Methods of cross-linking or chain extending a polymeric material including a silane-modified poly(arylene ether) polymer (Si-PAE) in a shaped article include heating the shaped article from a temperature T.sub.1 to a temperature T.sub.2>T.sub.1, while maintaining the temperature at which the shaped article is heated within a specified range based on the increasing Tg of the polymeric material during the heating. Shaped articles cross-linked or chain extended by the methods are also described.

The present invention discloses a freezing-illumination method for preparing porous gels, comprising the steps of: (a) synthesizing the gels containing dynamic exchangeable bonds; (b) illuminating the gels under frozen state by certain wavelength light source; (c) elevating the temperature and melt the ice crystals within the gels to get the porous structure. The dynamic exchangeable bonds existing in the gels include double/multi-sulfur bond, hydrazine bond, boronic ester bond. Catalyst is also included in the gel composition to activate the bond exchange reactions under illumination. This new method for preparing porous gels is easy to operate and suitable for most kinds of gels. Meanwhile, it can spatially control the pore structure within the gels by local illumination.

Provided is a composition including a fluorine-containing polymer and a polyaryletherketone, in which the fluorine-containing polymer is dispersed in the polyaryletherketone, and a storage elastic modulus G of the composition at a melting point of the polyaryletherketone is 0.1 MPa or more.

Biodegradable polyether network polymers crosslinked via ester linkages, to substrates, implants and scaffolds including the biodegradable polyether network polymers; methods for preparing such network polymers, implants and scaffolds; and methods of using substrates, implants and scaffolds including the network polymers, particularly for culturing cells and regenerating tissue.

A nano-emulsion composition having a small particle size and ultra-low concentration and a preparation method thereof is disclosed. The raw materials of the composition comprise, in terms of percentage by weight, 0.002% to 0.2% of a polymer-containing homogeneous microemulsion, water, and 99.998% to 99.8% of an organic salt solution or inorganic salt solution. The composition is prepared by diluting a polymer-containing homogeneous microemulsion with water or a salt solution. The polymer-containing homogeneous microemulsion is formed by mixing the following raw materials, in terms of percentage by weight: 8% to 40% of a surfactant, 0.5% to 10% of a polymer, 10% to 30% of an alcohol, 3% to 30% of an oil, 0% to 20% of a salt, and balance of water. The composition of the invention is low in concentration, low in cost, narrow in particle size distribution, good in stability, simple in preparation, and convenient for storage and use.

Provided is a glass fiber for resin reinforcement that has excellent processability, and enables a fiber-reinforced resin molded article having excellent mechanical properties to be obtained. The glass fiber for resin reinforcement comprises a glass fiber, and organic matter adhered to the surface of the glass fiber, wherein the amount of nitrogen N of the organic matter is 0.010 to 0.600% by mass based on the total amount of the glass fiber for resin reinforcement, the amount of carbon C of the organic matter is 0.120 to 1.500% by mass based on the total amount of the glass fiber for resin reinforcement, the ignition loss L of the glass fiber for resin reinforcement is 0.200 to 2.000% by mass, and the N, C, and L satisfy the following formula (1): 0.220?(N?C).sup.1/2/L?0.405 . . . (1).

Implantable devices for orthopedic, including spine and other uses are formed of porous reinforced polymer scaffolds. Scaffolds include a thermoplastic polymer forming a porous matrix that has continuously interconnected pores. The porosity and the size of the pores within the scaffold are selectively formed during synthesis of the composite material, and the composite material includes a plurality of reinforcement particles integrally formed within and embedded in the matrix and exposed on the pore surfaces. The reinforcement particles provide one or more of reinforcement, bioactivity, or bioresorption.

A film including a single-layered, self-supporting structure which is a cured product of a resin composition including an alicyclic epoxy compound (A), a polyol compound (B) and an acid generator (C). The resin composition includes the alicyclic epoxy compound (A) in an amount of from 50 to 80 mass % with respect to a total amount of the alicyclic epoxy compound (A) and the polyol compound (B). The resin composition includes the acid generator (C) in an amount of from 0.05 to 0.5 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of a total of the alicyclic epoxy compound (A) and the polyol compound (B).

The disclosure relates to biodegradable polyether network polymers crosslinked via ester linkages, to substrates, implants and scaffolds comprising the biodegradable polyether network polymers, to methods for preparing such network polymers, implants and scaffolds, and to methods of using substrates, implants and scaffolds comprising the network polymers, particularly for culturing cells and regenerating tissue.

The present disclosure provides a porous separator substrate with an inverse opal structure obtained by using an engineering plastic resin with high heat-resistance, and a manufacturing method thereof. In the method, a non-crosslinked polymer resin is used to form an opal structure and a crosslinked polymer resin is penetrated into the opal structure and an organic solvent is used to remove the polymer particles being used to form the opal structure, thereby manufacturing a porous substrate with an inverse opal structure. According to the present disclosure, a separator having good porosity and air permeability can be provided without the problems of heat-resistance decrease, pore closing and thickness decrease.