The present invention is a composition of an agent for treating a precursor of a three-dimensional object for removing a support material from a precursor of the three-dimensional object containing a three-dimensional object and the support material, the composition containing water and a water-soluble compound having a solubility parameter (SP value) calculated by using the Fedors' method of 8 (cal/cm.sup.3).sup.1/2 to 13 (cal/cm.sup.3).sup.1/2. The present invention can provide a composition of an agent for treating a precursor of a three-dimensional object that is capable of removing the support material quickly and a method for manufacturing a three-dimensional object using the composition of an agent for treating a precursor of a three-dimensional object by a fused deposition modeling system.

A polyamide resin with an excellent balance of mechanical characteristics such as breaking strength and breaking elongation in a solid state, a molded body containing said polyamide resin, a laminate provided with a film or a sheet containing said polyamide resin, a medical device provided with the aforementioned molded body and/or the aforementioned laminate, and a production method of the aforementioned polyamide resin are provided. A polyamide resin is used which contains: a linear aliphatic dicarbonyl unit as unit (a); a linear aliphatic diamino unit as unit (b); at least one of a unit (b) and a unit (c), each of a prescribed structure; and a trivalent unit (e).

A polyamide resin with an excellent balance of mechanical characteristics such as breaking strength and breaking elongation in a solid state, a molded body containing said polyamide resin, a laminate provided with a film or a sheet containing said polyamide resin, a medical device provided with the aforementioned molded body and/or the aforementioned laminate, and a production method of the aforementioned polyamide resin are provided. A polyamide resin is used which contains: a linear aliphatic dicarbonyl unit as unit (a); a linear aliphatic diamino unit as unit (b); at least one of a unit (b) and a unit (c), each of a prescribed structure; and a trivalent unit (e).

The invention relates to a branched copolymer containing rigid blocks and flexible blocks, wherein the branchings are made by a polyol residue binding rigid blocks of the copolymer, said polyol being a polyol comprising at least three hydroxyl groups, said copolymer having a weight-average molar mass Mw of greater than or equal to 80 000 g/mol, and wherein the ratio of the weight-average molar mass Mw of the copolymer to the number-average molar mass Mn of the copolymer is greater than or equal to 2.2.

The invention also relates to a process for manufacturing such a copolymer and also to a foam of such a copolymer, to a process for manufacturing such a foam and articles made from such a foam.

The use, for seamless textile assembly by printing, of a copolyamide including: a) at least one hard segment obtained by polycondensation of at least one of the following: (i) an α,ω-aminocarboxylic acid; (ii) a lactam; and/or (iii) an aliphatic diacid with 6 to 22 carbon atoms and at least one aliphatic diamine with 2 to 14 carbon atoms, and, optionally, b) at least one soft segment obtained by polycondensation of at least one diacid with 4 to 44 carbon atoms with at least one diamine chosen from diamines with 2 to 44 carbon atoms and polyoxyalkylene diamines, the copolyamide having a melting temperature Tm above 80° C. and below 210° C. and a viscosity at 170° C., as measured according to standard ASTM D3236-88 (2009), using a Brookfield rheometer with SC 4-27 spindle, of between 5 Pa.Math.s and 100-200 Pa.Math.s.

Composite membrane tubing includes a porous scaffold support combined with polyether block amide copolymer. The composite membrane tubing has overlapping “fusion areas” that are an artifact of the manufacturing process. The methods of manufacturing above-mentioned composite membrane tubing have also been addressed. The composite membrane tubing can be reinforced with a structural mesh to further provide rigidity and strength. Composite membrane tubing or generally extruded tubing can be integrated into a multi-tube module for various applications.

Composite membrane tubing includes a porous scaffold support combined with polyether block amide copolymer. The composite membrane tubing has overlapping “fusion areas” that are an artifact of the manufacturing process. The methods of manufacturing above-mentioned composite membrane tubing have also been addressed. The composite membrane tubing can be reinforced with a structural mesh to further provide rigidity and strength. Composite membrane tubing or generally extruded tubing can be integrated into a multi-tube module for various applications.

Incorporation of L-DOPA into a carrier in a form of a block copolymer (PEG-b-poly(3,4-hydroxy-protected L-DOPA)) significantly improves the retention of the agent in the blood, thus mitigating a shortcoming associated with L-DOPA in treating Parkinson's disease.

Disclosed are dendrimers of formula (I): ##STR00001##
and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the dendrimer of formula (I) and methods of using the same for treating cancer.

Disclosed are dendrimers of formula (I): ##STR00001##
and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the dendrimer of formula (I) and methods of using the same for treating cancer.