Nanostructured surfaces on selected substrates are described which are highly resistant to cell adhesion. Such surfaces on medical implants inhibit fibroblast adhesion particularly on nanorough titanium deposited on smooth silicone surfaces. The nanostructured deposited metal coatings can also be engineered so that several cell types, including endothelial, osteoblast, and fibroblast cells, show little if any tendency to attach to the coated surface in vivo.

A casing component according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a decorating film and a casing part. The decorating film is formed on a base film by vapor deposition and includes a metal layer, fine cracks being formed in the metal layer by stretching the base film. The casing part has a decorated region, the decorating film being adhered to the decorated region.

A laminate that improves barrier properties of an atomic layer deposition film in spite of use of a substrate made of a polymer material, and provides a gas barrier film and a method of producing the same. The laminate includes: a substrate made a polymer material; an undercoat layer disposed on at least part of a surface of the substrate and made up of an inorganic material containing Ta; and an atomic layer deposition film disposed so as to cover a surface of the undercoat layer.

A laminate that improves barrier properties of an atomic layer deposition film in spite of use of a substrate made of a polymer material, and provides a gas barrier film and a method of producing the same. The laminate includes: a substrate made a polymer material; an undercoat layer disposed on at least part of a surface of the substrate and made up of an inorganic material containing Ta; and an atomic layer deposition film disposed so as to cover a surface of the undercoat layer.

A strain gauge includes a flexible substrate and a functional layer formed of a metal, an alloy, or a metal compound, the functional layer being directly on one surface of the substrate. The strain gauge includes a resistor formed of a film that includes Cr, CrN, and Cr.sub.2N and that is formed with α-Cr as a main component. The functional layer includes a function of promoting crystal growth of α-Cr and forming an α-Cr based film.

A strain gauge includes a flexible substrate and a functional layer formed of a metal, an alloy, or a metal compound, the functional layer being directly on one surface of the substrate. The strain gauge includes a resistor formed of a film that includes Cr, CrN, and Cr.sub.2N and that is formed with α-Cr as a main component. The functional layer includes a function of promoting crystal growth of α-Cr and forming an α-Cr based film.

Provided is a heat-resistant resin composition which includes: a graft copolymer prepared by graft polymerization of a diene-based rubber polymer with an aromatic vinyl-based monomer and a vinyl cyan-based monomer; a first styrene-based copolymer including a maleimide-based unit and an aromatic vinyl-based unit; a second styrene-based copolymer including a vinyl cyan-based unit and an aromatic vinyl-based unit; and a third styrene-based copolymer including a vinyl cyan-based unit and an aromatic vinyl-based unit, wherein the second styrene-based copolymer and the third styrene-based copolymer include a vinyl cyan-based unit in mutually different amounts.

A multi-layered coating system for a substrate and a method for preparing the multi-layered coating system are provided herein. The multi-layered coating system includes a substrate, a metallic layer disposed adjacent to at least a portion of the substrate, an adhesion layer disposed adjacent to at least a portion of the metallic layer, and a protective coating layer disposed adjacent to at least a portion of the adhesion layer. The metallic layer includes a metal, an oxide of the metal, or a combination thereof. The adhesion layer includes a silicate and latex.

A multi-layered coating system for a substrate and a method for preparing the multi-layered coating system are provided herein. The multi-layered coating system includes a substrate, a metallic layer disposed adjacent to at least a portion of the substrate, an adhesion layer disposed adjacent to at least a portion of the metallic layer, and a protective coating layer disposed adjacent to at least a portion of the adhesion layer. The metallic layer includes a metal, an oxide of the metal, or a combination thereof. The adhesion layer includes a silicate and latex.

A transparent polymer film for light redirection includes a carrier layer and a structured layer in optical contact with each other. The structured layer has a multitude of curved metallic micromirrors, which are parallel to each other and encapsulated in a transparent material and separated by a periodicity distance (p) of 10 to 1000 micrometer parallel to the film surface. 50% or more of the micromirrors’ surfaces have a cross section, perpendicular to the film surface, in the form of elliptic arcs, whose radii are from the range 5 p to 25 p, and the micromirrors are arranged in a depth (d) perpendicular to the film surface from the range 1.6 p to 3.0 p, especially 2 p to 2.5 p. Glazings can be equipped with the film.