Abstract: This invention relates to a method for producing a photodetector based on the deposition of precursor system having a liquid phase. The photodetectors are characterized by a certain group of semiconductor materials which can be used as the absorber in solar-blind UV detectors. A facile route for the formation of thin layers of such absorber materials is disclosed.

Abstract: The invention relates to polymers having at least one asymmetrical structural unit of the following formula (I): wherein A, B, Ar1, Ar2, Ar3 and Ar4, n, m, o and p can have the meaning as defined in claim 1, to methods for the production thereof and to the use thereof in electronic or optoelectronic devices, in particular in organic electroluminescent devices, so-called OLEDs (OLED=Organic Light Emitting Diodes). The present invention also relates to organic electroluminescent devices which contain said polymers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to binuclear metal complexes and electronic devices, in particular organic electroluminescent devices containing said metal complexes.

Abstract: Liquid-crystalline media containing one or more compounds of formula T and one or more compounds of formulae I, II and/or III, high-frequency components containing these media, especially microwave components for high-frequency devices, such as devices for shifting the phase of microwaves, tunable filters, tunable metamaterial structures, and electronic beam steering antennas, e.g., phased array antennas.

Abstract: The invention relates to a light modulation element as comprising, preferably consisting of a cholesteric liquid crystalline medium sandwiched between two opposing substrates, an electrode arrangement, which is capable to allow the application of an electric field, which is substantially perpendicular to the main plane of substrate or the layer of the cholesteric liquid crystalline medium, characterized in that one of the substrates is provided with a planar alignment layer adjacent to the cholesteric liquid crystalline medium and the other substrate is provided with a homeotropic alignment layer adjacent to the cholesteric liquid crystalline medium. The invention is further related to a method of production of said light modulation element and to the use of said light modulation element in various types of optical and electro-optical devices, such as electro-optical displays, liquid crystal displays (LCDs), non-linear optic (NLO) devices, and optical information storage devices.

Abstract: Liquid-crystalline media comprising one or more compounds of formula D and one or more compounds selected from the group of compounds of formulae I, II and III, in which the occurring groups and parameters have the meanings defined in claim 1, and to high-frequency components comprising these media, especially microwave components for high-frequency devices, such as devices for shifting the phase of microwaves, tunable filters, tunable metamaterial structures, and electronic beam steering antennas (e.g. phased array antennas).

Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved powdered extrudate based on polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), which can be used for pharmaceutical products, and that, due to its improved properties, can be better filled into capsules and the capsules show stable immediate drug release kinetic without problem of particle aggregation. Furthermore, this invention refers to pharmaceutical capsule composition comprising extruded polyvinyl alcohol as carrier matrix and can improve the solubility of API within immediate release kinetic. Moreover, the capsule show also benefit than tablet regarding to the material cost, because just PVA and API, no additional excipients are needed for capsule.

Abstract: The invention relates to arylamino compounds and to the use thereof in electronic devices, for example organic electroluminescent devices. The invention furthermore relates to electronic devices comprising one or more of the said compounds, for example as hole-transport materials in a corresponding functional layer of the device. The invention furthermore relates to a process for the preparation of the said compounds, and to a formulation comprising one or more of the said compounds.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for improving the solubility of dry cell culture media. Some dry powder cell culture media show poor dissolving properties and result in turbid solutions when they are dissolved in aqueous solutions. Using a stepwise procedure in which the amino acids present in the non-dissolving part are identified and added to a new batch in other particle sizes significantly reduces that problem.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a switching layer based on a liquid-crystalline mixture for use in an optical switching element. The invention also encompasses a switching element comprising the switching layer and a window element containing the switching element. The liquid crystalline mixture comprises a low-molecular liquid crystal component, a polymer component and a self-alignment additive for vertical alignment.

Abstract: The present application relates to fluoranthenylamine compounds of a formula (I). These compounds are suitable for use in electronic devices. The present application further relates to processes for preparing the compounds mentioned, and to electronic devices comprising the compounds mentioned.

Abstract: The present invention provides novel pyrimidine and pyridine compounds according to Formula (I), Formula (II), Formula (III), Formula (IV) and Formula (V) their manufacture and use for the treatment of hyperproliferative diseases including, but not limited to, cancer, lupus, allergic disorders, Sjogren's disease and rheumatoid arthritis. In preferred embodiments, the present invention describes irreversible kinase inhibitors including, but not limited to, inhibitors of Bruton's tyrosine kinase.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a conjugate containing at least one kidney-selective carrier molecule and at least one active compound which has a protective action for the kidney against nephrotoxic active compounds, to a process for the preparation of the conjugate, to the use thereof for the protection of the kidney against nephrotoxic active compounds, and to a medicament comprising the conjugate.

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the formula (1) which are suitable for use in electronic devices, in particular organic electroluminescent devices.

Abstract: The present invention relates to polymerizable compounds, to processes and intermediates for the preparation thereof, and to the use thereof for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in liquid-crystal (LC) media and LC displays, especially in LC displays of the PS (“polymer sustained”) or PSA (“polymer sustained alignment”) type.

Abstract: The invention provides a light modulation element comprising a flexoelectric polarisable liquid-crystalline medium, characterized in that the switching from a boundary state A to a boundary state B comprises a combination of a distinct flexoelectric switching regime and a distinct dielectric switching regime upon application of an electric field. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of such a light modulation element in an electro-optical device, i.e. an LCD display device, and electrooptical devices comprising the light modulation element according to the present invention. Moreover, the invention relates to a method of production of the light modulation element according to the present invention.

Abstract: The present invention relates to metal complexes and electronic devices, in particular organic electroluminescent devices containing said metal complexes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved powdered extrudate based on polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), which can be used for the production of pharmaceutical products, and due to its improved properties, can be better directly compressed into tablets. Furthermore, this invention refers to pharmaceutical tablets composition comprising extruded polyvinyl alcohol as carrier matrix, which is suitable to improve the solubility of API within a controlled release (instant or sustained) kinetic.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds containing fluorinated end groups, to the use thereof as surface-active substances, and to compositions comprising these compounds.

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds which are suitable for use in electronic devices, and electronic devices, in particular organic electroluminescent devices, containing said compounds.