Compositions of matter capable of being cast and cured to form a microreplicated pattern on a substrate, and further capable of swelling on exposure to water so as to release from that substrate. Water swellable acrylic polymers formed from these compositions, and methods of using same in nanoimprint lithography are also disclosed.

A method of manufacturing a chrome plated component can include performing a two-shot (2K) molding process to form a component comprising first and second \members. A non-plateable resin can be molded to form the first member defining a front surface that defines a recess. A plateable resin can be molded to form the second member defining a back surface that defines the protrusion. The component can then be removed from its mold, where (i) an exposed surface of the second member defines a front surface of the component and (ii) the recess receives the protrusion such that the front surface of the first member is substantially flush with the back surface of the second member. An exposed surface of the second member can then be chrome plated to obtain the chrome plated component.

The toothbrush has a handle, a neck and a head. In the handle there is a first hard component which has a metallic covering. At least in regions, the metallic covering has a covering of a second hard component.

A method of manufacturing a chrome plated component can include performing a two-shot (2K) molding process to form a component comprising first and second \members. A non-plateable resin can be molded to form the first member defining a front surface that defines a recess. A plateable resin can be molded to form the second member defining a back surface that defines the protrusion. The component can then be removed from its mold, where (i) an exposed surface of the second member defines a front surface of the component and (ii) the recess receives the protrusion such that the front surface of the first member is substantially flush with the back surface of the second member. An exposed surface of the second member can then be chrome plated to obtain the chrome plated component.

A method for manufacturing a faucet body (1) for a sanitary faucet, having at least the following steps: a) production of the faucet body (1) in an injection mold, wherein the injection mold at least partially forms a brushed texture (3) on a surface (2) of the faucet body (1); b) coating the faucet body (1) with at least one first layer (4) comprising copper; and c) coating the faucet body (2) with at least one second layer (5) comprising a nickel-phosphorus alloy. A faucet body of plastic for a sanitary faucet is also proposed.

A method of manufacturing can comprise: introducing a first polymeric material to a mold, wherein the first polymeric material resists metallization; introducing a second polymeric material to the mold, wherein the second polymeric material accepts metallization; molding an article from the first polymeric material and the second polymeric material, wherein the second polymeric material extends along a surface portion of the article; coupling a metallic material to the surface portion of the article to form a part having a metallic surface finish by exposing the article to the metallic material in a metallizing process, wherein the metallic material is not coupled to the first polymeric material.

A process for producing a plastic part for vehicles in an injection molding process, characterized by the following steps: a first plastic charge is injected in the plasticized state into the mold cavity of an injection mold, subsequently, a second plastic charge is injected together with a blowing agent into the mold cavity, the blowing agent leading to the expansion of the second plastic charge injected into the mold cavity, as a result of which the still fluid first plastic charge is pressed from the inside against the walls which delimit the mold cavity of the injection mold, wherein, after the first plastic charge has been injected, a coolant is conducted through the walls which delimit the mold cavity of the injection mold, as a result of which the walls which delimit the mold cavity of the injection mold are actively cooled.

The foam composite sheet of the present invention comprises a polyolefin resin foam sheet and a metallic thin film provided on at least one surface of the foam sheet, the metallic thin film being formed of a material selected from metals, alloys containing a plurality of metals, and the like, in an amount of deposition of 5 to 1,000 g/cm.sup.2.

A metallic decorative part for a vehicle display device includes a substrate body molded with synthetic resin, a metal thin film formed of metal and deposited on a surface of the substrate body, and a ridge that is formed with different surfaces intersecting at a surface of the metal thin film in conformity with a shape of the surface of the substrate body. The ridge is formed such that a curvature radius of a corner that forms an apex of the ridge is greater than 0 and equal to or smaller than 28.0 m.

Wrinkling of supported thin films is a strain-driven phenomenon that enables scalable and low-cost fabrication of periodic micro and nano scale structures. The morphology of wrinkles depends on both the magnitude and the nature of compressive strains that are applied to the thin film. This disclosure presents the methods to fabricate asymmetric 2-D wrinkled structures using biaxial compressive strains. The method relies on the dependence of wrinkle morphology on both strains and strain paths to generate asymmetric 2D wrinkles. Asymmetry is achieved by deliberately traversing the system through a strain state that creates cracks along a preferential direction. Fabricated patterns include non-uniform zigzag wrinkles that demonstrate period doubling only along one direction.