A process for producing an eyelet for a biomedical electrode (e.g. an electrocardiogram (ECG) electrode) involves: hot pressing an electrically conductive thermoplastic or elastomeric resin to produce a film having a web of eyelets, each eyelet having a post protruding from a first face of the film and a flange at a second face of the film; applying a coating of a non-polarizable conductive material (e.g. a silver-containing material) on to a contact face of the flange; and, cutting the film to produce the eyelets separated from the web. Preferably, the process involves extrusion replication. A web of eyelets for biomedical electrodes has a film of an electrically conductive thermoplastic or elastomeric resin possessing a plurality of posts protruding from a first face of the film, and preferably a layer of a non-polarizable conductive material on a second face of the film. The process may be a one-step continuous process that is cheaper and simpler than current commercial processes.

Multi-layer composite at least comprising: a decorative layer comprising a first decorative material and a second decorative material, the first and the second decorative material lying in one plane in the decorative layer and having the same thickness; and a first carrier layer for a glue layer, the first carrier layer comprising a plastic which is contained in a nonwoven or a fabric, wherein the decorative layer is planarly connected to the first carrier layer by the glue layer.

A method for manufacturing a plastic substrate having excellent thickness uniformity, and a plastic substrate having excellent thickness uniformity manufactured thereby.

A resin-molding device capable of preventing a resin-molded product from being non-uniform in thickness. A resin-molding device includes: a first and second platen (outside-loaded platen) which are two plate-shaped members arranged parallel to each other to allow a molding die to be arranged in a die arrangement section which is a central region between the platens; a force applier (toggle link and tie bars) for applying a force to the platens from loading points located outside the die arrangement section; a heating mechanism (lower and upper heater plates) provided between the outside-loaded platen and the molding die; and a heat-insulating member (lower and upper heat-insulating members) formed by a plurality of elastic pillar members arranged between the outside-loaded platen and the heating mechanism, the pillar members configured so that the amount of deformation of each pillar member increases from the center of the die arrangement section toward the loading point.

A resin-molding device capable of preventing a resin-molded product from being non-uniform in thickness. A resin-molding device includes: a first and second platen (outside-loaded platen) which are two plate-shaped members arranged parallel to each other to allow a molding die to be arranged in a die arrangement section which is a central region between the platens; a force applier (toggle link and tie bars) for applying a force to the platens from loading points located outside the die arrangement section; a heating mechanism (lower and upper heater plates) provided between the outside-loaded platen and the molding die; and a heat-insulating member (lower and upper heat-insulating members) formed by a plurality of elastic pillar members arranged between the outside-loaded platen and the heating mechanism, the pillar members configured so that the amount of deformation of each pillar member increases from the center of the die arrangement section toward the loading point.

A release film satisfies formulas (I) and (II) when S1 (%) represents the maximum dimensional change rate between 30 C. and 150 C. when the temperature is raised from 30 C. to 200 C. at a rate of 10 C./min, T1 ( C.) represents the temperature at which S1 is obtained, and S0 (%) represents the dimensional change rate at 40 C. The surfaces may have a surface free energy Sa (mN/mm) at 25 C., surface free energy Sb (mN/mm) after having been subjected to a heat treatment at 180 C. for 3 minutes, and surface free energy Sc (mN/mm) after having been stretched by 50% at 180 C. that satisfy formulas (III) and (IV).

0S11.5Formula (I):

0|S1S0|/(T140)0.050Formula (II):

0|SaSb|15Formula (III):

0|SaSc|15Formula (IV):

A release film satisfies formulas (I) and (II) when S1 (%) represents the maximum dimensional change rate between 30 C. and 150 C. when the temperature is raised from 30 C. to 200 C. at a rate of 10 C./min, T1 ( C.) represents the temperature at which S1 is obtained, and S0 (%) represents the dimensional change rate at 40 C. The surfaces may have a surface free energy Sa (mN/mm) at 25 C., surface free energy Sb (mN/mm) after having been subjected to a heat treatment at 180 C. for 3 minutes, and surface free energy Sc (mN/mm) after having been stretched by 50% at 180 C. that satisfy formulas (III) and (IV).

0S11.5Formula (I):

0|S1S0|/(T140)0.050Formula (II):

0|SaSb|15Formula (III):

0|SaSc|15Formula (IV):

A polymeric composite derived from a reclaimed polymeric material. The polymeric composite in particulate form can be thermally compressed into panels and other embodiments that require a component that possesses sufficient mechanical strength and moisture resistance. In certain embodiments, the panel may be utilized as one layer in a multilayered article.

A polymeric composite derived from a reclaimed polymeric material. The polymeric composite in particulate form can be thermally compressed into panels and other embodiments that require a component that possesses sufficient mechanical strength and moisture resistance. In certain embodiments, the panel may be utilized as one layer in a multilayered article.

A production method for a fiber-reinforced resin molded object is provided whereby a large apparatus is not used when molding, by heating and pressing, a fiber-reinforced resin base material that includes a matrix resin, a molded object with excellent precision and quality can be obtained, and for which work is simple.

The production method includes arranging, on an inner surface of a lower mold 3, a fiber-reinforced resin base material 1 obtained by impregnating a matrix resin into reinforcing fibers; filling a core space 5 of the mold, in which the fiber-reinforced resin base material 1 is arranged, with a powder mixture 2a that has liquidity and that includes thermally expandable microcapsules and another powder; sealing the lower mold 3 and an upper mold 4; heating at from a heat expansion starting temperature to a maximum expansion temperature of the thermally expandable microcapsules to cause the thermally expandable microcapsules to expand; and pressing the fiber-reinforced resin base material 1 against the inner surface of the lower mold 3 to produce a molded object.