Abstract: A system for manufacturing a thermoplastic prepreg product includes a belt or conveyor, a prepreg applicator that positions a thermoplastic prepreg atop the belt or conveyor, a foam applicator that applies a foam mixture atop the thermoplastic prepreg, a heating mechanism that heats the thermoplastic prepreg and the foam mixture to cause the foam mixture to react atop the thermoplastic prepreg, and a laminator that is configured to press the thermoplastic prepreg and foam mixture to control a thickness of the resulting thermoplastic prepreg product. The thermoplastic prepreg includes a fabric, mat, or web of fibers and a thermoplastic material that is impregnated within the fabric, mat, or web of fibers. The thermoplastic material is formed from in situ polymerization of monomers and oligomers. The foam mixture includes an isocyanate, a polyol blend, and a blowing agent.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a housing part, a housing and an electronic device. The housing part according to this invention comprises a first layer, said first layer being molded from a first composition comprising a1) 50-90 wt. % of a first amorphous polymer and b1) 10-50 wt. % of a first thermally conductive filler, the first composition having a thermal conductivity (TC1) of 4-40 W/(m*K), a second layer, said second layer being molded from a second composition comprising a2) 50-90 wt. % of a second amorphous polymer and b2) 10-50 wt. % of a second thermally conductive filler, the second composition having a thermal conductivity (TC2) of 0.

Abstract: An optical article includes a substrate with front and rear main faces, one main face coated with a columnar micro- or nano-structured coating. The substrate and optical article are transparent in at least a part of the visible region ranging from 380 to 780 nm, along at least one incidence angle. The columnar micro- or nano-structured coating includes an array of columns including each a core and an upper layer covering the core, the core and the upper layer being structurally and/or chemically different and have light absorbing properties with an extinction coefficient “k” ?10-2 in the spectrum 250-2500 nm and are able to cause a change in transmission or in reflection of incident light through the optical article as a function of the angle of incidence of light. Also disclosed is a method for manufacturing an optical article including a columnar micro- or nano-structured coating.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for preparing a conductive silk fibroin material, comprising the steps of: (1) preparation of a high-molecular-weight silk fibroin solution; (2) preparation of an insoluble silk fibroin material; (3) surface treatment of the silk fibroin material; (4) oxidation of the silk fibroin material; and (5) in-situ oxidative polymerization of 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene on the surface of the graft-modified silk fibroin material. In the present invention, a conductive composite film grafted with 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene on the surface is prepared, and the surface resistance is 100 to 5000 ohms. The preparation process is simple and mild, and the obtained conductive silk fibroin material can be used as a flexible electronic device, especially as a device for measuring human blood glucose level and heartbeat.

Abstract: A liquid composition includes a thiophene polymer; and at least one polymerization component selected from the group including a monomer and an oligomer.

Abstract: A hybrid metal composite (HMC) structure comprises a first tier comprising a first fiber composite material structure, a second tier longitudinally adjacent the first tier and comprising a first metallic structure and a second fiber composite material structure laterally adjacent the first metallic structure, a third tier longitudinally adjacent the second tier and comprising a third fiber composite material structure, and a fourth tier longitudinally adjacent the third tier and comprising a second metallic structure and a fourth fiber composite material structure laterally adjacent the second metallic structure. At least one lateral end of the second metallic structure is laterally offset from at least one lateral end of the first metallic structure most proximate thereto. Methods of forming an HMC structure, and related rocket motors and multi-stage rocket motor assemblies are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the manufacturing of a coated panel, in particular a wall, ceiling or flooring panel for applications in outdoor areas, as well as such a panel. The method comprises the following steps: providing a carrier plate of mineral wool and/or glass wool, comprising a front side and a rear side, applying a primer onto the front side of the carrier plate, thereafter applying a liquid first oligomer in an amount of 30 to 150 g/m2 onto the front side of the carrier plate; thereafter applying a liquid second oligomer, which differs from the first oligomer, in an amount of 30 to 180 g/m2 onto the wet surface of the before applied layer of the first oligomer.

