Abstract: This invention provides a triggered response composition in the form of a barrier material and a delivery device that includes one or more polyelectrolytes in contact with an aqueous system that is stable and insoluble in an aqueous system and that exhibits one or more chemical/physical responses in the aqueous system, wherein the chemical/physical response of the composition is triggered upon a change of the chemical/physical properties in the aqueous system.

Abstract: A new class of polymeric corrosion inhibiting compositions incorporating pendant heterocyclic groups which are surprisingly effective copper corrosion inhibitors are disclosed. The polymers form a protective barrier on metallic components to aqueous systems and remain substantive on metallic surfaces over a wide pH range. Moreover, the polymers are resistant to oxidizing biocides, and are substantially impervious to repeated or prolonged exposure to corrosive agents.

Abstract: A method for identifying a product involves the steps of: (1) associating with the product a marker ligand; and (2) detecting the marker ligand in the product at a later point in time as a means of identifying the product by contacting the product with a detector composition. The detector composition comprises one or more first nucleotide sequences encoding one or more natural or synthetic ligand-dependent transcription factors, wherein said factors comprise at least one ligand binding domain, at least one DNA binding domain and at least one transactivation domain; and a second nucleotide sequence encoding a reporter gene under the regulatory control of a receptor response element or a modified or synthetic response element, and a second promoter. The method may also employ a corepressor or coactivator or a nucleotide sequence encoding the corepressor or activator.

Abstract: A method for chemical mechanical polishing of semiconductor substrates containing a metal layer requiring removal and metal interconnects utilizing a composition containing engineered copolymer molecules comprising hydrophilic functional groups and relatively less hydrophilic functional groups; the engineered copolymer molecules enabling contact-mediated reactions between the polishing pad surface and the substrate surface during CMP resulting in minimal dishing of the metal interconnects in the substrate.

Abstract: A method for identifying a product involves the steps of: (1) associating with the product a marker ligand; and (2) detecting the marker ligand in the product at a later point in time as a means of identifying the product by contacting the product with a detector composition. The detector composition comprises one or more first nucleotide sequences encoding one or more natural or synthetic ligand-dependent transcription factors, wherein said factors comprise at least one ligand binding domain, at least one DNA binding domain and at least one transactivation domain; and a second nucleotide sequence encoding a reporter gene under the regulatory control of a receptor response element or a modified or synthetic response element, and a second promoter.

Abstract: Polymer compositions derived from selected monoethylenically unsaturated (C3-C6)carboxylic acid monomers, (C1-C4)alkyl (meth)acrylate ester monomers and alkoxylated (meth)acrylate monomers used in certain weight ratios to provide enhanced detergent and cleaning performance are disclosed. Polymer compositions containing from 5 to 40% of monoethylenically unsaturated (C3-C6)carboxylic acid monomer, from 35 to 65% of (C1-C4)alkyl (meth)acrylate ester monomer and from 20 to 60% of alkoxylated (meth)acrylate monomer provide improved cleaning performance in laundry detergent formulations relative to conventional polymer compositions.

Abstract: The use of polymeric corrosion inhibiting compositions incorporating heterocyclic groups is disclosed. The polymers form a protective barrier on metallic components to aqueous systems and remain substantive on metallic surfaces over a wide pH range. Moreover, the polymers are resistant to oxidizing biocides, and are substantially impervious to repeated or prolonged exposure to corrosive agents.

Abstract: A new class of polymeric corrosion inhibiting compositions incorporating pendant heterocyclic groups which are surprisingly effective copper corrosion inhibitors are disclosed. The polymers form a protective barrier on metallic components to aqueous systems and remain substantive on metallic surfaces over a wide pH range. Moreover, the polymers are resistant to oxidizing biocides, and are substantially impervious to repeated or prolonged exposure to corrosive agents.

Abstract: The use of a new class of polymeric corrosion inhibiting compositions incorporating pendant heterocyclic groups is disclosed. The polymers form a protective barrier on metallic components to aqueous systems and remain substantive on metallic surfaces over a wide pH range. Moreover, the polymers are resistant to oxidizing biocides, and are substantially impervious to repeated or prolonged exposure to corrosive agents.

Abstract: A method for chemical mechanical polishing of semiconductor substrates containing a metal layer requiring removal and metal interconnects utilizing a composition containing engineered copolymer molecules comprising hydrophilic functional groups and relatively less hydrophilic functional groups; the engineered copolymer molecules enabling contact-mediated reactions between the polishing pad surface and the substrate surface during CMP resulting in minimal dishing of the metal interconnects in the substrate.

Abstract: A polishing composition for removing metal by CMP comprises, a metal oxidizer, an oxide inhibitor, a complexing agent, and an engineered copolymer comprising, molecules of a first moiety having hydrophilic functional groups forming bonds with the metal, and molecules of a second moiety having hydrophobic functional groups.

