial graphite or both are mixed to form a graphite powder, and the graphite powder is mixed with a resin of a high hard carbon content and processed by a mist spray drying process, and finally added or coated with a special resin material after a carburizing heat treatment takes place to prepare a graphite composite of the anode material of the lithium-ion secondary battery and achieve a smaller surface area of an anode graphite composite of the battery and extended cycle life and capacity.

Abstract: Disclosed is a composition, in particular a dispersion, which contains nanofiber material in at least one organic matrix component, said nanofiber material being pre-treated in at least one method step for adjusting the physical properties of the composition.

Abstract: Multilayer expanded polypropylene resin beads that are heat moldable at low steam pressure and can provide an expanded mold with sufficient rigidity and heat resistance. The beads are formed from a polypropylene resin and a coating layer formed from a different polypropylene resin. The multilayer expanded resin beads can be molded in-mold at a steam pressure lower than the steam pressure for molding single-layer expanded beads made from the polypropylene resin which forms the core layer. The coating layer to core layer resin weight ratio in the multi-layer resin beads is not less than 0.001 and not greater than 0.040 and the expansion ratio of the expanded beads, the average value of the thickness of the coating layer of the expanded beads, calculated based on the coating weight ratio of the multi-layer resin beads, is not less than 0.1 ?m and not greater than 3.0 ?m.

Abstract: A process for producing and a powdery water-absorbing polymers comprising: about 0.01 to 20 wt. % of a fine particle with a particle size of less than about 200 ?m; about 0.001 to 10 wt. % of a thermoplastic adhesive; and about 60 to 99.998 wt. % of a water-absorbing polymer particle with a particle size of about 200 ?m and above, wherein the powdery water-absorbing polymers have: a flow value (FFC) within the range from about 1 to 13, and/or a dust portion of at most about 6 are disclosed. Also disclosed are a transport process, a composite, chemical products, and a use of a thermoplastic adhesive.

Abstract: Absorbent structures comprising vacuum-treated (optionally coated) post-crosslinked water-absorbing polymeric particles, obtainable by vacuum-treating and optionally plasma-treating post-crosslinked water-absorbent polymeric particles (that may optionally be coated), the resulting vacuum-treated post-crosslinked water-absorbing polymeric particles having an improved absorption, whilst having good gel bed permeability.

Abstract: Ligand functionalized substrates, methods of making ligand functionalized substrates, and methods of using functionalized substrates are disclosed.

Abstract: Surface-modified, pyrogenically prepared silica is prepared by subjecting the pyrogenically prepared silica, which is in the form of aggregates of primary particles having a BET surface area of 300±25 m2/g and the aggregates have an average area of 4800-6000 nm2, an average equivalent circle diameter (ECD) of 60-80 nm and an average circumference of 580-750 nm, to surface-modification in a known way. It can be used as a filler for controlling the rheology of liquid silicone rubber (LSR) systems.

Abstract: Acid-labile poly(N-vinyl formamide) (“PNVF”) nanocapsules were synthesized by free radical polymerization of N-vinyl formamide with optional active ingredients on the surface of silica nanoparticles. Polymerization in the presence of a novel cross-linker that contains an acid-labile ketal facilitated stable etching of silica nanoparticle templates using sodium hydroxide and recovery of PNVF nanocapsules. The formamido side group of PNVF was then hydrolyzed by extended exposure to sodium hydroxide to produce polyvinylamine (“PVAm”) nanocapsules. PNVF and PVAm nanoparticles are also synthesized that form nanogels with optional active ingredients.

Abstract: A composite structure includes at least one resin matrix layer having a resin material and a plurality of fiber elements and a plurality of titanium particles provided in the resin material. A method of toughening a resin matrix layer is also disclosed.

Abstract: A flake pigment according to the present invention includes a flake particle, a single-layer or multiple-layer coat covering a surface of the flake particle, and a fine particle. An outermost layer of the coat includes a copolymer including one or more type of first bond unit originating from a fluoric polymerizable monomer having fluorine and one or more type of second bond unit originating from a polymerizable monomer having phosphate group. The fine particle is fixed with the outermost layer being interposed and has a characteristic to provide triboelectrification characteristics to the flake pigment.

Abstract: The present invention provides a conductive fine particle capable of suppressing a blackening phenomenon during storage and thus providing high connection reliability; an anisotropic conductive material containing the conductive fine particle; and a connection structure. The conductive particle which has a base fine particle, and a conductive layer and a low-melting point metal layer that are formed in the stated order on the surface of the base fine particle, wherein the low-melting point metal layer has an arithmetic mean surface roughness of 50 nm or lower.

