An elastomer is provided, which is a product of reacting C.sub.4-12 lactam, poly(C.sub.2-4 alkylene glycol), C.sub.4-12 diacid, and multi-ester aliphatic monomer. The C.sub.4-12 lactam and the poly(C.sub.2-4 alkylene glycol) have a weight ratio of 20:80 to 80:20. The total weight of the C.sub.4-12 lactam and the poly(C.sub.2-4 alkylene glycol) and the weight of the C.sub.4-12 diacid have a ratio of 100:0.5 to 100:10. The total weight of the C.sub.4-12 lactam and the poly(C.sub.2-4 alkylene glycol) and the weight of the multi-ester aliphatic monomer have a ratio of 100:0.01 to 100:5.

Provided is a coating agent that can be formed into a surface layer having excellent self-restoring properties and stain-proof properties by applying the coating agent onto a surface of a base material (for example, thermoplastic polyurethane) and curing the resulting material. The coating agent according to the present application contains urethane (meth)acrylate-based resin (a), fluorine-based compound (b) and photopolymerization initiator (d). Urethane (meth)acrylate-based resin (a) has weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 10,000 to 800,000. Fluorine-based compound (b) has at least two polymerizable functional groups. The surface layer formed of the coating agent has excellent self-restoring properties of a scratch, stain-proof properties and stretchability.

Methods, compositions, and kits for adhering polymers and other materials to another material, and in particular to bone or bone-like structures or surfaces. A composition of matter includes a urethane dimethacrylate-methyl methacrylate copolymer with a plurality of first polymer regions based on urethane dimethacrylate and a plurality of second polymer regions based on methyl methacrylate. The method includes placing an orthopedic joint implant having an attachment surface in a joint space, applying a first non-urethane-containing precursor, a second urethane-containing precursor, and a initiator to the attachment surface; contacting the first and second precursors and the initiator with the joint surface; and copolymerizing the first and second precursors and forming an adhesive copolymer and attaching the implant to the joint.

This application provides reactive, flexible, water-resistant hydroxyethylpyrrolidone methacrylate/glycidyl methacrylate copolymers having the structure:

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wherein a and b are integers, the sum of which less than 100, covalently linked to active agents that are useful in a wide variety of compositions. The present application also discloses hydroxyethylpyrrolidonemethacrylate/glycidyl methacrylate copolymer convently linked to one or more surface active moiety having a structure:

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wherein a, b, and c are integers, the sum of which equals 100, and M is a surface-active moiety.

Provided herein are processes for preparing an oligomer (e.g., a morpholino oligomer). The synthetic processes described herein may be advantageous to scaling up oligomer synthesis while maintaining overall yield and purity of a synthesized oligomer.

Methods of making blended, isoporous, asymmetric (graded) films (e.g. ultrafiltration membranes) comprising two or more chemically distinct block copolymers and blended, isoporous, asymmetric (graded) films (e.g. ultrafiltration membranes) comprising two or more chemically distinct block copolymers. The generation of blended membranes by mixing two chemically distinct block copolymers in the casting solution demonstrates a pathway to advanced asymmetric block copolymer derived films, which can be used as ultrafiltration membranes, in which different pore surface chemistries and associated functionalities can be integrated into a single membrane via standard membrane fabrication, i.e. without requiring laborious post-fabrication modification steps. The block copolymers may be diblock, triblock and/or multiblock mixes and some block copolymers in the mix may be functionally modified. Triblock copolymers comprising a reactive group (e.g., sulfhydryl group) terminated block and films comprising the triblock copolymers.

Some embodiments relate to a dual cure polymerization system combining aza-Michael addition polymerization and photopolymerization. Some embodiments also relate to a dual cure polymerization system for preparing interpenetrating polymer networks. Some other embodiments relate to compositions and articles obtainable by a process of the invention and uses thereof.

An aminoacrylate-acrylate urethane comprises at least one urethane function bonded to an aminoacrylate group, this group having a plurality of acrylate groups and being derived from the reaction of a) a hydroxylated aminoacrylate bearing one or more acrylate groups with b) a polyisocyanate. The aminoacrylate a) is produced by the addition of a1) an amino alcohol bearing a hydroxyl group and a secondary amine group to a2) at least one multifunctional acrylate, with a2) being in stoichiometric excess relative to the secondary amine groups of said amino alcohol a1). A method for preparing the urethane acrylate comprises preparing the aminoacrylate a) by a Michael addition reaction. The aminoacrylate-acrylate urethane may be used in curable compositions, more particularly as a synergist, and also to cured finished products from the urethane acrylate.

A polycaprolactone fumarate copolymer useful as a material for a biocompatible scaffold for tissue engineering applications is disclosed. The copolymer includes at least one caprolactone unit, at least one fumarate unit, and at least one third unit selected from the group consisting of acrylate units and styrenic units. A linking moiety forms a link between the third unit and at least one caprolactone unit or at least one fumarate unit. The linking moiety can be photodegradable. In one form, the third unit includes at least one methyl methacrylate unit. The copolymer can be used to form the wall of a nerve conduit.

A silicone-modified polybenzoxazole resin comprising repeating units of formulae (1a) and (1b) is prepared by addition polymerization. R.sup.1 to R.sup.4 are a C.sub.1-C.sub.8 monovalent hydrocarbon group, m and n are integers of 0-300, R.sup.5 is C.sub.1-C.sub.8 alkylene or phenylene, a and b are positive numbers of less than 1, a+b=1, and X.sup.1 is a divalent linker of formula (2). The resin is flexible, soluble in organic solvents, and easy to use. ##STR00001##