Abstract: Components for valve treatment systems are disclosed. Valve treatment systems can include a delivery system for an implantable device. The delivery system can include one or more of clasp control components slidably disposed on a catheter handle, a control element for opening and closing the implantable device, a catheter assembly with features to reduce friction with another catheter assembly, grips for attaching catheter assemblies to clamps, catheter assemblies with features that stiffen or provide variable stiffness, and catheter assemblies with one or more steering control lumens incorporated into a reinforcement layer.

Abstract: Process for preparing non-aqueous dispersions, wherein a liquid prepolymer is emulsified in a non-aqueous liquid, the droplet size of the emulsion is adjusted to 0.1 to 30 &mgr;m and the droplet size distribution U90 is adjusted to less than 2 by means of a jet disperser, and the droplets are cured by a chemical reaction.

Abstract: This invention relates to suspension polymers having high swellability have low contents of soluble fractions prepared using aliphatic peroxyesters as polymerization initiators.

Abstract: Suspension polymers having high swellability have low contents of soluble fractions if aliphatic peroxy esters are used as polymerization initiators.

Abstract: Polymers of improved surface quality are obtained by polymerization of microencapsulated monomer droplets suspended in an aqueous phase if the monomer and/or the aqueous phase contain a polymerization inhibitor.

Abstract: Magnetorheological liquids, a process for producing them, their use and a process for producing polymer-coated magnetisable particles used in the magnetorheological liquids.

Abstract: Process for preparing non-aqueous dispersions, wherein a liquid prepolymer is emulsified in a non-aqueous liquid, the droplet size of the emulsion is adjusted to 0.1 to 30 .mu.m and the droplet size distribution U.sub.90 is adjusted to less than 2 by means of a jet disperser, and the droplets are cured by a chemical reaction.

Abstract: Suspension polymers having high swellability have low contents of soluble fractions if aliphatic peroxy esters are used as polymerization initiators.

Abstract: Monodisperse crosslinked polymers prepared by seed/feed polymerization have less tendency to tack when a microencapsulated monodisperse crosslinked polymer has been used as seed. Compared with the seed used, the seed/feed polymer obtained exhibits substantially less broadening of the particle size distribution when microencapsulated seed has been used.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a single or multi-layer recording material for recording images or data, which material has at least one layer sensitive to light or to heat of a plastic containing a pyrrole compound or a pyrrole oligomer.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electrorheological liquid Which consists of an organic polymer as the polarizable disperse phase, an electrically non-conductive, non-aqueous continuous phase and a dispersing agent, and in which the disperse organic polymer has an average particle diameter of between 0.2 and 30 .mu.m and a relative half width value of the particle diameter distribution of below 0.8.

Abstract: In an electroviscous liquid comprising a non-aqueous liquid as a dispersion medium, a dispersed particulate polymer and a dispersant, the improvement wherein the polymer contains polyether and (meth)acrylate units.

Abstract: A dye acceptor element for thermosublimation printing comprising a support and a dye acceptor layer containing a vinyl copolymer having a glass transition temperature of 50 to 100.degree. C. and a plasticizer having a molecular weight MW of 150 to 1,000 is distinguished by high color density, high sharpness, good image stability and a minimal tendency towards adhesion.

Abstract: Using a dye acceptor element for thermosublimation printing comprising a dye acceptor layer containing a polycarbonate formed from a diphenol of formula I and, optionally, another polymer resin ##STR1## in formula I: R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 independently of one another represent hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1-8 alkyl, C.sub.5-6 cycloalkyl, C.sub.6-10 and aryl and C.sub.7-12 aralkyl,X represents a carbon atom,m is an integer of 4 to 7,R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 may be individually selected for each X and independently of one another represent hydrogen or C.sub.1-6 alkyl with the proviso that, at at least one atom X, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are both alkyl.

Abstract: The present invention relates to electroviscous liquids consisting essentially of(I) a polymer or polymer mixture,(II) an electrolyte dissolved in (I),.(III) optionally an additive miscible with the solution of (I) and (II),(IV) optionally a viscosity-increasing additive reacting with (I);(V) a dispersant and(VI) a non-aqueous dispersion medium.

Abstract: A dye acceptor material for thermosublimation printing comprising a support and a dye acceptor layer, characterized in that the dye acceptor layer contains a copolymer ofa) 15 to 75% by weight of an aromatic vinyl compound,b) 5 to 40% by weight (meth)acrylonitrile,c) 10 to 70% by weight (meth)acrylates containing 4 to 18 C atoms in the alcohol radical,d) 0 to 30% by weight other vinyl monomers,with the proviso that the glass transition temperature of the copolymer is above 40.degree. C. and the ratio by weight of component a) to component b) is 1:1 to 4:1, is distinguished by high color density and adequate image stability for minimal lateral diffusion.

Abstract: A dye acceptor element for thermosublimation printing comprising a support and a dye acceptor layer containing a graft polymer of an unsaturated copolyester as the graft base and a vinyl copolymer as the graft shell is distinguished by high color density, high sharpness, good image stability and a minimal tendency towards adhesion to than dye-donor lint.

Abstract: In a dye acceptor element for the thermal dye sublimation printing process, containing a support and a dye acceptor layer consisting of a continuous phase and at least one disperse phase the dispersed phase is formed by a partially or completely cross-linked 1,3-dienehomo- or -co-polymer which has a solubility parameter of from 8 to 12 (cal/cm.sup.3).sup.1/2. The disperse phase makes up 20 to 90% by weight of the sum of the continuous and disperse phases. The dye acceptor element is distinguished by high resolution, high brilliance and good long term stability.

Abstract: The invention relates to new cleavable surface-active silane derivatives of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sub.1, n, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, X, m and R.sub.4 have the meaning given in the description, and furthermore processes for the preparation of these silane derivatives and the use of these compounds as surfactants.