Abstract: A polymer, a composition, and a polysiloxane-polyimide material thereof are provided. The polymer includes a first repeat unit and a second repeat unit. The first repeat unit has a structure represented by Formula (I) and the second repeat unit has a structure represented by Formula (II) wherein A1 and A3 are independently tetravalent moiety; A2 is a divalent moiety; n?1; m?1; R1 is independently hydrogen, C1-8 alkyl, C1-8 fluoroalkyl, C1-8 alkoxy, or C6-12 aryl; and R2 is independently hydrogen, C1-8 alkyl, C1-8 fluoroalkyl, C1-8 alkoxy, C6-12 aryl, or a reactive functional group.

Abstract: The invention relates to a non-cross-linked copolymer foam with polyamide blocks and polyether blocks, wherein: the polyamide blocks of the copolymer have an average molar mass of from 200 to 1,500 g/mol; the polyether blocks of the copolymer have an average molar mass of from 800 to 2,500 g/mol; and the weight ratio of the polyamide blocks to the polyether blocks of the copolymer is from 0.1 to 0.9. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing said foam and items manufactured from said foam.

Abstract: An elastomer is provided, which is a product of reacting C4-12 lactam, poly(C2-4 alkylene glycol), C4-12 diacid, and multi-ester aliphatic monomer. The C4-12 lactam and the poly(C2-4 alkylene glycol) have a weight ratio of 20:80 to 80:20. The total weight of the C4-12 lactam and the poly(C2-4 alkylene glycol) and the weight of the C4-12 diacid have a ratio of 100:0.5 to 100:10. The total weight of the C4-12 lactam and the poly(C2-4 alkylene glycol) and the weight of the multi-ester aliphatic monomer have a ratio of 100:0.01 to 100:5.

Abstract: A resin composition including: (A) a polyimide resin containing 60 mol % or more of a diamine residue having a structure represented by General Formula (1) below in all diamine residues; (B) a thermosetting resin; and (C) a thermally conductive filler, wherein the resin composition contains 60 parts by volume or more of the thermally conductive filler (C) in 100 parts by volume of a total of the polyimide resin (A), the thermosetting resin (B), and the thermally conductive filler (C). Provided is a resin composition capable of providing a sheet that is excellent in heat resistance and thermal conductivity, has a low elastic modulus, and is excellent in thermal responsiveness.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition and a molded article manufactured using the same. The thermoplastic resin composition includes: a base resin including a poly(alkyl (meth)acrylate) resin and an aromatic vinyl copolymer; a polyether-ester-amide block copolymer; and zinc oxide having an average particle diameter of about 0.2 ?m to about 3 ?m and a BET specific surface area of about 1 m2/g to about 20 m2/g, wherein the aromatic vinyl copolymer is a copolymer of an alkyl (meth)acrylate, an aromatic vinyl monomer, and a monomer copolymerizable with the aromatic vinyl monomer.

Abstract: Disclosed is a curable composition with enhanced curing time at ambient temperatures, the curable composition including (a) a resin, e.g., 4,4?-isopropylidenediphenol-epichlorohydrin copolymer and (b) one or more curing agents, wherein a ratio of a weight percentage of the resin to a weight percentage of the curing agent or curing agents is from about 12:1 to about 15:1. Also disclosed is a method of curing a cured-in-place liner, wherein the cured-in-place liner contains the above curable composition.

Abstract: Provided is an end modified polyamide resin containing 1 to 20% by mass of an end structure represented by the following general formula (I) and 0.1 to 5% by mass of an end structure represented by the following general formula (II): —X—(R1—O)m—R2??(I) wherein m represents 2 to 100; R1 represents a divalent hydrocarbon group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, and R2 represents a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms; —X— represents —NH—, —N(CH3)— or —(C?O)—; and m R1s in the general formula (I) may be the same or different, and —Y—R3??(II) wherein R3 represents a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms; and —Y— in the general formula (II) represents —(C?O)— when X in the general formula (I) is —NH— or —N(CH3)—, Y in the general formula (II) represents —NH— or —N(CH3)— when X in the general formula (I) is —(C?O)—.

