One embodiment relates to an organic electronic material containing a charge transport polymer or oligomer, wherein the charge transport polymer or oligomer has a nitrogen atom and an aromatic hydrocarbon group Ar.sup.F that is bonded to the nitrogen atom and is substituted with a fluorine atom, and also has a structural unit containing a carbazole structure.

A low molar mass polymeric hydrocarbon tackifier having a number average molar mass Mn of from 200 to 1,500 g/mol provides increased green tack stability over an extended period of time in rubber compounds.

Water-soluble, conjugated polymers containing one or more dibenzosilole monomer residues, as well as compositions, kits, and methods of making and using such polymers are disclosed. Also disclosed are dibenzosilole derivatives substituted with one or more water-solubilizing groups, and methods of making and using such derivatives to prepare water-soluble dibenzosilole polymers.

One embodiment relates to a branched polymer production method including reacting a monomer component containing at least reactive monomers (1) and (2) described below. The reactive monomer (1) has at least a conjugation unit and three or more reactive functional groups bonded to the conjugation unit, wherein the three or more reactive functional groups include two types of reactive functional groups that are mutually different. The reactive monomer (2) has at least a conjugation unit and two reactive functional groups bonded to the conjugation unit, wherein one of the two reactive functional groups is a group capable of reacting with one type of reactive functional group selected from among the two types of reactive functional groups, and the other of the two reactive functional groups is a group capable of reacting with the other type of reactive functional group selected from among the two types of reactive functional groups.

A charge transport material containing at least one charge transport polymer selected from the group consisting of a first charge transport polymer having one or more monovalent conjugated diene-containing groups, and a second charge transport polymer having one or more monovalent dienophile-containing groups.

Described herein, inter alia, are peptide containing polymers, and methods of making and using the same.

The invention provides for polymer structures and their preparation and resulting novel functionalities including open-shell character and high intrinsic conductivity with wide-range tenability. Electrical conductivity can be further modulated by introducing or blending with materials, fillers, dopants, and/or additives. The materials or resultant composites of the invention can be processed by various techniques into different forms to realize multiple applications.

A block copolymer includes an end group, a block that binds to the end group, and a block that does not bind to the end group. The block that does not bind to the end group contains at least one non-crosslinkable constitutional unit represented by the formula (X) and/or at least one non-crosslinkable constitutional unit represented by the formula (Z). At least one of formulas (i) X.sub.I>X.sub.II, (ii) Z.sub.I>Z.sub.II and (iii) X.sub.I+Z.sub.I>X.sub.II+Z.sub.II is satisfied when the total number of non-crosslinkable constitutional units represented by formulas (X) and (Z) in the block that does not bind to the end group are represented by X.sub.I and Z.sub.I, respectively, and the total number of non-crosslinkable constitutional units represented by formulas (X) and (Z) in the block that binds to the end group are represented by X.sub.II and Z.sub.II, respectively.

Water solvated polymeric dyes and polymeric tandem dyes having a blue excitation spectrum are provided. The polymeric dyes are conjugated polymers that can include a thiophene-containing co-monomer. The polymeric tandem dyes further include a signaling chromophore covalently linked to the conjugated polymer in energy-receiving proximity therewith. Also provided are labelled specific binding members that include the subject polymeric dyes. Methods of evaluating a sample for the presence of a target analyte and methods of labelling a target molecule in which the subject polymeric dyes find use are also provided. Systems and kits for practicing the subject methods are also provided.

An organic photovoltaic device comprises a first electrode, a first carrier transporting layer, an active layer, a second carrier transporting layer, and a second electrode. The first electrode is a transparent electrode. The active layer includes a conjugated polymer material, which includes a structure of formula I: ##STR00001##
wherein R0, R0, R0, R0, Y1 and Y2 can be the same or different from each other, and independently selected from one of the following groups and their derivatives: C1-C30 alkyl, C3-C30 branched alkyl, C1-C30 silyl, C2-C30 ester, C1-C30 alkoxy, C1-C30 alkylthio, C1-C30 haloalkyl, C2-C30 olefin, C2-C30 alkyne, C2-C30 carbon chain containing cyano, C1-C30 carbon chain containing nitro, C1-C30 carbon chain containing hydroxyl, C3-C30 carbon chain containing keto, halogen, cyano, and hydrogen. The organic photovoltaic device of the present invention has good power conversion efficiency.