The present disclosure relates to a tablet comprising at least one property modifying agent adapted to modify at least one property of a melt processable polymer and at least one processing aid having softening temperature lower than or equal to the melt processing temperature of the melt processable polymer.

An optical device comprising an optical hydrogel with select regions that have been irradiated with laser light having a pulse energy from 0.01 nJ to 50 nJ and a wavelength from 600 nm to 900 nm. The irradiated regions are characterized by a positive change in refractive index of from 0.01 to 0.06, and exhibit little or no scattering loss. The optical hydrogel is prepared with a hydrophilic monomer.

An optical device comprising an optical hydrogel with select regions that have been irradiated with laser light having a pulse energy from 0.01 nJ to 50 nJ and a wavelength from 600 nm to 900 nm. The irradiated regions are characterized by a positive change in refractive index of from 0.01 to 0.06, and exhibit little or no scattering loss. The optical hydrogel is prepared with a hydrophilic monomer.

In some aspects, the present disclosure pertains to multi-arm polymers that comprise a core, a plurality of polymer segments having a first end that is covalently attached to the core and a second end comprising a moiety that comprises a reactive group, wherein the polymer segments comprise one or more free-radical-polymerizable monomers. In some aspects, systems are provided that comprise a first composition comprising such a multi-arm polymer and a second composition comprising a multifunctional compound that comprises functional groups that are reactive with the reactive groups of the multi-arm polymer. In some aspects, systems are provided that comprise crosslinked reaction products of such a multi-arm polymer and such a multifunctional compound.

The invention disclosed herein generally relates to matrices comprising polymers and methods for preparing them.

An optical device comprising an optical hydrogel with select regions that have been irradiated with laser light having a pulse energy from 0.01 nJ to 50 nJ and a wavelength from 600 nm to 900 nm. The irradiated regions are characterized by a positive change in refractive index of from 0.01 to 0.06, and exhibit little or no scattering loss. The optical hydrogel is prepared with a hydrophilic monomer.

The present invention relates to compositions of carbon nanotubes which can be used in solid form, that is to say in the absence of solvent. These compositions comprise at least one polymer and are readily dispersible in formulations for the manufacture of electrodes for batteries and in particular Li-ion batteries in liquid or solid processes. The invention also relates to the process for obtaining these powders, to their use in the manufacture of electrodes for batteries, and also to the batteries comprising them.

The invention disclosed herein generally relates to matrices comprising polymers and methods for preparing them.

Embodiments of the present invention relate to a nanofiltration composite membrane for use to purify water, the methods for preparing said nanofiltration composite membranes and to the nanofiltration composite membranes prepared accordingly.

A conductive particle to be dispersed in a resin composition of an anisotropic connection material containing binder resin and solvent, the conductive particle includes: a core, a conductive layer provided on the core and containing metal, insulating fine particles connected by a first substituent that binds to the metal of the conductive layer, provided on a first region of the conductive layer, and a hydrophobic surface treatment layer connected by a second substituent that binds to the metal of the conductive layer, provided on a second region of the conductive layer, wherein the first region and the second region do not overlap.