Abstract: A rear window construction for a Jeep type vehicle having a foldable soft top with a window connected with the top is provided. The window is not connected to any frame member of the vehicle. The rear window construction includes a flexible foldable top having means of releasable connection with the frame structure of the vehicle. Additionally a rear window structure is provided. The rear window structure has a heating element for defrosting the rear window structure.

Abstract: A method of fastening at least one second object to at least one first object, wherein mechanical vibration acts from a sonotrode on the second object to fasten the second object to the first object. Between the sonotrode and the second object, an auxiliary sheet is placed, for example of paper. After the vibration stops, the auxiliary sheet is displaced relative to the sonotrode for a next fastening step.

Abstract: A gas barrier film includes a substrate, a peeling resin layer from which the substrate can be peeled off, one or more inorganic layers, and an adhesive layer provided on an inorganic layer most spaced from the substrate, in which an inorganic layer is provided on a surface of the peeling resin layer, the peeling resin layer is a resin layer including a phenyl group, and the adhesive layer is solid at normal temperature and has fluidity by heating, thereby exhibiting adhesiveness.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a polymer-metal compound composite ink, a preparation method and application thereof. The composite ink comprises: at least one polymer; at least one metal compound material, the metal compound material being selected from polyoxometalate compounds and nanocrystalline metal oxides; at least one solvent which is used for forming a disperse system in the form of a uniform fluid together with the remaining components in the composite ink. The present invention also discloses a method for preparing the composite ink. The composite ink of the present invention is easily available in raw material, easy to prepare and low in cost, and can be manufactured into a composite thin film by spin-coating, printing or in other ways.

Abstract: Various embodiments provide multi-layered self-healing materials, capable of repairing puncture damage. The multi-layered self-healing materials, capable of repairing puncture damage of the various embodiments may be constructed by sandwiching a reactive (e.g., oxygen sensitive) liquid monomer formulation between two solid polymer panels, such as a polymer panel of Barex 210 IN (PBG) serving as the front layer panel and a polymer panel of Surlyn® 8940 serving as the back layer panel. The various embodiments may provide methods to produce multi-layered healing polymer systems. The various embodiments may provide a two-tier, self-healing material system that provides a non-intrusive capability to mitigate mid to high velocity impact damage in structures.

Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes an anode body, a dielectric layer disposed on the anode body, and a solid electrolyte layer disposed on the dielectric layer. The solid electrolyte layer includes a self-doped conductive polymer and an organic alkali.

Abstract: The invention discloses a method for adhering a metal layer to a polymer substrate. The metal layer is deposited on a sacrificial substrate of a mold to form part of an interior surface of the mold, and a solution of monomers is deposited on the metal layer. The monomers are then polymerized together to form the polymer substrate on the metal layer. Then the polymer substrate is removed from the mold such that the metal layer is removed from the mold and adhered to the polymer substrate.

Abstract: A method for in-site synthesis of transparent conductive coating of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)/nano silver hybrid on transparent substrate is provided. Transparent substrate with oxidant coating containing silver salt is immersed into 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT) solution. The oxidant turns EDOT monomer to poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) coating on the transparent substrate; meanwhile, the silver salt itself is reduced to nano silver by the EDOT monomer, resulting in a nano silver-doped PEDOT coating. Thereby, a transparent conductive film made of PEDOT/nano silver coating on transparent substrate is obtained. The transparent conductive film with PEDOT/nano silver coating prepared in the present invention possesses the advantages of high electrical conductivity, optical transparency and environmental stability.

Abstract: Described are pressure-sensitive adhesive polymers (PSAs) useful, for example, for application to the skin, such as in the field of transdermal drug delivery. The PSAs include polar groups modeled on one or more polar portions of skin lipids, which contribute to good skin adhesion properties. Methods of making the PSAs, compositions comprising them, and methods of making and using them also are provided.