Abstract: An article comprises one or more porous particles. Each porous particle comprises a polymer that provides a continuous solid phase including an external particle surface, and first and second discrete pores that are isolated from each other and dispersed within the continuous solid phase. The porous particle further comprises a first marker material present in the first discrete pores, and a second marker material that is detectably different from the first marker material and is present within the second discrete pores. The marker materials can provide a means for identifying documents, clothing, or other articles as genuine, and providing a detectable security system.

Abstract: Polymeric porous particles have a continuous solid phase and at least two different internal pores that are isolated from each other within the continuous phase. At least one set of discrete pores contains a marker material, and some instances, each set of discrete pores contain different pores marker materials that are isolated from each other. These marker materials are detectably different from each other. The porous particles can be spherical or non-spherical and can be used in any situation where the detectably different marker materials can be evaluated.

Abstract: A metal oxide-based fine particle includes a metal oxide-based core region; an intermediate region formed on the outer periphery of the core region, the intermediate region having an alkoxyorganosiloxane condensate structure; and a surface region including an organic molecular chain or an organic silicon molecular chain or a reactive functional group.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide for polyurethane binders or adhesives that result in an increased amount of renewable resources in the final composite products while yet maintaining the quality of the composite products.

Abstract: A composite material that includes a dopant comprised of pre-formed, three dimensional assemblies of skeletal structures that are comprised of solgel derived nanoparticles. The composite material includes a chemically bonded, in situ formed, polymer coating that at least partially coats mesoporous surfaces of the nanoparticles to provide enhancement of random dispersion of the dopant and to minimize or avoid agglomeration. Further, the polymer may be functionalized or the mesoporous surfaces of the nanoparticles may be treated to enable stronger chemical bonding between the dopant and the polymer.

Abstract: Capture particles for harvesting analytes from solution and methods for using them are described. The capture particles are made up of a polymeric matrix having pore size that allows for the analytes to enter the capture particles. The pore size of the capture particles are changeable upon application of a stimulus to the particles, allowing the pore size of the particles to be changed so that analytes of interest remain sequestered inside the particles. The polymeric matrix of the capture particles are made of co-polymeric materials having a structural monomer and an affinity monomer, the affinity monomer having properties that attract the analyte to the capture particle. The capture particles may be used to isolate and identify analytes present in a mixture. They may also be used to protect analytes which are typically subject to degradation upon harvesting and to concentrate low an analyte in low abundance in a fluid.

Abstract: Provided is a composite nanometal paste which, when a layer of the paste interposed between upper and lower bodies is sintered in an inert gas under no load until the layer turns to a metal layer, attains a shear bond strength between the upper and lower bodies of 10 MPa or higher. The composite nanometal paste contains, as metallic components, composite metallic nanoparticles comprising metal cores with an average particle diameter of X (nm) and an organic coating layer formed around the circumference, metallic nanofiller particles having an average particle diameter of d (nm), and metallic filler particles having an average particle diameter of D (nm), and satisfies the first relation X<d<D and the second relation X<d<100 (nm).

Abstract: Provided is a composite nanometal paste, whose layer, when sintered in an inert gas under no load, gives a metal layer that is equal or superior in electrical conductivity and thermal conductivity to conventional lead-rich solders. The composite nanometal paste contains, as metal components, composite metal nanoparticles comprising metal cores with an average particle diameter of d (nm) and an organic coating layer formed around the circumference, and metal filler particles having an average particle diameter of D (nm), and satisfies the first relation d<D and the second relation d<100 (nm).

Abstract: The invention relates to powder, comprising composite particles comprising core particles completely or partially coated with a precipitated first polymer, where the core particles comprise a second polymer which differs from the precipitated first polymer, and where the ratio of the d50 median diameter of the composite particles to the d50 median diameter of the core particles is 1.15 or greater. The invention further relates to processes of using the powders of the present invention to making mouldings.

Abstract: A high-rigidity electromagnetic shielding composition includes: (A) about 10 to about 34 wt % of polyamide resin including an aromatic moiety in the backbone structure; (B) about 65 to about 85 wt % of carbon fiber; and (C) about 1 to about 20 wt % of metallic filler. The composition can have high modulus, electromagnetic shielding effects, and high surface conductance, and can thus be used to replace frames, brackets and the like for electronic devices.

