A composite is provided that is formed by melt-blending particles of thermoplastic polymer that have been coated with a chitin nanowhisker gel, wherein the thermoplastic polymer comprises polycarbonate, A composite comprising chitin nanowhiskers dispersed in polycarbonate is also provided.

A composition comprising: (a) at least one active component; and (b) a carrier in an amount effective to at least partially solvate or at least partially emulsify said active component, said carrier comprising monochloro, trifluoropropene.

A method of metallizing plastic parts, the method comprising the steps of: (a) etching a plastic part, by introducing the plastic part into an aqueous, acidic ozone etching solution, (b) metallizing the ozone etched, plastic part, and (c) heating the metallized part in an oven at an elevated temperature for a period of time. The ozone-etched and metallized plastic part after being heated in the oven exhibits increased peel strength and improved adhesion.

Bonding dissimilar materials of medical device components can be carried out by applying an adhesive on at least one surface of two components which are composed of dissimilar materials and contacting the surfaces and exposing the contacted surfaces to heat and/or irradiate the adhesive to cure the adhesive and bond the surfaces. One medical component, e.g., medical tubing, can be composed of a non-polar, polyvinyl chloride free thermoplastic polymeric material and the other medical component, e.g., a medical connector, can be composed of polyacrylate, polyacrylonitrile, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS), methyl methacrylate-acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (mABS), polyester, and/or a polycarbonate material. The adhesive formulation can include: (a) a polyolefin oligomer having reactive acrylate groups and alkenyl groups, (b) an initiator, and optionally (c) a solvent.

A resin composition containing carbon fiber contain a thermoplastic resin and a carbon fiber kneaded in thermoplastic resin, wherein the carbon fiber has an average length of 50 to 150 m, a proportion of the carbon fiber to the thermoplastic resin is 3 to 9 percent by mass, and the resin composition containing carbon fiber has a flexural strength of at least 4000 Mpa.

A fiber reinforced composite material comprising the following components: (i) polyacrylonitrile (PAN) particles containing an acrylonitrile content of 80-100 mol % and present in an amount of 0.001-15 wt % by weight of components (i) and (ii); and (ii) a nitrile-containing polymer having a composition different than the PAN particles; wherein nitrile groups in component (i) are crosslinked with nitrile groups of component (ii), and wherein said PAN particles are dispersed in component (ii). Methods for producing the composite material, molded forms thereof, and articles thereof, are also described.

There is provided a method for treating a surface comprising heating the object and the object with a solution comprising a thermal initiator and a polymerizable molecule, wherein the polymerizable molecule reacts with the surface and forms a covalent bond and optionally a covalently bound polymer on the surface of the object. Metal ions are bound to the surface to make the surface possible for adding further metal later. Advantages include that complicated geometries can be coated, problems with oxygen inhibition of the initiator is reduced, and surface reaction to form covalent bonds is promoted compared to the bulk polymerization reaction.

The disclosure relates to a solvent-based polymer composition comprising, consisting essentially of, or consisting of: (i) a base polymer selected from the group consisting of: polyurethane (TPU), acrylic polymers, epoxy resins, polyamides, polyesters, polyethylene, polypropylene, rubbery polymer, polyisobutylene, poly(vinyl acetate), poly(vinyl alcohol), and mixtures thereof, (ii) a decarboxylated rosin as a first solvent in a solvent system containing a hydrocarbon-based co-solvent selected from any of: aromatic/aliphatic hydrocarbons, esters, alcohols, ketones, and mixtures thereof. The composition can be used in applications including adhesive, sprayable adhesive, sealant, and coating.

The present invention relates to a method for etching at least one surface of a plastic substrate, the method comprising steps (A) to (C), wherein step (B) comprises a contacting with a pre-treatment composition comprising one or more than one fluorine-free surface-active compound, and step (C) comprises a contacting with an etching composition comprising one or more than one manganese species, wherein after step (B) and prior to step (C) no rinsing is applied, and the etching composition is substantially free of, preferably does not comprise, fluorine-containing surface-active compounds.

Provided is a method for producing a bisphenol by removing, from a mixed solution containing a bisphenol and another resin other than a polycarbonate resin, the another resin to obtain the bisphenol, the method including a step in which the bisphenol is precipitated out of an aromatic monoalcohol-containing solution in which the bisphenol and the another resin are dissolved in a solvent containing an aromatic monoalcohol to obtain a slurry of the bisphenol, and the slurry of the bisphenol is then subjected to solid-liquid separation to obtain a crude cake of the bisphenol and a mother liquor.