Abstract:
A free radical curable liquid for inkjet printing of food packaging materials includes no initiator or otherwise one or more initiators selected from the group consisting of non-polymeric di- or multifunctional initiators, oligomeric initiators, polymeric initiators, and polymerizable initiators; wherein the polymerizable composition of the liquid consists of: a) 25-100 wt % of one or more polymerizable compounds A having at least one acrylate group G1 and at least one second ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable functional group G2 different from the group G1; b) 0-55 wt % of one or more polymerizable compounds B selected from the group consisting of monofunctional acrylates and difunctional acrylates; and c) 0-55 wt % of one or more polymerizable compounds C selected from the group consisting of trifunctional acrylates, tetrafunctional acrylates, pentafunctional acrylates and hexafunctional acrylates.
Abstract:
To provide a lubricant solution which does not impair the global environment, which provides an excellent solubility of a lubricant, which has a sufficient drying property and with which a uniform lubricant coating film can be formed, and a method for producing an article provided with a lubricant coating film, using the lubricant solution.A lubricant solution which is a solution of a lubricant, wherein the solvent is a solvent containing 1,1-dichloro-2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene. A method for producing an article provided with a lubricant coating film, which comprises applying the lubricant solution to an object to be coated, and evaporating the solvent to form a lubricant coating film on the object.
Abstract:
A process for producing a corrugated electrode for use in an electroactive polymer cartridge is disclosed. A laminated web comprising a support sheet laminated to a dielectric elastomer film is positioned. The support sheet defines areas exposing portions of the dielectric elastomer film. A force is applied to the positioned laminated web to stretch the laminated support sheet-dielectric elastomer film web in a direction that is orthogonal to a plane defined by the web. An electrically conductive material is applied to the laminated support sheet-dielectric elastomer film web while the laminated support sheet-dielectric elastomer film web is in a stretched state. The laminated support sheet-dielectric elastomer film web is relaxed to form the corrugated electrode on the dielectric elastomer film portion of the web.
Abstract:
In one aspect, methods of making a carbon coating are described herein. In some implementations, a method of making a carbon coating comprises applying a first adhesive material to a substrate surface to provide an adhesive surface; rolling a carbon source over the adhesive surface to provide a carbon layer on the adhesive surface; and rolling an adhesive roller over the carbon layer to remove some but not all of the carbon of the carbon layer to provide the carbon coating.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatuses for a deposition system are provided to deposit a thin coating layer on flat substrates, such as semiconductors or panels. In an embodiment, liquid supplied rollers accepting liquid media provide liquid chemicals to the substrates for coating the substrates. The liquid delivery system can control the flow and the pressure of the liquid to achieve optimum process condition with minimum excess waste. In another embodiment, rollers with non-uniform distribution of liquid media provide a non-uniform thickness profile on the substrates, which can be used to compensate for the non-uniformity of subsequent processes.
Abstract:
An intermediate transfer member containing a layer of a siloxyfluorocarbon networked polymer. A method of preparing an intermediate transfer member including mixing a coating solution containing siloxyfluorocarbon precursor materials; applying the coating solution as a sol on a substrate; curing the coating solution on the substrate to form an intermediate transfer member containing a layer of a siloxyfluorocarbon networked polymer. The surface free energy of the intermediate transfer member may be from about 10 mN/m to about 40 mN/m. A method of printing an image to a substrate includes applying an inkjet ink to an intermediate transfer member containing a layer of a siloxyflurocarbon networked polymer; spreading the ink onto the intermediate transfer member; inducing a property change of the ink; and transferring the ink to a substrate.
Abstract:
The cleaning formulation and method uses a polysilazane for superior cleaning and to create a protective coating with “easy clean” properties on numerous surface types, including metals, marine paints and gel-coat surfaces; cleaning and guarding them from the effects of all types of accretions, including two of the most pernicious—ice and diesel exhaust soot. The polysilazane is used with a cyclomethicone solvent, preferably pentacyclomethicone and/or hexacyclomethicone. The preferred method of application is by direct contact and application of the cleaning formulation to the treated surface via a microfiber cloth wrapped around a firm rubber blade or the like.
Abstract:
A method of forming a self-assembled block polymer layer, oriented to form an ordered array of alternating domains, is disclosed. The method involves providing a layer of the self-assemblable block copolymer on the substrate and depositing a first surfactant onto the external surface of the layer prior to inducing self-assembly of the layer to form the ordered array of domains. The first surfactant has a hydrophobic tail and a hydrophilic head group and acts to reduce the interfacial energy at the external surface of the block copolymer layer in order to promote formation of assembly of the block copolymer polymer into an ordered array having the alternating domains.
Abstract:
Disclosed are methods for forming nanoparticle films using electrophoretic deposition. The methods comprise exposing a substrate to a solution, the solution comprising substantially dispersed nanoparticles, an organic solvent, and a polymer characterized by a backbone comprising Si—O groups. The methods further comprise applying an electric field to the solution, whereby a nanoparticle film is deposited on the substrate. Suitable polymers include polysiloxanes, polysilsesquioxanes and polysilicates. Coated glass windows and methods of forming the coated glass windows using the solutions are also disclosed. The methods may be adapted to form nanoparticle films suitable for use as back reflectors in solar cells, where such nanoparticle-based back reflectors exhibit high reflection and light scattering properties, including use of such back reflectors to fabricate solar cells and other photovoltaic-based and light dependent devices such as television screens, computer monitors, portable systems such as mobile phones, handheld games consoles and PDAs.
Abstract:
To provide a fluorinated ether compound, a fluorinated ether composition and a coating liquid, whereby it is possible to form a surface-treated layer which has high initial water/oil repellency and which is excellent in abrasion resistance and fingerprint stain removability, and a substrate having a surface-treated layer and a method for its production.A fluorinated ether compound which has a poly(oxyperfluoroalkylene) chain ((αβ)n) made of at least two units (αβ) linked to one another, and which has a hydrolysable silyl group on at least one terminal of the chain ((αβ)n) via a linking group, wherein each unit (αβ) is a poly(oxyperfluoroalkylene) group comprising one to three groups (α) made of at least one type of a C1-2 oxyperfluoroalkylene group and one to three groups (β) made of at least one type of a C3-6 oxyperfluoroalkylene group.