The present invention pertains to a fluorinated thermoplastic elastomer, to a process for the manufacture of said fluorinated thermoplastic elastomer and to uses of said fluorinated thermoplastic elastomer in various applications, especially in low temperature applications.

The present invention pertains to a fluoropolymer composition comprising an organic colouring compound, to a process for the manufacture of said composition and to uses of said composition in various applications.

In a conventional self-healing material, although the resin properties after self-healing are restored to the same level as the initial refractoriness and strength of the resin, no further extension of life can be expected. A resin cured product according to the present invention includes: a first vinyl monomer having an ester bond; a second vinyl monomer having a hydroxyl group; a transesterification reaction catalyst; and a boron compound.

A polyHIPE-based substance-releasing system capable of releasably encapsulating a highly concentrated solution and/or a room temperature solid while minimizing or avoiding burst release from the closed-cell microstructure of an elastic polyHIPE.

Disclosed are compositions which are produced from reactive monomer mixtures and which have both high refractive indexes and high Abbe numbers. These materials are well suited for use as implantable ophthalmic devices and have a refractive index which may be edited through the application of energy. When used for an intraocular lens, the high refractive index allows for a thin lens which compresses easily through a small incision. Some compositions are suitable for use as intraocular lenses, phakic intraocular lenses, contact lenses, orthokeratology lenses, rigid gas permeable lenses, corneal inlays, corneal outlays, or corneal inserts.

Disclosed herein are coupled polymer products comprising polymer with up to five polymer chains bonded to a functionalizing compound of either formula (II) or formula (III), wherein the polymer chains are comprised of conjugated diene-containing monomers optionally in combination with vinyl aromatic monomers and further include vinyl group-functionalized aminosilane compound of formula (I) bonded within the polymer chain. Also disclosed are processes for producing the coupled polymer products as well as a rubber composition containing the coupled polymer product and tire components comprising the rubber composition.

A copolymer of a 1,3-diene and of an olefin is provided. The copolymer bears, at one of its chain ends, a functional group of formula CH.sub.2CH(CH.sub.3)COOZ, Z being a hydrogen atom or a carbon-comprising group. A process of preparation of the copolymer is also provided. The olefin is ethylene or a mixture of ethylene and of an ?-monoolefin.

An iodine compound represented by formula (3) and a polymerization inhibitor including the iodine compound, wherein R.sup.21 to R.sup.25 are as defined herein, X.sup.1 is an n1-valent group, and n1 is an integer of 1 to 10: ##STR00001##

A composition for forming a dynamic crosslinked polymer network may comprise (a) a dynamic crosslinker having formula RRRNSSNRRR, wherein each R is a polymerizable group comprising a carbon-carbon (CC) double bond capable of undergoing free radical polymerization and each R and each R are independently selected alkyl groups; (b) a polymer comprising a CC double bond capable of undergoing free radical polymerization, a monomer comprising a CC double bond capable of undergoing free radical polymerization, or combinations thereof; and (c) a free radical initiator, wherein the dynamic crosslinker does not comprise a urethane group.

The present invention is a method for producing a conjugated diene random copolymer comprising polymerizing at least a conjugated diene monomer using a living radical polymerization method to produce a conjugated diene polymer that comprises a halogen atom at a terminal of a polymer chain, a living radical polymerization reaction being initiated using a copper salt, a multidentate ligand that comprises a nitrogen atom having an sp.sup.2 hybridized orbital as a coordinating atom, and an organic halide, to produce the conjugated diene polymer having a number average molecular weight (Mn) of 1,000 to 1,000,000 and a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of less than 2.0. The present invention provides a method for efficiently and inexpensively producing a conjugated diene polymer that includes a halogen atom at the terminal of the polymer chain, and has the desired molecular weight and a narrow molecular weight distribution.