The invention relates to a crosslinkable fluorinated urethane compound having at least one ethylenically unsaturated functional group. Such compounds are useful as coatings additives such that, when the coating is applied to a substrate, the additive compound is allowed to first migrate to the surface and subsequently crosslink to form a durable oil-, dirt-, and water-repellent surface.

A water dispersion of gel particles, a method of producing the water dispersion, and an image forming method using the water dispersion. The gel particles have a three-dimensional crosslinked structure including a structural unit represented by Formula (1) and a urea bond, have a hydrophilic group and a polymerizable group, include photopolymerization initiators and are dispersed in water. In Formula (1), R.sup.1 represents H or an alkyl group; X.sup.1 represents hydrogen, halogen, a hydroxyl group, an alkyl group, a cyano group, a lactam group, a C(O)X.sup.2R.sup.2 group, an OC(O)R.sup.3 group, or an aryl group; X.sup.2 represents oxygen or an N(R.sup.X2) group; R.sup.X2 and R.sup.2 represent a hydrocarbon group that may contain a hetero atom or H; R.sup.2 and R.sup.X2 may be bonded to each other to form a ring, and R.sup.3 represents a hydrocarbon group that may contain a hetero atom.

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The present invention relates to a composition based on fatty acid diamide comprising: a) from 92% to 100% by weight of one or more fatty acid diamides, treated in situ by a neutralizing agent so as to reduce the residual amine content to a residual amine number, expressed in mg KOH/g, which remains less than 0.5, b) optionally, up to 8% by weight of at least one amorphous or semicrystalline oligomer with a Tg of greater than 60 C., with the sum of the % by weight a)+b) being equal to 100% by weight of the said diamide composition and with a) and b) being miscible as a blend.

Tumor resection is commonly practiced to prevent the progression of cancer. However, there are post-surgery concerns including the formation of a void that can allow cancer cells to escape at the surgery site, which increases the risk of metastasis. To counter this challenge, an embodiment includes a polyurethane-based shape memory foam as a tissue void-filling device that can also release anti-cancer drugs. Such foams may activate at body temperature and become malleable. Such properties may enable the foam to be shaped to precisely seal the tissue void and then serve as a drug-eluting device. Based on the drug composition with poly vinyl alcohol (PVA), the drug release profile from the foam may be altered depending on the application.

Amide compounds are defined and are polymerized to create polyesters and polyurethanes having amide units bearing a pendant functional group, where the nitrogen atom of the amide group is part of the polymer backbone. The pendant functional group of the functionalized amide polymer may be modified or added by post polymerization functionalization of the functionalized amide polymer. The pendant functional group of the functionalized amide polymer may include a protecting group that may be removed after polymerization. The pendant functional groups of the functionalized amide polymers may be used to modulate the physical, chemical and biological properties of the polymers.

Methods for killing a microbial are provided that include introducing a functionalized amide polymer to a microbe, where the functionalized amide polymer includes a polymer backbone selected from polyesters and polyurethanes; an amide group with a pendant functional group, where the nitrogen atom of the amide group is part of the polymer backbone; and a net positive charge.

The present invention is directed to a phosphated epoxy resin comprising at least one terminal group comprising a phosphorous atom covalently bonded to the resin by a carbon-phosphorous bond or by a phosphoester linkage; and at least one carbamate functional group. The present invention is also directed towards aqueous resinous dispersions comprising the phosphated epoxy resin, methods of coating a substrate, coated substrates, and methods of making a phosphated epoxy resin.

Amide compounds are defined and are polymerized to create polyesters and polyurethanes having amide units bearing a pendant functional group, where the nitrogen atom of the amide group is part of the polymer backbone. The pendant functional group of the functionalized amide polymer may be modified or added by post polymerization functionalization of the functionalized amide polymer. The pendant functional group of the functionalized amide polymer may include a protecting group that may be removed after polymerization. The pendant functional groups of the functionalized amide polymers may be used to modulate the physical, chemical and biological properties of the polymers.

Provided is an active energy ray-curable resin composition with which it is possible to form a cured film, having outstanding scratch resistance, hardness, and weather resistance, on the surface of a molded resin article for an automobile headlamp lens. The active energy ray-curable resin composition is used to form a cured film on the surface of a molded resin article for an automobile headlamp lens and comprises (A) 10-70% by mass of a mono- or poly-pentaerythritol poly(meth)acrylate compound having a specific structure, (B) 10-50% by mass of a urethane(meth)acrylate compound having at least two (meth)acryloyloxy groups, at least one amido group, and at least two urethane bonds, and (C) 20-80% by mass of a poly[(meth)acryloyloxyalkyl]isocyanurate compound having a specific structure.

There is provided a photosensitive resin composition which enables production of a lithographic printing plate precursor having a non-image portion which has good solubility in an alkali aqueous solution and which enables production of a lithographic printing plate having excellent printing durability, excellent chemical resistance, and, in particular, excellent printing durability at the time of using a low quality print material, a lithographic printing plate precursor obtained by using the photosensitive resin composition, and a method for producing a lithographic printing plate.

The photosensitive resin composition contains a polymer compound having a linking group represented by Formula A-1 in the main chain; and an infrared absorbing material. In Formula A-1, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group, and X.sup.1 is a specific linking group.

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