Abstract: This invention provides both a pigment dispersing resin which is a copolymer of: (A) polymerizable unsaturated monomer containing at least one kind of ionic functional group selected from the group consisting of tertiary amino group, quaternary ammonium salt and sulfonic acid group; (B) nonionic polymerizable unsaturated monomer having polyoxyalkylene chain; (C) ultraviolet-absorbing polymerizable unsaturated monomer and/or an ultraviolet-stabilizing polymerizable unsaturated monomer; and (D) other ethylenically unsaturated monomer, and water-based pigment dispersion which comprises said pigment dispersing resin, pigment, aqueous medium and, as circumstances may demand, dispersing agent as well.

Abstract: The present invention relates to photoresist monomers, polymers formed therefrom and photoresist compositions suitable for photolithography processes employing a DUV light source, such as KrF (249 nm) and ArF(193 nm); EUV; VUV; E-beam; ion-beam; and X-ray. Photoresist monomers of the present invention are represented by the following Chemical Formula 1: wherein, m is 1 or 2. Polymers of the present invention comprise repeating units derived from the comonomer of Chemical Formula 1, preferably together with monomers of the following Chemical Formula 2: wherein, R* is an acid-labile group, and l is 1 or 2.

Abstract: A charge transporting material provided by the present invention comprising a compound, a molecular structure of which has at least one repeating unit represented by the following formula (1): wherein, Ar is a non-substituted or substituted arylene group having 6 or more to 60 or less carbon atoms related to a conjugated bond or a non-substituted or substituted heterocyclic group having 4 or more to 60 or less carbon atoms related to a conjugated bond, and wherein, each R may be independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atom, alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, alkoxyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, alkylthio group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, alkylsilyl group having 1 to 60 carbon atoms, alkylamino group having 1 to 40 carbon atoms, aryl group having 6 to 60 carbon atoms, aryloxyl group having 6 to 60 carbon atoms, arylalkyl group having 7 to 60 carbon atoms, arylalkoxyl group having 7 to 60 carbon atoms, arylalkenyl group having 8 to 60 carbon atoms, arylamino group having 6

Abstract: A white electroluminescent polymer having a 3,3?-bicarbazyl group incorporated into a polymeric main chain of polyarylene, represented by the Formula 1: in which Ar is an aromatic group having 6 to 26 carbon atoms, or a heteroaromatic group having 4 to 14 carbon, in which the aromatic group may be substituted with alkyl group, alkoxy group or amine group, each having 1 to 12 carbon atoms; R is a hydrogen atom, linear, branched or cyclic alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, or an aromatic group having 6 to 14 carbon atoms, in which the aromatic group may be substituted with alkyl group, alkoxy group or amine group, each having 1 to 12 carbon atoms; and m and n may be the same or different, and satisfy the following relationships 0.1?m/(m+n)?0.9 and 0.1?n/(m+n)?0.9. The present inventive white electroluminescent polymer is capable of overcoming the limits of conventional polymer blending systems.

Abstract: Dyed fluoropolymers that are useful, for example, as conformal coatings comprise the reaction product of one or more fluorochemical (meth)acrylate monomers and one or more (meth)acrylate functional dyes. Coating compositions comprise the dyed fluoropolymer and articles are coated with the coating composition.

Abstract: This invention provides a high-molecular-weight, sterically regulated methacrylic polymer having high stereoregularity, a narrow distribution of molecular weights, and a high molecular weight, comprising methacrylates as units containing triphenyl amino groups etc. in side chains. The sterically regulated methacrylic polymer comprises 50 to 100 mol-% unit based on methacrylate (1) having a tertiary amino group bound to at least two aromatic rings in a side chain, wherein the number-average molecular weight (Mn) is 5000 to 2000000, the poly dispersity coefficient (Mw/Mn) is 1 to 1.5, and the syndiotacticity of the methacrylic polymer is 70% or more in 2-units expression (%rr).

Abstract: Control agents that have a nitrogen-nitrogen bond covalently bonded to a thiocarbonyl moiety are provided for living-type free radical polymerization of a wide variety of monomers. These control agents provide superior properties for control of the polymerization and/or the properties of the polymers obtained and/or the monomers that may be polymerized. In some embodiments, a bulky group is pendant off the activated thiocarbonyl portion of the control agents. Multifunctional control agents provide the opportunity for a variety of structurally unique polymers, including block copolymers, stars and hyper-branched polymers.

