Provided are a polyamide having a structural unit represented by General Formula [1], and the like. In General Formula [1], R.sup.1 is a divalent organic group represented by General Formula [2], and R.sup.2 is a divalent organic group. In General Formula [2], n.sub.1 and n.sub.2 are each independently an integer of 0 to 4, and in a case where a plurality of R.sup.3's are present, the plurality of R.sup.3's each independently represent a monovalent substituent.

Green, fast and easy evaporating organic solvent for use as a lubricant in the processing of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) products and processes of using the solvents to fabricate the products are disclosed herein. The products can be used in the field of bio- and medical applications, such as for use in vascular grafts, cardiovascular and soft tissue patches, facial implants, surgical sutures, and endovascular prosthesis, and for any products known in the aerospace, electronics, fabrics, filtration, industrial and sealant arts.

Ethylsilicate polymers and a method of making, specifically ethylsilicate polymer binders with reduced levels of regulated volatile organic compounds (VOCs) for use in the coatings industry and casting industry, and more specifically to stable, fast cure ethylsilicate polymer binders with low levels of regulated VOCs.

Provided is a method of producing a composite resin material that has excellent shapeability and enables supply of a shaped product having good properties. The method of producing a composite resin material includes: a mixing step of mixing a fluororesin, fibrous carbon nanostructures, and a dispersion medium to obtain a slurry; and a formation step of removing the dispersion medium from the slurry and forming a particulate composite resin material. The particulate composite resin material has a D50 diameter of at least 20 μm and not more than 500 μm and a D90 diameter/D10 diameter value of at least 1.2 and not more than 15. The D10 diameter, D50 diameter, and D90 diameter are particle diameters respectively corresponding to cumulative volumes of 10%, 50%, and 90% calculated from a small particle end of a particle diameter distribution of the particulate composite resin material.

This disclosure relates to modified polyurethanes, specifically polyurethanes modified with one or more lipophilic groups, and tough organogels comprising such modified polyurethanes.

Disclosed herein a workpiece, a workpiece processing method and a workpiece processing system. To achieve hermetic sealing in a workpiece, it is often desirable to remove contaminants from channels and to seal up the channels. The workpiece processing method comprising applying a low surface energy solution on a surface of the workpiece, the low surface energy solution includes a carrier solvent and a filler material dissolved in the carrier solvent; allowing the low surface energy solution to impregnate into a channel in the workpiece; removing the solvent from the low surface energy solution to remain the filler material in the channel to hermetically seal the channel.

Disclosed herein a workpiece, a workpiece processing method and a workpiece processing system. To achieve hermetic sealing in a workpiece, it is often desirable to remove contaminants from channels and to seal up the channels. The workpiece processing method comprising applying a low surface energy solution on a surface of the workpiece, the low surface energy solution includes a carrier solvent and a filler material dissolved in the carrier solvent; allowing the low surface energy solution to impregnate into a channel in the workpiece; removing the solvent from the low surface energy solution to remain the filler material in the channel to hermetically seal the channel.

A liquid dispersion made by a process is disclosed. The process includes forming multicellular networks having a diameter of 1,000 μm or smaller by at a temperature of 1100° C. or less, in the presence of a powder of template particles, forming carbon shells, each of the carbon shells generally encapsulating a template particle and together with the encapsulated template particle comprising a heterostructure. The heterostructure comprises a particle diameter of 1,000 μm or smaller and a morphology of interconnected structural subunits and, between the structural subunits, exohedral pores.

An organogel composition and methods for preparing the organogel composition and preparing a surface with the organogel composition are disclosed. The organogel composition can include one or more organic solvents, one or more acrylates, and one or more functional additives. The method for preparing the organogel composition can include contacting the one or more organic solvents, the one or more acrylates, and the one or more functional additives with one another to prepare the organogel composition, and homogenizing the organogel composition to modify a shear viscosity of the organogel composition.

A method for preparing a rooting plug is disclosed. The method calls for mixing a composition comprising (i) 0.2%-10% w/w bio-degradable polymer and (ii) an organic non-hydroxylic solvent with a plug mix. The resulting method prepares a rooting plug.