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A circularly polarizing plate comprises a linearly polarizing membrane and a quarter wave plate. The quarter wave plate comprises an optically anisotropic layer A and an optically anisotropic layer B. The quarter wave plate has such an optical characteristic that a retardation value essentially is a quarter of a wavelength when the retardation value is measured at the wavelength of 450 nm, 550 nm and 650 nm. One of the optically anisotropic layers A and B is a layer made from liquid crystal molecules, and the other is a polymer film or a layer made from liquid crystal molecules.

Silicon nanowires and silicon nanoparticle chains are formed by the activation of silicon monoxide in the vapor phase. The silicon monoxide source may be solid or gaseous, and the activation may be by thermal excitation, laser ablation, plasma or magnetron sputtering. The present invention produces large amounts of silicon nanowires without requiring the use of any catalysts that may cause contamination.

A mixture is provided comprising (a) at least one of an elastomeric thermoplastic, a non-elastomeric thermoplastic, an elastomeric thermoset and mixtures thereof, excluding polydiorganosiloxane fluids and (b) a polymer having soft polydiorganosiloxane units, hard polyisocyanate residue units, optionally, soft and/or hard organic polyamine residue units and terminal groups. The hard polyisocyanate residue and the hard polyamine residue comprise less than 50% by weight of the polydiorganosiloxane urea containing component. The polyisocyanate residue is the polyisocyanate minus the —NCO groups and the polyamine residue is the polyamine minus the —NH₂ groups. The polyisocyanate residue is connected to the polyamine residue by urea linkages. The terminal groups are non-functional groups or functional groups. The polydiorganosiloxane urea containing component may be reactive under free-radical or moisture curing conditions. The mixture may also optionally contain tackifying materials, free radical initiators, crosslinking agents, cure catalysts, and nonreactive additives such as fillers, pigments, stabilizers, antioxidants, flame retardants, plasticizers, compatibilizers and the like.

A poly(ester amide) (PEA) coating with enhanced mechanical and/or release rate for coating an implantable device, such as a drug-eluting stent, is disclosed. A method of forming the PEA coating onto a device and a method of treating a disorder, such as restenosis, are also disclosed.

The invention relates to a light solidifying high-abrasion resistant fingerprint resistant coating which is used for the surfaces of plastic shells of portable electronic products, such as mobile phones, MP3, digital cameras, handheld computers, and the like and comprises the following components: 10-35 percent of high-functionality urethane acrylate, 5-25 percent of bifunctional urethane acrylate, 0.01-20 percent of acrylic ester monomer, 5-20 percent of high-functionality acrylic ester, 5-40 percent of fluorin-contained acrylic ester, 0.01-10 percent of nano inorganic powder filler, 1-5 percent of light initiating agent, 0.01-5 percent of auxiliary agent and 5-30 percent of solvent. The invention improves the fingerprint resistant capability of a coating film by the enrichment and microphase separation of a fluorin-contained group added into the coating on the surface of a coating surface, provides excellent abrasion resistance and hardness by using the polyurethane structure in the coating and the added nano abrasion resistant filler and meets the requirements of abrasion resistance, scratch resistance and fingerprint resistance of the portable electronic products.

The invention provides a fire extinguishing agent. The fire extinguishing agent is prepared by evenly mixing 1-25 parts of hydrophilic solid powder and 100 parts of water or water solution, and then adding 0.001-2 parts of surfactant for evenly mixing; and then adding 2-100 parts of hydrophobic solid particles. The invention provides a preparation method of the fire extinguishing agent. Compared with the existing fire extinguishing agent, the fire extinguishing agent can simultaneously play stifling, cooling and chemical inhibition roles, and the fire extinguishing efficiency is high; according to the fire extinguishing agent, due to addition of the surfactant in the water phase, the dispersion of rotating speed in preparation process can be lowered, the dispersion time can be shortened, and the preparation efficiency can be improved; and with the fire extinguishing agent, the adhesion property of solid gas interface and liquid gas interface can be greatly improved, the usage amount for extinguishing fire can be greatly reduced, and the fire extinguishing property can be obviously improved.

