The invention concerns a complex for delivering light-activated antimicrobial agents (photosensitising (PS) agents) into cells; use of said complex as a medicament in photodynamic therapy; use of said complex for treatment of a microbial infection; a method for the manufacture of a composition comprising said complex; a pharmaceutical or veterinary composition comprising said complex; a combination therapeutic comprising said complex and at least one other agent; a method of treatment employing the use of said complex, composition or combination therapeutic. The complex comprises a poly--amino ester and a photosensitizing agent.

The present invention relates generally to substrates for making polymers and methods for making polymers. The present invention also relates generally to polymers and devices comprising the same.

A low viscosity and transparent polyamide and a method for making the same. The transparent polyamides comprise the reaction products of a fully hydrogenated dimer-acid; a second linear, saturated dicarboxylic acid; an alkylene diamine; a dipiperidine; optionally a second diamine different from the alkylene diamine; and optionally additives. The polyamides have low molten viscosity and high light transmittance.

An electrodeposition composition comprising: (a) a source of copper ions; (b) an acid; (c) a suppressor, and (d) a leveler, wherein the leveler comprises a quaternized dipyridyl compound prepared by reacting a dipyridyl compound with a difunctional alkylating agent or a quaternized poly(epihalohydrin). The electrodeposition composition can be used in a process for forming a copper feature over a semiconductor substrate in wafer level packaging to electrodeposit a copper bump or pillar on an underbump structure of a semiconductor assembly.

Disclosed are an organic thin film including a semiconducting polymer including a ligand that is metal-coordination bondable or is metal-coordination bonded and an elastomer including a ligand that is metal-coordination bondable or is metal-coordination bonded, wherein the semiconducting polymer and the elastomer are configured to be dynamic intermolecular bonded by a metal-coordination bond, an organic sensor, and an electronic device.

The present invention relates to a mechanochemical based synthesis of perfluoropyridine monomers, polymers made using such monomers and methods of making and using articles comprising such polymers. Such perfluoropyridine monomers are easily chemically tuned have the strength needed for high temperature applications and the flexibility needed for low temperature applications. In addition, to the aforementioned monomers, a mechanochemical based synthesis for such perfluoropyridine monomers is provided. All of the aforementioned performance application advantages are also found in polymers comprising Applicants' perfluoropyridine monomers.

Polyguanidines and methods of use thereof are described. In particular, polyguanidines of formula (I), formula (II), and formula (III) are described. The polyguanidines can be used to treat infection, such as bacterial, viral or fungal infection, and as an ex vivo microbial agent.

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The present invention aims to provide a polymer having excellent alkali resistance and anion conductivity, a method of producing the polymer, an electrolyte material containing the polymer, and an anion exchange membrane containing the polymer. The present invention relates to a phosphazene bond-containing polymer containing a phosphorus atom constituting a phosphazene bond, the phosphorus atom including a phosphorus atom to which a nitrogen-containing group is bonded, and a nitrogen atom constituting the phosphazene bond, the nitrogen atom including a nitrogen atom to which a hydrocarbon group is bonded.

Anion exchange polymers having high OH.sup.? conductivity, chemical stability, and mechanical stability have been developed for use in AEMs. The anion exchange polymers have stable hydrophobic polymer backbones, stable hydrophilic quaternary ammonium cationic groups, and hydrophilic phenolic hydroxyl groups on the polymer side chains. The polymers have polymer backbones free of ether bonds, hydrophilic polymer side chains, and piperidinium ion-conducting functionality, which enables efficient and stable operation in water or CO.sub.2 electrolysis, redox flow battery, and fuel cell applications. The polymer comprises a plurality of repeating units of formula (I) ##STR00001## Anion exchange membranes and membrane electrode assemblies incorporating the anion exchange polymers are also described.

Provided is a leveling agent that controls a plating process for forming a circuit pattern. The leveling agent allows the circuit pattern to have a uniform height and square shape even though the circuit pattern has various line widths. Also provided is an electroplating composition including the leveling agent.