The present invention relates to a process for preparing mercapto-crosslinked polyethercarbonate and sees polyethercarbonate polyols containing double bonds being reacted with polyfunctional mercaptans and/or sulfur with the involvement of initiator compounds.

Disclosed herein are crosslinked polycarbonates, composition thereof and methods thereof. The crosslinked polycarbonates can be prepared from allyl or epoxy polycarbonates. 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.

Antimicrobial cationic polymers having one or two cationic polycarbonate chains were prepared by organocatalyzed ring opening polymerization. One antimicrobial cationic polymer has a polymer chain consisting essentially of cationic carbonate repeat units linked to one or two end groups. The end groups can comprise a covalently bound form of biologically active compound such as cholesterol. Other antimicrobial cationic polymers have a random copolycarbonate chain comprising a minor mole fraction of hydrophobic repeat units bearing a covalently bound form of a vitamin E and/or vitamin D2. The cationic polymers exhibit high activity and selectivity against Gram-negative and Gram-positive microbes and fungi.

An exemplary polymerizable composition includes the reaction product of (a) diethyleneglycol bischloroformate; (b) allyl alcohol; (c) a cyclic polyol selected from the group consisting of a cycloaliphatic polyol having at least one secondary hydroxyl group, a heterocyclic polyol having primary and/or secondary hydroxyl groups, and mixtures thereof; (d) optionally, ethyleneglycol bischloroformate; and (e) optionally, at least one linear or branched aliphatic polyol having two to six hydroxyl groups. Another exemplary polymerizable composition includes the reaction product of (a) allyl alcohol; (b) a cyclic polyol selected from the group consisting of a cycloaliphatic polyol having at least one secondary hydroxyl group, a heterocyclic polyol having primary and/or secondary hydroxyl groups, and mixtures thereof; (c) ethyleneglycol bischloroformate; and (d) optionally, at least one linear or branched aliphatic polyol having two to six hydroxyl groups is also described. A reaction product, a polymerizate including the polymerizable composition, and an optical article including the polymerizable composition are also provided.

Disclosed herein are crosslinked polycarbonates, composition thereof and methods thereof. The cross-linked polycarbonates can be prepared from allyl or epoxy polycarbonates. Described herein is the formation of functionalized poly(carbonate) particles with an established intermolecular cross-linking process. Six types of nanosponges were prepared with the differentiation in crosslinking density and crosslinking chemistry. The intermolecular chain cross-linking process was investigated via the epoxide amine reaction and the thiol-ene click reaction.

Polycarbonate polymers comprising non-aromatic cyclic groups bonded with carbonate linking groups are described. A portion of the non-aromatic cyclic groups comprise a substituent having siloxane repeat units. Representative formulas of the substituents having siloxane repeat units include CH.sub.2CH.sub.2Si(R.sup.4).sub.2(OSi(R.sup.4).sub.2R.sup.5, and CH[Si(R.sup.4).sub.2(OSi(R.sup.4).sub.2).sub.mR.sup.5]CH.sub.3; wherein m is the number of siloxane repeat units; and R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are independently alkyl, aryl, aralkyl or aralkylene. The polycarbonate polymer C typically comprises a high concentration of carbonate linking group, for example in an amount of at least 85 or 90 mol % or greater N based on the total linking groups of the polymer. Also described are compositions comprising the polycarbonate polymer and methods of making.

The present disclosure relates to degradable polymers which contain a hydrophobic and hydrophilic segment which is sensitive to pH. In some aspects, the polymers form a micelle which is sensitive to pH and have backbones which are capable of undergoing degradation in vivo. In some aspects, the disclosure also provides methods of using these degradable polymers for the delivery of a drug.

New block polymers are described, as well as processes for preparing them using ring-opening polymerisation and ring-opening copolymerisation techniques. Also described are electrolytes, cathodes and batteries comprising the polymers.

A resin composition containing a copolymer, the copolymer including a constituent unit represented by a formula (1) below and 0.3 mol % or more and 20.0 mol % or less of a constituent unit represented by a formula (2) below,

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where, in the formulae (1) and (2): R.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms; L.sup.1 and L.sup.2 are each independently a single bond or an alkylene group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms; and X.sup.1 is a reactive group selected from groups represented by a structural formula (2-1) and a structural formula (2-2) below.

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A polyalkylene carbonate resin composition with excellent thermal stability, and a method for preparing the same. The polyalkylene carbonate resin composition includes polyalkylenecarbonate, an organic acid, and at least one additive selected from among an antioxidant and a hydrolysis inhibitor. The organic acid is included in an amount of 0.001 parts by weight or more and less than 0.5 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polyalkylenecarbonate.