Provided is a resin particle producing method including: a fiber aggregate producing step of directly joining fibers containing a thermoplastic resin with each other to obtain a fiber aggregate; and a particle forming step of forming the fiber aggregate into particles to obtain resin particles.

Described herein are UV reflective particles, and methods of forming UV reflective particles, comprising extruding a film having a plurality of alternating layers of polycarbonate (PC) and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), wherein each layer is less than 150 nm thick, and grinding the film into particles having a median particle size less than 200 microns.

A method of producing a microparticle includes providing a mould assembly, which comprises two moulds that comprise an upper mould and a lower mould, positioning the mould assembly in a closed position, wherein the two moulds define a micro-cavity to exert pressure on a moulding material within the micro-cavity to form the moulding material into a microparticle, and positioning the mould assembly in an open position, wherein the microparticle adheres to one of the two moulds of the mould assembly.

Polymer particles that comprise a thermoplastic polymer and a nucleating agent may be useful in additive manufacturing methods where warping may be mitigated. For example, a method of producing sais polymer particles may comprise: a thermoplastic polymer, a nucleating agent, a carrier fluid, and optionally an emulsion stabilizer at a temperature at or greater than a melting point or softening temperature of the thermoplastic polymer to emulsify a thermoplastic polymer melt in the carrier fluid; cooling the mixture to form polymer particles; and separating the polymer particles from the carrier fluid, wherein the polymer particles comprise the thermoplastic polymer, the nucleating agent, the emulsion stabilizer, if included, and wherein the polymer particles have a crystallization temperature that is substantially the same as a crystallization temperature of the thermoplastic polymer prior to mixing.

The present invention relates to a method for preparing thermoplastic polymer particles, the method comprising the steps of: (1) extruding a thermoplastic polymer resin by means of an extruder; (2) granulating the extruded polymer resin by using an inert gas; and (3) cooling the granulated thermoplastic polymer resin, and thermoplastic polymer particles prepared thereby.

Provided is a water-absorbing agent having an excellent ability to absorb and retain liquid and an excellent liquid suction power. The water-absorbing agent contains a polyacrylic acid (salt)-based water-absorbing resin as a main component and satisfies all of the following physical properties (a) to (e): (a) a weight average particle diameter (D50) is 300 μm or more and less than 400 μm; (b) a proportion of particles with a particle diameter of 600 μm or more and less than 850 μm is less than 10 weight %; (c) an average gap radius is 100 μm or more and less than 180 μm; (d) a CRC is 28 g/g or more and less than 34 g/g; and (e) an AAP is 24 g/g or more.

A powder for solid freeform fabrication includes a first resin particle and a second resin particle, wherein MFR2 is greater than MFR1 and a ratio of MFR2 to MFR1 is from 2 to 5, where MFR1 represents a melt mass-flow rate (MFR) of the first resin particle and MFR2 represents a melt mass-flow rate of the second resin particle.

A resin powder material comprising copolymerized polybutylene terephthalate resin powder and an inorganic substance, for example, fumed silica, having an average primary particle diameter of 100 nm or less in an amount up to 1.0 wt %. The polybutylene terephthalate resin comprises from 5 mol % to 15 mol % of Isophthalic acid and has powder with average particles diameter of 79 μm and a maximum particles diameter of 106 μm. Powder is obtained by grinding pellets of the copolymerized polybutylene terephthalate resin having a viscosity of 0.85 to 1.0 dl/g. Powder composition used for production of molded articles by powder laminate molding process.

A method for producing polysulfone micro-particles for 3D printing disclosed. For example, the method includes creating a mixture of polysulfone by dissolving polysulfone in an organic solvent, creating an aqueous solution of a polymeric stabilizer or a surfactant, adding the mixture of polysulfone to the aqueous solution to create a polysulfone solution, and processing the polysulfone solution to obtain polysulfone micro-particles having a desired particle size, a desired particle size distribution, and a desired shape.

A powder production method includes providing an elongated workpiece and repeatedly contacting an outer surface of the elongated workpiece with a reciprocating cutter according to a predetermined at least one frequency to produce a powder. The powder includes a plurality of particles, wherein at least 95% of the produced particles have a diameter or maximum dimension ranging from about 10 μm to about 200 μm. A system for producing powders having a plurality of particles including a cutter and at least one controller is also provided herein.