A method to produce a container made of a plastic composition having an inner coating with a higher mechanical stability and/or a better adhesion to the container, includes preparing a plastic composition with at least one base polymer material and at least a first additive comprising globe-like particles having a hardness on the Mohs scale of at least 4,and extrusion blow molding of a container. The globe-like particles, which located on the inner surface of the container, increase the surface area and the hardness of the inner surface of the container. The method also includes applying the at least one metal layer of the inner coating onto the inner surface of the container, wherein the applied metal layer bonds to the globe-like particles of the first additive located on the inner surface of the container.

A method to produce a container made of a plastic composition having an inner coating with a higher mechanical stability and/or a better adhesion to the container, includes preparing a plastic composition with at least one base polymer material and at least a first additive comprising globe-like particles having a hardness on the Mohs scale of at least 4,and extrusion blow molding of a container. The globe-like particles, which located on the inner surface of the container, increase the surface area and the hardness of the inner surface of the container. The method also includes applying the at least one metal layer of the inner coating onto the inner surface of the container, wherein the applied metal layer bonds to the globe-like particles of the first additive located on the inner surface of the container.

Described herein are additive manufacturing systems and methods for printing 3D objects.

A floor covering including one of a sheet-shaped or plate-shaped matrix made of an elastomeric material. The matrix is provided with particles made of a thermoplastic material, where the elastomeric material of the matrix and the thermoplastic material of the particles each have at least one matching monomer.

A floor covering including one of a sheet-shaped or plate-shaped matrix made of an elastomeric material. The matrix is provided with particles made of a thermoplastic material, where the elastomeric material of the matrix and the thermoplastic material of the particles each have at least one matching monomer.

A system for making a customized orthopedic surgical instrument for use in repairing a joint of a patient includes a computer system for generating computer-readable instructions to form a patient-specific orthopedic surgical instrument based at least in part on image data obtained from at least a portion of a bone corresponding to the joint of the patient; and a machine for forming a patient-specific orthopedic surgical instrument from the computer-readable instructions. The surgical instrument includes a resin composition including from about 50 wt % to about 90 wt % of a base thermoplastic and from about 10 wt % to about 50 wt % of a filler material. The base thermoplastic includes polyetherimide, polycarbonate, modified polyphenylene ether, polyamide, copolymers of these thermoplastics, and combinations thereof. The surgical instrument includes at least one surface portion having a shape that substantially conforms to a corresponding surface portion of the bone.

A system for making a customized orthopedic surgical instrument for use in repairing a joint of a patient includes a computer system for generating computer-readable instructions to form a patient-specific orthopedic surgical instrument based at least in part on image data obtained from at least a portion of a bone corresponding to the joint of the patient; and a machine for forming a patient-specific orthopedic surgical instrument from the computer-readable instructions. The surgical instrument includes a resin composition including from about 50 wt % to about 90 wt % of a base thermoplastic and from about 10 wt % to about 50 wt % of a filler material. The base thermoplastic includes polyetherimide, polycarbonate, modified polyphenylene ether, polyamide, copolymers of these thermoplastics, and combinations thereof. The surgical instrument includes at least one surface portion having a shape that substantially conforms to a corresponding surface portion of the bone.

An elastomer molded body for a medical device includes an elastomer portion and a filler. The elastomer portion contains a crosslinked fluorine-based elastomer. The filler is formed from a plurality of particles each of which has aspect ratio of 5 or more and specific surface area of 3 m.sup.2/g or more and 10 m.sup.2/g or less. The aspect ratio is defined as a ratio of a dimension in a long axis direction thereof to a dimension in a short axis direction thereof. The filler has an uneven distribution in a surface layer part of the elastomer portion and is oriented in a direction along a surface of the elastomer molded body.

A composition of matter includes a particle, a resin bonding functionality bonded to a first portion of the particle, and a lubricating functionality bonded to a second portion of the particle.

A composition of matter includes a particle, a resin bonding functionality bonded to a first portion of the particle, and a lubricating functionality bonded to a second portion of the particle.