To provide a new inorganic particle composite fiber including a large amount of adhering inorganic particles, An inorganic particle composite fiber includes: fiber; and inorganic particles fixed to the fiber, the fiber being thread-like in shape, the inorganic particles being fixed to the fiber via an ionic polymer.

To provide a new inorganic particle composite fiber including a large amount of adhering inorganic particles, An inorganic particle composite fiber includes: fiber; and inorganic particles fixed to the fiber, the fiber being thread-like in shape, the inorganic particles being fixed to the fiber via an ionic polymer.

A surface-mineralized substrate having an enhanced functional capability, for example, enhanced antibacterial activity, a method of making the surface-mineralized substrate, and an article of manufacture, for example, packaging for fresh produce, comprising or formed from or of the surface-mineralized substrate.

A method for inserting 2D flakes of a two dimensional material into pores of a porous substrate comprises providing a porous substrate having a plurality of open pores, wherein at least some of the pores contain a gas, applying a liquid dispersion of flexible 2D flakes of a two dimensional material to the porous substrate; subjecting said porous substrate and said liquid dispersion to a vacuum, such that the gas is evacuated from the pores, causing the liquid dispersion to be introduced into the pores and removing the liquid from the pores, so as to leave the 2D flakes in the pores.

Disclosed herein is an electrically conductive sized fiber including a fiber and a sizing composition adhered to a surface of the fiber, wherein the sizing composition includes at least one sizing compound and a plurality of graphene oxide nanoparticles, The present disclosure also discloses fiber-reinforced resin composites, articles including fiber-reinforced resin composites and methods of making such electrically conductive sized fiber and articles therefrom.

Disclosed herein is an electrically conductive sized fiber including a fiber and a sizing composition adhered to a surface of the fiber, wherein the sizing composition includes at least one sizing compound and a plurality of graphene oxide nanoparticles, The present disclosure also discloses fiber-reinforced resin composites, articles including fiber-reinforced resin composites and methods of making such electrically conductive sized fiber and articles therefrom.

A method of making a mineralized fiber having a fiber core and a calcium carbonate shell can include admixing fibers with green liquor and adding CaO to generate a causticization reaction that results in a calcium carbonate shell coating forming around the fibers.

A method of making a mineralized fiber having a fiber core and a calcium carbonate shell can include admixing fibers with green liquor and adding CaO to generate a causticization reaction that results in a calcium carbonate shell coating forming around the fibers.

The present invention aims to provide techniques for efficiently synthesizing inorganic microparticles. According to the present invention, inorganic carbonate microparticles can be synthesized by generating ultrafine bubbles containing carbonic acid gas by injecting a gas containing carbonic acid gas and a liquid into a reaction vessel through a nozzle to deposit an inorganic carbonate having an average primary particle size of 300 nm or less in the presence of the ultrafine bubbles.

The present invention aims to provide techniques for efficiently synthesizing inorganic microparticles. According to the present invention, inorganic carbonate microparticles can be synthesized by generating ultrafine bubbles containing carbonic acid gas by injecting a gas containing carbonic acid gas and a liquid into a reaction vessel through a nozzle to deposit an inorganic carbonate having an average primary particle size of 300 nm or less in the presence of the ultrafine bubbles.