Apparatuses and methods are provided for manufacturing a transaction card. The disclosed apparatuses and methods may be used to form a transaction card frame configured to house a data storage component. The card frame may be formed of a resin mixture comprising a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE). The card frame may also have a Shore D hardness in the range of 20-80.

Apparatuses and methods are provided for manufacturing a transaction card. The disclosed apparatuses and methods may be used to form a transaction card frame configured to house a data storage component. The card frame may be formed of a resin mixture comprising a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE). The card frame may also have a Shore D hardness in the range of 20-80.

A method of applying a PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) solution includes a dispersion step of dispersing a diamond powder in an organic solvent using bead milling to manufacture a dispersion solution, a mixing step of mixing a silane solution with the dispersion solution to manufacture a mixture solution, an addition step of adding the PTFE solution including PTFE particles having a size of 0.1 to 6 m to the mixture solution to manufacture a coating solution, a coating step of applying the manufactured coating solution on a surface of a piston skirt to form a coated layer including a plurality of dimples distributed thereon, and a curing step of drying and heat-treating the coated layer.

A gas barrier film comprises a first base material film made of a plastic material and a coating layer formed on one of surfaces of the first base material film, the coating layer contains a water-soluble polymer and a water-swelling mica, the solid content ratios of the water-swelling mica in a total solid content of the coating layer are within approximate ranges indicated from 20 mass % to 50 mass %, the mean area diameter of the water-swelling mica is within approximate ranges indicated from 0.5 m to 5 m, and the thickness of the coating layer is within approximate ranges indicated from 0.1 m to 1 m.

Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to polymer blends comprising 20 wt % to 45 wt % of polyvinyl butyral (PVB), wherein the PVB comprises virgin PVB, recycled PVB, or combinations thereof; 1 wt % to 35 wt % of styrene block copolymer (SBC); and 5 wt % to 40 wt % of compatibilizer, the compatibilizer comprising a polar copolymer.

Metal oxide-polymer composite particles have a median particle size D50 of 40-75 nm or 100-150 nm and an average RTA of at least 0.06. Alternatively or in addition, metal oxide-polymer composites comprise two or more populations of metal oxide particles differing in size, particle size distribution, or shape. Alternatively or in addition, the use of a multicomponent hydrophobizing system including an alkylsilane to fabricate metal oxide-polymer composite particles increases the tribocharge of the composite particles.

Provided is a rubber composition containing from 1 to 50 parts by mass of an organic microparticle having an average particle size of 0.001 to 100 m and having a crosslinked structure per 100 parts by mass of a diene rubber, the organic microparticle being a crosslinked microparticle of a copolymer formed from at least two types of segments having repeating units that are different each other, the at least two types of segments being formed from an oligomer or prepolymer having a functional group and having a molecular weight of 500 to 20000, and the functional group forming a crosslinked structure between the at least two types of segments.

A resin composition (X), which is a curable resin composition according to the present invention, contains a curable resin component (10), a surface-modified nanodiamond (20), and an organic medium. The surface-modified nanodiamond (20) includes a ND particle (21), which is a nanodiamond particle, and a silane coupling agent (22). The silane coupling agent (22) has a (meth)acryloyl-containing organic chain and is bonded to the ND particle (21). The resin composition (X) is suitable for forming a nanodiamond-dispersed cured resin portion having both high transparency and high scratch resistance. An optical element according to the present invention has a light-transmitting region and includes a cured resin portion, which is a cured product of the resin composition (X), in at least part of the light-transmitting region. The optical element is advantageous for actually providing an optical element including a cured resin portion or cured resin layer having both high transparency and high scratch resistance.

Apparatuses and methods are provided for manufacturing a transaction card. The disclosed apparatuses and methods may be used to form a transaction card frame configured to house a data storage component. The card frame may be formed of a resin mixture comprising a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE). The card frame may also have a Shore D hardness in the range of 20-80.

Apparatuses and methods are provided for manufacturing a transaction card. The disclosed apparatuses and methods may be used to form a transaction card frame configured to house a data storage component. The card frame may be formed of a resin mixture comprising a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE). The card frame may also have a Shore D hardness in the range of 20-80.