Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing high-functionality polyetherols by reacting at least one trifunctional or higher-functionality alcohol and if appropriate further di- and/or monofunctional alcohols and/or modifying reagents, with the aid of acidic catalysts, where the trifunctional or higher-functionality alcohol is not glycerol. The present invention further relates to high-functionality polyetherols obtainable by such a process and to the use of these high-functionality polyetherols as adhesion promoters, thixotropic agents, rheology modifiers of polymers, phase transfer reagents, micro- or nanocontainers for biologically active compounds, for example for active medical ingredients, biocides, herbicides or fungicides, as pigment dispersants, an additive in printing inks or as structural units for preparing polyaddition or polycondensation polymers or for treatment of seed.

Abstract: Conducting polymer systems for hole injection or transport layer applications including a composition comprising: a water soluble or water dispersible regioregular polythiophene comprising (i) at least one organic substituent, and (ii) at least one sulfonate substituent comprising sulfonate sulfur bonding directly to the polythiophene backbone. The polythiophene can be water soluble, water dispersible, or water swellable. They can be self-doped. The organic substituent can be an alkoxy substituent, or an alkyl substituent. OLED, PLED, SMOLED, PV, and ESD applications can be used.

Abstract: In a conductive film forming method using photo sintering, a conductive film having low electric resistance is easily formed. The conductive film forming method is a method in which a conductive film is formed using photo sintering. This method includes the steps of forming a layer made of a sintering promoter on a substrate, forming a liquid film made of a copper particulate dispersion on the layer of the sintering promoter, drying the liquid film to form a copper particulate layer, and subjecting the copper particulate layer to photo sintering. The sintering promoter is a compound which removes copper oxide from metallic copper. Thereby, the sintering promoter removes a surface oxide film of copper particulates in photo sintering.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods for making a cured sealant. The methods include depositing an uncured sealant composition on a substrate and exposing the uncured sealant composition to actinic radiation to provide a cured sealant. The uncured sealant composition includes a thiol-terminated polythioether and a polyene comprising a polyvinyl ether and/or a polyallyl compound. Related sealant compositions are also disclosed.

Abstract: A medium which comprises a fibroblast growth factor (FGF), and a sulfated compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof at a concentration which promotes the growth of a stem cell in the presence of FGF, is useful for culturing stem cells.

Abstract: A copolymer includes a first unit and at least two units different from the first unit. An organic solar cell includes a first electrode, a second electrode opposite the first electrode, and one or more organic material layers interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode and including a photoactive layer, and one or more of the organic material layers include the copolymer. A method for fabricating an organic solar cell includes preparing a substrate, forming a first electrode on a region of rear sides of the substrate, forming on the first electrode an organic material layer containing the copolymer, and forming a second electrode on the organic material layer.

Abstract: An electrically conductive polymer linked to conductive nanoparticle is provided. The conductive polymer can include conductive monomers and one or more monomers in the conductive polymer can be linked to a conductive nanoparticle and can include a polymerizable moiety so that it can be incorporated into a polymer chain. The electrically conductive monomer can include a 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene as a conductive monomer. The electrically conductive polymer having the conductive nanoparticle can be prepared into an electrically conductive layer or film for use in electronic devices.