Abstract: The present invention provides an acrylic ester compound represented by formula (1), a polymerizable composition containing the acrylic ester compound, and a cured product and an optical component obtained by polymerizing the polymerizable composition: (wherein “a” is an integer of 0 to 4; R1 is a directly bonded single bond, an alkylene group, an aralkylene group or arylene group which may have a substituent, or a —Y3—S—R4—S—Y4— group (R4 is an alkylene group, an aralkylene group or an arylene group; and Y3 and Y4 are each an alkylene group); R2 and R3 are each a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; X1 and X2 are each an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom; and Y1 and Y2 are each an alkylene group which may contain an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom).

Abstract: A fluorene-based polymer of the following Formula (I) and electroluminescent devices using the same. wherein, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are same or different and represent hydrogen, aliphatic or alicyclic alkyl or alkoxy groups containing 1 to 22 carbon atoms, aryl or aryloxy group containing 6 to 18 carbon atoms, cyano, cyanoethyl, or an alkyl or aryl derivative of silicon, tin or germanium; X represents diacetylene, diethynyl aryl, divinylaryl group or a single bond; and n is an integer equal to or greater than 1.

Abstract: A charge transporting material provided by the present invention comprising a compound, a molecular structure of which has at least one repeating unit represented by the following formula (1): 1

Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, there are provided film adhesive compositions comprising at least one macromonomer having at least one unit of ethylenic unsaturation, at least one thermoplastic elastomer co-curable with the macromonomer, and at least one cure initiator, and methods for use thereof. Invention compositions are useful as adhesives in the microelectronics industry. In particular, invention film adhesives may be used to produce microelectronic assemblies with very thin bond lines without compromising adhesive strength.

Abstract: An electroluminescnet polymer is represented by the following formula (1): wherein X1 to X5 are independently a hydrogen atom, a linear alkyl or alkoxy group having 1 to 40 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl or alkoxy group having 3 to 40 carbon atoms, a cyclic alkyl group having 5 to 40 carbon atoms, a silyl group, or an aromatic group having 6 to 14 carbon atoms which is unsubstituted or substituted with at least one selected from the group consisting of an alkoxy group having 1 to 40 carbon atoms and an amine group.

Abstract: A light-emitting device comprising a pair of electrodes formed on a substrate, and organic compound layers comprising a light-emitting layer provided in between the electrodes, wherein at least one of the organic compound layers comprises a heterocyclic compound having at least two hetero atoms and a phosphorescent compound.

Abstract: In view of the fact that luminescent compounds and polymers capable of emitting blue light for a long time and excellent in durability have not been developed, the present invention provides blue light-emitting compounds having special structures, blue light-emitting polymers having special repeating units, processes of producing the compounds, and luminescent elements including the polymers.

Abstract: There are provided a novel norbornene derivative which is a material for a chemically amplifying type photoresist for F2 laser, possesses excellent transparency and improved dry etching resistivity and has a fluorine-containing ketone unit or fluorine-containing tertiary alcohol unit directly bonded to the norbornene backbone; a fluorine-containing polymer obtained by using the norbornene derivative as a copolymerizable monomer; and a chemically amplifying type photoresist composition comprising the fluorine-containing polymer, a photoacid generator and a solvent.

Abstract: There is provided a process for producing a modified polymer rubber, which comprises the steps of: (1) polymerizing a conjugated diene monomer, or the conjugated diene monomer and an aromatic vinyl monomer in the presence of an alkali metal catalyst in a hydrocarbon solvent to produce an active polymer having an alkali metal at its end(s), and (2) reacting the active polymer with a ketone compound represented by a specific formula to produce a modified polymer rubber.

Abstract: A polymer represented by the following formula (1): (Am)p-(Bn)q-(Ck)r  (1) wherein A represents a monomer unit comprising one of a pyrrole, a thiophene, a furan, an indole, a carbazole, a benzothiophene, a dibenzothiophene, a benzofuran, a dibenzofuran, an indolizine, a thienothiophene, a thienopyrrole and an isoindole; B represents a monomer unit comprising one of an imidazole, a pyrazole, a pyridazine, a pyrimidine, a pyrazine, an oxazole, a thiazole, an isooxazole, an isothiazole, a triazole, a tetrazole, an oxadiazole, a thiadiazole, and a condensed ring thereof; C represents a monomer unit having a different structure from the monomer units represented by A and B; m and n each independently represents an integer of 1 or more; k represents an integer of 0 or more; p, q and r each independently denotes a mole fraction (%), p and q represent 1 to 99(%), r represents 0-98(%), the sum of p, q and r is 100(%); and at least one of the monomer units A, B and C comprises as a substituent at least one

