Disclosed herein are gelatin particles including gelatin, wherein when a major-axis length of dried gelatin particles is defined as a and a major-axis length of gelatin particles after swelling treatment obtained by immersing the dried gelatin particles in water at 40° C. under an atmospheric pressure for 60 minutes is defined as b, swelling degree represented by b/a is 1.0 or more but 10.0 or less, and wherein the gelatin particles after swelling treatment have a particle diameter of 1.0 nm or more but 5.0 μm or less. The gelatin particles are easily taken up by cells themselves.

An unidirectional nanopore dehydration-based functional polymer membrane or hydrogel membrane, preparation method thereof and device thereof. Adding an aqueous polymer solution or a polymer mixture solution into a mold through a sampling hole on the top of a container with a nanoporous filter film as the bottom, after closing said sampling hole, the water molecules in the solution are dehydrated in one direction downward through the nanopores of the filter film, and obtain said polymer membrane or hydrogel membrane on the upper surface of the nanoporous filter film; it can also undergo in situ polymerization with pyrrole in an aqueous solution to obtain a conductive PM or PHM modified by polypyrrole. The invention adopts a UND-based mold, and green processing obtains a novel polymer material with an ordered molecular arrangement, which has the characteristics of flexibility, transparency, and robust mechanical properties. The polymeric material has broad applications.

A tape is provided which is adherable in the absence of an adhesive layer and is water-resistant, the tape comprising a fabric layer which includes a first side and a second side and a mixture of beeswax, tree resin and jojoba oil, the mixture infusing the fabric layer and forming a first outer layer on the first side and a second outer layer on the second side, wherein the tape is between about a half inch to four inches in width and can be cut to length.

A process for manufacturing a tubular film such as an edible casing film or a packaging film. The process includes the steps of providing a preblended powder composition containing a polymer matrix, a plasticizer, and water; feeding the preblended powder composition to an extruder; heating the preblended powder composition to a temperature above 100 degrees Celsius for a sufficient time to fully hydrate the polymer matrix and to convert the powder composition to a flowable mass; and extruding the flowable mass through a tubular die of the extruder to form the tubular film. The tubular film comprises: about 40-75 wt % polymer matrix; about 10-35 wt % plasticizer; and about 10-35 wt % water. The polymer matrix component is fully hydrated under the temperature, pressure and shear conditions inside the extruder, and may have a component which is only fully hydrated at temperatures above about 100 degrees Celsius.

Disclosed embodiments include hollow composite utility pole, cross arm, and brace structures and methods of manufacture of the same using fire retardant materials. Poles, cross arm, and brace structures may be manufactured using a fire resistant resin impregnated, or resin wetted, filament roving that is wound onto a mandrel, pultruded or otherwise formed into a structural part. Various pole structures and manufacturing methods are described, including chemically bonded sleeve joint structures for poles of varying size.

Disclosed embodiments include hollow composite utility pole, cross arm, and brace structures and methods of manufacture of the same using fire retardant materials. Poles, cross arm, and brace structures may be manufactured using a fire resistant resin impregnated, or resin wetted, filament roving that is wound onto a mandrel, pultruded or otherwise formed into a structural part. Various pole structures and manufacturing methods are described, including chemically bonded sleeve joint structures for poles of varying size.

A process for manufacturing a tubular film such as an edible casing film or a packaging film. The process includes the steps of providing a preblended powder composition containing a polymer matrix, a plasticizer, and water; feeding the preblended powder composition to an extruder; heating the preblended powder composition to a temperature above 100 degrees Celsius for a sufficient time to fully hydrate the polymer matrix and to convert the powder composition to a flowable mass; and extruding the flowable mass through a tubular die of the extruder to form the tubular film. The tubular film comprises: about 40-75 wt % polymer matrix; about 10-35 wt % plasticizer; and about 10-35 wt % water. The polymer matrix component is fully hydrated under the temperature, pressure and shear conditions inside the extruder, and may have a component which is only fully hydrated at temperatures above about 100 degrees Celsius.

An elastomeric nanocomposite hydrogel includes first natural polymer macromers covalently crosslinked with second natural polymer macromer and physically crosslinked with a plurality of inorganic nanoparticles. The elastomeric nanocomposite hydrogel is cytocompatible, and, upon degradation, produce substantially non-toxic products.

An unidirectional nanopore dehydration-based functional polymer membrane or hydrogel membrane, preparation method thereof and device thereof. Adding an aqueous polymer solution or a polymer mixture solution into a mold through a sampling hole on the top of a container with a nanoporous filter film as the bottom, after closing said sampling hole, the water molecules in the solution are dehydrated in one direction downward through the nanopores of the filter film, and obtain said polymer membrane or hydrogel membrane on the upper surface of the nanoporous filter film; it can also undergo in situ polymerization with pyrrole in an aqueous solution to obtain a conductive PM or PHM modified by polypyrrole. The invention adopts a UND-based mold, and green processing obtains a novel polymer material with an ordered molecular arrangement, which has the characteristics of flexibility, transparency, and robust mechanical properties. The polymeric material has broad applications.

Disclosed herein are gelatin particles including gelatin, wherein when a major-axis length of dried gelatin particles is defined as a and a major-axis length of gelatin particles after swelling treatment obtained by immersing the dried gelatin particles in water at 40 C. under an atmospheric pressure for 60 minutes is defined as b, swelling degree represented by b/a is 1.0 or more but 10.0 or less, and wherein the gelatin particles after swelling treatment have a particle diameter of 1.0 nm or more but 5.0 m or less. The gelatin particles are easily taken up by cells themselves.