Abstract: A method for preparing series of terpolymer of poly (diphenyl ether sulfone) and poly (diphenyl ether diphenyl sulfone) comprises: adding high temperature organic solvent, stirring and heating; sequentially adding 4,4?-dihydroxydiphenyl, 4,4?-dichlorodiphenyl sulfone and 4,4?-Bis(4-chlorophenyl)sulfonyl-1,1?-biphenyl; after all the monomers are completely dissolved, heating to 100° C. and adding alkali metal carbonate salt-forming agent which is 5-10 mol % more than the amount of 4,4?-dihydroxydiphenyl added, and subsequently adding xylene; continuously heating and salt-forming reaction begins in the system, and controlling the temperature at 190˜210° C.; then heating to 230˜236° C., and maintaining for 3-4 hours to obtain polymer viscous liquid; and refining the polymer viscous liquid to obtain a terpolymer containing different structural units in the molecular chain, wherein the Tg of the terpolymer can be regulated by changing the ratio of the two dichloro-containing monomers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to polymers comprising a repeating unit of the formula I, or III and their use as organic semiconductor in organic devices, especially an organic field effect transistor (OFET), or a device containing a diode and/or an organic field effect transistor. The polymers according to the invention have excellent solubility in organic solvents and excellent film-forming properties. In addition, high efficiency of energy conversion, excellent field-effect mobility, good on/off current ratios and/or excellent stability can be observed, when the polymers according to the invention are used in organic field effect transistors.

Abstract: A copolymer includes a first unit and at least one unit two units different from the first unit. An organic solar cell includes the copolymer in an organic material layer including a photoactive layer.

Abstract: A halogen-terminated sulfur-containing polymer is represented by: X—(R—Sr)n—R—X wherein R is an ether bond-containing alkyl group having 3 to 26 carbon atoms, X is a halogen atom, n is an integer of 1 to 200, and r has an average of 1 to 5.

Abstract: A block copolymer (M) suitable for toughening a thermoset resin (R). The block copolymer (M) has at least one block derived from a thermoplastic aromatic polymer (A) which exhibits a glass transition temperature (Tg) of at least about 150° C., and at least one block derived from a low Tg polymer (B) wherein: (i) the low Tg polymer (B) exhibits a Tg in the range of from about ?130° C. to about +40° C.; (ii) the aromatic polymer (A) is soluble in the uncured thermoset resin precursor(s) (P) of the thermoset resin (R), and (i) the low Tg polymer (B) is insoluble in the uncured thermoset resin precursor (P).

Abstract: A composition comprising a reaction product of reactants comprising (a) a compound comprising (i) a polysulfide moiety and (ii) an oxygen atom in a ?-position to a sulfur link having the formula: where each R is independently selected from H or a C1 to C20 organyl group, R? is independently selected from a C1 to C20 organyl group, R?? is independently selected from H or a C1 to C20 organyl group, and x has an average of greater than 2, (b) a compound comprising a nucleophilic moiety; and (c) a compound comprising a moiety reactive to active hydrogen.

Abstract: The invention relates to a poly(arylsulfone), the poly(arylsulfone) having an aryl group grafted with a covalently attached substituent of the Formula (I): The invention also relates to a process for grafting a poly(arylsulfone), in the presence of an enzyme, for the preparation of said grafted poly(arylsulfone). The poly(arylsulfone) according to the invention shows beneficial properties for application in a membrane. The invention therefore further relates to a membrane comprising a poly(arylsulfone) according to the invention, and to the use of a poly(arylsulfone) according to the invention in a separation process. In addition, the invention relates to a polymer blend and a copolymer comprising a grafted poly(arylsulfone) according to the invention, and to a membrane comprising such polymer blend or copolymer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyarylene sulfide that is prepared from a composition including 100 parts by weight of solid sulfur, 500 to 10,000 parts by weight of iodinated aryl compounds, and 0.03 to 30 parts by weight of a sulfur-containing polymerization terminator with respect to 100 parts by weight of the solid sulfur, and has a melting temperature (Tm) of 255 to 285° C., and luminosity of 40 or higher as defined by the CIE Lab color model, and a process of preparing the same. The PAS resin is prepared from a composition including a sulfur-containing polymerization terminator and thus has excellent thermal properties and luminosity.

Abstract: The present invention provides a metal nanowire-containing composition containing at a least metal nanowire and a heterocyclic compound having an interaction potential of less than ?1 mV.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a sag control agent comprising a reaction product of an isocyanate and a fluorinated amine. This disclosure is further directed to a coating composition comprising the sag control agent. This disclosure is also directed to a process of forming a sag-free coating layer on a substrate.

