Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
521149000 | From oxygen containing reactant | 59 |
20080300334 | Thermoplastic Resin Foam - A thermoplastic resin foam which has both high reflectance and superior shape-retention properties, suitable for use in backlights and illumination boxes for illumination signboards, lighting fixtures, displays and the like. The thermoplastic resin foam is manufactured by a manufacturing method including a procedure for holding a resin sheet composed of thermoplastic resin (A) and thermoplastic resin (B), which has a functional group having an affinyty with thermoplastic resin (A), within a pressurized inert gas atmosphere to enable the resin sheet to contain inert gas, and a procedure for foaming by heating the resin sheet containing inert gas at a temperature higher than the softening temperature of thermoplastic resin, under normal pressure. | 12-04-2008 |
20090012195 | RESIN COMPOSITION FOR USE IN FORMING A POLYURETHANE ARTICLE WITH INCREASED COMFORT - A unique combination of a hydrophilic polyol (A) and a hydrophobic polyol (B) having a terminal ethylene oxide cap are used in a resin composition and a polyurethane system, and are used to form a polyurethane article, such as a polyurethane foam. The hydrophilic polyol (A) is ethylene oxide (EO) rich and the hydrophobic polyol (B) is propylene oxide (PO) rich. The hydrophilic polyol (A) and the hydrophobic polyol (B) are present in the resin composition and the polyurethane system in a weight ratio (A:B) of from 1.5:1 to 20:1. The polyurethane article exhibits excellent comfort for use in vehicle applications, such as automotive and motorcycle seating, due to reduced resonance frequency and reduced peak vibration transmissivity relative to previous polyurethane articles. | 01-08-2009 |
20090018227 | Fine Particle-Dispersed Polyol Composition, Method for Producing Polymer Polyol, and Method for Producing Polyurethane Resin - A polyol composition comprising a polyol (a) and resin fine particles (b) dispersed in the polyol (a), and a method for producing the polyol composition are provided, wherein the resin fine particles (b) are particles such that an arithmetic standard deviation by volume of a particle size distribution of the particles, derived from respective values in 85 divisions of a range of 0.020 to 2000 μm determined by a laser diffraction/scattering particle size distribution analyzer, is not more than 0.6. A resin fine particle-dispersed polyol composition that, even if the resin particles dispersed in the polyol have a small particle diameter, allows the production of a polyurethane resin having an excellent mechanical strength such as elongation at break, and a method for producing the same, are provided. | 01-15-2009 |
20090149562 | PURIFICATION OF A DISTILLED BOTTOM PRODUCT CONTAINING (METH)ACRYLIC ACID BY MEANS OF A CRYSTALLIZATION PROCESS - A process for the preparation of (meth)acrylic acid is disclosed that includes:
| 06-11-2009 |
20100016460 | USE OF CHEMICAL ADMIXTURES AS PROMOTORS, RECOVERY AGENTS - The present invention is directed to an energy absorption system for absorbing mechanical impact energy using one or more chemicals for promoting absorption of a liquid, and optionally including one or more promoter, recovery agent, and/or viscosity adjusting agent, which allows the system to release the absorbed energy. | 01-21-2010 |
20100099786 | CARBAMATE, THIOCARBAMATE OR CARBAMIDE COMPRISING A BIOMOLECULAR MOIETY - The invention relates to a compound comprising (a) at least two polymerisable moieties, (b) at least one amino acid residue of an amino acid comprising at least two amine groups of which at least two amine groups have formed a carbamate, a thiocarbamate or a carbamide group, and (c) a biomolecular moiety linked directly or via a spacer to the carboxylic acid moiety of the diamino acid residue or a carboxylic acid to which such moiety can be linked. The invention further relates to a polymer obtainable from such compound. | 04-22-2010 |
20100099787 | VOID-CONTAINING RESIN MOLDED PRODUCT, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR, AND IMAGE-RECEIVING FILM OR SHEET FOR SUBLIMATION TRANSFER RECORDING MATERIAL OR THERMAL TRANSFER RECORDING MATERIAL - The present invention provides a void-containing resin molded product having high heat insulation properties and a method for producing such a molded product. The present invention also provides an image-receiving film or sheet that includes the void-containing resin molded product to provide favorable printing characteristics and is intended for use in a sublimation transfer recording material or a thermal transfer recording material. | 04-22-2010 |
