Abstract: An oxygen scavenger composition includes a block co-polymer having at least one block including a polyester condensation polymer segment having cycloalkenyl group(s) or functionality directly or indirectly bonded to the polymer chain of said block, and having at least one second block including a polymer segment of a thermoplastic, film forming material. The block copolymer has been found to act as an oxygen scavenger agent under both ambient and refrigerated conditions, to be compatible with conventional film forming packaging materials, and to provide compositions exhibiting low tack which can be readily formed and processed using conventional film forming equipment. A packaging material, such as a film or laminated product suitable for packaging applications, can include the oxygen scavenger composition.

Abstract: A film, laminated product, and other packaging materials are disclosed, each including an oxygen scavenger composition including mer units derived from a substituted alicyclic compound having non-aromatic, ethylenic functionality, mer units including an ionomeric group, and mer units of a di- or polyfunctional hydrocarbon compound. Certain oxygen scavenger compositions have been found to act as an oxygen scavenger under both ambient and refrigeration conditions, to be compatible with conventional film forming packaging materials, to inhibit undesirable oligomer formation and oxidation by-product formation, and to be readily formable and processable using conventional film forming equipment.

Abstract: A method of reheating a cooked food. First, an unperforated package is provided having an internal pressure of less than about 13.7 psia and enclosing a cooked meat. The package comprises a film comprising an inside film layer adjacent the internal space of the package. The inside film layer comprises one or more polymers selected from polyamide and polyester. The cooked meat is heated while enclosed in the unperforated package to an internal meat temperature of above about 100° F. The method is useful in reducing the warmed over flavor effect that may result from reheating the cooked meat.

Abstract: Flexographic photosensitive printing plates are made with formulations comprising triblock polymers of poly(vinylpyridine)-poly(butadiene) or poly(isoprene)-poly(vinylpyridine). A variation in the formulations includes the insertion of a copolymerizable monomer such as styrene between the poly(butadiene) and poly(vinylpyridine) blocks. The polymers may be quaternized or neutralized with an organic acid. When made with quaternized polymers, the plates after imaging with UV may be developed in aqueous solutions. The acid neutralized polymers offer further advantages as to ease of synthesis, safety and improved resolution.

Abstract: An aqueous-developable article is made from a photoprepolymer made by reacting a maleated polyalkadienyl homo- or copolymer (e.g., polybutadiene) with an olefinically unsaturated compound capable of opening anhydride rings (e.g., hydroxyethyl methacrylate) with simultaneous chain extension using a polyalkadienyl polyol, followed by hydrolysis and neutralization with Li--, Na--, or K-containing base. When formulated with unsaturated monomers and photoinitiators, the photoprepolymer is particularly useful in making photopolymer-based flexographic printing plates.

Abstract: Flexographic photosensitive printing plates are made with formulations comprising triblock polymers of poly(vinylpyridine)-poly(butadiene) or poly(isoprene)-poly(vinylpyridine). The polymers may be quaternized. When made with quaternized polymers, the plates after imaging with UV may be developed in aqueous solutions.

Abstract: Flexographic photosensitive printing plates are made with formulations comprising block polymers having an architecture of BA, CBA or CBCA, where A is poly(vinylpyridine), B is poly(butadiene) or poly(isoprene) and C is styrene. The polymers may be quaternized or neutralized with an organic acid. When made with quaternized polymers, the plates after imaging with UV may be developed in aqueous solutions. The block polymers offer further advantages as to ease of synthesis, safety and improved resolution.

Abstract: Flexographic photosensitive printing plates are made with formulations comprising triblock polymers of poly(vinylpyridine)-poly(butadiene) or poly(isoprene)-poly(vinylpyridine). The polymers may be quaternized or neutralized with an organic acid. When made with quaternized polymers, the plates after imaging with UV may be developed in aqueous solutions. The acid neutralized polymers offer further advantages as to ease of synthesis, safety and improved resolution.

Abstract: A photocurable composition P(Y)(Y.sub.1)(Y.sub.2) is prepared by reacting a solid carboxylated copolymer P(Y) having at least one pendent carboxyl group Y, and optionally one or more terminal carboxyl groups Y, with (i) a photosensitive vinyl-containing compound, e.g. glycidyl (meth)acrylate, which produces Y.sub.1 and optionally, with (ii) an anhydride, e.g. maleic anhydride, to produce Y.sub.2. Y.sub.1 has free vinyl groups and Y.sub.2 has free vinyl and acid groups. In addition, P(Y) can be a liquid carboxylated copolymer which is chain extended in order to prepare a solid. Either of the resulting photocurable compositions can be used "as is" or can be formulated with vinyl containing monomers and photoinitiators to prepare solid, flexible photosensitive articles, e.g. flexographic printing plates, which are water dispersible, and yet possess acceptable mechanical properties for flexographic printing.

Abstract: Flexographic photosensitive printing plates are made with formulations comprising triblock polymers of poly(vinylpyridine)-poly(butadiene) or poly(isoprene)poly(vinylpyridine). The polymers may be quaternized. When made with quaternized polymers, the plates after imaging with UV may be developed in aqueous solutions.

Abstract: A photocurable composition suitable for flexible photosensitive articles is prepared by reacting an acid-containing copolymer and a nitrogen-containing compound having polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated groups. The resulting composition can be used "as is" or can be formulated with ethylenically unsaturated monomers and photoinitiators to prepare the flexible photosensitive articles, e.g. flexographic printing plates. The plates prepared from the photocurable composition are aqueous developable and sufficiently flexible and soft to be used for printing on flexible packaging surfaces.