December 1st, 2018
This Plastic Film Significantly Improves Ultra Fine Pitch Assemblies In High Resolution Display
Plastic Film could help improve high resolution displays via ultra fine pitch assemblies
A novel thermoplastic anchoring polymer layer structure has moved researchers one step closer to developing ultra fine high resolution displays. This film layer helps to reduce the movement of conductive particles which in turn improves the conductive particle capture rate. How does it accomplish this? According to the original article " higher tensile strength anchoring polymer layers incorporated with conductive particles were introduced into the ACFs to effectively prevent conductive particle movement." With this development, electrical shorts are much less likely to occur in ultra fine pitch assemblies."
You can read more about this recent invention in plastic film by clicking here.
You can read more about this recent invention in plastic film by clicking here.
December 2nd, 2018
ExxonMobil's Polypropylene Marketing Manager Breaks Down The Importance of Polyolefin Packaging
Polyolefins are the best choice for food packaging according to Andy West
With the ever growing middle class in the developing world, Andy West, Polypropylene Marketing Manager at ExxonMobil says that polyolefins are the way to go in packaging. Polyolefins are light weight, thinner, and durable, plus they use way less resources to create. Plus, they offer plenty of opportunity to be recycled. In food packaging, they can also extend the shelf life much longer compared to more traditional forms of packaging like glass, paper, or aluminum. Consumers are also becoming more and more wary of the items they purchase and will often make a decision based on the company's sustainability efforts.
You can learn more about polyolefins and what they mean for the plastic packaging industry here.
You can learn more about polyolefins and what they mean for the plastic packaging industry here.
December 3rd, 2018
A Polymer Film That Holds Charge On Wearable Tech
December 3rd, 2018
A Polymer Film That Holds Charge On Wearable Tech
Polymer Film helps build wearable tech battery that can be sewn onto any garment
A development by scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst means that polymer film can be used to hold a charge, much like a battery, in wearable technologies. This invention can be easily sewn into any garment and is considered a solid state device that holds a high capacity of charge relative to its size. It is sewn on in an uncommon way that makes "a flexible mesh of adjusted anodes on a textile backing." Trisha L. Andrew stated that “While researchers have remarkably miniaturized many different electronic circuit components until now the same could not be said for charge-storing devices. With this paper, we show that we can literally embroider a charge-storing pattern onto any garment using the vapor-coated threads that our lab makes. This opens the door for simply sewing circuits on self-powered smart garments.”
You can learn more about how this contraption uses plastic film here.
You can learn more about how this contraption uses plastic film here.
December 4th, 2018
University of Akron Produces Disruptive Polymer Film in Medicinal Field
New polymer film developed that helps decrease pain killer addictions
A researcher from the department of Chemistry at Myongi University has developed a new waterproof polymer film using an eco-friendly method. Dong Kee Yi's method includes controlling surface wettability of wavy patterned 2D poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) through the combination of "colloidal self-assembly and controlled strained-releasing." This innovation was made possible by details of the grooved geometries located on the surface level of the films. This method can be used in various polymer film fabrications ranging from thick to thin!
You can learn more about this eco-friendly method for polymer films by clicking here.
You can learn more about this eco-friendly method for polymer films by clicking here.
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