Provided is a vibrating diaphragm of a sound-producing apparatus. The vibrating diaphragm includes at least one elastomer layer, wherein the elastomer layer is made from polysulfide rubber; the polysulfide rubber is any one of type A polysulfide rubber, type FA polysulfide rubber and type ST polysulfide rubber, and a molecular weight of the polysulfide rubber is 1000-500000.

Compositions and methods of producing composite materials for use as a cathode in electrochemical cells. Elemental sulfur is mixed with tungsten sulfide (WS.sub.2) to form a composite mixture. Organic comonomers may be added to the composite mixture. The composite mixture is reacted to form the composite material. Electrochemical cells with cathodes containing the composite material demonstrated improved battery performance.

A spongelike structure or a powder having fibers three-dimensionally arranged therein with high dispersibility, whose apparent density can be designed depending on the purpose or utility, as well as a process producing it. A fiber dispersion in which fibers having a number mean diameter in a predetermined range are dispersed in a dispersion medium, and this fiber dispersion is dried to remove the dispersion medium, thereby, a spongelike structure and a powder are produced.

To provide a polyarylene sulfide (PAS) resin composition and a PAS resin molded article that are excellent in mechanical strengths such as impact resistance while maintaining excellent heat resistance of the PAS resin, and methods for producing the PAS resin composition and the PAS resin molded article. Specifically, provided are a method for producing a long fiber-reinforced PAS resin molded article, the method including obtaining a long fiber-reinforced PAS resin composition containing a PAS resin and a fiber reinforcing material having a fiber length of more than 5 mm, subsequently subjecting the resin composition and a PAS resin to dry blending, and subsequently subjecting the dry-blended substance to melting and subsequently to melt-molding; the long fiber-reinforced PAS resin composition; and a method for producing the long fiber-reinforced PAS resin composition.

Described herein are flash nanoprecipitation methods capable of encapsulating hydrophobic molecules, hydrophilic molecules, bioactive protein therapeutics, or other target molecules in amphiphilic copolymer nanocarriers.

A method for formation of a semi-crystalline polyarylene sulfide is described. The method can include reaction of sulfur-containing monomer with a dihaloaromatic monomer in an organic amide solvent to form a polymer following by combination of the polymer with a crystallization solution. The crystallization solution is pre-heated and the mixture formed is slowly cooled to crystallize the polymer.

A polyarylene sulfide resin powder/grain composition in which 100 weight parts of polyarylene sulfide resin powder/grain material whose average particle diameter exceeds 1 m and is less than or equal to 100 m and whose uniformity degree is less than or equal to 4 has been blended with 0.1 to 5 weight parts of an inorganic fine particle having an average particle diameter greater than or equal to 20 nm and less than or equal to 500 nm.

A method of separating a polyarylene sulfide (PAS) includes step 1: heating a PAS resin composition or a molded article thereof to a temperature of 200 C. or higher and 400 C. or lower in a polar organic solvent to dissolve the PAS and thereby obtain a PAS solution (A); step 2: separating the PAS solution (A) into a solid and a PAS solution (B) by solid-liquid separation; step 3: cooling the PAS solution (B) obtained in step 2 to a temperature of 20 C. or higher and 200 C. or lower to allow deposition of the PAS; and step 4: performing solid-liquid separation of a mixture obtained in step 3 to separate the PAS.

Described herein are flash nanoprecipitation methods capable of encapsulating hydrophobic molecules, hydrophilic molecules, bioactive protein therapeutics, or other target molecules in amphiphilic copolymer nanocarriers.

A process is provided for preparing a high-performance composite part that is electrically conductive at the surface. The process is used for improving the resistance of an electrically insulating part to rubbing, wear, and harsh atmospheric and/or chemical conditions, and to ensure the protection of an electrically insulating part against electromagnetic radiation (electromagnetic shielding) and/or against electrostatic discharges. The process improves the surface electrical conductivity of a material.