The present invention provides a resin composition which is highly sensitive and exhibits high chemical resistance even in the case of being baked at a low temperature of 250° C. or less and can suppress the generation of outgas after curing. The present invention is a resin composition which contains (a) an alkali-soluble resin containing polyimide, polybenzoxazole, polyamide-imide, a precursor of any one of these compounds and/or a copolymer of these compounds and (b) an alkali-soluble resin having a monovalent or divalent group represented by the following general formula (1) in a structural unit and in which the modification rate of a phenolic hydroxyl group in the alkali-soluble resin (b) is 5% to 50%.

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(In general formula (1), O represents an oxygen atom. R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group which has 1 to 20 carbon atoms and may be substituted and R.sup.2 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms. s and t each independently represent an integer from 0 to 3. Provided that (s+t)≥1. d represents an integer from 0 to 2. u represents an integer from 1 to 2, and * represents a chemical bond.)

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.

A hydrophilic polymer comprising pendent groups of the formula I: Wherein: W is independently selected from —OH, —COOH, —SO.sub.3H, —OPO.sub.3H, —O—(C.sub.1-4alkyl), —O—(C.sub.1-4alkyl)OH, —O—(C.sub.1-4alkyl)R.sup.2, —O—(C.sub.2H.sub.5O).sub.qR.sup.1—(C═O)—O—C.sub.1-4alkyl and —O—(C═O)C.sub.1-4alkyl; or a group —BZ; wherein —OH, COOH, O—PO.sub.3H and SO.sub.3H maybe in the form of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt; wherein: B is a bond, or a straight branched alkanediyl, oxyalkylene, alkylene oxaalkylene, or alkylene (oligooxalkylene) group, optionally containing one or more fluorine substituents; and Z is an ammonium, phosphonium, or sulphonium phosphate or phosphonate ester zwitterionic group; X is either a bond or a linking group having 1 to 8 carbons and optionally 1 to 4 heteroatoms selected from O, N and S; G is a coupling group through which the group of the formula I is coupled to the polymer and is selected from ether, ester, amide, carbonate, carbamate, 1,3 dioxolone, and 1,3 dioxane; R.sup.1 is H or C.sub.1-4 alkyl; R.sup.2 is —COOH, —SO.sub.3H, or —OPO.sub.3H.sub.2 q is an integer from to 4; n is an integer from 1 to 4; p is an integer from 1 to 3; and n+p is from 2 to 5; and wherein —COOH, —OPO.sub.3H.sub.2 and —SO.sub.3H as well as phenolic —OH maybe in the form of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt.

A hydrophilic polymer comprising pendent groups of the formula I: Wherein: W is independently selected from —OH, —COOH, —SO.sub.3H, —OPO.sub.3H, —O—(C.sub.1-4alkyl), —O—(C.sub.1-4alkyl)OH, —O—(C.sub.1-4alkyl)R.sup.2, —O—(C.sub.2H.sub.5O).sub.qR.sup.1—(C═O)—O—C.sub.1-4alkyl and —O—(C═O)C.sub.1-4alkyl; or a group —BZ; wherein —OH, COOH, O—PO.sub.3H and SO.sub.3H maybe in the form of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt; wherein: B is a bond, or a straight branched alkanediyl, oxyalkylene, alkylene oxaalkylene, or alkylene (oligooxalkylene) group, optionally containing one or more fluorine substituents; and Z is an ammonium, phosphonium, or sulphonium phosphate or phosphonate ester zwitterionic group; X is either a bond or a linking group having 1 to 8 carbons and optionally 1 to 4 heteroatoms selected from O, N and S; G is a coupling group through which the group of the formula I is coupled to the polymer and is selected from ether, ester, amide, carbonate, carbamate, 1,3 dioxolone, and 1,3 dioxane; R.sup.1 is H or C.sub.1-4 alkyl; R.sup.2 is —COOH, —SO.sub.3H, or —OPO.sub.3H.sub.2 q is an integer from to 4; n is an integer from 1 to 4; p is an integer from 1 to 3; and n+p is from 2 to 5; and wherein —COOH, —OPO.sub.3H.sub.2 and —SO.sub.3H as well as phenolic —OH maybe in the form of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt.

A modified block copolymer according to the present invention is a modified block copolymer comprising a polymer block comprising a vinyl aromatic compound as a main constituent (A), a polymer block comprising a conjugate diene compound as a main constituent (B), and an atomic group having NHx (x=0 to 2) (C). In the modified block copolymer, the polymer block comprising a conjugate diene compound as a main constituent (B) is a hydrogenated product, the atomic group having NHx (x=0 to 2) (C) is contained in a side chain, and a compound forming the atomic group having NHx (x=0 to 2) (C).

A modified block copolymer according to the present invention is a modified block copolymer comprising a polymer block comprising a vinyl aromatic compound as a main constituent (A), a polymer block comprising a conjugate diene compound as a main constituent (B), and an atomic group having NHx (x=0 to 2) (C). In the modified block copolymer, the polymer block comprising a conjugate diene compound as a main constituent (B) is a hydrogenated product, the atomic group having NHx (x=0 to 2) (C) is contained in a side chain, and a compound forming the atomic group having NHx (x=0 to 2) (C).

Described herein are heterocyclic azide-containing monomer units, copolymers comprising such heterocyclic azide-containing monomer units, substrate-bound copolymers, and oligonucleotide-bound copolymers, methods for making such copolymers and reacting them with a substrate and/or oligonucleotide, and methods of using such copolymers for immobilization of oligonucleotides to a substrate, for example for use in DNA sequencing or other diagnostic applications.

Described herein are heterocyclic azide-containing monomer units, copolymers comprising such heterocyclic azide-containing monomer units, substrate-bound copolymers, and oligonucleotide-bound copolymers, methods for making such copolymers and reacting them with a substrate and/or oligonucleotide, and methods of using such copolymers for immobilization of oligonucleotides to a substrate, for example for use in DNA sequencing or other diagnostic applications.

A liquid composition comprising a polymer having pendant groups of the formula I: (I) Wherein X is either a bond or is a linking group having 1 to 8 carbons and optionally 1 to 4 heteroatoms selected from O, N and S; and n is 1 to 4.

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A liquid composition comprising a polymer having pendant groups of the formula I: (I) Wherein X is either a bond or is a linking group having 1 to 8 carbons and optionally 1 to 4 heteroatoms selected from O, N and S; and n is 1 to 4.

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