A process for producing a three-dimensional object by selectively layer-by-layer solidification of a powdery material layer at the locations corresponding to the cross-section of the object in a respective layer by exposure to electromagnetic radiation. The powdery material comprises at least one polymer which is obtainable from its melt only in substantially amorphous or completely amorphous form, or a polyblend which is obtainable from its melt only in substantially amorphous or completely amorphous form. The powdery material has a specific melting enthalpy of at least 1 J/g.

Provided is a thermoplastic resin including constituent units represented by general formula (1). (In formula (1), R1 and R2 each independently represent: a hydrogen atom; a fluorine atom; a chlorine atom; a bromine atom; an iodine atom; a C1-6 alkyl group; a monocyclic or polycyclic C6-36 aryl group; a monocyclic or polycyclic heteroaryl group having 5-36 ring atoms, 1, 2, 3, or 4 of the ring atoms being selected from nitrogen, sulfur, and oxygen, and the other ring atoms being carbon in the heteroaryl group; a C2-6 alkenyl group; a C1-6 alkoxy group; or a C7-17 aralkyl group. In formula (1), X, a, and bare each as described in the present specification.)

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The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes ##STR00001##
where A includes at least one of a carbon-carbon bond or a bridging group, R includes between 0 and 4 of a first hydrocarbon, and n is between 2 and 3,000. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the bridging group may include a linear hydrocarbon chain and/or a branched hydrocarbon chain. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the bridging group may include between 1 and 10 carbon atoms.

The present disclosure relates to a graft material including a self-healing polymer layer and to implantable medical devices including such a graft material. The invention also relates to methods of using and manufacturing such graft materials and devices. In one embodiment, the implantable medical device is a stent graft.

Crystalline solvate forms and amorphous forms of 6,6′-diphenyl-2,2′-bis(2-hydroxyethoxy)-1,1′-binaphthyl, where the organic solvent is selected from methanol, toluene, and methyl ethyl ketone, and an amorphous form of 6,6′-diphenyl-2,2′-bis(2-hydroxyethoxy)-1,1′-binaphthyl having a purity of at least 99.0% by weight, based on organic matter. Thermoplastic resins containing a structural unit derived from 6,6′-diphenyl-2,2′-bis(2-hydroxyethoxy)-1,1′-binaphthyl. Optical lenses containing the thermoplastic resins containing a structural unit derived from 6,6′-diphenyl-2,2′-bis(2-hydroxyethoxy)-1,1′-binaphthyl.

Provided are a diol compound which may be used to prepare a polycarbonate having excellent weather resistance, hardness, heat resistance, transparency, impact resistance, etc. while having excellent mechanical properties, a polycarbonate prepared by using the same, and a preparation method thereof.

A multilayer body includes at least one layer (A) made of a polycarbonate resin (A) whose main repeating units include a unit (a-1) composed of an ether diol residue represented by the following formula (1) and a unit (a-2) composed of a diol residue represented by the following formula (2), and at least one layer (B) containing an aromatic polycarbonate resin (B), wherein the molar ratio of the unit (a-1) is 50 to 96 mol % and the molar ratio of the unit (a-2) is 4 to 50 mol %, with respect to 100 mol % of the total repeating units of the polycarbonate resin (A) and the proportion of the aromatic polycarbonate resin (B) in the layer (B) containing an aromatic polycarbonate resin (B) is 30% by weight or more, and the multilayer body is excellent in heat resistance, impact resistance, surface hardness, adhesion, and chemical resistance. ##STR00001##
In the formula (2), R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each independently represent at least one group selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, a cycloalkoxy group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms, an aryloxy group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms, an aralkyl group having 7 to 20 carbon atoms, an aralkyloxy group having 7 to 20 carbon atoms, a nitro group, an aldehyde group, a cyano group, and a carboxyl group, and when a plurality of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are present, they may be the same or different; a and b each represent an integer of 1 to 4; and W represents at least one bonding group selected from the group consisting of a single bond and a bonding group represented by the following formula (3). ##STR00002##
In the formula (3), R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, R.sup.7, R.sup.1, R.sup.9, and R.sup.10 each independently represent at least one group selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms, and an aralkyl group having 7 to 20 carbon atoms, and when a plurality of R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, R.sup.7, R.sup.8, R.sup.9, and R.sup.10 are present, they may be the same or different; R.sup.11, R.sup.12, R.sup.13, and R.sup.14 each independently represent at least one group selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a cycloalkenyl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6 to 10 atoms, and an aralkyl group having 7 to 20 carbon atoms, and when a plurality of R.sup.11, R.sup.12, R.

Provided are a polycarbonate-based resin composition, including: 99 mass % to 1 mass % of a polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer (A) having a predetermined repeating unit (A-1) and predetermined constituent units (A-2) and (A-3); and 1 mass % to 99 mass % of a polycarbonate-based resin (B) except the polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer (A), and a molded body thereof.

The present disclosure relates to a polycarbonate and a preparation method thereof, which has a novel structure with an improvement in weather resistance and refractive index, while having excellent mechanical properties.

Provided is a polycarbonate of Chemical Formula 1:

##STR00001## wherein in Chemical Formula 1: Ar is C.sub.6-60 arylene unsubstituted or substituted with C.sub.1-10 alkyl; and n and m are each independently an integer from 1 to 50, provided that n+m is 2 or more and a preparation method thereof.