Abstract: A resin composition includes a prepolymer and an additive, wherein: the prepolymer is prepared from a mixture subjected to a prepolymerization reaction, and the mixture includes 100 parts by weight of a maleimide resin, 15 to 30 parts by weight of a siloxane compound and 4 to 16 parts by weight of a diamine compound; the maleimide resin includes bisphenol A diphenyl ether bismaleimide, 3,3?-dimethyl-5,5?-diethyl-4,4?-diphenylmethane bismaleimide or a combination thereof; the siloxane compound includes a compound of Formula (I), wherein n is an integer of 5 to 40; and the diamine compound includes a compound of Formula (II) or Formula (III). The resin composition is made by using a preparation method. The resin composition may be used to make various articles, such as a prepreg, a resin film, a laminate or a printed circuit board.

Abstract: This liquid crystal display device has a plurality of pixels. Each pixel in the plurality of pixels includes first to fourth alignment regions; these first to fourth alignment regions are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the pixels, and the difference between any two alignment orientations in the first to fourth alignment regions is approximately equal to an integer multiple of 90 degrees. Of the pre-tilt angles defined by a first alignment film and a second alignment film in each of the first to fourth alignment regions, one pre-tilt angle is less than 90 degrees and the other pre-tilt angle is substantially 90 degrees. The optical alignment film is formed using a polymer having an optical alignment group in the side chain, and the content of the optical alignment group in the side chain of the polymer is less than 1.1 mmol/g.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for compositions including polymer particles, methods of making compositions, methods of using the composition, stimuli-responsive methods of delivering agents, and the like.

Abstract: A liquid-crystal polymer includes at least one repeating unit having a spiro structure, and the repeating unit occupies 1 mol % to 20 mol % of the liquid-crystal polymer. The liquid-crystal polymer is composed of the following repeating units: 1 mol % to 20 mol % of 10 mol % to 35 mol % of 10 mol % to 35 mol % of 10 mol % to 50 mol % of and 10 mol % to 40 mol % of AR1 is wherein each of ring R and ring S is independently a C3-20 ring, ring R and ring S share a carbon atom, and each of K1 and K2 is independently a C5-20 conjugated system. Each of AR2, AR3, AR4, and AR5 is independently AR6 or AR6—Z—AR7.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process comprising the step of melt-mixing a semi-aromatic polyamide (A) having a melting point on second heating of 295° C. or less comprising terephthalamide repeat units and a polyamide oligomer (B) comprising terephthalamide repeat units and having an amine end group concentration of less than 2000 me q/Kg and an inherent viscosity of at least 0.10, at a temperature which is greater than the melting point on first heating of both semi-aromatic polyamide (A) and polyamide oligomer (B) for a time period sufficient to produce semi-aromatic polyamide (C) having a melting point on second heating which is greater than or equal to 300° C.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a two-paste type dental resin-reinforced glass ionomer cement composition which exhibit high surface curability even under wet conditions, which makes difficult for the surface to become cloudy even if moisture comes in contact with at the initial stage of curing, exhibits high mechanical properties, low water absorption expansion and excellent coloring resistance in the set product and is also excellent in storage stability.

Abstract: A metal substrate includes a first insulating substrate, a second insulating substrate, a first metal layer, a second metal layer and a release layer. The first insulating substrate has a first modified surface and a second surface opposite to the first modified surface. The first metal layer faces the second surface. The release layer is bonded on the first modified surface. The second insulating substrate is bonded on a side of the release layer, such that the release layer is between the first modified surface and the second insulating substrate. The second metal layer is disposed on a side of the second insulating substrate, such that the second insulating substrate is between the release layer and the second metal layer. An original surface roughness of the first modified surface has a variation substantially less than 10% after the first modified surface is released from the release layer.