20100105791 | CLOSED-CELL FOAMED RUBBER SHEET, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - The present invention provides a closed-cell foamed rubber sheet whose sealability is less likely to decrease even after long-time use and which has excellent water resistance. The closed-cell foamed rubber sheet of the present invention comprises a rubber-based resin, and is provided by the steps of: providing a foamable resin composition containing the rubber-based resin and a foaming agent; irradiating the foamable resin composition with ionizing radiation to cross-link the foamable resin composition; and foaming the cross-linked foamable resin composition. In the case where the foamable resin composition further contains 0.5 parts by weight or more of a powdery additive other than the foaming agent per 100 parts by weight of the rubber-based resin, the rubber-based resin preferably contains a rubber-based resin ingredient which is in a liquid state at normal temperature. | 04-29-2010 |
20100210746 | CLAYLINKED POLYMER GELS IN NEW PHYSICAL FORMS, METHODS FOR THEIR FORMATION AND USES THEREOF - A fibre, film or foam includes a plasticizer and a charged claylinked gel (A). The charged claylinked gel (A) includes clay nanoparticles (C) which are crosslinked by a charged polymer (A′) such that any particular clay nanoparticle is linked to at least one other clay nanoparticle by the charged polymer (A′). Methods for producing the fibres, film and foam are also provided. | 08-19-2010 |
20100317759 | ADHESIVE SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - Disclosed is a method for manufacturing an adhesive sheet, including the steps of: (i) forming polymer syrup using monomer for adhesive polymer resin; (ii) injecting gas into the polymer syrup to form bubbles; (iii) forming an adhesive mixture by adding a conductive filler to the polymer syrup having the bubbles and mixing the conductive filler with the polymer syrup; (iv) manufacturing the mixture in a form of a sheet; and (v) irradiating light onto at least two surfaces of the sheet to photopolymerize the adhesive mixture. Gas is injected into polymer syrup before the conductive filler is added to the polymer syrup to form bubbles, thereby obtaining an adhesive sheet capable of shielding and/or absorbing an electromagnetic radiation with dimensional stability and adhesive force superior to that of comparative adhesive sheets. | 12-16-2010 |
20110028580 | CARPET BACKING COMPOSITIONS - The present disclosure provides embodiments of aqueous compositions comprising a dispersed polymer for preparing a carpet backing, methods for producing a carpet product, and methods for preparing a polymer-backed carpet. The aqueous composition can be prepared by polymerizing monomers including at least 50 percent by weight of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of alkyl acrylates and alkyl methacrylates having at least 4 carbon atoms in the alkyl. at least 30 percent by weight of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of styrene and alkyl acrylates and alkyl methacrylates having not more than 3 carbon atoms in the alkyl, less than 3 percent by weight of a hydroxyalkyl acrylate, and a copolymerizable acid in an amount up to 5 percent by weight. | 02-03-2011 |
20110046252 | REACTION RESIN BASED ON AN UNSATURATED POLYESTER, VINYL COMPOUNDS AND HYDROCARBON NANOTUBES THAT CAN BE CURED RADICALLY - The present invention relates to reaction resins based on an unsaturated polyester, one or more vinyl compounds and hydrocarbon nanotubes that can be cured radically, wherein hydrocarbon nanotubes are covalently bound to the unsaturated polyester. | 02-24-2011 |
20110054054 | HYDRAZINE-MODIFIED MATRICES AND USE THEREOF IN METHODS FOR ISOLATING BIOMOLECULES - The invention relates to novel functionalized matrices or matrix materials comprising structures of general formula Carrier-Linker-Spacer-NR | 03-03-2011 |
20110060065 | REMOVABLE COLOR GEL BASECOAT FOR ARTIFICIAL NAIL COATINGS AND METHODS THEREFORE - The present disclosure relates generally to compositions for natural and artificial nail coatings, and particularly, but not by way of limitation, to polymerizable compositions and adhesion-promoting basecoats polymerized therefrom. The disclosure further relates to methods of making a polymerized basecoat that are more easily removed than artificial nail enhancements and more durable and long lasting than nail polish coatings. | 03-10-2011 |
