To provide a piezoelectric body film that can suppress decrease in the piezoelectric constant d31, a method of producing a piezoelectric body film, and a piezoelectric body device. A piezoelectric body film comprising a fluororesin as a piezoelectric material, the fluororesin containing, as a main constituent unit, a repeating unit derived from vinylidene fluoride, a piezoelectric constant d31 of the piezoelectric body film being 20 pC/N or greater, and an extrapolated onset temperature at start of shrinkage determined by TMA measurement being not lower than 90? C. and not higher than 115? C. The difference between piezoelectric constants d31 measured before and after heating the piezoelectric body film at 100? C. for 24 hours relative to the piezoelectric constant d31 before the heating for 24 hours is 20% or less.

Embodiments herein relate to apparatus and systems for phenolic and ketone synthesis and methods regarding the same. In an embodiment, a method of producing phenolics and ketones is included. The method can specifically include forming a reaction mixture comprising nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) and water. The method can also include contacting the reaction mixture with a metal oxide catalyst at a temperature of 350 degrees Celsius or higher and a pressure of at least about 3200 psi to form a reaction product mixture. The reaction product mixture can include at least about 20 wt. % phenolics and at least about 10 wt. % ketones as a percentage of the total mass of nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC). Other embodiments are also included herein.

The present invention relates to a phosphazene compound and a composite metal laminate. The phosphazene compound with a partial structure of carboxylic esters has a structure as shown in Formula (I). The present invention obtains a phosphazene compound with a partial structure of carboxylic esters using an M group having specific components. The cured products of the phosphazene compound have good flame retardancy, heat resistance, mechanical properties, flame retardancy, and low dielectric constant, and are a low dielectric flame retardant material having great economic properties and being environmental friendly.

The present invention provides multifunctional particulates that release one or more functional compounds in response to environmental triggers and whose external surface modification imparts secondary functionalities to a selected coating composition. For example, disclosed are hydrophobic particles having a smart release mechanism for anticorrosion compounds that release the anticorrosion compounds upon exposure to the local pH changes induced by corrosion processes. Formulations are disclosed for multifunctional smart particles having antimicrobial effects and protections as well.

The present invention provides: an assembly obtained by bonding a sheet made of a modified hydrogenated block copolymer having an alkoxysilyl group introduced therein with a thermoplastic resin sheet, wherein a peel strength of the adherend surface is 4 N/cm or higher; a method for producing an assembly by bonding a sheet made of a modified hydrogenated block copolymer having an alkoxysilyl group introduced therein with a thermoplastic resin sheet, the method comprising steps of: (1) activating an adherend surface of the thermoplastic resin sheet with at least one selected from plasma exposure, excimer UV exposure and corona discharge; and (2) superposing the sheet made of the modified hydrogenated block copolymer having the alkoxysilyl group introduced therein with the adherend surface of the thermoplastic resin sheet to be subjected to thermally press-bonding; and a sheet made of a modified hydrogenated block copolymer, comprising at least one surface activated.

Provided is a means capable of realizing a surface-roughening method for modifying the surface of a resin molded article to form a surficial layer, such as a coating or plating, or to impart a function derived from the surface configuration. The method comprises adding a resin composition and performing a post-treatment and is thus simpler and easier than conventional methods. The resin composition is a composition for resin surface roughening that contains an aliphatic polycarbonate and an alkali metal salt.

It is an objective of the present invention to improve coatability/printability and adhesiveness of a fluorine-based resin film to a sintered film of ink. A fluorine-based resin film 9 is passed through a treatment space 1a under near atmospheric pressure between electrodes 11, 21. A process gas composed of an inert gas is supplied to the treatment space 1a. Voltage is applied to between the electrodes to generate electric discharge in the treatment space 1a. A treatment surface 9a is heated to a temperature that is not higher than a continuous use temperature and not lower than a temperature lower than the continuous use temperature by 100 degrees C. A volume concentration of oxygen in the treatment space 1a is not higher than 1000 ppm.

Provided is a fluororesin tube having excellent properties such as heat resistance, weather resistance, chemical resistance, peeling properties, and low dielectric properties that are specific to a fluororesin and also having an inner surface that has high adhesiveness with respect to different materials, particularly, silicone rubber. A fluororesin tube is provided, in which an inner surface of the tube is subjected to plasma treatment by introducing vinylalkoxysilane into a plasma excitation gas, and an arithmetic average roughness Ra and an average length RSm of a roughness curve element with respect to the inner surface of the tube which is subjected to the plasma treatment satisfy Ra<0.08 m and RSm<25 m.

There is provided a polyethylene film and a laminate which can be used to produce a package having high heat resistance, strength and recycling suitability, as an alternative to laminated films conventionally used for a package. The polyethylene film according to the present invention is irradiated with an electron beam on its only one side, wherein crosslink densities in the polyethylene are different between the side irradiated with an electron beam and the other side not irradiated with an electron beam.

Provided are compositions comprising a block copolymer of the following formula: [A]-B-[Q], wherein [A] is a polymer that has an affinity for a substrate; B is a linking group comprising an optionally-substituted, polyvalent linking group having a molecular weight of no more than 1000 g/mole; and [Q] comprises a semi-crosslinked, ungelled polymer derived from copolymerization of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer with a poly-functional ethylenically unsaturated monomer. Such block copolymers are cross-linked via the [Q] segment, but not macroscopically gelled. The [Q] segment is hydrophilic and has a degree of polymerization in the range of about 10 to about 10,000. The [A] segment is located on at least one terminal end of said block copolymer, comprises between about 1 and about 200 repeating units. The block copolymer is associated, via the linear substrate associative segment with a surface comprising at least one hydrophobic site, such as a silicone hydrogel. The polymers may be incorporated into a formulation from which the silicone hydrogel is made or may be contacted with the silicone hydrogel post-formation.