Abstract: A process for producing a filmy graphite includes the steps of forming a polyimide film having a birefringence of 0.12 or more and heat-treating the polyimide film at 2,400° C. or higher.

Abstract: The invention relates to a curable composition preferable as a raw material for optical materials such as adhesive agents for optical elements, coating agents for optical elements, resist materials, prisms, optical fibers, information recording substrates, filters and plastic lenses, and more specifically to a curable composition characterized by containing (A) an episulfide compound, and (B) a polymerization catalyst comprising a tetraalkylphosphonium dialkylphosphate represented by the following general formula (1): wherein R1 to R6 are the same or different, an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms or an alkyl group having a hydroxyl group and 1 to 8 carbon atoms, and linear, branched or cycloaliphatic.

Abstract: A copolymer containing, in addition to recurring elements of a sulfonated poly(arylene) containing exclusively recurring structural element(s) of the general formulas —[—Ar1(SO3M)n-X—]— and —[—Ar2(SO3M)n-Y—]—, wherein X and Y, which are identical or different from each other, each represent an electron-acceptor group, Ar1 and Ar2, which are either identical or different from each other, represent an aromatic or heteroaromatic ring system with 5-18 ring atoms; wherein the aromatic or heteroaromatic ring system, in addition to the SO3M and the substituents X and Y, optionally comprises additional substituents which are not electron-donor groups; M represents monovalent cation and n is an integral number between 1 and 4; and wherein X, Y, Ar1, Ar2, M and n can be identical or different in various structural elements, independently of each other, one or several additional elements of at least one additional monomer or macromonomer.

Abstract: A polyarylene sulfide includes 0.01 to 5 mol %, per mol of arylene sulfide structural units, of a function group selected from the group consisting of an amino group, a carboxyl group, a hydroxyl group, an acid anhydride group, an isocyanate group, an epoxy group, a silanol group, and an alkoxysilane group having a dispersity represented by (weight average molecular weight)/(number average molecular weight) of 2.5 or less and a weight loss ratio at 100° C. to 330° C. of 0.2% by weight or less when the polyarylene sulfide is subjected to thermogravimetric analysis from 50° C. to 340° C. at a temperature ramp-up rate of 20° C./min under a non-oxidative atmosphere of normal pressure.

Abstract: The present invention provides an amphiphile of the formula (I) as described hereinafter. The invention further relates to a process for preparing the amphiphile and to a composition comprising the amphiphile and a sparingly water-soluble active ingredient. It further relates to a process for producing the composition by contacting the amphiphile and the active ingredient, and to the use of the amphiphile for solubilizing a sparingly water-soluble active ingredient in aqueous solutions. The invention also relates to the use of the amphiphile in an agrochemical formulation comprising the amphiphile and a pesticide for controlling phytopathogenic fungi and/or unwanted vegetation and/or unwanted insect or mite infestation and/or for regulating the growth of plants, and finally to plant propagation material comprising the amphiphile.

Abstract: A membrane comprising a blend of a sulfonated poly(aryl ether) and a phenol compound along with methods for making and using the same. Many additional embodiments are described including applications for such membranes.

Abstract: A composition and an anion exchange membranes including a composition and a method of forming a composition including a compound including a poly(phenylene) backbone represented by the following formula: wherein each of R1, R2 and R3 may be the same or different and is H or an unsubstituted or inertly-substituted aromatic moiety; wherein each of Ar1 and Ar2 may be the same or different and is an unsubstituted or inertly-substituted aromatic moiety; wherein each of R6, R7, R8, R9, R10 and R11 is H or a monovalent hydrocarbon group including two to 18 carbon atoms, with the proviso that each R6, R7, R8, R9, R10 and R11 cannot be H; and wherein each of Y6, Y7, Y8, Y9, Y10 and Y11 may be the same or different and is H or a functional group.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel polymers comprising cyclohexylene groups which are especially suitable for use in birefringent films with negative optical dispersion, to novel formulations and polymer films comprising them, and to the use of the polymers, formulations and films in optical, electrooptical, electronic, semiconducting or luminescent components or devices.