20110060066 | EMULSION COMPOSITION FOR VIBRATION DAMPING MATERIAL - The present invention provides an emulsion composition for a vibration damper, which has heating and drying properties high enough to form an excellent coating film which can exhibit excellent damping without swelling during drying by heating, and an emulsion composition for a vibration damper, which can exhibit basic performances demanded in vibration dampers, in particular, markedly superior anti-sagging even under the condition of high humidity or a thick film where the coating film may sag in conventional technologies, and thus can be useful in vibration dampers of various structures. The emulsion composition for a vibration damper includes an emulsion obtainable by emulsion polymerization of monomer components, the emulsion composition containing 0.5 to 20% by mass of a film-forming agent with a weight average molecular weight of 100 to 20000 in 100% by mass of the emulsion composition. | 03-10-2011 |
20110071231 | ORGANIC AEROGEL AND COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ORGANIC AEROGEL - A composition for manufacturing an organic aerogel including at least one monomer having at least two substituted or unsubstituted acrylamide groups and a solvent is provided, along with an organic aerogel including a polymeric reaction product of the monomer or monomers. | 03-24-2011 |
20110118372 | Acrylic Polymers Having Controlled Placement of Functional Groups - Acrylic copolymers that include the controlled placement of functional groups within the polymer structure are provided. The copolymers contain a reactive segment and a non-reactive segment and are manufactured via a controlled radical polymerization process. The copolymers are useful in the manufacture of adhesives and elastomers. | 05-19-2011 |
20110160326 | HIGH INTERNAL PHASE EMULSION FOAM HAVING LOW LEVELS OF UNPOLYMERIZED MONOMERS - A High Internal Phase Emulsion (HIPE) foam having low levels of unpolymerized monomer. | 06-30-2011 |
20110178198 | POLYMERS MODIFIED BY SILANES - The invention relates to a process for grafting hydrolysable silane groups to a polyolefin, comprising reacting the polyolefin with an unsaturated silane, containing an olefinic —C═C— bond or acetylenic —C≡C— bond and having at least one hydrolysable group bonded to Si, or a hydrolysate thereof, in the presence of means capable of generating free radical sites in the polymer. The silane contains an aromatic ring or a further olefinic double bond or acetylenic unsaturation, the aromatic ring or the further olefinic double bond or acetylenic unsaturation being conjugated with the olefinic —C═C— or acetylenic —C≡C— unsaturation of the silane. The unsaturated silane may also contains electron-withdrawing moiety with respect to the olefinic —C═C— or acetylenic —C≡C— bond. The invention permits to provide a silane-modified polyolefin having a high grafting efficiency while limiting/preventing polymer degradation by chain scission. The silane-modified polyolefin can be further reacted with a polar surface, a filler or a polar polymer or reacted on itself to crosslink the polyolefin and obtain enhanced physical properties of the composites made thereof. | 07-21-2011 |
20110263739 | HARDENABLE TWO PART ACRYLIC COMPOSITION - A hardenable two part acrylic composition, a polymer component of the two part hardenable composition and a method of producing a polymer component of the two part composition are disclosed. The hardenable two part acrylic composition includes an acrylic polymer composition first part and an acrylic monomer composition second part. The acrylic polymer composition first part includes a first type of acrylic polymer particles wherein each first type of acrylic polymer particle is formed of a network of coalesced emulsion polymerized acrylic microparticles or is microporous. The acrylic polymer composition may include emulsion polymerised acrylic polymer particles of particle size between 10 and 2000 nm and includes the use of acrylic polymer particles formed of a network of coalesced emulsion polymerized acrylic microparticles as a dough time reduction agent in a hardenable two part acrylic composition. | 10-27-2011 |
20120108692 | PREPARATION OF FOAM MATERIALS DERIVED FROM RENEWABLE RESOURCES - Monomers and crosslinkers derived from renewable resources that can be used to produce flexible, microporous, open-celled polymeric foam materials having physical characteristics making them suitable for a variety of uses, are disclosed. Monomer compositions derived from renewable resources, and having short curing times for preparing foam materials from high internal phase emulsions are also disclosed. | 05-03-2012 |
