Metal nanoparticle agglomerates may render the surface of an article biocidal toward microorganisms. Articles having a biocidal surface may comprise a coating comprising metal nanoparticle agglomerates adhered via an adhesive to at least a portion of a surface of the article. A coating formulation comprising metal nanoparticle agglomerates may be applied to the surface of an article to accomplish the foregoing.

A soluble composite powder comprising homogenous composite particles, the homogenous composite particles comprising at least one soluble thermoplastic material and at least one submicron nanoparticle material. The at least one soluble thermoplastic material comprises from about 50 to 99 weight percent of the powder, and the at least one submicron nanoparticle material comprises from about 1 to 50 weight percent of the powder. The powder is soluble.

In a method for producing a high-molecular-weight polymer sheet, when a monomer composition including silver nanowires is polymerized, the monomer composition is allowed to stand in a state in which a thickness direction of the obtained high-molecular-weight polymer sheet before the polymerization is a vertical direction, and the silver nanowires in the monomer composition are oriented in the vertical direction and polymerized.

The invention relates to the use of i) geopolymer and ii) non-brominated, phosphorus- and/or nitrogen-based flame retardants for improving the self-extinguishing properties of a composition comprising polymer. The polymer may be a vinyl aromatic polymer, and may be in a granulate or foam.

Articles useful for bedding and other comfort applications include a coated polyurethane foam. The coating includes an elastomeric polymer, a phase change material and ceramic particles. The coating provides desirable haptic properties, including a cool touch feature that creates a sensation of coolness when touched. The invention is also a coating composition for producing such a coating, and a method for producing the coating composition

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a thermally conductive silicone resin composition which has good thermal conductivity, a light weight (namely, a light weight per unit volume), and good reliability in high humidity, and a molded body thereof. The present invention provides a thermally conductive silicone resin composition comprising the following components (A) to (E): (A) an organopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups each bonded to a silicon atom in an amount of 100 parts by mass, (B) an organohydrogen polysiloxane having at least two hydrogen atoms each bonded to a silicon atom in an amount such that a ratio of the number of the hydrogen atom bonded to a silicon atom relative to the number of the alkenyl group in component (A) is 0.1 to 2, (C) a thermally conductive filler in an amount of 2500 to 6000 parts by mass, (D) a catalytic amount of an addition reaction catalyst, and (E) an addition-reaction controlling agent in an amount of 0.01 to 1 part by mass, wherein the thermally conductive filler (C) comprises magnesium oxide having a specific surface area of 0.4 m.sup.2/g or less in an amount of 20 to 50 wt % and aluminum hydroxide in an amount of 10 to 30 wt %, relative to a total weight of component (C).

Deterioration of gas barrier properties due to sedimentation of aggregates in a coating liquid is decreased or minimized. A coating liquid for producing a gas barrier laminate contains a carboxy group-containing polymer, polyvalent metal-containing particles, a high molecular weight dispersant with an acidic group, and an organic solvent, and has a pH in a range of 4 to 6 at 25° C.

A method of manufacturing resin composition includes following operations. A nano-particle filler, a micro-inorganic particle, and a resin are stirred and mixed to form a mixture. The mixture is centrifuged at a high speed to form an upper layer mixing liquid and a lower layer mixing liquid. The upper layer mixing liquid is taken out and obtains the resin composition.

A color conversion film is provided. The film includes at least one narrow band emission phosphor dispersed within a binder matrix, wherein the narrow band emission phosphor has a D50 particle size from about 0.1 μm to about 15 μm and is selected from the group consisting of a green-emitting U.sup.6+-containing phosphor, a green-emitting Mn.sup.2+-containing phosphor, a red-emitting phosphor based on complex fluoride materials activated by Mn.sup.4+, and a mixture thereof. A device is also provided.

The present invention relates to an optical film exhibiting excellent optical properties such as low gloss value and reflectance, and an appropriate level of haze properties, and to an image display device including the same. The optical film comprises: a light-transmitting substrate film; an antiglare layer including a binder containing a (meth)acrylate-based crosslinked polymer, and organic fine particles of a micron (μm) scale dispersed on the binder and inorganic fine particles of a nanometer (nm) scale dispersed on the binder; and a low refractive index layer which is formed on the antiglare layer and includes a binder resin containing a (co)polymer of a photopolymerizable compound, and hollow silica particles dispersed in the binder resin, wherein the organic and inorganic fine particles exhibit a predetermined particle size distribution, refractive index difference, and content range.