The present invention relates to a class of luminescent and conductive polymer compositions having chromophores, and particularly solid films of these compositions exhibiting increased luminescent lifetimes, quantum yields and amplified emissions. These desirable properties can be provided through polymers having rigid groups designed to prevent polymer reorganization, aggregation or .pi.-stacking upon solidification. These polymers can also display an unusually high stability with respect to so...

The invention describes supersuperabsorbent polymers composed of surface-post crosslinked polycarboxypolysaccharides having excellent age-stable absorption properties, even under load, high attrition resistance and biodegradability and their use for absorbing water, aqueous or serous fluids and also blood. Also disclosed is a method of making which is impervious to changes in raw material quality and which provides consistent product quality.

Acyclic diene metathesis (ADMET) has been utilized in the synthesis of carbosilane and carbosiloxane polymers bearing a latent reactive methoxy-functional group on each repeat unit. The polymerization results in a linear thermoplastic polymer. The latent reactive methoxy groups remain inert during polymerization; however, exposure to moisture triggers hydrolysis and the formation of a chemically cross-linked thermoset. The thermoset's properties can be modified by varying the ratio of carbosilan...

Disclosed herein are ethylene polymers having a density of 0.95 to 0.955, a melt index from 0.2 to 0.6 g/10 min., a high load melt index from 20 to 70 g/10 min., and a heterogeneity index from 10 to 16, and methods of preparing the same. In certain embodiments the polymers can have a shear ratio from 65 to 100.

Electroactive polymeric arylenes and intermediates useful for making such polymers are disclosed. The present invention also provides electroactive compositions comprising the electroactive polymeric arylenes, organic electronic devices which comprise these polymers and compositions, and methods of fabricating these devices.

Amorphous perfluorinated homopolymers and copolymers of perfluorodioxoles of formula (IA): ##STR00001## wherein R'.sub.F is equal to R.sub.F or OR.sub.F wherein R.sub.F is a linear or branched perfluoroalkyl radical having 1 5 carbon atoms; X.sub.1 and X.sub.2, equal to or different from each other, are F, CF.sub.3; said polymers having a dioxole content .gtoreq.95% by moles, having the following property combination: Tg, measured according to the ASTM 3418 (DSC) method, from 180.degree. C. to 1...

The present invention relates to propylene polymers made by using catalyst components for the polymerization of olefins comprising Mg, Ti, halogen and at least two electron donor compounds, said catalyst component being characterized by the fact that at least one of the electron donor compounds, present in an amount from 20 to 50% by mol with respect to the total amount of donors, is selected from esters of succinic acids which are not extractable, under the conditions described below, for more ...

The present invention relates to transducers, their use and fabrication. The transducers convert between mechanical and electrical energy. Some transducers of the present invention include a pre-strained polymer. The pre-strain improves the conversion between electrical and mechanical energy. The present invention also relates to devices including an electroactive polymer to convert between electrical and mechanical energy. The present invention further relates to compliant electrodes that confo...

Organosilicone polymers are provided which comprise polysiloxane-polyoxyalkylene block copolymers wherein the polysiloxane blocks are trialkylsiloxy-endblocked and contain reoccurring difunctional dialkylsiloxy monomeric units in combination with reoccurring difunctional cyanoalkyl-alkylsiloxy or cyanoalkoxy-alkylsiloxy monomeric units, the mol ratio of the dialkylsiloxy units to the cyano-substituted siloxy units being about 10-200:3-100, and wherein the polysiloxane and polyoxyalkylene blocks ...

A gauge for measuring the thickness of plastic film including an infrared radiation source transmitting light through or reflecting it from the film to reference and absorption photoconductive detectors. A signal generator is operatively connected to the detectors and causes modulation of the electrical signals emanating therefrom. Amplifiers and filters act on the signals and a comparator receives the signals from the reference and absorption detectors and gives an indication of the thickness o...