Silica particles bonded to polymer chains consisting of at least one polymer comprising at least one fluorinated styrene repeating unit comprising at least one proton-conducting group, optionally in the form of a salt, the bonding between the particles and each of the chains being carried out by an organic spacer group.

Silica particles bonded to polymer chains consisting of at least one polymer comprising at least one fluorinated styrene repeating unit comprising at least one proton-conducting group, optionally in the form of a salt, the bonding between the particles and each of the chains being carried out by an organic spacer group.

A flow cell article is provided where the flow cell article includes a substrate having one or more layers; a fluidic channel disposed in the substrate wherein the fluidic channel includes at least one reactive surface comprising: a coupling agent having a first functional group covalently attached to the substrate of the fluidic channel and a second imide functional group covalently attached to a polymer of formula (I), where R.sub.1 is a residue of an unsaturated monomer that has been copolymerized with maleic anhydride; R.sub.2 is H, an alkyl group, an oligo(ethylene glycol), and/or a dialkyl amine; m, n, and o are each from 1 to 10,000; X is a divalent NH, O, and/or S; and Z is the first functional group.

Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to polyolefin grafted polydiene polymers, wherein the polyolefin grafted polydiene polymers comprises a polydiene having a polydiene polymer backbone, a polyolefin, and at least one sulfur containing functionalizing agent which grafts the polyolefin onto at least one non-terminal position on the polydiene polymer backbone.

Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to polyolefin grafted polydiene polymers, wherein the polyolefin grafted polydiene polymers comprises a polydiene having a polydiene polymer backbone, a polyolefin, and at least one sulfur containing functionalizing agent which grafts the polyolefin onto at least one non-terminal position on the polydiene polymer backbone.

Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to polyolefin grafted polydiene polymers, wherein the polyolefin grafted polydiene polymers comprises a polydiene having a polydiene polymer backbone, a polyolefin, and at least one sulfur containing functionalizing agent which grafts the polyolefin onto at least one non-terminal position on the polydiene polymer backbone.

The present disclosure provides a composition containing a sulfonamide aliphatic anhydride grafted olefin-based polymer. The present disclosure also provides a multilayer structure. In an embodiment, a multilayer film is provided and includes: a layer (A) comprising an olefin-based polymer; a layer (B) that is a tie layer comprising a sulfonamide aliphatic anhydride grafted olefin-based polymer (SAA-g-PO); and a layer (C) comprising a polar component.

The present disclosure provides a composition containing a sulfonamide aliphatic anhydride grafted olefin-based polymer. The present disclosure also provides a multilayer structure. In an embodiment, a multilayer film is provided and includes: a layer (A) comprising an olefin-based polymer; a layer (B) that is a tie layer comprising a sulfonamide aliphatic anhydride grafted olefin-based polymer (SAA-g-PO); and a layer (C) comprising a polar component.

The present disclosure provides a composition containing a sulfonamide aliphatic anhydride grafted olefin-based polymer. The present disclosure also provides a multilayer structure. In an embodiment, a multilayer film is provided and includes: a layer (A) comprising an olefin-based polymer; a layer (B) that is a tie layer comprising a sulfonamide aliphatic anhydride grafted olefin-based polymer (SAA-g-PO); and a layer (C) comprising a polar component.

The present invention relates to a high performance cross-linked triblock cationic functionalized polymer for electrochemical applications, and methods of making and using the same. The invention also relates to a tunable hydrogenated polymer, that can be functionalized with a particular cation for a particular application, and the method of making the hydrogenated polymer and tuning the hydrogenated polymer for the application.