20120136083 | Systems And Methods For Stabilization Of A Phylon Article - A manufacturing method, within a modularized manufacturing environment for stabilizing a phylon article that is produced utilizing a heat press, is provided. Initially, the method includes immersing a phylon article in a first tank, with a fluid disposed therein, and withdrawing the phylon article from exposure with the fluid. Typically, the midsole is heated from its production with the heat press when it is placed into the first tank. The immersion in the first tank acts to cool the phylon article, thereby stabilizing the heated phylon. The phylon article may be next placed in a second tank, with a fluid disposed therein, and withdrawn from exposure with the fluid. The fluid of the first tank may reside at a temperature comparable to or higher than the temperature of the fluid of the second tank. Recursively exposing the heated phylon article to the fluid of the tanks incrementally decreases the volume of the article. | 05-31-2012 |
20120172474 | Surface-Etched Etched Alumina/SiC Mini-Whisker Composite Material and Uses Thereof - A composition of matter comprising 0.01 to 35% by weight of Al | 07-05-2012 |
20120178841 | THERMALLY DISAPPEARING RESIN PARTICLE - The present invention is a directed to a method of producing a thermally decomposing resin particle, which comprises polymerizing a polyoxyalkylene macromonomer having a functional group alone or in combination with another polymerizable monomer in a solvent. | 07-12-2012 |
20120302653 | INITIATOR-TIGHTENED COMPOSITIONS - Disclosed herein are gel and plastic compositions comprising tightened layers of polymerized vinyl monomers, as well as methods of making the same, where the layers are tightened in having smaller pores. The tightened layers comprise tightened inner layers and exterior layers, and the compositions comprise polymer-attached (pendant) initiator or helper residues. | 11-29-2012 |
20120302654 | HYDROGELS THAT UNDERGO VOLUMETRIC EXPANSION IN RESPONSE TO CHANGES IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT AND THEIR METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND USE - Generally, hydrogels are prepared by forming a liquid reaction mixture that contains a) monomer(s) and/or polymer(s) at least portion(s) of which are sensitive to environmental changes (e.g., changes in pH or temperature), b) a crosslinker and c) a polymerization initiator. If desired, a porosigen may be incorporated into the liquid reaction mixture to create pores. After the hydrogel is formed, the porosigen is removed to create pores in the hydrogel. These hydrogels may be prepared in many forms including pellets, filaments, and particles. Biomedical uses of these hydrogels include applications wherein the hydrogel is implanted in the body of a patient and an environmental condition at the implantation site causes the hydrogel to expand in situ. | 11-29-2012 |
20120302655 | THERMOPLASTIC RESIN FOAM AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - There is provided a thermoplastic resin foam being excellent in strength, flexibility, cushioning properties, strain recovery and the like, particularly being low in the shrinkage of the cell structure due to the resilience of the resin, and being good in productivity. There is also provided a process for producing a thermoplastic resin foam which can produce, with good productivity, the thermoplastic resin foam being excellent in strength, flexibility, cushioning properties, strain recovery and the like, particularly being low in the shrinkage of the cell structure due to the resilience of the resin. The thermoplastic resin foam according to the present invention is obtained from a thermoplastic resin composition containing a thermoplastic elastomer, an active energy-ray curable compound and a radical trapping agent. The thermoplastic resin foam according to the present invention is also obtained from a thermoplastic resin composition containing a thermoplastic elastomer, an active energy-ray curable compound, a thermal crosslinking agent and a radical trapping agent. | 11-29-2012 |
20120329895 | RADIATION-CURABLE WHIPPED FOAMS - The present invention relates to a process for the production of radiation-cured foams, characterized in that the radiation-cured foams are produced by 1) foaming of an aqueous composition A), 2) thermal drying of the foam produced from step 1), 3) curing of the foam by actinic radiation, the radiation-curable aqueous compositions A), the radiation-cured foams produced by the process according to the invention and the use of the radiation-cured foams for coating substrates. | 12-27-2012 |
20130005846 | ORGANIC/INORGANIC COMPOSITE FILLER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - Disclosed is an organic/inorganic composite filler that contains: inorganic agglomerated particles comprising agglomerations of inorganic primary particles having a mean diameter between 10 and 1000 nm; an organic resin phase that covers the surface of each inorganic primary particle and binds the inorganic primary particles to each other; and intra-agglomerate voids, formed between the organic resin phase covering the surface of each inorganic primary particle, with a pore volume (here, “pore” refers to holes with diameters between 1 and 500 nm) between 0.01 and 0.30 cm | 01-03-2013 |
