Provided herein, inter alia, are polymeric compositions and systems useful for maintaining particle dispersions for extended periods of time. Also provided are dry polymeric compositions and systems that are able to undergo fast hydration. Methods for using such compositions and systems are also provided.

A photo-curable resin composition for three-dimensional molding which does not require a support material is provided and can be cured by light irradiation while being extruded from a nozzle through a simple FDM method to be stacked and molded in a short period of time. The photo-curable resin composition has a viscosity at 20° C. of 0.2 Pa.Math.s or more and a viscosity at 150° C. of 1000 Pa.Math.s or less.

The present invention provides a resin composition for stereolithography that is easily shapable with good shape precision while reducing sedimentation of inorganic particles during storage, and a obtained three-dimensional shaped article thereby excels in mechanical characteristics such as flexural strength and flexural modulus, in addition to having a desirable shade and good shade stability. The present invention relates to a resin composition for stereolithography comprising a polymerizable monomer (a), a photopolymerization initiator (b), an inorganic particle (c) having an average particle diameter of 5 to 500 nm, and a hindered phenolic compound (d), wherein the content of the photopolymerization initiator (b) is 0.1 to 10 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the polymerizable monomer (a), the content of the inorganic particle (c) is 50 to 400 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the polymerizable monomer (a), and the content of the hindered phenolic compound (d) is 0.1 to 500 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the photopolymerization initiator (b).

A method or apparatus for three-dimensionally printing. The method may comprise causing a phase change in a region of the first material by applying focused energy to the region using a focused energy source, and displacing the first material with a second material. The apparatus may comprise a container configured to hold a first material, a focused energy source configured to cause a phase change in a region of the first material by applying focused energy to the region, and an injector configured to displace the first material with a second material. The first material may comprise a yield stress material, which is a material exhibiting Herschel-Bulkley behavior. The yield stress material may comprise a soft granular gel. The second material may comprise one or more cells.

A method or apparatus for three-dimensionally printing. The method may comprise causing a phase change in a region of the first material by applying focused energy to the region using a focused energy source, and displacing the first material with a second material. The apparatus may comprise a container configured to hold a first material, a focused energy source configured to cause a phase change in a region of the first material by applying focused energy to the region, and an injector configured to displace the first material with a second material. The first material may comprise a yield stress material, which is a material exhibiting Herschel-Bulkley behavior. The yield stress material may comprise a soft granular gel. The second material may comprise one or more cells.

The present invention relates to a novel process for the production of novel fibre-reinforced profile materials filled with a rigid foam core, especially a PMI foam core. In particular, the present invention relates to a novel process which, in various versions, provides a particularly high throughput and allows a very wide range of shaping options. One step here continuously produces a complex fibre-reinforced profile material and simultaneously inserts the rigid foam core into same. In addition, in the same process step, very good binding of the rigid foam core to the fibre-reinforced profile material is assured. Shaping further takes place in two or more moulds simultaneously to achieve a particularly high throughput and simultaneously produce profile materials differing in shape.

A method or apparatus for three-dimensionally printing. The method may comprise causing a phase change in a region of the first material by applying focused energy to the region using a focused energy source, and displacing the first material with a second material. The apparatus may comprise a container configured to hold a first material, a focused energy source configured to cause a phase change in a region of the first material by applying focused energy to the region, and an injector configured to displace the first material with a second material. The first material may comprise a yield stress material, which is a material exhibiting Herschel-Bulkley behavior. The yield stress material may comprise a soft granular gel. The second material may comprise one or more cells.

Parallel surfaces on two substrates are established with specific distances of separation, typically within a 10-micron tolerance. In general, one surface is a surface of a transparent membrane or hard window. On one embodiment, the gap defined by the distance of the transparent membrane or hard window and the other surface used to precisely control the dimensions of layers in projection micro stereolithography, however the methods for establishing the relative positions of two surfaces can be adapted to other applications.

A molded contact lens comprising a stiffer optic zone relative to the peripheral zone of the contact lens provides an optical element for correcting astigmatism without the need for or substantially minimizing the need for the correction of rotational misalignment. The higher elastic modulus optic zone vaults over the cornea thereby allowing a tear lens to form. The tear lens follows or assumes the shape of the back surface of the contact lens. The combination of the tear lens and the optical zone provide an optical element for correction of refractive error.

Provided is a composition including an acrylamide compound having a molecular weight of 150 or greater but 250 or less (A1), and a monomer having a cyclic structure represented by General Formula (3) below, or General Formula (4) below, or both (A2), ##STR00001##
where, in General Formulae (3) and (4), L is a single bond or a straight chain or branched alkylene group that has from 1 through 10 carbon atoms and may include an oxygen atom, a nitrogen atom, or a sulfur atom; A is a cyclic structure that has from 2 through 10 carbon atoms and may include an oxygen atom, a nitrogen atom, or a sulfur atom; R.sup.6 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; and R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 are each a straight chain or branched alkyl group having from 1 through 10 carbon atoms.