A fluid storage media includes a plurality of microspheres. Each microsphere includes a porous core with a porous core material and having an exterior surface. A stored fluid is within the porous core. A coating layer covers all of the exterior surface of the porous core. The coating layer includes a coating material which transitions from a first state to a second state, wherein in the first state the coating material is permeable to the stored fluid, and in the second state the material is impermeable to the stored fluid. The coating material in the second state is configured to encapsulate and maintain the stored fluid inside the porous core. A method of making a fluid storage media, a method of delivering a fluid and a method of delivering a biologically active fluid medication to a patient are also disclosed.

A printing paper having a base layer, an intermediate layer, and a surface layer, the intermediate layer being arranged adjacent to the base layer and on the base layer, and the surface layer being arranged adjacent to the intermediate layer and on the intermediate layer, the base layer, the intermediate layer, and the surface layer each being a thermoplastic resin film having pores, an average pore size of the surface layer being from 0.2 to 5 μm, an average pore size of the intermediate layer being from 5 to 70 μm and being greater than the average pore size of the surface layer, and an average pore size of the base layer being from 70 to 200 μm and being greater than the average pore size of the intermediate layer.

The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a quantum-dot film having encapsulated quantum dots dispersed therein, in which quantum dots are uniformly dispersed in a matrix resin to thus increase quantum yield and in which deterioration of the quantum dots can be prevented through encapsulation, a quantum-dot film manufactured thereby, and a wavelength conversion sheet and a display including the same.

A decorative sheet including a substrate layer, and one or more layers of at least one of a transparent resin layer and a top coat layer provided on one surface of the substrate layer, the one or more layers being provided as a front surface layer, wherein at least one layer of the transparent resin layer and the top coat layer contains a radical scavenger, and the radical scavenger is contained in a form of radical scavenger vesicles, which encapsulate the radical scavenger within an outer membrane.

An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a substrate with a hard coat layer that can maintain the properties of the functional fine particles for a long period of time even under a severe use environment and has excellent wear resistance. A method for producing a substrate with a hard coat layer characterized by comprising (1) providing a semi-cured hard coat layer consisting mainly of a resin on the substrate, satisfying the following formula (a): 12X600 (a), wherein X indicates time in second required for the (A) haze of the glass with the semi-cured hard coat layer to exceed 5%, when the glass with the semi-cured hard coat layer is obtained by layering a 10 m-thick, semi-cured hard coat layer on one side of 3 mm-thick float-processed soda glass; and then thus obtained glass with the semi-cured hard layer is immersed in an N-methylpyrrolidone solvent in an environment of 40 C., (2) applying a dispersion in which functional fine particles are dispersed in a dispersion solvent satisfying the following formula (b) on the semi-cured hard coat layer: 12 X(A+0.2).sup.290 (b), wherein X denotes X described in the formula (a), A denotes the difference between the solubility parameter of the dispersion solvent inMPa.sup.0.5 unit and the solubility parameter of N-methylpyrrolidone (22.3 MPa.sup.0.5), and (3) curing the semi-cured hard coat layer completely.

An object of the present invention is to provide a laminate having a good appearance, such as surface smoothness (thickness uniformity); high surface hardness; recoatability that enables the functional layer to be provided on the hard coat layer; and a function, such as scratch resistance and stain repellency. The present invention relates to a laminate including a laminated portion constituted of two or more layers including a hard coat layer and a functional layer in contact with the hard coat layer, and a substrate in contact with the hard coat layer, the functional layer being the outermost surface of the laminate: wherein the hard coat layer is a cured product layer of a curable composition containing a polyorganosilsesquioxane and silica particles, the silica particles including a group containing a (meth)acryloyl group on the surface.

Methods and systems for coating metal substrates are provided. The methods and systems include application of TGIC-reactive carboxyl-functional polyester resins with high acid number formulated to cure at low temperatures of 120 C. to 135 C.

A decorative sheet including a substrate layer, and one or more layers of at least one of a transparent resin layer and a top coat layer provided on one surface of the substrate layer, the one or more layers being provided as a front surface layer, wherein at least one layer of the transparent resin layer and the top coat layer contains a radical scavenger, and the radical scavenger is contained in a form of radical scavenger vesicles, which encapsulate the radical scavenger within an outer membrane.

Mycotextiles, methods of making them, methods of processing them, and compositions and apparatuses for making and/or processing them are described herein.

A multi-layer shaped product, comprising a layer composed of an acrylic resin composition comprising a (meth)acrylic resin (A) and an acrylic block copolymer (B) comprising an acrylic acid ester polymer block (a) and a methacrylic acid ester polymer block (b), and if necessary, particles of an acrylic elastomeric polymer (C), and a layer composed of an active energy ray cured resin that is in contact with the layer composed of the acrylic resin composition, wherein an amount of the acrylic block copolymer (B) comprised in the acrylic resin composition is not less than 1 part by mass and not more than 60 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the acrylic resin composition.