Abstract: A hydrolysis resistant polyamide composition comprising from 50 wt % to 80 wt % polyamide polymer having a theoretical amine end group content of at least 55 ?eq/gram; and from 25 wt % to 60 wt % glass fibers. The weight ratio of polyamide polymer to glass fibers ranges from 0.5:1 to 4.0:1. The polyamide composition comprises less than 0.06 wt % copper; and/or from 1 ppb to 0.24 wt % non-copper metal halide compound. The polyamide composition, when hydrolysis aged for 500 hours at 130° C., demonstrates an impact resilience greater than 40 kJ/m2, as measured at 23° C.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a dental resin-reinforced glass ionomer cement composition which exhibit high surface curability even under wet conditions, which makes it difficult for the surface to become cloudy even if moisture comes in contact with at the initial stage of curing, exhibits high mechanical properties, low water absorption expansion and excellent coloring resistance in the set product and is also excellent in storage stability. The dental resin-reinforced glass ionomer cement composition consisting of a powder material and a liquid material, wherein the powder material contains (a) acid-reactive glass powder, the liquid material contains (b) water, (c) polymer of acidic group-containing polymerizable monomer, (d) hydroxyl group-containing (meth)acrylate-based polymerizable monomer and (e) tri or more functional (meth)acrylamide-based polymerizable monomer, and at least one of the powder material and the liquid material contains (f) polymerization initiator.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method for producing polyamide from an amino ester of formula NH2—(CH2)n—COOR, in which R represents an alkyl group and n represents an integer ranging from 5 to 14, comprising: a first reaction step in the presence of water, at a first temperature; followed by a second reaction step at a second temperature higher than the first temperature.

Abstract: A polymer composition is presented and described and includes, based on the total weight of the polymer composition, the following components: a. from 15 to 70% by weight of PLLA, b. from 0.1 to 15% by weight of PDLA, c. from 5 to 40% by weight of polyester, and d. from 5 to 40% by weight of organic or inorganic filler. These polymer compositions can be biodegradable, comprise mainly bio-based carbon, and have an increased heat deflection temperature. These polymer compositions can moreover be used in specific processes in order to produce molded parts, films, or fibers which by virtue of their high heat deflection temperature can also be used as containers for coffee-preparation systems.

Abstract: The laminate for manufacturing a flexible substrate according to the present invention is formed by using a polyimide having a high absorbance to a UV laser in an organic sacrificial layer for delaminating a flexible substrate from a carrier substrate. Therefore, it is possible that the laser energy density required in the delaminating process using laser irradiation is reduced and the amount of as generated by the delaminating process is remarkably reduced so that the efficiency of the process, the permeability of the flexible substrate is improved and the reliability of the device is improved.

Abstract: Simple organic structures, organic/inorganic polymers, and other substrates have been made, all of which have at least one pyrrolidone moiety present, and found to exhibit low toxicity, low complement activation features and may be used to reduce protein interactions with drug conjugates while enhancing in vivo residency times for these conjugates when used as an injectable composition; thus these compounds can be used as substitutes for PEG in PEGylation. Surprisingly, these compounds also exhibit unique intrinsic fluorescence (IF) or non-traditional fluorescence (NTF) properties that currently cannot be explained by traditional photochemistry and fluorescence paradigms are described.

Abstract: Powder compositions for laser sintering. Nylon copolymer compositions are described which provide enhanced performance in processing and finished products when used in 3D laser sintering processes.

Abstract: The invention relates to processes for producing an amine adduct in which in a 1st step a polyamine (A) is reacted with a monomer (C) in the form of an epoxide, an oxetane or a cyclic carbonate to afford an (intermediate) product (AC) which in a subsequent 2nd step is reacted with a monomer (B) in the form of a lactone, an acyclic hydroxycarboxylic acid or a hydroxy-functional acyclic ester to afford a (descendant) product (ACB), wherein the polyamine (A) in each case comprises at least three amino groups (A+) selected from primary and secondary amino groups and each capable of reaction with the monomers (C) and (B), the monomer (C) contains no ester groups, no carboxyl groups and no primary or secondary amino groups and in the 1st step with ring opening and formation of a hydroxyl group (H+) reacts with one of the amino groups (A+) of the polyamine (A) with additional formation of either a carbon-nitrogen bond or a urethane bond, the monomer (B) contains no primary or secondary amino groups, has a molecular

Abstract: A curable composition includes an acrylamide compound represented by the following Chemical formula 1: where R1 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, X represents an alkylene group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and Y represents the following Chemical formula 2 or the following Chemical formula 3, where R2 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms and * represents a bond site with X, where R2 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms and * represents a bond site with X.

