Abstract: A heterofunctional poly(alkyleneoxide) according to the invention contains a first polymer terminus containing a protected, unprotected, or derivatized amine or aminoalkyl functionality and a second polymer terminus containing an unsaturated functionality. Reaction products, derivatives, and methods of making these materials are also described.

Abstract: A heterofunctional poly(alkyleneoxide) according to the invention contains a first polymer terminus containing a protected, unprotected, or derivatized amine or aminoalkyl functionality and a second polymer terminus containing an unsaturated functionality. Reaction products, derivatives, and methods of making these materials are also described.

Abstract: A novel synthetic route to new classes of polymeric coupling agents using substituted epoxy monomers is reported. In the presence of an initiating agent and tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane catalyst, substituted epoxy monomers bearing polyalkylene oxide and trialkoxysilane moieties undergo a ring-opening polymerization. The polymerization is highly versatile and allows for the fine-tuning of functional, structural, and architectural features of the resulting polymeric coupling agents. These new polyalkylene oxides substituted with organosilyl groups are capable of bonding to and modifying inorganic surfaces. The products of this invention form thin hydrophilic films.

Abstract: A novel synthetic route to new classes of polymeric coupling agents using substituted epoxy monomers is reported. In the presence of an initiating agent and tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane catalyst, substituted epoxy monomers bearing polyalkylene oxide and trialkoxysilane moieties undergo a ring-opening polymerization. The polymerization is highly versatile and allows for the fine-tuning of functional, structural, and architectural features of the resulting polymeric coupling agents. These new polyalkylene oxides substituted with organosilyl groups are capable of bonding to and modifying inorganic surfaces. The products of this invention form thin hydrophilic films.

Abstract: A heterofunctional poly(alkyleneoxide) according to the invention contains a first polymer terminus containing a protected, unprotected, or derivatized amine or aminoalkyl functionality and a second polymer terminus containing an unsaturated functionality. Reaction products, derivatives, and methods of making these materials are also described.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel silicon-based polymers, particularly silicon-based polymers having citrate groups, and their use as chelating agents, for forming nanostructures, as surfactants, as reducing agents and as stabilizers.

Abstract: The disclosure includes methods for preparing organosilicon-containing 1,2,3-triazoles by reacting an organosilicon containing azide with an alkyne compound or an organosilicon containing alkyne with an azide compound under thermal reaction conditions.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to water-soluble stable gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) and methods for making the same. The present disclosure also includes the use of AuNPs, for example, in biological, medical and environmental assays for the detection of analytes, as well as biological and medical imaging.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel silicon-based polymers, particularly silicon-based polymers having citrate groups, and their use as chelating agents, for forming and as stabilizers.