A material for three-dimensional printing including at least one of a functionalized silicone polymer, a functionalized silica particle, or a combination thereof; wherein the functionalized silicone polymer is functionalized with a member of the group consisting of a carboxylic acid, an amine, and combinations thereof; and wherein the functionalized silica particle is functionalized with a member of the group consisting of a carboxylic acid, an amine, and combinations thereof. A process for preparing the three-dimensional printing material. A process for three-dimensional printing use of the material.

A method for preparing a compact of resin compound comprising the following steps (a) to (c): (a) a preparation step of mounting a sheet-shaped or block-shaped compact of resin compound including a resin composition, which contains a filler having magnetic anisotropy and is solidified by curing or by being advanced to a B-stage, on a transportation unit which is movable in the horizontal direction, and covering at least a top surface of the compact of resin compound with a cover material; (b) a step of applying a magnetic field to the compact of resin compound obtained in the step (a) with a bulk superconductor magnet having a central magnetic flux density of 1 T or more; and (c) a step of moving the compact of resin compound in the horizontal direction and scanning it while applying vibrations to the compact of resin compound mounted on a region of a central part of the bulk superconductor magnet under application of a magnetic field.

An optical assembly (200) including an encapsulated multilayer optical film (250). Methods of making and using such optical assemblies also are disclosed.

An object is to provide a heat conductive sheet having good handleability when mounting between the heating element and the heat dissipator, and softness that enables the distortion of the heating element, the heat dissipator, and the like to be suppressed in use. The heat conductive sheet contains: a matrix comprising a cured product of organopolysiloxane; and heat conductive fillers comprising anisotropic fillers with their major axes oriented in the thickness direction, and has a load property P represented b formula (1) below of 0.1 to 0.7: Load property P=(F.sub.30−F.sub.20)/F.sub.10 (1) wherein F.sub.10 is a load of the heat conductive sheet at 10% compression, F.sub.20 is a load of the heat conductive sheet at 20% compression, and F.sub.30 is a load of the heat conductive sheet at 30% compression.

Materials and methods for cell-mimetics having mechanical properties of biological neural axons are provided. A cell-mimetic device includes an array of fibers comprised of hexanediol diacrylate (HDDA) or an HDDA derivative, and at least one derivative of polyethylene glycol (PEG) selected from the group consisting of: PEG-acrylate, PEG-diacrylate, and any multi-arm PEG-acrylate.

Disclosed herein is an ear tip having a flange made of silicone foam, the ear tip including a central core and a flange surrounding the core. The flange is made of silicone foam, and the core is made of a material harder than the silicone foam. Before the silicone is molded, attachable films or tapes may be attached to the top and bottom surfaces of the mesh, thereby preventing burrs generated during the molding of silicone from adhering to the mesh.

Dual temperature curable silicone compositions, articles made from such compositions, and methods for the manufacture and use thereof. In particular, a dual temperature curable silicone composition is manufactured from a composition comprising a vinyl silicone; a silicone hydride-containing crosslinker; a platinum-containing catalyst; and a peroxide catalyst.

Systems and methods are provided for fabricating microneedle arrays that includes electrospun fibers preferentially disposed within the microneedles of the array. Providing the electrospun fibers preferentially in the microneedles allows for more of a drug or other substance present in the fibers to be deposited into tissue or to provide other benefits. A mold for forming the microneedle arrays includes an insulating surface layer. The insulating surface layer affects the electric field during electrospinning such that electrospun fibers are deposited preferentially within the microneedle cavities of the mold relative to the surface of the mold. A bulk material can then be applied to the mold to form the bulk of the microneedles with electrospun fibers embedded within and a backing layer to which the microneedles are attached.

A machine including a mold which delimits an overmolding cavity, for receiving a hollow portion of a bi-material part, cooling means along the overmolding cavity, a core positionable inside the hollow portion and containing heating means for bringing the core to a heating temperature higher than 150° C., and an injector injecting an overmolding material, formed by the core and the hollow portion, for forming an inner portion of the bi-material part. In order to obtain the overmolded inner portion even if the hollow portion has poor heat resistance, the cooling means maintain the overmolding cavity at a cooling temperature lower than 110° C. while the core is brought to the heating temperature, while the overmolding material has been injected by the injector into the overmolding cavity.

A hose includes an outer cover layer and at least one ply disposed inward from the outer cover layer, characterized in that the outer cover layer is a shrink sleeve, and where the at least one ply is formed from a reinforced silicone rubber sheet which includes a reinforcement. The hose may further include an inner layer disposed within the at least one ply, and which defines a lumen. The shrink sleeve may be a polyolefin shrink sleeve. The layers are tensioned together with the shrink sleeve. The hose may be prepared by a shrink tension method without the use of a tape wrap. A method of preparing the above hose may include wrapping the inner layer around a mandrel, wrapping the at least one at least one ply around the inner layer, pulling the shrink sleeve over the at least one at least one ply, and vulcanizing the hose.