A modular utility vehicle construct that is light weight yet robust is provided. The construct is formed with a composite open area core sandwich structure capable of withstanding typical wear and tear and environmental elements experienced by utility vehicle compartments. The use of the composite sandwich structure allows for replacement of traditional materials such as steel or aluminum, without a loss of strength, in a vehicle's containment construct while also reducing the overall weight of the vehicle and increasing the ability to customize the vehicle's utility features to suit the specific needs of the purchaser.

Disclosed is an improved facer mat for use as a cover sheet for gypsum board. Also disclosed are gypsum boards containing such mat facers on one or both major surfaces of the board (face and back sides when installed), a method of manufacturing such board, and a method of making the mat. The mat can comprise glass, thermoplastic, and/or thermoset fiber. In preferred embodiments, binder is included with the fiber. The mat has outer and inner surfaces. The mat comprises a first region adjacent to the outer surface defined along a horizontal plane of the mat, the first region having a first substantial thickness, and a second region adjacent to the inner surface defined along a horizontal plane of the mat, the second region having a second substantial thickness. The first region has (a) more hydrophilicity than the second region, (b) more wettability than the second region, and/or (c) less density than the second region.

The invention relates to a method for adhering two substrates, namely a first substrate A and a second substrate B, to each other using a latent-reactive adhesive film with at least one latent-reactive adhesive film layer which has a thermoplastic component with a melting temperature T(melt), where 35° C.≦T(melt)≦90° C., said thermoplastic component containing functional groups that can react to isocyanate, and an isocyanate-containing component that is dispersed into the thermoplastic component in a particulate form and is blocked, microencapsulated, or substantially deactivated in the region of the particle surface. The particles have a start temperature T(start) of 40° C.≦T(start)≦120° C., wherein T(start)≧T(melt). A surface of the first substrate A is brought into contact with a first surface of the latent-reactive adhesive film, and a surface of the second substrate B is brought into contact with the second surface of the latent-reactive adhesive film. The adhesion is caused by heating the latent-reactive adhesive film to a temperature which corresponds to or is higher than at least the start temperature T(start). The invention is characterized in that at least the surface of the first substrate A which is brought into contact with the latent-reactive adhesive film is treated with a primer before the first substrate A is brought into contact with the latent-reactive adhesive film, and/or at least the first surface of the latent-reactive adhesive film which is brought into contact with the first substrate A is treated with a primer before the first substrate A is brought into contact with the latent-reactive adhesive film.

Embodiments provide a pressure-sensitive adhesive film having (α) a poly(meth)acrylimide-based resin film layer and (γ) a pressure-sensitive adhesive agent layer in that order from the surface layer side and having a total light transmittance of 80% or higher. The pressure-sensitive adhesive film may further have (δ) a hard coat layer on the surface layer side of the poly(meth)acrylimide-based resin film layer (α). This hard coat layer (δ) may comprise an active energy ray-curable resin composition that contains (A) 100 parts by mass of a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate; (B) 0.2-4 parts by mass of a compound having an alkoxysilyl group and a (meth)acryloyl group; (C) 0.05-3 parts by mass of organic titanium; and (D) 5-100 parts by mass of fine particles having an average particle diameter of 1-300 nm. This active energy ray-curable resin composition may further contain (E) 0.01-7 parts by mass of a water-repelling agent.

A textured laminate that contains a coform nonwoven web formed from a matrix of synthetic fibers and an absorbent material is provided. The coform web is positioned adjacent to a cellular film that includes a plurality of cavities encapsulating a gas (e.g., air). By selectively controlling various aspects of the coform web, film, and the particular manner in which the film and coform web are laminated together, the present inventors have discovered that the resulting laminate can achieve an increased bulk that remains relatively stable even in a wet condition. Thus, the resulting laminate can be readily employed in a wet wipe without losing its bulk and overall texture.

Described herein is a mirror apparatus comprising: a reflective substrate; and an anti-fog complex comprising: an adhesive layer atop the substrate; a first polymeric layer atop the pressure sensitive adhesive layer; and a second polymeric layer atop the first polymeric layer. Methods of making the mirror apparatus are also disclosed.

A surface treatment method for a casing is disclosed, the casing being formed by the outer surface and four sidewalls of the casing. The surface treatment method includes a heat transferring film formed on the casing by a vacuum heat transfer process or a paint-drying process and a surface pattern layer formed on a portion of a surface of the heat transferring film opposite to the outer surface by a digital inkjet printer applying three different types of UV-curable ink.

Some embodiments comprise membranes comprising a first layer comprising a porous graphene-based material; a second layer comprising a porous graphene-based material; a channel positioned between the first layer and the second layer, wherein the channel has a tunable channel diameter; and at least one spacer substance positioned in the channel, wherein the spacer substance is responsive to the environmental stimulus. In some cases, the membranes have more than two layers of porous graphene-based material. Permeability of a membrane can be altered by exposing the membrane to an environmental stimulus. Membranes can be used in methods of water filtration, immune-isolation, timed drug release (e.g., sustained or delayed release), hemodialysis, or hemofiltration.

A hygienic thin-leaf paper including a first sheet having front and back surfaces, on which embossed protrusions and embossed recesses corresponding to the embossed protrusions are respectively formed; and a second sheet having front and back surfaces, on which embossed protrusions and embossed recesses corresponding to the embossed protrusions are respectively formed, wherein the first sheet and the second sheet are integrated by facing the surfaces formed with the embossed protrusions in a nested form, wherein each of the first sheet and the second sheet have an embossed portion, on which the embossed protrusions and non-embossed-protrusion portions are formed, wherein at least one of the first sheet and the second sheets have a non-embossed portion, on which the embossed protrusions and the non-embossed portions are not formed, and wherein the non-embossed portion is in a shape without having an intersection.

Disclosed is a concrete curing blanket including a film layer, a differential hydrophobic/hydrophillic layer and a gel layer interposed therebetween.