In one embodiment, a composition comprising the reaction product of an olefin block copolymer, a silicone polymer, a blowing agent, and a crosslinking agent. Also, a unisole for an article of footwear comprising the foamed composition and having ground-engaging protrusions. The composition provides an optimized balance between coefficient of traction and durability.

Components for articles of footwear and athletic equipment are provided including a foam. A variety of foams and foam components and compositions for forming the foams are provided. In some aspects, the foams and components including the foams can have exceptionally high energy return while also having improved durability and softness. In particular, midsoles including the foams are provided for use in an article of footwear. Methods of making the compositions and foams are provided, as well as methods of making an article of footwear including one of the foam components. In some aspects, the foams and foam components can be made by injection molding or injection molding followed by compression molding.

A resin composition contains a maleimide compound (A) having an indane structure in the molecule, and a styrenic polymer being solid at 25° C.

The invention relates to a paint- or ink-type liquid composition which is applied to any substrate and forms a solid surface coating, and which can be loaded with a semiochemical compound and can then gradually diffuse said compound over long periods

Nanopore devices including barriers using diblock or triblock copolymers, and methods of making the same, are provided herein. In some examples, a barrier between first and second fluids is suspended by a barrier support defining an aperture. The barrier may include one or more layers suspended across the aperture and including molecules of a block copolymer. Each molecule of the block copolymer may include one or more hydrophilic blocks having an approximate length A and one or more hydrophobic blocks having an approximate length B. The hydrophilic blocks may form outer surfaces of the barrier and the hydrophobic blocks may be located within the barrier. The hydrophobic blocks may include a polymer selected from the group consisting of poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS), polybutadiene (PBd), polyisoprene, polymyrcene, polychloroprene, hydrogenated polydiene, fluorinated polyethylene, polypeptide, and poly(isobutylene) (PIB).

The disclosure relates to a hydrogenated styrene-based multiblock copolymer composition, having selectively quaternized midblock, for forming anion-exchange membranes (AEMs). The quaternized hydrogenated styrene-based multiblock copolymer is characterized as having a high glass transition temperature from the hydrophobic end-blocks, low vinyl (rubber) content, and quaternized mid-block. AEMs made from the composition have improved thermal and dimensional stability in electrolyzer operations.

Nanopore devices including barriers using polymers with end groups, and methods of making the same, are provided herein. In some examples, a barrier between first and second fluids is provided. The barrier may be suspended by a barrier support defining an aperture. The barrier may include one or more layers suspended across the aperture and including molecules of a block copolymer. Each molecule of the block copolymer may include one or more hydrophilic blocks having an approximate length A and one or more hydrophilic blocks having an approximate length B. The hydrophilic blocks may form outer surfaces of the barrier and the hydrophobic blocks being located within the barrier. End groups may be coupled to ends of the hydrophilic blocks that form outer surfaces of the barrier. The end groups may have a different hydrophilicity than the hydrophilic blocks.

A structure having a microstructure or a nanostructure includes multi-block copolymers each having three or more segments including one or more first segments and one or more second segments. Each of the one or more first segments and the one or more second segments is constituted by one or more block polymers. Each of the one or more first segments has one of hydrophobicity and hydrophilicity, and each of the one or more second segments has the other of hydrophobicity and hydrophilicity. The one or more first segments and the one or more second segments are bonded in an alternating manner.

One object of the present invention is to provide a polyolefin resin foam sheet suitable as a sealing substrate having both flexibility and heat resistance despite its thinness, and an adhesive tape in which the polyolefin resin foam sheet is used. In order to achieve this, the polyolefin resin foam includes a thermoplastic elastomer, wherein the endothermic peaks measured by a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) occur in the range of at least 110° C. or more and 143° C. or less and at 153° C. or more, and the thermoplastic elastomer resin is contained at a ratio of 30% by mass or more and 60% by mass or less in 100% by mass of the polyolefin resin.

Embodiments of the present disclosure describe sensors and sensing applications based on a composite material comprising an isoporous block copolymer film and a plurality of carbon nanoparticles embedded in the isoporous block copolymer film. Embodiments of the present disclosure further describe composite materials, methods of fabricating the composite materials, methods of using the composite materials, sensors comprising the composite materials, and the like.