Abstract:
Low-density microcellular foam having a cell size of not greater than 2 .mu.m and method of making by dissolving cellulose acetate in an acetone-based solvent, gelling the solution in a water bath maintained at 0-10.degree. C for a selected period of time to allow impurities to diffuse out, freezing the gel, and then freeze-drying wherein water and solvents sublime and the gel structure solidifies into low-density microcellular foam. The foam has a density of 0.065 to 0.6.times.10.sup.3 kg/m.sup.3 and cell size of about 0.3 to 2 .mu.m. The small cell size foam is particularly adaptable for encapsulation of laser targets.
Abstract translation:细胞尺寸不大于2μm的低密度微孔泡沫体和通过将乙酸纤维素溶解在丙酮溶剂中制备的方法,将溶液凝胶保持在0-10℃的水浴中一段选定时间 时间允许杂质扩散出来,冷冻凝胶,然后冷冻干燥,其中水和溶剂升华,凝胶结构固化成低密度微孔泡沫。 泡沫体的密度为0.065〜0.6×10 3 kg / m 3,电池尺寸为0.3〜2μm左右。 小泡沫泡沫特别适用于激光靶的封装。
Abstract:
Foam encapsulated laser fusion targets are made by positioning a fusion fuel-filled sphere within a mold cavity of suitable configuration and dimensions, and then filling the cavity with a material capable of producing a low density, microcellular foam, such as cellulose acetate dissolved in an acetone-based solvent. The mold assembly is dipped into an ice water bath to gel the material and thereafter soaked in the water bath to leach out undesired components, after which the gel is frozen, then freeze-dried wherein water and solvents sublime and the gel structure solidifies into a low-density microcellular foam, thereafter the resulting foam encapsulated target is removed from the mold cavity. The fuel-filled sphere is surrounded by foam having a thickness of about 10 to 100 .mu.m, a cell size of less than 2 .mu.m, and density of 0.065 to 0.6 .times. 10.sup.3 kg/m.sup.3. Various configured foam-encapsulated targets capable of being made by this encapsulation method are illustrated.
Abstract translation:泡沫包封的激光熔化靶是通过将熔融填充的填充球定位在合适的构造和尺寸的模腔内,然后用能够产生低密度微孔泡沫的材料(例如溶解在 丙酮类溶剂。 将模具组件浸入冰水浴中以凝胶化材料,然后在水浴中浸泡以浸出不需要的组分,然后将凝胶冷冻,然后冷冻干燥,其中水和溶剂升华,凝胶结构固化成 低密度微孔泡沫,然后将所得的泡沫包封的目标物从模腔中除去。 充满燃料的球体由具有约10至100μm厚度的泡沫,细胞尺寸小于2μm,密度为0.065至0.6×10 3 kg / m 3的泡沫包围。 示出了能够通过该封装方法制造的各种配置的泡沫封装的靶。
Abstract:
A method for producing a spongy mass of compacted collagen particles having a large surface area to volume ratio and suitable for use in filtering materials such as tobacco smoke. To form the spongy mass, finely granulated collagen particles are mixed with snow, frozen carbon dioxide or similar material, and the mixture chopped and mixed at temperatures below the freezing point to cause entwining of the distal fibers and impart binding. The mixture is then compacted and forced through a forming tube having a gradually decreasing diameter and porous walls through which the supporting snow or carbon dioxide matrix is removed. A compacted tube or rod of collagen sponge suitable for filtering cigarette or tobacco smoke merges from the forming tube and can be cut or otherwise treated as desired.
Abstract:
The present invention discloses a versatile, macroporous, omniphilic polymeric sponges for absorption of organic liquids of varying polarity as well as water. Particularly, disclosed herein is an ice-templated macroporous omniphilic polymeric sponge as inexpensive versatile absorbents.
Abstract:
Aerogel compositions, methods for preparing the aerogel compositions, articles of manufacture that include or are made from the aerogel compositions are described and uses thereof. The aerogels include a branched polyimide matrix with little to no crosslinked polymers.
Abstract:
The present disclosure provides composites comprising an open cell foam and a small pore area material, methods for their preparation, articles of manufacture comprising them and methods for preparing the same.
Abstract:
An optically transparent, infrared-blocking, composite material includes a matrix of transparent, cross-linked, cellulose aerogel nanofibrils having infrared blocking ceramic nanoparticles essentially homogenously dispersed therein. The composite material is both optically transparent and infrared-blocking, and can include an adherent, transparent protective layer disposed on one or both of two opposing surfaces.
Abstract:
The invention relates to processes for preparing a synthetic foam having present therein particles with a controlled particle distribution and the use of said foam, as well as to foams as such. Accordingly the invention is directed to a process for preparing a synthetic foam having present therein particles, wherein the distribution of said particles is controlled by the following steps of dissolving at least one synthetic polymer in one or more solvents to form a solution; contacting particles with said solution to form a polymer/particles mixture; and freeze-drying the polymer/particles mixture by: freezing the polymer/particles mixture; and subsequently subliming the one or more solvents to form a synthetic foam comprising said particles.
Abstract:
[Problems] To provide a thin film-shaped porous bioabsorbable material that is a dense structure in which the pore size average is small and the pore size is uniform and which further has a large maximum stress, in particular, a porous bioabsorbable material extremely useful as an adhesion preventing material.[Means for Solving Problems] A porous bioabsorbable material characterized by being formed of a porosified bioabsorbable polymer which is obtained in a manner that a bioabsorbable polymer is gelled with a good solvent and a poor solvent, compatible with each other, for the bioabsorbable polymer and the gelled bioabsorbable polymer is subjected to freeze-drying to be porosified; and a method of producing the porous bioabsorbable material, the method being characterized in that a bioabsorbable polymer is gelled with a mixed solvent composed of a good solvent and a poor solvent, compatible with each other, for the bioabsorbable polymer and the gelled bioabsorbable polymer is subjected to freeze-drying to be porosified.