A thermochromic device includes a film and a number of vanadium dioxide nanowires disposed within the film. The film is manufactured by hot extruding a material that includes a polymer and a plurality of vanadium dioxide nanowires on a drum to form a rough film.

An article includes a layer including a melt processable fluoropolymer, wherein the fluoropolymer includes a copolymer of a tetrafluoroethylene and a perfluoroether, wherein the article has an ultraviolet transmittance of at least about 50% at a thickness of about 0.040 inches to about 0.062 inches when exposed to ultraviolet radiation of about 200 nm to about 280 nm. Further provided is a method of making the article and an apparatus for purifying water including an article, such as a flexible tube.

An article includes a layer including a melt processable fluoropolymer, wherein the fluoropolymer includes a copolymer of a tetrafluoroethylene and a perfluoroether, wherein the article has an ultraviolet transmittance of at least about 50% at a thickness of about 0.040 inches to about 0.062 inches when exposed to ultraviolet radiation of about 200 nm to about 280 nm. Further provided is a method of making the article and an apparatus for purifying water including an article, such as a flexible tube.

An apparatus for the conveying of containers, with a conveyor which forms a contact face for the containers to be conveyed, wherein the conveyor moves at least locally along a pre-set direction and has a plurality of conveying members connected to one another in an articulated manner, and with a drive device for driving the conveyor. The conveying members are produced from a plastics material which has been acted upon with a radiation in order to change its material structure and/or which has a plurality of spherical bodies embedded in its material structure.

An apparatus for the conveying of containers, with a conveyor which forms a contact face for the containers to be conveyed, wherein the conveyor moves at least locally along a pre-set direction and has a plurality of conveying members connected to one another in an articulated manner, and with a drive device for driving the conveyor. The conveying members are produced from a plastics material which has been acted upon with a radiation in order to change its material structure and/or which has a plurality of spherical bodies embedded in its material structure.

A laminate film (30) of the present invention includes a heat sealing layer (10) composed of a resin composition including, with respect to 20 to 95 parts by weight of a propylene-based polymer (A) having a melting point (Tm) of equal to or higher than 120° C. and equal to or lower than 170° C. as measured by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), a total of 5 to 80 parts by weight of two or more kinds of copolymers selected from the group consisting of a propylene.1-butene copolymer (B) containing a unit derived from propylene in an amount of 51 to 95 mol % and a unit derived from 1-butene in an amount of 5 to 49 mol %, wherein the total of the unit derived from propylene and the unit derived from 1-butene is 100 mol %, a copolymer (C) of ethylene and an α-olefin having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, and a copolymer (D) of 1-butene and an α-olefin having 3 carbon atoms or 5 to 20 carbon atoms containing a constitutional unit derived from 1-butene in an amount of 50 to 99 mol % and a constitutional unit derived from an α-olefin having 3 carbon atoms or 5 to 20 carbon atoms in an amount of 1 to 50 mol %, wherein the total of the unit derived from 1-butene and the unit derived from the α-olefin is 100 mol %, wherein each of Component (B), Component (C), and Component (D) does not correspond to Component (A), and the total amount of Component (A), Component (B), Component (C), and Component (D) is 100 parts by weight, and a base layer (20), in which a surface of the heat sealing layer (10) opposite to the base layer (20) has a wet tension of 32 to 45 mN/m.

A laminate film (30) of the present invention includes a heat sealing layer (10) composed of a resin composition including, with respect to 20 to 95 parts by weight of a propylene-based polymer (A) having a melting point (Tm) of equal to or higher than 120° C. and equal to or lower than 170° C. as measured by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), a total of 5 to 80 parts by weight of two or more kinds of copolymers selected from the group consisting of a propylene.1-butene copolymer (B) containing a unit derived from propylene in an amount of 51 to 95 mol % and a unit derived from 1-butene in an amount of 5 to 49 mol %, wherein the total of the unit derived from propylene and the unit derived from 1-butene is 100 mol %, a copolymer (C) of ethylene and an α-olefin having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, and a copolymer (D) of 1-butene and an α-olefin having 3 carbon atoms or 5 to 20 carbon atoms containing a constitutional unit derived from 1-butene in an amount of 50 to 99 mol % and a constitutional unit derived from an α-olefin having 3 carbon atoms or 5 to 20 carbon atoms in an amount of 1 to 50 mol %, wherein the total of the unit derived from 1-butene and the unit derived from the α-olefin is 100 mol %, wherein each of Component (B), Component (C), and Component (D) does not correspond to Component (A), and the total amount of Component (A), Component (B), Component (C), and Component (D) is 100 parts by weight, and a base layer (20), in which a surface of the heat sealing layer (10) opposite to the base layer (20) has a wet tension of 32 to 45 mN/m.

An organic peroxide formulation comprises at least one organic peroxide, at least one drying oil, and at least one free radical trap. A process comprises curing mixtures that include at least one elastomer and the organic peroxide formulation in the presence of oxygen. Elastomer compositions, methods of manufacturing elastomer articles, and elastomer articles made from the elastomer compositions are also disclosed.

A fluid container having a proximal end having an end wall, a distal end having an open-ended neck, and a sidewall extending between the proximal end and the distal end along a longitudinal axis is described. A localized crystallinity of a polymeric material of the fluid container of at least a first region of the fluid container is greater than a crystallinity of a polymeric material of the fluid container of at least a second region. Examples of fluid containers include medical fluid containers, such as medical bottles and syringes, including rolling diaphragm-type syringes, and commercial beverage containers Articles of manufacturer formed form a polymeric material and having regions with increased localized polymeric crystallinity are also described.

A fluid container having a proximal end having an end wall, a distal end having an open-ended neck, and a sidewall extending between the proximal end and the distal end along a longitudinal axis is described. A localized crystallinity of a polymeric material of the fluid container of at least a first region of the fluid container is greater than a crystallinity of a polymeric material of the fluid container of at least a second region. Examples of fluid containers include medical fluid containers, such as medical bottles and syringes, including rolling diaphragm-type syringes, and commercial beverage containers Articles of manufacturer formed form a polymeric material and having regions with increased localized polymeric crystallinity are also described.