Embodiments in accordance with the present invention encompass a two component composition containing in one component a latent organo-ruthenium carbide catalyst, and in another component a photoactive acid generator or a thermally active acid generator, and either of the components containing a mixture of photoactive compound along with one or more monomers which undergo ring open metathesis polymerization (ROMP) when said components are mixed together and exposed to a suitable radiation (or heat) to form a three-dimensional (3D) object. The three-dimensional objects so formed exhibits improved mechanical properties, particularly, high heat distortion temperature, impact strength, elongation to break, among others. Accordingly, compositions of this invention are useful as 3D inkjet materials for forming high impact strength objects of various sizes with microscale features lower than 100 microns, among various other uses.

The present invention relates to a formulation comprising at least one crosslinkable polymer and at least one organic solvent, wherein the at least one crosslinkable polymer is contained in the formulation in a concentration of at least 0.5 g/L, wherein the at least one organic solvent has a boiling point of at least 200° C., characterized in that the solubility of the at least one crosslinkable polymer in the at least one organic solvent is such that the crosslinkable polymer at a concentration of 30 g/L starts to precipitate if 60 vol.-% or less of ethanol is added to the formulation, to the use of these formulations for the preparation of electronic or optoelectronic devices, to a process for the preparation of electronic or optoelectronic devices using these formulations as well as to electronic or optoelectronic devices.

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.

Embodiments in accordance with the present invention encompass a two component composition containing in one component a latent organo-ruthenium carbide catalyst, and in another component a photoactive acid generator or a thermally active acid generator, and either of the components containing a mixture of photoactive compound along with one or more monomers which undergo ring open metathesis polymerization (ROMP) when said components are mixed together and exposed to a suitable radiation (or heat) to form a three-dimensional (3D) object. The three-dimensional objects so formed exhibits improved mechanical properties, particularly, high heat distortion temperature, impact strength, elongation to break, among others. Accordingly, compositions of this invention are useful as 3D inkjet materials for forming high impact strength objects of various sizes with microscale features lower than 100 microns, among various other uses.

Embodiments in accordance with the present invention encompass compositions encompassing a latent organo-ruthenium compound and a pyridine compound along with one or more monomers which undergo ring open metathesis polymerization (ROMP) when said composition is exposed to suitable actinic radiation to form a substantially transparent film. Surprisingly, the compositions are very stable at ambient conditions to temperatures up to 80° C. for several days and undergo mass polymerization when subject only to actinic radiation. Accordingly, compositions of this invention are useful in various opto-electronic applications, including as 3D printing materials, coatings, encapsulants, fillers, leveling agents, among others.

An electrochromic polymer with polar side chains is disclosed. The viscosity of the electrochromic polymer is controllable by adjusting a ratio between polar side chains and alkyl side chains for forming the electrochromic polymer. The disclosed electrochromic polymer with polar side chains can be also made into a film with a controllable thickness by coating.

A solid electrolytic capacitor containing a capacitor element is provided. The capacitor element contains an anode body that contains tantalum, a dielectric that overlies the anode body; and a solid electrolyte that overlies the dielectric. The solid electrolyte includes an intrinsically conductive polymer containing repeating thiophene units. Further, the capacitor exhibits a dielectric strength of about 0.6 volts per nanometer or more. The capacitor also exhibits a charge-discharge capacitance after being subjected to 3,000 cycles of a surge voltage and an initial capacitance prior to being subjected to the surge voltage, wherein the ratio of the charge-discharge capacitance to the initial capacitance is from about 0.75 to 1.

A liquid cyclopentene ring-opened copolymer includes a monomer unit derived from cyclopentene and a monomer unit derived from a norbornene compound, the monomer unit derived from cyclopentene being present in an amount of 60 to 95 wt %, the liquid cyclopentene ring-opened copolymer having a hydroxyl group-terminated copolymer chain and having a melt viscosity at 25° C. of less than 500 Pa.Math.s, which is measured using a B-type viscometer.

Embodiments in accordance with the present invention encompass a two component composition containing in one component a latent organo-ruthenium carbide catalyst, and in another component a photoactive acid generator or a thermally active acid generator, and either of the components containing a mixture of photoactive compound along with one or more monomers which undergo ring open metathesis polymerization (ROMP) when said components are mixed together and exposed to a suitable radiation (or heat) to form a three-dimensional (3D) object. The three-dimensional objects so formed exhibits improved mechanical properties, particularly, high heat distortion temperature, impact strength, elongation to break, among others. Accordingly, compositions of this invention are useful as 3D inkjet materials for forming high impact strength objects of various sizes with microscale features lower than 100 microns, among various other uses.

Provided is a shaping material with which a shaped product having excellent flame retardancy can be formed. The shaping material contains a hydrogenated cycloolefin ring-opened polymer and an organophosphinate flame retardant. The organophosphinate flame retardant is either or both of a compound indicated by the following formula (I) and a compound indicated by the following formula (II). Moreover, the organophosphinate flame retardant has an average dispersion diameter of 10 μm or less.

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