Provided are methods for linking polypeptides (including peptides and proteins) to other moieties using radical imitated thiol-ene chemistries, for example, modifying a polypeptide by introducing reactive thiol groups and reacting the thiol groups with olefin-containing reagents or alkyne-containing reagents under conditions that support radical thiol-ene or thiol-yne reactions. The reactive thiol groups have greater activity for radical thiol-ene reactions that a cysteine thiol group, including thiol groups that are separated from the peptide backbone by at least two carbon atoms, for example, the thiol group of a homocysteine residue. Also provided are compositions and biomaterials containing the linked polypeptides, for example, peptide and protein conjugates, and thiol-ene based biocompatible hydrogel polymers, and their uses in the medical field.

A silane-modified polyphenylene ether resin and a preparation method thereof are provided. A polyphenylene ether resin having hydroxyl groups at both ends is reacted with a silane having at least one alkoxy group and at least one vinyl group at the end, so as to obtain the silane-modified polyphenylene ether resin with a vinyl group at the end.

A surface-treating agent including () a compound represented by the following formula (1) or formula (2) and () a perfluoropolyether group-containing silane compound having an OCF.sub.2 unit:

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An example of a bottlebrush polymer has a polymer backbone and a plurality of individual brush moieties bonded to the polymer backbone. The individual brush moieties respectively including a ketone, a hydrophilic segment, and a surface adhesive terminal group. The brush moieties can be functionalized and/or cross-linked.

A resist underlayer film-forming composition: in which self-curing is performed at a low temperature without an acid catalyst or a crosslinking agent, the amount of a sublimate can be reduced, and a high-hardness film having high bending resistance; suitable as a crosslinking agent; exhibits higher flattening and heat resistance when used as a crosslinking agent; has embedding properties equivalent to conventional products; and has an optical constant or etching resistance freely changeable according to monomer selection. The composition contains a solvent and a polymer (X) containing a repeating structural unit which is obtained by alternately bonding, via a linking group O, an aromatic compound A having an ROCH.sub.2 group (R is a monovalent organic group, a hydrogen atom, or a mixture thereof) to an aromatic compound B having at most 120 carbon atoms and different from A, and in which one to six B's are bonded to one A.

Hydrogel compositions including a polymer uniformly embedded with a loading agent are provided. Also provided are methods for extrusion printing hydrogel compositions to provide extruded hydrogel compositions, which can be crosslinked to provide crosslinked hydrogel structures. Also provided are methods for using crosslinked hydrogel structures in chemical processes.

The present invention provides cross-linking compounds having structures as set forth herein for cross-linking organic polymers. Further, polymer compositions include a cross-linking compound and an organic polymer, and in some embodiments the composition further includes a cross-linking reaction additive for controlling the cross-linking reaction rate. In alternate embodiments, the present invention provides cross-linking compositions including a cross-linking compound and a cross-linking reaction additive capable of forming a reactive intermediate oligomer for cross-linking an organic polymer. Further provided are methods of cross-linking organic polymers, organic polymers formed thereby, and molded articles formed from the cross-linked organic polymers. Additionally, methods for forming high glass transition temperature elastomeric materials and methods for forming extrusion-resistant and creep-resistant materials are provided.

The present invention discloses crosslinkable polymer compositions and additive manufacturing compositions incorporating such crosslinkable polymer compositions for use in additive manufacturing methods to prepare articles. The polymer compositions include at least one aromatic polymer and at least one crosslinking compound that is capable of crosslinking the at least one aromatic polymer.

A moulding including a matrix obtained from a reaction of a polyaryletherketone (PAEK) with at least one crosslinker capable of thermal crosslinking with keto groups of the PAEK to form at least two imine groups per crosslinker molecule. The crosslinker is selected from oligomers/polymers which have at least two amide groups or at least one amide group and at least one primary amino group or at least two imide groups or at least one imide group and at least one primary amino group, saturated alicyclic compounds which are different from the oligomers/polymers and have at least two primary amino groups, and mixtures thereof.

An example of a bottlebrush polymer has a polymer backbone and a plurality of individual brush moieties bonded to the polymer backbone. The individual brush moieties include a ketone, a hydrophilic segment, and a surface adhesive terminal group. The brush moieties can be functionalized and/or cross-linked.