Abstract: An antimicrobial suture comprising a filament and taurolidine.

Abstract: A method for producing a narrowly distributed and high-purity polyalkylene glycol derivative having an amino group at an end, a polymerization initiator for use in the method, and a precursor of the polymerization initiator are provided.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a polymer film including: a base film including polyamide-based resin including two or more different kinds of repeat units; and a copolymer including polyamide-based segments and polyether-based segments.

Abstract: A patient worn medical monitoring device (10) includes a multi-channel electrical connector (18) for connecting a lead set (22) to a monitoring unit (16) is able to wirelessly transmit a patient's physiological data over a telemetric link to a receiver unit for remote monitoring purposes. The multi-channel electrical connector includes first and second connector elements (40,42) disposed on either one of the monitoring unit or lead set. The first connector element includes a plurality of rigid pins (44) disposed between a plurality of ribs (50). The second connector element includes a compressible substrate carrying flexible electrically conductive pads (46) that flex independently of one another. The connector elements to are configured to such that the pins of the first connector element electrically engage the flexible electrically conductive pads of the second connector element.

Abstract: An epoxide based composition that can be cured at a temperature of less than about 70 C is disclosed. The composition is a liquid at ambient conditions and, therefore, can be used to rehabilitate the interior surfaces of pipelines. The epoxide-based composition comprises at least one epoxide component (component A) and at least one curing agent component (component B) wherein (A) the epoxide component comprises a phenyl glycidyl ether polyepoxide; and (B) the curing agent component comprises a mixture of two salt compounds formed, respectively, from an N-alkanol piperidine and a carboxylic acid bearing 7-12 carbon atoms, and N-cyclohexyl-N,N-dialkyl amine and a carboxylic acid bearing 7-12 carbon atoms.

Abstract: Novel absorbable foams, lyophilizing solutions, and lyophilizing and annealing processes are disclosed. The foams are made from copolymers of glycolide and epsilon-caprolactone. The foams are useful in or as implantable medical devices.

Abstract: Submicron particles of an organic compound, such as therapeutic and diagnostic agent are disclosed. The organic compound particles are associated with at least two surfactants including a block copolymer and phospholipids conjugated with a hydrophilic polymer.

Abstract: The invention has for its object to provide a heat-shrinkable laminated film for deep drawing, which has an increased carbon dioxide transmission rate (CO2TR) and an enhanced ratio (CO2TR/O2TR) of carbon dioxide transmission rate-to-oxygen transmission rate (O2TR), and is less susceptible to pinholes. In the inventive heat-shrinkable laminated film for deep drawing, a polyamide resin composition layer (a) containing a polyamide resin mixture comprising 60 to 95% by mass of an aliphatic polyamide resin (A) and 5 to 40% by mass of a polyamide base resin (B) having a heat of crystalline fusion of 5 to 40 J/g is laminated onto a heat-sealing resin layer (a) containing a polyolefin resin via an adhesive resin layer (b).

Abstract: A flexible fiber-reinforced composite material is manufactured by impregnating a fiber reinforcement material with a non-epoxy matrix material. Subsequently, the impregnated fiber reinforcement material is dried and cured, resulting in a flexible fiber-reinforced composite material that exhibits a tensile modulus between 10 MPa and 42 MPa at 20 percent elongation.

Abstract: This invention relates to a polyether-amido-amine compound, obtainable by a two-step reaction of a poly-etheramine with an alkyl acrylate and a polyalkyle-neimine, whereas the polyetheramine and the polyalkyleneimine have at least one primary or secondary amine group, in which the first step comprises the reaction of the polyetheramine with the alkyl acrylate and the second step comprises the reaction of the polyalkyleneimine with the product of the first step. The invention also relates to a method for synthesizing a polyether-amido-amine compound by a two-step-reaction. Another object of this invention is a curable composition containing at least one polyether-amido-amine-compound of this invention and a method for coating the surface of a substrate or for binding at least two substrates together using such a curable composition.

