The present application discloses methods for preparing superhydrophobic nano-microscale patterned films, films pre-pared from such methods and uses of such films as superhydrophobic coatings. The superhydrophobic nano- microscale patterned films comprise high aspect ratio nanoparticles such as boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) and/or carbon nanotubes (CNTs).

Ion exchange membranes obtainable by curing a composition comprising: (a) a monomer comprising an aromatic group and at least one polymerisable ethylenically unsaturated group; (b) a photoinitiator which has an absorption maximum at a wavelength longer than 380 nm when measured in one or more of the following solvents at a temperature of 23° C.: water, ethanol and toluene; and (c) at least one co-initiator.

Provided are a curable composition including a compound expressed by General Formula (1) below; a polymerization initiator; and a chain transfer agent, and a cured polymer product. ##STR00001##
In General Formula (1), m represents an integer of 1 to 4, and n represents an integer of 1 to 4. Here, a sum of m and n is not greater than 5. M.sup.A represents a hydrogen ion, an inorganic ion, or an organic ion. Here, an inorganic ion and an organic ion may be bivalent or higher ions. Each of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 independently represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group.

A method for forming the polymer composite material onto the capacitor element is provided. The method includes a preparing step, a resting step, an immersing step, and a polymerization step. The preparing step includes forming a homogeneous reaction solution containing 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene, an emulsifier, polystyrene sulfonic acid or salts thereof, an oxidant, and a solvent. The resting step includes resting the homogeneous reaction solution to generate microparticles so that a nonhomogeneous reaction solution containing the microparticles is formed. The immersing step includes immersing the capacitor element into the nonhomogeneous reaction solution so that the nonhomogeneous reaction solution is coated onto the capacitor element and a reaction layer is formed on the capacitor element. The polymerization step includes heating the reaction layer to form a polymer composite layer containing the polymer composite material, and the polymer composite material is polymerized from 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene and polystyrene sulfonic acid and salts thereof.

A prepreg sheet (1) is formed by stacking a plurality of unit layers (10a, 10b) In the unit layers (10a, 10b), prepreg tapes (100), in which a reinforced fiber bundle is impregnated with a thermosetting matrix resin composition, are disposed in rows a plurality of times. One or more of the unit layers (10a, 10b) has a gap (G) between adjacent prepreg tapes (100), and the width thereof is 10% or less of the width of the narrower of the adjacent prepreg tapes (100).

A composite particulate for a lithium battery, wherein the composite particulate has a diameter from 10 nm to 50 μm and comprises one or more than one anode active material particles that are dispersed in a high-elasticity polymer matrix or encapsulated by a high-elasticity polymer shell, wherein the high-elasticity polymer matrix or shell has a recoverable elastic tensile strain no less than 5%, when measured without an additive or reinforcement dispersed therein, and a lithium ion conductivity no less than 10.sup.−8 S/cm at room temperature and wherein the high-elasticity polymer comprises a polymer derived from a monomer selected from the group consisting of vinyl sulfite, ethylene carbonate, methyl methacrylate, vinyl acetate, fluorinated monomers having unsaturation for polymerization, sulfones, sulfides, nitriles, sulfates, siloxanes, silanes, and combinations thereof.

Water-soluble copolymers based on a) 50 to 97% by weight of one or more non-ionic, ethylenically unsaturated monomers containing amide groups, b) 0.1 to 10% by weight of one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers containing silane groups c) 1 to 30% by weight of one or more ionic, ethylenically unsaturated monomers and optionally one or more further ethylenically unsaturated monomers, are useful as protective colloids for inorganic particle and water-insoluble polymer particle dispersions. wherein the figures in % by weight add up to 100% by weight.

A method for forming the polymer composite material onto the capacitor element is provided. The method includes a preparing step, a resting step, an immersing step, and a polymerization step. The preparing step includes forming a homogeneous reaction solution containing 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene, an emulsifier, polystyrene sulfonic acid or salts thereof, an oxidant, and a solvent. The resting step includes resting the homogeneous reaction solution to generate microparticles so that a nonhomogeneous reaction solution containing the microparticles is formed. The immersing step includes immersing the capacitor element into the nonhomogeneous reaction solution so that the nonhomogeneous reaction solution is coated onto the capacitor element and a reaction layer is formed on the capacitor element. The polymerization step includes heating the reaction layer to form a polymer composite layer containing the polymer composite material, and the polymer composite material is polymerized from 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene and polystyrene sulfonic acid and salts thereof.

In one embodiment, a mixture includes a polyfunctional monomer having at least one functional group amenable to polymerization, a porogen, and a polymerization initiator. In another embodiment, a product includes a porous three-dimensional structure formed by additive manufacturing, where the porous three-dimensional structure has ligaments arranged in a geometric pattern, the ligaments defining pores therebetween. The pores have an average diameter greater than about 10 microns, where an average length scale of the ligaments is greater than 100 nanometers. The ligaments are nanoporous, where at least 80% of a volume measured according to outer dimensions of the porous three-dimensional structure corresponds to the pores.

The present application discloses methods for preparing superhydrophobic nano-microscale patterned films, films pre-pared from such methods and uses of such films as superhydrophobic coatings. The superhydrophobic nano- microscale patterned films comprise high aspect ratio nanoparticles such as boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) and/or carbon nanotubes (CNTs).