Abstract: A thin film transistor comprises a layer of organic semiconductor material comprising a tetracarboxylic diimide naphthalene-based compound having, attached to each of the imide nitrogen atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted arylalkyl moiety. Such transistors can further comprise spaced apart first and second contact means or electrodes in contact with said material. Further disclosed is a process for fabricating an organic thin-film transistor device, preferably by sublimation deposition onto a substrate, wherein the substrate temperature is no more than 100° C.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a light curable material comprising a splayed layered material, at least one aqueous dispersible polymerizer, and at least one aqueous soluble N-oxyazinium compound, wherein the polymerizer polymerizes upon exposure to light. The present invention also includes a method for curing a material comprising providing layered material, splaying the layered material, combining the splayed layered material with a polymerizer and an aqueous soluble N-oxyazinium compound, and subjecting the combination to light for a period of time sufficient to effect the polymerization of the polymerizer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a splayant, that is, an intercalant/exfoliant, comprising an azinium compound capable of splaying a layered material.

Abstract: An ink jet recording element comprising a support having thereon an image-receiving layer, the ink jet recording element containing a metal(oxy)hydroxide complex, Mn+(O)a(OH)b(Ap?)c•xH2O, wherein M is at least one metal ion; n is 3 or 4; A is an organic or inorganic ion; p is 1, 2 or 3; and x is equal to or greater than 0; with the proviso that when n is 3, then a, b and c each comprise a rational number as follows: 0?a<1.5; 0<b<3; and 0?pc<3, so that the charge of the M3+ metal ion is balanced; and when n is 4, then a, b and c each comprise a rational number as follows: 0?a<2; 0<b<4; and 0?pc<4, so that the charge of the M4+ metal ion is balanced.

Abstract: Disclosed is a multilayer film comprising a substrate bearing an aligned liquid crystal layer wherein the aligned liquid crystal layer contains an azolium salt represented by formula (I): wherein the subscripts represent the ring positions and each X is independently N or C—R; each Z is independently N, N—R, C—(R)(R), O, S, SO2, SO, C?O, C?S, or C?NR; each R group is independently hydrogen or a substituent; and Y is a charge balancing anion, which may be a separate moiety or part of an X, Z, or R; provided two or more X, Z and R groups may form a ring; provided the salt may be part of an oligomer or polymer. Such a film provides a predetermined increase in pre-tilt angle for use in liquid crystal devices.

Abstract: A thin film transistor comprises a layer of organic semiconductor material comprising a tetracarboxylic diimide 3,4,9,10-perylene-based compound having, attached to each of the imide nitrogen atoms a substituted or unsubsitituted phenylalkyl group. Such transistors can further comprise spaced apart first and second contact means or electrodes in contact with said material. Further disclosed is a process for fabricating an organic thin-film transistor device, preferably by sublimation or solution-phase deposition onto a substrate, wherein the substrate temperature is no more than 100° C.

Abstract: A thin film transistor comprises a layer of organic semiconductor material comprising a tetracarboxylic diimide 3,4,9,10-perylene-based compound having, attached to each of the imide nitrogen atoms a carbocyclic or heterocyclic aromatic ring system substituted with one or more fluorine-containing groups. Such transistors can further comprise spaced apart first and second contact means or electrodes in contact with said material. Further disclosed is a process for fabricating ac thin film transistor device, preferably by sublimation or solution-phase deposition onto a substrate, wherein the substrate temperature is no more than 100° C.

Abstract: A process for forming a fixed liquid crystal layer having a predetermined tilt on an orientation layer comprises: a) adding a predetermined amount of an onium salt to a liquid crystal pre-polymer coating solution containing a liquid crystal pre-polymer and a UV initiator selected from the group consisting of benzophenone and acetophenone and their derivatives; benzoin, benzoin ethers, benzil, benzil ketals, fluorenone, xanthanone, alpha and beta naphthyl carbonyl compounds and ketones; b) coating the solution over the orientation layer; c) drying the coating to form a layer; and then d) UV irradiating the layer to fix the liquid crystal molecules.

Abstract: Polymer films comprising plasticizer compounds represented by Structure 1 as described in the specification are useful as protective films in polarizing plates for display applications. Methods of manufacturing such polymer films and polarizing plates are also disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are polysaccharide preparations enriched in 3-OST-3 modified heparan sulfate. Also disclosed are methods of treating herpes simplex viral type-1 infection using the pharmaceutical preparations of the invention.

