An optical member includes a substrate and an antireflection film on the substrate. The antireflection film includes a porous layer at the surface thereof. The porous layer contains silicon oxide particles and a binder. The porous layer is provided with a fluororesin on at least part of the surface of the porous layer. The contact angle of n-hexadecane on the surface of the antireflection film is in the range of 50 to 80.

A method of increasing the lubricity of an extrusion component, the method comprising: functionalizing a surface of a wall of an extrusion body with PDA material to form a PDA treated surface; coating the PDA treated surface with a lubricious material; and heat treating the wall of the extrusion body for a time and a temperature sufficient to cause the lubricious material to adhere to the PDA material, and for the PDA material to adhere to the wall; wherein the surface of the wall is optionally oxidized prior to the functionalizing. Also an extrusion component comprising: an extrusion body comprising an inlet face and an outlet face, the body comprising a base structure comprising an internal wall defining at least a portion of an extrusion pathway from the inlet face to the outlet face, wherein at least part of the internal wall comprises a lubricious coating that defines at least part of the extrusion pathway.

The present invention relates to a culinary article (I) comprising a hollow metal cap (2) which comprises a bottom (211) and a side wall (212) rising from the bottom (211), said cap (2) having a concave inner face (21) suitable for receiving food and a convex outer face (25), said inner face (21) being coated with a coating (5) consisting in series, from the cap (2), of a hard underlayer (3) and a non-stick coating (4), the non-stick coating (4) including at least one layer comprising at least one fluorocarbon resin, alone or in a mixture with at least one thermostable bonding resin that can withstand at least 200 C., characterised in that the hard underlayer (3) is provided as a discontinuous layer, in that said hard underlayer (3) consists of one or more non-fluorinated polymeric materials selected from polyaryletherketones (P AEK) and mixtures thereof, optionally of inorganic hard fillers, optionally of conductive fillers and optionally less than 3% by weight of additives relative to the weight of said hard underlayer, and in that the average equivalent diameter of the pores in the hard underlayer (3) is greater than 5 11 m and in that the coating (5) has an overall porosity fraction greater than 8%.

A superstrate can include a body, a first layer, and a second layer, wherein the first layer is disposed between the body and the second layer. Each of the first and second layers has a proximal surface and a distal surface opposite the proximal surface, wherein the body is closer to the proximal surface than to the distal surface. An Ra of the distal surface of the second layer is less than an Ra of the distal surface of the first layer. In a method of making the superstrate, the relatively high Ra of the distal surface of the first layer may be related to the process or equipment used in forming the first layer. The second layer can be formed using another superstrate, where the Ra of the distal surface of the second layer is substantially the same as the contact surface of the other superstrate.

Disclosed herein are molecularly coated surfaces, methods of coating surfaces, and methods of using coatings on surfaces. In some embodiments, the coated surfaces are useful in applications to avoid blemishes on gemstones, confer antimicrobial activity on a surface, confer a therapeutic property to a surface, detect an analyte, change the color of a surface, and or to change the physical and/or chemical properties of a surface.

A tie sub layer of a release coating on a metal support includes between 20% and 80% by weight of the total weight of the sub layer of one or more polymers selected from the group consisting of polyaryletherketones (PAEK), polyethyleneimines (PEI), polyimides (PI), polyamide imides (PAI) and polybenzymidazoles (PBI), with a weight ratio PAEK:(PEI+PI+PAI+PBI) of between 1:1 and 15:I; at least 20%, preferably at least 25%, by weight of the total weight of the sublayer of one or more polymers selected from the group consisting of phenylene polysulfides (PPS) and polyethersulfones (PES); less than 40%, preferably less than 30%, by weight of the total weight of the sub layer of reinforcing inorganic fillers, preferably between 5% and 25% by weight; between 0% and 5% by weight of the total weight of the sub layer of one or more fluorocarbon or acrylic resins; and optionally one or more pigments.

A method of manufacturing a razor blade cutting edge, the method including: applying a single coating of a polymer material to the razor blade cutting edge to form a coated blade edge; selecting a temperature profile, where the temperature profile has a temperature and a time, and wherein the temperature profile is selected based on a composition of the razor blade cutting edge; heating the coated blade edge at the temperature and for the time indicated by the selected temperature profile to adhere the polymer material to the razor blade cutting edge; and optionally treating the coated blade edge with a solvent or a mechanical process to partially remove the coating.

Disclosed herein are molecularly coated surfaces, methods of coating surfaces, and methods of using coatings on surfaces. In some embodiments, the coated surfaces are useful in applications to avoid blemishes on gemstones, confer antimicrobial activity on a surface, confer a therapeutic property to a surface, detect an analyte, change the color of a surface, and or to change the physical and/or chemical properties of a surface.

A union screw (1) for pipes (2) provided with at least one flare (21) comprises a metal base body (10) which accommodates the pipe (20). The union screw (1) further comprises a screw head (12), a threaded portion (13), a contact portion (15) which is configured to abut the flare (21) of the pipe (20), and a functional layer (40) with which the base body (10) is coated at least in the region of the threaded portion (13) and the contact portion (15). The functional layer (40) is multi-layered and consists of at least one base coat (41) and a top coat (42) applied to the base coat (41) at least in some areas. The base coat (41) forms a structure for creating corrosion protection and a far-reaching invariance with regard to the material of the usual friction partners of the union screw (1) which, in addition to a binder, also contains zinc in the form of zinc-containing lamellae (43), which are oriented to lie substantially flat on the base body (10).