Abstract: This invention is about a water soluble antimicrobial polyacrylate silver salt. The molecular chain of the polyacrylate silver salt comprises sodium carboxylic group (—COONa) and silver carboxylic group (—COOAg). It is synthesized by dissolving an polyacrylate polymer comprising sodium carboxylic group (—COONa) in water and then exchanging the sodium carboxylic group of the polyacrylate polymer to silver carboxylic group (—COOAg) using silver salt in aqueous solution. Ultrafiltration membrane is used to remove the sodium salt generated from the metal ion exchanging procedure. An aqueous solution of water soluble antimicrobial polyacrylate silver salt with very few impurity is obtained. The water soluble antimicrobial polyacrylate silver salt is then obtain-ned from the aqueous solution. The molar ratio of —COOAg to —COONa of thus obtained water soluble antimicrobial polyacrylate silver salt can be as high as 66/34.

Abstract: This invention is about a water soluble antimicrobial polyacrylate silver salt. The molecular chain of the polyacrylate silver salt comprises sodium carboxylic group (—COONa) and silver carboxylic group (—COOAg). It is synthesized by dissolving an polyacrylate polymer comprising sodium carboxylic group (—COONa) in water and then exchanging the sodium carboxylic group of the polyacrylate polymer to silver carboxylic group (—COOAg) using silver salt in aqueous solution. Ultrafiltration membrane is used to remove the sodium salt generated from the metal ion exchanging procedure. An aqueous solution of water soluble antimicrobial polyacrylate silver salt with very few impurity is obtained. The water soluble antimicrobial polyacrylate silver salt is then obtain-ned from the aqueous solution. The molar ratio of —COOAg to —COONa of thus obtained water soluble antimicrobial polyacrylate silver salt can be as high as 66/34.

Abstract: A method and structure for intensifying track seeking signals from an optical disk, in particular, a recordable digital versatile disk (DVD-R). With the addition of an optical correction layer between a dye material layer and a reflection layer inside the DVD-R, track-seeking signals of the optical disk are intensified and recording quality of the optical disk is improved. The optical correction layer is a transparent or semi-transparent layer made from inorganic materials. The optical correction layer is formed over the dye material layer in a sputtering process.

Abstract: A hybrid optical disc recording medium has concurrently a hybrid read-only area and a rewritable area on an optical substrate. The substrate of the read-only area has pre-pits, and the substrate of the rewritable area has pre-grooves. The pre-pits and the pre-grooves have the same depth. Thus when making the stampers for producing the hybrid optical disc, the technical problems of difficult to control the yields that incur to conventional techniques of different depths of the pits and the grooves can be effectively resolved. Experiments and test results indicate that the hybrid optical disc recording medium of the invention that have the same depth for the pits and the grooves, and extended grooves, can generate signals to meet the standards of the specifications.

Abstract: An optical recording medium dye is described. The optical recording medium dye is an azo metal chelate compound, wherein the azo metal chelate compound comprises the following structure: wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom, a C1-6 straight chain or branched alkyl group, an amino group, an alkylamino group or a tolylamino group; R2 is a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a halogen atom, an ether group, a C1-6 straight chain or branched alkyl group; R3 is a hydrogen atom, a C1-6 straight chain or branched alkyl group; R4 is a hydrogen atom, a C1-6 straight chain or branched alkyl group or a halogen atom; A3 is a residue forming a heterocyclic ring derivative together with a carbon atom and a nitrogen atom.

Abstract: An optical recording medium dye is described.

Abstract: A method and structure for intensifying track seeking signals from an optical disk, in particular, a recordable digital versatile disk (DVD-R). With the addition of an optical correction layer between a dye material layer and a reflection layer inside the DVD-R, track-seeking signals of the optical disk are intensified and recording quality of the optical disk is improved. The optical correction layer is a transparent or semi-transparent layer made from inorganic materials. The optical correction layer is formed over the dye material layer in a sputtering process.

Abstract: A hybrid optical disc recording medium has concurrently a hybrid read-only area and a rewritable area on an optical substrate. The substrate of the read-only area has pre-pits, and the substrate of the rewritable area has pre-grooves. The pre-pits and the pre-grooves have the same depth. Thus when making the stampers for producing the hybrid optical disc, the technical problems of difficult to control the yields that incur to conventional techniques of different depths of the pits and the grooves can be effectively resolved. Experiments and test results indicate that the hybrid optical disc recording medium of the invention that have the same depth for the pits and the grooves, and extended grooves, can generate signals to meet the standards of the specifications.

Abstract: An optical recording medium is provided that includes a spirally grooved polymer substrate, a recording layer, a reflecting layer, and a protection layer. The recording layer includes one or a mixture of phthalocyanine dyes. The phthalocyanine dye includes a bicyclo-alkyl substituent, providing solubility in any of a plurality of solvents that will not damage the surface of the substrate.

Abstract: An optical recording layer of an optical recording medium comprises a dye material represented by the formula (I), wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, or an ethyl group, R2 and R3 each is, independent from each other, a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C12 alkyl group, A⊖ is an anion selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms, ClO4⊖, BF4⊖, PF6⊖, SbF6⊖, CF3SO2⊖, C2F5SO3⊖, CF3COO⊖, and CH3C6H4SO3⊖, X is hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, nitro, or fused benzene, Y is hydrogen, alkoxy, halogen, alkyl, aryl, alkoxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl, alkylamine, arylamine, alkylamide, arylamide, alkylsulfonyl, aryl sulfonyl, alkoxysulfonyl, aryloxysulfonyl, nitro, or cyano groups.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing gas separation membranes or modules. Membrane forming material is cast into a wet membrane which is wound into a spiral module. The spiral module is arranged in a closed circulating apparatus. Exchanging solvents or treating solutions are circulated through the circulating apparatus and the spiral module for an appropriate period of time. The module and circulating apparatus are purged until the membrane is dry, thus producing a gas separation membrane or module.