Abstract: This invention relates to a breast prosthesis which consists of a cup-shaped body of a non-rigid plastic material, which is welded into plastic films to obtain one or more chambers. In accordance with the invention, the filling material is colored with polymeric dyes. This invention furthermore relates to a method for coloring breast prostheses.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method to produce a modified hyperbranched polyesteramide, containing at least two ?-hydroxylamide ester groups and optionally also a hydroxyalkylamide endgroup, wherein (a) a hydroxy-, or aminefunctional monomer, oligomer or polymer is contacted with a first molar excess of a cyclic carboxylic acid anhydride, forming a mixture of an acid functional ester, respectively an acid functional amide and a cyclic carboxylic acid anhydride; (b) the mixture is contacted with an amount of alkanediolamine, wherein the amount is a second molar excess with respect to the first molar excess. The invention further relates to a modified hyperbranched polyesteramide containing at least two ?-hydroxylamide ester groups and optionally also a hydroxyalkylamide endgroup with a degree of polymerisation of more than 19, as well as the use of these polyesteramides as rheology modifier in gas-oil or in diesel.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method to produce a modified hyperbranched polyesteramide, containing at least two ?-hydroxylamide ester groups and optionally also a hydroxyalkylamide endgroup, wherein (a) a hydroxy-, or aminefunctional monomer, oligomer or polymer is contacted with a first molar excess of a cyclic carboxylic acid anhydride, forming a mixture of an acid functional ester, respectively an acid functional amide and a cyclic carboxylic acid anhydride; (b) the mixture is contacted with an amount of alkanediolamine, wherein the amount is a second molar excess with respect to the first molar excess. The invention further relates to a modified hyperbranched polyesteramide containing at least two ?-hydroxylamide ester groups and optionally also a hydroxyalkylamide endgroup with a degree of polymerisation of more than 19, as well as the use of these polyesteramides as rheology modifier in gas-oil or in diesel.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a heat curable paint binder composition containing a compound comprising hydroxyalkylamide groups. At first a compound comprising hydroxyalkyl amide units and carboxylic acid units is obtained by reacting a cyclic anhydride and an alkanolamine in a mixing device and that secondly the binder composition is obtained by mixing the compound and a polymer in a second mixing device.

Abstract: The invention relates to a toner composition comprising a compound represented by formula (I): 1

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a heat curable paint binder composition containing a compound comprising hydroxyalkylamide groups. At first a compound comprising hydroxyalkyl amide units and carboxylic acid units is obtained by reacting a cyclic anhydride and an alkanolamine in a mixing device and that secondly the binder composition is obtained by mixing the compound and a polymer in a second mixing device.