Abstract:
Various edibles, their compositions, and manufacturing methods therefore are disclosed. Some examples of the edibles include orally soluble films. Some of the films may have a pleasant taste, carry nutraceuticals, carry medication, or serve other purposes.
Abstract:
A method of creating a layer of a single use processing substrate includes the steps of extruding a polymeric sheet with a particulate substance dispersed therein, cooling the polymeric sheet with the particulate substance therein, removing the particulate substance from the polymeric sheet to form holes in the polymeric sheet, and attaching the polymeric sheet to an absorbent sheet.
Abstract:
Toys are disclosed having a skin and a non-foam core. The core is firm but deformable and has shape memory. The toy can be deformed by squeezing or stretching and will slowly return to its original shape. The skin may be an elastomer gel or a particulate material. The core will not run or flow under its own weight at room temperature so breaks in the toy skin are of no concern.
Abstract:
Jelly blocks and jelly letters are disclosed. The jelly blocks and jelly letters may be made from an elastomer gel resulting in a soft, stretchable children's toy that has shape memory. The jelly blocks and jelly letters may be made from an elastomer gel that is formulated for tackiness to permit stacking of the blocks or sticking of the letters to a desired surface. The blocks and letters may be soft enough that a child could be struck with them without suffering injury.
Abstract:
Devices formed of or including biocompatible polyhydroxyalkanoates are provided with controlled degradation rates, preferably less than one year under physiological conditions. Preferred devices include sutures, suture fasteners, meniscus repair devices, rivets, tacks, staples, screws (including interference screws), bone plates and bone plating systems, surgical mesh, repair patches, slings, cardiovascular patches, orthopedic pins (including bone filling augmentation material), adhesion barriers, stents, guided tissue repair/regeneration devices, articular cartilage repair devices, nerve guides, tendon repair devices, atrial septal defect repair devices, pericardial patches, bulking and filling agents, vein valves, bone marrow scaffolds, meniscus regeneration devices, ligament and tendon grafts, ocular cell implants, spinal fusion cages, skin substitutes, dural substitutes, bone graft substitutes, bone dowels, wound dressings, and hemostats. The polyhydroxyalkanoates can contain additives, be formed of mixtures of monomers or include pendant groups or modifications in their backbones, or can be chemically modified, all to alter the degradation rates. The polyhydroxyalkanoate compositions also provide favorable mechanical properties, biocompatibility, and degradation times within desirable time frames under physiological conditions.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a process for producing alveolar cellulosic products (sponges, sponge-cloths, etc.) from a cellulosic raw material, the process comprising:at least partially dissolving a cellulosic raw material in an intrinsic solvent for cellulose;incorporating an effective quantity of at least one pore-forming agent into the resulting mixture, with mixing; said pore-forming agent(s), being compatible with the cellulosic mixture, being capable of generating macro- and micro-pores when it/they is/are actuated;gelling the homogeneous dough thus obtained;treating said gelled dough under conditions in which the cellulose precipitates out and the pore-forming agent(s) present are actuated.The process is an advantageous alternative to the viscose process which is a polluting process. The properties of the products obtained are completely similar to those of products obtained using the viscose process. The (novel) products form part of the invention.
Abstract:
A microporous polymeric film of high porosity comprises a halopolymer in which the repeating units are --(C.sub.n H.sub.2n)-- and --(C.sub.m X.sub.2m)-- in which each X independently represents fluorine or chlorine and the values of n and m are greater than one and less than six. The film is the result of firstly melt processing a mixture of the halopolymer, more than 150 parts by weight of an extractable salt and not more than 80 parts by weight of an extractable polymer per 100 parts by weight of the halopolymer, the extractable polymer not being completely and homogeneously mixed with the halopolymer and being less viscous than the halopolymer when both are molten so that the surfaces of the film resulting from melt processing are rich in the extractible polymer, and secondly extracting at least some of the extractable salt to render the film porous and extracting at least some of said polymer to impart surface porosity to the film. The film has a porosity of more than 50% by volume and more usually 60-70%. The film may be used as the separator of an electrochemical cell e.g. a battery having a lithium anode and a thionyl chloride electrolyte.
Abstract translation:高孔隙率的微孔聚合物膜包括其中重复单元为 - (C n H 2n) - 和 - (C m X 2 m) - 的卤代聚合物,其中每个X独立地表示氟或氯,并且n和m的值大于1和小于 六。 该膜是首先将卤代聚合物的混合物熔融加工的结果,每100重量份的卤代聚合物,超过150重量份的可萃取盐和不超过80重量份的可萃取聚合物,所述可萃取聚合物不是 与卤代聚合物完全和均匀地混合,并且当两者都熔融时比卤代聚合物粘度小,使得由熔融加工产生的膜的表面富含可萃取的聚合物,其次提取至少一些可提取盐,使得 薄膜多孔并提取至少一些所述聚合物以赋予膜表面多孔性。 该膜的孔隙率大于50体积%,更通常为60-70%。 该膜可以用作电化学电池的隔板,例如, 具有锂阳极和亚硫酰氯电解质的电池。
Abstract:
A composition and method for the controlled release of compounds from a plastic dispenser, usually a thermoplastic, generally in association with a porosigen in contact with water, for example, an aquatic environment or soil mixture. Thermoplastic dispensers are generally made from a water insoluble polymer such as polyethylene, polypropylene, ethylene vinyl acetate, polyamide, polystyrene, polyvinyl acetate, polyurethane, etc. Thermoset plastics, such as epoxy, are also used. The porosigen, depending upon the desired end use and release rate of a compound, can have a solubility of less than 0.1 or 0.001 grams per 100 grams of water, or up to 100 grams per 100 grams of water. The released compound, for example, a herbicide, is contained in the thermoplastic dispenser. The combination of the plastic dispenser containing the porosigen and compound results in a slow release of a herbicide which can last for days, months, and even years, through dissolution of the porosigen and the formation of a porous network permitting water to contact the dispersed herbicide located in the interior portions of the dispenser.
Abstract:
A method of making a microporous elastomeric material having interconnecting cavities and which may be used as an ink dispensing article is provided wherein such material is made by the steps of admixing fibrous material and particles of hydrated magnesium sulfate in an elastomeric matrix material, shaping the material, curing the elastomeric matrix material, simultaneously causing liberation of water of crystallization from the hydrated magnesium sulfate which provides a blowing effect resulting in the formation of interconnecting passages between the particles from the cured material.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a flexible intrinsically antimicrobial absorbent porosic composite controlling for an effective pore size using removable pore-forming substances and physically incorporated, non-leaching antimicrobials. A flexible intrinsically antimicrobial absorbent porosic composite controlled for an effective pore size composited physically incorporated, high-surface area, non-leaching antimicrobials, optionally in which the physically incorporated non-leaching antimicrobial exposes nanopillars on its surface to enhance antimicrobial activity. A kit that enhances the effectiveness of the intrinsically antimicrobial absorbent porosic composite by storing the composite within an antimicrobial container.