Abstract: Provided is a polyether polyamide elastomer not only having excellent melt moldability, crystallinity and flexibility but having heat resistance. The polyether polyamide elastomer includes a diamine constituent unit derived from a polyether diamine compound (A-1) and a xylylenediamine (A-2) and a dicarboxylic acid constituent unit derived from an ?,?-linear aliphatic dicarboxylic acid having a carbon number of from 4 to 20.

Abstract: Provided is a polyether polyamide elastomer not only having excellent melt moldability, crystallinity and flexibility but having heat resistance. The polyether polyamide elastomer includes a diamine constituent unit derived from a polyether diamine compound (A-1) and a xylylenediamine (A-2) and a dicarboxylic acid constituent unit derived from an ?,?-linear aliphatic dicarboxylic acid having a carbon number of from 4 to 20.

Abstract: A material comprising crosslinked polyrotaxanes which exhibits desired viscoelasticity, particularly stress-strain characteristics with a wide low-stress region, in spite of being free from solvent; and a process for production of the same. The material comprises a first polyrotaxane bearing first cyclic molecules and a second polyrotaxane bearing second cyclic molecules, and the first and second polyrotaxanes are crosslinked via the first and second cyclic molecules. The material is free from solvent and exhibits a stress of 2.0 MPa or below at 50% strain.

Abstract: Suggested are solvent compositions, comprising (a) Carboxylic acid dialkyl amides (b) Fatty acids or their salts, and (c) Ethylene oxide-propylene oxide copolymers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the discovery of new class of hydrolysable amino acid derivatives and absorbable polyester amides, polyamides, polyepoxides, polyureas and polyurethanes prepared therefrom. The resultant absorbable polymers are useful for drug delivery, tissue engineering, tissue adhesives, adhesion prevention, bone wax formulations, medical device coatings, stents, stent coatings, highly porous foams, reticulated foams, wound care, cardiovascular applications, orthopedic devices, surface modifying agents and other implantable medical devices. In addition, these absorbable polymers should have a controlled degradation profile.

Abstract: Polyether block copolymers of the general structure B-(A-OH)n are described, where n is greater than or equal to 2 and blocks A are made up of polyoxypropylene units and the central block B of polyoxytetramethylene, polyoxyethylene, polybutadiene, polyisoprene, polyacrylate, polymethacrylate, polyamide, polyurethane, or polyester units. These polyether block copolymers are suitable for the manufacture of compositions that serve as the basis for preparations for use as a one-component moisture-hardening or two-component adhesive or sealant, for assembly bonding, for areal bonding, and/or for coating, as a reactive melt adhesive or as a laminating adhesive.

Abstract: The present invention relates to curable compositions comprising a thermolatent amidine base and an organic material which is polymerizable or crosslinkable with a basic or nucleophilic catalyst. In particular, the invention relates to curable coating compositions, especially powder coating compositions, and curable adhesive compositions, as well as to the use a thermolatent amidine base as a curing catalyst for thermally induced base-catalyzed polymerization or crosslinking reactions.

Abstract: A peptide cross-linking agent in the form of a linear molecule has a molecular mass of 3 to approximately 60 kDa. The peptide cross-linking agents are used for cross-linking functionalized polymers to form hydrogels having two or more components.

Abstract: The present invention is a copolymer based on amide units and ether units, wherein the amide units being comprise a major portion of an equimolar combination of at least one diamine and at least one dicarboxylic acid, the diamine(s) is/are mainly cycloaliphatic and the dicarboxylic acid(s) is/are mainly linear and aliphatic, the amide units optionally comprise, but in a minor proportion, at least one other polyamide comonomer, the respective proportions of ether and amide unit monomers are selected in such a way that said copolymer is highly transparent to such an extent that the transmittance at 560 nm on a plate 2 mm thick is greater than 75%; the crystallinity of said copolymer is such that the enthalpy of fusion during the first heating of a ISO DSC (delta Hm(2)) is at least 30 J/g, where the mass is related to the number of amide units contained or of polyamide contained, which fusion corresponds to that of the amide units; and said copolymer has a glass transition temperature of at least 75° C.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a water-based composite resin composition which has an excellent long-term storage stability and which enables formation of a coating film having an excellent water resistance and solvent resistance. The present invention relates to a water-based composite resin composition and a coating agent; the water-based composite resin composition containing composite resin particles (A) and an aqueous medium (B), the composite resin particles (A) containing polyester resin (a1) particles having a sulfonate group and an epoxy resin (a2) of which some or all parts are encapsulated in the polyester resin (a1) particles, wherein a mass ratio [(a1)/(a2)] of the polyester resin (a1) to the epoxy resin (a2) in the composite resin particles (A) is in the range of 95/5 to 30/70.

