Provided is a method for manufacturing a foam molded body that can make a shape of bubbles close to a perfect circle. According to the present disclosure, a method for manufacturing a foam molded body, including a step of forming a foam parison from a melt-kneaded resin obtained by melting and kneading a raw material resin and a foaming gas in a cylinder of an extruder and molding the foam parison to obtain the foam molded body, wherein the foaming gas contains 0.1 to 1.0% of argon, is provided.

A novel material for producing auxetic foams is disclosed. The material comprises a multiphase, multicomponent polymer foam with a filler polymer having a carefully selected glass transition temperature. Novel methods for producing auxetic foams from the material are also disclosed that consistently, reliably and quickly produce auxetic polyurethane foam at about room temperature (25° C.). This technology overcomes challenging issues in the large-scale production of auxetic PU foams, such as unfavorable heat-transmission problem and harmful organic solvents.

A novel material for producing auxetic foams is disclosed. The material comprises a multiphase, multicomponent polymer foam with a filler polymer having a carefully selected glass transition temperature. Novel methods for producing auxetic foams from the material are also disclosed that consistently, reliably and quickly produce auxetic polyurethane foam at about room temperature (25° C.). This technology overcomes challenging issues in the large-scale production of auxetic PU foams, such as unfavorable heat-transmission problem and harmful organic solvents.

A reforming device (1) is provided with, on one end side of a chamber (2), a gas supply part (3) and, on the other end side of the chamber (2), a gas discharge part (4). A support part (5) for supporting a porous material (10) is provided between the gas supply part (3) and the gas discharge part (4) inside the chamber (4). Then, the unsaturated hydrocarbon gas of an unsaturated hydrocarbon supply device (31) and the ozone gas of an ozone generation device (32) are supplied into the chamber (2) via the gas supply part (3) so as to reform the outer-peripheral-side surface and the inner side surface of the porous material (10) accommodated inside the chamber (2). The gas inside the chamber (2) is sucked by the gas discharge part (4) and discharged to the outside of the chamber (2).

A reforming device (1) is provided with, on one end side of a chamber (2), a gas supply part (3) and, on the other end side of the chamber (2), a gas discharge part (4). A support part (5) for supporting a porous material (10) is provided between the gas supply part (3) and the gas discharge part (4) inside the chamber (4). Then, the unsaturated hydrocarbon gas of an unsaturated hydrocarbon supply device (31) and the ozone gas of an ozone generation device (32) are supplied into the chamber (2) via the gas supply part (3) so as to reform the outer-peripheral-side surface and the inner side surface of the porous material (10) accommodated inside the chamber (2). The gas inside the chamber (2) is sucked by the gas discharge part (4) and discharged to the outside of the chamber (2).

A method for making a polymer with a porous layer from a solid piece of polymer is disclosed. In various embodiments, the method includes heating a surface of a solid piece of polymer to a processing temperature and holding the processing temperature while displacing a porogen layer through the surface of the polymer to create a matrix layer of the solid polymer body comprising the polymer and the porogen layer. In at least one embodiment, the method also includes removing at least a portion of the layer of porogen from the matrix layer to create a porous layer of the solid piece of polymer.

Provided herein are porous polymer monolith materials and processes that enable integration of blood fractionation, specific nucleic acid amplification and/or detection of nucleic acids from whole blood.

A microconduit network structure and methods for making the same. One aspect of the invention relates to a microconduit network structure, including: a solid or semi-solid matrix having at least one interconnected web of filaments formed within the matrix; and wherein at least one interconnected web of filaments having diameters of about 10 nm to about 1 mm.

A microconduit network structure and methods for making the same. One aspect of the invention relates to a microconduit network structure, including: a solid or semi-solid matrix having at least one interconnected web of filaments formed within the matrix; and wherein at least one interconnected web of filaments having diameters of about 10 nm to about 1 mm.

The invention provides a flame-retardant biaxially-oriented polyester film which is porous, and has high reflectance. The flame-retardant biaxially-oriented polyester film contains a polymer component containing polyethylene terephthalate and a flame retardant. The polyester film has an intrinsic viscosity of 0.50 to 0.64 dL/g and a density of 1.21 to 1.27 g/cm.sup.3. A content of the polyethylene terephthalate in the polyester film is 70 to 97% by mass. The flame retardant contains at least one phosphorus-based flame retardant selected from the group consisting of a phosphinate and a diphosphinate. A content of the phosphorus-based flame retardant in the polyester film is 3 to 8% by mass. The polyester film is a porous film having an average reflectance of 60 to 74% at a wavelength of 400 to 700 nm. The polyester film has a thickness of 15 to 45 μm.