Abstract: The invention provides a detergent formulations comprising at least one water soluble polymer, or salt thereof, bearing at least one phosphonate group. Suitable polymers comprise: wherein X is H, Na, K or A; and A is a polymer, copolymer, or water soluble salt thereof, comprising, one or more of the following monomers in polymerized form: carboxylic acids of the formula wherein R1 is H, OH, C1-C9 alkyl or alkoxy or acetoxy or acetate R2 is H, C1-C3 alkyl or alkoxy, COOR3 R3 is H, Na, K or C1-C10 alkyl; hydroxypropyl acrylate, propyl methacrylate, 2-acrylamido-2-propane sulphonic acid, sodium styrene sulphonate, sodium allylsulphonate, sodium methyl sulphonate, vinyl sulphonic acid, and salts thereof; acrylamide, methacrylamide, tert-butylacrylamide, (meth)acrylonitrile, styrene, vinyl acetate allyloxy-2-hydroxypropyl sulphonate and dialkylacrylamide.

Abstract: The invention relates to the inhibition of tripolyphosphate and pyrophosphate scales in aqueous systems involving adding to said aqueous system at least one copolymer comprising the following monomers in polymerized form: (I) 50-80% by weight of one or more weak acids; (II) 2-50% by weight of one or more strong acids; (III) 0-30% by weight of one or more monoethylenically unsaturated C4-C8 dicarboxylic acids; and (IV) 0-30% by weight of one or more monomethylenically unsaturated monomers polymerizable with (I), (II) and (III); wherein the total of monomers (I), (II), (III), and (IV) equals 100% by weight of copolymer. The invention is particularly suited to the inhibition of tripolyphosphate and pyrophosphate scales which occur as a result of using low phosphate (STPP) containing detergent formulations.

Abstract: A method for improving the storage stability of personal care formulations containing ultraviolet (UV) radiation-absorbing agents (sunscreen agents) is disclosed. Latex polymer particles containing a void, having a particle size from 50 to 1000 nanometers, and having at least 4% polymerized crosslinker monomer units in the shell portion of the particle are especially effective in maintaining storage stability and effectiveness of sunscreen formulations when added to personal care compositions containing at least one sunscreen agent.

Abstract: Polymer compositions derived from selected monoethylenically unsaturated (C3-C6)carboxylic acid monomers, (C1-C4)alkyl (meth)acrylate ester monomers and alkoxylated (meth)acrylate monomers used in certain weight ratios to provide enhanced detergent and cleaning performance are disclosed. Polymer compositions containing from 5 to 40% of monoethylenically unsaturated (C3-C6)carboxylic acid monomer, from 35 to 65% of (C1-C4)alkyl (meth)acrylate ester monomer and from 20 to 60% of alkoxylated (meth)acrylate monomer provide improved cleaning performance in laundry detergent formulations relative to conventional polymer compositions.

Abstract: Polymers having amine-thiol terminal moieties are provided. The amine-thiol terminal moieties are imparted by using amine-thiols as chain transfer agents in aqueous addition polymerizations. The polymers are useful as mineral dispersants, as water-treatment additives for boiler waters, cooling towers, reverse osmosis applications, sugar refining, paper production, geothermal processes and oil wells, and as detergent additives acting as builders, anti-filming agents, dispersants, sequestering agents and encrustation inhibitors.

Abstract: Polymers having amine-thiol terminal moieties are provided. The amine-thiol terminal moieties are imparted by using amine-thiols as chain transfer agents in aqueous addition polymerizations. The polymers are useful as mineral dispersants, as water-treatment additives for boiler waters, cooling towers, reverse osmosis applications, sugar refining, paper production, geothermal processes and oil wells, and as detergent additives acting as builders, anti-filming agents, dispersants, sequestering agents and encrustation inhibitors.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for quantitatively identifying polymers in an aqueous system using immunoassay techniques, wherein at least a portion of the polymers contain a detectable terminus. This is particularly useful in water treatment systems. Also disclosed are new hybridoma cell lines which express MAbs which specifically recognize such a detectable terminus.

Abstract: The invention relates to the inhibition of tripolyphosphate and pyrophosphate scales in aqueous systems involving adding to said aqueous system at least one copolymer comprising the following monomers in polymerized form:(I) 50-80% by weight of one or more weak acids; (II) 2-50% by weight of one or more strong acids;(III) 0-30% by weight of one or more monoethylenically unsaturated C.sub.4 -C.sub.8 dicarboxylic acids; and(IV) 0-30% by weight of one or more monomethylenically unsaturated monomers polymerisable with (I), (II) and (III);wherein the total of monomers (I), (II), (III), and (IV) equals 100% by weight of copolymer.The invention is particularly suited to the inhibition of tripolyphosphate and pyrophosphate scales which occur as a result of using low phosphate (STPP) containing detergent formulations.

Abstract: This invention relates to N'-substituted-N,N'-disubstitutedhydrazines of formula I ##STR1## wherein X and X' are independently O, S, or NR; A' and B' are independently substituted or unsubstituted aryl or aromatic heterocycle; wherein F is alkyl, alkenyl, or aralkyl; and wherein E is a tertiary carbon containing organic radical having a total of at least four carbon and halogen atoms but not more than six halogen atoms, or a non-tertiary carbon containing non-haloalkyl organic or organometallic radical having at least five atoms other than hydrogen, oxygen and halogen which are useful as insecticides, compositions containing those compounds, methods of producing the compounds, and methods of their use. More particularly, the invention relates to insect growth regulating compounds and compositions, and methods of using such compounds and compositions. Compounds of the present invention are particularly suitable for controlling plant-destructive insects in crops of cultivated plants, ornamentals and forestry.