A method for use in making an electrode assembly (20) comprises the steps of applying an electrode (24) on a first layer of material (22); laser welding a lead (23) to the electrode; applying an adhesive backfill (26) over the electrode and the lead; and applying a second layer of material (28) over the adhesive backfill and a portion of the first layer to prevent a leakage path between the electrode and the second layer.

A maleimide based copolymer, manufacturing method thereof, and a resin composition using the maleimide based copolymer is provided. The maleimide based copolymer includes 40 to 60 mass % of aromatic vinyl monomer unit, 5 to 20 mass % of vinyl cyanide monomer unit, 35 to 50 mass % of maleimide monomer unit, and 0 to 10 mass % of monomer copolymerizable with these monomer units. The maleimide based copolymer has a glass transition temperature of 165° C. or higher and a melt mass flow rate of 25 to 80 g/10 min measured at 265° C. with 98 N load. By using such maleimide based copolymer, flowability can be improved without decreasing heat resistance providing ability.

A thermoplastic resin composition of the present invention comprises: about 100 parts by weight of a polycarbonate resin; about 10 to about 40 parts by weight of a polyester resin; about 0.1 to about 1.0 parts by weight of a chain extender; about 50 to about 80 parts by weight of glass fibers; about 10 to about 25 parts by weight of a phosphorus flame retardant; and about 1 to about 7 parts by weight of a modified polyolefin, wherein the weight ratio of the polyester resin and the chain extender is about 1:0.01 to about 1:0.06. The thermoplastic resin composition is excellent in dimensional stability, flame retardancy, impact resistance, and the like.

An article of manufacture and a method are disclosed including a multi-layered knee pad including an outer shell and other layers forming high sidewalls, the height of which depends on the internal width of the knee pad. The outer shell may also have an array of recesses on its outer convex surface. The other knee pad layers include one or more foam layers on the concave side of the outer shell, one or more gel layers surrounded by the foam layers, and a fabric sheet covering the foam layers on the concave side of the outer shell. The knee pad is manufactured using an injection mold to form the foam layers. The knee pad is customizable with respect to size, firmness, and structure. The knee pad may be customized by varying the layer's characteristics such as material and dimensions as well as the size and location of the recesses.

Provided are a resin composition and masterbatch pellets, which enable a molded resin composition product to improve both flexural modulus and Izod impact strength, and a molded resin composition product having both improved flexural modulus and improved Izod impact strength, and a method for producing the same. The resin composition includes 45 to 95 mass % of an olefin polymer, 1 to 50 mass % of fibrous basic magnesium sulfate, 0.00001 to 0.8 mass % of spherical silica particles, and 0.1 to 10 mass % of a lubricant. Also, the masterbatch pellets are for production of the resin composition by kneading the masterbatch pellets with a diluent containing olefin polymer, and the masterbatch pellets contain 10 to 50 mass % of an olefin polymer, 35 to 80 mass % of fibrous basic magnesium sulfate, 0.00005 to 5.0 mass % of spherical silica particles, and 0.5 to 10 mass % of a lubricant.

The present invention relates to a method of preparing an ASA graft copolymer, a method of preparing a thermoplastic resin composition including the ASA graft copolymer, and a method of manufacturing a molded article using the thermoplastic resin composition. More particularly, the present invention provides an ASA graft copolymer having improved thermal stability through addition of an emulsifier in a specific amount range in a seed preparation step and introduction of a multifunctional carboxylic acid having 20 or more carbon atoms or a salt thereof, as an emulsifier, in a shell preparation step and a high-quality thermoplastic resin composition exhibiting excellent impact resistance, such as impact strength and tensile strength, and excellent appearance, such as surface gloss, whiteness, and retention-associated heat discoloration, and causing considerable reduction in the amount of gas generated on a surface of a resin during a high-temperature thermoforming process due to inclusion of the ASA graft copolymer.

The invention provides a fluoroelastomer composition that can be crosslinked at an industrially sufficient rate without the use of a graphene having specific surface properties and can provide a fluoroelastomer molded article having higher tensile strength and better abrasion resistance than conventional fluoroelastomer molded articles even though having a similar tensile modulus to conventional fluoroelastomer molded articles. The fluoroelastomer composition contains a fluoroelastomer that contains a crosslinkable group-containing monomer unit and an elongated sheet-shaped graphene. The graphene exhibits a ratio (L/W) of a maximum length (L) and a width (W) of 2 to 10.sup.5, and the graphene exhibits a ratio (L/T) of the maximum length (L) and a thickness (T) of 1×10.sup.1 to 1×10.sup.7.

A composite includes a polymer network including pectin or a pectin derivative; a low-molecular compound having a hydrophilic group in the polymer network; and a polyvalent metal ion coordinated with an anion present in the polymer chain of the polymer network.

Disclosed is a well insert for cell culture, including: a membrane support having an upper end and a lower end, the upper end being adapted to engage a well of a microplate so as to suspend the well insert therein; and a permeable membrane for supporting a tissue culture, the permeable membrane being attached at the lower end of the membrane support and sealed thereto, the permeable membrane being of brittle material. The membrane support is overmolded or fastened on to the permeable membrane so as be sealed thereto.

A bulk moulding compound comprising one or more cyanate ester, a catalyst, a filler and reinforcement fibres is provide, whereby the one or more cyanate ester is independently selected from a difunctional cyanate ester compound and/or a polyfunctional cyanate ester and mixtures of these cyanate esters. Furthermore, the catalyst is independently selected from the group consisting of 4,4′ methylene-bis(2,6-diethylaniline) (M-DEA), 4,4′-methylene-bis(3-chloro-2,6-diethyl¬aniline) (M-CDEA), aluminum(III)acetylacetonate, and mixtures thereof.