Compositions useful for making additive manufactured articles are comprised of a styrenic thermoplastic elastomer, the styrenic thermoplastic elastomer being comprised of a block copolymer being comprised of at least two blocks of a vinyl aromatic monomer and at least one block of a conjugated diene monomer, and a solid particulate filler dispersed therein, wherein the filler has a surface area of 0.05 m.sup.2/g to 120 m.sup.2/g. The compositions may be formed into filaments for use in fused filament fabrication additive manufacturing. The filaments display good printability without drying or storage under dry conditions.

Compositions useful for making additive manufactured articles are comprised of a styrenic thermoplastic elastomer, the styrenic thermoplastic elastomer being comprised of a block copolymer being comprised of at least two blocks of a vinyl aromatic monomer and at least one block of a conjugated diene monomer, and a solid particulate filler dispersed therein, wherein the filler has a surface area of 0.05 m.sup.2/g to 120 m.sup.2/g. The compositions may be formed into filaments for use in fused filament fabrication additive manufacturing. The filaments display good printability without drying or storage under dry conditions.

The present disclosure relates to thermoplastic collagen elastomer compositions comprising collagen, at least one reactive thermoplastic elastomer, and at least one softener, as well as composite materials made from these compositions. Methods of making and using the thermoplastic collagen elastomer composite materials to produce engineered leather are also disclosed.

The present disclosure relates to thermoplastic collagen elastomer compositions comprising collagen, at least one reactive thermoplastic elastomer, and at least one softener, as well as composite materials made from these compositions. Methods of making and using the thermoplastic collagen elastomer composite materials to produce engineered leather are also disclosed.

The inventors have discovered hot melt adhesive compositions that can be formulated to have a high percentage of environmentally conscious components and still provide performance over a broad temperature range.

The invention features a hot melt adhesive composition including from 5% by weight to 50% by weight of a styrene block copolymer, from 15% by weight to 75% by weight of a bio-based tackifying agent, and from 5% by weight to 40% by weight of an aliphatic plasticizer having a cyclo-aliphatic content of no greater than 1% by weight as tested by .sup.1H-NMR Spectroscopy, wherein said hot melt adhesive composition has an environmentally conscious component content of at least 50% by weight.

The inventors have discovered hot melt adhesive compositions that can be formulated to have a high percentage of environmentally conscious components and still provide performance over a broad temperature range.

The invention features a hot melt adhesive composition including from 5% by weight to 50% by weight of a styrene block copolymer, from 15% by weight to 75% by weight of a bio-based tackifying agent, and from 5% by weight to 40% by weight of an aliphatic plasticizer having a cyclo-aliphatic content of no greater than 1% by weight as tested by .sup.1H-NMR Spectroscopy, wherein said hot melt adhesive composition has an environmentally conscious component content of at least 50% by weight.

A method of manufacturing a therapeutic material incorporating a soft thermoformable elastomer with a phase change material exhibiting high latent heat of fusion. The compound provides elasticity, softness, formability, and heat over an extended duration and to facilitate prolonged skin contact at elevated temperatures. Used in combination with active ingredients the increased temperature and formability provides enhanced transdermal delivery through the skin. Thermoplastic elastomers may be manufactured by mixing together plasticizing oil, a triblock copolymer, a paraffinic substance and one or more additives, e.g., an antioxidant, an antimicrobial agent, and/or other additives to form a mixture which melted then cooled into the thermoplastic elastomer. During cooling, the thermoplastic elastomer may be molded or otherwise formed into any number of articles including, but not limited to, prosthetic liners, prosthetic sleeves, external breast prostheses, breast enhancement bladders, masks, wound dressing sheets, wound dressing pads, socks, gloves, malleolus pads, metatarsal pads, shoe insoles, urinary catheters, vascular catheters, and balloons for medical catheters both vascular as well as urinary. Active ingredients are preferably added to the cooling thermoplastic elastomer when the temperature is below 100° F. to prevent heat degradation and/or breakdown of vital proteins.

The invention relates to a bitumen/polymer composition containing at least one elastomer of the heat-crosslinkable S-B-S type, where S is a styrene or other vinylaromatic polymer block, and B is a polybutadiene block, the composition comprising an adjuvant of the olefin polymer type and having improved mechanical properties. The invention also relates to the use of the compositions in the fields of road applications such as hot mixes; warm mixes; cold mixes, for example cold-cast mixes or emulsion gravel; or surface dressings, for example fluxed bitumen or emulsions; and in the fields of industrial applications, for example in the production of inside and outside coatings.

The invention relates to a bitumen/polymer composition containing at least one elastomer of the heat-crosslinkable S-B-S type, where S is a styrene or other vinylaromatic polymer block, and B is a polybutadiene block, the composition comprising an adjuvant of the olefin polymer type and having improved mechanical properties. The invention also relates to the use of the compositions in the fields of road applications such as hot mixes; warm mixes; cold mixes, for example cold-cast mixes or emulsion gravel; or surface dressings, for example fluxed bitumen or emulsions; and in the fields of industrial applications, for example in the production of inside and outside coatings.

Described herein are cationic polymers having a plurality of quaternary amino groups, methods of making such polymers, and uses of such polymers as ion exchange membranes in electrochemical devices.