Abstract:
The invention relates to a substrate comprising at least one entire surface or partial surface macrostructured layer that can be obtained by a method (a): applying a sol gel solution in a structured form to a substrate and drying and/or burning in the obtained sol gel layer; or a method (b): structuring a sol gel layer applied to a substrate while using a covering varnish. The invention also relates to the methods for producing the substrate. The invention enables the coating of any substrate while using sol gel technology.
Abstract:
Systems and methods are disclosed by which patterns of various materials can be formed on flexible substrates by a continuous roll-to-roll manufacturing process. The patterns may include metallic, transparent conductive, or non-metallic elements with lateral dimensions including in the range from below 100 nanometers to millimeters and with thickness dimensions including the range from tens of Angstroms to greater than 10,000 Angstroms. The substrate may be any material capable of sufficient flexibility for compatibility with roll-based processing equipment, including polymeric films, metallic foils, and thin glass, with polymeric films representing a particularly broad field of application. Methods may include the continuous roll-to-roll formation of a temporary polymeric structure with selected areas open to the underlying substrate, the continuous addition or subtraction of constituent materials, and the continuous removal, where necessary, of the polymeric structure and any excess material.
Abstract:
A method for forming an electronic device having a multilayer structure, comprising: embossing a surface of a substrate so as to depress first and second regions of the substrate relative to at least a third region of the substrate; depositing conductive or semiconductive material from solution onto the first and second regions of the substrate so as to form a first electrode on the first region and a second electrode on the second region, wherein the electrodes are electrically insulated from each other by the third region.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a masking film consisting of one or more layers, to use when selectively lacquering parts of a surface, in particular of cars, with a polar outer layer. According to the invention the polar outer layer is usually a layer made from a polymer or copolymer or terpolymer, which is of itself permanently polar, without any pre- or post-treatment. Preferably the polar outer layer is an ionomer layer, formed from the reaction product of an acidic copolymer or an acidic terpolymer and a metal salt, and preferably from the reaction product of ethylene acrylic acid or ethylene methacrylic acid on the one hand and a sodium or zinc salt on the other hand.
Abstract:
A method for reducing the tendencies of small holes to become packed with particulate material during pack cooling. An organic substance is used to wholly or partially fill small holes prior to placing the part in the packed cooling material. The organic material decomposes during the packed cooling process.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a masking film consisting of one or more layers, to use when selectively lacquering parts of a surface, in particular of cars, with a polar outer layer. According to the invention the polar outer layer is usually a layer made from a polymer or copolymer or terpolymer, which is of itself permanently polar, without any pre- or post-treatment. Preferably the polar outer layer is an ionomer layer, formed from the reaction product of an acidic copolymer or an acidic terpolymer and a metal salt, and preferably from the reaction product of ethylene acrylic acid or ethylene methacrylic acid on the one hand and a sodium or zinc salt on the other hand.
Abstract:
Verwendung von Aminogruppen enthaltenden Copolymeren in wäßriger, klarwasserlöslicher Zubereitung als temporäre Beschichtung in Lackierkabinen, erhalten durch Copolymerisation von a) 15 bis 90 Gew.-% eines stickstofffreien Monomeren oder mehrerer mit einer olefinischen Doppelbindung und b) 85 bis 10 Gew.-% eines mindestens eine tertiäre Aminofunktion enthaltenden, linear polymerisierbaren Monomeren oder mehrerer, Diallylamin, 2-Vinylpyridin und/oder 4-Vinylpyridin, wobei die Aminogruppen der Copolymeren gegebenenfalls vollständig oder teilweise neutralisiert oder quarterniert sind.
Abstract:
The method comprises the steps of covering the surface of the article (1) with a film (2) of plastics material which adheres thereto, then cutting the film along a line which constitutes the outline of the said surface portion (7), removing the covering film from that portion, then applying the coat of paint in known manner, and removing the remaining portion of the film from the surface.
Abstract:
Soft-matter technologies are essential for emerging applications in wearable computing, human-machine interaction, and soft robotics. However, as these technologies gain adoption in society and interact with unstructured environments, material and structure damage becomes inevitable. A robotic material that mimics soft tissues found in biological systems may be used to identify, compute, and respond to damage. This material includes liquid metal droplets dispersed in soft elastomers that rupture when damaged to create electrically conductive pathways that are identified with a soft active-matrix grid. These technologies may be used to autonomously identify damage, calculate severity, and respond to prevent failure within robotic systems.