A needle shield remover for a medicament delivery device is presented that has a metal tubular body, a proximal part, a distal part, and a substantially circular cross-section, where the tubular body is arranged with a slot extending from a distal end of the body, at least half the length of the body, towards a proximal end, such that at least the distal part of the body may flex radially outwards to exert a radially inwardly directed clamping force on a needle shield accommodated by the body.

The present invention relates to a foamable composition comprising an ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) copolymer and for a copolymer of ethylene and of alkyl (meth)acrylate and a branched copolymer containing polyamide blocks and polyether blocks, to a process for producing said composition and to the use of said composition. The present invention also relates to a foam, to a process for producing said foam and to the use of said foam.

A deep eutectic solvent includes at least one carboxylic acid with at least two carboxylic acid functional groups and a number of carbon atoms in the range of 4 to 10; at least one alcohol which includes at least two alcohol functional groups, and which is selected from the group of alcohols having a number of carbon atoms in the range of 2 to 12, polyethylene glycol and polypropyleneglycol; and water in an amount of 10 to 50 wt. % of the total weight of the deep eutectic solvent. It is also related to the use of these deep eutectic solvents, as solvents for solubilising lignin from a lignin material or for preparing a lignin prepolymer, and a process for preparing a lignin prepolymer which involves the use of the deep eutectic solvents, as well as to the lignin prepolymer as such and uses for producing films, etc.

A shoe midsole composed of a foamed peroxide-crosslinked polyolefin elastomer includes a silane-grafted polyolefin component, an elastomeric component, and additives dispersed in the foamed peroxide-crosslinked polyolefin elastomer. The elastomer component includes one or more elastomeric polymers selected from the group consisting of ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, polyolefin elastomers, olefin block copolymer, polyoctenamer, anhydride modified ethylene copolymers, ethylene propylene diene terpolymer, and combinations thereof. The silane-grafted polyolefin component and elastomer component are crosslinked with C—C bonds. Advantageously, the foamed peroxide-crosslinked polyolefin elastomer is substantially free of silane crosslinking as formed and substantially free of water. Characteristically, the additives and one or more elastomeric polymers are in sufficient amount that a melting temperature of crystalline regions in the foamed peroxide-crosslinked polyolefin elastomer is greater than 100° C. as measured by differential scanning calorimeter thermographs.

A shoe midsole composed of a foamed peroxide-crosslinked polyolefin elastomer includes a silane-grafted polyolefin component and an elastomer component. The elastomer component includes ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer and a component selected from the group consisting of polyolefin elastomers, anhydride modified ethylene copolymers, and combinations thereof. The silane-grafted polyolefin component is crosslinked to the elastomer component with C-C bonds. The foamed peroxide-crosslinked polyolefin elastomer includes a plurality of closed cells. Characteristically, the foamed peroxide-crosslinked polyolefin elastomer is substantially free of silane crosslinking as formed and substantially free of water.

The chelation crosslinked polymers include a polymer backbone having one or more chelation crosslinking group(s) at least partially bonded to one or more cation(s). The chelation crosslinking groups may be within a polymer backbone and/or pendant from the polymer backbone. The chelation crosslinked polymers may be chelation crosslinked polyesters. The chelation crosslinked polymers can be used in tissue engineering applications to form tissue grafts and scaffolds.

Provided are a constrained-type vibration-damping metal sheet having foam pores and a method for manufacturing same. The constrained-type vibration-damping metal sheet of the present invention comprises: a lower metal sheet; a foam resin film bonded to the lower metal sheet; and an upper metal sheet bonded to the foam resin film, wherein the foam resin film has foam pores comprising, by wt % of itself, 85-95% of a thermoplastic polyethylene resin having a number average molecular weight of 8000-12000, 0.1-1% of stearic acid, 1-5% of a styrene-ethylene-butadiene-styrene (SEBS) resin, 0.5-5% of a foaming agent, 1-4% of a dicumyl peroxide crosslinking agent, and 0.5-2% of ZnO foaming aid.

Closed cell chitin foam is provided. The closed-cell chitin foam composition does not absorb water, is biodegradable, and is mechanically characterized by a density range of 16 to 800 kg/m3, closed-cell pore sizes ranging from 50 microns to 1 mm, an elastic modulus of 3 to 175 MPa, and a tensile strength of 0.15 to 6.5 MPa. The chitin is at least 70% acetylated. In one aspect, the foam is enclosed in a shell e.g. in the form of a surfboard. Chitin foam according to this invention is fully biodegradable. The chitin foam overcomes the current problems with foams that contain polyurethane and polystyrene, and which are manufactured from petroleum-based sources. Petroleum based foams are not renewable, have an adverse impact on our environment, and pose significant health hazards to those who manufacture them. The chitin foam with its water-based manufacturing process and naturally sourced chitin, solves these problems.

The present invention pertains to solid polymer blends obtainable from starting materials comprising glycerine, an ABS polymer, a PBT polymer, a PET polymer, and optionally polymer additives. Further, the present invention pertains to particles of the polymer blend and their use for the manufacture of polyurethanes, in particular, polyurethane foams.

Disclosed herein is a method for preparing a low-cost fully-biodegradable plant fiber starch tableware. A plant cellulose material containing dregs of Scutellaria baicalensis is modified to obtain a modified plant fiber starch blank. Konjac gum is subjected to pulverization and ultrafine pulverization to obtain a colloidal binder combined with a deacetylated konjac gum. The colloidal binder is mixed with the modified plant fiber starch blank to obtain a mixture. The mixture is subjected to foam molding in a forming mold to obtain the low-cost fully-biodegradable plant fiber starch tableware.