The antifouling structure of the present invention includes a porous structural layer and a non-volatile liquid in pores and/or on a surface of the porous structural layer. The porous structural layer includes a modified portion at least at a surface part of the porous structural layer, and the elemental ratio of fluorine to silicon (F/Si) in the surface part is within the range of 3 to 50.

A method and apparatus for forming a composite part. An apparatus comprises a tooling plate, a tab co-bonded with the tooling plate, and a group of alignment features associated with the tab. The tooling plate is configured for use with a tool to form a composite part. The group of alignment features is configured to position the tooling plate with respect to the tool used to form the composite part.

A multi-layered film laminate for use in making hot filled blister packages and a method of making such material is provided. The laminate generally includes a central core layer of barrier polymer film disposed between a slip film and a thermostable film. In particularly advantageous embodiments, the barrier film is a polychlorotrifluoroethylene film, the slip film is a polyvinyl chloride film, and the heat resistant film is a temperature resistant copolyester. The disclosed material provides a high moisture barrier and a stable inter-laminar structure that can withstand hot filling of liquids, such as liquids used to form soft and/or gummy dosages on form-fill-and-seal blister packaging machines.

Retroreflective article and precursor articles formed during the preparation of the retroreflective articles are provided. Also, methods of making both the precursor articles and the retroreflective articles are provided. The retroreflective articles and the precursor articles contain a reflective layer that includes both a reflective metal and a polymeric blend. The polymeric blend includes both a fluorinated polymer and a (meth)acrylate polymer. The retroreflective articles typically have anti-staining properties, anti-corrosion properties, or both.

An organofluorine coating on a major surface of a substrate, wherein the organofluorine coating has a surface composition of about 5 at % to about 15 at % oxygen and about 30 at % to about 50 at % fluorine.

A present invention is directed to a laminated filtration media comprising a nanofiber coating applied onto a synthetic substrate. Generally, the laminated filtration media can be produced by applying the nanofiber layer onto the synthetic substrate via an electrospinning process and then thermo-mechanically bonding the nanofiber layer onto the synthetic substrate via a thermal bonding process. The laminated filtration media exhibits superior durability and can be used in a wide array of air filtration applications.

A composite pane includes an outer pane and an inner pane, which are connected to one another via a thermoplastic intermediate layer, wherein the composite pane has an opaque masking region and a transparent see-through region, wherein the intermediate layer has a functional element which covers the entire see-through region, wherein at least one region of the side edge of the functional element does not extend as far as the side edge of the composite pane but is arranged within the masking region, and wherein the surface of the outer pane facing away from the intermediate layer has a pattern of coated regions in the masking region which are provided with a partially transparent reflective coating.

A composite pane includes an outer pane and an inner pane, which are connected to one another via a thermoplastic intermediate layer, wherein the composite pane has an opaque masking region and a transparent see-through region, wherein the intermediate layer has a functional element which covers the entire see-through region, wherein at least one region of the side edge of the functional element does not extend as far as the side edge of the composite pane but is arranged within the masking region, and wherein the surface of the outer pane facing away from the intermediate layer has a pattern of coated regions in the masking region which are provided with a partially transparent reflective coating.

A film layer and a method of forming a film layer are provided herein. The film layer includes a first polymer and a second polymer. The first polymer includes the reaction product of chlorotrifluoroethene and vinylidene fluoride utilized in the first polymer in an amount of at least 4 wt. %. The second polymer includes the reaction product of chlorotrifluoroethene and optionally, vinylidene fluoride utilized in the second polymer in an amount of less than 4 wt. %. A multilayer film and a method of forming a multilayer film are also provided herein. In an embodiment, a multilayer film includes a first film layer and a second film layer adjacent and sealed to the first film layer. At least one of the first film layer or the second film layer includes the first polymer and the second polymer.

In a method for manufacturing a sandwich component having a first and a second flat side, in a pre-assembly state all components of the sandwich component in relation to one another are placed in a nominal position: at least one shape-imparting structural layer and a conductor layer having an electrical conductor, and are connected in an assembly step with an adhesive, wherein in the pre-assembly state on both sides of the conductor layer two barrier layers which are vapor-tight are placed as further components and interconnected in such a manner that said two barrier layers enclose the conductor in a vapor-tight manner. A sandwich component having flat sides, manufactured according to the above method, has at least the structural layer and the conductor layer with the conductors, said structural and conductor layers being disposed between the flat sides and connected with the adhesive, and on both sides of the conductor layer the barrier layers as further components are interconnected in such a manner that said two barrier layers enclose the conductor in a vapor-tight manner.