Abstract: Disclosed are a multi-block copolymer, its producing method and an electrolyte membrane using the same. The multi-block copolymer includes a hydrophobic block having a plurality of repeating units represented as chemical formula 1; and a hydrophilic block having a plurality of repeating units represented as chemical formula 2. The multi-block copolymer is acidified, and can be used to an electrolyte membrane and a fuel cell. The use of the multi-block copolymer as an electrolyte membrane ensures excellent dimensional stability.

Abstract: Polyethersulfones having Tg greater than about 225° C. and a notched Izod value greater than about 1 ft-lb/in, as measured by ASTM D256, comprise from about 5 mol % to less than about 40 mol % structural units of formula 1; and from greater than about 60 mol % to about 95 mol % structural units of formula 2 wherein R1, R2, and R3 are independently at each occurrence a halogen atom, a nitro group, a cyano group, a C1-C12 aliphatic radical, C3-C12 cycloaliphatic radical, or a C3-C12 aromatic radical; n, m, q are independently at each occurrence integers from 0 to 4; and Q is a C3-C20 cycloaliphatic radical, or a C3-C20 aromatic radical.

Abstract: A resin composition for an optical material that has excellent balance of refractive index of resin, Abbe number, heat resistance, specific gravity, and resin strength, a resin obtained by curing the resin composition, and an optical material are provided. A polymerizable composition comprising the following is used: An alicyclic isocyanate compound represented by the formula (1) and/or the formula (2): ?(In the formula (1), n represents integer of 0 to 3) ?and (a) at least one compound of the polythiol compound having at least two thiol groups in one molecule and/or the polythiol compound having at least two thiol groups and at least one (poly)sulfide bond other than the thiol group in one molecule, and (b) at least one compound of the polyhydroxy compound having at least two hydroxy groups in one molecule and/or the (poly)hydroxy(poly)mercapto compound having at least one hydroxy group and at least one thiol group.

Abstract: Provided are a polyphenylene sulfide fiber including a PPS resin as a main component and having both excellent heat resistance and excellent thermal bonding properties, and a nonwoven fabric including the fiber. The polyphenylene sulfide fiber includes polyphenylene sulfide as a main component and having the sum of the crystallinity and the rigid amorphous fraction of 30% to 90%. The crystallinity is preferably not less than 5% and less than 25%. The polyphenylene sulfide fiber is used to form a nonwoven fabric. The nonwoven fabric is preferably produced by consolidation by thermal bonding or mechanical entanglement.

Abstract: Disclosed are water soluble polymeric conjugates comprising the structure POLY-[Y—S—S-A]x, where POLY is a water soluble polymer; Y is a hydrocarbon-based spacer group, x is 1 to 2, S—S is a disulfide group attached to an sp3 hybridized carbon of Y; and A is a covalently linked residue of a pharmacologically active molecule. Preferably, the water soluble polymer is a PEG polymer. Also disclosed are polymeric reagents useful to prepare such conjugates, and methods of their formation and use.

Abstract: A method for preparing polyarylene sulfide having reduced iodine content and excellent thermal stability is described. The method includes reacting a composition comprising diiodide aromatic compounds, sulfur compounds, and a polymerization terminator. The preparation method may effectively reduce iodine content of polyarylene sulfide to prevent corrosion of post processing equipment, improve properties of polyarylene sulfide such as thermal stability, and the like, and thus, it may be usefully applied in the industrial field relating to preparation of polyarylene sulfide.

