Methods for intravesical administration of a therapeutic agent including application of a photoactive nanogel to the mucosal surfaces of the bladder and/or intravesical application of cell-penetrating peptides. Photoactive nanogels may be aggregated by exposure to ultraviolet light, either in vitro or in vivo, to provide controlled or extended release of a therapeutic agent, such as an antibiotic.

Resin compositions including at least two different inert fillers that are useful for preparing prepregs and laminates that are used in manufacturing printed circuit boards.

The invention relates to a molding composed of extruded foam, wherein at least one fiber (F) is present with a fiber region (FB2) within the molding and is surrounded by the extruded foam, while a fiber region (FB1) of the fiber (F) projects from a first side of the molding and a fiber region (FB3) of the fiber (F) projects from a second side of the molding, and the extruded foam is produced by an extrusion process comprising the following steps: I) providing a polymer melt in an extruder, II) introducing at least one blowing agent into the polymer melt provided in step I) to obtain a foamable polymer melt, III) extruding the foamable polymer melt obtained in step II) from the extruder through at least one die aperture into an area at lower pressure, with expansion of the foamable polymer melt to obtain an expanded foam, and IV) calibrating the expanded foam from step III) by conducting the expanded foam through a shaping tool to obtain the extruded foam.

The present invention relates to a molding made from foam, wherein at least one fiber (F) is partly within the molding, i.e. is surrounded by the foam. The two ends of the respective fibers (F) that are not surrounded by the foam thus each project from one side of the corresponding molding. The foam comprises at least two mutually bonded foam segments.

The present invention relates to a weather-resistant thermoplastic resin, a thermoplastic resin composition containing the same, and a method of preparing the thermoplastic resin composition. More particular, the present invention relates to a thermoplastic resin including a) a hard core having a refractive index of 1.530 to 1.590; b) a crosslinked rubber layer that surrounds the hard core, has an average thickness of 30 to 80 nm, and is prepared by polymerizing an alkyl (meth)acrylate compound and a crosslinking agent; and c) a non-crosslinked hard shell that surrounds the crosslinked rubber layer and is prepared by polymerizing an aromatic vinyl compound and a vinyl cyanide compound, a thermoplastic resin composition including the thermoplastic resin, and a method of preparing the thermoplastic resin composition. In accordance to the present disclosure, a weather-resistant thermoplastic resin having superior rigidity and impact resistance, particularly excellent surface gloss and coloring properties, a thermoplastic resin composition containing the same, and a method of preparing the thermoplastic resin composition may be provided.

Provided is a resin sheet for molding, which is provided with a base material layer that contains a polycarbonate resin (a1), a high hardness resin layer that contains a high hardness resin, and a hard coat anti-glare layer, and which is configured such that: the high hardness resin layer is arranged between the base material layer and the hard coat anti-glare layer; the glass transition points of the polycarbonate resin (a1) and the high hardness resin satisfy the relational expression −10° C.≤(glass transition point of high hardness resin)−(glass transition point of polycarbonate resin (a1))≤40° C.; and two protective films are superposed and bonded onto both surfaces of the resin sheet.

A copolymer, a method for producing the copolymer, a porous structure formed by the copolymer, a method for producing the porous structure, and a porous carbon sphere formed by carbonizing the porous structure are shown. The copolymer has a chemical structure of formula (1) or (2):

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wherein the molecular weight of the copolymer structure is 120,000 or less g/mole, m and t are both greater than 0, 8%≦p≦80%, y≧0, z≧0, and X is selected from —Cl, —Br and —I.

Hybrid pre-patterns were prepared for directed self-assembly of a given block copolymer capable of forming a lamellar domain pattern. The hybrid pre-patterns have top surfaces comprising independent elevated surfaces interspersed with adjacent recessed surfaces. The elevated surfaces are neutral wetting to the domains formed by self-assembly. Material below the elevated surfaces has greater etch-resistance than material below the recessed surfaces in a given etch process. Following other dimensional constraints of the hybrid pre-pattern described herein, a layer of the given block copolymer was formed on the hybrid pre-pattern. Self-assembly of the layer produced a lamellar domain pattern comprising self-aligned, unidirectional, perpendicularly oriented lamellae over the elevated surfaces, and parallel and/or perpendicularly oriented lamellae over recessed surfaces. The domain patterns displayed long range order along the major axis of the pre-pattern. The lamellar domain patterns are useful in forming transfer patterns comprising two-dimensional customized features.

A method for enhancing an interaction between graphene nanoparticles and a poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate), including modifying graphene with nitric acid to form graphene nanoparticles surface modified with one or more oxygen functionalities, melt blending the poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate) and the modified graphene nanoparticles to obtain a nanocomposite, and exposing the nanocomposite to microwave irradiation to form defects in the graphene nanoparticles. A blend composition, including graphene nanoparticles and a poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate), where the graphene nanoparticles are dispersed in the poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate), and the graphene nanoparticles are surface modified with oxygen functionalities.

Disclosed are such co-polymers of vinylidene substituted aromatic monomers and unsaturated compounds containing nucleophilic groups chain extended by a copolymer of one or more vinylidene aromatic monomers and one or more unsaturated compounds having pendant electrophilic groups which copolymerize with the one or more vinylidene aromatic monomers. Disclosed are compositions comprising vinylidene substituted aromatic monomers and unsaturated compounds containing nucleophilic groups and a copolymer of one or more vinylidene aromatic monomers and one or more unsaturated compounds having pendant electrophilic groups, which may optionally, contain salts of alkaline earth metals, alkali metals, transition metals, post transition metals or metalloids. Disclosed are methods of preparing such chain-extended and/or branched copolymers.