Abstract: In the non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery provided by the present invention, at or near the positive electrode constituting the non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, overcharge-reactive multimers including dimers to higher-order multimers formed by polymerization of an overcharge-reactive compound are present in a larger amount by mole than the overcharge-reactive compound remaining unpolymerized.

Abstract: A copolymer has formula: wherein R1-R5 are independently H, C1-6 alkyl, or C4-6 aryl, R6 is a fluorinated or non-fluorinated C5-30 acid decomposable group; each Ar is a monocyclic, polycyclic, or fused polycyclic C6-20 aryl group; each R7 and R8 is —OR11 or —C(CF3)2OR11 where each R11 is H, a fluorinated or non-fluorinated C5-30 acid decomposable group, or a combination; each R9 is independently F, a C1-10 alkyl, C1-10 fluoroalkyl, C1-10 alkoxy, or a C1-10 fluoroalkoxy group; R10 is a cation-bound C10-40 photoacid generator-containing group, mole fractions a, b, and d are 0 to 0.80, c is 0.01 to 0.80, e is 0 to 0.50 provided where a, b, and d are 0, e is greater than 0, the sum a+b+c+d+e is 1, l and m are integers of 1 to 4, and n is an integer of 0 to 5. A photoresist and coated substrate, each include the copolymer.

Abstract: Presently described is a composition comprising at least one first divalent unit comprising a pendant perfluoropolyether or perfluoroalkyl group; at least one second divalent unit comprising a pendant phosphorus-containing acid group; and at least one third unit comprising a terminal or pendant alkoxy silane group. Also described is a coating comprising the composition described herein dissolved or dispersed in a solvent and a method of providing a coated article or surface. Such method is particularly useful for providing corrosion protection to a metallic surface.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to compositions of a linear polyol and a salt of a crosslinked cation exchange polymer comprising a fluoro group and an acid group. These compositions are useful to bind potassium in the gastrointestinal tract.

Abstract: In a lithium secondary battery, an overcharge inhibitor is used which includes polymerizable compounds or a polymer, or both as an active component, the polymerizable compounds including a first polymerizable compound having an aromatic functional group and a polymerizable functional group, and a second polymerizable compound having a halogen-containing functional group and a polymerizable functional group, and the polymer including a polymer having the halogen-containing functional group, the aromatic functional group, and residues of the polymerizable functional groups. The present invention allows the lithium secondary battery to form a radical-trapping polymer layer on the cathode upon overcharge.

Abstract: Provided are surface modified contact lenses formed from one or more fumaric- or itaconic-containing prepolymers having reactive functionality that is complimentary to surface modifying polymers.

Abstract: The invention relates to the field of polymers and olefin polymerization, and more specifically olefin metathesis polymerization. The invention provides regioregular alternating polymers and methods of synthesizing such polymers.

Abstract: An adhesion promoting composition includes a polymer, such as an acrylic copolymer, having acetoacetoxy functionality and adhesion-promoting functionality and a metal alkoxide, chelate, and/or alkoxide chelate. The composition is applied in a first layer over a metal substrate or a coated substrate, then coated with a desired refinish coating composition.

Abstract: Devices for use in the regeneration or repair of body tissue (such as nerves) comprise a multi-lumen scaffold and, optionally, an outer sheath. The tissue guidance conduits are preferably formed of biocompatible, biodegradable charged polymer hydrogels, particularly charged oligo-(polyethylene glycol)fumarate hydrogels. The outer sheath is formed of a stronger material than the scaffold and preferably comprises a region at each end for suturing the device in place. Methods for making tissue guidance conduits and for repairing tissue are also described.

Abstract: The invention relates to cationic water-soluble polyelectrolytes, especially terpolymers, which are obtained by polymerising monomers of (meth)acrylamide, a quaternised (meth)acrylamide derivative, a (meth)acrylic acid derivative and/or hydrolysis-stable cationic monomers. The composition of the polyelectrolytes is characterised by a toxicity index formula Fi=(QTP?2QME)/10?1 wherein QTP represents the total cationic charge of the polymer and QME represents the charge part of the ester type monomer. The invention also relates to the production and use of said polyelectrolytes and water-in-water polymer dispersions which contain said polyelectrolytes.

