A compound of formula (I): (Core)n-(X)m wherein Core is a core group; n is 0 and m is 1, or n is 1 and m is at least 1; and X is a group of formula (II): wherein: R.sup.1, R.sup.3 and R.sup.5 are each independently H or a substituent; R.sup.2 and R.sup.4 are each a substituent; one of R.sup.1-R.sup.5 is a direct bond or divalent linking group linking the group of formula (II) to Core in the case where n is 1; x and y are 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4; and the compound of formula (I) is substituted with at least one ionic substituent. The compound may be used as an n-dopant to dope an organic semiconductor. ##STR00001##

The invention relates to poly(oligo(ethylene glycol) methacrylate) microgels, to the process for preparing same and the uses thereof in various fields of application such as optics, electronics, pharmacy and cosmetics. These microgels have the advantage of being monodisperse, pH-responsive and temperature-responsive. They can carry magnetic nanoparticles or biologically active molecules. These microgels may also form transparent films, which have novel optical and electromechanical properties.

A method for manufacturing an electrolytic capacitor is provided. A conductive polymer solution is applied onto a porous main body. The porous main body includes a porous electrode body having an electrode material and a dielectric layer covering an outer surface of the electrode material. The conductive polymer solution contains conductive polymer particles whose average particle size ranges from 0.5 nm to 50 nm. A solid electrolyte is formed to completely or partially cover a surface of the dielectric layer. A material of the conductive polymer particles includes at least one of polythiophene having at least one sulfonic acid group and polyselenophene having at least one sulfonic acid group. An electrical conductivity of a dry membrane formed from the conductive polymer particles is higher than 25 S/cm. An amount of metal cations in the conductive polymer solution is less than 500 mg/kg.

A method for manufacturing an electrolytic capacitor is provided. A crosslinking agent is applied onto a capacitor body. A solution containing a conjugated polymer is applied onto the capacitor body after applying the crosslinking agent. A part of a solvent of the solution is removed, so as to form a polymer outer layer onto the capacitor body. The capacitor body includes an electrode body, an electrode material, a dielectric layer, and a solid electrolyte. The electrode material is formed on the electrode body. A surface of the electrode material is covered by the dielectric layer. The dielectric layer is covered by the solid electrolyte. The electrode body or the solid electrolyte is formed from at least one of polythiophene having at least one sulfonic acid group and polyselenophene having at least one sulfonic acid group.

Provided is an optical resin composition for lenses that contains a resin having a structural unit represented by formula (1), and a binaphthalene compound and/or a binaphthalene compound oligomer having a structural unit represented by formula (2). A, p, K.sub.1, K.sub.2, Z, and q in formula (1) are as described in the present specification. R.sub.1-R.sub.10, a, and b in formula (2) are as described in the present specification.

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Disclosed is a graft copolymer containing a polyfluorene-based polymer as a main chain and a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) as a side chain, and an element including the same. The graft copolymer contains both the polyfluorene-based polymer and the PVDF, so that the graft copolymer may increase miscibility between polymers to prepare a composite having excellent performance, prepare an uniform thin film through a solution process, and be used as a single material that exhibits both piezoelectric properties and luminescence properties.

A method of producing a polymer compound which is capable of improving yield while lowering the dispersity of the molecular weight is described. The method of producing polymer compound A containing a constitutional unit (1-2) having a group obtained by removing one or more hydrogen atoms present on Ar.sup.1 from a compound represented by the formula [1-2] involves a first step of separating high molecular weight components contained in a polymer compound B by a fractionation precipitation method from the polymer compound B containing a constitutional unit (1-1) having a group obtained by removing one or more hydrogen atoms present on Ar.sup.1 from a compound represented by the formula [1-1], to obtain a polymer compound C composed of the high molecular weight components, and a second step of converting the constitutional unit (1-1) contained in polymer compound C into constitutional unit (1-2), to obtain polymer compound A:

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The invention provides compositions and methods for cytosolic delivery of peptides and antigens as well as concomitant delivery of antigens and agonists via poly-norbornene-based protein transduction domain mimics.

The invention relates to ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) reactions of making polymers suitable for the electronic industry. Particularly, the invention relates to novel polymers with low dielectric constant (D.sub.k) and low dielectric loss (D.sub.f) suited for smaller, lighter, higher speeds and higher frequency transmission electronic products. Such polymers can be used in a variety of materials and composites of the printed circuit board (PCB) industry.

The present invention relates to a novel compound having an alkoxysilyl group and an active ester group, a method for preparing the same, a composition comprising the same, and a use, wherein the novel compound exhibits improved low moisture absorption and/or low dielectric properties when cured as an epoxy composition, but is not accompanied by loss of thermal expansion characteristics. Disclosed are a novel compound of formulae AF to LF having an alkoxysilyl group and an active ester group, and a method for preparing the same, a composition comprising the same, and a use of same.