20130030070 | PREPARATION OF CROSSLINKED ORGANIC POROUS PARTICLESRELATED APPLICATIONS - Crosslinked organic polymeric porous particles have a crosslinked organic solid phase and discrete pores dispersed within the crosslinked solid phase which pores are isolated from each other. These porous particles are prepared using one or more water-in-oil emulsions containing a polyfunctional reactive compound, a reagent that causes crosslinking, optionally an ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable monomer, and optionally an organic solvent, and can include various marker materials. | 01-31-2013 |
20130030071 | END-FUNCTIONALIZED POLYMERS - This invention relates to end-functionalized living polymers or copolymers having a structure represented by the general formula 1 or 2, wherein R | 01-31-2013 |
20130085198 | AQUEOUS GEL COMPOSITION CONTAINING BUBBLES - To present an aqueous gel composition containing bubbles light in weight, soil and elastic, and continuous in cool feel or warm feel. | 04-04-2013 |
20130085199 | FILLER FOR AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY - Provided is a filler for affinity chromatography having a high dynamic binding capacity for proteins and having excellent alkali resistance and storage stability. The filler for affinity chromatography of the present invention comprises a porous particle consisting of a copolymer of 40 parts to 99.5 parts by mass of (M-1) a methacryloyl group-containing vinyl monomer that contains a hydroxyl group and does not contain an epoxy group, 0.5 parts to 30 parts by mass of (M-2) an epoxy group-containing vinyl monomer, 0 parts to 59.5 parts by mass of (M-3) a methacryloyl group-containing vinyl monomer which is other than the monomers (M-1) and (M-2), and 0 parts to 25 parts by mass of (M-4) a vinyl monomer other than the monomers (M-1), (M-2) and (M-3) (with the proviso that the total amount of the contents of (M-1), (M-2), (M-3) and (M-4) is 100 parts by mass); ring-opened epoxy group obtainable by ring-opening of epoxy group that is contained in the copolymer; and ligand that is bound to the porous particle. | 04-04-2013 |
20130190417 | POLYMERIZABLE GEMINI DICARBOXLATE SURFACTANTS AND LYOTROPIC LIQUID CRYSTALS AND MEMBRANES MADE THEREFROM - The disclosure provides anionic Gemini surfactants comprising at least two carbonyl moieties and at least two aliphatic moieties. In some aspects, at least two of the aliphatic moieties comprise at least seven carbon atoms and at least one pair of conjugated carbon-to-carbon double bonds. The anionic Gemini surfactants are polymerizable and may be used to prepare triply periodic multiply continuous lyotropic phase and polymers thereof that substantially retain triply periodic multiply continuous lyotropic phase structure. | 07-25-2013 |
20130231411 | SHEET FOR USE AS A PACKAGING MATERIAL FOR SOLAR CELLS - Disclosed is a sheet for use as a packaging material having a low percentage thermal shrinkage, outstanding flexibility and outstanding properties as a packaging material for solar cells. The sheet for use as a packaging material for solar cells according to the present invention is a resin sheet having air spaces obtained by the hot-melt bonding of a portion of a dispersed hot-bonding resin powder, wherein the apparent density of the sheet is no less than 20(%) and no more than 70(%) of the net density of the hot-bonding resin, such that the sheet is adequately flexible. | 09-05-2013 |
20130274361 | PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET AND PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION - A pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet according to an embodiment of the present invention has a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer including an acrylic polymer. This acrylic polymer contains, as monomer components, an acrylic monomer not containing a polar group (A) and a polar group-containing monomer (B). The 100% modulus of this pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is 20 to 200 N/cm | 10-17-2013 |
20130274362 | HYDROGELS THAT UNDERGO VOLUMETRIC EXPANSION IN RESPONSE TO CHANGES IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT AND THEIR METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND USE - Hydrogels are described that expand volumetrically in response to a change in their environment and as well as their methods of manufacture and use. | 10-17-2013 |