Abstract: A process for producing an episulfide compound for an optical material of the present invention includes a step of chlorinating glycerin to obtain dichloropropanol; a step of epoxidizing the dichloropropanol to obtain epichlorohydrin; a step of reacting the epichlorohydrin with a sulfating agent to obtain a bis(chlorohydrin) (di)sulfide compound thought a thiol compound; a step of epoxidizing the bis(chlorohydrin) (di)sulfide compound under basic conditions to obtain an epoxy compound; and a step of reacting the epoxy compound with a sulfating agent to obtain an episulfide compound represented by following General Formula (1): wherein, in the formula, n represents 0 or 1.

Abstract: Provided are one-part, shelf-stable polyurethane aerosol compositions, and related articles and methods. When sprayed onto a substrate and dried, these compositions provide polyurethane films. These polyurethane films display improved moisture resistance, optical clarity, and weatherability compared to known aerosol compositions, particularly in adverse environmental conditions. The compositions generally include an aqueous polyurethane dispersion containing a urethane moiety obtained by reacting (i) a polyol or thiol having isocyanate-reactive functional groups, (ii) a neutralized water-solubilizing compound, and (iii) a diisocyanate and optionally a silane terminal group; a propellant; and optionally one or more additives.

Abstract: An electroconductive member of the present invention includes an electroconductive support layer and a surface layer formed on the circumference of the electroconductive support layer and having a network structure containing an electroconductive fiber, and the electroconductive fiber has ion conductivity, and has an arithmetic mean value of top 10% fiber diameters of 0.2 ?m or more and 15.0 ?m or less. The surface layer always satisfies specific conditions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an organic composition which comprises a conjugated polymer as hole-transport compound and a doping compound. The present invention furthermore relates to the use of the composition according to the invention in organic electroluminescent devices, in particular in the so-called buffer layer of such devices. The present invention also relates to a formulation which comprises the composition according to the invention and a solvent and to an organic electroluminescent device which comprises the composition according to the invention.

Abstract: The optical material of the present invention contains one or more kinds of ultraviolet absorber (a) having a maximum absorption peak within a range of equal to or greater than 350 nm and equal to or less than 370 nm, in which a light transmittance of the optical material having a thickness of 2 mm satisfies the following characteristics (1) to (3), (1) a light transmittance at a wavelength of 410 nm is equal to or less than 10%, (2) a light transmittance at a wavelength of 420 nm is equal to or less than 70%, and (3) a light transmittance at a wavelength of 440 nm is equal to or greater than 80%.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing polythiophene star copolymer capable of being self-doped by an external stimulus, which includes the steps of: forming a polythiophene macroinitiator made by introducing a living radical polymerizable functional group into an end of polythiophene or a derivative thereof; forming through living radical polymerization a polymer macroinitiator for providing by an external stimulus at least a dopant selected from the group consisting of sulfonic acid radical, carboxylic acid radical and phosphoric acid radical; and polymerizing the polythiophene macroinitiator added with the polymer macroinitiator and at least one kind of divinyl monomer to produce the polythiophene star copolymer. The polythiophene star copolymer capable of being self-doped by an external stimulus according to the present invention is a self-doped material to stably increase conductivity, and can be used as a material for a conductive film.

Abstract: Adducts and prepolymers comprising pendent alkyl groups are disclosed. Polythiol adducts prepared by reacting a polythiol with a ketone and urethane-extended polythiol adducts. The polythiol adducts can be terminated with isocyanate groups. Compositions comprising the isocyanate-terminated polythiol adducts, isocyanate-terminated sulfur-containing prepolymers, and diisocyanates can be combined with polyamine or polyepoxide curing agents to provide curable compositions. Cured compositions are suitable for aerospace coating and sealant applications. The compositions can also include a low specific gravity filler and, when cured, meet the requirements of aerospace sealant applications.

