An apparatus having reduced phononic coupling between a graphene monolayer and a substrate is provided. The apparatus includes an aerogel substrate and a monolayer of graphene coupled to the aerogel substrate.

There is provided a multilayer porous film that includes a covering layer formed from a coating liquid on at least one surface of a porous film. The coating liquid has high stability and coatability. The covering layer does not decrease the intrinsic high air permeability of the porous film and has high heat resistance and adhesiveness. The multilayer porous film has excellent handleability as a battery separator without causing curling. The multilayer porous film includes the covering layer on at least one surface of a porous polyolefin resin film. The covering layer is formed from a coating liquid and contains a filler and a resin binder. The multilayer porous film satisfies the following conditions 1) and 2): 1) the filler has an average circularity of 0.3 or more and less than 0.7; and 2) an acid component in the coating liquid has a first acid dissociation constant of 5 or less and has no second acid dissociation constant or a second acid dissociation constant of 7 or more in a dilute aqueous solution at 25° C.

The present invention provides, inter alia, compositions including at least one pliable layer comprising a plurality of silk fibroin nanofibrils, and at least one rigid layer comprising a plurality of mineral crystals, wherein each rigid layer is associated with at least one pliable layer, as well as methods for the production and use thereof.

A foamed article is made by infusing the article of thermoplastic elastomer with a supercritical fluid, then removing the article from the supercritical fluid and either (i) immersing the article in a heated fluid or (ii) irradiating the article with infrared or microwave radiation.

The soft boot and liner includes moisture transfer system that includes an inner fabric layer carefully selected from technically advanced fabrics. A series of layers are provided outside the inner liner including foam material layers, spacer fabrics and breathable membranes, in various orders. Encapsulation technology and waterproofing are used as well. The outer fabric layer is also capable of working with the other layers to promote the transfer of moisture. Frothed foams and flocking with fibers are further characteristics of the present invention. The moisture transfer system is incorporated into a soft boot or skate or as a removable liner for a shell boot. Numerous other modifications and applications are disclosed.

Fibrous structures that exhibit a pore volume distribution such that greater than about 50% of the total pore volume present in the fibrous structure exists in pores of radii of from about 101 μm to about 200 μm, and methods for making such fibrous structures are provided.

Disclosed herein is a molded article made from two different polyurethane foam laminate materials, which displays both softness and resilience to machine washing. Also disclosed herein is a method of making said foam article.

Disclosed herein is a molded article made from two different polyurethane foam laminate materials, which displays both softness and resilience to machine washing. Also disclosed herein is a method of making said foam article.

One variation of a method for fabricating a dermal heatsink includes: fabricating a substrate defining an interior surface, an exterior surface opposite the interior surface, and an open network of pores extending between the interior surface and the exterior surface; activating surfaces of the substrate and walls of the open network of pores; applying a coating over the substrate to form a heatsink, the coating comprising a porous, hydrophilic material and defining a void network; removing an excess of the coating from the substrate to clear blockages within the open network of pores by the coating; hydrating the heatsink during a curing period; heating the heatsink during the curing period to increase porosity of the coating applied over surfaces of the substrate; and rinsing the heatsink with an acid to decarbonate the coating along walls of the open network of pores in the substrate.

A side rail assembly and a mattress assembly including the side rail assembly about at least a portion of a perimeter of the mattress assembly. The side rail assembly includes a laminate structure including one or more foam layers and one or more fiber layers in a stacked arrangement. The fiber layer can be a non-woven layer.