An object of the present invention is to provide a dispersion stabilizer for suspension polymerization which satisfies various performance requirements for suspension polymerization of a vinyl-based compound such as vinyl chloride. The present invention relates a modified vinyl alcohol-based polymer having at least one monomer unit represented by a following general formula (I) and a modification rate of from 0.01 mol % to 10 mol %: general formula (1) ##STR00001##
in which BO represents an oxybutylene unit; EO represents an oxyethylene unit; and each of m and n is a number of repeating unit of the respective oxyalkylene units; 1m10; and 1n60.

A polymer/nanoparticle composite hydrogel can be produced from an industrially readily available general-purpose material and has excellent mechanical and stretching properties. A hydrogel and a method for producing the same, the hydrogel having a self-supporting property and including a silicate salt (A), a polyalkylene glycol (B), and a dispersant (C) for the silicate salt, the hydrogel being characterized in that: the polyalkylene glycol (B) has a weight average molecular weight, number average molecular weight, or viscosity average molecular weight of 500,000 to 20,000,000; and the amount by mass of the polyalkylene glycol (B) is more than 2% by mass and 20% by mass or less relative to 100% by mass of the hydrogel.

A polymer/nanoparticle composite hydrogel can be produced from an industrially readily available general-purpose material and has excellent mechanical and stretching properties. A hydrogel and a method for producing the same, the hydrogel having a self-supporting property and including a silicate salt (A), a polyalkylene glycol (B), and a dispersant (C) for the silicate salt, the hydrogel being characterized in that: the polyalkylene glycol (B) has a weight average molecular weight, number average molecular weight, or viscosity average molecular weight of 500,000 to 20,000,000; and the amount by mass of the polyalkylene glycol (B) is more than 2% by mass and 20% by mass or less relative to 100% by mass of the hydrogel.

The invention relates to a curable composition comprising a) at least one polymer having at least one terminal group of the general formula (I)
-A.sub.n-RSiXYZ(I),
wherein A is a divalent bonding group containing at least one heteroatom, R is selected from divalent hydrocarbon residues having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, X, Y, Z are, independently of one another, selected from the group consisting of a hydroxyl group and C.sub.1 to C.sub.8 alkyl, C.sub.1 to C.sub.8 alkoxy, and C.sub.1 to C.sub.8 acyloxy groups, wherein X, Y, Z are substituents directly bound with the Si atom or the two of the substituents X, Y, Z form a ring together with the Si atom to which they are bound, and at least one of the substituents X, Y, Z is selected from the group consisting of a hydroxyl group, C.sub.1 to C.sub.8 alkoxy or C.sub.1 to C.sub.8 acyloxy groups, and n is 0 or 1; and b) at least one compound of the general formula (II) ##STR00001##
wherein R is same or different and is, independently from one another, selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom and hydrocarbon residues having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, and Ar is selected from aryl groups, and adhesive, sealant, or coating materials comprising the composition and use thereof.

The invention relates to a curable composition comprising a) at least one polymer having at least one terminal group of the general formula (I)
-A.sub.n-RSiXYZ(I),
wherein A is a divalent bonding group containing at least one heteroatom, R is selected from divalent hydrocarbon residues having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, X, Y, Z are, independently of one another, selected from the group consisting of a hydroxyl group and C.sub.1 to C.sub.8 alkyl, C.sub.1 to C.sub.8 alkoxy, and C.sub.1 to C.sub.8 acyloxy groups, wherein X, Y, Z are substituents directly bound with the Si atom or the two of the substituents X, Y, Z form a ring together with the Si atom to which they are bound, and at least one of the substituents X, Y, Z is selected from the group consisting of a hydroxyl group, C.sub.1 to C.sub.8 alkoxy or C.sub.1 to C.sub.8 acyloxy groups, and n is 0 or 1; and b) at least one compound of the general formula (II) ##STR00001##
wherein R is same or different and is, independently from one another, selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom and hydrocarbon residues having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, and Ar is selected from aryl groups, and adhesive, sealant, or coating materials comprising the composition and use thereof.

A solid-state electrolyte includes a lithium salt, a lithium ion-conducting inorganic material, a polymer, and a coupling agent. The coupling agent bonds the lithium ion-conducting inorganic material to the polymer.

A solid-state electrolyte includes a lithium salt, a lithium ion-conducting inorganic material, a polymer, and a coupling agent. The coupling agent bonds the lithium ion-conducting inorganic material to the polymer.

An ultraviolet curable ink composition, a method for forming a bezel pattern using the same, a bezel pattern produced by the method, and a display substrate comprising the bezel pattern are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, an ultraviolet curable ink composition comprises a colorant, an epoxy monomer, an oxetane monomer, a cationic photo-polymerization initiator, and a polymerization inhibitor, wherein the weight ratio of the epoxy monomer to the oxetane monomer is 1:0.5 to 1:6.

An ultraviolet curable ink composition, a method for forming a bezel pattern using the same, a bezel pattern produced by the method, and a display substrate comprising the bezel pattern are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, an ultraviolet curable ink composition comprises a colorant, an epoxy monomer, an oxetane monomer, a cationic photo-polymerization initiator, and a polymerization inhibitor, wherein the weight ratio of the epoxy monomer to the oxetane monomer is 1:0.5 to 1:6.

In various embodiments, the present invention is directed to a centrally-functionalizable living cationic polymer or copolymer having a centrally-substituted tetraene group having the formula ##STR00001##
wherein each R is selected from the group consisting of a polymer or a copolymer, such as a polyisobutylene polymer or a poly(isobutylene-b-styrene) copolymer.