Abstract: A compound represented by the following general formula (1) and a light-emitting device comprising the compound. In the general formula (1), R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R2 and R3 independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent and may bond together to form a ring; R4 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent selected from the group consisting of alkyl groups, alkenyl groups, alkynyl groups, aryl groups, heterocyclic groups, alkylcarbonyl groups, arylcarbonyl groups, alkylsulfonyl groups, arylsulfonyl groups, alkoxycarbonyl groups, aryloxycarbonyl groups, carbamoyl groups and sulfamoyl groups; Z represents an atomic group forming an aromatic ring; A represents a comonomer unit; and k and n each represent a mole fraction, k being 1 to 100 (%), n being 0 to 99 (%), and the sum of k and n is 100 (%).

Abstract: The present invention is generally directed to perfluoroalkylated fluorene polymers. It further relates to a process for preparing the polymers and devices that are made with the polymers.

Abstract: A radical polymerizable compound comprising a structure represented by the following formula (I), (II) or (III): wherein the various groups and “n” in the formulas are defined and certain of the defined groups contain a hetero atom and are connected through the hetero atom.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing copolymer hydrogels with controlled molecular weights and having both thermo- and pH-responsive properties, wherein the process comprises the steps of (a) providing sulfonamide type styrenic or (meth)acrylamide-based monomers exhibiting different pKa values; (b) providing poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) or crosslinked poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-methylene bisacrylamide) hydrogels having thermo-responsive properties; and (c) providing several hydrogels exhibiting pH-sensitive properties and random or block copolymerizations of the sulfonamide type styrenic or (meth)acrylamide-based monomers prepared in step (a) with N-isopropylacrylamide and/or methylene bisacrylamide monomers used in step (b) in a polar or non-polar solvent; wherein said steps (b) and (c) are carried out by controlled/living radical polymerization using alkyl halides as the initiators and the transition metals with phosphine or amine ligands as the catalysts.

Abstract: A pyrrole compound, polymers thereof and EL element using the same are disclosed. The pyrrole compound and polymers thereof can be used as a material for an organic and polymeric electroluminescence element and/or other optical devices such as an optical switch, sensor, module, waveguide, transistor, laser, light-absorbing body, dielectric substance, membrane and the like.

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Abstract: The present invention provides high density, non-volatile memory devices incorporating polymers comprised of sandwich coordination compounds. Such polymers can have multiple different and distinguishable oxidation states (e.g., ten different and distinguishable oxidation states), and thus provide molecules, information storage media and apparatus that store multiple bits of information. In addition, the polymers can be immobilized or bound to a substrate to produce other useful articles, such as electrochromic displays, molecular capacitors, and batteries.

Abstract: The present invention provides a near infrared absorption material comprising: a transparent substrate, and at least a transparent resin layer formed thereon, containing a near infrared absorption dye and a dye selectively absorbing a light of 550 to 620 nm wavelength region; or, comprising: a transparent substrate, and at least a transparent resin layer containing a near infrared absorption dye and an adhesive layer containing a dye selectively absorbing a light of 550 to 620 nm wave-length region, both formed on the transparent substrate so that the adhesive layer becomes the outermost layer.

Abstract: A chemical amplification photoresist monomer, a photoresist polymer prepared thereof, and a photoresist composition using the polymer. More specifically, a chemical amplification photoresist polymer comprising a fluorine-containing monomer represented by Chemical Formula 1, and a composition comprising the polymer. The photoresist composition has excellent etching resistance, heat resistance and adhesiveness, and is developable in aqueous tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAH) solution. As the composition has low light absorbance at 193 nm and 157 nm wavelength, it is very useful for forming ultramicro pattern in the process using a light source of far ultraviolet, especially of VUV (157 nm). In the Formula, R1, R2, R3 and R4 is defined in the specification.

Abstract: The present invention is concerned with novel compounds derived from polyquinonic ionic compounds and their use in electrochemical generators.

Abstract: The present invention relates to polymeric charge transport compositions. The invention further relates to electronic devices in which there is at least one active layer comprising such charge transport compositions.

Abstract: This invention discloses a rubbery polymer which is comprised of repeat units that are derived from (1) at least one conjugated diolefin monomer, and (2) at least one functionalized monomer having of the structural formula: 1

Abstract: Foldable intraocular lenses having a reduced risk of posterior capsule opacification are disclosed. The foldable intraocular lenses have optics that are prepared such that their surface is glassy and their bulk is rubbery.

