Abstract: An oriented electrically conductive polypyrrole article having a degree of orientation of at least 40% in at least one direction; an electrically conductive polypyrrole article having an electrical conductivity of at least 100 S/cm.; a process for producing an electrically conductive polypyrrole having improved electrical conductivity and stretchability, which comprises electrolytically polymerizing pyrrole and/or a pyrrole derivative in an electrolytic solution comprising an electrolyte and a solvent, said polymerization being carried out at a temperature of 0.degree. to -50.degree. C.; and a process for producing an electrically conductive polypyrrole article having improved electrical conductivity, which comprises stretching an electrically conductive polypyrrole article in at least one direction.

Abstract: A process is provided for coating the particle surfaces of a phosphor-containing magnetic iron oxide powder with a cobalt compound after subjecting said powder to an activation treatment with an aqueous alkaline and/or acidic medium. The cobalt-containing magnetic iron oxide powder obtained according to this process has excellent coercivity and thermal stability, and the magnetic tape produced by using said powder has not only high coercivity but also excellent squareness, orientability and remanent induction.

Abstract: A laminated film structure composed of a polyester film and an electroconductive metal layer laminated to at least one surface of the polyester resin film, characterized in that said polyester film is an unstretched film of a cured aromatic polyester having a crosslinking degree of not less than 70%, a swelling degree of not more than 30 and an elongation at room temperature of not less than 10%; and a process for producing said film structure.

Abstract: A melt-molded film of a wholly aromatic polyester, said film having in its plane two perpendicularly crossing directions in each of which the Young's modulus and strength of the film at 25.degree. C. are at least about 200 kg/mm.sup.2 and at least about 5 kg/mm.sup.2 respectively, the product of the Young's moduli of the film in the two directions being at least 8.times.10.sup.4 (kg/mm.sup.2).sup.2, and said wholly aromatic polyester being substantially linear, having a melt viscosity at about its melting point of at least about 10000 poises, and being composed substantially of recurring units derived from p-hydroxybenzoic acid, recurring units derived from a m- or p-oriented aromatic dicarboxylic acid and recurring units derived from a m- or p-oriented aromatic dihydroxy compound, the proportion of said recurring units derived from p-hydroxybenzoic acid being about 30 to about 70 mole % based on the entire recurring units.

Abstract: A heparin derivative in which at least 0.5% of the entire hydroxyl groups of heparin are in the form of an ester of the following formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 each represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; a method for producing aforesaid heparin derivative which comprises reacting heparin with a halide or anhydride of an unsaturated carboxylic acid of the formula ##STR2## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are the same as defined above; and a method for imparting antithrombotic activity to a biomedical material, which comprises treating that surface of the biomedical material which makes contact with the blood with actinic light in the presence of aforesaid heparin derivative.

Abstract: A process for producing an aromatic polyester having an increased degree of polymerization, which comprises reacting a substantially linear, fiber forming aromatic polyester containing terminal hydroxyl groups and having an aromatic dicarboxylic acid as a main acid component at an elevated temperature with a bis-cyclic imino ether compound of the formula [I] such as 2,2'-bis(2-oxazoline), 2,2'-bis(5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-oxadine) thereby bonding the molecular chains of the aromatic polyester to each other by the terminal carboxyl groups thereof to rapidly form said aromatic polyester having an increased degree of polymerization.Said reaction can be carried out under atmospheric or elevated pressure.According to the process, an aromatic polyester having a low terminal caboxyl concentration and an increased degree of polymerization can be obtained.

Abstract: A process for preparing a cured copolyetherester elastomeric composition comprising following steps I and II:Step I: melt-extruding an uncured linear copolyetherester elastomeric composition of [A] and [B] to follow:[A] a linear copolyetherester elastomer composed of(A-1) a hard segment consisting of(i) an acid component of which at least 70 mol % is an aromatic dicarboxylic acid and(ii) a diol component having an average molecular weight of up to 350 and(A-2) a soft segment consisting of(iii) a polyalkylene glycol having an average molecular weight of from 500 to 5,000 in an amount of from 10 to 80% by weight based on the elastomer [A]; and[B] a compound having an unsaturated aliphatic moiety other than unsaturated conjugated moieties, said compound [B] being copolymerized or blended with said elastomer [A], wherein said unsaturated aliphatic moiety is chemically inert at the melt-extruding temperature, the amount of said moiety being 0.001 to 0.

Abstract: A process for producing an aromatic polyester having an increased degree of polymerization. The process comprises reacting a hydroxyl-terminated, substantially linear, fiber-forming aromatic polyester having an aromatic dicarboxylic acid as a main acid component at an elevated temperature with a bi-cyclic imino ester compound of formula [I] or formula [II]. According to the process, the molecular chains of the aromatic polyester are bonded to each other by the terminal hydroxyl groups thereof to form rapidly the aromatic polyester having an increased degree of polymerization.

Abstract: A cured or uncured linear aromatic polyester composition melt-blended and composed of(A) 100 parts by weight of a saturated linear aromatic polyester in which at least 70 mole % of the acid component consists of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid, and(B) 0.1 to 50 parts by weight of a reactive compound which is solid at room temperature or is a liquid having a boiling point of at least 200.degree. C. under atmospheric pressure, and which contains in its molecule at least one aliphatic unsaturated group substantially non-reactive with the polyester (A) and the aliphatic unsaturated group of the reactive compound (B) under conditions of melt-blending with the polyester (A) and at least one epoxy group reactive with the polyester (A) under the melt-blending conditions. The cured linear aromatic polyester composition can be prepared by extruding the uncured linear aromatic polyester composition under melting conditions, and subjecting the resulting extrudate to a curing treatment.

Abstract: A cured or uncured linear aromatic polyester composition melt-blended and composed of(A) 100 parts by weight of a saturated linear aromatic polyester in which at least 70 mole % of the acid component consists of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid, and(B) 0.1 to 50 parts by weight of a reactive compound which is solid at room temperature or is a liquid having a boiling point of at least 200.degree. C. under atmospheric pressure, and which contains in its molecule at least one aliphatic unsaturated group substantially non-reactive with the polyester (A) and the aliphatic unsaturated group of the reactive compound (B) under conditions of melt-blending with the polyester (A) and at least one epoxy group reactive with the polyester (A) under the melt-blending conditions. The cured linear aromatic polyester composition can be prepared by extruding the uncured linear aromatic polyester composition under melting conditions, and subjecting the resulting extrudate to a curing treatment.