A method for producing a molded body includes providing a composite including a first plate having a polymer film pressed into its surface, providing a third plate including roughened areas on at least part of one of its surfaces, placing the third plate opposite the polymer film without the third plate touching the composite, heating the third plate to a temperature above the glass transition temperature Tg of the polymer of the polymer film without heating the composite and without the heated third plate coming into contact with the surface of the polymer film, and structuring the surface of the polymer film facing the third plate by a relative movement which removes the third plate from the first plate while the polymer film remains soft and is thus extended lengthwise, thereby forming a modified composite that comprises the molded body.

A bleach compatible mattress cover made of a non-woven polyolefin material and defining an interior cavity. The interior cavity configured to receive a mattress structure which may include a first and second support structure disposed in the interior cavity. In certain embodiments, the mattress cover has a Moisture Vapor Transfer Rate of greater than or equal 400 to less than 10,000, 7500 or more particularly less than 5000 grams per square meter per day and a hydrostatic head of 100 cm or greater and passes ASTM 1670 and ASTM 1671.

A method for manufacturing an injection-molded article, preferably a preform (11) of a bottle (1), in particular an aerosol bottle, made of a crystallizable polymer material, this article having at least one crystallized part (3), in particular a neck, and preferably a tubular body (14) closed at one end (16), the method comprising the following steps: a) producing an injection-molded article, preferably an injection-molded preform (11), by injecting the crystallizable polymer into a mold, b) crystallizing said part (3) of the injection-molded article, in particular of the injection-molded preform, by heating and then cooling the latter, wherein, in said method, between step a) and step b), the injection-molded article, in particular the injection-molded preform (11), is held for a sufficient duration under storage conditions such that it undergoes moisture uptake of at least 0.4% by weight.

A soil-resistant transfer sheet which includes, in the following order, a substrate sheet (a), a soil-resistant layer (b), a coating layer (c), and optionally an adhesive layer (d), wherein a surface of the soil-resistant layer, which reveals after the substrate sheet (a) is removed, has a contact angle with water of 100° or larger and a contact angle with hexadecane of 40° or larger; a process for producing a molded resin by in-mold labeling using the transfer sheet. The soil-resistant layer (b) is a layer obtained from a soil-resistant composition, and the coating layer (c) is a layer obtained from a polymerizable coating composition. The soil-resistant composition especially preferably is a perfluoropolyether urethane acrylate composition. Also disclosed is a process for producing the soil-resistant transfer sheet.

The present application relates to an electronic wetness-sensing absorbent article and related methods. The electronic wetness-sensing absorbent article includes a flexible waterproof thin film; at least two mutually separated and insulated flexible electrodes disposed on one surface of the flexible waterproof thin film; a water-permeable braided fabric layer; and an absorbent layer disposed on the other surface of the flexible waterproof thin film, located between the flexible waterproof thin film and the water-permeable braided fabric layer, and adapted to absorb a liquid entering from the water-permeable braided fabric layer. The flexible waterproof thin film, the flexible electrodes, and the liquid contained in the absorbent layer form a non-polar variable electrolytic capacitor. The wetness state of the electronic wetness-sensing absorbent article is obtained by detecting the capacitance value of the variable electrolytic capacitor and change thereof.

A process for in situ functionalization of graphene including placing a graphitic precursor in an exfoliation cannister with exfoliation media; creating an inert atmosphere in the exfoliation cannister; exfoliating the graphitic precursor to form graphene having carboxyl moieties; and reacting the carboxyl moieties in the exfoliation cannister under conditions, such as a temperature of between 260 and 500° C., and in the presence of a substance to chemically reduce or react the carboxyl moieties during the exfoliating to produce hydrophobic graphene. Additionally, a process of molding an article including intermixing a thermoplastic in a molten state with hydrophobic graphene produced by an in situ functionalization process to form a dispersion of the hydrophobic graphene in the thermoplastic; injecting a melt of the dispersion of the hydrophobic graphene in the thermoplastic into a mold having a cavity complementary to the article; and allowing the melt to cool to form the article.

Disclosed are methods for preparing a thin film composite membrane by subjecting a solution comprising one or more zwitterionic copolymers to an electrospraying process, thereby preparing the thin film composite membrane.

The present disclosure relates to an aerosol production assembly. The aerosol production assembly may include a reservoir that contains an aerosol precursor composition and an atomizer that receives the aerosol precursor composition from the reservoir and heats the aerosol precursor composition to produce an aerosol. The aerosol production assembly may additionally include a body that directs the aerosol through an outlet. The body may include a surface including a micro-pattern that defines at least one of hydrophobic and anti-microbial properties. The surface including the micro-pattern may not include a chemical coating that provides these properties. Rather, the surface may define a three-dimensional structure that provides hydrophobic and/or anti-microbial properties. A related assembly method is also provided.

There is provided a method and system for forming a composite material. The method includes: combining a first component element with a second component element to form a composite mixture; subjecting the composite mixture to a first force to in order to form ligaments and disperse the first component element and second component element in relation to each other, wherein the first force is a mechanical force, subjecting the ligaments to at least one second force in order to form attenuated ligaments and further disperse the first component element and second component element in relation to each other, wherein the at least one second force imparts both shear flow deformation and extensional flow deformation to the ligaments to form the attenuated ligaments; and collecting the attenuated ligaments. There is also provided a composite material prepared using the method described above.

Geometrically complex intravaginal rings, systems and methods of making the same are provided herein. Disclosed herein are geometrically complex intravaginal rings with tunable and enhanced drug release, which in some embodiments can be fabricated by 3D printing technologies. The disclosed IVRs include a ring structure comprising a plurality of unit cells or macroscopic and/or microscopic architecture, which can be tuned to control the loading capacity of an active compound within the IVR, the diffusion of an active compound from the IVR, the surface area of the IVR, and/or the mechanical properties of the IVR. The disclosed geometrically complex IVRs can provide superior control over drug loading and drug release compared to conventional IVRs fabricated by injection molding or hot-melt extrusion.