The present invention relates to a molecularly imprinted polymer for binding glycans, wherein the molecularly imprinted polymer is obtainable by providing a saccharide template such as a glycan; providing at least two functional monomers capable of cooperatively; interacting with the template; providing a crosslinking monomer; polymerizing the monomers optionally dissolved in a solvent, in presence of the saccharide template; and removing the template from the formed polymer. The invention is also related to a method for their production and use of the molecularly imprinted polymer.

The invention relates to an aqueous dispersion for use as open time improver in a coating composition which aqueous polymer dispersion comprises a first polymer having a number average molecular weight (Mn) of from 2,000 to 120,000 (determined by gel permeation chromatography using a mixture of tetrahydrofurane and acetic acid as eluent), an acid value of from 30 to 150 mg KOH/g, and an ethylene-oxide wt % (on total solid polymer) of from 1 to 20 wt %, said first polymer dispersion being obtainable by free radical polymerization of a monomer mixture in the presence of at least one free-radical initiator and at least one surfactant, said monomer mixture comprising: a) 5 to 20 wt %, preferably 7 to 10 wt %, acid functional ethylenically unsaturated monomers or precursors thereof or ethylenically unsaturated monomers comprising ionic group precursors; b) 5 to 25 wt %, preferably 7 to 20 wt %, ethylenically unsaturated monomers containing polyethylene oxide, polyethylene glycol or mono-alkoxypolyethylene glycol moeity c) up to 90 wt % of non-ionic ethylenically unsaturated monomers other than a) or b); d) 0 to 10 wt % ethylenically unsaturated monomers with a functional group for cross-linking e) 0 to 10 wt % of chain transfer agents; f) up to 90 wt % non-ionic ethylenically unsaturated monomers other than c), wherein 30 to 90 wt %, more preferably 60 to 80 wt % comprise crosslinkable groups or precursors thereof; wherein the sum of a) through f) is 100 wt %.

The invention further relates to a method for making the first polymer dispersion, the use of said aqueous dispersion as an open time improver in a coating composition, to aqueous coating compositions comprising a blend of at least a first aqueous polymer dispersion and a second aqueous polymer dispersion comprising a film-forming second polymer and to a method for making said coating composition

The invention relates to an aqueous dispersion for use as open time improver in a coating composition which aqueous polymer dispersion comprises a first polymer having a number average molecular weight (Mn) of from 2,000 to 120,000 (determined by gel permeation chromatography using a mixture of tetrahydrofurane and acetic acid as eluent), an acid value of from 30 to 150 mg KOH/g, and an ethylene-oxide wt % (on total solid polymer) of from 1 to 20 wt %, said first polymer dispersion being obtainable by free radical polymerization of a monomer mixture in the presence of at least one free-radical initiator and at least one surfactant, said monomer mixture comprising: a) 5 to 20 wt %, preferably 7 to 10 wt %, acid functional ethylenically unsaturated monomers or precursors thereof or ethylenically unsaturated monomers comprising ionic group precursors; b) 5 to 25 wt %, preferably 7 to 20 wt %, ethylenically unsaturated monomers containing polyethylene oxide, polyethylene glycol or mono-alkoxypolyethylene glycol moeity c) up to 90 wt % of non-ionic ethylenically unsaturated monomers other than a) or b); d) 0 to 10 wt % ethylenically unsaturated monomers with a functional group for cross-linking e) 0 to 10 wt % of chain transfer agents; f) up to 90 wt % non-ionic ethylenically unsaturated monomers other than c), wherein 30 to 90 wt %, more preferably 60 to 80 wt % comprise crosslinkable groups or precursors thereof; wherein the sum of a) through f) is 100 wt %.

The invention further relates to a method for making the first polymer dispersion, the use of said aqueous dispersion as an open time improver in a coating composition, to aqueous coating compositions comprising a blend of at least a first aqueous polymer dispersion and a second aqueous polymer dispersion comprising a film-forming second polymer and to a method for making said coating composition

Provided are a lithographic printing plate precursor having an image-recording layer on a hydrophilic support, in which the image-recording layer includes a polymer particle including an addition polymerization-type resin having a hydrophilic structure and a crosslinking structure, a method for producing a lithographic printing plate in which the lithographic printing plate precursor is used, a polymer particle including an addition polymerization-type resin having a hydrophilic structure and a crosslinking structure, and a composition including the polymer particle.

