Abstract: The present invention relates to a biomaterial for cell or tissue culture, based on a polymeric carrier, which contains at least one crosslinkable hydrophilic polymer. The polymer is functionalized with groups that are selected from maleimide, vinylsulfonic, acrylate, alkyl halide, azirine, pyridyl, thionitrobenzene acid groups, or arylating groups. The invention relates further to a method of production of said biomaterial, and the use of particular functionalizing groups for the production of a biomaterial for the cultivation of tissue and/or cells. The biomaterial can have biofactors that exert a particular action on cells.

Abstract: Polyvinyl alcohol gels, particularly hydrogels, which are produced by methods and formulas and are provided with a characteristic profile that is adjustable to a large extent, e.g. outstanding mechanical properties with moduli of elasticity of 30 MPa and stiffnesses of 25 MPa at a breaking elongation of 550 percent, or full transparency in a wide range of water contents.

Abstract: A resist pattern thickening material has resin, a crosslinking agent and a compound having a cyclic structure, or resin having a cyclic structure at a part. A resist pattern has a surface layer on a resist pattern to be thickened with etching rate (nm/s) ratio of the resist pattern to be thickened the surface layer of 1.1 or more, under the same condition, or a surface layer to a resist pattern to be thickened. A process for forming a resist pattern includes applying the thickening material after forming a resist pattern to be thickened on its surface. A semiconductor device has a pattern formed by the resist pattern. A process for manufacturing the semiconductor device has applying, after forming a resist pattern to be thickened, the thickening material to the surface of the resist pattern to be thickened, and patterning the underlying layer by etching, the pattern as a mask.

Abstract: Acetalized polyvinyl alcohols having a high residual polyvinyl acetate content are suitable as use as dispersing agents in the production of ceramic green films.

Abstract: A coating that exhibits resistance to fouling by waterborne contaminants, and permselective membranes having this type of coating, are disclosed. For example, a reverse osmosis membrane is coated with a hydrogel-like composition comprising a combination of a hydrophilic polymer, a polyphenolic compound, and a surfactant, whereby the membrane is made more resistant to fouling by organic contaminants. Particularly beneficial are coating compositions containing amine-based surfactants, these being retained in the hydrophilic coating by polar or ionic binding forces.

Abstract: Silane-modified polyvinyl alcohols are obtained by treating vinyl alcohol polymers with one or more ethylenically unsaturated, silane-containing monomers at elevated temperature.

Abstract: Hydroxyl polymer-containing compositions, especially hydroxyl polymer-containing compositions that can be processed into polymeric structures, especially polymeric structures in the form of fibers are provided.

Abstract: PEG-IFN-? conjugates, where a PEG moiety is covalently bound to Cys17 of human IFN-?, are produced by a process of site specific PEGylation with a thiol reactive PEGylating agent. A pharmaceutical composition and a method for treating infections, tumors and autoimmune and inflammatory diseases are also provided. The invention further relates to a method for the stepwise attachment of PEG moieties in series to a polypeptide, and more particularly to IFN-?.

Abstract: Binder for an electrode of an electrochemical system having a non-aqueous electrolyte, said binder comprising a first polymer which has functional groups capable of reacting with a crosslinking agent and is crosslinked with said crosslinking agent, the crosslinked first polymer forming a three-dimensional network in which a second polymer chosen from fluoropolymers is imprisoned.

Abstract: Provided are a polyvinyl acetal sheet which is excellent in adhesion to glass, easy in control of adhesion, little colored, highly transparent and excellent in penetration resistance even under high-temperature conditions when the sheet is used for laminated glass or the like, a process for its production and a process for producing polyvinyl acetal particles used for the sheet. The polyvinyl acetal sheet is produced by molding polyvinyl acetal particles into a sheet with a degree of acetalization of from 75.0 to 84.0 mass % and with a porosity of from 60 to 85%. The polyvinyl acetal particles are preferably produced by an acetalization reaction of 100 parts by mass of a polyvinyl alcohol and from 40 to 75 parts by mass of an aldehyde in the presence of an acid catalyst at a reaction temperature of from 20 to 60° C.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of producing a polyvinyl acetal resin by which a polyvinyl acetal resin having a high acetalization degree can be produced even in a solid catalyst system, a polyvinyl butyral resin produced by the above-mentioned production method of a polyvinyl acetal resin, and a method of producing an esterified polyvinyl alcohol resin by which the esterification can be performed at high efficiency even in a solid catalyst system. The present invention is a method of producing a polyvinyl acetal resin, wherein a solution or a suspension containing a polyvinyl alcohol resin and a carbonyl compound is pressurized in the presence of a solid catalyst.

