Abstract: Solid dosage forms containing at least one polymer binder, at least one active ingredient and, where appropriate, conventional additives, wherein a physiologically tolerated, water-swellable graft copolymer or a mixture of graft copolymers is employed as polymeric binder.

Abstract: A process for producing solid dosage forms by mixing at least one polymer binder, at least one active ingredient and, where appropriate, conventional additives to form a plastic mixture, and shaping, wherein a physiologically tolerated, water-swellable graft copolymer or a mixture of graft copolymers is employed as polymeric binder.

Abstract: Compositions comprising at least one water-insoluble ingredient and at least one copolymer of A) from 5 to 99% by weight of at least one N-vinylcarboxamide of the formula I where R1 and R2 independently of one another are hydrogen or C1-C6-alkyl; B) from 1 to 95% by weight of at least one monomer having a hydrophobic radical which can be copolymerized with vinylcarboxamides of the formula I; and optionally C) from 0 to 94% by weight of at least one other copolymerizable monomer, and the use of the above copolymers as solubility promoters.

Abstract: A process for producing solid dosage forms by mixing at least one polymer binder, at least one active ingredient and, where appropriate, conventional additives to form a plastic mixture, and shaping, wherein a physiologically tolerated, water-swellable graft copolymer or a mixture of graft copolymers is employed as polymeric binder.

Abstract: The present invention relates to cosmetic or pharmaceutical compositions having a liquid to gel-like consistency which comprise at least one copolymer which comprises at least one N-vinyllactam and at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer having a longer-chain alkyl or alkylene radical in copolymerized form. The invention also relates to the use of such copolymers in cosmetic or pharmaceutical compositions.

Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a process of conditioning hair in which a cosmetic composition is applied to the hair, which composition contains a polymer formed by (i) the free-radically initiated copolymerization of monomer mixtures of (a) from 1 to 99.99% by weight of a cationic monomer or quaternizable monomer, (b) from 0 to 98.99% by weight of a water-soluble monomer, (c) from 0 to 50% by weight of a further free-radically copolymerizable monomer, and (d) from 0.01 to 10% by weight of a bifunctional or polyfunctional, free-radical copolymerizable monomer, and (ii) subsequent quaternization of the polymer if the monomer (a) is a non-quaternized monomer.

Abstract: Solid dosage forms are obtained by mixing at least one polymeric binder, at least one active ingredient, and, where appropriate, conventional additives to form a plastic mixture, and shaping, using as polymeric binder a copolymer of an N-vinyllactam and a copolymerizable monomer having a hydrophobic radical. Dosage forms which show slow release of the active ingredient are obtained in a simple and low-cost manner.

Abstract: Compositions comprising at least one water-insoluble ingredient and at least one copolymer of

Abstract: A process for producing solid dosage forms, in which (i) a plastic mixture of at least one pharmacologically acceptable polymeric binder with a K value of more than 75, at least one pharmaceutical active ingredient and, where appropriate, conventional pharmaceutical additives is prepared and (ii) the plastic mixture is shaped to the required dosage form, with step (i) being carried out under conditions of temperature and shear energy input such that the reduction in molecular weight of the polymeric binder, expressed as the difference in the K value, is less than 15 is described.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing coated solid dosage forms by forming a plastic mixture from at least one thermoplastic physiologically tolerated polymeric binder and at least one active ingredient and extruding the plastic mixture, wherein the extrudate is subsequently treated with at least one liquid or vaporized coating agent, and the coated extrudate is shaped to the required dosage form.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid dosage form comprising at least one polymeric binder and at least one active ingredient and, where appropriate, conventional additives, wherein the polymeric binder consists of copolymerized units a) 15-83% by weight of at least one N-vinyllactam, b) 15-83% by weight of methyl methacrylate, c) 2-70% by weight of at least one other monomer and d) 0-9.9% by weight of at least one &agr;,&bgr;-ethylenically unsaturated acid.

Abstract: A cosmetic composition comprising water-soluble copolymer, which as characteristic structural elements comprises a) vinylcarboxamide units of the general formula I where R1 and R2 independently of one another are H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or aralkyl, and b) units of the general formula II where A is a chemical bond or an alkylene group, the radicals R3 independently of one another are H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or aralkyl, or together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bonded, form an unsubstituted, mono- or polysubstituted, five- to seven-membered, heterocyclic, aromatic or nonaromatic ring, which if appropriate contains one or two further heteroatoms, selected from among O, N and S, it being possible for the heterocyclic ring to be fused to a further five- or six-membered, aromatic or nonaromatic ring, R4 is H, alkyl or aralkyl.

Abstract: A process for producing solid dose forms by mixing at least one polymeric binder, with or without at least one active ingredient and with or without conventional additives, and shaping the mixture, where at least one of the components is employed in liquid form.

Abstract: A process for preparing highly concentrated aqueous solutions of low molecular mass homopolymers of N-vinylpyrrolidone by free-radical solution polymerization in an aqueous medium with H2O2 as initiator comprises carrying out the polymerization in the presence of from 0.1 to 30% by weight, based on N-vinylpyrrolidone, of a polymerization regulator which is selected from the group consisting of C1-C6-alkanols, hydroxylamine salts and water-soluble compounds containing sulfur in bonded form.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel process for preparing water-soluble copolymers of at least one water-soluble N-vinyllactam of the formula I ##STR1## where n=1 or 2, and at least one hydrophobic comonomer having a water-solubility of 1 to 85 g/l, by free-radical polymerization in aqueous solution.

Abstract: The use of copolymers ofA) 60-99 mol % of N-vinylpyrrolidone, andB) 1-40 mol % of a monomer selected from the group ofb1) C.sub.8 -C.sub.30 -alkyl esters of monoethylenically unsaturated C.sub.3 -C.sub.8 -carboxylic acids,b2) N-alkyl- or N,N-dialkyl-substituted amides of acrylic acid or of methacrylic acid with C.sub.8 -C.sub.18 -alkyl radicals, orb3) vinyl esters of aliphatic C.sub.8 -C.sub.30 -carboxylic acids, or mixtures of these monomers,as surface-active substances in preparations of water-insoluble substances.

Abstract: The improved water-soluble photosensitive resin composition comprises a high-polymer compound represented by the general formula (I): ##STR1## (where X is Na, K or NH.sub.4) and a water-soluble polymer which is either polyvinylpyrrolidone or a copolymer of vinylpyrrolidone and vinylimidazole or both. The composition is applied to a substrate, exposed through a mask pattern and developed to form a photocured pattern and, thereafter, a light absorber is applied to the entire surface of the substrate and dried, followed by stripping away the photocured pattern and the overlying light absorber to form a black matrix pattern. The composition is suitable for use as a photoresist in the manufacture of black matrices as on color CRTs and capable of efficient formation of photocured patterns with high sensitivity by shorter times and lower intensities of exposure.

Abstract: Water-emulsifiable polyisocyanates containinga) aliphatic, cycloaliphatic and aromatic polyisocyanates andb) reaction products of the abovementioned polyisocyanates with polyvinylpyrrolidones which have at least one group which is reactive with isocyanate.