Provided herein are methods of making degradable, additive-blended polymeric materials using microwave radiation and catalysts. The methods can include incorporation of therapeutic materials into the polymeric materials. There also are provided polymeric materials made by the methods and medical devices comprising the polymeric materials made by the methods.

Provided herein are methods of making degradable, additive-blended polymeric materials using microwave radiation and catalysts. The methods can include incorporation of therapeutic materials into the polymeric materials. There also are provided polymeric materials made by the methods and medical devices comprising the polymeric materials made by the methods.

A biodegradable polymer usable in fishing gear and that biodegrades in aquatic environments. The polymer includes a polymer backbone that has monomeric units that are susceptible to hydrolytic degradation, and a plurality of pH responsive moieties. Each pH responsive moiety is grafted to a respective one of the monomeric units. The pH responsive moieties are relatively hydrophilic when exposed to an aqueous solution of a pro-biodegradation pH range to facilitate hydrolytic degradation of the monomeric units, and are relatively hydrophobic when removed from the aqueous solution of the pro-biodegradation pH range, to protect the monomeric units from hydrolytic degradation.

A biodegradable polymer usable in fishing gear and that biodegrades in aquatic environments. The polymer includes a polymer backbone that has monomeric units that are susceptible to hydrolytic degradation, and a plurality of pH responsive moieties. Each pH responsive moiety is grafted to a respective one of the monomeric units. The pH responsive moieties are relatively hydrophilic when exposed to an aqueous solution of a pro-biodegradation pH range to facilitate hydrolytic degradation of the monomeric units, and are relatively hydrophobic when removed from the aqueous solution of the pro-biodegradation pH range, to protect the monomeric units from hydrolytic degradation.

Provided are a coloring composition including a colorant, a first resin including a repeating unit represented by Formula (b-10), and a second resin different from the first resin, in which the second resin is at least one selected from a polyimide precursor, a polyimide resin, a polybenzoxazole precursor, a polybenzoxazole resin, or a polysiloxane resin; a film formed of the coloring composition; an optical filter; a solid-state imaging element; and an image display device. In Formula (b-10), Ar.sup.10 represents a group including an aromatic carboxyl group, L.sup.11 represents —COO— or —CONH—, L.sup.12 represents a trivalent linking group, and P.sup.10 represents a polymer chain.

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There is described an acrylic polyester resin, obtainable by grafting an acrylic polymer with a polyester material. The polyester material is obtainable by polymerizing (i) a polyacid component, with (ii) a polyol component. At least one of the polyacid component and/or the polyol component comprises a monomer having an aliphatic group containing at least 15 carbon atoms. At least one of the polyacid component and/or the polyol component comprises a functional monomer operable to impart functionality on to the polyester resin, such that an acrylic polymer may be grafted with the polyester material via the use of said functionality. Also provided is an aqueous coating composition comprising the acrylic polyester resin and a packaging coated with the composition.

There is described an acrylic polyester resin, obtainable by grafting an acrylic polymer with a polyester material. The polyester material is obtainable by polymerizing (i) a polyacid component, with (ii) a polyol component. At least one of the polyacid component and/or the polyol component comprises a monomer having an aliphatic group containing at least 15 carbon atoms. At least one of the polyacid component and/or the polyol component comprises a functional monomer operable to impart functionality on to the polyester resin, such that an acrylic polymer may be grafted with the polyester material via the use of said functionality. Also provided is an aqueous coating composition comprising the acrylic polyester resin and a packaging coated with the composition.

The present description provides a Michael Addition curable composition, comprising A) at least one reactive donor capable of providing two or more nucleophilic carbanions; B) at least one reactive acceptor comprising two or more carbon-carbon double bonds; and C) at least one catalyst for catalyzing the Michael Addition crosslinking reaction between the at least one reactive donor and the at least one reactive acceptor. The present description further provides a coating composition containing the composition and a coated article made therefrom.

The present description provides a Michael Addition curable composition, comprising A) at least one reactive donor capable of providing two or more nucleophilic carbanions; B) at least one reactive acceptor comprising two or more carbon-carbon double bonds; and C) at least one catalyst for catalyzing the Michael Addition crosslinking reaction between the at least one reactive donor and the at least one reactive acceptor. The present description further provides a coating composition containing the composition and a coated article made therefrom.

The present invention provides a precoating agent which is used in an image forming method using an active ray curable ink and which is applied to a surface of a recording medium before the active ray curable ink is applied, the precoating agent comprising a crystalline resin and an active ray polymerizable compound.