Disclosed are antimicrobial articles and surfaces, as well as methods of making such articles and surfaces.

As a novel vinylidene fluoride polymer and its use, provided are a binder composition, an electrode mixture, an electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery including the vinylidene fluoride containing the vinylidene fluoride polymer. The vinylidene fluoride polymer includes a first structural unit derived from vinylidene fluoride and a second structural unit derived from a monomer other than vinylidene fluoride. The monomer to be the second structural unit is a primary amine, a secondary amine, or a tertiary amine having at least one of a hydroxyl group and a carboxyl group, and the content of the second structural unit is from 0.05 to 20 mol % when the total of structural units derived from all the monomers constituting the vinylidene fluoride polymer is 100 mol %.

As a novel vinylidene fluoride polymer and its use, provided are a binder composition, an electrode mixture, an electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery including the vinylidene fluoride containing the vinylidene fluoride polymer. The vinylidene fluoride polymer includes a first structural unit derived from vinylidene fluoride and a second structural unit derived from a monomer other than vinylidene fluoride. The monomer to be the second structural unit is a primary amine, a secondary amine, or a tertiary amine having at least one of a hydroxyl group and a carboxyl group, and the content of the second structural unit is from 0.05 to 20 mol % when the total of structural units derived from all the monomers constituting the vinylidene fluoride polymer is 100 mol %.

This application pertains to group 5 metal complexes having the structure of Formula I: and their potential utility in catalyzing amination of polyolefins having alkene groups.amine-

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This application pertains to group 5 metal complexes having the structure of Formula I: and their potential utility in catalyzing amination of polyolefins having alkene groups.amine-

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This application pertains to group 5 metal complexes having the structure of Formula I: and their potential utility in catalyzing amination of polyolefins having alkene groups.amine-

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A semicrystalline plastic composition comprising: a semicrystalline plastic and an additive dispersed therein. The semicrystalline plastic includes a polymeric chain comprising repeat units of an oligomeric or polymeric chain and the additive comprises a supramolecular building block and an oligomeric or polymeric tail. The oligomeric or polymeric tail of the additive having the same repeat units as the polymeric chain of the semicrystalline plastic. The additive forming a plurality of sheet-like structures through hydrogen bonding. The sheet-like structures, interacting through non-covalent interaction, form crystallized additive domains within the semicrystalline plastic.

A semicrystalline plastic composition comprising: a semicrystalline plastic and an additive dispersed therein. The semicrystalline plastic includes a polymeric chain comprising repeat units of an oligomeric or polymeric chain and the additive comprises a supramolecular building block and an oligomeric or polymeric tail. The oligomeric or polymeric tail of the additive having the same repeat units as the polymeric chain of the semicrystalline plastic. The additive forming a plurality of sheet-like structures through hydrogen bonding. The sheet-like structures, interacting through non-covalent interaction, form crystallized additive domains within the semicrystalline plastic.

A semicrystalline plastic composition comprising: a semicrystalline plastic and an additive dispersed therein. The semicrystalline plastic includes a polymeric chain comprising repeat units of an oligomeric or polymeric chain and the additive comprises a supramolecular building block and an oligomeric or polymeric tail. The oligomeric or polymeric tail of the additive having the same repeat units as the polymeric chain of the semicrystalline plastic. The additive forming a plurality of sheet-like structures through hydrogen bonding. The sheet-like structures, interacting through non-covalent interaction, form crystallized additive domains within the semicrystalline plastic.

The present invention provides a maleimide-based copolymer, a method for producing same, and a resin composition obtained using same. This maleimide-based copolymer contains 40-60 mass % of aromatic vinyl monomer units, 5-20 mass % of vinyl cyanide monomer units, and 35-50 mass % of maleimide monomer units, and is such that a 4 mass % tetrahydrofuran solution of the copolymer has a transmittance of 90% or more for light having a wavelength of 450 nm at an optical path length of 10 mm, and the residual maleimide-based monomer amount is less than 300 ppm. This maleimide-based copolymer preferably further contains 0-10 mass % of unsaturated dicarboxylic acid anhydride monomer units, and preferably has a glass transition temperature of 165° C. or higher.