Abstract: The invention relates to polymers that can be obtained by polymerizing the monomers (A), (B), and (D), and optionally (C), where (A) is a monomer of formula (I), wherein A stands for C2 to C4 alkylene, B stands for a C2 to C4 alkylene different from A, R stands for hydrogen or methyl, m stands for a number from 1 to 500, n stands for a number from 1 to 500, (B) is an ethylenically unsaturated monomer that contains at least one carboxylic acid function, (C) is optionally a further ethylenically unsaturated monomer different from (A) and (B), (D) is a monomer of formula (II), wherein D stands for C2 to C4 alkylene, E stands for a C2 to C4 alkylene group different from D, F stands for a C2 to C4 alkylene group different from E, R stands for hydrogen or methyl, o stands for a number from 1 to 500, p stands for a number from 1 to 500, q stands for a number from 1 to 500, and wherein the weight fraction of the monomers is 35 to 99% for the macromonomer (A), 0.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of polymers, containing between 1 and 100 mol % of structural units of the formula (1), wherein R1 means hydrogen or C1-C6 alkyl, A means C2-C4 alkylene groups, and B means C2-C4 alkylene groups, with the stipulation that A is different from B, and x and y mean an integer from 1 to 100 independent of each other, in amounts of 0.01 to 2 wt % relative to the water phase, as gas hydrate inhibitors.

Abstract: Disclosed is a water-soluble high-molecular weight conjugate of physiologically active substances which enable medicament to release without depending on the enzymes in a living body and which is expected to have a useful therapeutic effect. A high-molecular weight conjugate of a physiologically active substance has a substituent group represented by a general formula (1) bonded to a side-chain carboxy group of a block copolymer which has a polyethylene glycol moiety and either a polyaspartic acid moiety or a polyglutamic acid moiety.

Abstract: The invention provides for the use of copolymers comprising 1 to 99 mol % of structural units of the formula (1) in which R1 is hydrogen or C1-C6-alkyl, A is C2-C4-alkylene groups and B is C2-C4-alkylene groups, with the proviso that A is different than B, and x, y are each independently an integer of 1-100, and 1 to 99 mol % of structural units of the formula (3) in which R6 is hydrogen or C1-C6-alkyl, D is C2-C4-alkylene groups and z is an integer of 1-50, in amounts of 0.01 to 2% by weight, based on the water phase, as gas hydrate inhibitors.

Abstract: The invention describes families of compounds that utilize multihydroxyl phenyl groups to provide adhesive properties. Selection of the multihydroxy phenyl group along with linkers or linking groups and the linkages between the linkers or linking groups with polyalkylene oxides, provides materials that can be engineered to afford controllable curing time, biodegradation and/or swelling.

Abstract: Block co-polymers including a hydrophilic block and a hydrophobic poly(amino acid) block which further includes dihydroxyphenyl moieties are provided, as well as methods of making and using the same. Such block copolymers may be used to prepare biocompatible adhesives which display good adhesives properties in aqueous environments, including in in vivo applications.

Abstract: Methods of making a biodegradable polymeric stent made from poly(L-lactide) and a low concentration of L-lactide monomer is disclosed. The concentration of L-lactide is adjusted to provide a degradation behavior that is suitable for different treatment applications including coronary, peripheral, and nasal. Methods include making a poly(L-lactide) material for a stent with uniformly distributed L-lactide monomer through control of polymerization conditions during PLLA synthesis, control of post-processing conditions, or both.

Abstract: New alkoxylation products which carry alkoxysilyl groups, mostly in the form of (poly)ether alcohols or copolymers comprising polyether blocks, which are characterized in that the reactivity of the hydroxyl function is reduced, and also to processes for preparing them and to their use.

