A liquid composition that contains a polymerizable compound and a solvent, and that can form a porous resin. The liquid composition, when stirred, transmits at least 30 percent of incident light having a wavelength of 550 nm. The haze value of an containing the liquid composition increases by 1.0 percent or more when the element containing the liquid composition is cured.

Some embodiments described herein relate to a substrate with a surface comprising a silane or a silane derivative covalently attached to optionally substituted cycloalkene or optionally substituted heterocycloalkene for direct conjugation with a functionalized molecule of interest, such as a polymer, a hydrogel, an amino acid, a nucleoside, a nucleotide, a peptide, a polynucleotide, or a protein. In some embodiments, the silane or silane derivative contains optionally substituted norbornene or norbornene derivatives. Method for preparing a functionalized surface and the use in DNA sequencing and other diagnostic applications are also disclosed.

The present disclosure discloses a method of manufacturing silicon dioxide nanoparticles modified by a polymer containing phosphorus and nitrogen, which relates to organic/inorganic hybrid nanoparticles, dispersing SiO.sub.2 in an organic solvent, then adding THPS, stirring, and finally adding p-phenylenediamine, reacting, centrifuging, washing, and drying to obtain silicon dioxide nanoparticles modified by a polymer containing phosphorus and nitrogen. The silicon dioxide nanoparticles modified by the polymer containing phosphorus and nitrogen have effects in flame retardancy, strengthening effect of polymer matrixes, and are expected to be widely used in the halogen-free synergistic flame retardancy of polymer materials.

The present application relates to a method for preparing a functionalized surface and the use in DNA sequencing and other diagnostic applications. A substrate with a surface comprising a silane or a silane derivative covalently attached to optionally substituted cycloalkene or optionally substituted heterocycloalkene can be used for direct conjugation with a functionalized molecule of interest, such as a polymer, a hydrogel, an amino acid, a nucleoside, a nucleotide, a peptide, a polynucleotide, or a protein. In some embodiments, the silane or silane derivative contains optionally substituted norbornene or norbornene derivatives.

Nanoscale, pH-responsive polycationic networks useful for the delivery of anionic biologic therapeutics and associated methods.

A resin composition is provided. The resin composition comprises the following components: (A) epoxy resin; (B) a cross-linking agent; (C) bismaleimide resin (BMI) represented by the following formula (I): ##STR00001## wherein R.sub.1 is an organic group; and (D) a resin represented by the following formula (II): ##STR00002## wherein n is an integer of 1 to 10.

A hydrogel includes a cross-linked polymer selected from the group consisting of polyacrylic acid, polyacrylamide and combinations thereof, the hydrogel including cross-links selected from residues of at least one difunctional acrylic material selected from the group consisting of N,N-methylene bis acrylamide (MBA), N,N-methylene bis acrylamide (TTEGDA) and combinations thereof. Further provided are methods of growing a plant using the hydrogel as a substrate.

A liquid composition that contains a polymerizable compound and a solvent, and that can form a porous resin. The liquid composition, when stirred, transmits at least 30 percent of incident light having a wavelength of 550 nm. The haze value of an containing the liquid composition increases by 1.0 percent or more when the element containing the liquid composition is cured.

A curable composition contains a betaine monomer having a predetermined structure and a polyfunctional (meth)acrylamide compound having a predetermined structure.

A liquid composition that contains a polymerizable compound and a solvent, and that can form a porous resin. The liquid composition, when stirred, transmits at least 30 percent of incident light having a wavelength of 550 nm. The haze value of an containing the liquid composition increases by 1.0 percent or more when the element containing the liquid composition is cured.