The present invention provides new classes of phenol compounds, including those derived from tyrosol and analogues, useful as monomers for preparation of biocompatible polymers, and biocompatible polymers prepared from these monomeric phenol compounds, including novel biodegradable and/or bioresorbable polymers. These biocompatible polymers or polymer compositions with enhanced bioresorbability and processibility are useful in a variety of medical applications, such as in medical devices and con-trolled-release therapeutic formulations. The invention also provides methods for preparing these monomeric phenol compounds and biocompatible polymers.

Polyester compositions are disclosed herein, as well as methods of making and using such polyesters. In some embodiments, the polyesters are formed from monomers derived from natural oils. In some embodiments, the polyesters are highly branched polymers, such as highly branched polymers that have low viscosity at higher molecular weights.

Polyester compositions are disclosed herein, as well as methods of making and using such polyesters. In some embodiments, the polyesters are formed from monomers derived from natural oils.

Polyester compositions are disclosed herein, as well as methods of making and using such polyesters. In some embodiments, the polyesters are formed from monomers derived from natural oils. In some embodiments, the polyesters have lower glass transition temperatures than polyesters of comparable molecular weight.

The present invention relates to a laminate film including a resin layer having a thickness of from 10 μm to 125 μm; and a toner layer formed on one surface of the resin layer, in which the resin layer is formed from a resin material having a glass transition temperature of 130° C. or higher, the toner layer has a plurality of voids, and when a value defined by the following formula (S1) using the void area ratio, which represents the ratio of the area of exposed voids, for the respective faces of the surface of the toner layer and a cross section of the toner layer, is designated as porosity, and when two void area ratios respectively corresponding to the cross sections of the toner layer in two orthogonally intersecting directions are used as the void area ratios of the cross sections of the toner layer, the porosities respectively calculated according to the two void area ratios are both from 0.01% to 0.40%.

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An object of the invention is to provide a resin which does not need to incorporate a fluorescent substance and exhibits fluorescence itself. Another object of the invention is to provide a liquid crystal polymer which does not contain a bleeding out substance such as hydrophobic silica and barium sulfate and which has an effect of suppressing fibrillation in the resin itself. The invention relates to a liquid crystal polymer comprising a copolymer of a polymerizable monomer (A) selected from the group consisting of pyromellitic acid or anhydride thereof and a reactive derivative thereof and an other polymerizable monomer (B).

This disclosure relates to a thermo-shrinkable polyester film with excellent UV absorbance and heat resistance. According to one embodiment of the invention, provided is a thermo-shrinkable polyester film comprising a first resin layer comprising polyester resin comprising residues of dicarboxylic acid components comprising aromatic dicarboxylic acid, and residues of diol components comprising 4-(hydroxymethyl)cyclohexylmethyl 4′-(hydroxymethyl)cyclohexanecarboxylate, and 4,4-(oxybis(methylene)bis)cyclohexane methanol; and a second resin layer comprising the polyester resin and a UV absorber, formed on at least one side of the first layer.

This disclosure relates to a thermo-shrinkable polyester film with excellent UV absorbance and heat resistance. According to one embodiment of the invention, provided is a thermo-shrinkable polyester film comprising a first resin layer comprising polyester resin comprising residues of dicarboxylic acid components comprising aromatic dicarboxylic acid, and residues of diol components comprising 4-(hydroxymethyl)cyclohexylmethyl 4′-(hydroxymethyl)cyclohexanecarboxylate, and 4,4-(oxybis(methylene)bis)cyclohexane methanol; and a second resin layer comprising the polyester resin and a UV absorber, formed on at least one side of the first layer.

An automobile component including a molded article containing a copolymerized polyester resin synthesized from a hydroxycarboxylic acid monomer, a diol monomer, and a dicarboxylic acid/ester monomer and having a unit (A) of formula (1), a diol unit (B), and a unit (C) derived from a dicarboxylic acid or an ester-forming derivative of the dicarboxylic acid. A content of the unit (A) in the total units of the copolymerized polyester resin is 60 to 90 mol %, The formula (1) is ##STR00001##
where R.sub.1 is a hydrogen atom, CH.sub.3, or C.sub.2H.sub.5, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are each independently a hydrogen atom or CH.sub.3, and n is 0 or 1.

An automobile component including a molded article containing a copolymerized polyester resin synthesized from a hydroxycarboxylic acid monomer, a diol monomer, and a dicarboxylic acid/ester monomer and having a unit (A) of formula (1), a diol unit (B), and a unit (C) derived from a dicarboxylic acid or an ester-forming derivative of the dicarboxylic acid. A content of the unit (A) in the total units of the copolymerized polyester resin is 60 to 90 mol %, The formula (1) is ##STR00001##
where R.sub.1 is a hydrogen atom, CH.sub.3, or C.sub.2H.sub.5, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are each independently a hydrogen atom or CH.sub.3, and n is 0 or 1.