A compound includes a polysaccharide moiety and one or more chelating agents. The one or more chelating agents are covalently bonded to the polysaccharide moiety. The polysaccharide moiety can include a glycosaminoglycan moiety, such as a hyaluronic acid polymer or a sulfated glycosaminoglycan moiety. The compound can be used to treat or prevent a disease or disorder in a patient with a metal implant. The compound reduces a concentration of metal particulates or metal ions in the subject.

A reinforcing clinical wrap is provided with integral thermal management. The clinical wrap includes a fluid circuit for a heat transfer medium to circulate between a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. A shape conforming medium is disposed within a portion of the clinical wrap providing selective reinforcement support of the portion of the clinical wrap to conform to a surface of a patient. Non-limiting examples of the shape conforming medium may include a magnetorheological elastomer, a magnetorheological elastomer, a magnetorheological foam, a UV curable resin, and a phase change material.

Provided is a process for producing a surface-metalized polymer film, comprising: (a) feeding a continuous polymer film from a feeder into a graphene deposition chamber which accommodates a graphene dispersion comprising multiple graphene sheets and an optional conducive filler dispersed in a first liquid medium and an optional adhesive resin dissolved in this first liquid medium; (b) operating the graphene deposition chamber to deposit the graphene sheets and optional conductive filler to at least a primary surface of the polymer film for forming a graphene-coated polymer film; (c) moving the graphene-coated film into a metallization chamber which accommodates a plating solution for plating a layer of a desired metal onto the graphene-coated polymer film to obtain a surface-metalized polymer film; and (d) operating a winding roller to collect the surface-metalized polymer film. This film exhibits a high scratch resistance, strength, hardness, electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, light reflectivity, gloss, etc.

The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for making thermoplastic resin materials and composite resin systems and materials made from the thermoplastic resins, by seeding one melted thermoplastic material with a second thermoplastic material in a crystalline state that comprises an amount of ferromagnetic material.

Provided is a surface-metalized polymer article comprising a polymer component having a surface, a first layer of combined multiple graphene sheets and a conductive filler (e.g. metal nanowires or carbon nanofibers) coated on the polymer component surface, and a second layer of a plated metal deposited on the first layer, wherein the multiple graphene sheets contain single-layer or few-layer graphene, and wherein the multiple graphene sheets and conductive filler are bonded to the polymer component surface with or without an adhesive resin.

Provided is an apparatus for manufacturing a surface-metalized polymer article, the apparatus comprising: (a) a graphene deposition chamber that accommodates a graphene dispersion comprising multiple graphene sheets and an optional conducive filler dispersed in a first liquid medium and an optional adhesive resin dissolved in the first liquid medium, wherein the graphene deposition chamber is operated to deposit the graphene sheets and optional conductive filler to a surface of at least a polymer component for forming at least a graphene-coated polymer component; and (b) a metallization chamber that accommodates a plating solution for plating a layer of a desired metal on the at least a graphene-coated polymer component to obtain the surface-metalized polymer article.

Provided is a surface-metalized polymer film comprising: (a) a polymer film having a thickness from 10 nm to 5 mm and two primary surfaces; (b) a graphene layer having a thickness from 0.34 nm to 50 m and comprising multiple graphene sheets and an optional conducive filler coated on or bonded to at least one of the two primary surfaces with or without using an adhesive resin; and (c) a metal layer comprising a plated metal deposited on the graphene layer; wherein the graphene sheets contain single-layer or few-layer graphene sheets selected from a pristine graphene, graphene oxide, reduced graphene oxide, graphene fluoride, graphene chloride, graphene bromide, graphene iodide, hydrogenated graphene, nitrogenated graphene, doped graphene, chemically functionalized graphene, or a combination thereof. This film exhibits a high scratch resistance, strength, hardness, electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, light reflectivity, gloss, etc.

Provided is a thermoplastic resin composition, including (a) 100 parts by weight of a thermoplastic resin including 80-100% by weight of a base resin and 0-20% by weight of a reinforcing resin; (b) 2-60 parts by weight of linear carbon fibers having an average diameter of 1-15 ?m; (c) 1-5 parts by weight of carbon nanofibrils having a BET specific surface area of 200-400 m.sup.2/g; (d) 1-15 parts by weight of carbon nanoplates; and (e) 1-25 parts by weight of metal powder, a method of preparing the thermoplastic resin composition, and an injection-molded article manufactured using the thermoplastic resin composition. The thermoplastic resin composition has excellent mechanical properties, e.g., impact strength, and also excellent conductivity, heat resistance, and electromagnetic wave shielding capacity, particularly high shielding efficiency against high-frequency electromagnetic waves, and thus can be used as automobile, electric, and electronic parts, and as a substitute for aluminum alloys and magnesium alloys.

The present disclosure relates to a polymer composite and a molded article containing the polymer composite. According to the present disclosure, there is provided a polymer composite which is capable of exhibiting excellent mechanical properties while, at the same time, being environmentally friendly by containing cellulose fibers as a reinforcing material.

The present invention relates to a composition, comprising at least one micelle in non-aqueous solution, wherein the micelle encapsules one or more nanoparticle(s) and wherein the micelle comprises a cross-linked hydrophilic shell. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of such a composition and to methods for providing such a composition.