The invention relates to microparticles and compositions thereof as each of them is described in the specification. The invention further relates to microparticles obtained by a process as described in the specification, compositions thereof. The invention further relates to cured compositions as well as to objects or kits-of-parts comprising the microparticles of the invention and/or the compositions thereof and/or the cured compositions thereof. The invention further relates to the use of the microparticles of the invention and/or the compositions thereof, for lowering the gloss of coatings. The invention further relates to the use of the microparticles of the invention and/or the compositions thereof, for making matte coatings. The invention further relates to the use of the microparticles of the invention and/or the compositions thereof, for making soft-touch coatings. The invention further relates to the use of the microparticles of the invention and/or the compositions thereof, for making matte coatings. The invention further relates to the use of the microparticles of the invention and/or the compositions thereof, for making soft-touch matte coatings. The invention further relates to the use of the microparticles of the invention and/or the compositions thereof, for making 3D-printed objects. The invention further relates to the use of the microparticles of the invention and/or the compositions thereof, for making absorbent and superabsorbent objects.

Methods of cross-linking or chain extending a polymeric material including a silane-modified poly(arylene ether) polymer (Si-PAE) in a shaped article include heating the shaped article from a temperature T.sub.1 to a temperature T.sub.2>T.sub.1, while maintaining the temperature at which the shaped article is heated within a specified range based on the increasing Tg of the polymeric material during the heating. Shaped articles cross-linked or chain extended by the methods are also described.

The invention provides a diaphragm for a microspeaker and a manufacturing method thereof. The diaphragm is a single-layer diaphragm or a multi-layer diaphragm and comprises at least one layer of a chemically cross-linked thermoplastic polyester elastomer, wherein: the chemically cross-linked thermoplastic polyester elastomer has a loss factor less than or equal to 0.4 at a temperature range not higher than a softening temperature of thermoplastic polyester elastomer before chemical crosslinking plus 40° C., as measured by a rheological curve; and the diaphragm further has a yield strain in the range of 7% to 30%. The diaphragm for a microspeaker according to the technical solution of the present invention is easy to be prepared by thermoforming, and has appropriate modulus, good strength, elasticity, and thermal stability.

A polymeric composition may include a thermoplastic polymer including: at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of vinyl esters, C2-C12 olefins, and combinations thereof; and a dynamic crosslinking group; and a dynamic crosslinking system to dynamically crosslink the thermoplastic polymer.

A coating material of the present invention is a coating material containing: a fluorine-containing polymer having at least one of an iodine atom and a bromine atom; and a solvent, wherein a storage elastic modulus G′ of the fluorine-containing polymer is less than 360 kPa, and a total light transmittance of a mixed liquid obtained by mixing and stirring the fluorine-containing polymer and the solvent contained in the coating material is 1.0% or more, the mixed liquid being left to stand for 3 days, stirred again, and left to stand for 30 minutes to measure the total light transmittance.

The rubber composition comprises at least one resin based: (A1) on at least one aromatic compound comprising at least one aromatic ring bearing at least two functional groups, one of these functional groups being a hydroxymethyl functional group and the other being an aldehyde functional group or a hydroxymethyl functional group; and (A2) on at least one phenolic compound chosen from (A21) at least one aromatic polyphenol comprising at least one aromatic ring bearing at least two hydroxyl functional groups in the meta position with respect to one another, the two positions ortho to at least one of the hydroxyl functional groups being unsubstituted; and/or (A22) at least one aromatic monophenol comprising at least one six-membered aromatic ring bearing a single hydroxyl functional group, the two positions ortho to the hydroxyl functional group being unsubstituted or at least one position ortho to and the position para to the hydroxyl functional group being unsubstituted; and their mixtures.

A system for manufacturing a thermoplastic prepreg includes a double belt mechanism that is configured to compress a fiber mat, web, or mesh that is passed through the double belt mechanism, a resin applicator that is configured to apply monomers or oligomers to the fiber mat, web, or mesh, and a curing oven that is configured to effect polymerization of the monomers or oligomers and thereby form the thermoplastic polymer as the fiber mat, web, or mesh is moved through the curing oven. The double belt mechanism compresses the fiber mat, web, or mesh and the applied monomers or oligomers as the fiber mat, web, or mesh is passed through the curing oven so that the monomers or oligomers fully saturate the fiber mat, web, or mesh. Upon polymerization of the monomers or oligomers, the fiber mat, web, or mesh is fully impregnated with the thermoplastic polymer.

Disclosed is a temperature measurement system including: a light source unit for receiving excitation light; a target material on which the temperature-sensitive film is attached in order to emit the received excitation light into emission light; a phosphorescence detector for extracting the emission light into a phosphorescence decay signal; and a temperature extraction unit for extracting temperature of the target material using the phosphorescence decay signal.

The present invention relates to a thermosetting material for use in additive manufacturing, the material comprising at least one thermosetting resin and at least two curing compounds different from said thermosetting resin that are able to cure this/these thermosetting resin(s), wherein at least one curing compound is provided for curing during the additive manufacturing process and at least one curing compound is provided for curing during a post-curing step. The invention furthermore relates to a method of producing a cured 3D thermoset object comprising at least the steps of subjecting the material according to the present invention to an additive manufacturing process, obtaining a partially cured 3D thermoset object and subsequently subjecting the partially cured 3D thermoset object to a post-curing process to further cure the 3D thermoset object Additionally, the invention relates to the use of the material in an SLS, FFF, CBAM, FGF or powder bed additive manufacturing process.

A crosslinkable thermoplastic resin composition may include a polymer formed from the reaction between a bis-benzoxazine monomer and a bifunctional comonomer having phenol, amine, and/or thiol functional groups, wherein the polymer contains at least one crosslinkable group. A method of forming a crosslinkable thermoplastic resin composition may include reacting a bis-benzoxazine monomer and a bifunctional comonomer to form a polymer containing at least one crosslinkable group. A method of forming a cured thermoplastic resin may include curing the crosslinkable thermoplastic resin composition by applying an external stimulus.