A prepreg and an integrally molded article are described, the prepreg including a thermoplastic resin existing on one face of a layer in which reinforcing fibers are impregnated with a thermosetting resin, wherein the prepreg exhibits, in injection molding or press molding, thermal weldability with a member containing a thermoplastic resin, and wherein the thermosetting resin has a specific peak on a loss tangent (tan δ) curve obtained by dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), so that the prepreg exhibits suitable flexibility and adhesiveness, excellent formability on a complicated mold face, and adhesion to a mold face, causes no positional shift, and can be efficiently reinforced and stiffened at an intended position.

A conductive film includes a cured material having a composition containing a conductive polymer and a binding resin, wherein a water content of the cured material after water absorption is 70% or less.

A proton-conducting polymer comprises a plurality of repeating units of formula (I) for electrochemical reactions. The polymer may be synthesized from a super acid catalyzed polyhydroxyalkylation reaction of monomers Ar.sub.1′, Ar.sub.2′, and X.sub.1′ followed by a nucleophilic substitution reaction or a grafting reaction, and optionally an acidification reaction.

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Proton-exchange membranes and membrane electrode assemblies made from the polymer are also described.

The present application discloses methods for preparing superhydrophobic nano-microscale patterned films, films pre-pared from such methods and uses of such films as superhydrophobic coatings. The superhydrophobic nano- microscale patterned films comprise high aspect ratio nanoparticles such as boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) and/or carbon nanotubes (CNTs).

The present invention belongs to the technical field of organic supermolecules, and specifically discloses a 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT) polymer capable of supramolecular assembly with carbon-based materials, and a preparation method thereof. The polymer of the present invention is a polymer with 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene-2-acetylene as the main chain and alkoxy as the side chain. The polymer is prepared as follows: subjecting EDOT to bromination, to give 2,5-dibromo-3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene; then reacting 2,5-dibromo-3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene and trimethylsilyl acetylene (TMSA) to give bis(trimethylsilyl)-3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene; removing trimethylsilyl (TMS) protecting groups from the bis(trimethylsilyl)-3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene, and subjecting the obtained compound and 2,5-dibromo-3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene to Sonogashira coupling to give an EDOT polymer. The polymer of the present invention can form a supramolecular assembly system with carbon nanotubes (CNTs), which involves π-π adsorption of the main chain and entanglement of the side chain.

A composition for forming an organic film contains a polymer having a partial structure shown by the following general formula (1) as a repeating unit, and an organic solvent. Each of AR1 and AR2 represents a benzene ring or naphthalene ring which optionally have a substituent; W.sub.1 represents a particular partial structure having a triple bond, and the polymer optionally contains two or more kinds of W.sub.1; and W.sub.2 represents a divalent organic group having 6 to 80 carbon atoms and at least one aromatic ring. This invention provides: a polymer curable even under film formation conditions in an inert gas and capable of forming an organic film which has not only excellent heat resistance and properties of filling and planarizing a pattern formed in a substrate, but also favorable film formability onto a substrate with less sublimation product; and a composition for forming an organic film, containing the polymer. ##STR00001##

An object of the present invention is to provide a prepreg and a laminate for producing a laminate suitable as a structural material, which have excellent compressive strength and interlaminar fractural toughness values, and can be firmly integrated with another structural member by welding. The present invention provides a prepreg including the following structural components [A] reinforcing fibers, [B] a thermosetting resin, and [C] a thermoplastic resin, in which [B] has a rubbery state elastic modulus of 10 MPa or more at a temperature obtained by adding 50° C. to a glass transition temperature in a state in which a degree of cure is 90% or more, [C] is present in a surface of the prepreg, and the reinforcing fibers [A] are present, which are included in a resin area including {B] and a resin area including [C] across an interface between the two resin areas.

The following is provided as a member for a composite material that has excellent stiffness, heat resistance, and productivity. A member for a composite material containing resin component that contains polyaryletherketone as a main component. The resin component has a molecular weight distribution of 3.8 or more and 8 or less and a mass average molecular weight of 86000 or less. The member for a composite material has a thickness more than 15 μm. The composite material contains a resin and reinforcing fibers having a number average fiber length of 5 mm or more.

The following is provided as a member for a composite material that has excellent stiffness, durability, impact resistance, and productivity. A member for a composite material containing a resin component that contains polyaryletherketone as a main component. The resin component has a molecular weight distribution of 4 or more and 8 or less and a mass average molecular weight of 88000 or more. The composite material contains a resin and reinforcing fibers having a number average fiber length of 5 mm or more.

The following is provided as a member for a composite material that has excellent durability, impact resistance, and productivity. A member for a composite material containing a resin component that contains polyaryletherketone as a main component. The resin component has a molecular weight distribution of 2 or more and less than 4 and a mass average molecular weight of 63000 or more. The composite material contains a resin and reinforcing fibers having a number average fiber length of 5 mm or more.