Abstract: A method of preparing a cured thermoplastic material includes curing a thermoplastic polymer having a thermal decomposition temperature greater than or equal to about 200° C., at a temperature of about 200° C. to about 400° C., for a total time of less than or equal to 200 hours. A method of making a shape memory material also includes curing a thermoplastic polymer to prepare a cured thermoplastic material.

Abstract: Novel polymer compositions which provide controlled end-group functionalization for polythiophenes including regioregular polythiophenes including alkenyl and alkynyl functionalization. Monocapped polymers are formed and can be converted to block copolymers. Conditions and reagents can be selected to provide more monocapping than dicapping of the polymer. Devices, films, and blends can be prepared.

Abstract: A blood cells removal module including a casing having an inlet into which a blood flow before blood cells removal flows, and an outlet in which a blood flow after blood cells removal is discharged, an adsorbent for blood cells removal of short fiber shape accommodated in the casing, a mesh being provided inside the inlet and the outlet, respectively, and holding the adsorbent for blood cells removal in the casing, wherein a length of the adsorbent for blood cells removal is within a range from 1 to 60% of the internal diameter of the casing.

Abstract: It is aimed to provide a polyarylene sulfide film for an acoustic instrument vibrating plate excellent in heat resistance, molding processability, acoustic properties, and also heat moldability. Provided is a polyarylene sulfide film wherein the elongation at break in either a longitudinal direction or a width direction of the film is 100% or more and 250% or less, and the Young's modulus in either a longitudinal direction or a width direction of the film is 1.5 GPa or more and less than 4 GPa.

Abstract: A polymer comprising sulfone groups, ketone groups and optionally substituted polyarylene groups, wherein the number of moles of sulfone groups over the number of moles of ketone groups ratio is greater than 1. A process for making such polymer, a composition comprising such polymer, and articles made therefrom.

Abstract: A non-leaching mediator may include a polymer having a polymeric backbone, and a plurality of phenothiazine groups bonded to the polymeric backbone. The plurality of phenothiazine groups may include at least one of a phenothiazine group having the general formula (IV): and salts thereof, where n is about 9 and “R” represents the polymeric backbone to which the phenothiazine group is bonded, and a phenothiazine group having the general formula (V): and salts thereof, where n is about 9 and “R” represents the polymeric backbone to which the phenothiazine group is bonded.

Abstract: A thin-film transistor comprises a semiconducting layer comprising a semiconducting material selected from Formula (I) or (II): wherein X, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 a, b, and n are as described herein. Semiconducting compositions of Formula (I) or (II) are also described.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel process for preparing an aqueous or nonaqueous dispersion or solution comprising at least one conductive polymer and at least one polyanion, characterized in that the polymerization is performed with ultrasound irradiation, to aqueous or nonaqueous dispersions prepared by this process and to the use thereof.

Abstract: The fiber cross-section of an island-in-a-sea composite fiber perpendicular to the fiber axis, the island component and sea component are arranged such that the sea component surrounds the island components. The composite cross-section is very consistent, and the fiber has excellent post-processibility. The island-in-a-sea composite fiber wherein diameter of the island component is 10 to 1000 nm, variation of the island component diameter is 1.0 to 20.0%, modification ratio is 1.00 to 1.10, and variation of the modification ratio is 1.0 to 10.0%.

Abstract: A non crosslinked, covalently crosslinked and/or ionically crosslinked polymer, having repeating units of the general formula (1) —K—R—??(1) In which K is a bond, oxygen, sulfur, the radical R is a divalent radical of an aromatic or heteroaromatic compound.

