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The present invention includes a catheter locking solution having both antimicrobial and anticoagulant properties including a local anesthetic and a viscosifying agent. The local anesthetic of the present invention may be an amino amide; an amino ester; an aminoacylanilide; an aminoalkyl benzoate; an amino carbonate; an N-phenylamidine compound; an N-aminoalkyl amid; an aminoketone, or combinations and mixtures thereof. In a particular embodiment of the present invention, the local anesthetic is tetracaine or dibucaine.

The invention relates to a method of forming a polyphenylene ether resin containing residual aliphatic unsaturation. A polyphenylene ether is reacted with a capping agent in a solvent to form the polyphenylene ether resin containing residual aliphatic unsaturation, which is precipitated from solution by combining the solution with an antisolvent. The precipitated polyphenylene ether resin containing residual aliphatic unsaturation has lower levels of residual impurities than the same compound isolated by devolatilization.

A humidity control device for use in maintaining the desired humidity for wood musical instrument, art objects and museum artifacts, the device including a water vapor permeable pouch and a saturated aqueous solution having a suitable humidity control point for use with these objects.

A single-site catalyst is disclosed. The catalyst comprises a transition metal complex, an activator, and an allylic alcohol-containing polymer. The catalyst has high activity and great capability to incorporate higher α-olefins into polyethylene. The polyethylene produced has high molecular weight and low density.

A heat-sensitive recording material including, on a support, a heat-sensitive color-developable layer containing an electron-donating colorless dye and an electron-accepting compound, wherein the electron-accepting compound contains a compound represented by R1—Ph—SO2R2, and an adhesive strength when an adhesive sheet such as a revenue stamp is affixed to a recording face of a heat-sensitive recording paper made of the heat-sensitive recording material is larger than a given value, and a center line average roughness Ra75 of the heat-sensitive recording face is 2.0 μm or less.

The invention relates to a producing method for a rosin modified phenolic resin. The technology program is: doing an addition reation of trans-butene diacid and rosin, reacting paraform and alkyl phenol-dodecyl phenol and 4-tert-Octylphenol, doing a cyclization reaction of methylol phenol and rosin and its addition compound in the temperature raising process, finially esterifying the pentaerythritol in a high temperature. The proportion is (wt.%): rosin 50-55, dodecyl phenol 12-17, trans-butene diacid 1-4, 4-tert-Octylphenol 10-15, pentaerythritol 8-12, polyformaldehyde 8-13, magnesia 0.08-0.20. The invention adopts the Diels-Alder addition reaction of trans-butene diacid and rosin to enhance the molecule structure of the rosin and increase the viscidity and softening-point of resin. Meanwhile, it reacts with long-chain alkyl phenol and 4-tert-Octylphenol in the existence of rosin and its addition. The craft is simple and the product is highly-purified.

A first polyimide precursor solution composition contains: (A) a polyamic acid; (B) a carboxylic acid compound having at least three pairs of carboxyl groups within its molecule or an esterified product thereof; and (D) a solvent. A second polyimide precursor solution composition contains the components (A), (B), and (D) of the first polyimide precursor solution composition and additionally containing (C) a carboxylic acid compound having two pairs of carboxyl groups within its molecule or an esterified product thereof. A third polyimide precursor solution composition contains the components of the second polyimide precursor solution composition, wherein the polyamic acid (A) is a polyamic acid having a specific structure.

A developer bearing member is provided which can charge a toner stably and uniformly during the period from the initial stage to the terminal stage of extensive operation even in various environments. The developer bearing member includes a substrate and an electrically conductive resin coating layer formed on the surface thereof. The electrically conductive resin coating layer is formed from a resin composition containing a phenolic resin having in its structure at least one of an —NH2 group, an ═NH group and an —NH— linkage, a quaternary phosphonium salt and electrically conductive fine particles and the resin composition contains 1 part by mass or more and 60 parts by mass or less of the quaternary phosphonium salt with respect to 100 parts by mass of the phenolic resin.

A conductive polymer composition including: a conductive polymer; and at least two solvents selected from solvents represented by the following formula (1) (excluding that both of the two solvents are a solvent represented by the formula (1) in which R1 is a straight-chain alkyl group and R2 is a straight-chain alkylene group): R1—O—R2—OH (1) wherein R1 is a straight-chain alkyl group or a branched alkyl group, and R2 is a straight-chain alkylene group or a branched alkylene group.

