A composite resin material including: a first organic resin having a phenylene ether structure; and a second organic resin having a main skeleton composed of a polyester structure, one of the first organic resin and the second organic resin forming a continuous phase, the other one thereof being present within the continuous phase, as organic resin particles having an average particle diameter of 1 m or less.

A polymer (A) having, at one terminal moiety thereof, a terminal structure having two or more carbon-carbon unsaturated bonds. A reactive-silicon-group-containing polymer (B) having, at one terminal moiety thereof, a terminal structure having two or more reactive silicon groups.

Disclosed herein are glycidol-based polymers, nanoparticles, and methods related thereto useful for drug delivery. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.

A composition includes a hydrogel that includes a plurality biodegradable natural polymer macromers crosslinked with a first agent and optionally a plurality of cells dispersed in the crosslinked macromers, the microgels are capable of being crosslinked with a second agent that is different than the first crosslinking agent.

A process for the manufacturing of copoly mers of aldehydes, vinyl ethers, and certain copolymers of aldehydes and vinyl ethers can be performed. The copolymerisation is carried out in the presence of at least one reactive boron trihalide complex, and optionally, in the presence of at least one Bronsted Acid and/or Lewis Base.

A polymer represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR00001##
wherein X.sup.1, X.sup.2, and X.sup.3 each represent a chalcogen atom, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each independently represent any one selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 18 carbon atoms, and an aralkyl group, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 each independently represent any one selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, an aryl group, and an aralkyl group, R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 each independently represent any one selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, an aryl group, and an aralkyl group, R.sup.7 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R.sup.8 represents any one selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, an aryl group, and an aralkyl group, n is any integer, and none of R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, and R.sup.6 are bonded to each other to form a ring structure.

This invention is directed to a biodegradable, semi-crystalline, phase separated thermoplastic multi-block copolymer, a process for preparing said multi-block copolymer, a composition for the delivery of at least one biological active compound, and to a method for delivering a biologically active compound to a subject in need thereof.

A multi-block copolymer of the invention is characterised in that: a) it comprises at least one hydrolysable pre-polymer (A) segment and at least one hydrolysable pre-polymer (B) segment, b) said multi-block copolymer having a T.sub.g of 37? C. or less and a T.sub.m of 110-250? C. under physiological conditions; c) the segments are linked by a multifunctional chain-extender; d) the segments are randomly distributed over the polymer chain; e) at least part of the pre-polymer (A) segment is derived from a water-soluble polymer.

Compounds for use as electrolyte in a non-aqueous redox battery are provided, including an N-substituted phenothiazine compound according to the formula:

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R is alkyl and R is selected from alkyl, aryl, alkylaryl, alkoxyaryl, alkylcarboxyl, arylcarbonyl, haloalkyl, perfluoroalkyl, glycol, polyether, haloaryl, a negative electrolyte, a polymerizable unit, and a polymer.

A polymer includes an anchor group, a solvating segment, and an end group. The anchor group is any one or more selected from COOR.sup.1, SO.sub.3R.sup.2, or PO(OR.sup.3)OR.sup.4. R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 each independently include a first group and a second group. The first group is H. The second group is any one or more selected from C.sub.1 to C.sub.12 alkyl, C.sub.6 to C.sub.20 aryl, or C.sub.5 to C.sub.20 heteroaryl. The solvating segment is any one or more selected from segments that include the following structural units.

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The invention contemplates certain polyethers, polyether derivatives, and methods of making and using those same polymers. For example, the starting materials can, e.g., citronellol, prenol, isocitronellol and isoprenol.