The invention relates to an aqueous dispersion for use as open time improver in a coating composition which aqueous polymer dispersion comprises a first polymer having a number average molecular weight (Mn) of from 2,000 to 120,000 (determined by gel permeation chromatography using a mixture of tetrahydrofurane and acetic acid as eluent), an acid value of from 30 to 150 mg KOH/g, and an ethylene-oxide wt % (on total solid polymer) of from 1 to 20 wt %, said first polymer dispersion being obtainable by free radical polymerization of a monomer mixture in the presence of at least one free-radical initiator and at least one surfactant, said monomer mixture comprising: a) 5 to 20 wt %, preferably 7 to 10 wt %, acid functional ethylenically unsaturated monomers or precursors thereof or ethylenically unsaturated monomers comprising ionic group precursors; b) 5 to 25 wt %, preferably 7 to 20 wt %, ethylenically unsaturated monomers containing polyethylene oxide, polyethylene glycol or mono-alkoxypolyethylene glycol moeity c) up to 90 wt % of non-ionic ethylenically unsaturated monomers other than a) or b); d) 0 to 10 wt % ethylenically unsaturated monomers with a functional group for cross-linking e) 0 to 10 wt % of chain transfer agents; f) up to 90 wt % non-ionic ethylenically unsaturated monomers other than c), wherein 30 to 90 wt %, more preferably 60 to 80 wt % comprise crosslinkable groups or precursors thereof; wherein the sum of a) through f) is 100 wt %. The invention further relates to a method for making the first polymer dispersion, the use of said aqueous dispersion as an open time improver in a coating composition, to aqueous coating compositions comprising a blend of at least a first aqueous polymer dispersion and a second aqueous polymer dispersion comprising a film-forming second polymer and to a method for making said coating composition.

The invention relates to an aqueous dispersion for use as open time improver in a coating composition which aqueous polymer dispersion comprises a first polymer having a number average molecular weight (Mn) of from 2,000 to 120,000 (determined by gel permeation chromatography using a mixture of tetrahydrofurane and acetic acid as eluent), an acid value of from 30 to 150 mg KOH/g, and an ethylene-oxide wt % (on total solid polymer) of from 1 to 20 wt %, said first polymer dispersion being obtainable by free radical polymerization of a monomer mixture in the presence of at least one free-radical initiator and at least one surfactant, said monomer mixture comprising: a) 5 to 20 wt %, preferably 7 to 10 wt %, acid functional ethylenically unsaturated monomers or precursors thereof or ethylenically unsaturated monomers comprising ionic group precursors; b) 5 to 25 wt %, preferably 7 to 20 wt %, ethylenically unsaturated monomers containing polyethylene oxide, polyethylene glycol or mono-alkoxypolyethylene glycol moeity c) up to 90 wt % of non-ionic ethylenically unsaturated monomers other than a) or b); d) 0 to 10 wt % ethylenically unsaturated monomers with a functional group for cross-linking e) 0 to 10 wt % of chain transfer agents; f) up to 90 wt % non-ionic ethylenically unsaturated monomers other than c), wherein 30 to 90 wt %, more preferably 60 to 80 wt % comprise crosslinkable groups or precursors thereof; wherein the sum of a) through f) is 100 wt %. The invention further relates to a method for making the first polymer dispersion, the use of said aqueous dispersion as an open time improver in a coating composition, to aqueous coating compositions comprising a blend of at least a first aqueous polymer dispersion and a second aqueous polymer dispersion comprising a film-forming second polymer and to a method for making said coating composition.

A method of purifying a biological composition includes: disposing loose cationic ligand-functionalized staple fibers and a biological composition within a mixing volume of a vessel; agitating the biological composition and the loose cationic ligand-functionalized staple fibers while they are in intimate contact with each other within the mixing volume to provide modified fibers and a purified biological composition; and separating at least a portion of the purified biological composition from the modified fibers and any loose cationic ligand-functionalized staple fibers with which it is in contact. The loose cationic ligand-functionalized staple fibers have a modified surface layer comprising a grafted acrylic polymer comprising 10 to 100 percent by weight of a cationically-ionizable monomer unit. An article for purifying a biological composition includes: a vessel having a mixing volume disposed therein; and the loose cationic ligand-functionalized staple fibers disposed within the mixing volume.

Provided are a composition containing a component A and a component B, a cured substance or a molded body thereof, an optical member and a lens.

Component A: A compound having a nitrogen-containing fused aromatic ring as a partial structure

Component B: A compound represented by any of General Formulae (B1) to (B5)

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In General Formulae (B1) to (B5), Ar.sup.101 to Ar.sup.104 represent an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, X.sup.1 represents a monovalent substituent, Y.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent substituent, and adjacent two of Ar.sup.101 to Ar.sup.104, X.sup.1, and Y.sup.1 may be bonded to each other to form a ring, where none of the monovalent substituents employed as X.sup.1 or Y.sup.1 is an aryl group or a heteroaryl group.

Provided is a fluororesin-containing electrodeposition coating composition which, although being an electrodeposition coating material, has sufficient storage stability. The electrodeposition coating composition comprises: a fluorocopolymer comprising perhaloolefin units, units of a monomer represented by the following general formula (1), units of a carboxylated vinyl monomer, and units of a hydroxylated vinyl monomer; and an acrylic polymer. In the following general formula (1), R is preferably a C.sub.9 or higher hydrocarbon group.

CH.sub.2CHOCOR(1)

(In the formula, R is a C.sub.6 or higher hydrocarbon group.)

Provided is a fluororesin-containing electrodeposition coating composition which, although being an electrodeposition coating material, has sufficient storage stability. The electrodeposition coating composition comprises: a fluorocopolymer comprising perhaloolefin units, units of a monomer represented by the following general formula (1), units of a carboxylated vinyl monomer, and units of a hydroxylated vinyl monomer; and an acrylic polymer. In the following general formula (1), R is preferably a C.sub.9 or higher hydrocarbon group.

CH.sub.2CHOCOR(1)

(In the formula, R is a C.sub.6 or higher hydrocarbon group.)