The invention relates to polyvinyl acetals obtainable by reacting polyvinyl alcohol with at least one aldehyde with a degree of acetalisation of at least 75 mol %, characterised by an OH blockiness of the polyvinyl acetal, defined as a quotient from the number of methylene groups of two adjacent alcohol sequences (VV) and the sum of the number of methylene groups of adjacent alcohol / acetal sequences and acetal / acetal sequences (VB+BB), of more than 0.151, as well as a process for the preparation thereof.

The present invention is directed to methods of isolating and purifying protein from a bioreactor process. The invention relates to employing a protein phase separation methodology to isolate or purify protein product in the forms of solid, semi-solid, or suspension during a protein manufacturing purification process as a stable storage intermediate. This approach is designed to allow the isolated protein product (purified or partially purified) to be stored over an extended period of time prior to further protein purification steps.

An electrode / separator assembly for use in an electrochemical cell includes a current collector; a porous composite electrode layer adhered to the current collector, said electrode layer comprising at least electroactive particles and a binder; and a porous composite separator layer comprising inorganic particles substantially uniformly distributed in a polymer matrix to form nanopores and having a pore volume fraction of at least 25%, wherein the separator layer is secured to the electrode layer by a solvent weld at the interface between the two layers, said weld comprising a mixture of the binder and the polymer. Methods of making and using the assembly are also described.

A method of fabricating an organic device is provided comprising providing a first solution comprising an organic semiconductor or a precursor thereof; a solvent and a decomposable polymer additive, where the polymer additive is heated so that it decomposes into gas. The method is applicable to large scale fabrication of OLEDs, OPVs and OFET devices.

This invention relates to pressure indicating materials, in particular sheet materials that indicate pressure by a colour transformation. Materials and two-sheet pressure imaging means are described that comprise a first sheet material comprising a microporous membrane within which is associated a solution comprising a colour former and a second sheet comprising a colour developer.

The invention provides a manufacturing process for MEA that enables sufficient bond strength among an electrolyte membrane and electrode substrates even when the electrolyte membrane comprises a heat-resistant material such as an aromatic polymer. The process comprises pressure bonding an electrolyte membrane with catalyzed electrode substrates to form a membrane-electrode assembly, wherein a good solvent for the electrolyte membrane is applied to at least one of facing surfaces of the opposed electrode substrate and the electrolyte membrane prior to the pressure bonding. The electrolyte membrane may comprise a sulfonated aromatic polymer. The good solvent for the electrolyte membrane may be an aprotic dipolar solvent.

The present invention is directed to compositions comprising combinations of brimonidine and bimatoprost useful for lowering intraocular pressure in a patient and for the treatment of glaucoma

A system, methods, and apparatus are described to collect and prepare single cells, nuclei, subcellular components, and biomolecules from specimens including tissues and in some embodiments use the single cells to form organoids or microtissues. The system can perform enzymatic and / or physical disruption of the tissue to dissociate it into single-cells and then use a hanging droplet method to form organoids or microtissues.

The present invention provides compositions for use as stable additive concentrates, such as aqueous solutions or powders, in cement admixtures comprising i) one or more nonionic or substantially nonionic vinyl or acrylic brush polymers having pendant or side chain polyether groups and having a weight average molecular weight of from 140,000 to 50,000,000, ii) one or more aromatic cofactors containing one or more phenolic groups or, in combination, one or more aromatic groups with at least one sulfur acid group, preferably, a branched aromatic cofactor; and iii) one or more polycarboxylate ether copolymer water reducers containing carboxylic acid or salt groups and having polyether side chains and a weight average molecular weight of from 5,000 to 100,000.

The invention proposes a liquid mulch film with functions of cold protection, heat preservation and degradation, which is composed of an organic hydrophilic adhesive, a film-forming agent, and a magnetized water phase of inorganic elements, and sprayed on the field can play a role in heat preservation and cold protection. , Degradation film products. The invention has the advantages of low production cost, obvious film formation on the soil surface, and remarkable functions of heat preservation and cold protection.