Abstract: A polyamide moulding composition with particularly good tensile strain at break consisting of the following constituents: (A) 50 to 100% by weight of at least one transparent polyamide composed of: (a1) 55 to 77 mol % of acyclic, aliphatic diamine having 5-10 carbon atoms; (a2) 23 to 45 mol % of cycloaliphatic diamine having 6-36 C atoms, where the proportions of (a1) and (a2) are based on the entirety of the diamines used; (a3) 40 to 80 mol % of aromatic dicarboxylic acid or a mixture of such dicarboxylic acids; and (a4) 20 to 60 mol % of acyclic, aliphatic dicarboxylic acid having 8 to 16 carbon atoms, or a mixture of such dicarboxylic acids, where the proportions of (a3) and (a4) are based on the entirety of the dicarboxylic acids used; and (B) 0-50% by weight of additives; where the entirety of components (A) and (B) gives 100% by weight.

Abstract: An alignment layer composition including a copolymer of a dianhydride compound and a diamine compound, wherein the copolymer includes a repeating unit represented by Formula 1: wherein each of Ar1 and Ar2 is independently a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic group comprising 6 to 30 carbon atoms, X is an electron donating group, and is an ester group, wherein “*” indicates a point of attachment to the aromatic groups Ar1 and Ar2.

Abstract: The present invention provides a root canal treatment material having excellent curability in a moist environment and a root canal treatment kit containing the root canal treatment material. The root canal treatment material of the present invention includes: at least one compound (A) selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by Formula (1), a compound represented by Formula (2), and a compound represented by Formula (3); an acidic group-containing monomer (B); and a polymerization initiator (C).

Abstract: Provided is a polyamide resin composition which comprises a polyamide resin (A) and an impact-resistant material (B), wherein the polyamide resin (A) comprises an aliphatic copolyamide (A-1) comprising three or more types of monomers and an aliphatic polyamide (A-2), wherein the content of the aliphatic copolyamide (A-1) in the polyamide resin composition is 1% by mass to 30% by mass.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a display panel and a manufacturing method thereof. A thin film transistor array substrate of a display panel is provided with a first alignment layer; a color filter substrate of display panel is provided with a second alignment layer; the first alignment layer is formed by irradiating the first alignment material with a first light having a first wavelength, the second alignment layer is formed by irradiating the second alignment material with a second light having a second wavelength. The present invention permits the display panel to have good reliability and high contrast as well.

Abstract: The use of a polyamide modified by sulfonate functions which has improved barrier properties is described. Further described is the use of a sulfonate, aliphatic or aromatic compound for manufacturing a modified polyamide having improved fluid-barrier properties. The composition as described includes a modified polyamide, which is optionally a composition in the form of granules or powder used in manufacturing articles by an injection or extrusion blow-molding method.

Abstract: Disclosed are a coating composition applied on a tempered glass, the tempered glass preventing shattering when impacts are applied, and a manufacturing method thereof. The coating composition comprises a caprolactone-modified acryl resin, an acryl polyol, a polyurethane resin and the like, such that the tempered glass has improved strength and the ceramic part can be removed from a conventional tempered glass. Further provided is a vehicle product such as a vehicle glass component, such that passengers in the vehicle can be protected from the shattering of the broken tempered glass.

Abstract: Amino acid-based poly(ester amide) (PEA) macromers (e.g., functional PEA macromers) and methods for preparing amino acid-based poly(ester amide) (PEA) macromers. The functional PEA macromers can comprise functional groups such as hydroxyl, amine, sulfonic acids, carboxyl, thiol and acryloyl at the two terminuses of the PEA macromers. The content of the terminal functional groups on the macromers can be precisely controlled by adjusting the molar ratio of reactive monomers. The resulting versatility of these new functional PEA macromers can be used to fabricate a wide range of PEAs and PEA hybrid derivatives with very different chemical, physical, mechanical, thermal and biological properties. The functional PEA macromers can also be polycondensed into forming block PEA polymers.

Abstract: Simple organic structures, organic/inorganic polymers, and other substrates have been made, all of which have at least one pyrrolidone moiety present, and found to exhibit low toxicity, low complement activation features and may be used to reduce protein interactions with drug conjugates while enhancing in vivo residency times for these conjugates when used as an injectable composition; thus these compounds can be used as substitutes for PEG in PEGaylation. Surprisingly, these compounds also exhibit unique intrinsic fluorescence (IF) or non-traditional fluorescence (NTF) properties that currently cannot be explained by traditional photochemistry and fluorescence paradigms are described.