Abstract: A process for forming an aryl-aryl bond comprises the step of reacting an arene hydrocarbon compound with either (1) an organic oxidant selected from the group consisting of a quinone, a quinone imine, a quinone diimine, and a nitroarene, or (2) an oxidizing salt selected from the group consisting of a triarylaminium salt, an oxonium salt, and a nitrosium salt, or (3) a hypervalent iodine compound, each in the presence of a Brönsted or Lewis acid.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrochromic material, and a device utilizing the electrochromic material, comprising a substituted-1,1-dioxo-thiopyran of the general structure I: wherein: X is carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur; n is 0, 1 or 2; R3 is independently an electron withdrawing group or a substituted or unsubstituted alky or aryl group; R1 and R5 each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group; and R2 and R4 each independently represent hydrogen, or an electron withdrawing group, or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group.

Abstract: Disclosed is a multilayer film comprising a substrate bearing an aligned liquid crystal layer wherein the liquid crystal layer contains a Lewis acid. Such a film is useful for aligning a liquid crystal material to an increased tilt angle.

Abstract: Disclosed is a multilayer film comprising a substrate bearing an aligned liquid crystal layer wherein the liquid crystal layer contains an onium salt represented by formula (I): (R)bM+X???I wherein: each R is an independently selected straight, branched or cyclic alkyl group or an aromatic group and b is 2, 3, or 4; M+ is a cation chosen from periodic group Va, VIa, and VIIa of the Periodic Table of Elements; and X? is a counter-ion; provided the salt may be present as an oligomeric or polymeric form of the salt.

Abstract: Disclosed is a multilayer film comprising a substrate bearing an aligned liquid crystal layer wherein the aligned liquid crystal layer contains an azolium salt represented by formula (I): wherein the subscripts represent the ring positions and each X is independently N or C—R; each Z is independently N, N—R, C—(R)(R), 0, S, S02, SO, C?O, C?S, or C?NR; each R group is independently hydrogen or a substituent; and Y is a charge balancing anion, which may be a separate moiety or part of an X, Z, or R; provided two or more X, Z and R groups may form a ring; provided the salt may be part of an oligomer or polymer. Such a film provides a predetermined increase in pre-tilt angle for use in liquid crystal devices.

Abstract: Disclosed optical compensator for a liquid crystal display and process comprising a transparent polymeric support, an orientation layer, and an optically anisotropic layer comprising a nematic liquid crystal, in order, wherein the anisotropic layer contains a colorless polymer having a weight average molecular weight that is greater that the entanglement molecular weight of the polymer. The uniformity and quality of this film is enhanced by the addition of a high molecular weight polymer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to improved processes for the preparation of 5-(2-(4-(1,2-benzisothiazol-3-yl)-1-piperazinyl) ethyl)-6-chloro-1,3-dihydro-2H-indol-2-one and its hydrochloride, which is known as Ziprasidone hydrochloride of Formula (I) and 5-(2-Chloro acetyl)-6-chloro oxindole of Formula (IV), which is an intermediate for the preparation of 5-(2-chloro ethyl)-6-chloro oxindole of Formula (V). Ziprasidone hydrochloride of Formula (I) of the present invention is depicted by the following structure.

Abstract: A method of controlling the wheel speed of a vehicle wheel supported by a surface to achieve a desired vehicle acceleration, desired yaw rate or a desired vehicle velocity. The method receives sensor readings indicative of a vehicle state and operator input. From the received sensor readings a current wheel speed and a desired wheel speed are determined. A torque is applied to the wheel to correct for any wheel speed error, the difference between the desired wheel speed and the current wheel speed. To determine the amount of torque that may be applied to the vehicle wheel while preventing the wheel from slipping, a friction coefficient between the wheel and the surface may be determined.

Abstract: A method and a system for estimating a friction coefficient between a driven wheel and a surface. The method uses a Fourier series to calculate the friction coefficient. More specifically, a desired wheel slip ratio is calculated using received sensor readings related to a system state and a desired wheel speed determined from various system conditions or user inputs. A Fourier series is used to estimate the friction coefficient. The method is generally cycled many times each second to allow for varying road conditions by adjusting the Fourier series coefficients after each cycle. The system generally includes a wheel speed sensor and an accelerometer providing signals to a processor or various modules to perform the above method.

Abstract: A color coded bead for use in a microarray for detecting target analytes, the bead comprising: a photochromic compound in a medium, the bead having a receptor molecule on its surface; wherein the photochromic compound confers on the bead a distinct optical signature; and wherein the receptor molecule is capable of binding to a target analyte.