A porous material includes a resin material based on a trifunctional ethynyl monomer. Pores in the porous material can be of various sizes including nanoscale sizes. The porous material may be used in a variety of applications, such as those requiring materials with a high strength-to-weight ratio. The porous material can include a filler material dispersed therein. The filler material can be, for example, a particle, a fiber, a fabric, or the like. In some examples, the filler material can be a carbon fiber or a carbon nanotube. A method of making a porous material includes forming a resin including a trifunctional ethynyl monomer component and a polythioaminal component. The resin can be heated to promote segregation of the components into different phases with predominately one or the other component in each phase. Processing of the resin after phase segregation to decompose the polythioaminal component can form pores in the resin.

A method of manufacturing a flexible intrinsically antimicrobial absorbent porosic composite controlling for an effective pore size using removable pore-forming substances and physically incorporated, non-leaching antimicrobials. A flexible intrinsically antimicrobial absorbent porosic composite controlled for an effective pore size composited physically incorporated, high-surface area, non-leaching antimicrobials, optionally in which the physically incorporated non-leaching antimicrobial exposes nanopillars on its surface to enhance antimicrobial activity. A kit that enhances the effectiveness of the intrinsically antimicrobial absorbent porosic composite by storing the composite within an antimicrobial container.

A method of manufacturing a flexible intrinsically antimicrobial absorbent porosic composite controlling for an effective pore size using removable pore-forming substances and physically incorporated, non-leaching antimicrobials. A flexible intrinsically antimicrobial absorbent porosic composite controlled for an effective pore size composited physically incorporated, high-surface area, non-leaching antimicrobials, optionally in which the physically incorporated non-leaching antimicrobial exposes nanopillars on its surface to enhance antimicrobial activity. A kit that enhances the effectiveness of the intrinsically antimicrobial absorbent porosic composite by storing the composite within an antimicrobial container.

A method of forming an organic polymeric particle, comprising (i) forming a core of an organic hydrophilic polymer with monomers that contains an acid group, a latent acid group, or a combination thereof; (ii) forming a shell that comprises an organic polymer with monomers that contains an acid group, a latent acid group, or a combination thereof to encapsulate the core, where the shell has an initial size; expanding the core to form a hollow porous structure from the shell, where the hollow porous structure has an expanded size larger than an initial size of the shell; and (iii) hydrolyzing the acid group, the latent acid group or the combination thereof of the hollow porous structure and the organic hydrophilic polymer to give the organic polymeric particle a void volume fraction of 40 percent to 85 percent.

A method of forming an organic polymeric particle, comprising (i) forming a core of an organic hydrophilic polymer with monomers that contains an acid group, a latent acid group, or a combination thereof; (ii) forming a shell that comprises an organic polymer with monomers that contains an acid group, a latent acid group, or a combination thereof to encapsulate the core, where the shell has an initial size; expanding the core to form a hollow porous structure from the shell, where the hollow porous structure has an expanded size larger than an initial size of the shell; and (iii) hydrolyzing the acid group, the latent acid group or the combination thereof of the hollow porous structure and the organic hydrophilic polymer to give the organic polymeric particle a void volume fraction of 40 percent to 85 percent.

The embodiment according to the present disclosure provides a method of manufacturing a composite film. This method includes: subjecting a porous substrate containing a thermoplastic resin to a heat treatment at a temperature T which satisfies the Formula: Tg+60 C.temperature TTm (wherein Tg represents a glass transition temperature ( C.) of the thermoplastic resin; and Tm represents a melting point ( C.) of the thermoplastic resin); coating a coating liquid containing at least a resin and a solvent on one surface or both surfaces of the porous substrate, which has been subjected to the heat treatment, to form a coating layer, with a tensile stress in a machine direction in the porous substrate adjusted to be within a range in which an elongation of the porous substrate is 2% or less; and solidifying the coating layer to obtain a composite film including the porous substrate and a porous layer containing at least the resin formed on one surface or both surfaces of the porous substrate.

The embodiment according to the present disclosure provides a method of manufacturing a composite film. This method includes: subjecting a porous substrate containing a thermoplastic resin to a heat treatment at a temperature T which satisfies the Formula: Tg+60 C.temperature TTm (wherein Tg represents a glass transition temperature ( C.) of the thermoplastic resin; and Tm represents a melting point ( C.) of the thermoplastic resin); coating a coating liquid containing at least a resin and a solvent on one surface or both surfaces of the porous substrate, which has been subjected to the heat treatment, to form a coating layer, with a tensile stress in a machine direction in the porous substrate adjusted to be within a range in which an elongation of the porous substrate is 2% or less; and solidifying the coating layer to obtain a composite film including the porous substrate and a porous layer containing at least the resin formed on one surface or both surfaces of the porous substrate.

A method of producing a microporous plastic film includes kneading a diluent and a polyolefin resin with an extruder; discharging the polyolefin resin kneaded with the diluent from a die lip in a sheet shape; cooling and solidifying the sheet discharged from the die lip on a drum; reheating and drawing the solidified sheet with a plurality of rollers in a sheet conveying direction; cooling the sheet drawn in the sheet conveying direction; gripping both ends of the sheet with clips; introducing the sheet into a tenter; and washing the diluent out to prepare a uniaxially or biaxially oriented microporous plastic film, wherein the sheet is drawn in two or more sections having substantively the same draw ratio between the rollers.

There is provided a method for preparing microporous hollow fiber membranes comprising melt-extruding a polymer-salt blend followed by salt leaching. Microporous hollow fiber membranes are also disclosed.

There is provided a method for preparing microporous hollow fiber membranes comprising melt-extruding a polymer-salt blend followed by salt leaching. Microporous hollow fiber membranes are also disclosed.