Abstract: There are provided poly(vinyl alcohol) polymers and copolymers containing vinyl alcohol or vinyl acetate and derivatives thereof such as poly(ethylene glycol)-grafted poly(vinyl alcohol) polymers or polyether-grafted poly(vinyl alcohol) polymers. These polymers can contain various functional groups. Such polymers can be use as polymer matrix or solid support for various chemical substrates such as organic substrates and reagents. Cross-linked poly(vinyl alcohol) polymers and copolymers are also provided. Methods for preparing such polymers as well as several of their uses are also included.

Abstract: A polymer, a top coating layer, a top coating composition and an immersion lithography process using the same are disclosed. The top coating layer polymer may include a deuterated carboxyl group having a desired acidity such that the top coating layer polymer may be insoluble with water and a photoresist, and soluble in a developer. The polymer may be included in a top coating layer and a top coating composition.

Abstract: An additive composition for mortars, exterior insulation finish systems, self-leveling compounds and joint compounds is disclosed. The additive composition contains a nitrogen-containing polymer and a reactive agent capable of forming a crosslinking reaction with the nitrogen-containing polymer. Small amounts of the additive composition contained in a product cannot only increase one or more properties of the product but can also minimize the use of redispersible polymers in the product.

Abstract: The invention provides a method of agglomeration (10) which has the steps of mixing a feedstock (12) of small particles which have an average particle size of 3 mm or less with a binder (14) which is in the form of a polyvinyl alcohol in the form of an aqueous polyvinyl alcohol solution in a first blender (16) to form a binder mixture (18), reacting a gelling agent (20) with the feedstock and the binder and processing the binder mixture to deliver an agglomerate (22).

Abstract: In preferred embodiments, the present invention provides methods of controllably making a vinyl polymer hydrogel having desired physical properties without chemical cross links or radiation. The gelation process is modulated by controlling, for example, the temperature of a resultant vinyl polymer mixture having a gellant or using active ingredients provided in an inactive gellant complex.

Abstract: The invention provides methods for preparing polymers bearing a terminal propionic acid. The method involves first reacting a water soluble and non-peptidic polymer comprising at least one hydroxyl group with a tertiary alkyl acrylate in the presence of a catalyst to form a propionic acid ester of the polymer, wherein the polymer has a weight average molecular weight of at least about 10,000 Da; and then treating the propionic acid ester of the polymer with a strong acid to form a propionic acid of the polymer.

Abstract: A modified polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) protected with a protecting group of the present invention is one wherein an amount of high-molecular weight body components of the modified polyvinyl alcohol having a weight-average molecular weight of 250,000 or more as determined by polyethylene glycol standards according to a gel permeation chromatography is 1000 ppm or less in the modified polyvinyl alcohol. The modified PVA is prepared by removing a metal ion and an acid from the modified PVA such as acetalized PVA with ion exchange treatment and then heat-treating at 80° C. or higher. An auxiliary for fine pattern formation of the present invention comprises the aforementioned modified PVA, a water-soluble crosslinking agent, and water or a mixed solvent of water and a water-soluble organic solvent. The auxiliary for fine pattern formation is applied over a resist pattern 3 and a coated layer 4 is formed thereon.

Abstract: A gist of the present invention lies in a method for esterification of a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin, wherein a vinyl ester is used as an esterifying agent in a method for esterification of a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin by an esterification reaction using an esterifying agent. The esterification method can esterify the polyvinyl alcohol-based resin at a high reaction rate under mild reaction conditions using relatively simple reaction equipment, and is also applicable to a wide variety of polyvinyl alcohol-based resins without being restricted by polymerization and saponification degrees of the polyvinyl alcohol-based resin. Thus, it is possible to provide a modified polyvinyl alcohol-based resin having excellent physical properties such as polymerization and modification degrees, which is applicable to various applications.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a polymer excellent in transparency and heat resistance. A polymer having at least a repeating unit represented by the following general formula (I): wherein in the general formula (I), R1 denotes a hydrogen atom, a straight-chain or branched alkyl group with a carbon number of 1 to 4, or a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group; R2, A and B each independently denote a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a straight-chain or branched alkyl group with a carbon number of 1 to 4, a straight-chain or branched alkyl halide group with a carbon number of 1 to 4, a straight-chain or branched alkoxy group with a carbon number of 1 to 4, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an acyloxy group, an amino group, an azide group, a nitro group, a cyano group or a hydroxyl group (however, R2 is not a hydrogen atom); and l denotes an integer of 2 or more.

