Abstract:
A solvent composition comprising an organic solvent; dispersed nanoparticles; and a non-volatile electrolyte is provided. A method of forming a liquid composite composition is provided.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a cooking utensil comprising a hollow bowl with a base and a side wall rising from the base, and including at least one fragile area. The bowl has a concave inner surface for receiving food, as well as a convex outer surface. The utensil is coated successively, from the bowl, with a hard base and a nonstick coating, which covers the hard base and includes at least one layer containing at least one fluorocarbon resin. The hard base has a layer that is at least broken at the fragile area. The invention also relates to a method for producing such a utensil.
Abstract:
A fabric or belt and a method for forming such a fabric or belt, including a base support structure and at least one coating with the coating being applied by a thermal spray process.
Abstract:
The various embodiments of the invention provide for relative movement of the substrate and a process head to access the entire wafer in a minimal space to conduct combinatorial processing on various regions of the substrate. The heads enable site isolated processing within the chamber described and method of using the same are described.
Abstract:
A two stage kinetic energy spray device has a first stage first nozzle having a receiving end that receives a particulate stream, an injection end located axially to the first nozzle receiving end, the injection end receiving the particulate stream from the receiving end. A second stage has a second nozzle, the second nozzle having a gas receiving portion that receives an effluent gas, a convergent portion that is downstream from the gas receiving portion and a divergent portion that is downstream from the convergent portion, the convergent portion and the divergent portion meeting at a throat. The particle stream is accelerated to a first velocity in the first nozzle located within the second nozzle divergent portion The effluent gas is accelerated to a second velocity in the second nozzle. First nozzle injection end chevrons allow mixing of particulate and supersonic effluent streams prior to exiting the spray device.
Abstract:
Disclosed are novel coatings and other components of articles of manufacture featuring the inclusion of nanodiamonds therein. Also disclosed are methods of achieving such inclusion and methods of utilizing the resultant, improved articles.
Abstract:
A method is disclosed for applying thermal spray particles to a composite, wherein the method includes the steps of providing a composite that includes a thermally sensitive surface, and applying the thermal spray particles at a temperature that is high enough to cause a temperature-dependent change in the thermally sensitive surface of the composite. The temperature-dependent change improves adhesion between the thermal spay particles and the composite.
Abstract:
An apparatus for and method of depositing a polymeric film on a substrate (5), the apparatus comprising: a delivery unit (7, 8) for delivering an aerosol spray comprising aerosol droplets of a liquid precursor comprising a polymeric phase to the substrate, the polymeric phase comprising a polymeric material and at least one solvent; a heating unit (15) for at least heating an environment such as at least partially to evaporate the at least one solvent of the polymeric phase prior to the aerosol droplets depositing on the substrate; and an electrostatic field generation unit (9) for generating an electrostatic field between the delivery unit and the substrate, and electrostatically charging the aerosol droplets such that the aerosol droplets are electrostatically attracted to the substrate.
Abstract:
A method for forming a coating on a substrate using an atmospheric pressure plasma discharge. The method comprises introducing an atomized liquid and/or solid coating-forming material into an atmospheric pressure plasma discharge and/or an ionized gas stream resulting therefrom, and exposing the substrate to the atomized coating-forming material. The application also described a method for polymerizing a polymer forming material, and further to apparatus for forming a coating on a substrate.