Abstract: A method of producing a sulfonated polyarylether block copolymer is provided. The method includes producing a sulfonated polyarylether block copolymer containing a hydrophobic segment having a structural unit represented by formula (5) and a hydrophilic segment having a structural unit having a sulfonic acid groups or derivative thereof incorporated into a structure represented by formula (6). A hydrophilic segment prepolymer having a sulfonic acid group in a potassium salt form and a hydrophobic segment prepolymer are block copolymerized. A proton conductor that includes the sulfonated polyarylether block copolymer is also provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to thermoplastic molding compositions composed of the following components: (A) at least one polyarylene ether (A1) having an average of at most 0.1 phenolic end groups per polymer chain, and at least one polyarylene ether (A2) having an average of at least 1.5 phenolic end groups per polymer chain, (B) at least one fibrous or particulate filler, and (C) optionally further additives and/or processing aids. The present invention further relates to a process for producing the thermoplastic molding compositions of the invention, the use of these for producing moldings, fibers, foams, or films, and to the resultant moldings, fibers, foams, and films.

Abstract: Disclosed is a metal compound represented by the following formula (0): in the formula (0), A represents a thietane ring, or a monovalent group containing a thiol group; B represents a divalent group containing a heteroatom; R2 represents a divalent organic group; n represents the valence of M; p represents an integer of 1 ton; M represents a lanthanoid atom or a barium (Ba) atom when A is a thietane ring, and represents a lanthanoid atom when A is a monovalent group containing a thiol group; or more than Y represents a monovalent inorganic or organic group; when n?p is not less than 2, a plurality of Y's each independently represent a monovalent inorganic or organic group; and when n?p is not less than 2, the plurality of Y's may be bonded with each other to form a ring containing M.

Abstract: The present invention provides polysulfenamides and methods of making same.

Abstract: Disclosed is a conductive polymer which is easily dispersed in an organic solvent. A method of preparing the conductive polymer adapted to be dispersed in an organic solvent is also provided, which includes chemically polymerizing a monomer using as a dopant anion a phosphate-based compound having solubility in an organic solvent. The conductive polymer capable of being dispersed in various organic solvents can be obtained through a simple preparation process, and thus can be utilized in the fields of applied materials in which the use of conventional water-dispersible conductive polymers is limited.

Abstract: A process for producing bis(thietanylthio)dithiastannolane of the following formula: involving the reaction of tetrakis(thietanylthio)tin having the following formula: with 1,2-ethandiethiol.

Abstract: Compositions comprising at least one hole transport material, such as a conjugated polymer, and at least one dopant, providing improved thermal stability. Compositions can be applied to substrates and used in HIL and HTL layers and organic electronic devices such as light emitting devices such as OLEDs or OPVs. The conjugated polymer can be a polythiophene, including a 3,4-substituted polythiophene or a regioregular polythiophene. The dopant can be a silver salt such as silver tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate. Improved methods of making dopant are provided.

Abstract: Compounds having a core comprised of an aromatic ring and at least two annulated beta-substituted fused thiophene ring systems of the general formula: -(?-R2—FT2ArFT2-?-R2)—, and polymers or copolymers thereof, of the general formulas: -{-(?-R2—FT2ArFT2-?-R2)-G1-}n-, or -{-G1-(?-R2—FT2ArFT2-?-R2)-G1-G2-}n-, where ?-R2—FT2ArFT2-?-R2, -G1-, -G2-, and n are as defined herein. Also disclosed are compositions, articles, or devices comprising the polymers, and methods for making and using the polymers. The compositions, articles, or devices can be used, for example, for electronic applications, such as light emitting devices and semiconductor devices.

Abstract: Polyethersulfones having Tg greater than about 225° C. and a notched Izod value greater than about 1 ft-lb/in, as measured by ASTM D256, comprise from about 5 mol % to less than about 40 mol % structural units of formula 1; and from greater than about 60 mol % to about 95 mol % structural units of formula 2 wherein R1, R2, and R3 are independently at each occurrence a halogen atom, a nitro group, a cyano group, a C1-C12aliphatic radical, C3-C12cycloaliphatic radical, or a C3-C12aromatic radical; n, m, q are independently at each occurrence integers from 0 to 4; and Q is a C3-C20cycloaliphatic radical, or a C3-C20aromatic radical.