A dispersant is capable of giving excellent filler dispersibility in a liquid medium. The dispersant is an organopolysiloxane represented by formula (1) or (2), wherein R.sup.1 is a C1-12 saturated hydrocarbon group, X is a group represented by formula (3), acryloyl, alkyl, carboxyl, vinyl, methacryl, an aromatic group, amino, isocyanato, isocyanurato, epoxy, hydroxyl or mercapto, at least one X is a group represented by formula (3), m, l and k are 0 to 10, and j is 1 to 10. In formula (3), R.sup.2 is a C1-12 saturated hydrocarbon group or a C6-12 aromatic hydrocarbon group, Y is a C1-8 divalent hydrocarbon group, and h is 4 to 400.

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A dispersant is capable of giving excellent filler dispersibility in a liquid medium. The dispersant is an organopolysiloxane represented by formula (1) or (2), wherein R.sup.1 is a C1-12 saturated hydrocarbon group, X is a group represented by formula (3), acryloyl, alkyl, carboxyl, vinyl, methacryl, an aromatic group, amino, isocyanato, isocyanurato, epoxy, hydroxyl or mercapto, at least one X is a group represented by formula (3), m, l and k are 0 to 10, and j is 1 to 10. In formula (3), R.sup.2 is a C1-12 saturated hydrocarbon group or a C6-12 aromatic hydrocarbon group, Y is a C1-8 divalent hydrocarbon group, and h is 4 to 400.

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A composition of matter useful in an electrolyte, comprising a polymer including: a repeat unit, the repeat unit including a backbone section; and a side chain attached to the backbone section, wherein the side chain includes a ligand moiety configured to ionically bond to a lithium ion. The polymer has a glass transition temperature (e.g., less than room temperature) wherein the polymer is in a solid state during operation of a lithium ion battery comprising an electrolyte including the polymer.

A composition of matter useful in an electrolyte, comprising a polymer including: a repeat unit, the repeat unit including a backbone section; and a side chain attached to the backbone section, wherein the side chain includes a ligand moiety configured to ionically bond to a lithium ion. The polymer has a glass transition temperature (e.g., less than room temperature) wherein the polymer is in a solid state during operation of a lithium ion battery comprising an electrolyte including the polymer.

A bioelectrode includes an inorganic base material and a conductive layer covering the inorganic base material, in which the conductive layer has a polymer having moieties derived from a first compound having an epoxy group and an alkoxysilyl group, and at least one of an alkali metal ion and a Group 2 element ion supported in the polymer, and in the polymer, the moiety derived from the epoxy group is ring-opening polymerized, and the moiety derived from the alkoxysilyl group forms a siloxane bond.

A bioelectrode includes an inorganic base material and a conductive layer covering the inorganic base material, in which the conductive layer has a polymer having moieties derived from a first compound having an epoxy group and an alkoxysilyl group, and at least one of an alkali metal ion and a Group 2 element ion supported in the polymer, and in the polymer, the moiety derived from the epoxy group is ring-opening polymerized, and the moiety derived from the alkoxysilyl group forms a siloxane bond.

[Problem] To provide a composition comprising polycarbosilane, which has excellent filling property, can form a film at a lower temperature, and makes electrical property of the produced film excellent. [Means for Solution] A silicon carbonaceous film forming composition comprising polycarbosilane and a solvent, wherein the ratio of the integrated intensity at 3.92 to 4.20 ppm to the integrated intensity at 3.60 to 5.50 ppm in the H-NMR spectrum of said polycarbosilane is 27 to 50%.

[Problem] To provide a composition comprising polycarbosilane, which has excellent filling property, can form a film at a lower temperature, and makes electrical property of the produced film excellent. [Means for Solution] A silicon carbonaceous film forming composition comprising polycarbosilane and a solvent, wherein the ratio of the integrated intensity at 3.92 to 4.20 ppm to the integrated intensity at 3.60 to 5.50 ppm in the H-NMR spectrum of said polycarbosilane is 27 to 50%.

[Problem] To provide a composition comprising polycarbosilane, which has excellent filling property, can form a film at a lower temperature, and makes electrical property of the produced film excellent. [Means for Solution] A silicon carbonaceous film forming composition comprising polycarbosilane and a solvent, wherein the ratio of the integrated intensity at 3.92 to 4.20 ppm to the integrated intensity at 3.60 to 5.50 ppm in the H-NMR spectrum of said polycarbosilane is 27 to 50%.

The invention is generally related to an insert for being embedded in a silicone hydrogel contact lens. The insert is made of a crosslinked materials which are rigid in dry state at room temperature (from about 22 C. to about 26 C.), have a high oxygen permeability and a high refractive index in fully hydrated state, and can become softer at a temperature great than 32 C. Such materials are useful for making inserts in embedded contact lenses for correcting corneal astigmatism, presbyopia, and color blindness lenses and for imparting photochromic characteristics to the lenses. The invention is also related to a method for making embedded silicone hydrogel contact lenses comprising an insert of the invention therein and to embedded silicone hydrogel contact lenses comprising an insert of the invention therein.