The present invention belongs to the field of mnacromolecule, relating to the fluorine-containing polyester of low surface energy and the preparation method of the fluorine-containing polyester. The polyester has the following chemical structure (1): wherein R _f C _{is the straight chain of 2} - 21 C or the branch-chain pseudo-perfluoroalkyl; R₁, R₂ is the alkyl, aryl, or naphthenic base of the C₁-C₈; E is -(CH₂) _m-; formula (3) or formula (4); R' is H or the straight chain or the branch-chain alkyl under C₄; m is an integer between 0 or 10. The polyester preparation method is that dibasic acid or the correspondent diester, dihydric alcohol and perfluoroalkane, which are 0.05 percent to 10 percent of the total material weight, are fused and polymerized under vacuum condition. The polyester preparation method at the pseudo-perfluoroalkyl sealed end is simple, and is of good drainage and oil dredging properties. The present invention can be widely used in antifouling coatings, and is of important development and application value.

A semi-crystalline film comprised of a lactide polymer. The lactide polymer comprises a plurality of poly(lactide) polymer chains, residual lactide in concentration of less than about 5 percent and water in concentration of less than about 2000 parts-per-million. A process for manufacturing a semi-crystalline film with the lactide polymer composition is also disclosed.

A catheter having a distal tip with an inner layer formed of a polymeric material having a coefficient of friction and surface energy which are relatively low, such that the inner layer has a lubricious, non-polar inner surface repulsive to polar liquids. As a result, blood coagulation in the distal tip, and adherence of the distal tip on the guidewire are prevented or minimized.

A method for reducing the formation of deposits on the inner walls of a tubular heat exchanger through which a petroleum-based liquid is flowing comprises applying one of fluid pressure pulsations to the liquid flowing through the tubes of the exchanger and vibration to the heat exchanger to effect a reduction of the viscous boundary layer adjacent the inner walls of the tubular heat exchange surfaces. Reduction of the viscous boundary layer at the tube walls not only reduces the incidence of fouling with its consequential beneficial effect on equipment life but it also has the desirable effect of promoting heat transfer from the tube wall to the liquid in the tubes. Fouling and corrosion are further reduced by the use of a coating on the inner wall surfaces of the exchanger tubes.

Electrowetting devices coated with one or more polymeric layers and methods of making and using thereof are described herein. The coatings may be formed in a single layer or as multiple layers. In one embodiment the first layer deposited serves as an insulating layer of high dielectric strength while the second layer deposited serves as a hydrophobic layer of low surface energy. These materials may themselves be deposited as multiple layers to eliminate pinhole defects and maximize device yield. In one embodiment the insulating layer would be a vapor deposited silicone polymeric material including, but not limited to, polytrivinyltrimethylcyclotrisiloxane or polyHVDS. In another embodiment the insulating layer may be a vapor deposited ceramic such as SiO₂ with very little carbon content. In a further embodiment the insulating layer may be composed of alternating layers of a siloxane material and a ceramic material.

A method of using nanostructured chemicals as alloying agents for the reinforcement of flouropolymer microstructures, including polymer coils, domains, chains, and segments, at the molecular level. Because of their tailorable compatibility with fluorinated polymers, nanostructured chemicals can be readily and selectively incorporated into polymers by direct blending processes. Properties most favorably improved are time dependent mechanical and thermal properties such as heat distortion, creep, compression set, shrinkage, modulus, hardness and abrasion resistance. In addition to mechanical properties, other physical properties are favorably improved, including lower thermal conductivity, fire resistance, and improved oxygen permeability. These improved properties may be useful in a number of applications, including space-survivable materials and creep resistant seals and gaskets. Improved surface properties may be useful for applications such as anti-icing or non-wetting surfaces or as low friction surfaces.