Abstract: A reactive melt adhesive containing 30 to 70% of at least one prepolymer having at least two isocyanate groups having a molecular weight below 6000 g/mol, manufactured from polyether polyols and/or polyester polyols reacted with a molar excess of diisocyanates, the prepolymer containing less than 1% monomeric diisocyanate; 30 to 70 wt % of a thermoplastic polyester having a number-average molecular weight (MN) below 6000 g/mol, which comprises fewer than 1.4 groups reactive with NCO; and up to 30 wt % additives from the group of the catalysts, resins, plasticizers, fillers, pigments, stabilizers, or adhesion promoters.

Abstract: A stent having a stent body made from a crosslinked bioabsorbable polymer is disclosed. A method of making the stent including exposing a tube formed from a bioabsorbable polymer to radiation to crosslink the bioabsorbable polymer and forming a stent body from the exposed tube is disclosed. The tube can include a crosslinking agent which induces crosslinking upon radiation exposure. Additionally or alternatively, the bioabsorbable polymer can be a copolymer that crosslinks upon exposure to radiation in the absence of a crosslinking agent.

Abstract: A method for forming a fiber is provided. The method comprises supplying at least one aromatic polyester to a melt processing device and modifying the aromatic polyester with at least one polyether copolymer within the device to form a thermoplastic composition having a melt flow rate that is greater than the melt flow rate of the aromatic polyester. The polyether copolymer contains a repeating unit (A) having the following formula: C2H4Ox??(A) wherein, x is an integer from 1 to 250, the polyether copolymer further containing a repeating unit (B) having the following formula: CnH2nOy??(B) wherein, n is an integer from 3 to 20; and y is an integer from 1 to 150.

Abstract: The present invention provides, among other things, segmented, degradable polymeric reagents suitable for reaction with biologically active agents to form conjugates, the polymeric reagents comprising one or more polymer chains divided or separated by one or more degradable linkages into polymer segments having a molecular weight suitable for renal clearance. The polymeric reagents can have a substantially linear structure, a branched structure, or a multiarm structure. Each structure includes one or more linkages capable of degradation in vivo.

Abstract: There is provided a resist underlayer film having both heat resistance and etching selectivity. A composition for forming a resist underlayer film for lithography, comprising a reaction product (C) of an alicyclic epoxy polymer (A) with a condensed-ring aromatic carboxylic acid and monocyclic aromatic carboxylic acid (B). The alicyclic epoxy polymer (A) may include a repeating structural unit of Formula (1): (T is a repeating unit structure containing an alicyclic ring in the polymer main chain; and E is an epoxy group or an organic group containing an epoxy group). The condensed-ring aromatic carboxylic acid and monocyclic aromatic carboxylic acid (B) may include a condensed-ring aromatic carboxylic acid (B1) and a monocyclic aromatic carboxylic acid (B2) in a molar ratio of B1:B2=3:7 to 7:3. The condensed-ring aromatic carboxylic acid (B1) may be 9-anthracenecarboxylic acid and the monocyclic aromatic carboxylic acid (B2) may be benzoic acid.

Abstract: There is provided an oil-in-water emulsion composition whose continuous phase is an aqueous phase, but which has a high moisture evaporation suppressing effect and is also superior in feeling, and a method for producing the same. An oil-in-water emulsion composition containing an oily component having an inorganic value of 2500 or less, an organic value of 5000 or less and an IOB value of 0.3 to 0.5, the oil-in-water emulsion composition containing the following components (A) to (C) in an aqueous phase. (A) a polyoxyethylene alkyl or alkenyl ether having alkyl group or alkenyl group having 20 to 24 carbon atoms and an average molar number of ethylene oxide added of 1.5 to 4 (B) a polyhydric alcohol (C) a water-soluble polymer.

Abstract: The invention relates to compositions of polyether polyol resins (hydroxyfunctional oligo or poly ether) comprising a mixture of ?,?-branched alkane carboxylic glycidyl esters derived from butene oligomers characterized in that the sum of the concentration of the blocked and of the highly branched isomers is maximum 55%, preferably below 40%, and most preferably below 30% weight on total composition.

