A method of creating a processable water soluble polymer, the method comprising the steps of: extruding a water soluble polymer composition from an extruder barrel without use of a die, wherein the extruder barrel is not vented other than via its extruder outlet, to produce an irregularly shaped polymer extrudate; directing the irregularly shaped polymer extrudate onto a chilled conveyor to cool the irregularly shaped polymer extrudate to below 60° C.; and granulating the irregularly shaped polymer extrudate to form a granulate.

A pre-treatment coating composition includes evaporable liquid vehicle and a pre-treatment coating matrix, including from 30 wt % to 70 wt % multivalent organic salt, from 5 wt % to 30 wt % dispersed polyurethane binder having a weight average molecular weight from 30,000 Mw to 100,000 Mw, from 0.5 wt % to 8 wt % of a high molecular weight polyvinyl alcohol binder, and from 10 wt % to 30 wt % of a low molecular weight polyvinyl alcohol binder. The low molecular weight polyvinyl alcohol binder and the high molecular weight polyvinyl alcohol binder are present in the pre-treatment coating matrix at a 3:1 to 15:1 weight ratio, and weight percentages are based on dry weight of the pre-treatment coating matrix.

This invention belongs to the technical field of composite materials, and discloses a xylan-based dual network nanocomposite hydrogel, preparation method thereof and use therefor. The method comprises (1) adding graphite oxide powder into deionized water, ultrasonically dispersing to obtain a GO aqueous dispersion; (2) adding xylan into deionized water, heating and stirring to obtain a xylan solution; (3) adding a water-soluble calcium salt, a reaction monomer and the xylan solution into the GO aqueous dispersion, and stirring and dispersing uniformly under an ice-bath condition, then adding an initiator, a crosslinking agent and an accelerator, stirring and mixing uniformly to obtain a mixed solution; and 4) drying and reacting the mixed solution (in the step (3) to obtain a xylan-based dual network nanocomposite hydrogel. The composite hydrogel obtained by this invention has high mechanical property, is biodegradable and biocompatible, and can be used in the field of biomedicine, such as tissue engineering, drug sustained release, cell culture scaffold and cartilage tissue, etc.

A method of encapsulating content with calcium alginate membrane to form a capsule. The method includes embedding sodium alginate into a traditional gelatin ribbon used in gelatin encapsulation, adding calcium to a fill material, encapsulating the fill material, and then denaturing the gelatin in the shell. An exemplary use of this method is to form throwable paintballs; however, other products could be formed using this process. A paintball formed by this process is also disclosed.

The resin composition of the present invention includes a water-soluble resin (component A); and at least one selected from the group consisting of an inorganic salt and a polycyclic aromatic sulfonate (component B), the component A has a polycyclic aromatic monomer unit, the component B has a solubility in water at 25° C. of 1 g/100 g or more, and a content of the component B relative to 100 parts by mass of the component A is 1 part by mass or more and 40 parts by mass or less. According to the resin composition of the present invention, a resin composition that can be obtained by recycling and has improved heat resistance can be provided.

A mycological biopolymer material is subjected to treatment in one or more solutions that work to enhance and/or retain the inherent material properties of the material. In one embodiment, the solution is an organic solution; in another embodiment, the solution is an organic solvent with a salt; in another embodiment, the solution is an organic solvent phenol and/or polyphenol; and in another embodiment, a series of such solutions is used.

The present disclosure can provide aerogel compositions which have a thermal storage capacity, and which are durable and easy to handle. The present disclosure can provide aerogel compositions which include PCM coatings, particle mixtures, or PCM materials confined within the porous network of an aerogel composition. The present disclosure can provide methods for producing aerogel compositions by coating an aerogel composition with PCM materials, by forming particle mixtures with PCM materials, or by confining PCM materials within the porous network of an aerogel composition.

Provided are a stretchable humidity-sensitive composite material for a humidity sensor that can be applied to clothing as wearable device, and the humidity sensor. The humidity-sensitive composite material is characterized by containing a deliquescent inorganic compound in closed pores inside a base material made of a porous silicone resin. The humidity sensor is characterized in that a bulk made of a humidity-sensitive composite material containing a deliquescent inorganic compound in closed pores inside a base material made of a porous silicone resin is sandwiched between a pair of counter electrodes made of a moisture-permeable material.

A method of creating a processable water soluble polymer, the method comprising the steps of: extruding a water soluble polymer composition from an extruder barrel without use of a die, wherein the extruder barrel is not vented other than via its extruder outlet, to produce an irregularly shaped polymer extrudate; directing the irregularly shaped polymer extrudate onto a chilled conveyor to cool the irregularly shaped polymer extrudate to below 60° C.; and granulating the irregularly shaped polymer extrudate to form a granulate.

The present invention relates to a polymer composition comprising a polypropylene and glass fiber. The polymer composition according to the present invention has a white or light color and superior preservation of impact resistance.