The present application is directed to a nanocomposite organo gel having a continuous polymeric network structure, wherein polymer chains are held together by ionic interaction between polymer chain ends, interparticle chain entanglements, layered silicate surface modifier, ionic salt, and layered silicate. The present application is also directed to methods of making and using the nanocomposite organo gel.

The invention relates to an anion-exchange membrane (AEM) having a multiblock copolymer including a hydrophilic norbornene-based monomer and a hydrophobic alkene-based or norbornene-based monomer. The hydrophilic norbornene-based monomers include one or more cationic head groups such as a quaternary ammonium ion, which can optionally be crosslinked with a crosslinking agent to increase the structural stability of the polymer. These AEMs can be employed in electrochemical devices such as fuel cells.

Provided herein are compositions and methods of making high density nucleic acid polymers.

Described herein, inter alia, are peptide containing polymers, and methods of making and using the same.

Methods for fabricating three-dimensional objects by 3D-inkjet printing technology are provided. The methods utilize curable materials that polymerize via ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) in combination with toughening agents for fabricating the object. Systems suitable for performing these methods and kits containing modeling material formulations usable in the methods are also provided.

Methods for fabricating three-dimensional objects by 3D-inkjet printing technology are provided. The methods utilize curable materials that polymerize via ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) for fabricating the object, in combination with acid-activatable pre-catalyst and an acid generator activator. Kits containing modeling material formulations usable in the methods are also provided.

The present invention relates to a flexible color filter. More specifically, the present invention is characterized in that a separation layer, a protective layer, a black matrix layer and a pixel layer are sequentially laminated, wherein the protective layer comprises one or more polymers selected from polymers represented by chemical formula 1 or chemical formula 2.

The present application relates to a method for producing a polycycloolefin layer, to electronic devices produced by such method and comprising such layer as well as to formulations used for making such polycycloolefin layer.

Provided is a shaping material with which a shaped product having excellent flame retardancy can be formed. The shaping material contains a hydrogenated cycloolefin ring-opened polymer and an organophosphinate flame retardant. The organophosphinate flame retardant is either or both of a compound indicated by the following formula (I) and a compound indicated by the following formula (II). Moreover, the organophosphinate flame retardant has an average dispersion diameter of 10 μm or less.

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The present disclosure provides cyclic silyl ethers of the formula:

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and salts thereof. The cyclic silyl ethers may be useful as monomers for preparing polymers. Also described herein are polymers prepared by polymerizing a cyclic silyl ether and optionally one or more additional monomers. The polymers may be degradable (e.g., biodegradable). One or more O—Si bonds of the polymers may be the degradation sites. Also described herein are compositions and kits including the cyclic silyl ethers or polymers; methods of preparing the polymers; and methods of using the polymers, compositions, and kits.