Provided herein is a multifunctional particle and methods of forming the same. The multifunctional particle includes a surface of the particle; a first moiety coupled to the surface and having at least one substantially hydrophobic appendage; and a second moiety coupled to the surface and having at least one appendage comprising a reactive functional group and a substantially hydrophilic repeating unit, whereby the particle is substantially superhydrophobic as a result of the substantially hydrophobic appendage, chemically reactive as a result of the reactive functional group, and migratory to a surface of a substantially hydrophobic matrix in which the particle may be included as a result of the substantially hydrophilic repeating unit. Additionally, antimicrobial functional groups may be coupled to the surface.

A metal oxide nanoparticle comprises a metal oxide core of formula M.sub.2O.sub.5, wherein M is tantalum (V) or niobium (V) and alkylsiloxane ligands bonded to the metal oxide core. The alkylsiloxane ligands are selected from the group consisting of isobutylsiloxane, allylsiloxane, vinylsiloxane, n-propyl siloxane, n-butylsiloxane, sec-butyl siloxane, tert-butyl siloxane, phenylsiloxane, n-octylsiloxane, isooctylsiloxane n-dodecyl siloxane, 4 -(trimethyl silyl)phenylsiloxane, para-tolylsiloxane, 4-fluorophenyl siloxane, 4 -chlorophenyl siloxane, 4-bromophenyl siloxane, 4-iodophenylsiloxane, 4-cyanophenyl siloxane, benzylsiloxane, methylsiloxane, ethylsiloxane, 4-(trifluoromethyl)phenylsiloxane, 4 -ammoniumbutylsiloxane, and any combination thereof.

A light emitting element includes: a member including a semiconductor layer and an active layer; and at least one ligand bonded to a surface of the member; wherein the at least one ligand includes: a first ligand including two or more functional group chains; and a second ligand having a shorter carbon length than the first ligand.

The invention relates to a silane or silane mixture obtainable by reacting a hydrolysable silane of the formula (A): SiR4 in which R is a hydrolytically condensable group or hydroxyl with a compound R*(OH)x where x is 1, 2, 3 or greater 3, where R* has a straight-chain or branched hydrocarbon skeleton which, according to the number x, is monovalent, divalent, trivalent or multivalent, and has a hydrocarbonaceous chain interrupted by at least two —C(O)O— groups, wherein there are a maximum of 8 successive carbon atoms in the individual hydrocarbon units formed by interruptions within this chain and the, or in the case of branched structures at least one, end of the hydrocarbonaceous chain at the opposite end to the sole hydroxyl group or one of the hydroxyl groups bears an organically polymerizable group, wherein the alcohol is otherwise unsubstituted or has further substituents. The invention further relates to an organically modified silica polycondensate formed as a result of hydrolytic condensation of the silane or silane mixture and optionally a subsequent organic polymerization of the organically polymerizable groups, with optional addition of an organic, at least difunctional compound to the silica polycondensate prior to the organic polymerization.

A composition contains a naphthalocyanine derivative represented by the following formula:

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where R.sub.1 to R.sub.8 are each independently an alkyl group, and R.sub.9 and R.sub.10 are each independently an aryl group.

A compound represented by the general Formula (I) below, or a salt or solvate thereof, which is useful as an ALK inhibitor, and is useful for prophylaxis or treatment of a disease accompanied by abnormality in ALK, for example, cancer, cancer metastasis, depression or cognitive function disorder:

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Polyol component(s) for a recyclable polyurethane system is disclosed. The recyclable polyurethane system comprises a polyol component having a structural Formula (I), a polyol component having a structural Formula (II) or a polyol component having a structural Formula III and an isocyanate curing agent. A process(es) for preparing the polyol component having the structural Formula (I), the polyol component having the structural Formula (II) and the polyol component having the structural Formula (III) is also disclosed.

The invention relates to a composition and to a process for producing the composition comprising essentially water-soluble (meth)acrylamido-functional siloxanols, and to the use thereof.

A chemical vapor deposition method for producing a dielectric film, the method comprising: providing a substrate into a reaction chamber; introducing gaseous reagents into the reaction chamber wherein the gaseous reagents comprise a silicon precursor comprising an silicon compound having Formula I as defined herein and applying energy to the gaseous reagents in the reaction chamber to induce reaction of the gaseous reagents to deposit a film on the substrate. The film as deposited is suitable for its intended use without an optional additional cure step applied to the as-deposited film.

Electrolytes and electrolyte additives for energy storage devices comprising a silicon compound are disclosed. The energy storage device comprises a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode is a Si-based electrode, a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode, an electrolyte, and at least one electrolyte additive selected from a silicon compound.