Abstract: A conductive polymer dispersion is provided which is capable of easily forming a conductive coating film having both excellent water resistance and excellent solvent resistance. The conductive polymer dispersion of the present invention includes a ?-conjugated conductive polymer, a polyanion, a polyester resin having an alkali metal salt of an acid group, and a glycidyl group-containing acrylic resin. In the conductive polymer dispersion, the ratio (?/?) of total mass ? of the polyester resin and the glycidyl group-containing acrylic resin to total mass ? of the ?-conjugated conductive polymer and the polyanion is in a range of 6.90 to 62.5.

Abstract: The present invention provides self-healing anti corrosive coatings comprising composites of conducting polymers, chitosan and silica particles along with epoxy useful for corrosion prevention under highly corrosive medium like 3.5% NaCl. Tafel plots exhibits significantly high corrosion protection efficiency (99.99%) for the epoxy coatings with 2.0 wt % loading of chitosan-polymer composite. The weight loss measurements and salt spray test results clearly exhibit superior corrosion resistance offered by coatings with chitosan-polymer composite. The synergistic interaction between chitosan and polypyrrole in the composite is expected to improve the corrosion resistance properties of the coatings. The SiO2 particles present in the composite reinforce the integrity of the coating under corrosive conditions.

Abstract: This forming involves a composition including: poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) or PEDOT; polystyrene sulfonate or PSS; a compound (A) having formula: with 0<x/y<1; Ar1 and Ar2 representing two aromatic rings, which may be identical or different; Ar1 and/or Ar2 comprising at least one hydrophobic substituent on its ring.

Abstract: A composition comprising: a first monomer comprising at least three thiol groups, each located at a terminal end of the first monomer, wherein the first monomer is represented by the following Chemical Formula 1-1: a second monomer comprising at least two unsaturated carbon-carbon bonds, each located at a terminal end of the second monomer, wherein the second monomer is represented by the following Chemical Formula 2: wherein in Chemical Formulae 1 and 2 groups R2, Ra to Rd, Ya to Yd, L1? and L2, X and variables k3 and k4 are the same as described in the specification, and a first light emitting particle, wherein the first light emitting particle consists of a semiconductor nanocrystal comprising a Group II-VI compound, a Group III-V compound, a Group IV-VI compound, or a combination thereof, wherein the first light emitting particle has a core/shell structure having a first semiconductor nanocrystal being surrounded by a second semiconductor nanocrystal, and the first semiconductor nanocrystal being

Abstract: In one embodiment, a chalcogenide glass optical fiber is produced by forming a billet including a chalcogenide glass mass and a polymer mass in a stacked configuration, heating the billet to a temperature below the melting point of the chalcogenide glass, extruding the billet in the ambient environment to form a preform rod having a chalcogenide glass core and a polymer jacket, and drawing the preform rod.

Abstract: A transfer assist member comprising a plurality of layers, one of the layers being a check film layer comprised of a crosslinked mixture of urea-glyoxal resins, and polyester polyols present on a support polymer layer.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a surface-treated copper foil, a copper-clad laminate plate including the same, a printed circuit board using the same, and a method for manufacturing the same. In detail, the copper-clad laminate plate according to one implementation embodiment of the present invention includes: carrier; a peel layer formed on the carrier; a copper-clad layer formed on the peel layer; and a surface-treated layer formed on the copper-clad layer, in which the surface-treated layer includes a thiol-based compound. Therefore, the present invention provides a printed circuit board capable of improving an adhesive force between a base and a copper-clad layer without treating a roughed surface by forming the surface-treated layer on the copper-clad layer.

Abstract: Described is a layered structure and a process for the production thereof, comprising at least one polarizer layer; at least one conductor layer, comprising a conductive polymer, wherein the at least one conductor layer has a surface resistance in a range of from 10?4 to 500 ?/square.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a flexible substrate comprises the steps of: providing a supporting plate; coating a first flexible layer on a side of the supporting plate; forming a barrier layer on the first flexible layer at its side opposite to the supporting plate, the barrier layer comprises multiple films stacked on top of one another; and coating a second flexible layer on the barrier layer at its side opposite to the first flexible layer, the barrier layer is coated by the first and second flexible layer.