Abstract: Poly(paraphenylenevinylene) derivatives and their use as electroluminescence materials

Abstract: This invention provides a method for syntheses of new electroluminescent conjugated polymers modified with high electronegative heterocyclic groups (such as 1,3,4-oxadiazole-diyl, 1,3,4-thiadiazole-diyl, and 1,2,4-triazole-diyl). These electroluminescent polymers (homopolymers, statistical copolymers or block coplymers) are obtained by polymerization of bis(halomethyl) arenes modified with heterocyclic groups via the Wessling precursor route, Gilch side chain route, Wittig reaction or Wittig-Hornor reaction. By a proper selection of the monomers and their ratios in the polymerization, the emissive polymers (fully conjugated or limited conjugating length) covering the full visible range even extending to the near-IR range can be prepared. The polymeric light emitting diodes (PLED) with these materials as emissive layer or electron transport layer have high external quantum efficiency and can be used as indicators and displays for cellular phones, pagers, portable computer, wristwatch, toys, etc.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing copolymer hydrogels with controlled molecular weights and having both thermo- and pH-responsive properties, wherein the process comprises the steps of (a) providing sulfonamide type styrenic or (meth)acrylamide-based monomers exhibiting different pKa values; (b) providing poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) or crosslinked poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-methylene bisacrylamide) hydrogels having thermo-responsive properties; and (c) providing several hydrogels exhibiting pH-sensitive properties and random or block copolymerizations of the sulfonamide type styrenic or (meth)acrylamide-based monomers prepared in step (a) with N-isopropylacrylamide and/or methylene bisacrylamide monomers used in step (b) in a polar or non-polar solvent; wherein said steps (b) and (c) are carried out by controlled/living radical polymerization using alkyl halides as the initiators and the transition metals with phosphine or amine ligands as the catalysts.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of functionalized perylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylic acid diimides as initiator and/or co-reactant for polymerization reactions, to polymers prepared using the perylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylic acid diimide compounds, to the use of these colored and/or fluorescent polymers, and to novel functionalized perylenetetracarboxylic acid diimides.

Abstract: Process for the catalytic copolymerisation (ROMP) of strained activated cyclic olefins comprising contacting an activated strained mono (poly)cyclic olefin monomer of formula with at least 1 wt % of an activated strained di (poly)cyclic olefin monomer of formula in the presence of a catalyst or an initiating agent wherein the group represents a strained (poly)cyclic olefin, tail Y and spacer X comprise preferably electron withdrawing and property modulating groups whereby the monomers form a copolymer comprising the repeating unit and at least 1 wt % of the unit which is adapted for subsequent cross linking of respective copolymer chains in the presence of heat and catalyst to form an amount of a cross linked copolymer comprising the unit, and polymeric products obtained thereby, novel monomers and intermediates, a method for selecting monomers for reaction a method for the preparation of shaped produc

Abstract: Optically transparent, high refractive index hydrogels and intraocular lenses fabricated therefrom. The preferred hydrogels have a refractive index of 1.45 or above and a water content of approximately 5 to 30 percent by weight.

Abstract: The present invention relates to vinyl-phenyl monomers and polymers prepared therefrom. More particularly, the present invention is to provide the vinyl-phenyl monomers expressed by formula (1) which are capable of various polymerization such as radical polymerization, cation polymerization, anion polymerization and metallocene catalyzed polymerization due to resonance effect of phenyl group and changing characteristics variously and thus, suitable in the synthesis of general-purpose polymers which can be used in photo-functional materials by forming a complex with a metal component having an optical characteristic.

Abstract: There is provided a polymer compound in which a metal complex is bonded to a main chain of a polymer via a substituent for imparting a given distance therebetween.

Abstract: A photorefractive compositions of the present invention includes a copolymer component that provides both photoconductive (charge transport) ability and non-linear optical ability, and optionally sensitizer and plasticizer components. Both of the photoconductive and non-linear optical components are incorporated into the chemical structure of the copolymer itself, typically as side groups. Furthermore, the composition includes a copolymer component that provides photoconductive (charge transport) ability, non-linear optical ability, and plasticizer ability, optionally, sensitizer and plasticizer components.

Abstract: Disclosed are soft, high refractive index, acrylic materials having an elongation of at least 150%. These materials, especially useful as intraocular lens materials, contain an aryl acrylic hydrophobic monomer as the single principal device-forming monomer. In addition to their use as intraocular lens materials, the present materials are also suitable for use in other ophthalmic or otorhinolaryngological devices, such as contact lenses, keratoprostheses, corneal inlays or rings; otological ventilation tubes and nasal implants.

