The present disclosure relates in part to pharmaceutical compositions comprising polymeric nanoparticles having certain glass transition temperatures. Other aspects of the invention include methods of making such nanoparticles.

Modified thermoplastic hydrocarbon thermoplastic resins are provided, as well as methods of their manufacture and uses thereof in rubber compositions. The modified thermoplastic resins are modified by decreasing the relative quantity of the dimer, trimer, tetramer, and pentamer oligomers as compared to the corresponding unmodified thermoplastic resin polymers, resulting in a product that exhibits a greater shift in the glass transition temperature of the elastomer(s) used in tire formulations. This translates to better viscoelastic predictors of tire tread performance, such as wet grip and rolling resistance. The modified thermoplastic resins impart remarkable properties on various rubber compositions, such as tires, belts, hoses, brakes, and the like. Automobile tires incorporating the modified thermoplastic resins are shown to possess excellent results in balancing the properties of rolling resistance, tire wear, snow performance, and wet braking performance.

Modified thermoplastic hydrocarbon thermoplastic resins are provided, as well as methods of their manufacture and uses thereof in rubber compositions. The modified thermoplastic resins are modified by decreasing the relative quantity of the dimer, trimer, tetramer, and pentamer oligomers as compared to the corresponding unmodified thermoplastic resin polymers, resulting in a product that exhibits a greater shift in the glass transition temperature of the elastomer(s) used in tire formulations. This translates to better viscoelastic predictors of tire tread performance, such as wet grip and rolling resistance. The modified thermoplastic resins impart remarkable properties on various rubber compositions, such as tires, belts, hoses, brakes, and the like. Automobile tires incorporating the modified thermoplastic resins are shown to possess excellent results in balancing the properties of rolling resistance, tire wear, snow performance, and wet braking performance.

The present invention relates to a polycyclohexylenedimethylene terephthalate (PCT) resin having enhanced crystallization speed and a method for preparing same. A PCT resin, according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprises: a reactant of (A) a dicarboxylic acid compound or a dicarboxylic acid ester compound and (B) a diol compound total of which 90 mol % or more is cyclohexanedimethanol; and 10-1000 ppm of antimony (Sb) atoms on the basis of the total weight of the resin, wherein the differential between the melting point (Tm) and a reduced crystallization temperature (Tmc) is 45° C. or lower. A PCT resin, according to the present invention, has high crystallization speed and thus enables fast production of various molded products. In particular, the PCT resin has high crystallization temperature and high heat resistance and thus enables fast production of a high-quality heat-resistant molded product by means of injection molding.

An aspect of the present disclosure is a bioderived polymer that includes a first repeat unit that includes

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where n is an integer between 1 and 1000, and R.sup.1 is a first hydrocarbon group.

Disclosed is an ethylene polymer having a viscosity-average molecular weight (Mv) of 3,000,000 or more and 15,000,000 or less.

A stable Crystalline Form II of non-solvate of Apremilast (Formula I), methods of making Form II, pharmaceutical compositions comprising Form II, and their uses are disclosed. Also discloses are mixed crystals comprising Form Hand Form B and methods of making the same. The crystalline forms are characterized using X-ray powder diffractometry (XRPD), infrared spectroscopy (IR), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and thermal gravimetric analysis (TG). As compared with Forms A, B, C, D, E, F, and G reported in prior art references, Apremilast Form II of the present invention is more stable to temperature, light, and humidity, and is more suitable for long term storage; the crystallization solvents are safe and can be easily removed; the Form II has a white or off white appearance, and can be directly used in preparation processing; the preparation methods are simple and easy to reproduce, and are suitable for industrialized production.

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A method of determining thermal properties of a sample using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), the method comprises injecting a first separation fluid, a sample plug, and a second separation fluid into a sample cell. The first separation fluid and the sample plug have a first separation interface, and the sample plug and the second fluid have a second separation interface. The method further comprises injecting a reference fluid into a reference cell, heating the sample cell and reference cell, and determining thermal properties of the sample using DSC analysis.

The present invention relates to relates to a method of optimizing a plastic composition formed from a plurality of resin feedstocks. A plurality of resin feedstocks are provided. The plurality of resin feedstocks are blended to form the plastic composition. One or more properties of the plastic composition, including radiation absorption, radiation transmission, gas evolution, radiation fluorescence, or melting properties, are measured. The ratio of the plurality of resin feedstocks being blended into the plastic composition is adjusted, based on said measuring, to form an optimized plastic composition. A system for performing the method is also disclosed.

There is provided a polyolefin resin foam sheet having a plurality of cells which is formed by foaming a polyolefin resin composition, wherein the polyolefin resin composition contains a polyolefin resin (A) having relatively high density and a polyolefin resin (B) having relatively low density, and the weighted average resin density of the polyolefin resin (A) and the polyolefin resin (B) is 0.900 g/cm.sup.3 or less; and wherein a ratio [TD strength at break/MD maximum cell size] and a ratio [MD strength at break/TD maximum cell size] are both 45 kPa/μm or more.