Disclosed herein are novel amorphous tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene (TFE-HFP) dipolymers, and other copolymers containing TFE, HFP and a third monomer, many of which are more random than previous amorphous TFE-HFP copolymers, as well as a novel high productivity continuous process for making these polymers. The polymers are particularly useful in the form of coatings, films and encapsulants.

A coating composition is provided comprising a) an aqueous dispersion, having a pH of less than 7.5, of silica nanoparticles having average particle diameters of 40 nanometers or less, b) an alkoxysilane oligomer; c) a silane coupling agent, and d) optionally a metal β-diketone complexing agent. The compositions may be used to prepare coated articles wherein the coating is substantially uniform in thickness, durably adheres to the substrate, and provides hydrophilic and/or antireflection surface properties to the substrate.

The invention belongs to the technical field of preparing the surface of a composite structure, and in particular relates to a method for preparing super-hydrophobic antireflective silicon surface with a micron and nanometer composite structure. The method comprises the following steps: cleaning a silicon chip; preparing a micron-level silicon island and a gridding structure on the surface of the silicon chip; carrying out catalytic etching taking silver or aurum nanoparticles as blockage; obtaining the surface of the micron and nanometer composite structure; and carrying out chemical modification of the surface of the composite structure. A static contact angle between the super-hydrophobic antireflective material surface prepared by the method and water is more than 150 degrees, and a static rolling angle of water is less than 3 degrees. The surface has superior antireflective performance, and in particular, the light reflectivity within the wavelength range between 800 and 1,100 nm is less than 3 percent. With application of the method, the super-hydrophobic antireflective silicon surface of the micron and nanometer composite structure can be produced on scale, can be widely applied to a solar cell, a microfluidic chip, a photoelectric device, and the like, and has good industrial application prospect.

The invention discloses a super-hydrophobic and oleophobic composite coating which comprises a super-hydrophobic and oleophobic primer coat layer and a super-hydrophobic and oleophobic finishing coat layer. The coating is characterized in that the super-hydrophobic and oleophobic finishing coat layer is located on the super-hydrophobic and oleophobic primer coat layer; the super-hydrophobic and oleophobic primer coat layer is coated by a super-hydrophobic and oleophobic primer coat which is a composition containing epoxy resin, an auxiliary A, extinction powder and a solvent; the super-hydrophobic and oleophobic finishing coat layer is coated by a super-hydrophobic and oleophobic finishing coat which is a composition containing fumed silica, an auxiliary B, an auxiliary C, a mixed solution A and a mixed solution B. Compared with the prior art, the super-hydrophobic and oleophobic composite coating disclosed by the invention not only has a super-hydrophobic performance, but also can resist greasy dirt and has a super-oleophobic performance as well as good wear resistance and stability; the preparation process is simple, and realization of industrialized production is facilitated.

This invention relates to the printing of a substrate having a pre-printed “print pattern” with a “design layer” of ink where there is differential adhesion within and without the print pattern. The print pattern is receptive to an ink, and the design layer ink forms a durable image material with good bond to the print pattern, but the ink does not form a durable image material on the portions of the substrate outside the print pattern. The design layer ink is a UV-curable ink, and the print pattern may have a higher surface energy than the portions of the substrate outside the print pattern.

The invention discloses a filler masterbatch used for increasing the polarity of polypropylene and a preparation method thereof. The filler masterbatch is characterized by comprising the following components by weight percent: 50%-79% of inorganic filler, 15%-30% of carrier, 5%-17% of polar additive and 1%-3% of processing additive; and the polar additive is one or more of thermoplastic polyurethane resin (TPU), maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene, epoxy resin, ethylene acrylate, ethylene vinyl acetate, polyether amine and polybutylene polyol. In the preparation method of the invention, the added carrier can not improve the polarity of polypropylene, the inorganic filler is used to increase the rigidity of the material; the key is to introduce the polar additive with high unipolarity, thus the filler masterbatch used for increasing the polarity of polypropylene can be prepared; when the filler masterbatch is combined with the polypropylene material for production, the surface polarity of the filled and modified polypropylene material can be increased, the surface energy of the filled and modified polypropylene can be reduced, the dimension stability can be increased, the modified polypropylene material can have good paint adhesion and the material can be used to form exterior trimming parts such as bumpers and interior trimming parts such instrument panels.

