A method is designed to prepare foamed, opacifying elements each having a target light blocking value (LBV.sub.T) of at least 3, using a textile fabric substrate with a light blocking value (LBV.sub.S). The LBV.sub.T-S difference is calculated; a foamable aqueous composition is chosen; a dry coating weight for the foamable aqueous composition (when foamed) is determined to form a single dry opacifying layer that is foamed, dried, and densified to provide a dry thickness at least 20% less than the original dry thickness. The single dry opacifying layer a has light blocking value that is equal to LBV.sub.T-S, ±15%. The desired foamable aqueous composition can be chosen from a set of similar compositions to achieve the desired LBV.sub.T with the noted textile fabric substrate using suitable mathematical formula relating dry coating weight to light blocking value and a suitable data processor.

Disclosed herein are an anisotropic conductive film including a polymer layer that restricts a movement of conductive particles and a method of manufacturing the same. An anisotropic conductive film (ACF) including a plurality of conductive particles according to an embodiment includes a polymer layer in which the plurality of conductive particles is dispersed and disposed and which restricts a movement of the plurality of conductive particles by capturing the conductive particles and an adhesive layer configured on the upper and lower parts of the polymer layer to assign adhesiveness.

Disclosed herein are an anisotropic conductive film including a polymer layer that restricts a movement of conductive particles and a method of manufacturing the same. An anisotropic conductive film (ACF) including a plurality of conductive particles according to an embodiment includes a polymer layer in which the plurality of conductive particles is dispersed and disposed and which restricts a movement of the plurality of conductive particles by capturing the conductive particles and an adhesive layer configured on the upper and lower parts of the polymer layer to assign adhesiveness.

Provided is an insulation product, optionally in a tubular form, that includes a coated foam insulation layer, where the foam insulation layer has a closed-cell structure. The coating can comprise a thermoplastic elastomer that seamlessly covers and is bonded to an outer surface of the elastomeric foam layer in the absence of an adhesive bonding material to protect the foam insulation layer, e.g., during outdoor insulation applications. A pipe where the insulation product is installed is also provided, as is a method of installing the insulation product, and a method of producing the insulation product.

A toner is provided, which has a toner particle that contains a binder resin, and organosilicon polymer particle on a surface of the toner particle. A methanol concentration a (vol %) of the organosilicon polymer particle in a wettability test and a methanol concentration b (vol %) of the toner particle in a wettability test satisfy Expression (I) below:
|a−b|≤25  (I), and an adhesion index of the organosilicon polymer particle on a polycarbonate film, calculated on the basis of Expression (II) below, is not more than 3.5:
Adhesion index=area ratio c of the organosilicon polymer particle having migrated to the polycarbonate film/coverage ratio d of the organosilicon polymer particle on the surface of the toner particle×100  (II).

A toner is provided, which has a toner particle that contains a binder resin, and organosilicon polymer particle on a surface of the toner particle. A methanol concentration a (vol %) of the organosilicon polymer particle in a wettability test and a methanol concentration b (vol %) of the toner particle in a wettability test satisfy Expression (I) below:
|a−b|≤25  (I), and an adhesion index of the organosilicon polymer particle on a polycarbonate film, calculated on the basis of Expression (II) below, is not more than 3.5:
Adhesion index=area ratio c of the organosilicon polymer particle having migrated to the polycarbonate film/coverage ratio d of the organosilicon polymer particle on the surface of the toner particle×100  (II).

Provided is an insulation product, optionally in a tubular form, that includes a coated foam insulation layer, where the foam insulation layer has a closed-cell structure. The coating can comprise a thermoplastic elastomer that seamlessly covers and is bonded to an outer surface of the elastomeric foam layer in the absence of an adhesive bonding material to protect the foam insulation layer, e.g., during outdoor insulation applications. A pipe where the insulation product is installed is also provided, as is a method of installing the insulation product, and a method of producing the insulation product.

A silicon material can include a silicon aggregate comprising a plurality of porous silicon nanoparticles welded together. The silicon aggregate can optionally have a polyhedral morphology. A method can include: receiving a plurality of porous silicon nanoparticles and cold welding the plurality of porous silicon nanoparticles into an aggregated silicon particle.

A silicon material can include a silicon aggregate comprising a plurality of porous silicon nanoparticles welded together. The silicon aggregate can optionally have a polyhedral morphology. A method can include: receiving a plurality of porous silicon nanoparticles and cold welding the plurality of porous silicon nanoparticles into an aggregated silicon particle.

Disclosed herein is a composition comprising fertilizer particles being coated with at least two layers of superabsorbent polymers such that leachate of nitrogen in the soil is substantially decreased.