Abstract: A shell, a method of preparing the shell and an electronic product comprising the shell are provided. The shell may comprise: a metal shell body, a plastic part made of a resin, and an oxide layer formed between the metal body and the plastic part, joining the plastic part to the metal shell body, wherein the oxide layer contains corrosion pores having an average diameter of about 200 nm to about 2000 nm in the surface contacting the plastic part, and nanopores having a diameter of about 10 to 100 nm in the surface contacting the metal shell body, and a part of the resin is filled in the corrosion pore and corrosion pore.

Abstract: A fire resistant composite laminate includes a thermoplastic matrix material reinforced with fibers embedded in the matrix of the composite laminate, wherein the thermoplastic matrix material of the fire resistant composite laminate includes polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF).

Abstract: A display device window includes a polymer blending resin layer and a light transmittance film disposed on the polymer blending resin layer. The polymer blending resin layer includes a continuous phase and a dispersion phase.

Abstract: A polyphenylene sulfide resin composition has excellent heat resistance, flowability and lightweight property as well as surface smoothness and impact resistance. The polyphenylene sulfide resin composition includes 1 to 30 parts by weight of a mica (b) having an aspect ratio of not less than 80, relative to 100 parts by weight of a polyphenylene sulfide resin (a).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composite material, a high-frequency circuit substrate made therefrom and making method thereof. The composite material comprises 20-70 parts by weight of thermosetting mixture, a fiberglass cloth, a powder filler, a flame retardant, and a cure initiator. The thermosetting mixture includes a resin containing vinyl in the amount of more than 60% composed of carbon and hydrogen with its molecular weight being less than 11000, and a solid styryl resin of middle or low molecular weight with unsaturated double bonds. The made high-frequency circuit substrate comprises a plurality of prepregs mutually overlapped, and copper foils respectively covered on both sides of overlapped prepregs. Each prepreg is made from the composite material. The composite material of the present invention enable to readily make prepregs.

Abstract: The present invention relates to building materials, particularly building materials for placement on the outside of buildings.

Abstract: Corrosion inhibition systems, including coated substrates, coating materials and corrosion inhibition compounds, and methods of making the same are disclosed. These systems and methods include corrosion inhibition compounds that are responsive to corrosion at a surface, releasing active inhibitor groups upon a corrosion stimulus. The active inhibitor groups are selected to block corrosion at the surface by inhibiting oxidation reactions, reduction reactions and/or by forming a passivation layer.

Abstract: The present invention includes compositions and methods of supplying a corrosion inhibitor including placing a corrosion inhibitor attached to a nanostructure carrier, placing the nanostructure carrier containing the corrosion inhibitor at a location and the nanostructure carrier is capable of releasing the corrosion inhibitor.

Abstract: The present invention provides: a gas barrier film comprising a cured resin layer and a gas barrier layer, the gas barrier layer being provided on at least one side of the cured resin layer, the cured resin layer being a layer formed of a cured product of a curable resin composition that includes (A) a thermoplastic resin having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 140° C. or more, and (B) a curable monomer, the gas barrier film having a water vapor transmission rate of 1 g/m2/day or less at a temperature of 40° C. and a relative humidity of 90%; a method for producing the gas barrier film; a gas barrier film laminate comprising the gas barrier film; an electronic device member comprising the gas barrier film; an electronic device member comprising the gas barrier film laminate; an electronic device comprising the electronic device member.

Abstract: Provided is a PAS resin composition with which molded articles having excellent high- and low-temperature impact properties can be obtained and which can be highly inhibited from leaving mold deposits when molded and is suitable for use in insert molding. Also provided is an insert-molded article obtained using the resin composition. The PAS-derived resin composition comprises a PAS resin having carboxylic terminal groups and an olefin-derived copolymer, wherein the olefin-derived copolymer comprises units of an ?-olefin, a glycidyl ester of an ?,?-unsaturated acid, and an acrylic ester as comonomer units, the PAS resin has a number average molecular weight of 1,000-10,000, and the content of the comonomer units derived from the glycidyl ester in the resin composition is 0.08-0.20 mass %, the ratio of the content of the comonomer units derived from the glycidyl ester (mmol/kg) to the amount of the carboxylic terminal groups (mmol/kg) being 0.35-1.00.