Abstract: The present invention provides a polyamide composition for a reflector having high heat resistance and good mechanical properties, having excellent adhesion to a sealing material for an LED package, and capable of retaining a high reflectance even after exposure to heat and light intended for the production process of the LED package and the environment in which the reflector is used in the LED package, when it is molded. The present invention is a polyamide composition for a reflector, containing: 30 mass % or more of a polyamide (A) having a melting point of 280° C. or higher; and 25 mass % or more of titanium oxide (B). The total content of the polyamide (A) and the titanium oxide (B) is 75 mass % or more.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer composition comprising: (i) one or more dendritic polymers; and (ii) a reactive diluent that is capable of being chemically coupled to the functional groups of the dendritic polymers, wherein when the dendritic polymer is coupled to the reactive diluent in the presence of a cross-linker, a polymerized solid is formed at high concentrations in a liquid medium. The present invention further relates to methods of preparing the polymer composition and its use in forming coatings.

Abstract: Polyamide elastomer comprising reaction product of components (a), (b), (c), (d). Component (a) has formula HOOC—R1—(—NH—CO—R1—)n—NH2 (where each R1 independently is linear saturated hydrocarbon, n represents a real number of 0 or greater, and when there are multiple repeating units each containing R1, n represents total number of those repeating units). Component (b) has formula HOOC—R2—COOH (where R2 represents a direct bond or a linear saturated hydrocarbon group). Component (c) has formula H2N—R4—(—O—R4—)m—NH2 (where each R4 independently represents a saturated hydrocarbon group; m represents a real number of ?1; and when there are multiple repeating units each containing R4, m represents total number of those repeating units). Component (d) has formula H2N—[—CH(CH3)CH—O—]x—[CH2CH2O—]y—[CH2CH(CH3)—O]z—CH2CH(CH3)(NH2) wherein (x+z) is a real number of 1 to 6 and y is a real number of 1 to 20. A molar ratio of (c)/(d) in the polyamide elastomer ranges from 9/1 to 1/9.

Abstract: A powder of polyamide particles, in which: said polyamide includes more than 50 mol % of amine ends among the total number of amine and acid ends of the polyamide; said particles include, on the surface thereof, primary amine groups neutralized by a phosphorous Bronsted acid, such as phosphoric acid; and the D50 of the particles falls within the range of 100 nm to 50 ?m, preferably 100 nm to 20 ?m. A method for producing such a powder and to the production of aqueous dispersions including same.

Abstract: Disclosed are dendrimers of formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the dendrimer of formula (I) and methods of using the same for treating cancer.

Abstract: Process for the manufacture of an amino ester of formula (I) R1—O—C(O)—(CH2)n—NH2 (I) in which n is an integer from 10 to 15 from an unsaturated ester responding to formula (II) R1—O—C(O)—(CH2)m—CH?CH—R2 (II) in which R1 is either H or a saturated alkyl group containing from 1 to 5 carbon atoms; R2 is either H or an alkyl group containing from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, either saturated or containing 1 or 2 unsaturations and bearing optionally a hydroxyl, a carboxylic or an ester group, and m is equal to 7, 8, 9, 10 or 11; said process comprising: submitting the unsaturated ester of formula (II) to a catalytic cross-metathesis reaction with a pentenenitrile chosen among 2-pentenenitrile or 3-pentenenitrile in order to obtain a ester-nitrile responding to formula (III) R1—O—C(O)—(CH2)m—CH?CH—(CH2)p—CN (III) in which m is equal to 7, 8, 9, 10 or 11 and p is equal to 0 or 1, and submitting the obtained ester-nitrile of formula (III) to an hydrogenation in order to obtain the amino ester of formula (I).

Abstract: A display device for preventing a curling phenomenon of an edge of a substrate and solving a problem caused by separation of the substrate is disclosed. The display device includes a flexible substrate including a first substrate region overlapping a display unit and a second substrate region except the first substrate region, and a thin film transistor and an organic light emitting diode disposed on the display unit of the first substrate region. The first substrate region is formed of transparent polyimide, and the second substrate region is formed of colored polyimide.

Abstract: A flexible circuit board includes a base material including a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the base material including a conductor layer, a first insulating film covering the first surface of the base material and formed with a first opening, a first insulating member formed inside the first opening and formed with a connection port to expose the conductor layer, the first insulating member having a thermal expansion coefficient smaller than that of the first insulating film, a second insulating film covering the second surface of the base material and formed with a second opening overlapping at least a portion of the first opening in a plan view, and a second insulating member formed inside the second opening and having a thermal expansion coefficient smaller than that of the first insulating film.