20130281561 | POLYMETHACRYLIMIDE FOAMS HAVING A REDUCED RESIDUAL MONOMER CONTENT, AND PRODUCTION METHOD - The invention relates to a process for producing poly(meth)acrylimide foams and also blocks, sheets and the like composed of such poly(meth)acrylimide foams and also the intermediate articles formed from the copolymer of (meth)acrylic acid and (meth)acrylonitrile, which are all distinguished by a particularly low residual monomer content. | 10-24-2013 |
20130303646 | PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET FOR METAL SURFACE PROTECTION - The present invention provides a metal surface protective pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet comprising a substrate and an acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive layer that comprises an acrylic polymer and a thermally expandable microsphere provided on at least one face of the substrate. The acrylic polymer is characterized by having a carboxylic acid equivalent weight of 0.0010 eq./g or less and an amine equivalent weight of 0.0050 eq./g to 0.0600 eq./g. | 11-14-2013 |
20130324629 | RESIN FOAM AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided is a resin foam which has satisfactory strain recovery, is particularly resistant to shrinkage of its cell structure caused by the resinous restitutive force at high temperatures, and exhibits superior high-temperature strain recovery. The resin foam according to the present invention is obtained from a resin composition including an elastomer and an active-energy-ray-curable compound. The resin composition gives an unfoamed measurement sample having a glass transition temperature of 30° C. or lower and a storage elastic modulus (E′) at 20° C. of 1.0×10 | 12-05-2013 |
20140039081 | SULPHUR-CONTAINING THERMOPLASTIC POLYMERS - A process For the production of a thermoplastic polymer including carbon and sulphur in an atomic ration of C:S of at least 4 and at most 36 using thiol-ene addition polymerization, preferably with feedstocks obtained from renewable resources such as fatty acids from vegetable origin. The product is preferably aliphatic, meaning that at most 70% of the protons are present as aromatic hydrogen atoms and, if oxygen atoms are present in ester functions, the atomic ratio of the oxygen atoms present in ester functions relative to the number of sulphur atoms in the polymer is less than 1.0. The polymer may be used to produce a shaped article. | 02-06-2014 |
20140073715 | Hydrophilic Polymeric Particles and Methods for Making and Using Same - A method of forming a particle includes, in a disperse phase within an aqueous suspension, polymerizing a plurality of mer units of a hydrophilic monomer having a hydrophobic protection group, thereby forming a polymeric particle including a plurality of the hydrophobic protection groups. The method further includes converting the polymeric particle to a hydrophilic particle. | 03-13-2014 |
20140113986 | WATER-ABSORBING ELASTOMERIC MATERIAL - This invention relates to a rubbery or elastomeric polymer material taking up more than 5% by weight of water and at most 500% by weight of water after immersion in demineralized water at room temperature for a sufficient time to reach saturation, comprising: (a) repeating units from one or more hydrophobic organic monomers, and (b) repeating units from one or more monomers (a) being modified with one or more hydrophilic side groups. The rubbery or elastomeric polymer material may be in the form of a sheet, a foam, a coating adapted for adhesion to a substrate, or a fiber. This invention also relates to processes, polymerizable compositions, and foaming compositions for producing such rubbery or elastomeric polymer materials. | 04-24-2014 |
20140163127 | KETAL ESTER DERIVATIVES - The present disclosure relates to the preparation of acrylate, alkacrylate, allyl, and polycarbonate derivatives of hydroxy ketal esters, and uses thereof. | 06-12-2014 |
20140256837 | HYDROGELS THAT UNDERGO VOLUMETRIC EXPANSION IN RESPONSE TO CHANGES IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT AND THEIR METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND USE - Hydrogels are described that expand volumetrically in response to a change in their environment and as well as their methods of manufacture and use. | 09-11-2014 |
20140336295 | POROUS BODY USEFUL AS A FILTER ELEMENT - A porous body consists essentially of a plurality of ceramic particles having an average size ranging from 8 to 100 nm. The ceramic particles are bonded to adjacent ceramic particles with a strength sufficient to render the porous body self-supporting. The porosity ranges from 30 to 70 vol. % and the average pore size ranges from 5 to 50 nm. The porous body may be manufactured by preparing a dispersion comprising the ceramic particles and a polymer matrix material in a solvent, removing the solvent by heating and/or evaporation, forming a preform of the dried material, and firing the preform to remove the polymer matrix material and bond the ceramic particles to each other. The porous body is useful as a filter element in a system adapted to remove nanoscale particles from a fluid stream. | 11-13-2014 |
