Compositions for inhibiting the attachment of microbes to surfaces are disclosed. The compositions include a carrier and an effective amount of an anti-adherent agent. The anti-adherent agents include Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose; Methylcellulose, Hydroxypropylcellulose, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Dimethicone PEG-7 Phosphate, Propylene Glycol Alginate, Bis-PEG-15 Dimethicone/IPDI Copolymer, Polyimide-1, Polyquaternium-101, Polyester-5, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein/PVP Crosspolymer, Polymethacrylamidopropyl Trimonium Chloride, Ethylene Oxide/Propylene Oxide Block Copolymer, Trideceth-9 PG-Amodimethicone (and) Trideceth-12, PEG-12 Dimethicone, Cyclopentasiloxane (and) Caprylyl Dimethicone Ethoxy Glucoside, Dimethicone PEG-8 succinate, Linoleamidopropyl PG-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate Dimethicone, Polyvinyl Pyrrolidone; Gum; Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-11; PEG-8 SMDI Copolymer; Polyvinyl Alcohol; VP/Dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate/Polycarbamyl Polyglycol Ester; VP/Polycarbamyl Polyglycol Ester; VP/Dimethiconylacrylate/polycarbamyl Polyglycol Ester; Acrylates/Steareth-20 Methacrylate Copolymer; a mixture of Acrylates Copolymer and VP/Polycarbamyl Polyglycol Ester; and any combination thereof. Various delivery vehicles, such as wipes, may be used to deliver the composition to surfaces.

The present disclosure relates to support structures for three dimensional (3D) printing, methods of preparing the support structures, and methods of using the support structures. In particular, the support structures comprise a hydrogel comprised of a cellulose derivative. Preferably, the support structures are biodegradable and easily removed without generating toxic waste.

A silver powder, wherein the silver powder satisfies D.sub.50-IPA>D.sub.50-W, where in measurement of a volume-based particle size distribution of the silver powder by a laser diffraction particle size distribution analysis, D.sub.50-IPA (m) is a cumulative 50% point of particle diameter of the silver powder when isopropyl alcohol (IPA) is used as a measurement solvent for dispersing the silver powder, and D.sub.50-W (m) is a cumulative 50% point of particle diameter of the silver powder when water is used as a measurement solvent for dispersing the silver powder, and wherein a phosphorus content in the silver powder is 0.01% by mass or more but 0.3% by mass or less.

A silver powder, wherein the silver powder satisfies D.sub.50-IPA>D.sub.50-W, where in measurement of a volume-based particle size distribution of the silver powder by a laser diffraction particle size distribution analysis, D.sub.50-IPA (m) is a cumulative 50% point of particle diameter of the silver powder when isopropyl alcohol (IPA) is used as a measurement solvent for dispersing the silver powder, and D.sub.50-W (m) is a cumulative 50% point of particle diameter of the silver powder when water is used as a measurement solvent for dispersing the silver powder, and wherein a phosphorus content in the silver powder is 0.01% by mass or more but 0.3% by mass or less.

This disclosure relates to a conductive paste comprising a fine silver particle dispersion and a glass frit, wherein the fine silver particle dispersion comprising: (1) 65 to 95.4% by weight of fine silver particles which have average primary particle diameter of 10 to 190 nm and which comprise 25% by number or less of silver particles having primary particle diameter of 100 nm or larger, (2) 4.5 to 34.5% by weight of a solvent, (3) 0.1 to 1.0% by weight of ethyl cellulose having weight average molecular weight of 10,000 to 120,000. Also provided are: a method of manufacturing an electrically conductive thick film comprising steps of: (a) applying said fine silver particle dispersion on a substrate, and (b) heating the applied fine silver particle dispersion at 80 to 1000 C.; and an electrical device comprising a conductive thick film made with the foregoing paste.

This disclosure relates to a conductive paste comprising a fine silver particle dispersion and a glass frit, wherein the fine silver particle dispersion comprising: (1) 65 to 95.4% by weight of fine silver particles which have average primary particle diameter of 10 to 190 nm and which comprise 25% by number or less of silver particles having primary particle diameter of 100 nm or larger, (2) 4.5 to 34.5% by weight of a solvent, (3) 0.1 to 1.0% by weight of ethyl cellulose having weight average molecular weight of 10,000 to 120,000. Also provided are: a method of manufacturing an electrically conductive thick film comprising steps of: (a) applying said fine silver particle dispersion on a substrate, and (b) heating the applied fine silver particle dispersion at 80 to 1000 C.; and an electrical device comprising a conductive thick film made with the foregoing paste.

Described herein are methods of syntheses and therapeutic uses of covalently modified peptides and/or proteins. The covalently modified peptides and/or proteins allow for improved pharmaceutical properties of peptide and protein-based therapeutics.

A coating composition is provided. The coating composition includes a wet-milled product obtained by applying a shear force to an aqueous suspension of low-substituted cellulose ether having a molar substitution of from 0.05 to 1.0 per anhydrous glucose unit. The aqueous suspension of low-substituted cellulose ether is obtained by suspending and dispersing the low-substituted cellulose ether in water and a short chain alcohol.

A coating composition is provided. The coating composition includes a wet-milled product obtained by applying a shear force to an aqueous suspension of low-substituted cellulose ether having a molar substitution of from 0.05 to 1.0 per anhydrous glucose unit. The aqueous suspension of low-substituted cellulose ether is obtained by suspending and dispersing the low-substituted cellulose ether in water and a short chain alcohol.

A coating composition is provided. The coating composition includes a wet-milled product obtained by applying a shear force to an aqueous suspension of low-substituted cellulose ether having a molar substitution of from 0.05 to 1.0 per anhydrous glucose unit. The aqueous suspension of low-substituted cellulose ether is obtained by suspending and dispersing the low-substituted cellulose ether in water and a short chain alcohol.