Abstract: The invention relates to a semi-aromatic polyamide, and a polyamide composition comprising the semi-aromatic polyamide, comprising a diamine component (a) comprising, based on the total number of moles of the diamine component (a): between 5 and 30 mole % of at least one C2-C5 diamine, between 5 and 30 mole % of at least one C7+ diamine, and between 45 and 90 mole % of a C6 diamine; and a dicaboxylic acid component (b) comprising, based on the total number of moles of the dicaboxylic acid component (b): at least 50 mole % of terephthalic acid and at most 50 mole % of another dicarboxylic acid.

Abstract: A continuous process for the manufacture of a polyamide, the process comprising the steps of: (i) flowing a stream A comprising a moltendicarboxylic acid, or a molten dicarboxylic acid-rich mixture comprising a dicarboxylic acid and a diamine, through a first stage and at least one more reaction stage of a vertical multistage reactor, wherein the first stage is at the top of the reactor; (ii) counter-currently flowing a stream B comprising a diamine as either a vapor or a diamine-rich liquid through at least one of the stages below the first reaction stage of said vertical multistage reactor; (iii) accumulating a liquid phase material P comprising polyamide at and/or below the final stage of said reactor; wherein said reactor is equipped with internal features suitable for effecting contact between counter-currently flowing streams A and B; and wherein the process further comprises controlling the viscosity of said liquid phase material P by directly controlling the chemical equilibrium of the polyamidation r

Abstract: Disclosed here is a method for making a nitrogen-doped carbon aerogel, comprising: preparing a reaction mixture comprising formaldehyde, at least one nitrogen-containing resorcinol analog, at least one catalyst, and at least one solvent; curing the reaction mixture to produce a wet gel; drying the wet gel to produce a dry gel; and thermally annealing the dry gel to produce the nitrogen-doped carbon aerogel. Also disclosed is a nitrogen-doped carbon aerogel obtained according to the method and a supercapacitor comprising the nitrogen-doped carbon aerogel.

Abstract: A perfluoropolyether thiol compound comprises a perfluoropolyether segment, at least one mercapto group (—SH), and at least one intervening divalent carbonylimino moiety (—C(?O)—NR—, wherein R is hydrogen or alkyl). The compound can be produced, for example, by a ring-opening reaction of thiolactones with perfluoropolyether-substituted, primary or secondary amines. The compound can be used, for example, as a polymerization chain transfer agent, as an intermediate for the preparation of functional group-containing fluorochemical derivatives such as disulfides, and as a fluorinated surface treatment.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for polymer nanocomposites, methods of making polymer nanocomposites, and the like.

Abstract: Provided are [1] a xylylenediamine composition containing xylylenediamine and a compound represented by the following general formula (1), wherein the content of the compound represented by the general formula (1) is 0.001 to 0.1 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the xylylenediamine; and a method for producing a polyamide resin including the steps of introducing a compound represented by the following general formula (1), a diamine including xylylenediamine (but excluding the compound represented by the general formula (1)), and a dicarboxylic acid into a reaction system and performing a polycondensation reaction, wherein the amount of the compound represented by the general formula (1) to be introduced is 0.001 to 0.1 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the xylylenediamine, where, in the general formula (1), n and m each independently represent an integer of 0 to 6, excluding the case where n and m are both 1.

Abstract: Provided are a developer carrying member, and a process cartridge and an electrophotographic apparatus using the developer carrying member, the developer carrying member including a substrate, an elastic layer, and a surface layer covering a surface of the elastic layer in which the surface layer contains a modified acrylic resin, and the modified acrylic resin has a constituent unit represented by the following structural formula (1). (R1 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms; U represents a urethane resin having, between two adjacent urethane bonds, a structure represented by the following structural formula (2), and at least one of structure selected from a structure represented by the following structural formula (3) and a structure represented by the following structural formula (4); and L represents a divalent linking group containing an ester bond (—O—C(?O)—)).

Abstract: A polymer including a self-immolative polymer segment and a thermally-activated trigger moiety is described. The self-immolative polymer segment includes a head end, a tail end, and a plurality of repeating units. The trigger moiety includes a cycloaddition adduct that is covalently coupled to the head end of the self-immolative polymer segment. When the polymer is exposed to an activation temperature, the cycloaddition adduct undergoes retro-cycloaddition to release the self-immolative polymer segment. The self-immolative polymer segment then decomposes to sequentially release repeating units in a head-to-tail direction.

