A method of manufacturing a window includes aging a window substrate for 48 hours to 72 hours, subjecting the aged window substrate to a plasma, and forming an anti-fingerprint layer on the plasma-treated window substrate.

A front plane laminate useful in the manufacture of electro-optic displays comprises, in order, a light-transmissive electrically-conductive layer, a layer of an electro-optic medium in electrical contact with the electrically-conductive layer, an adhesive layer and a release sheet. This front plane laminate can be prepared as a continuous web, cut to size, the release sheet removed and the laminate laminated to a backplane to form a display. Methods for providing conductive vias through the electro-optic medium and for testing the front plane laminate are also described.

Provided are a flexible tube for an endoscope, the flexible tube having a flexible tube base made of metal, a resin cover layer that covers an outer periphery of the flexible tube base, and a primer layer that includes at least one compound represented by general formula (1) or (2) and that is disposed between the flexible tube base and the resin cover layer, in which the resin cover layer includes at least one selected from the group consisting of polyamides, polyesters, polyurethanes, and polyolefins on a side of the resin cover layer in contact with the primer layer, an endoscopic medical device including the flexible tube for an endoscope; a method for producing the flexible tube for an endoscope; and a method for producing the endoscopic medical device.

R.sup.1.sub.m-M-(OR.sup.2).sub.n-m  General formula (1):

O-[M-(OR.sup.2).sub.n-1].sub.2  General formula (2): M represents, for example, Al, Ti, or Zr. R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each represent a hydrogen atom or a specific group. m is an integer of 0 to 3, n is a valence of M, and n>m is satisfied.

An apparatus and method for producing a coated analytic substrate using a compact and portable automated instrument located in the laboratory setting at the point of use which can consistently produce one or a plurality of coated analytic substrates “on demand” for using the analytic substrate immediately after coating, preferably without a step of rinsing the coated analytic substrate before use. The apparatus preferably uses applicator cartridges having a reservoir containing the coating compositions used to form the coatings. Preferably the cartridges are removable and interchangeable to facilitate the production of individual analytic substrates having different coatings or different coating patterns. These coated analytic substrates have superior specimen adhesion characteristics due to the improved quality of the coatings applied by the coating apparatus and due to the quickness with which the coated analytic substrates can be used in the lab after production.

A corrosion-resistant magnesium alloy with a multi-level protective coating, and to a preparation process thereof. The magnesium alloy with a multi-level protective coating comprises a magnesium alloy substrate and a multi-level protective coating. The multi-level protective coating comprises a micro-arc oxidation layer of magnesium alloy provided on the surface of the magnesium alloy substrate, an epoxy primer layer provided on the surface of the micro-arc oxidation layer of magnesium alloy, and a polyurethane topcoat layer provided on the surface of the epoxy primer layer. The magnesium alloy with a multi-level protective coating effectively integrates the excellent adhesion of the micro-arc oxidation layer and the excellent anti-corrosion effect of the organic coating. The process for the preparation of the magnesium alloy with a multi-level protective coating is cost-effective, simple, suitable for large-area and large-scale magnesium alloy treatment, and suitable for the development for large-area scale industrialization. The magnesium alloy with a multi-level protective coating is characterized by a good adhesion and an excellent salt spray resistance, exhibits a period of neutral salt spray resistance test of greater than 1,000 hours, and can be applied in the automotive industry and the aviation industry.

A method for manufacturing a flexible sheet-shaped material includes a preceding process and a succeeding process. The preceding process is a process for applying a first coating liquid to a material to be coated by a first roll coater. The material to be coated includes a convex portion and becomes the sheet-shaped material. The succeeding process is a process which is performed after the preceding process and which applies a second coating liquid to the material to be coated by a second roll coater. The preceding process is a process for applying the first coating liquid only to the convex portion using a reverse roll coater as the first roll coater. The succeeding process is a process for applying the second coating liquid only to the convex portion by the second roll coater.

An apparatus and method for producing a coated analytic substrate using a compact and portable automated instrument located in the laboratory setting at the point of use which can consistently produce one or a plurality of coated analytic substrates “on demand” for using the analytic substrate immediately after coating, preferably without a step of rinsing the coated analytic substrate before use. The apparatus preferably uses applicator cartridges having a reservoir containing the coating compositions used to form the coatings. Preferably the cartridges are removable and interchangeable to facilitate the production of individual analytic substrates having different coatings or different coating patterns. These coated analytic substrates have superior specimen adhesion characteristics due to the improved quality of the coatings applied by the coating apparatus and due to the quickness with which the coated analytic substrates can be used in the lab after production.

Described embodiments include an apparatus (20, 21), which includes a support (22), including an outer surface (24) and configured for insertion into a body of a subject. The apparatus further includes multiple atoms (26) of a radionuclide, which radioactively decays to produce a daughter radionuclide, coupled to the outer surface, and a layer (28, 33) of a polymer, which is permeable to the daughter radionuclide, that covers the atoms. Other embodiments are also described.

A method of protecting an in-vivo sensor includes forming a sensing surface on a surface of the in-vivo sensor, the sensing surface including a functionalized monolayer that will bind to an analyte of interest; and coating the sensing surface of the sensor with a bioabsorbable polymeric coating including a bioabsorbable polymer; wherein the bioabsorbable polymeric coating is configured to protect the in-vivo sensor until needed for implantation.

A method and system for post-processing of engineered-wood fence pickets or similar fencing components. A post-processing line in the manufacturing factory or facility, or in a post-processing location, includes a special edge-sanding process and apparatus with one or more side sanders to treat the rough edges of the engineered-wood fence picket after sawing. The edge-sanding process produces a smooth side surface on the edges, significantly reduces the number of loose fibers and/or strands, and fills in and/or reduces void spaces. After sanding, the pickets on the belt pass through an apparatus for application of a primer to the processed picket edges. Acutely-angled limited fan sprayers provide complete coverage of the edges with primer at a particular coating thickness required for encapsulation and protection of the fence picket product. The limited fan sprayers may be positioned at varying angles and orientations with respect to the belt and pickets.