Waterproof, breathable garments and methods of making are provided. The garments may include a laminate of a seamless ePTFE membrane and at least one textile. The garment is conformable over a range of sizes, and may be shaped to fit numerous sizes and shapes of forming molds. The ePTFE membrane may shrink to fit, or, alternatively, be stretched to fit, a mold having a desired size to form a garment. Such a conformable ePTFE membrane may allow for forming multiple sizes of garments with various sizes and shapes of molds. In embodiments where the ePTFE membrane is seamless and continuous, the garment eliminates the need for a waterproof seam tape, which is conventionally used to make garments waterproof.

The present invention relates generally to a pillow or cushion having embossing and/or debossing elements, apparatus, system, and a method thereof. More particularly, the invention encompasses an apparatus and a method to create fabric cushion or pillow that can have embossing or debossing or a combination of embossing and debossing on them. The invention further comprises of embossed and/or debossed cushion or pillow, with or without cushion filler or insert. These inventive cushion or pillow can be used for both indoor and outdoor purposes. The cushion or pillow sizes can be standard sizes, but they can also be custom sized for any measurement. Embossing and/or debossing are the processes of creating either raised or recessed relief, image, or design in emboss-able/deboss-able materials. For example, an embossed pattern would be raised against a background, while a debossed pattern would be sunken into the surface of the material.

A core-shell microneedle system and a method of manufacturing the microneedle system provides a pulsatile drug delivery system which is programmed to release drugs/vaccines at predictable times using biodegradable polymers and with controllable dosages. This microneedle system can be fully embedded into the skin and then release drugs/vaccines as sharp bursts in a timely manner, similar to multiple bolus injections.

There is provided a reinforcing carbon fiber bundle of the present invention is a reinforcing carbon fiber bundle with a sizing agent adhered to surfaces of carbon fibers, and characterized in that the sizing agent is constituted by at least two components, a first component does not melt at 150° C., and a second component in flowable at 150° C., and the reinforcing carbon fiber bundle is improved in impregnation property and openability and is excellent in workability and optimum for a composite.

A oil gel composition, consisting essentially of: 65-80 wt. % of a mineral oil, 15-25 wt. % of a hydrogenated styrenic block copolymer (HSBC), 1 to 15 wt. % of glass spheres having an average particle size of at least 15 microns, 1 at least 50 wt. % of a plasticizer selected from mineral oil, a paraffinic oil, an oil-enriched in paraffin, and mixtures thereof, and 0.25-5 wt. % of a tack reducing component selected from the group of steric acid, metal stearates, long chain fatty acids, fatty acid salts, fatty acid esters, amide waxes, ethylene-bis-stearamides, erucamide, polyester modified siloxanes, and mixtures thereof. The oil gel composition has an average peel strength of less than 0.3 lbf/in measured according to ASTM D 1876. Articles formed from the oil gel composition are characterized as being tack-free.

A powdery liquid-crystal resin for a press-molded article is disclosed having a bulk density of more than 0.05 g/cm.sup.3 and 0.5 g/cm.sup.3 or less. The powdery liquid-crystal resin preferably has a particle diameter distribution width as defined by JIS Z8825: 2013 of 3.0 or more and 12 or less. The powdery liquid-crystal resin preferably has an average particle diameter of 10 μm or more and 300 μm or less. The degree of crystallinity of the powdery liquid-crystal resin is preferably 20% or more and 70% or less.

A method for forming a thermoplastic body having regions with varied material composition and/or porosity. Powder blends comprising a thermoplastic polymer, a sacrificial porogen and an inorganic reinforcement or filler are molded to form complementary parts with closely toleranced mating surfaces. The parts are formed discretely, assembled and compression molded to provide a unitary article that is free from discernible boundaries between the assembled parts. Each part in the assembly has differences in composition and/or porosity, and the assembly has accurate physical features throughout the sections of the formed article, without distortion and nonuniformities caused by variable compaction and densification rates in methods that involve compression molding powder blends in a single step.

The invention relates to a device for producing a three-dimensional object (50) from solidifable material in a liquid phase. Said device comprises at least one preparation unit for preparing the solidifiable material in the liquid phase, at least one pressure generating unit (60) for generating a pressure in the liquid phase and at least one discharge unit (12) for discharging the solidifiable material through an outlet opening. Said pressure generation unit comprises a rotation motor and an axial movement motor (10) for moving conveyor means, said rotation motor being arranged behind the axial movement motor (10) when viewed from the discharge unit (12). The invention also relates to a device for providing high forces at low speeds.

The invention relates to a device for producing a three-dimensional object (50) from solidifable material in a liquid phase. Said device comprises at least one preparation unit for preparing the solidifiable material in the liquid phase, at least one pressure generating unit (60) for generating a pressure in the liquid phase and at least one discharge unit (12) for discharging the solidifiable material through an outlet opening. Said pressure generation unit comprises a rotation motor and an axial movement motor (10) for moving conveyor means, said rotation motor being arranged behind the axial movement motor (10) when viewed from the discharge unit (12). The invention also relates to a device for providing high forces at low speeds.

An assembly for densification under load along at least one direction of compression. The assembly includes: at least one volume to be densified having a powdery and/or porous composition and having variations in thickness along the direction of compression; and at least one counter-form of a powdery and/or porous composition, having at least one face facing at least one portion of the volume. The face and each of the portions are separated by at least one deformable interface layer.