Abstract: A laser can be used to modify a glazing 100, 300 so as to improve its suitability for use with a signal-receiving device 350 or a signal-transmitting device 350. This is done by using the laser to provide a region of reduced opacity 110, 202, 340 to the signal within the glazing. Preferably, the laser is be used to reduce the opacity of a selected region 340 of a tinted interlayer in situ. The glazing may be for a vehicle, especially an automotive vehicle.

Abstract: It is the object of the present invention to provide a binder resin for coating paste, comprising a polyvinyl acetal type resin, having an excellent dispersibility of inorganic powder such as conductive powder, ceramic powder and glass powder and being capable of exerting an extremely excellent coating property, particularly a printing property, when dispersing the inorganic powder to form paste, conductive paste, ceramic paste and glass paste. in the formulas, R1 represents a straight chain or branched alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and R2 represents hydrogen, a straight chain, branched or cyclic alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or an aryl group; and n represents an integer of 1 to 8; and further in the modified polyvinyl acetal resin, a content of the structural unit represented by the general formula (3) is 1 to 20 mol % and a content of the structural unit represented by the general formula (4) is 30 to 78 mol %.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for modifying acetylized polyvinyl alcohols by reacting the same with epoxides in the polymer melt. Also disclosed is the use of said products in ceramic applications, for example.

Abstract: The present invention is a method of manufacturing an eye lens material having a process in which a phosphorylcholine group-containing chemical compound represented by the following formula (1) is reacted and covalently bonded onto the surface of an eye lens material wherein the chemical compound represented by the following formula (2) is reacted and covalently bonded through acetal bonding to the eye lens material having OH groups in water, an organic solvent, or a water/organic solvent mixture. The object of the present invention is to provide an eye lens material that prevents protein adsorption and a method of manufacturing thereof.

Abstract: This invention provides methods to form modified hydrogel materials using reactive compounding. The method includes mixing a hydrogel material with a plasticizer in a compounding apparatus. During mixing, a reactive chemical compound is added to the mixture that reacts with the hydrogel material to form a modified hydrogel material.

Abstract: Disclosed are titanium oxide composite particles and a dispersion of the titanium oxide composite particles, which can improve retentivity in blood and accumulation in cancer cells while satisfactorily developing the catalytic activity of titanium oxide particles to be excited upon exposure to ultrasonic waves or ultraviolet light. The titanium oxide composite particles comprise titanium oxide particles; and a nonionic hydrophilic polymer bound to the surface of the titanium oxide particles through at least one functional group selected from carboxyl-group, amino group, diol group, salicylic acid group, and phosphoric acid group. The composite particles can be rendered cytotoxic upon ultrasonic or ultraviolet irradiation to efficiently kill cells to be killed, such as cancer cells.

Abstract: Provided is a resin composition comprising 1-99% by weight of a modified ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (C) having an ethylene content of 5-55 mol %, which contains a specific structural unit (I) in an amount of 0.3-40 mol % and can be obtained by reacting an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (A) with a monofunctional epoxy compound (B) having a molecular weight of not more than 500, and 1-99% by weight of a thermoplastic resin (T1) other than (C). Moreover, a multilayer structure in which the resin composition and a thermoplastic resin (T2) are laminated is also provided. Thus, a resin composition superior in barrier properties, transparency, stretchability, flexibility, flexing resistance and interlayer adhesiveness and various kinds of molded articles made thereof are provided.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing crosslinked polyvinyl acetals, according to which a vinyl alcohol copolymer is reacted with at least one polyaldehyde and is partly esterified.

Abstract: A method for producing an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin composition, wherein an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin is contacted with an aqueous solution containing both carbon dioxide gas and at least one additive selected from the group consisting of an alkali metal salt (A) and a boron compound (B). The present invention can provide an environmentally friendly method for producing an EVOH resin composition, the method releasing no carboxylic acid such as acetic acid to the ambient atmosphere. In addition, the invention can provide an EVOH resin composition which emits less smell and is superior also in long-run workability.

Abstract: The invention relates to methods for producing crosslinked polyvinyl acetals, according to which a polyvinyl alcohol (A1) containing carboxyl groups is crosslinked by (i) reacting the polymer (A1) with at least one polyaldehyde of formula R9(CHO)n, and (ii) at least partly esterifying groups of formula (1) and formula (4a) with each other, said steps being performed in any order. The invention further relates to methods for producing crosslinked polyvinyl acetals, according to which a polyvinyl alcohol (A2) is crosslinked by (i) reacting the polymer (A2) with at least one compound of formula (6), (ii) adding at least one compound of formula (4b), (iii) adding a polyaldehyde of formula (5), and (iv) at least partly esterifying groups of formula (1) and structural units derived from the compound of formula (4b) with each other, the radicals R7, R8, R9, R10, and R11, and the index n being defined as indicated in the description.

