A scratch-resistant thermoplastic polymer composition (P) comprising 88 to 99.9 wt.-% of at least one styrene-based copolymer, 0.1 to 5 wt.-% of at least one modified organopolysiloxane compound, and optionally at least one colorant, dye or pigment, and/or at least one further additive, provides with improved properties.

A method is disclosed for the differentiated sequestration of substances of different substance groups A and B in a sulfated and/or sulfonated hydrogel while simultaneously releasing substances of substance group A or B from the sulfated and/or sulfonated hydrogel into the biofluid. The sulfated and/or sulfonated hydrogel is selected from a group of hydrogels of Type 1, 2, 3, 4 and consist of uncharged and charged components. The charged components are characterized by calculating the number of sulfated or sulfonated groups per repeat unit divided by the molecular mass of the repeat unit, for each of Type 1 2 3 and 4. The swollen hydrogels have a concentration of sulfated or sulfonated groups in mmol/ml for Type 1, Type 2, Type 3 and Type 4. The concentration of substances of each substance group A and group B in the biofluid is influenced by the selection of the type of hydrogel.

An optical film includes a polarizer, a uniaxially elongated film disposed on the polarizer, and a compensation film disposed on one side of the uniaxially elongated film. The polarizer includes a polymer having a glass transition temperature of greater than about 100 C. and including a structural unit derived from styrene or a styrene derivative. The compensation film has a refractive index satisfying Relationship Equations 1 and 2, the uniaxially elongated film has an in-plane retardation satisfying Relationship Equation 3 and a thickness retardation satisfying Relationship Equation 4, and the compensation film has an in-plane retardation satisfying Relationship Equation 5 and a thickness retardation satisfying Relationship Equation 6. A liquid crystal display including the optical film is also disclosed. Relationship Equations 1 to 6 are described in the detailed description.

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.

The present invention relates to a process for producing a molding made from blowing agent-containing foam comprising at least one fiber (F), wherein the at least one fiber (F) is partially introduced into the blowing agent-containing foam. The two ends of the respective fiber (F) that are not surrounded by the blowing agent-containing foam thus project from one side of the corresponding molding. The present invention also provides the molding as such. The present invention further provides a panel comprising at least one such molding, produced by the process according to the invention, and at least one further layer (S1). The present invention also provides for the production of the panels of the invention and for the use thereof, for example as a rotor blade in wind turbines.

An underlayer film-forming composition for a self-assembled film having a polymer including 0.2% by mole or more of a unit structure of a polycyclic aromatic vinyl compound relative to all unit structures of the polymer. The polymer includes 20% by mole or more of a unit structure of an aromatic vinyl compound relative to all the unit structures of the polymer and includes 1% by mole or more of a unit structure of the polycyclic aromatic vinyl compound relative to all the unit structures of the aromatic vinyl compound. The aromatic vinyl compound includes an optionally substituted vinylnaphthalene, acenaphthylene, or vinylcarbazole, and the polycyclic aromatic vinyl compound is vinylnaphthalene, acenaphthylene, or vinylcarbazole. The aromatic vinyl compound includes an optionally substituted styrene and an optionally substituted vinylnaphthalene, acenaphthylene, or vinylcarbazole, and the polycyclic aromatic vinyl compound is vinylnaphthalene, acenaphthylene, or vinylcarbazole.

A hierarchical porous polymeric material and its preparation method in the field of porous polymeric materials provided. The preparation method comprises: (1) mixing hydrophobic silica particles, an initiator, a polymerizable monomer, a crosslinking agent, a co-crosslinking agent and a pore-forming agent together, uniformly stirring to obtain a reaction mixture; (2) adding water into the reaction mixture and stirring until a gel emulsion is formed; and (3) carrying out staged thermal polymerization on the gel emulsion to obtain the hierarchical porous polymeric material. The present application can effectively regulate and control the contents and sizes of pores and throats, and obtain a material with hierarchical micro-porous structures. The good heat transfer and zero explosion in the polymerization process enable high product qualification rate. The wet material has rich pores, small resistance in mass transfer process and fast drying rate. Meanwhile, the obtained material has excellent machinability and static load resistance.

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 present invention discloses an electrospinning composition comprising a catalyst and a functionalized polymer or copolymer bearing one or more epoxy ring. The mixture further comprises an anhydride, preferably phthalic anhydride as a cross-linking agent. Wherein a molar ratio of epoxy to anhydride in the electrospinning composition is within the range of 1:1 to 50:1. The present invention further discloses a preparation method of the electrospinning composition and an electrospun nano-/submicrostructures prepared using the method and composite material comprising the electrospun nano-/submicrostructures.

The present invention relates to [1] a process for producing pigment-containing modified polymer particles, including the step of reacting pigment-containing polymer particles (A) containing a functional group and a compound (B) containing a reactive group capable of reacting with the functional group of the polymer particles (A) in a medium under such a condition that a ratio [(B)/(A)] of total moles of the reactive group of the compound (B) to total moles of the functional group of the polymer particles (A) is from 0.10 to 0.62; [2] a pigment water dispersion including an aqueous medium and the modified polymer particles produced by the aforementioned process which are dispersed in the aqueous medium; and [3] an ink including the aforementioned pigment water dispersion and an organic solvent. The modified polymer particles are free from formation of coarse particles upon production of pigment particles, so that an ink obtained by using the modified polymer particles can be prevented from suffering from increase in viscosity thereof when the ink is being concentrated by evaporation of water from the ink, and is excellent in rub fastness when printed on a low-water absorbing recording medium.