An exemplary embodiment of the invention provides an electroconductive polymer composition having high electroconductivity which is suitable for a solid electrolytic capacitor, and provides a solid electrolytic capacitor having low ESR as well as low leakage current (LC). In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, an electroconductive polymer composition having high electroconductivity is formed by drying an electroconductive polymer suspension solution which comprises a polyanion having a cross-linked structure, an electroconductive polymer, and a solvent. In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, a solid electrolytic capacitor having low ESR as well as low LC is obtained by using the electroconductive polymer composition for a solid electrolyte layer that is an electroconductive polymer layer.

A developer bearing member is provided which can charge a toner stably and uniformly during the period from the initial stage to the terminal stage of extensive operation even in various environments. The developer bearing member includes a substrate and an electrically conductive resin coating layer formed on the surface thereof. The electrically conductive resin coating layer is formed from a resin composition containing a phenolic resin having in its structure at least one of an —NH2 group, an ═NH group and an —NH— linkage, a quaternary phosphonium salt and electrically conductive fine particles and the resin composition contains 1 part by mass or more and 60 parts by mass or less of the quaternary phosphonium salt with respect to 100 parts by mass of the phenolic resin.

A method of fabricating an organic device is provided comprising providing a first solution comprising an organic semiconductor or a precursor thereof; a solvent and a decomposable polymer additive, where the polymer additive is heated so that it decomposes into gas. The method is applicable to large scale fabrication of OLEDs, OPVs and OFET devices.

Solutions and methods of preparing aqueous solutions containing beta-glucans and gums are described. The solutions demonstrate enhanced rheological properties including improved shear tolerance that provide improved viscosity characteristics enabling the use of the solutions in a number of applications including the beverage industry.

A process is provided for making a silica masterbatch, that contains silica and solution-made rubber. The silica masterbatch has physical properties similar to those found in a comparable dry-mixed composition, but the silica masterbatch can be incorporated more easily and less expensively into tires and other rubber products than the dry-mixed composition. A process is also provided for making a masterbatch of silica, a solution-made rubber and an emulsion-made rubber.

An organic transistor includes a source electrode and a drain electrode, an organic semiconductor layer disposed across between the source electrode and the drain electrode, a gate insulating layer, and a gate electrode opposing the source and drain electrodes with the organic semiconductor layer and the gate insulating layer therebetween. The organic semiconductor layer includes a first semiconductor portion in a region where the gate electrode and the source electrode oppose each other, a second semiconductor portion in a region where the gate electrode and the drain electrode oppose each other, and a third semiconductor portion between the first semiconductor portion and the second semiconductor portion. The first semiconductor portion, the second semiconductor portion, and the third semiconductor portion satisfy the relationships W1<W3 and W2<W3, wherein W1 represents the average thickness of the first semiconductor portion, W2 represents the average thickness of the second semiconductor portion, and W3 represents the average thickness of the third semiconductor portion.

The invention can be applied in the chemical industry when producing complex mineral fertilizers using ammonium nitrate and potassium chloride. A method for producing granulated nitrogen-potash fertilizer is carried out by mixing a concentrated solution of ammonium nitrate with potassium chloride and ammonia, granulating the resulting mixture and drying the product. In the process of granulation, the resulting particulate product has, applied to same, an aqueous solution of magnesium sulfate having 24-30 percent concentration by mass, in an amount which allows for the magnesium sulfate contents in the finished product based on MgO to be no less than 0.5 percent by mass. The strength of the fertilizer granules is thus increased and the caking thereof during prolonged storage is decreased. In addition, by maintaining the MgO in the finished product at 0.5-1.0 percent by mass, a minimum consumption of magnesium sulfate is achieved.

A flowable food composition product utilizing a novel blend of ingredients and a method for creating the same is provided. The flowable food composition includes a food product having a liquid component, such as a condiment like sauerkraut, that is combined with a water-holding agent and a lubricating agent to allow the food composition to flow from a flexible squeeze-type bottle. The method for creating this food product comprises adding a water-holding agent and a lubricating agent to a raw food material which, in some cases, has been strained and chopped, enabling the mixture to become flowable from a flexible package, such as a plastic squeeze bottle.