The present invention relates to a thermoplastic resin composition and a molded product using same, the thermoplastic resin composition comprising, based on 100 parts by weight of a base resin including (A) 50 to 80 wt % of a polyamide resin and (B) 20 to 50 wt % of a fiber reinforcement, and (C) 2 to 20 parts by weight of a block copolymer including a polyether segment and a polyamide segment.

A gas separation membrane, a method for making the gas separation membrane, and a method for using the gas separation membrane are provided. An exemplary gas separation membrane includes a polyether-block-polyamide (PEBA) matrix and a cross-linked network including functionalized polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) nanoparticles dispersed through the PEBA matrix.

A gas separation membrane, a method for making the gas separation membrane, and a method for using the gas separation membrane are provided. An exemplary gas separation membrane includes a polyether-block-polyamide (PEBA) matrix and a cross-linked network including functionalized polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) nanoparticles dispersed through the PEBA matrix.

A method of producing a thermoplastic elastomer includes providing a polyether composition comprising at least a first diol terminated polyether having a number average molecular weight of 400-6000 and up to 15 wt % of fumed silica having C1-C8 alkylsilyl groups or acrylate or methacrylate ester groups at its surface, combining the polyether composition with optional additional first polyether and either a) at least one dicarboxylic acid and at least one organic diol having a molecular weight less than 250 or b) at least one dicarboxylate terminated polyamide, to form a prepolymer composition, and allowing the prepolymer composition to polymerize to form a thermoplastic elastomer.

A method of producing a thermoplastic elastomer includes providing a polyether composition comprising at least a first diol terminated polyether having a number average molecular weight of 400-6000 and up to 15 wt % of fumed silica having C1-C8 alkylsilyl groups or acrylate or methacrylate ester groups at its surface, combining the polyether composition with optional additional first polyether and either a) at least one dicarboxylic acid and at least one organic diol having a molecular weight less than 250 or b) at least one dicarboxylate terminated polyamide, to form a prepolymer composition, and allowing the prepolymer composition to polymerize to form a thermoplastic elastomer.

Disclosed are a medical material and a preparation method therefor. The preparation method comprises the following steps: S1: adding a nano montmorillonite into a solution of a silane coupling agent, followed by stirring, rinsing, and drying to obtain a modified nano montmorillonite; and S2: mixing a thermoplastic elastomer with the modified nano montmorillonite to obtain the medical material. The medical material prepared according to the present invention improves the modulus, breaking strength and flexural modulus of the thermoplastic elastomer, and broadens the application of the thermoplastic elastomer in the field of high-end minimally invasive interventional medical products; simplifies a production process; and increases productivity.

Disclosed are a medical material and a preparation method therefor. The preparation method comprises the following steps: S1: adding a nano montmorillonite into a solution of a silane coupling agent, followed by stirring, rinsing, and drying to obtain a modified nano montmorillonite; and S2: mixing a thermoplastic elastomer with the modified nano montmorillonite to obtain the medical material. The medical material prepared according to the present invention improves the modulus, breaking strength and flexural modulus of the thermoplastic elastomer, and broadens the application of the thermoplastic elastomer in the field of high-end minimally invasive interventional medical products; simplifies a production process; and increases productivity.

Compositions including a polyamide, and compaction rollers for an automated fiber placement machine incorporating the composition are provided. The polyamide may be a reaction product of at least one diamine and an aromatic dicarboxylic acid, a hydroxy benzoic acid, or their respective ester or acyl halide derivatives. The at least one diamine may include an amino terminated perfluorinated alkyl ether polymer or oligomer. The composition may have a thermal conductivity of from about 0.2 to about 50 Watts per meter Kelvin (Wm.sup.−1K.sup.−1).

The present invention provides an alkali-soluble resin with which a cured film having high extensibility, reduced stress, high adhesion to a metal, and high heat resistance can be obtained, and a photosensitive resin composition containing the alkali-soluble resin, and the present invention is an alkali-soluble resin (A) including a structure represented by a general formula (1) wherein X.sup.1 represents a divalent organic group having 2 to 100 carbon atoms, Y.sup.1 and Y.sup.2 each represent a divalent to hexavalent organic group having 2 to 100 carbon atoms, X.sup.2 represents a tetravalent organic group having 2 to 100 carbon atoms, p and q each represent an integer in a range of 0 to 4, and n.sup.1 and n.sup.2 each represent an integer in a range of 5 to 100,000, wherein (I) and (II) described below are satisfied: (I) an organic group having an aliphatic chain having 8 to 30 carbon atoms is contained as X.sup.1 of the general formula (1) at a content of 30 to 70 mol % based on 100 mol % of a total of X.sup.1 and X.sup.2, and (II) an organic group having a diphenyl ether structure is contained as Y.sup.1 of the general formula (1) at a content of 1 to 30 mol % based on 100 mol % of a total of Y.sup.1 and Y.sup.2.

The invention relates to a copolymer powder containing polyamide blocks and polyether blocks having: an enthalpy of fusion of the polyamide blocks of greater than or equal to 70 J/g if the weight ratio of the polyamide blocks relative to the polyether blocks of the copolymer is greater than or equal to 4; an enthalpy of fusion of the polyamide blocks of greater than or equal to 50 J/g if the weight ratio of the polyamide blocks relative to the polyether blocks of the copolymer is greater than or equal to 1 and less than 4; or an enthalpy of fusion of the polyamide blocks of greater than or equal to 20 J/g if the weight ratio of the polyamide blocks relative to the polyether blocks of the copolymer is less than 1.