Abstract: A process for the recovery of ?-caprolactam from extract water of polycaprolactam obtained by hydrolytic polymerization, wherein the extract water is concentrated, subsequently contained oligomers are depolymerized, non-depolymerizable impurities are separated, water and low-boiling impurities are removed, wherein for adjusting the purity of the recovered ?-caprolactam and the energy consumption used for the process a part of the product is removed from the process as intermediate products.

Abstract: A resin composition, preferably an adhesive composition, comprising a polyether polyamide elastomer capable of being strongly bended with a polyimide resin, preferably strongly bended through an easy process to form an interface between the polyimide resin and the composition, and a bonded composite having the resin composition and a polyimide resin which together form an interface to be bonded with each other. A resin composition for forming an interface together with a polyimide resin for bonding, wherein the resin composition comprises a polyether polyamide elastomer (component R) obtained by subjecting a specific aminocarboxylic acid compound A1 and/or lactam compound A2, polyether compound B, and dicarboxylic acid compound C to polymerization, wherein the content of the component R in the resin composition is 80 to 100% by weight.

Abstract: Provided are a resin blend, which includes a first resin, and a second resin having hydrogen-binding donor and acceptor, and having a difference in surface energy from the first resin at 25° C. of 0.1 to 35 mN/m, and is formed in a layer-separated structure, a pellet, a method of manufacturing the same, and a resin molded article having a specific layer-separated structure. Because of the resin blend, a molded article may have enhanced mechanical properties and surface hardness, and additional surface coating may be omitted, thereby reducing a processing time, increasing productivity, and reducing production costs.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electrical device comprising steps of: preparing a substrate; applying a conductive paste onto the substrate, wherein the conductive paste comprises (i) an inorganic powder comprising at least a conductive powder, (ii) an organic polymer, (iii) a solvent and (iv) a gellant selected from the group consisting of a polyalkyleneoxy terminated polyamide (PAOPA), an ester terminated polyamide (ETPA), polyether polyamine (PEPA) and a mixture thereof; and heating the applied conductive paste to form an electrode.

Abstract: In the present invention, (i) a polyamic acid solution for forming a thermoplastic polyimide layer to be in no contact with a support contains no chemical dehydrating agent or imidization catalyst, (ii) a polyamic acid solution for forming a thermoplastic polyimide layer to be in contact with the support contains an imidization catalyst, and (iii) a polyamic acid solution for forming a non-thermoplastic polyimide layer contains a chemical dehydrating agent and an imidization catalyst. This arrangement eliminates a property difference between the thermoplastic polyimide layers.

Abstract: The present invention provides a polymerizable composition for a solder resist, including an infrared ray shielding material, a polymerization initiator, and a polymerizable compound, and a solder resist pattern forming method using the polymerizable composition for a solder resist.

Abstract: A polyamide-imide represented by the following formula is provided. A graphite film prepared by performing a thermal treatment process on the polyamide-imide represented by the above-mentioned formula is also provided. In the thermal treatment process, the temperature range of the thermal treatment process ranges from 25° C. to 2,900° C.

Abstract: Multi-layered golf balls having at least one layer made of a polyamide composition containing a transparent polyamide polymer are provided. The transparent polyamide may be blended with other transparent or non-transparent polyamides. Thermoplastic polyamide elastomers such as polyether-amide block copolymers may be used. In one version, the composition comprises a blend of transparent polyamide, acid anhydride-modified polyolefin, and plasticizer. The golf ball includes a core having at least one layer and a cover having at least one layer. The polyamide composition may be used to form any core, cover, or other layer in the golf ball. In one version, the polyamide composition is used to form the inner cover layer.

Abstract: A gel, comprising: an ester and a polymer having at least one of the following rigid block groups; polystyrene, polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride, and phenolics as well as one elastic block that is a member of the group consisting of ethylene/butadiene copolymers, polyisoprene, polybutadiene, ethylene/propylene copolymers, or ethylene-propylene/diene copolymers, wherein the polymer is either triblock copolymers, star polymers, radial polymers, multi-block copolymers, or combinations thereof, wherein the composition is substantially free of mineral oils; wherein the ester's chemical formula is: Wherein n=1, 2, 3, and 4, and R1 represents a member of the group consisting of: hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, phenyl, methoxyphenyl, alkylphenyl, substituted alkyl, and substituted phenyl; R2 represents a member of the group consisting of: hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, phenyl, methoxyphenyl, alkylphenyl, substituted alkyl, substituted phenyl, alkylene, phenylene, substituted alkylene, and substituted phenylene, and R3 represents