Abstract:
The application provides a method of producing a comb polymer comprising the steps of: (a) Providing: (i) a plurality of monomers which are linear, branched or star-shaped, substituted or non-substituted, and have an olefinically unsaturated moiety, the olefinically unsaturated moiety being capable of undergoing addition polymerisation; (ii) an initiator compound; the initiator compound comprising a homolytically cleavable bond. (iii) a catalyst capable of catalysing the polymerisation of the monomer; and (b) Causing the catalyst to catalyse, in combination with the initiator, the polymerisation of a plurality of the monomers to produce the comb polymer. Catalysts and polymers obtainable by the process are also provided. Preferably, the comb polymer is capable of binding proteins and may be produced from monomers which are alkoxy polyethers, such as poly(alkyleneglycol) or polytetrahydrofuran.
Abstract:
Vinyl sulfonate-derivatized oligomers of poly(oxyalkylene)glycols or polyesters and isocyanate are urethane linked polymer precursors for the solid polymeric matrix of a solid electrolyte. The solid polymeric matrix is made by crosslinking the vinyl sulfonate-derivatized oligomer.
Abstract:
According to the invention a diaphragm, especially a gas separation and pervaporation diaphragm, is prepared using graft copolymers, where the basic polymer has the recurring unit below of general formula (I) in which the radicals R1 and R2 may be the same or different and signify a linear, branched or cyclic C1-C12 hydrocarbon radical and at least one of the radicals R1 and R2 has a terminal C=C double bond. Besides the basic polymer there may be other polymers having C=C double bonds in the main or side chains. To produce the diaphragm of the invention, the graft copolymer is pre-cross-linked in solution, applied to a substrate known per se and then further cross-linked and thus converted into a dimensionally stable and insoluble state. The diaphragm of the invention has a greater selectivity than prior art diaphragms.
Abstract:
A fluorochemical graft copolymer comprising: a base polymer comprising polymerized units derived from monomers having terminal olefinic double bonds, having grafted thereto a plurality of polyfluoropolyether groups. Also disclosed is a process for preparing such a graft copolymer, and a method for reducing the surface energy of a polymer comprising polymerized units derived from monomers having terminal olefinic double bonds.
Abstract:
A hardenable composition contains as components A) compounds with at least two activated double bonds (I), which are alpha,beta-unsaturated carbonyl compounds, alpha,beta-unsaturated carboxylic acid esters or alpha,beta-unsaturated nitrile groups, and as components B) compounds containing at least two active hydrogen atoms or at least two groups with active hydrogen atoms or at least one active hydrogen atom and at least one group with an active hydrogen atom, and ordinary additives, catalysts, if necessary pigments and an organic solvent. Components A) or components B) or components A) and B) are based on a branched soluble acrylate copolymer (P) obtained by polymerization of a) 3 to 30 wt.% of monomers with at least two ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable double bonds, b) 5 to 60 wt.% of monomers with functional groups and c) 5 to 92 wt.% of other ethylenically unsaturated monomers where the sum of a), b) and c) is equal to 100 wt.%. The invention also relates to the process for manufacturing the hardenable composition.
Abstract:
An article of manufacture that comprises an ophthalmic lens blank (2) that has a polymerized layer of an oligomeric composition (4) on its finished surface (3). The oligomeric composition (4) protects the finished surface (3) from mechanical damage and thermal shock. The oligomeric composition (4) also adheres a rigid lens block (8) to the blanks (2) through a fusible metal alloy (6). A process for altering the unfinished surface of an ophthalmic lens blank (2) is also provided.