Methods and devices for altering the power of a lens, such as an intraocular lens, are disclosed. In one method, the lens comprises a single polymer matrix containing crosslinkable pendant groups, wherein the polymer matrix increases in volume when crosslinked. The lens does not contain free monomer. Upon exposure to ultraviolet radiation, crosslinking causes the exposed portion of the lens to increase in volume, causing an increase in the refractive index. In another method, the lens comprises a polymer matrix containing photobleachable chromophores. Upon exposure to ultraviolet radiation, photobleaching causes a decrease in refractive index in the exposed portion without any change in lens thickness. These methods avoid the need to wait for diffusion to occur to change the lens shape and avoid the need for a second exposure to radiation to lock in the changes to the lens.

An anti-pathogen structure includes a resin structure having a plurality of openings in a surface of the resin structure, wherein the resin structure has an antimicrobial activity or an antiviral activity.

A composition for an electrode protective film of an electrostatic capacitance-type input device including (a) a binder polymer, (b) a photopolymerizable compound having an ethylenic unsaturated group, (c) a photopolymerization initiator, and (d) a compound capable of reacting with acidic groups or alcoholic hydroxy groups by heating, in which (b) the photopolymerizable compound having an ethylenic unsaturated group includes (b1) a photopolymerizable compound in which a value obtained by dividing a weight-average molecular weight by an average number of polymerizable groups is 270 or more can be used to form electrode protective films of electrostatic capacitance-type input devices having favorable bending resistance; an electrode protective film of an electrostatic capacitance-type input device; a transfer film; a laminate; an electrostatic capacitance-type input device; and an image display device.

The present invention relates to a resin composition that comprises an acetoacetate ester compound with at least two acetoacetate ester functional groups, an acrylate compound with at least two acrylate functional groups, and a tertiary amine curing catalyst. This resin composition acts as an isocyanate-free binder that is less toxic to the environment. The invention further discloses a method for preparation fiber reinforced parts comprising fibers and said resin composition as well as a method for the preparation of foundry molds for the casting industry, which is based on said binder.

Hydrogels, bioplastics, and techniques for generating the same are described herein. An example method includes generating a resin including a globular protein, a co-monomer, water, and a photoinitiator. A hydrogel is generated by exposing the resin to light, thereby polymerizing the globular protein and the co-monomer. Further, the example method includes dehydrating the hydrogel by removing at least a portion of the water; and rehydrating the hydrogel in the presence of a hydrogen bonding agent.

The present invention relates to methods of forming aerogels.

Highly stable films containing semiconductor nanoparticles (“quantum dots”) are prepared from resins containing a fast-curing inner phase having a high glass transition temperature (T.sub.g) and certain inner phase/outer phase combinations. The resins may comprise an inner phase and outer phase (but may appear to be a single phase due to their homogeneous appearance when viewed using an optical microscope). The method provides a highly scalable and cost-effective procedure for preparing films that are resistant to light, elevated temperatures, moisture, and oxygen.

The invention relates to a polymerisable LC medium with flat optical dispersion, a polymer film with flat optical dispersion obtainable from such a medium, and the use of the polymerisable LC medium and polymer film in optical, electro optical, electronic, semiconducting or luminescent components or devices.

A fiber-reinforced resin molding material includes at least bundled discontinuous reinforcing fiber aggregates and matrix resin, wherein said bundled reinforcing fiber aggregates include both reinforcing fiber aggregates (A) which are formed by cutting continuous reinforcing fiber strands after fiber splitting, in which said strands are completely split into multiple bundles, and reinforcing fiber aggregates (B) having at least unsplit strand sections in which fiber splitting is incomplete, an incision substantially originating from fiber splitting is present at least at one of both end portions of said reinforcing fiber aggregates (B), and a ratio of the weight of said reinforcing fiber aggregates (B) to the total weight of reinforcing fibers in said material is 5-50%.

A dispersion liquid contains modified silica particles that are obtained by reacting silica particles which are surface-treated with a compound A represented by Formula Si(R.sup.A).sub.4-n(X.sup.A).sub.n, which has a reactive group, with a compound B which has a functional group reacting with the reactive group to form a bond and has an organic group, an organic solvent, and water, in which a content of water is 0.1 to 20.0 mass % with respect to a total mass of the modified silica particles. In Formula A, R.sup.A represents a monovalent organic group including the reactive group, X.sup.A represents a hydroxyl group or a monovalent hydrolyzable group, and n represents an integer of 1 to 3.