Abstract: A dental floss apparatus comprised of a pair of handles that are configured for engagement with the fingers with strands of flossing substrate extending therebetween. The flossing substrates are spaced from each other, running substantially parallel and extending within an opening formed between the ends of the handles. A dissolvable substrate is positioned within this opening through an engagement with one or both of the handles or the flossing substrate, and upon contact with the surface of the teeth, dissolves, and deposits a residue on the surface of the teeth and the surrounding area of the mouth. The dissolvable substrate may be formed of two substrate pieces with a central gap between them defining a means for targeting insertion of the substrate between adjacent teeth and may be colorized or luminescent and have an additive material such as mouthwash, breath freshener, cooling agent, or flavor.

Abstract: The water dispersibility of water-soluble polymer particles can be improved by a method which comprises the following step: i) foaming a fluid composition comprising a compound A) having a weight average molecular weight of less than 10,000 or a water-insoluble polymer B) having a weight average molecular weight of at least 10,000; ii) contacting the produced foam with water-soluble polymer particles having a weight average molecular weight of at least 10,000; and iii) drying the particles, whereby the foam collapses during the contacting and/or drying step and the water-soluble polymer particles are encrusted with the compound having a weight average molecular weight of less than 10,000 or the water-insoluble polymer having a weight average molecular weight of at least 10,000.

Abstract: Composite particles comprising core particles completely or partially coated with a precipitated polymer, where the d50 median diameter of the core particles is from 1 to 70 ?m and wherein the core particle is an inorganic material which does not include titanium dioxide are provided. A method to prepare the particles includes dissolution of a polymer in a solvent and precipitation of the polymer in the presence of a suspension of the core particles. Further provided is a layer by layer moulding process employing the composite particles and mouldings obtained therefrom.

Abstract: In the present invention a composite particle including: a first polymeric particle having a diameter of from 100 nm to 3.5 microns including a core and a shell: the core including, when dry, at least one void; and the shell polymer having a calculated glass transition temperature (“Tg”) greater than 50° C.; and a second polymeric particle disposed on the surface of the first polymeric particle, the second polymeric particle having a minimum film-forming temperature of greater than 20° C.; wherein the ratio of the diameter of the first polymeric particle to the diameter of the second polymeric particle is from 1 to 50; and wherein the ratio of the weight of the first polymeric particle to the weight of the second polymeric particle is from 0.1 to 40, is provided.

Abstract: Methods are generally disclosed for synthesis of porous particles from a solution formed from a leaving agent, a surfactant, and a soluble metal salt in a solvent. The surfactant congregates to form a nanoparticle core such that the metal salt forms about the nanoparticle core to form a plurality of nanoparticles. The solution is heated such that the leaving agent forms gas bubbles in the solution, and the plurality of nanoparticles congregate about the gas bubbles to form a porous particle. The porous particles are also generally disclosed and can include a particle shell formed about a core to define an average diameter from about 0.5 ?m to about 50 ?m. The particle shell can be formed from a plurality of nanoparticles having an average diameter of from about 1 nm to about 50 nm and defined by a metal salt formed about a surfactant core.

Abstract: A colored platelet including a substrate, an adhesion layer, a color pigment layer, and a secure layer and a method of producing the colored platelet are described. The disclosed colored platelet can provide a superior bright color effect in a coating composition. The color effect can depend on the material used for the substrate and/or the color pigment layer.

Abstract: Provided are a resin blend for forming a layer-separated structure, a pellet, a method of preparing a resin article using the same, and a resin article. The resin blend may include a first resin, and a second resin including a resin to which a fluorine or fluorine-substituted organic functional group is introduced and having a difference in surface energy from the first resin at 25° C. of 0.1 to 35 mN/m. The resin blend can improve mechanical and surface characteristics of a resin article. Also, the resin blend can realize excellent contamination resistance of a resin article. Further, since coating or plating is not required for manufacturing a resin article, a manufacturing time and/or cost can be reduced, and productivity can be increased.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composition and method for functionalizing nanoparticles that enables them to undergo reversible aggregation/deaggregation. The aggregation properties of this new system are reversible and readily monitored by optical absorbance measurements with the possibility of electrical and/or magnetic monitoring as well. The outer portion of the coating material is functionalized with polyethylene glycol (PEG) entities that facilitate biocompatibility and stability both in solution and in the solid state. Also provided are nanoparticles functionalized with rationally designed free radical initiators to effect tailored polymer growth from the surface. These systems may be used for a broad variety of applications, including biosensing with real-time feedback.

