A method for manufacturing a three dimensional object includes steps of: providing a digital description of the object as a set of voxels; sequentially creating an actual set of voxels corresponding to the digital set of voxels. At least one voxel comprises a polymer derived from: polyol and an ionic monomer. The calculated charge density of the resulting polymer is 0.01 to 0.7 mEq/g. A three-dimensional object having at least one voxel. The at least one voxel including a polymer derived from: a polyol and an ionic monomer, and the calculated charge density of the resulting polymer is 0.01 to 0.7 mEq/g.

Provided is a fiber containing a composition obtained by mixing a compound having at least a ring structure containing one carbodiimide group, the first nitrogen and second nitrogen thereof being linked together through a linking group, with a polymer compound having an acidic group. Also provided is a fiber structure made thereof. A fiber and a fiber structure, which have improved hydrolysis resistance and from which no free isocyanate compounds are produced, can be provided.

Method for the preparation of a non-woven mat or paper made of carbon fibers, the method comprising carbonizing a non-woven mat or paper preform (precursor) comprised of a plurality of bonded sulfonated polyolefin fibers to produce said non-woven mat or paper made of carbon fibers. The preforms and resulting non-woven mat or paper made of carbon fiber, as well as articles and devices containing them, and methods for their use, are also described.

Fabrication of ballistic resistant fibrous composites having improved ballistic resistance properties. More particularly, ballistic resistant fibrous composites having high interlaminar lap shear strength between component fiber plies or fiber layers, which correlates to low composite backface signature. The high lap shear strength, low backface signature composites are useful for the production of hard armor articles, including helmet armor.

A consumable filament for use in an extrusion-based additive manufacturing system, where the consumable filament comprises a core portion of a matrix of a first base polymer and particles dispersed within the matrix, and a shell portion comprising a same or a different base polymer. The consumable filament is configured to be melted and extruded to form roads of a plurality of solidified layers of a three-dimensional part, and where the roads at least partially retain cross-sectional profiles corresponding to the core portion and the shell portion of the consumable filament and retain the particles within the roads of the printed part and do not penetrate the outer surface of the shell portion.

A microwave-induced heating of CNT filled (or coated) polymer composites for enhancing inter-bead diffusive bonding of fused filament fabricated parts. The technique incorporates microwave absorbing nanomaterials (carbon nanotubes (CNTs)) onto the surface or throughout the volume of 3D printer polymer filament to increase the inter-bead bond strength following a post microwave irradiation treatment and/or in-situ focused microwave beam during printing. The overall strength of the final 3D printed part will be dramatically increased and the isotropic mechanical properties of fused filament part will approach or exceed conventionally manufactured counterparts.

The present invention relates to a high-tenacity cellulosic regenerated fiber with an individual fiber titer of between 0.6 and 0.9 dtex and yarns and planar textile structures which contain regenerated fibers of this kind.

A dispersible, nonwoven multistrata wipe material is provided that is stable in a wetting liquid and flushable in use. More particularly, multilayered structures including, but not limited to, two, three, or four layers are provided to form the dispersible nonwoven wipe material. The layers contain combinations of cellulosic and noncellulosic fibers, and optionally a binder or additive.

A consumable material for use in an extrusion-based digital manufacturing system, the consumable material comprising a length and a cross-sectional profile of at least a portion of the length that is axially asymmetric. The cross-sectional profile is configured to provide a response time with a non-cylindrical liquefier of the extrusion-based digital manufacturing system that is faster than a response time achievable with a cylindrical filament in a cylindrical liquefier for a same thermally limited, maximum volumetric flow rate.

Provided is a superfine polyester fiber containing at least 98 wt % of a polyethylene terephthalate component, and characterized by fulfilling the following conditions: (1) the reduced viscosity (sp/c) is at least 0.80 dl/g; (2) the total fineness is 7-120 dtex, and the single filament fineness is no more than 0.5 dtex; and (3) the toughness parameter (X) indicated by formula (1) is at least 2.0, the tensile strength is at least 3.5 cN/dtex and the tensile elongation is at least 12%.
X=(tensile strengthtensile elongation)/(total finenesssingle filament fineness)formula (1).