In an embodiment, a thermoplastic composite comprises a thermoplastic polymer; and a dielectric filler having a multimodal particle size distribution; wherein a peak of a first mode of the multimodal particle size distribution is at least seven times that of a peak of a second mode of the multimodal particle size distribution; and a flow modifier.

A sliding member for a journal bearing is provided. A sliding layer includes fibrous particles dispersed in a synthetic resin, and has a sliding surface side region and an interface side region. The particles have an average particle size D.sub.sur, axi and D.sub.sur, cir respectively in an axial and circumferential cross-section in the sliding surface side region, and D.sub.int, axi and D.sub.int, cir respectively in axial and circumferential cross-sections in the interface side region. D.sub.sur, axi and D.sub.int, cir are 5-30 μm, and D.sub.sur, cir and D.sub.int, axi are 5 to 20% of respectively D.sub.sur, axi and D.sub.int, cir. A dispersion index of the particles having the major axis length of 20 μm or longer is 5 or more, both in the sliding surface side region in view of the axial cross-section and in the interface side region in view of the circumferential cross-section.

A sliding member for a journal bearing is provided. A sliding layer includes fibrous particles dispersed in a synthetic resin, and has a sliding surface side region and an interface side region. The particles have an average particle size D.sub.sur, axi and D.sub.sur, cir respectively in an axial and circumferential cross-section in the sliding surface side region, and D.sub.int, axi and D.sub.int, cir respectively in axial and circumferential cross-sections in the interface side region. D.sub.sur, axi and D.sub.int, cir are 5-30 μm, and D.sub.sur, cir and D.sub.int, axi are 5 to 20% of respectively D.sub.sur, axi and D.sub.int, cir. A dispersion index of the particles having the major axis length of 20 μm or longer is 5 or more, both in the sliding surface side region in view of the axial cross-section and in the interface side region in view of the circumferential cross-section.

The present invention relates to superabsorbent polymer having an improved absorption speed through micropores formed inside, and a method for preparing the same.

The present invention relates to superabsorbent polymer having an improved absorption speed through micropores formed inside, and a method for preparing the same.

According to examples, a substrate may be moved through a magnetic field, in which the substrate includes a fluid carrier containing magnetically-orientable flakes. The magnetic field may influence the magnetically-orientable flakes to be respectively oriented in one of multiple orientations. In addition, during movement of the substrate through the magnetic field, radiation may be applied onto a plurality of selected portions of the fluid carrier through at least one opening in a mask to cure the fluid carrier at the plurality of selected portions and fix the magnetically-orientable flakes in the plurality of selected portions at the respective angular orientations as influenced by the magnetic field.

According to examples, a substrate may be moved through a magnetic field, in which the substrate includes a fluid carrier containing magnetically-orientable flakes. The magnetic field may influence the magnetically-orientable flakes to be respectively oriented in one of multiple orientations. In addition, during movement of the substrate through the magnetic field, radiation may be applied onto a plurality of selected portions of the fluid carrier through at least one opening in a mask to cure the fluid carrier at the plurality of selected portions and fix the magnetically-orientable flakes in the plurality of selected portions at the respective angular orientations as influenced by the magnetic field.

A graphene dispersion includes a graphene and a polyol compound selected from the group consisting of an aromatic polyol represented by Formula (I), and a modified aromatic polyol made by subjecting the aromatic polyol represented by Formula (I) and an epoxidized vegetable oil to a ring opening reaction,

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A solvent-based ink composition is provided that includes: an organic solvent; a surface-treated metal powder; and a polyoxyethylene alkyl ether phosphoric acid compound, the content of the polyoxyethylene alkyl ether phosphoric acid compound with respect to the total mass of an ink is 0.1 to 10.0 percent by mass, and the surface-treated metal powder contains aluminum or an aluminum alloy and is surface-treated by a surface treating agent of a fluorine-based compound.

A solvent-based ink composition is provided that includes: an organic solvent; a surface-treated metal powder; and a polyoxyethylene alkyl ether phosphoric acid compound, the content of the polyoxyethylene alkyl ether phosphoric acid compound with respect to the total mass of an ink is 0.1 to 10.0 percent by mass, and the surface-treated metal powder contains aluminum or an aluminum alloy and is surface-treated by a surface treating agent of a fluorine-based compound.