A shape memory polymer foam comprising a reaction product of a reaction of an epoxide and a thiol monomer in the presence of an organobase is provided. In addition, a method of making the shape memory polymer foam is provided. The method includes reacting an epoxide with thiol monomers in the presence of an organobase to form the shape memory polymer foam.

A resin molded article includes an insert component and a synthetic resin member sealing the insert component. The insert component is provided by a primary molded product of a thermosetting resin, or a metal component, and has a functional group. The synthetic resin member is provided by a synthetic resin including a base polymer of a thermoplastic resin and a bonding component bonding with the functional group included in the insert component. The synthetic resin member has a sea structure formed of a continuous phase including the base polymer, and at least a part of the bonding component is present as a dispersed component in the sea structure. The dispersed component bonds with the functional group included in the insert component.

Provided are a polymer capsule loaded with transition metal particles having excellent water dispersibility and stability, and a method for preparing the same. Specifically, the polymer capsule loaded with transition metal particles according to the present invention includes a surface-modified polymer capsule surface-modified to thereby have a positive zeta potential in a dispersed state in water; and transition metal particles loaded on a surface of the surface-modified polymer capsule. In addition, a method for preparing a polymer capsule loaded with transition metal particles according to the present invention includes a) preparing a polymer capsule; b) surface-modifying the polymer capsule to prepare a polymer capsule having a positive zeta potential in a dispersed state in water; and c) sequentially adding a water-soluble transition metal precursor and a reducing agent to a water dispersion of the surface-modified polymer capsule obtained in step b).

The present invention relates to a process for treating the surface of a polymer article with a UV-stabilizer solution which comprises an effective amount of a UV-absorber compound dissolved in a solvent, and optionally a radical scavenger. The present invention also relates to a process for preparing a UV-stabilized polymer article which comprises a step consisting in contacting the surface layer of a polymer article with the UV stabilizer solution. The present invention also provides UV-stabilized polymer articles, that-is-to-say polymer articles which are resistant to color change upon exposure to UV light.

Provided is a sizing-coated carbon fiber bundle that exhibits good spreadability in a step for spreading sizing-coated carbon fibers even in the case in which said carbon fibers exhibit a high adhesiveness with respect to a thermoplastic resin. Provided is a sizing-coated carbon fiber bundle that contains, as sizing components, at least a compound (A) containing an amino group or an amide group.

The present invention relates to a method for fabricating microparticles by using a degassed gas-permeable micro-mold and discontinuous dewetting. The method for fabricating microparticles according to the present invention comprises the steps of: depressurizing and degassing a porous micro-mold including a plurality of micro-wells concavely recessed in a predetermined shape and size from one surface thereof (S100); loading a microparticle precursor solution on which the micro-wells are formed, and covering the microparticle precursor solution with a cover substrate (S200); moving the to cover substrate to the side (S300); and curing the microparticle precursor solution filled in the micro-wells, thereby synthesizing microparticles (S400).

The invention relates to flame-retarded copolymers and molding materials or molding compounds with covalently bonded sulfur and covalently bonded organic phosphorus compounds having a statistical monomer distribution. The flame-retarded copolymers and molding compounds of the invention are substantially colorless, odorless and halogen-free and can be used in the building industry and electrical industry.

An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a crosslinked polyarylene sulfide (PAS) that reduces a difference in melt viscosity among lots and has excellent quality stability. Further specifically, the present invention provides a method for producing a crosslinked PAS including steps of compression-molding an uncrosslinked PAS in a powder form to obtain a compression-molded material, measuring a porosity of the compression-molded material, grinding the compression-molded product having a specific range of porosity to obtain a pulverized material, granulating the pulverized material to obtain a granulated material, and oxidatively crosslinking the granulated material obtained in the preceding step. Also provided are a method for producing a composition containing the crosslinked PAS, and a method for producing a molded article by melt-molding the composition.

A reinforcing material is disclosed that includes coated glass flakes and coated glass strands. When the total amount of a glycidyl group-including resin and aminosilane contained in the coatings of the coated glass flakes corresponds to 100% by mass, the amount of the resin is 30% to 95% by mass. When the total amount of a glycidyl group-including resin, aminosilane, and a urethane resin contained in the coatings of the coated glass strands corresponds to 100% by mass, the amount of the glycidyl group-including resin is 10% to 90% by mass, the amount of the aminosilane is 0.1% to 40% by mass, and the amount of the urethane resin is 1% to 50% by mass. Both the coated glass flakes and the coated glass strands have an ignition loss of 0.1% to 2.0% by mass measured pursuant to JIS R3420 (2013).

A method for producing a crosslinked polyarylene sulfide resin (PAS resin) that reduces a difference in melt viscosity among lots and has excellent quality stability is provided. Further specifically, the method includes steps of compression-molding an uncrosslinked PAS resin in a powder form to obtain a compression-molded material, measuring a true specific gravity of the compression-molded material, grinding the compression-molded product having a specific range of true specific gravity to obtain a pulverized material, granulating the pulverized material to obtain a granulated material, and oxidatively crosslinking the granulated material obtained in the above step. Also provided are a method for producing a composition containing the crosslinked PAS, and a method for producing a molded article by melt-molding the composition.