A method includes admixing an aqueous polysaccharide solution into an oleaginous base fluid, and adding a divalent ion source to produce one or more polysaccharide microspheres.

A method includes admixing an aqueous polysaccharide solution into an oleaginous base fluid, and adding a divalent ion source to produce one or more polysaccharide microspheres.

A composition comprising a cyclic olefin copolymer; a particulate filler dispersed in the cyclic olefin copolymer; and a solvent is disclosed. The composition can be used to make a transmissive composite. The transmissive composite and a method of making a transmissive composite panel are also disclosed.

An adhesive, and an encapsulated product and method of encapsulating an organic electronic device (OED) using the same are provided. The adhesive film serves to encapsulate the OED and includes a curable resin and a moisture absorbent, and the adhesive includes a first region coming in contact with the OED upon encapsulation of the OED and a second region not coming in contact with the OED. Also, the moisture absorbent is present at contents of 0 to 20% and 80 to 100% in the first and second regions, respectively, based on the total weight of the moisture absorbent in the adhesive.

Disclosed herein are novel materials and methods of forming those novel materials. The materials are synthesized from Poly(acrylic acid), a crosslinker; and a salt. The material can be further synthesized from sodium hydroxide. The crosslinker can be a covalent crosslinking agent such as N,N-methylenebisacrylamide. Examples of applicable salts are calcium chloride, lithium chloride, zinc chloride, sodium chloride, potassium chloride, barium chloride, cesium chloride, magnesium chloride, cobalt chloride, lithium bromide. In example, the Poly(acrylic acid) can be about 3 moles of Poly(acrylic acid), the crosslinker can be about 0.005 moles of N,N-methylenebisacrylamide, and the salt can be formed by the addition of about 0.003 moles of potassium persulfate.

A method includes admixing an aqueous polysaccharide solution into an oleaginous base fluid, and adding a divalent ion source to produce one or more polysaccharide microspheres.

A method includes admixing an aqueous polysaccharide solution into an oleaginous base fluid, and adding a divalent ion source to produce one or more polysaccharide microspheres.

A biodegradable and substantially water-soluble thermoplastic polyvinyl alcohol-based diverting agent is provided which comprises pellets of a specified polyvinyl alcohol optionally with certain specified additives, which pellets are made in an extruder and cut to a specified size.

Provided are particulate polyvinyl alcohol-based loss circulation control compositions for use in subterranean treatments, which are prepared by compacting a specified polyvinyl alcohol copolymer with an acid-soluble weighting agent, optionally with other specified additives and other polyvinyl alcohols.

Provided are low dust-content particulate polyvinyl alcohol-based compositions suitable for a variety of end uses including for use in subterranean treatments and for manufacturing chemical materials, which are prepared by compacting a specified polyvinyl alcohol polymer resins, optionally with specified additives and/or other polyvinyl alcohols.