A method and apparatus for removing an organosilicon component from a mixture are disclosed. The method and apparatus employ a copolymer of a di-alkenyl functional aromatic hydrocarbon and a polyorganosiloxane as the sorbent.

Provided are a composition for a light transmittance control film, and a light transmittance control film. According to the inventive concept, the light transmittance control film includes a matrix part including a copolymer and a polymer chain which is grafted to the copolymer; and a dispersed part including a polymer derived from a first monomer, and are provided in the matrix part, wherein the polymer chain is derived from the first monomer, first light transmittance is shown while external force is applied, and second light transmittance which is greater than the first light transmittance may be shown after the external force is removed.

Provided are a composition for a light transmittance control film, and a light transmittance control film. According to the inventive concept, the light transmittance control film includes a matrix part including a copolymer and a polymer chain which is grafted to the copolymer; and a dispersed part including a polymer derived from a first monomer, and are provided in the matrix part, wherein the polymer chain is derived from the first monomer, first light transmittance is shown while external force is applied, and second light transmittance which is greater than the first light transmittance may be shown after the external force is removed.

An elastomeric material is disclosed, which is suitable, in particular, as a sealing material between the fuel cells of a fuel cell stack and the stacks as such, wherein the hybrid elastomeric material includes a hybrid elastomer with a proportion of a siloxane polymeric material and a proportion of a polyolefin elastomeric material, wherein the two materials are crosslinked with one another by addition. Further aspects relate to polyelectrolyte fuel cells, which include sealing elements made of the hybrid elastomeric material, as well as the use of the hybrid elastomeric material in a screen printing process.

A polymeric composition includes 10 wt % to 80 wt % of a silane-grafted ethylene polymer based on a total weight of the polymeric composition. The silane-grafted ethylene polymer has a silane content of 0.40 mol % to 1.50 mol % based on a total moles of the silane-grafted ethylene polymer and the ethylene polymer used to make the silane-grafted ethylene polymer has a polar comonomer content of less than 15 wt % based on a total weight of the ethylene polymer. The polymeric composition also includes 10 wt % to 80 wt % of a flame-retardant filler based on a total weight of the polymeric composition.

A polymeric composition includes 10 wt % to 80 wt % of a silane-grafted ethylene polymer based on a total weight of the polymeric composition. The silane-grafted ethylene polymer has a silane content of 0.40 mol % to 1.50 mol % based on a total moles of the silane-grafted ethylene polymer and the ethylene polymer used to make the silane-grafted ethylene polymer has a polar comonomer content of less than 15 wt % based on a total weight of the ethylene polymer. The polymeric composition also includes 10 wt % to 80 wt % of a flame-retardant filler based on a total weight of the polymeric composition.

The present disclosure relates to systems and methods of making polymeric optical layers for optical layering applications. In an aspect, a waveguide device for a head mounted display is provided. The waveguide device may include a waveguide die having a first refractive index range and a polymeric optical layer. The polymeric optical layer may include a second refractive index range that is different from the first refractive index range and a thiol-containing polymer. For example, the thiol-containing polymer may include thiourethane. In some embodiments, the thiol-containing polymer may be formed from a monomer mixture including a thiol-containing compound and an isocyanate. For example, the thiol-containing compound may include 4-mercaptomethyl-3,6-dithia-1,8-octanedithiol (MDTODT) and/or the isocyanate may include m-xylylene diisocyanate (XDI). In some embodiments, the monomer mixture may include a second thiol-containing compound, such as, for example, 1,3-benzene dithiol (1,3-BDT).

The present disclosure relates to systems and methods of making polymeric optical layers for optical layering applications. In an aspect, a waveguide device for a head mounted display is provided. The waveguide device may include a waveguide die having a first refractive index range and a polymeric optical layer. The polymeric optical layer may include a second refractive index range that is different from the first refractive index range and a thiol-containing polymer. For example, the thiol-containing polymer may include thiourethane. In some embodiments, the thiol-containing polymer may be formed from a monomer mixture including a thiol-containing compound and an isocyanate. For example, the thiol-containing compound may include 4-mercaptomethyl-3,6-dithia-1,8-octanedithiol (MDTODT) and/or the isocyanate may include m-xylylene diisocyanate (XDI). In some embodiments, the monomer mixture may include a second thiol-containing compound, such as, for example, 1,3-benzene dithiol (1,3-BDT).

A thermally conductive resin composition capable of maintaining high thermal conductivity and a thermally conductive sheet using the same. A thermally conductive resin composition contains: an addition reaction type silicone resin; a hindered phenol-based antioxidant; a thiol-based antioxidant; a dispersant having a hydrophilic functional group and a silicone chain; and a thermally conductive filler, wherein the thermally conductive resin composition contains 65 to 90% by volume of the thermally conductive filler.

The invention is directed to an embedded hydrogel contact lens, which comprises an insert sandwiched between two layers of hydrogel materials and can be produced according to a cast molding method including the procedures involving two females halves (FC1 and FC2) and two male halves (BC1 and BC2) and three consequential molding steps involving three molding assemblies: the 1st one formed between FC1 and BC1 for molding an insert; the 2.sup.nd one formed between FC1 and BC2 for molding a lens precursor having the molded insert embedded in a layer of a hydrogel material in a way that the front surface of the molded insert merges with the convex surface of the lens precursor; and the 3rd one formed between FC2 and BC2 for molding an embedded hydrogel contact of the invention.