The present invention relates to a fabric treatment composition capable of enhancing cleaning properties of a soil during cleaning through treatment of a fabric to be treated and a method for treating a fabric with the fabric treatment composition. The fabric treatment composition is a fabric treatment composition containing a hydroxyalkyl cellulose (A) in which a hydroxyalkyl cellulose is bound to at least one selected from a cationic group and a hydrophobic group including a hydrocarbon group having 4 or more carbon atoms, the content of a surfactant (B) being 3.5 parts by mass or less relative to 1 part by mass of the hydroxyalkyl cellulose (A).

Electrically-conductive silver metal is provided in a pattern on a substrate having a first supporting side and a second opposing supporting side. One or both of the first supporting side and the second opposing supporting side has one or more electrically-conductive silver metal containing patterns containing the electrically-conductive silver metal; an α-oxy carboxylate; a 5- or 6-membered N-heteroaromatic compound; and a polymer that is either (i) a hydroxy-containing cellulosic polymer or (ii) a non-cellulosic acrylic polymer having a halo- or hydroxy-containing side chain. Such articles can be used in various devices and electrodes.

Pulps, cellulose ether products, and methods of making pulps are described.

A method of purifying a composition including metal nanostructures. The method includes combining the composition and a water-miscible polymer to form a combination that promotes an agglomeration of the metal nanostructures in the combination over an agglomeration of low-aspect-ratio nanostructures in the combination. The method includes subjecting the combination to a sedimentation process to form a sediment layer including a concentration of the metal nanostructures that is greater than a previous concentration of the metal nanostructures in the combination.

The invention provides a composition comprising a seaweed extract in an amount of 50-90% by weight, a water-soluble cellulose derivative in an amount of 10-40% by weight and water in an amount of 1-20% by weight, of the total weight of the composition. The invention also provides products, including packaging material, formed from the composition, a method of dissolving, composting and biodegrading the composition or the products, a method of producing the composition and the products, and a method of re-working the composition.

The invention provides a composition comprising a seaweed extract in an amount of 50-90% by weight, a water-soluble cellulose derivative in an amount of 10-40% by weight and water in an amount of 1-20% by weight, of the total weight of the composition. The invention also provides products, including packaging material, formed from the composition, a method of dissolving, composting and biodegrading the composition or the products, a method of producing the composition and the products, and a method of re-working the composition.

Nanoparticles including a cellulosic polymer and a hydrophobic material and methods for forming them.

A method of forming an ocular delivery device includes exposing a solid, shaped cellulose polymer to a solution including an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) and a solvent capable of solubilizing the API, wherein the polymer absorbs at least a portion of the solution, including the API and solvent. The method may further include removing at least a portion of the absorbed solvent from the polymer by allowing the absorbed solvent to evaporate from the polymer or by drying the polymer. A variety of cellulose polymers may be used, including hydroxypropyl cellulose. A variety of APIs may be used, including Cyclosporine, Tobramycin and Vancomycin. Ocular delivery devices prepared by the methods may be used to treat a variety of eye disorders.

The present invention relates to a method for preparing a vinyl chloride-based polymer, more specifically, to a method for preparing a vinyl chloride-based polymer through which it is possible to improve an apparent specific gravity of a vinyl chloride-based polymer to be prepared by controlling a surface tension of a polymerization mixture to 46.5 mN/m or more, and thus, to improve an extrusion amount when extruded, whereby a vinyl chloride-based polymer having excellent processing productivity can be prepared.

The present invention relates to a method for preparing a vinyl chloride-based polymer, more specifically, to a method for preparing a vinyl chloride-based polymer through which it is possible to improve an apparent specific gravity of a vinyl chloride-based polymer to be prepared by controlling a surface tension of a polymerization mixture to 46.5 mN/m or more, and thus, to improve an extrusion amount when extruded, whereby a vinyl chloride-based polymer having excellent processing productivity can be prepared.