A macro fiber for a composite article may include a plurality of inner fibers. Each one of the inner fibers may have an inner fiber final cross-sectional size of less than approximately 100 nanometers. The inner fibers may be surrounded by matrix material.

Fibrous structures containing a mixture of three or more different fibrous elements (filaments and/or fibers) are provided.

Disclosed is a ceramic sintered shaped body containing Y.sub.2O.sub.3-stabilized zirconia with a sintered density of at least 99% of the theoretical sintered density and having a mean grain size of <180 nm. The zirconia fraction of the sintered shaped body comprises tetragonal and cubic phases. Also disclosed is a process for the production of a ceramic sintered shaped body containing Y.sub.2O.sub.3-stabilized zirconia, which process comprises dispersion of a submicron powder and comminution of the dispersed submicron powder by means of grinding media having a diameter of less than or equal to 100 μm to a particle size d.sub.95 of <0.42 μm; shaping of the dispersion to form a body, and sintering of the body to form the sintered shaped body.

Provided herein is a negative active material including an ordered porous manganese oxide, wherein pores of the ordered porous manganese oxide have a bimodal size distribution. Provided herein is a method of preparing a negative active material that includes the ordered porous manganese oxide. The invention also includes a negative electrode which includes the negative active material and a lithium battery which includes the negative electrode.

The present invention provides wood preservative compositions comprising micronized particles. In one embodiment, the composition comprises dispersions of micronized metal or metal compounds. In another embodiment, the wood preservative composition comprises an inorganic component comprising a metal or metal compound and organic biocide. When the composition comprises an inorganic component and an organic biocide, the inorganic component or the organic biocide or both are present as micronized particles. When compositions of the present invention are used for preservation of wood, there is minimal leaching of the metal and biocide from the wood.

The present invention relates to a coating layer for an anti-glare film that can prevent glaring by reflection of external light on a surface of a display and an anti-glare film comprising the same. The coating layer for an anti-glare film according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention comprises a binder resin, organic particulates, and inorganic particulates, and differences differences between refractive indexes of the binder resin and the organic particulates and between refractive indexes of the binder resin and inorganic particulates are each 0.3 or less. The coating layer for an anti-glare film according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention can provide an anti-glare film having excellent anti-glare property, distinctness-of-image, and contrast, such that the coating layer can be applied to a display having high resolution, and has excellent scratch resistance in terms of a coating thickness of a thin film, such that it is easy to enlarge a polarizing plate.

Microscale and nanoscale tubular structures are provided including rheological fluids in their interior volume and including at least one electroactive component. Multiple tubular structures are provided, including simple hollow tube structures; core/shell structures, wherein the tube includes a tubular outer shell with a core extending axially therein; concentric tube or coaxial tube structures, wherein the tube includes a tubular outer shell and one or more concentric tubes extending axially therein; and core/concentric tube structures, wherein concentric tubes further include a core extending axially therein, thus having a core and two or more tubes surrounding the core. The tubular structures are formed by electrospinning and special spinnerets are provided. The tubular structures form fabrics for beneficial uses.

The present disclosure is generally directed to a dispersible moist wipe comprising hydroentangled fibers and a binder composition. The moist wipe demonstrates high initial wet strength while maintaining effective dispersion in an aqueous environment. The moist wipe has potential application as a flushable surface cleaning product and/or a flushable cleansing cloth.

A stabilized elementary metal structure is disclosed. The stabilized elementary metal structure may include an elementary metal having at least one layer and having a two-dimensional layer structure, and an organic molecular layer provided on at least one of a top surface and a bottom surface of the elementary metal.

A thermal formation sintering compound containing a binder, a sinterable powder material and a pore formation material, for formation into a predetermined shape in a thermal formation step, removal of the binder in a degreasing step, and sintering of the powder material in a sintering step is provided. The binder contains a low-temperature draining component which melts in the thermal formation step, begins draining at a temperature lower than a draining temperature of the pore formation material, and drains at a temperature lower than a temperature at which the pore formation material drains; and a high-temperature draining component which melts in the thermal formation step, begins draining after the pore formation material begins draining, and drains at a temperature higher than does the pore formation material.