A composite foam is provided having silica aerogel particles dispersed in a closed cell polymeric foam. The silica aerogel particles are included in a volume fraction between 2 and 60%, and the composite foam has a thermal conductivity of 40 kW/mK or less and a density of 60 kg/m.sup.3 or less. In another embodiment, a composite foam is provided having a perforated closed cell polymeric foam and 2-60% hydrophobic silica aerogel particles by volume with a particle size distribution of 1 to 50 m, where the composite foam has a thermal conductivity of 30 kW/mK or less, a density of 20-45 kg/m.sup.3, and an air permeability of 20-40 cubic feet per minute.

Provided herein are compositions, compounds, processes, and methods of use of 3D porous coating(s) on or near a nanopore(s) for analysis or detection of charged polymers such as nucleic acids, proteins, protein-nucleic acid complexes, small molecule-biological complexes, polymer-biological complexes, and/or polyelectrolytes.

Improved plating is provided. The present invention provides a plated product which comprises a base, a deposit layer formed by plating on a surface of the base, and a silica-compound-containing coating layer formed on the surface of the deposit layer. The coating layer has a thickness of 0.1-100 m, preferably 0.1-20 m, more preferably 0.1-10 m, even more preferably 0.1-5 m. The coating layer may contain a dye and/or a pigment.

A rubber material recovery method according to at least one embodiment of the present invention comprises a step of supplying an oil product containing a softener to a rubber material, wherein an absolute difference between a solubility parameter of the softener and a solubility parameter of the rubber material is 1.7 or less.

Provided is a method for manufacturing a laminated rubber hose that includes a first layer and a second layer laminated on an outer surface of the first layer, the first layer containing a thermosetting resin in an amount of 4.5 parts by mass or less relative to 100 parts by mass of a rubber component, the method including laminating the second layer on the outer surface of the first layer with the outer surface of the first layer maintained at a temperature range of 65 C. or more and 105 C. or less.

An elastomeric article having a rubber component comprising polyisoprene and an aldehyde aniline condensate, the elastomeric article having less than 1 ppm diisopropyl xanthogen polysulfide residue.

A resin composition containing heat-expandable microspheres including a thermoplastic resin shell and a thermally vaporizable blowing agent encapsulated therein and at least one base resin selected from rubbers, olefin resins and thermoplastic elastomers. The thermoplastic resin is a polymer of a polymerizable component containing N-substituted maleimide and a nitrile monomer containing methacrylonitrile. Also disclosed are molded articles manufactured by molding the resin composition.

A composite foam is provided having silica aerogel particles dispersed in a closed cell polymeric foam. The silica aerogel particles are included in a volume fraction between 2 and 60%, and the composite foam has a thermal conductivity of 40 kW/mK or less and a density of 60 kg/m.sup.3 or less. In another embodiment, a composite foam is provided having a perforated closed cell polymeric foam and 2-60% hydrophobic silica aerogel particles by volume with a particle size distribution of 1 to 50 m, where the composite foam has a thermal conductivity of 30 kW/mK or less, a density of 20-45 kg/m.sup.3, and an air permeability of 20-40 cubic feet per minute.

A thin organic solvent resistant glove (100) is disclosed including: a first polymeric layer (202) in a shape of a glove including at least one of a blend of a polyisobutylene material and a nitrile-butadiene material, or a nitrile-butadiene material; a second polymeric layer (206) in a shape of a glove including at least one of a polyisobutylene material or a blend of a polyisobutylene material and a nitrile-butadiene material, disposed on the first polymeric layer, and a third polymeric layer (212) in a shape of a glove including a nitrile-butadiene material or an acrylic polymer material disposed on the second polymeric layer.

A toothed belt is provided with toothed portions arranged at a regular pitch in a belt length direction. A belt body is made of a rubber composition containing, as a main ingredient of a rubber component, ethylene--olefin elastomer having an ethylene content of 44% by mass to 66% by mass. A reinforcing fabric is adhered to a surface of the belt body on a toothed side, with a reinforcing fabric adhesion coat interposed between the reinforcing fabric and the belt body. The reinforcing fabric adhesion coat is made of a rubber composition containing hydrogenated nitrile-butadiene rubber as a main ingredient of a rubber component.