A silicon-polymer composite anode having two or more different molecular weight (MW) versions of the same polymer, method of making the anode and electrochemical energy storage device containing the anode are disclosed.

Additive manufacturing processes featuring consolidation of thermoplastic particulates may form printed objects in a range of shapes. Inorganic nanoparticles disposed upon the outer surface of the thermoplastic particulates may improve flow performance of the thermoplastic particulates during additive manufacturing, but may be undesirable to incorporate in some printed objects. Polymer nanoparticles may be substituted for inorganic nanoparticles in some instances to address this difficulty and provide other advantages. Particulate compositions suitable for additive manufacturing may comprise: a plurality of thermoplastic particulates comprising a thermoplastic polymer and a plurality of polymer nanoparticles disposed upon an outer surface of the thermoplastic particulates, the polymer nanoparticles comprising a crosslinked fluorinated polymer.

A composite powder includes a core particle comprising a styrene/acrylate polymer resin, and a shell comprising a styrene/acrylate ionomer resin, wherein the styrene/acrylate ionomer resin comprises a metal ion acrylate monomer, and methods of making thereof. Various articles can be manufactured from such composite powders.

One of the purposes of the present invention is to provide silicone fine particles which do not aggregate in a thermosetting resin while having softness derived from silicone rubber and have excellent adhesion with the thermosetting resin. The other purpose is to provide a method for preparing the same. The other purpose is to provide a thermosetting resin composition and an encapsulating material, each comprising the fine particles. The present invention provides an epoxy-modified silicone fine particle composed of (A) a spherical silicone rubber fine particle coated with (B) polyorganosilsesquioxane, wherein the spherical silicone rubber fine particle (A) has an average particle diameter of 0.1 to 100 μm and the polyorganosilsesquioxane (B) has an epoxy group-containing organic group.

One aspect of the present invention relates to a coated resin particle including: a water-absorbent resin particle; and a coating layer that coats at least a part of a surface of the water-absorbent resin particle, in which the coating layer contains a water-soluble component in which a solubility in 100 g of water is in a range of 1.0 g or more and 150 g or less at 25° C.

The present invention pertains to: an acrylic laminate film containing an acrylic copolymer and having a three-layer structure of an inner layer, an intermediate layer, and an outer layer; a method for producing same; and a deco sheet produced therefrom. An object of the present invention is to provide a three-layer-structured acrylic laminate film produced from an acrylic copolymer. Another object of the present invention is to provide: an acrylic laminate film having significantly improved optical properties and surface smoothness by using an acrylic copolymer alone without mixing the same with additional polymers; and a method for producing the acrylic laminate film. Still another object of the present invention is to provide: an acrylic laminate film that exhibits significantly reduced whitening even when a flexural stress is applied; and a method for producing the acrylic laminate film.

Historically, bitumen from oil sands has been carried over land using trucks, pipelines, or by rail, and over water using tankers. Each mode of transportation faces economic or technical challenges of its own. Here there is provided a method for transporting bitumen, comprising: receiving in a dry bulk shipping container a load of discrete pellets with bitumen entrapped into the pellets, wherein the pellets have non-stick outer surfaces configured to prevent the bitumen from sticking to walls of the container when the pellets are carried in the container; and transporting the dry bulk shipping container containing the pellets over a distance. Alternatively or additionally, the pellets may have non-stick outer surfaces configured to prevent the load from caking when the pellets are carried in the container such that the load of bitumen pellets is substantially free-flowing when the transporting is completed.

A resin pellet includes a pellet-shaped ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer; a liquid coating agent; and a solid coating agent adhered to at least a portion of surfaces of the ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer and of the liquid coating agent, in which the liquid coating agent is a compound including a hydroxyl group, and the solid coating agent is an organic compound.

Disclosed are a core-shell structure membrane scale inhibitor and a preparation method therefor, wherein the core-shell structure membrane scale inhibitor has a core emulsion obtained via emulsion polymerization, and a shell structure obtained via ultraviolet-light grafting functional monomers. The preparation method has first preparing a core by using an emulsion polymerization process, adding a reactive photo-initiator in the later stage of polymerization, so that the reactive photo-initiator is grafted on the surface of the core, and finally initiating the polymerization of functional monomers by means of ultraviolet light to obtain a core-shell structure membrane scale inhibitor. The surface structure of the core is modified, such that a large number of ionizable groups are grafted on the surface thereof, and thus, a large number of scaling ions such as Ca2+, Mg2+ and Al3+ can be adsorbed.

Mucus penetrating nanoparticles for inducing, increasing, or enhancing an immune response typically include core of a blend of a biodegradable hydrophobic polymer and a hydrophilic polymer, wherein ≥50% of the biodegradable polymer is conjugated to the hydrophilic polymer, and the hydrophilic polymers forms a coating on the particle. The particles encapsulate a cargo, typically an antigen, adjuvant or other immunomodulator, or a nucleic acid encoding the antigen, or combination thereof. Pharmaceutical compositions including an effective amount of particles to induce an immune response in a subject in need thereof are also provided. Methods of inducing an immune response are also provided, and typically include administering to a subject, preferably via the respiratory tract, the pharmaceutical composition. In some embodiments, the subject has cancer or an infection of the lung.