A polymer having repeating units derived from at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of aromatic hydroxy compounds represented by the formulas (1A) and (1B), wherein the repeating units are linked to each other by direct bonding between aromatic rings:

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wherein each R is independently an alkyl group having 1 to 40 carbon atoms and optionally having a substituent, an aryl group having 6 to 40 carbon atoms and optionally having a substituent, an alkenyl group having 2 to 40 carbon atoms and optionally having a substituent, an alkynyl group having 2 to 40 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 40 carbon atoms and optionally having a substituent, a halogen atom, a thiol group, an amino group, a nitro group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a heterocyclic group, a carboxyl group, or a hydroxy group, at least one R is a group containing a hydroxy group, and each m is independently an integer of 1 to 10.

Disclosed is a bis-imide compound comprising two or more aryl moieties substituted with ethynyl moieties and the two or more aryl moieties each having one or more polar substituents. Further disclosed is a polymer composition comprising a copolymer polymerized from a monomer mixture of (a) one or more first monomers comprising a bis-imide compound comprising two or more aryl moieties substituted with ethynyl moieties and the two or more aryl moieties each having one or more polar substituents; and (b) one or more second monomers comprising two or more cyclopentadienone moieties. The polymer compositions exhibit favorable properties for use in electronics and displays applications.

Disclosed is a coating comprising a polymeric layer, wherein the polymeric layer comprises a reaction product of a first monomer comprising two or more aromatic acetylene groups and a second monomer comprising two or more cyclopentadienone groups, or a cured product of the reaction product. The coating may or may not additionally contain a crosslinker and/or a thermal acid generator. Optical thin films made from the coatings exhibit refractive indices that make them useful as interlayers for matching refractive indices between adjacent layers of display devices; thereby improving device output efficiency.

Provided herein are a fabric-based substrate and an organic electronic device including the same. The fabric-based substrate includes a fabric layer having an upper surface and a lower surface. A plurality of electrodes are disposed on the upper surface of the fabric layer. An adhesive layer is provided on the upper surface and the lower surface of the fabric layer and filled at least some empty regions between the electrodes and the fabric layer, between the electrodes, and at least some pores in the fabric layer. A self-healing polymer layer is disposed on the adhesive layer located on the lower surface of the fabric layer.

The disclosed technology relates generally to apparatus comprising conductive polymers and more particularly to tag and tag devices comprising a redox-active polymer film, and method of using and manufacturing the same. In one aspect, an apparatus includes a substrate and a conductive structure formed on the substrate which includes a layer of redox-active polymer film having mobile ions and electrons. The conductive structure further includes a first terminal and a second terminal configured to receive an electrical signal therebetween, where the layer of redox-active polymer is configured to conduct an electrical current generated by the mobile ions and the electrons in response to the electrical signal. The apparatus additionally includes a detection circuit operatively coupled to the conductive structure and configured to detect the electrical current flowing through the conductive structure.

A resist underlayer film forming composition contains a reaction product of an aromatic compound (A) having 6 to 60 carbon atoms and a compound represented by formula (B), and a solvent. (In the formula, X represent an oxygen atom or a nitrogen atom; Y represents a single bond, an oxygen atom or a nitrogen atom; X and Y may combine with each other to form a ring; and each of R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a cyclic alkyl group having 3 to 8 carbon atoms or an aromatic group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms; provided that R.sub.2 is present only in cases where X is a nitrogen atom, and R.sub.4 is present only in cases where Y is a nitrogen atom.)

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In an aspect, the invention provides therapeutic agents comprising brush polymers that address challenges associated with conventional administration of free therapeutic peptides. In an embodiment, for example, the invention provides brush polymers incorporating one or more therapeutic peptides as side chain moieties. Therapeutic agents of the invention comprising brush polymers include high-density brush polymers including cross-linked brush polymers and brush block copolymers. In an embodiment, brush polymers of the invention exhibit proteolysis-resistant characteristics and maintain their biological function during formulation and administration. The invention also includes methods of making and using therapeutic agents comprising brush polymers.

Disclosed herein are functionalized 3,4-alkylenedioxythiophene (ADOT+) monomers represented by a chemical formula (CR.sup.1R.sup.2)(CR.sup.3R.sup.4)(CR.sup.4R.sup.6).sub.xO.sub.2H.sub.2S, wherein x=0 or 1; wherein each of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, and R.sup.6 is independently selected from hydrogen, a hydrocarbyl moiety, and a heteroatom-containing functional group; and wherein at least one of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, and R.sup.6 comprises the heteroatom-containing functional group selected from an aldehyde, a maleimide, and their derivatives thereof. Also, disclosed herein are aldehyde derivatives represented by (ADOT-CH.sub.2—NH).sub.pY and a maleimide derivative represented by (ADOT-(CH.sub.2).sub.q—N).sub.pZ where p=1-2 and each of Y and Z is a hydrocarbyl moiety or a biofunctional hydrocarbyl moiety. In an embodiment of the ADOT+ monomers, one of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, and R.sup.6 is replaced by a direct bond to an amide group, an azide group, or an ester group of a biofunctional hydrocarbyl moiety. Also, disclosed herein are polymers and copolymers made therefrom.

The present application can provide a preparation method that can effectively produce a polymer having desired molecular weight characteristics and solubility in a solvent, and having a monomer composition, which is designed freely and variously according to the purpose, without unnecessary components with excellent polymerization efficiency and conversion rates, and a dispersion comprising the polymer formed by the preparation method.

The present application relates to a coating composition and wood article manufactured therefrom, the coating composition comprising: (A) a film-forming resin composition comprising a reactive donor capable of providing two or more nucleophilic carbanions, and a reactive acceptor comprising two carbon-carbon double bonds; (B) a catalyst for catalyzing the Michael addition crosslinking reaction between the reactive donor and the reactive acceptor, wherein at least one of the reactive acceptor and the reactive donor comprises an aromatic ring structure, and wherein the polymer formed by homopolymerization of the reactive acceptor has a Tg of 100° C. or higher.