Abstract: Disclosed are epoxy resins exhibiting a highly favorable combination of tensile strength and elongation with respect to prior art epoxy systems. The elastomeric epoxy resin systems of the invention are prepared utilizing a curing agent containing at least one monoprimary amine, and are particularly useful in applications such as, for example, castings, potting, composites, crack sealing, coatings, adhesives, roofing materials, flooring or reinforced membranes.

Abstract: A material comprising crosslinked polyrotaxanes which exhibits desired viscoelasticity, particularly stress-strain characteristics with a wide low-stress region, in spite of being free from solvent; and a process for production of the same. The material comprises a first polyrotaxane bearing first cyclic molecules and a second polyrotaxane bearing second cyclic molecules, and the first and second polyrotaxanes are crosslinked via the first and second cyclic molecules. The material is free from solvent and exhibits a stress of 2.0 MPa or below at 50% strain.

Abstract: A method is provided for preparing water-soluble polymer derivatives bearing a terminal N-succinimidyl ester. The method involves the hydrolyzing an ortho ester of a water-soluble polymer so as provide the corresponding acid and subsequently esterifying the acid.

Abstract: A one-component moisture curing adhesive for use in a vehicle lighting appliance including: 100 parts by weight of a bifunctional polyether polyol (A) having a molecular weight of not less than 3,000; from 80 to 40 parts by weight of a crystalline polyester polyol (B); from 20 to 60 parts by weight of a non-crystalline polyester polyol (C); a polyisocyanate (D); and a curing catalyst (E), wherein a content of the polyisocyanate (D) is such that a number of isocyanate groups included in the polyisocyanate (D) with respect to a total number of hydroxy groups included in the bifunctional polyether polyol (A), the crystalline polyester polyol (B), and the non-crystalline polyester polyol (C) satisfies NCO/OH=1.2 to 1.5; and a vehicle lighting appliance formed by adhering a lens and a housing the one-component moisture curing adhesive for use in a vehicle lighting appliance.

Abstract: An fluorinated polyester compound is disclosed. The fluorinated polyester compound can be made by combining ingredients comprising a hydroxyl terminated polyphenyl ether; a carboxylic acid terminated perfluoropolyether; an acid catalyst; and a solvent. A coating solution comprising the fluorinated polyester compound and a method of coating a substrate therewith are also disclosed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing lactic acid polymers of highly crystallinity and molecular weight, the process comprising melt polymerization of a lactide to form prepolymers having active end groups followed by solid state polymerization. The polymerization is carried out in the presence of a catalyst complex comprising a lactide, an organic metal-oxo compound and a lactic acid oligomer. The residual lactide after the melt polymerization is removed by heating the reaction mixture in the temperature range of 98° C. to a temperature less than the melting point of the prepolymer. The metal to oligomer ratio in the catalyst complex is in the range of 0.1 to 10, preferably in the range of 0.5 to 5, more preferably in the range of 0.8 to 1.5.

Abstract: A half ester of an organic polyol made by reacting polyols with anhydrides; a thermosettable composition including (i) the half ester of an organic polyol, (ii) an anhydride, (iii) an epoxide, and (iv) a catalyst; and a thermoset product made from such thermosettable composition. The thermosettable compositions of the present invention are useful in various applications such as casting, potting, and encapsulation, such as electrical and electronics applications, and composites. The thermoset products made from the thermosettable compositions of the present invention have improved mechanical performances, especially toughness and mechanical strength, while maintaining high thermal resistance.

Abstract: A simple procedure is provided by which the hydroxyl termini of poly(ethylene oxide) can be appended with functional groups to a useful extent by reaction and precipitation. The polymer is dissolved in warmed toluene, treated with an excess of organic base and somewhat less of an excess of a reactive acylating reagent, reacted for several hours, then precipitated in isopropanol so that the product can be isolated as a solid, and salt byproducts are washed away. This procedure enables functionalization of the polymer while not requiring laborious purification steps such as solvent-solvent extraction or dialysis to remove undesirable side products.