The present invention relates to a polymer comprising a repeating group having the structure of formula (I)

##STR00001##

wherein R, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, X, and s are as described herein and salt thereof. Also disclosed is a process of synthesizing such polymers.

Provided is a compound as a compound obtained by conjugating a tertiary amine compound or an imine compound, which is useful as a drug, with a polymer, in which a structure D.sup.+ forming a quaternary ammonium salt or an iminium salt from D, a tertiary amine compound or an imine compound and a polymer residue Poly having a carboxy group are bonded to each other via a structure —C(R.sup.1)(R.sup.2)OC(═O)YANHC(═O)—.

The present invention relates to a polymer comprising a repeating group having the structure of formula (I) ##STR00001##
wherein R, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, X, and s are as described herein and salt thereof. Also disclosed is a process of synthesizing such polymers.

The present invention relates to a polymer comprising a repeating group having the structure of formula (I) ##STR00001##
wherein R, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, X, and s are as described herein and salt thereof. Also disclosed is a process of synthesizing such polymers.

The invention discloses a preparation method of a catechol group modified biomacromolecular scaffold material, comprising: grafting a catechol-containing compound by amidation to obtain modified biomacromolecules; then, allowing dopamine to perform oxidized self-polymerization in a weakly alkaline buffer solution to form polydopamine (PDA) particles with a uniform particle size; next, forming a scaffold which has three cross-linking structures, namely modified biomacromolecules, modified biomacromolecules/PDA, and biomacromolecules/PDA, through interaction between catechol groups, interaction between catechol groups and PDA particles, and interaction between macromolecules and PDA particles in the modified macromolecules respectively; and cross-linking the scaffold with calcium ions, adipic dihydrazide or genipin to further adjust the degree of cross-linking and porosity of the scaffold. The prepared scaffold material has excellent biocompatibility and biodegradability, can promote cell adhesion, and has a wide application prospect in the field of tissue repair and regeneration.

The invention discloses a preparation method of a catechol group modified biomacromolecular scaffold material, comprising: grafting a catechol-containing compound by amidation to obtain modified biomacromolecules; then, allowing dopamine to perform oxidized self-polymerization in a weakly alkaline buffer solution to form polydopamine (PDA) particles with a uniform particle size; next, forming a scaffold which has three cross-linking structures, namely modified biomacromolecules, modified biomacromolecules/PDA, and biomacromolecules/PDA, through interaction between catechol groups, interaction between catechol groups and PDA particles, and interaction between macromolecules and PDA particles in the modified macromolecules respectively; and cross-linking the scaffold with calcium ions, adipic dihydrazide or genipin to further adjust the degree of cross-linking and porosity of the scaffold. The prepared scaffold material has excellent biocompatibility and biodegradability, can promote cell adhesion, and has a wide application prospect in the field of tissue repair and regeneration.

The present disclosure relates to compositions and compounded compositions including polyamide and a maleated polyolefin, articles formed from the same such as extruded or molded articles, and methods of making the compositions and articles. A composition includes a condensation polyamide that is at least 30 wt % of the composition and that is the predominant polyamide in the composition. The composition also includes from ≥10 wt % to ≤50 wt % of a maleic anhydride grafted polyolefin having a grafted maleic anhydride incorporation of ≥0.05 to ≤1.5 wt % based on total weight of the maleated polyolefin.

A method of preparing a vinyl collagen microsphere polyamide fiber composite material includes the following steps: step 1: modifying a collagen with methacrylic anhydride to obtain a vinyl collagen, then emulsifying and cross-linking the vinyl collagen to obtain vinyl collagen microspheres; step 2: treating a polyamide fiber substrate with formaldehyde to obtain a hydroxylated polyamide fiber substrate, treating the hydroxylated polyamide fiber with (3-mercaptopropyl)trimethoxysilane (MPS) to obtain a sulfhydrylated polyamide fiber substrate; and step 3: modifying the sulfhydrylated polyamide fiber substrate with the vinyl collagen microspheres to obtain the vinyl collagen microsphere polyamide fiber composite material.

In a preferred embodiment, there is provided a self-healing polymer composition preferably for use in manufacturing a dielectric layer of a capacitive pressure sensor, and which comprises a central atom and a polymer having a main chain and one or more terminal moieties coupled to the main chain, wherein said one or more terminal moieties are selected to operate as ligands to form a coordination complex with the central atom, and preferably, the ligands and the central atom are selected to form the coordination complex after being subject to an external force sufficient to remove coordinate covalent bonds therebetween.

A method of making an acid neutralizing polymer includes: a) preparing a first reaction mixture by blending of a polyamide material, a solid strongly basic material, and a halogenated-dimethylalkylamine; b) adding the first reaction mixture to a first compounding machine; c) reacting the first reaction mixture for a time and at a temperature sufficient to produce a first reaction product; d) preparing a second reaction mixture including the polyamide material; e) adding the second reaction mixture to a second compounding machine; f) reacting the second reaction mixture for a time and at a temperature sufficient to produce a second reaction product; g) preparing a third reaction mixture by blending the first reaction mixture and the second reaction mixture; h) adding the third reaction mixture to a third compounding machine; and i) reacting the third reaction mixture for a time and at a temperature sufficient to produce the acid neutralizing polymer.