A bilayer photonic crystal photoswitch thin-film device having the optical characteristics of both 2D and 3D photonic crystals, and a preparation method thereof are provided. When the bilayer photonic crystal photoswitch thin-film device is rotated periodically, different colors can be observed at a fixed rotation angle, that is, the device has the attribute of changing colors by means of rotation, and can thus realize the opening and closing of an optical path. The bilayer photonic crystal photoswitch thin-film new device has broad application prospects in the fields of photoswitches, optical waveguides, optical prisms, warming signs, anti-counterfeiting and information coding, etc.

In surface functionalization of a surface with nano- or microparticles, a process is for functionalizing a surface of a solid support with nano- or microparticles. Polymers include polymerized amine-functionalized monomer units. The polymers are used to functionalize a solid support with nano- or microparticles. The resulting nano- or microparticles functionalized polymers includes polymerized amine-functionalized monomer units.

A composition for fiber-reinforced resin that provides a fiber-reinforced resin with sufficient mechanical strength. The composition for fiber-reinforced resin contains at least one resin (A) selected from the group consisting of rosin resins, petroleum resins, terpene resins, and hydrides of cyclic ketone-aldehyde resins, and the resin (A) has a softening point of 80° C. to 180° C.

Poly(acrylic acid)-based superabsorbent polymer (SAP) in a feed stream is converted into poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) in an extensional flow device. The total energy used to degrade the SAP into PAA is less than about 50 MJ/kg SAP.

The present invention relates to a highly fluorinated nanostructured polymer foam as well as to its use as a super-repellent coating of substrates. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a composition and to a method for producing the highly fluorinated nanostructured polymer foam.

Provided is a sheet molding compound having excellent thick portion-molding properties that can inhibit the occurrence of internal cracks even during the molding of a thick portion and enables a carbon fiber composite material molded article to be excellently released from a die. Also provided is a carbon fiber composite material molded article. The sheet molding compound of the present invention contains a fiber substrate (A) containing carbon fiber and a thermosetting resin composition (B), in which an average fiber length of the carbon fiber is 5 mm or more, and a volumetric molding shrinkage rate of the thermosetting resin composition (B) is 0.5% or more and 4.4% or less. Furthermore, the carbon fiber composite material molded article of the present invention has a thick portion having a thickness of 10 mm or more, in which the thick portion is formed of a cured material of the sheet molding compound of the present invention.

A polymer electrolyte membrane, an electrode structure and an electrochemical device including the same, and a method of manufacturing the polymer electrode membrane are disclosed. The polymer electrolyte membrane includes a copolymer of a cross-linkable precursor comprising a urethane group-containing polyfunctional acrylic monomer and a polyfunctional block copolymer; and a lithium salt, thereby having high elasticity and high strength characteristics, so that dendrites can be stably protected and damage to a protective film can be prevented when the dendrites are grown on the surface of a lithium metal electrode during the charging and discharging of a battery, and thus the performance of the battery can be improved. The polymer electrolyte membrane can be directly coated on a free-standing type film or a lithium metal electrode and then molded into a form of protective film, and can thus be used in an electrochemical device such as a high-density and high-energy lithium metal battery.

Compositions are provided that include a matrix and a polymeric composite particles disposed in the matrix. The polymeric composite particles include a porous polymeric core and a fragrance positioned within the porous polymeric core. Polymeric composite particles are also provided including a porous polymeric core, a fragrance positioned within the porous polymeric core, and a coating layer around the porous polymeric core. Further, a method of determining a minimum temperature of a composition is provided including providing a composition including polymeric composite particles disposed in a matrix, heating the composition, releasing at least a portion of the fragrance as a vapor from the porous polymeric core of the polymeric composite particles at or above the minimum temperature, and detecting at least a portion of the fragrance vapor in a location outside of the matrix.

The present disclosure relates to a CFRP structural body having improved flame retardancy, and a carbon fiber prepreg capable of giving a CFRP structural body having improved flame retardancy.

A CFRP structural body comprising CFRP, in which the CFRP structural body is molded from a carbon fiber prepreg comprising a carbon fiber mat formed of chopped carbon fiber bundles with a filament count of 3K or less impregnated with a resin composition, a carbon fiber content of the CFRP is 60% by mass or more, and the CFRP structural body does not have a portion with a thickness of less than 4 mm; and a prepreg comprising a carbon fiber mat impregnated with a resin composition, in which the carbon fiber mat is formed of chopped carbon fiber bundles with filament counts of 3K or less, and a carbon fiber content of the prepreg is 60% by mass or more.

A polymeric composition may include a thermoplastic polymer including: at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of vinyl esters, C2-C12 olefins, and combinations thereof; and a dynamic crosslinking group; and a dynamic crosslinking system to dynamically crosslink the thermoplastic polymer.