20140343182 | Non-Isocyanate Rigid Polymer Foams by Carbon-Michael Addition and Foaming Process - Polymer foam is made from a two-component foam system. The foam system includes an A-side component which contains a multifunctional Michael acceptor and a blowing agent that has a boiling temperature in the range −40° C. to +100° C. The system also includes a B-side component that contains a multifunctional carbon-Michael donor, a surfactant and a blowing agent that has a boiling temperature in the range −40° C. to +100° C. The viscosities of each of the components are 2,500 cPs or lower. Foam is made by separately pressurizing the components, then separately depressurizing them so they each at least partially expand. The partially expanded materials are then combined in the presence of a carbon-Michael reaction catalyst to form a reaction mixture which is cured to form the polymer foam. | 11-20-2014 |
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20150045470 | ANTIBODY PURIFICATION METHOD, AND CARRIER FOR USE IN PURIFICATION OF ANTIBODY - An antibody purification method includes: bringing a solution that includes an antibody and has a pH of 3.0 or more and less than 5.6 into contact with a carrier that includes a 2,3-dihydroxypropyl group to adsorb the antibody on the carrier; and bringing the carrier that has been brought into contact with the solution, into contact with an eluent having a pH of 5.6 or more and less than 10 to elute the antibody from the carrier. | 02-12-2015 |
20150051310 | Water Compatible Nanogel Compositions - The present invention relates to preparation and use of water dispersible nanogels and solvent dispersible reactive nanogels as additives to enhance polymer properties or as precursors to polymeric networks. | 02-19-2015 |
20150099817 | MOULDED PARTS MADE OF PMMA POWDER AS SIMPLE DOSING AID IN THE MANUFACTURE OF DENTAL PROSTHESES - The invention relates to three-dimensional dimensionally-stable moulded parts made of polymeric particles whose particles are connected firmly to each other, at least in part, at the contact sites of the particles, whereby the particles are preferably glued to each other, at least in part, at the contact sites. The pre-packaged moulded parts made of polymeric, powdery particles made of PMMA can take up acrylate or MMA into the porous three-dimensional structure and form a pasty or creamy dough that can be cast, pressed or injected and can be cured by common techniques after the forming. Also subject matters of the invention are the use of and a kit for producing said pasty dough. Said pre-packaged moulded parts are used in methods for producing prostheses, such as dental prostheses, bone cements, investment compounds, in particular of porous substrates, as investment compound in metallography. | 04-09-2015 |
20150344609 | SELF-ASSEMBLING POLYMERS - V - Disclosed are self-assembling diblock copolymers of the formula (I): | 12-03-2015 |
20150344637 | SELF-ASSEMBLED STRUCTURE AND MEMBRANE COMPRISING BLOCK COPOLYMER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME BY SPIN COATING (IVa) - Disclosed are self-assembled structures prepared from block copolymers, for example, diblock copolymers of the formula (I): | 12-03-2015 |
20150344639 | SELF-ASSEMBLING POLYMERS - I - Disclosed are self-assembling diblock copolymers of the formula (I): | 12-03-2015 |
20150344640 | SELF-ASSEMBLING POLYMERS - IV - Disclosed are self-assembling block copolymers including diblock copolymers of the formula (I): | 12-03-2015 |
20150344641 | SELF-ASSEMBLING POLYMERS - III - Disclosed are self-assembling diblock copolymers of the formula (I): | 12-03-2015 |
20160053064 | ROBUST POLYMERIC MEMBRANE - Hydrophilic porous membranes comprising a random copolymer of:
| 02-25-2016 |
20160137762 | Hydrophilic Polymeric Particles and Methods for Making and Using Same - A method of forming a particle includes, in a disperse phase within an aqueous suspension, polymerizing a plurality of mer units of a hydrophilic monomer having a hydrophobic protection group, thereby forming a polymeric particle including a plurality of the hydrophobic protection groups. The method further includes converting the polymeric particle to a hydrophilic particle. | 05-19-2016 |
20160177045 | FOAMED CAPS AND CLOSURE SEAL COMPRISING POLYETHYLENE FOAM | 06-23-2016 |