Abstract: The invention encompasses a composition of vinyl compounds, comprising a) at least one polymerizable compound which has at least one O-vinyl group or one N-vinyl group, and b) at least one ammonium salt of the formula (I) where R is NH2, O− NH4+, C1-C18-alkyl, C6-C18-cycloalkyl, or C7-C18-alkylcycloalkyl. The invention further relates to the use of an ammonium salt of the formula (I) as additive to polymerizable compounds which have at least one O-vinyl group or one N-vinyl group, and also to a process for inhibiting premature polymerization of compositions which comprise polymerizable compounds which have at least one O-vinyl group or one N-vinyl group, which encompasses adding to the compositions an ammonium salt of the formula (I).

Abstract: A new class of polymeric corrosion inhibiting compositions incorporating pendant heterocyclic groups which are surprisingly effective copper corrosion inhibitors are disclosed. The polymers form a protective barrier on metallic components to aqueous systems and remain substantive on metallic surfaces over a wide pH range. Moreover, the polymers are resistant to oxidizing biocides, and are substantially impervious to repeated or prolonged exposure to corrosive agents.

Abstract: The present invention relates to photoresist monomers, polymers formed therefrom and photoresist compositions suitable for photolithography processes employing a DUV light source, such as KrF (249 nm) and ArF(193 nm); EUV; VUV; E-beam; ion-beam; and X-ray.

Abstract: The present invention relates to polymerizable compositions for the manufacture of optical lenses with a high refractive index and a high Abbe number, and optical lenses comprising these compositions.

Abstract: A cationic latex terpolymer prepared by polymerizing from about 1 to about 99.1 mole percent of one or more cationic monomers, from about 0.9 to about 5 mole percent of one or more hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylates and from 0 to about 98.1 mole percent of one or more nonionic monomers is useful for dewatering sludge.

Abstract: This invention discloses a rubbery polymer which is comprised of repeat units that are derived from (1) at least one conjugated diolefin monomer, and (2) at least one functionalized monomer having of the structural formula: wherein R represents an alkyl group containing from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms or a hydrogen atom, and wherein R1 and R2 can be the same or different and represent hydrogen atoms or a moiety selected from the group consisting of wherein R3 groups can be the same or different and represent alkyl groups containing from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms, aryl groups, allyl groups, and alkyloxy groups of the structural formula —(CH2)y—O—(CH2)z—CH3, wherein Z represents a nitrogen containing heterocyclic compound, wherein R4 represents a member selected from the group consisting of alkyl groups containing from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms, aryl groups, and allyl groups, and wherein n, x, y and z represents integers from 1 to about 10, with the

Abstract: The present invention relates to a set of (co)polymers, dispersion formulations, solid solutions and formulation conditions able to disperse a dye selected from the group of a monoazo dye, quinophthalone dye and an anthraquinone dye in a stable nanoparticular form in an aqueous medium.

Abstract: The present invention relates to vinyl-phenyl monomers and polymers prepared therefrom. More particularly, the present invention is to provide the vinyl-phenyl monomers expressed by formula (1) which are capable of various polymerization such as radical polymerization, cation polymerization, anion polymerization and metallocene catalyzed polymerization due to resonance effect of phenyl group and changing characteristics variously and thus, suitable in the synthesis of general-purpose polymers which can be used in photo-functional materials by forming a complex with a metal component having an optical characteristic.

Abstract: An electrochromatographic device is provided for conducting enantioselective separation of enantiomers. The device is comprised of a conduit containing a monolithic enantioselective separation medium, and may be, for example, a capillary tube or a microchannel in a substrate. The enantioselective separation medium is prepared by copolymerization of (a1) an ionizable chiral monomer or (a2) a chiral monomer and an ionizable comonomer, along with (b) a crosslinking comonomer and (c) a polymerization initiator, in (d) a porogenic solvent. Following ionization, the enantioselective separation medium serves as a charge carrier as well as a chiral separation medium, and further acts as an electroosmotic pump to facilitate the flow of a fluid. The invention also provides methods for preparing the enantioselective separation medium and electrochromatographic devices fabricated therewith.

Abstract: This invention provides a high-molecular-weight, sterically regulated methacrylic polymer having high stereoregularity, a narrow distribution of molecular weights, and a high molecular weight, comprising methacrylates as units containing triphenyl amino groups etc. in side chains.