Antibacterial coatings and methods of making the antibacterial coatings are described herein. A first branched polyethylenimine (BPEI) layer is formed and a first glyoxal layer is formed on a surface of the BPEI layer. The first BPEI layer and the first glyoxal layer are cured to form a crosslinked BPEI coating. The first BPEI layer can be modified with superhydrophobic moieties, superhydrophilic moieties, or negatively charged moieties to increase the antifouling characteristics of the coating. The first BPEI layer can be modified with contact-killing bactericidal moieties to increase the bactericidal characteristics of the coating.

Antibacterial coatings and methods of making the antibacterial coatings are described herein. A first branched polyethylenimine (BPEI) layer is formed and a first glyoxal layer is formed on a surface of the BPEI layer. The first BPEI layer and the first glyoxal layer are cured to form a crosslinked BPEI coating. The first BPEI layer can be modified with superhydrophobic moieties, superhydrophilic moieties, or negatively charged moieties to increase the antifouling characteristics of the coating. The first BPEI layer can be modified with contact-killing bactericidal moieties to increase the bactericidal characteristics of the coating.

Devices, systems, and compositions of matter involving enzyme-mediated bioelectrocatalysis are disclosed and described. An enzyme electrode can include an electrode, a bioelectric material coupled to the electrode, the bioelectric material further including a water-permeable polymer matrix, a planar linker covalently coupled to the water-permeable polymer matrix and noncovalently coupled to the electrode, and electrochemically active oxidoreductase enzyme molecules functionally embedded in the water-permeable polymer matrix.

In one aspect, the invention relates to chlorine-resistant filtration membranes comprising n-alkyl substituted polyaniline derivatives for use in, for example, water purification, and methods for making and using same. 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 water-resistant gas barrier film is provided with a gas barrier layer at least disposed on a substrate film. The gas barrier layer is made from coating liquid comprising (a) at least one of carboxy group-modified polyvinyl alcohol and partially saponified polyvinyl alcohol, (b) completely saponified polyvinyl alcohol, and (c) polyethyleneimine.

An expanded polypropylene resin bead contains an inorganic pigment, a hindered amine compound, and an ultraviolet light absorber. The ultraviolet light absorber contains an ultraviolet light absorber A having a molecular weight of 360 or more, and a content of the ultraviolet light absorber A in the expanded polypropylene resin bead is 0.010% by mass or more and 2% by mass or less. An expanded polypropylene resin beads molded article is produced by in-mold molding of the expanded polypropylene resin bead.

A sound-absorbing material block, a method for preparing the same and application thereof are provided. The sound-absorbing material block includes three-dimensional open-cell foam, sound-absorbing material powder, a binder, a gel, and a cross-linking agent. The sound-absorbing material powder is bonded to each other and connected to the three-dimensional open-cell foam by means of the gel, the cross-linking agent, and the binder, by mass of the sound-absorbing material powder, the gel accounts for 1 wt % to 5 wt % of the sound-absorbing material powder, and the binder accounts for 1 wt % to 8 wt % of the sound-absorbing material powder, and by mass of the gel, the cross-linking agent accounts for 1 wt % to 10 wt % of the gel. The sound-absorbing material block according to the present disclosure reduces an additive amount of the binder, and significantly improves sound-absorbing performance and strength of the material block.

This application relates, in part, to novel salts represented by the following structure of Formula (1): ##STR00001## wherein R.sup.1a is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and optionally substituted alkyl (e.g., unsubstituted C.sub.1-6 alkyl, e.g., CH.sub.3); R.sup.1b is optionally substituted alkyl (e.g., unsubstituted C.sub.1-6 alkyl, e.g., CH.sub.3); each occurrence of R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, and optionally substituted aryl; R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 can combine with each other to form optionally substituted cycloalkyl; each m and n is independently an integer ranging from 1 to 20 (e.g., m and n is independently an integer ranging from 1 to 5); and each of Q.sup.1 and Q.sup.2 is independently a counterion (e.g., each of Q.sup.1 and Q.sup.2 is independently a counterion selected from the group consisting of chloride, bromide, fluoride, iodide, acetate, carboxylate, hydrogen sulfate, nitrate, and phenolate, and sulfonate, e.g., chloride), and methods of making the same.

The present invention discloses a sound absorption material including an organic frame material; a binder; a thickener; and a plurality of sound absorption grains attached to the organic frame material via the binder, having a grain size in a range of 10-100 ?m. The stability and the sound absorption performance of the sound absorption material have been effectively improved.

The present invention relates to a masterbatch to for use in a process of preparing a composite material, the masterbatch comprising a blend of a first amorphous polymer with carbon nanotubes, and at least 5% by weight of carbon nanotubes based on the total weight of the masterbatch, preferably from 5% to 15%, wherein the masterbatch exhibit a high load melt flow index HLMI1 of less than 40 g/10 min determined at 200 C. under a load of 21.6 kg according to ISO1133 and the first amorphous polymer has a melt flow index MFI1 of at least 10 g/10 min determined at 200 C. under a load of 5 kg according to ISO1133H. The invention also relates to the process for preparing such masterbatch and to process of preparing a composite material using said masterbatch.