Abstract: Provided are a resin blend for melt processing, a pellet and a method of preparing a resin article using the same. The resin blend may include a first resin, and a second resin having a difference in melt viscosity from the first resin of 0.1 to 3000 pa*s at a shear rate of 100 to 1000 s?1 and a processing temperature of the resin blend. The resin blend can improve mechanical and surface characteristics of a resin article. Further, since coating or plating is not required for manufacturing a resin article, a manufacturing time and/or cost can be reduced, and productivity can be increased.

Abstract: Provided are a resin blend for melt processing, a pellet and a method of preparing a resin article using the same. The resin blend may include a first resin, and a second resin having a difference in solubility parameter from the first resin at 25° C. of 0.001 to 10 (J/cm3)1/2. The resin blend can improve mechanical and surface characteristics of a resin article. Further, since coating or plating is not required for manufacturing a resin article, a manufacturing time and/or cost can be reduced, and productivity can be increased.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing single-hole hollow polymer particles which have an extremely uniform outside diameter and inside diameter, and thus do not require a classifying operation. Further provided are single-hole hollow polymer particles produced by such a method for producing single-hole hollow polymer particles. The invention relates to a method for producing single-hole hollow polymer particles, which includes: preparing a dispersion of swollen particle droplets by mixing a seed particle dispersion obtained by dispersing uncrosslinked polymer-containing seed particles in a water-containing dispersion medium, with a radical polymerizable monomer, an oil-soluble solvent and an oil-soluble polymerization initiator, and causing the radical polymerizable monomer, the oil-soluble solvent and the oil-soluble polymerization initiator to be absorbed in the seed particles; and polymerizing the radical polymerizable monomer in the swollen particle droplets.

Abstract: Magnetic nanoparticles and related devices and methods are described. Compositions and methods can include magnetic nanoparticles having a narrow size distribution for use in diagnostics and therapeutics.

Abstract: A hard coating composition capable of being applied to the modification of a surface of plastic material that is being widely used in household appliances, the hard coating composition including an inorganic dispersion solution that is composed of at least one hydrolytically decomposable silane compound and an inorganic oxide particle, and an organic resin solution that is composed of a photo-curable acrylic-based compound and various additives capable of providing a functionality, such as a surface improving agent and an anti-static agent, the hard coating composition providing pH of between 4 and 6.

Abstract: A process for producing carrier polymer particles comprising covering the surface of organic polymer particles having a particle diameter of 0.1 to 20 micrometers with a saccharide by chemically bonding the organic polymers and the saccharide.

Abstract: A flame-retardant particle includes: a particle containing a compound having a structure represented by formula (1); and a coating particle that covers at least a part of a surface of the particle: -A(—O—CO—O—Ar)m??(1) wherein A represents a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic group; Ar represents a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group; and m represents an integer of 1 to 3.

Abstract: Coated color-converting particles and associated devices, systems, and methods are disclosed herein. A coating of the coated color-converting particles can include, for example, a parylene, such as a fluorinated parylene. In particular embodiments, the coating can be configured to protect a color-converting material of a particle core of the coated color-converting particles from detrimental reactions. For example, the coating can prevent, slow, or otherwise inhibit detrimental reactions between the color-converting material and a matrix material or between the color-converting material and an environmental constituent that can diffuse through a matrix. In particular embodiments, the coated color-converting particles can be incorporated into a matrix to form a composite. The composite can be used, for example, with a radiation transducer.

Abstract: The present invention concerns microcapsules comprising a capsule core and a capsule wall, the capsule wall being constructed from 30% to 90% by weight of one or more C1-C24-alkyl esters of acrylic and/or methacrylic acid, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid and/or maleic acid (monomers I), 10% to 70% by weight of a mixture of divinyl and polyvinyl monomers (monomers II), the fraction of polyvinyl monomers being in the range from 2% to 90% by weight based on the monomers II, and also 0% to 30% by weight of one or more miscellaneous monomers (monomer III), all based on the total weight of the monomers, a process for their production and their use in textiles, bindered building materials and heat transfer fluids.

Abstract: Controlled geometry particles of thermoplastic polymers are prepared from compositions containing the thermoplastic polymer and two additives, in the molten state, by cooling the molten composition and disintegrating the resulting dispersion of thermoplastic polymer; powders obtained therefrom advantageously have mean particle diameters ranging from 0.1 to 800 ?m and are useful additives in, e.g., paints and coatings.