Abstract: In a composition for forming an interfacial layer on a photoresist pattern, and a method of forming a pattern using the composition, the composition includes a water-soluble polymer, a cross-linking agent and a water-miscible solvent. The water-soluble polymer includes a repeating unit represented by Formula 1, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 independently denote a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, an alkyl group, a hydroxyalkyl group, an aminoalkyl group, a mercaptoalkyl group, an amino group, a mercapto group or an ammonium salt, R6 denotes a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, m denotes an integer of 1 to 4 both inclusive, and x denotes an integer of 1 to 1,000 both inclusive. Also, at least one of R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 is a hydroxyl group, a hydroxyalkyl group, an aminoalkyl group, a mercaptoalkyl group, an amino group, a mercapto group or an ammonium salt.

Abstract: A method of making an adhesive is disclosed. The method includes steps of providing a polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) solution in water or a hydrophilic solvent and adding a metal-containing oxidant (such as potassium permanganate) to the PVA solution and allowing the metal-containing oxidant to react under stirring. The metal ion produced in the reaction may bond to the resulting 1,3-diketone structure of the PVA molecular chain to crosslink the PVA molecular chains without adding a crosslinking agent additionally.

Abstract: Cationic polyvinyl acetals are prepared by copolymerizing one or more cationic N-alkyldiallylammonium salt monomers with one or more vinyl esters of branched or unbranched carboxylic acids having 1 to 15 carbon atoms, hydrolyzing the resulting copolymers to copolymers containing ?50 mol % vinyl alcohol units, and acetalizating the vinyl alcohol units with one or more aliphatic aldehydes having 1 to 15 carbon atoms, their acetals, and/or hemiacetals, wherein the copolymerization takes place in a mixture of water and monovalent aliphatic alcohol having a water content of 2% to 35% by weight.

Abstract: The present invention provides an aqueous emulsion having excellent polymerization stability and standing stability and a redispersible powder. Specifically, the present invention relates to an aqueous emulsion of a polymer obtained by polymerizing an acrylic monomer in the presence of a polyvinyl alcohol containing an acetoacetic ester group; wherein the polyvinyl alcohol containing an acetoacetic ester group has block character [?] of 0.3 to 0.6, hydrolysis degree of at least 97% by mol and acetoacetic esterification degree of 0.01 to 1.5% by mol, and the value obtained by dividing the maximum value by the minimum value of the respective average acetoacetic esterification degree for each of the polyvinyl alcohol containing an acetoacetic ester group separated by particle size of 44 to 74, 74 to 105, 105 to 177, 177 to 297, 297 to 500 and 500 to 1680 ?m is 1.0 to 3.0. Also, the present invention relates to a redispersible fiber obtained by drying the aqueous emulsion.

Abstract: In preferred embodiments, the present invention provides methods of controllably making a vinyl polymer hydrogel having desired physical properties without chemical cross links or radiation. The gelation process is modulated by controlling, for example, the temperature of a resultant vinyl polymer mixture having a gellant or using active ingredients provided in an inactive gellant complex.

Abstract: Described herein are novel thermally reactive near-infrared absorbing acetal copolymers that undergo chemical and physical changes upon exposure to near-infrared radiation. Also described are the methods of preparation of the novel acetal copolymers starting either with vinyl-alcohol polymers or with acetal copolymers. Also described are the methods of use of the new near-infrared absorbing acetal copolymers in coatings used in lithographic offset printing plates that can be directly imaged with near-infrared laser imaging devices in computer-to-plate and digital offset printing technologies. The novel acetal copolymers are also useful in photoresist applications, rapid prototyping of printed circuit boards and chemical sensor development.

Abstract: The invention concerns a process for preparing a block or comb copolymer comprising at least one hydrophilic portion and at least two hydrophobic portions, by anionic solvent-free polymerization of a prepolymer selected from a polyethylene glycol and a polyvinyl alcohol, and of a lactone or dilactone monomer. The process is carried out in the presence of an alkaline-earth metal hydride, in an inert atmosphere, and the polymerization step is not carried out under vacuum. The invention also concerns copolymers obtained by this process.

Abstract: Disclosed is an adhesive for a polarizing plate that comprises a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin with an acetacetyl group and an amine-based metal compound crosslinking agent, and a method of manufacturing the same.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to hydrolytically stabilized maleimide-functionalized water soluble polymers and to methods for making and utilizing such polymers and their precursors.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to hydrolytically stabilized maleimide-functionalized water soluble polymers and to methods for making and utilizing such polymers and their precursors.