Abstract: A composite having a first layer including an aromatic thermoplastic polyurethane and a second layer. The first layer forms a base that has a plurality of walls extending therefrom to define a cavity for receiving a device, such as a medical device. The second layer is disposed on the first layer opposite the cavity. The composite is formed from a method that includes the step of disposing the first layer on the second layer. The composite may also be included with a container to form a packaging system.

Abstract: An assembly includes a substrate, a film on the substrate, and a coating on the film. The film includes a material permeable to organic solvents, and the coating includes a material reactive with the film. Alternatively, the assembly may include a substrate including a textured region, and a coating on the textured region. The coating mimics the texture of the textured. In an alternative embodiment, a laminate includes a film including a material permeable to organic solvents, a coating on the film, and an adhesive on a second surface of the film. The coating includes a material reactive with the film. In another embodiment, a method for reducing drag on a substrate includes applying a film on a substrate, and applying a coating on the film. The film includes a material permeable to organic solvents, and the coating includes a material reactive with the film.

Abstract: An electrical insulation system includes a first insulation layer having a first polymer and a first filler in the form of nanoparticles, and a second insulation layer including a second polymer and a second filler in the form of either chromium oxide, Cr2O3, iron oxide, Fe2O3, or a mixture of chromium oxide and iron oxide. At least one of the insulation layers is in the form of a solid and flat sheet. By an insulation system combining the first insulation layer with well dispersed nanoparticles and the second insulation layer filled with Cr2O3 particles and/or Fe2O3 particles, a synergetic effect of the two insulation layers provides an excellent shield and resistance of the insulation system against electrical discharges. The sheet material allows anybody to put together an insulation system without any special equipment.

Abstract: Provided is an aluminum-resin bonded body that expresses excellent bonding strength and does not show a reduction in the strength after a durability test, thus being able to keep the excellent bonding strength over a long period of time. The aluminum-resin bonded body includes: an aluminum substrate formed of aluminum or an aluminum alloy; an oxygen-containing film containing oxygen, which is formed on a surface of the aluminum substrate; and a molded resin formed of a thermoplastic resin, which is bonded onto the oxygen-containing film. The thermoplastic resin is a thermoplastic resin containing an element having an unshared electron pair in a repeat unit and/or at an end.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for bonding a thermoplastic polymer to a thermosetting polymer component, the thermoplastic polymer having a melting temperature that exceeds the curing temperature of the thermosetting polymer. The method comprises the steps of providing a cured thermosetting polymer component comprising an implant of a thermoplastic polymer at least at the part of the thermosetting polymer component to be bonded, locating a thermoplastic polymer in contact with at least the part to be bonded, heating the assembly to the melting temperature of the thermoplastic polymer, whereby the thermoplastic polymer of the implant melts and fuses with the thermoplastic polymer, and cooling the assembly.

Abstract: A p-type transparent conductive material can comprise a thin film of BCSF on a substrate where the film has a conductivity of at least 1 S/cm. The substrate may be a plastic substrate, such as a polyethersulfone, polyethylene terephthalate, polyimide, or some other suitable plastic or polymeric substrate.

Abstract: Provided are a transparent conductive film, a method of manufacturing the same, and a touch panel having the same, the transparent conductive film including: a transparent film; and a conductive layer formed on one surface of the transparent film, wherein the conductive layer includes a linear interconnecting structure layer and a PEDOT(poly-3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene)-PSS(polystyrenesulfonate) layer. In accordance with the present invention, it can be provided with the conductive film, which has improved haze and non-resistant properties, excellent flexibility, and low costs by economic processes, even without a structural change of the transparent conductive film, and the touch panel and the display using the same.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are activatable conductive compositions and methods of making and using activatable conductive compositions. In particular, activatable conductive monomers polymers are described and electrically conductive coatings that include activatable conductive polymers.