B32B27/283

HIGH-SURFACE AREA ELECTRODES FOR WEARABLE ELECTROCHEMICAL BIOSENSING
20230050906 · 2023-02-16 ·

The present invention is directed to the production of stretchable wrinkled film electrodes for use in wearable/portable ROC systems using electrochemical analysis techniques. A polymer layer is disposed on a conductive substrate and a sacrificial layer is disposed on said polymer layer. An electrode shape template is cut out of adhesive and disposed on the sacrificial layer. A metallic film is disposed on the sacrificial layer by the electrode shape template. The disposed layers are removed from the conductive substrate and placed in an oven to allow said layers to shrink. The shrunken metallic film is treated with a solution to promote bonding between the film and an elastomer. The elastomer is drop-cast onto the shrunken film and the sacrificial layer is dissolved to detach the shrunken polymer layer. The shrunken film and elastomer are placed in a chemical bath and dried, producing the stretchable wrinkled film electrode.

Pre-impregnated fibre-reinforced composite material and manufactured article obtained by forming and complete curing of said pre-impregnated fibre-reinforced composite material

The invention relates to a pre-impregnated fibre-reinforced composite material in laminar form, obtained impregnating a fibrous mass with a polymeric binder composition and intended to be subjected to successive forming and complete curing operations to produce a fibre-reinforced composite material. The polymeric binder composition comprises one or more resins chosen in the group consisting of siloxane resins and silsesquioxane resins, and can optionally comprise one or more organic resins. The polymeric binder composition appears as a liquid with viscosity between 55000 and 10000 mPas at temperatures between 50° C. and 70° C. The polymeric binder composition forms a polymeric binder matrix, not cross-linked or only partially cross-linked, that fills the interstices of the fibrous mass. The invention also relates to a method for making said pre-impregnated fibre-reinforced composite material in laminar form. The invention also relates to a manufactured article obtained by hot forming and complete curing of the aforesaid pre-impregnated fibre-reinforced composite material, as well as a method for making said manufactured article.

Managing condensation with fluid control film apparatus

A condensation management apparatus comprises a microstructured film arranged to condense water vapor on an underside of a substantially horizontal surface. The film comprises channels disposed at least on a first major surface and configured to support capillary movement of condensate. The channels have a channel axis substantially parallel with a longitudinal axis of the film. A capillary siphon structure of the film comprises a fold in the film, a condensate collection region proximate the fold, and a siphon region between the fold and a condensate release location of the film. At least a portion of a second major surface is attached to the underside of the substantially horizontal surface such that longitudinal openings of the channels of the condensate collection region are oriented towards a direction of gravity and the condensate release location is positioned lower along the direction of gravity than the condensate collection region.

Multilayer dental appliances and related methods and systems

A dental appliance for positioning a patient's teeth includes a removable orthodontic tooth positioning appliance having teeth receiving cavities shaped to directly receive at least some of the patient's teeth and apply a resilient positioning force to the patient's teeth. The appliance includes a hard polymer layer having a hard polymer layer elastic modulus disposed between a first soft polymer layer having a first soft polymer layer elastic modulus and a second soft polymer layer having a second soft polymer layer elastic modulus. The hard polymer layer elastic modulus is greater than each of the first soft polymer layer elastic modulus and the second soft polymer layer elastic modulus. At least one of the first soft polymer layer and the second soft polymer layer has a flexural modulus of greater than about 35,000 psi.

MULTILAYERED FLEXIBLE PACKAGE WITH ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES
20230044099 · 2023-02-09 · ·

A multilayered flexible package comprises a polymeric coating (2) that contains a dispersion of antioxidant capsules (3) having a particle size distribution comprised between 0.1 and 10 μm and a core-shell structure comprising a core (4), of an antioxidant with a reduction potential comprised between 0.1 and 0.5 V, and a polymeric shell (5) covering the core (4) at least by 70%.

ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING TRANSPARENT COVER INCLUDING GLASS AND FOLDABLE DISPLAY COUPLED THERETO
20230042280 · 2023-02-09 ·

An example electronic device includes a transparent cover; and a flexible display coupled to the cover. The cover may include a first layer including glass; a second layer positioned between the first layer and the flexible display; and a third layer positioned between the first layer and the second layer. The third layer includes a pattern overlapping a folding part of the flexible display and including a plurality of grooves formed in a bonding surface with the second layer, and has a hardness greater than that of the second layer.

ULTRAVIOLET-C RADIATION-PROTECTIVE FILMS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME
20230011730 · 2023-01-12 ·

Ultraviolet-C (UV-C) radiation shielding films including a substrate made of a fluoropolymer, a multilayer optical film disposed on a major surface of the substrate, and a heat-sealable encapsulant layer disposed on a major surface of the multilayer optical film opposite the substrate. The multilayer optical film is made of at least a multiplicity of alternating first and second optical layers collectively reflecting at an incident light angle of at least one of 0°, 30°, 45°, 60°, or 75°, at least 30 percent of incident ultraviolet light over at least a 30-nanometer wavelength reflection bandwidth in a wavelength range from at least 100 nanometers to 280 nanometers. The ultraviolet light shielding film may be applied to a major surface of a photovoltaic device, such as a component of a satellite or an unmanned aerial vehicle. Methods of making the UV-C radiation-protective films also are disclosed.

DIELECTRIC, CIRCUMFERENTIALLY CONTINUOUS, MULTILAYERED TEXTILE SLEEVE AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION THEREOF

A multilayered textile sleeve for routing and protecting elongate members and method of construction thereof are provided. The multilayered textile sleeve includes a plurality of textile layers overlying one another to form a multilayered tubular wall extending lengthwise about a central axis between opposite open ends. The plurality of textile layers include a textile innermost layer and a textile outer layer. At least one silicone layer is sandwiched between the textile innermost layer and the textile outer layer.

Display device and method for manufacturing the same

A display device includes a base layer including first and second portions, and a third portion between the first and second portions and configured to be bent, folded, or rolled, a light emitting element layer on one surface of the base layer at the first portion, and including light emitting elements, a circuit board on the one surface of the base layer at the third portion, and electrically connected to the light emitting elements, protective patterns spaced apart from each other on another surface of the base layer, including a resin, and also including first protective patterns spaced apart from each other on the other surface of the base layer at the first portion, and at least one second protective pattern on the other surface of the base layer at the second portion, and at least one of a heat dissipation layer or a cushion layer below the protective patterns.

SPECTACLE LENS AND SPECTACLES

Provided is a spectacle lens having, on at least one side of a lens substrate, a polarizing layer containing a dichromic pigment, and a photochromic layer containing a photochromic pigment, and having the polarizing layer and the photochromic layer via an intermediate layer.