Abstract: A polyvinylacetal resin powder with a low metal content, being excellent in transparency, moisture resistance and electrical insulating properties and having a large specific surface area, and a process for its production, are presented. A polyvinylacetal resin powder obtained by reacting polyvinyl alcohol and an aldehyde in the presence of an acid catalyst, which has an acetalization degree of at least 60 mol %, a specific surface area of from 1.50 to 3.50 m2/g, a bulk density of from 0.12 to 0.19 g/cm3, an average particle diameter of from 0.5 to 2, 5 ?m and a metal content of at most 80 ppm.

Abstract: A lid with a detachable sealing joint, the lid having a crown-type shell having an inner surface and an external surface, a sealing joint upon the inner surface of the shell; a detachable hydrophilic coating; and a coating compatible with the sealing joint upon the detachable hydrophilic coating; such that the detachable hydrophilic coating and the compatible coating form an adhesive interface between the crown and the sealing joint. The detachable hydrophilic coating having at least a water solid polymer, for example polyvinyl pyrrolidone; at least a cross-linking agent, for example, butanediol; and at least a solvent, for example, water. It also describes a method for manufacturing a lid with a detachable sealing joint and a method for bottling beverages using lids with a detachable sealing joint of the invention.

Abstract: The invention relates to high-molecular, crosslinked polyvinyl butyrals, obtainable by (self-) crosslinking polyvinyl butyrals that contain coacetalated, acid-functionalized aldehydes. The invention also relates to a method for producing the same and to the use thereof.

Abstract: Polyvinyl acetals are obtained in a cost-effective and environmentally advantageous manner by employing as at least a portion of the aqueous acetalization medium, the mother liquor from a previous acetalization reaction.

Abstract: The present invention provides a production method of a hydroxyl-containing polymer including: protecting a hydroxyl group of a hydroxyl-containing monomer with a protecting group to make the monomer a protected monomer with decreased hydrophilicity; adding the protected monomer alone or together with a hydrophobic monomer to a water-based medium containing a salt and a dispersion stabilizer; adding a polymerization initiator to the mixture to carry out suspension polymerization; and de-protecting the obtained polymer having the protecting group to recover the hydroxyl group.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cross-linked polyvinyl acetal which is characterized in that it can be obtained from at least one polyvinylacetal (1) which is obtained by reacting at least one polymer (A), which contains a) 1,0 to 99.9 wt. % structural units of formula (1), b.) 0 to 99.0 wt. % structural units of formula (2), c.) 0 to 70.0 wt. % structural formula (3), d.) 0.0001 to 30.0 wt. % structural units of formula (4) respectively in relation to the overall weight of the polymer (A), with at least one compound (B) of formula (5). Furthermore, the present invention relates to methods for the production of the polyvinyl acetal according to the invention as well as its use.

Abstract: Herein is disclosed a modified ethylene vinyl alcohol polymer (EVOH) comprising an oxygen scavenging functional group. Preferably, the modified EVOH comprises structures IV, V, and VI: wherein x is an integer greater than or equal to 1, y is an integer greater than or equal to 1, z is an integer greater than or equal to 1, and R comprises a cycloalkenyl group. The modified EVOH is useful in oxygen barrier applications, such as a forming an oxygen barrier layer of a packaging article. Also disclosed are methods of modifying ethylene vinyl alcohol polymers, and using the modified EVOH to make packaging articles with a superior barrier to entry by atmospheric oxygen.

Abstract: An improved aqueous slurry composition for the plasticizing of polyvinyl acetal resins whereby salts, acids and/or bases are used to enhance absorption rates of the plasticizer into the resin, and a process therewith for the production of plasticized polyvinyl acetal resins.

Abstract: This invention relates to a phytoprotein synthetic fiber and the method for the manufacture thereof. This synthetic fiber is composed of phytoprotein and polyvinyl alcohol, the phytoprotein comprising A parts of the two components, where A is equal to or greater than 5 parts and less than 23 parts, and the polyvinyl alcohol comprising B parts, where B is greater than 77 parts and equal to or less than 95 parts. The methods of manufacturing the synthetic fiber comprise a semi-finished product manufacturing process and a semi-finished product acetalization and finishing process.

Abstract: The present invention provides a resin composition having an oxygen scavenging function. The resin composition comprises 70 to 99.9 wt % of a polyvinyl alcohol resin (A) and 0.1 to 30 wt % of a thermoplastic resin (B) other than the polyvinyl alcohol resin (A), wherein the thermoplastic resin (B) has a carbon-carbon double bond and a functional group including a hetero atom, and an oxygen absorption rate of the resin composition is 0.001 ml/m2·day or more.