Methods of forming a conductive metal layers on substrates are disclosed which employ a seed layer to enhance bonding, especially to smooth, low-roughness or hydrophobic substrates. In one aspect of the invention, the seed layer can be formed by applying nanoparticles onto a surface of the substrate; and the metallization is achieved by electroplating an electrically conducting metal onto the seed layer, whereby the nanoparticles serve as nucleation sites for metal deposition. In another approach, the seed layer can be formed by a self-assembling linker material, such as a sulfur-containing silane material.

The invention belongs to the field of coatings, and particularly relates to a polyurethane/polyacrylate copolymer modified by organic fluoride and an ultraviolet curing coating prepared by the polyurethane/polyacrylate copolymer. A method for preparing the polyurethane/polyacrylate copolymer modified by organic fluoride comprises the following steps: 1), preparing a polyurethane prepolymer modified by organic fluoride; 2), preparing a (methyl) acrylate prepolymer; and 3), preparing the polyurethane/polyacrylate copolymer modified by organic fluoride. A method for preparing an ultraviolet curing agent by taking the polyurethane/polyacrylate copolymer modified by organic fluoride as a raw material comprises the steps that taking 100-107 parts of polyurethane/polyacrylate, 50-68 parts of an reactive diluent, 13-18 parts of a photoinitiator and 8-16 parts of an auxiliary; stirring fully for 5-15 minutes until all the materials are mixed uniformly; and obtaining the polyurethane/polyacrylate copolymer modified by organic fluoride and the ultraviolet curing coating prepared by the polyurethane/polyacrylate copolymer.

The invention provides a modification of a polymer film surface interaction properties. In this process a polymer carrier object is covered by a chemical composition, comprising photo-polymerizable compounds, photo-initiators or catalysts with the ability to initiate polymerization and semi-fluorinated molecules. The so-produced polymer mold contains semi-fluorinated moieties, which are predominantly located on the surface and on the surface near region of the patterned surface. The polymer mold is suitable as a template with modified properties in a nano-imprint lithography process.

Systems for initiating the polymerization of acrylic monomers comprising (1) organoborane amine complexes and (2) decomplexers comprising at least one anhydride group. Adhesive compositions prepared from the initiator systems advantageously exhibit low levels of mobile constituents, excellent solvent resistance, and good adhesion to low energy surfaces.

The invention relates to a diamond wire saw production method of a surface modified diamond, which comprises the following steps: 1. removing surface grease and surface metal oxides on the surface of the diamond; 2. placing diamond micropowder into a cationic surfactant solution, applying positive potential and forming a layer of positive charge film on the surface of the diamond under the electrophoretic action by action of a cationic surfactant; and 3. carrying out composite electroplating of a diamond wire saw. In the invention, conductive processing is carried out on the diamond, so that diamond grains can orderly move in a plating solution under the action of an electric field to realize the electroplating deposition on the surface of a metal wire without the influence of the size of the diamond grains; the surfactant is adsorbed on the surface of the diamond, so that a plating layer and the diamond present an infiltrative type interface, and a Ni plating layer has strong holding capability on the diamond; and the diamond micropowder has high utilization ratio. The invention has simple process method and convenient operation, the diamond grains have rapid deposition speed, good deposition uniformity and high deposition density on the metal wire, an electroplating layer has high holding force on the diamond grains, and the diamond micropowder has high utilization ratio. The invention can realize industrialized production and provides a method for efficiently and rapidly producing the diamond wire saw.