The invention discloses a three-dimensional cage-like hyperbranched monomer and preparation method and application thereof. The three-dimensional cage-like hyperbranched monomer has the structural formula I: ##STR00001## ##STR00002##
wherein in the structural formula I: X is any one of —O, —S, —NH; y is any integer from 2 to 8; R is —H or —CH.sub.3. The beneficial effect of the technical scheme proposed in the present invention is: by introducing easily polymerizable olefin groups, the carboxyl group and amide group are combined in the three-dimensional cage-like hyperbranched monomer to make the water solubility good, and it can be copolymerized with many other monomers to obtain the three-dimensional cage-like hyperbranched polymer; when used as an additive for wellbore working fluids, due to the hyperbranched structure of the polymer, it has good salt and temperature resistance, and also has viscosity increasing, filtration loss, and flocculation properties; meanwhile, the synthesis method is simple and the cost is low.

A catalytic cracking process includes a step of contacting a cracking feedstock with a catalytic cracking catalyst in the presence of a radical initiator for reaction under catalytic cracking conditions. The radical initiator contains a dendritic polymer and/or a hyperbranched polymer. The dendritic polymer and the hyperbranched polymer each independently has a degree of branching of about 0.3-1, and each independently has a weight average molecular weight of greater than about 1000. The catalytic cracking process is beneficial to enhancing and accelerating the free radical cracking of petroleum hydrocarbon and promoting the regulation of cracking activity and product distribution; by using the process disclosed herein, the conversion of catalytic cracking can be improved, the yields of ethylene and propylene can be increased, and the yield of coke can be reduced.

Core-shell particles and methods of making and using thereof are described herein. The core is formed of or contains one or more hydrophobic materials or more hydrophobic materials. The shell is formed of or contains hyperbranched polyglycerol (HPG). The HPG coating can be modified to adjust the properties of the particles. Unmodified HPG coatings impart stealth properties to the particles which resist non-specific protein absorption and increase circulation in the blood. The hydroxyl groups on the HPG coating can be chemically modified to form functional groups that react with functional groups and adhere the particles to tissue, cells, or extracellular materials, such as proteins.

A device for transport of ions and/or charged molecules between a source and a target electrolyte, comprising: a first electrode provided at or in said source electrolyte, and a second electrode provided at or in said target electrolyte; and wherein said first and second electrodes provides an electrical control of an ion flow, and further comprising means for limiting an electronic current between said source and said target electrodes, such that at least after a voltage is applied a potential difference between said source and target electrodes is maintained, which effects ion transport from said source to said target electrode; wherein the device further comprises an ion- and/or permselective polyelectrolyte for transport ions and/or charged molecules via electrophoresis and functions as an ion-selective membrane; and wherein said polyelectrolyte comprises a cross-linked hyperbranched polymer.

Described herein are associative polymers capable of controlling a physical and/or chemical property of non-polar compositions and related compositions, methods and systems. Associative polymers herein described have a non-polar backbone and functional groups presented at ends of the non-polar backbone, with a number of the functional groups presented at the ends of the non-polar backbone formed by associative functional groups capable of undergoing an associative interaction with another associative functional group with an association constant (k) such that the strength of each associative interaction is less than the strength of a covalent bond between atoms and in particular less than the strength of a covalent bond between backbone atoms.

The present invention relates to a composition comprising a specific hyperbranched copolymer (HBC) of the monomers dodecenyl succinic acid anhydride, diisopropanol amine and bis-dimethylaminopropyl amine and the compound 1,3-propandiol and/or N-hydroxyoctanamide. It has been found that said hyperbranched copolymer synergistically enhances the antimicrobial action of a 1,3-propanediol and/or N-hydroxy-octanamide.

The present invention discloses novel calibrants containing between 1 and 5 iodine atoms and methods of making them using linear polymers, hyperbranched polymers, and biological polymers (including but not limited to proteins and peptides.) Methods of using the calibrants are also disclosed, such as mass spectrometry. The novel calibrants disclosed herein have a more cost- and time-efficient synthesis than other calibrants.

The invention provides a nanomaterial of polyglycerol grafted cellulose nanocrystal dendrimer and a preparation method thereof. In the present invention, the cotton linter pulp is pulverized into flocculent fibers, fed to sulfuric acid, and reacted. After centrifugation, dialysis and ultrasonic cell disruption, cellulose nanocrystals are obtained. Carboxylated cellulose nanocrystals are further obtained after oxidation with TEMPO, dialysis, and freeze-drying. The carboxylated nanocrystals are further added to DMF, and under a nitrogen atmosphere, glycidol is grafted to the hydroxyl groups on the surface by heating with stirring. After the reaction is completed, the product is centrifuged, dried under vacuum, dialyzed, and freeze dried to obtain a nanomaterial of primary polyglycerol grafted cellulose nanocrystals. Dendrimers with different particle size ranges can be prepared by controlling the number of reactions, which contain a large number of hydroxyl groups on the surface, and are amenable to various modifications.

A composition of matter including a crosslinked bottlebrush polymer, wherein the crosslinker units in the composition of matter are soluble with the bottlebrush polymer. In one example, the crosslinked bottlebrush polymer is tailored as a single phase (solvent free) elastomer useful in a capacitive pressure sensing device. A novel embodiment of the present invention further includes demonstration of a universal approach to form solvent-free bottlebrush polymer networks by photo-crosslinking mixtures of well-defined bottlebrush precursors and bis-benzophenone-based additives. This method has been proven effective with a wide variety of different side-chain chemistries.

A hyperbranched polymer comprising a reaction product of a hydrosilylation reaction catalyst and components a) and b), which combined contain 15 to 60 percent by weight of aromatic carbon atoms. Component a) is at least one first organosilane independently having p vinyl groups and consisting of C, H, Si, and optionally O atoms, wherein each p is independently an integer greater than or equal to 2. Component b) is at least one second organosilane independently having q Si—H groups and consisting of C, H, Si, and optionally O atoms, wherein each q is independently an integer greater than or equal to 2. p/q is at least 3.1. A curable composition comprises the hyperbranched polymer and a crosslinker system. An at least partially reaction product of the curable composition and N electronic articles including the same are also disclosed.