Abstract: The invention provides water-soluble or water-swellable copolymers obtained by free-radical copolymerization of A) acryloyldimethyltaurine and/or acryloyldimethyltaurates, B) optionally, one or more other olefinically unsaturated, noncationic, optionally crosslinking comonomers containing at least one oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur or phosphorus atom and possessing a molecular weight of less than 500 g/mol, C) one or more mono- or polyolefinically unsaturated, optionally crosslinking macromonomers each possessing at least one oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur or phosphorus atom and having a number-average molecular weight of greater than or equal to 200 g/mol, and D) one or more olefinically unsaturated, cationic comonomers containing at least one oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur or phosphorus atom and possessing a molecular weight of less than 500 g/mol, the copolymerization E) taking place in the presence or absence of at least one polymeric additive having number-average molecular weights of from 200 g/mol to 109 g/mol.

Abstract: The invention relates to compositions comprising copolymers based on acryloyldimethyltaurine and also synergistic additives selected from anionic, cationic, nonionic, and betaine surfactants. The compositions exhibit a pronounced thermoassociative behavior and are outstandingly suitable as thickeners. The copolymers of the present invention are useful in formulating cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and oil field chemicals.

Abstract: A method for encoding a polymer. The method comprises incorporating, into a polymer formed by polymerizing at least one bulk monomer, from 0.1 ppm to 1% each of at least two additional monomer residues.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing a reaction product (RP) which is functionalized by groups containing halogen or sulfonyl chloride by reaction of at least one free-radically polymerizable monomer, at least one compound of the formula (I), at least one free-radical initiator and at least one free-radically polymerizable monomer containing halogen or sulfonyl chloride groups under free-radical conditions, and to a reaction product (RP) which can be prepared by the process of the present invention and to the use of the reaction product (RP) as macroinitiator for the preparation of graft copolymers. Furthermore the invention relates to a process for preparing graft copolymers by reaction of the reaction product (RP) with at least one suitable monomer and to graft copolymers which can be prepared by the process of the present invention and also to the use of the graft copolymers of the present invention.

Abstract: A polymer is formed of ethylenically unsaturated monomers including a zwitterionic monomer, an aromatic monomer and a cross-linking monomer. Preferably the crosslinking monomer includes at least one a group containing compound and at least one aliphatic group containing compound. The polymer is water-swellable and a hydrogen has optical and mechanical properties rendering it suitable for use as an intraocular refractive device such as an intraocular lens.

Abstract: A composition containing a non-flammable chlorofluoro-olefin copolymer having a crystallinity index less than about 10% and a weight-average molecular weight greater than about 1,000,000 daltons, wherein the copolymer has at least two comonomer units of the formula: CX2CYA wherein each X is independently selected from H, Cl and F; Y is selected from H, Cl, F, O(CZ2)nCZ3, (CZ2)nCZ3, (OCZ2CZ2)nCZ3 and (O(CZ2)n)nCZ3, wherein each n is independently from about 1 to about 12 and each Z is independently selected from H, Cl and F; and A is selected from H, Cl and F, provided that for at least one comonomer unit, at least one of A, Y, either X or any Z is Cl. Substrates coated with the copolymer compositions are also disclosed.

Abstract: A stainproofing polymer having: (i) a reactive group selected from the group consisting of a carboxyl group or its salt, a hydroxyl group, an epoxy group, a phosphoric acid group, an alkoxysilane group, an imine group, a sulfonic acid group, an amino group, an isocyanate group and a blocked isocyanate group; and (ii) a fluoroalkyl group, characterized in that a melting point of a monomer having a fluoroalkyl group, which constitutes the polymer, is at least 70° C. and a melting point of the stainproofing polymer is at least 50° C., gives durability capable of maintaining sufficient water- and oil-repellency after cleaning.

Abstract: An acrylic fiber comprises an acrylic fiber polymer precursor having acrylonitrile in an amount from 90 to 98.0 wt. % of said fiber and a neutral vinyl monomer in an amount from greater than 0 to 7.0 wt. %, the fiber possessing hot-wet elongation less than 9.0% at 70° C.