Polydicyclopentadiene (PDCPD) is a polymer of growing importance in industrial applications. Frontal ring-opening metathesis polymerization (FROMP) offers a means to rapidly cure PDCPD with minimal input energy owing to a propagating reaction wave sustained by the exothermic polymerization. The disclosure provides methods for the rapid fabrication of fiber reinforced composites that is less restrictive and more energy efficient than conventional methods.

Disclosed are protein-like polymers and uses thereof. The protein-like polymers generally comprise a polymer of formula (FX1) or (FX2). The polymer of formula (FX1) or (FX2) in some aspects inhibits the protein-protein interaction between VCP and mutant-type Huntingtin protein.

The present invention relates to a cycloolefin resin composition, a molded article of the cycloolefin resin composition, and an optical element, and in particular, to a resin composition containing inorganic particles in a resin, a molded article of the resin composition, and an optical element formed of the molded article.

Described herein are associative polymers capable of controlling a physical and/or chemical property of non-polar compositions and related compositions, methods and systems. Associative polymers herein described have a non-polar backbone and functional groups presented at ends of the non-polar backbone, with a number of the functional groups presented at the ends of the non-polar backbone formed by associative functional groups capable of undergoing an associative interaction with another associative functional group with an association constant (k) such that the strength of each associative interaction is less than the strength of a covalent bond between atoms and in particular less than the strength of a covalent bond between backbone atoms.

A method of producing polymer fibers and/or particles by direct polymerization of monomers without use of any external high energy sources (such as heat or UV) is described. The method may be used to fabricate polymer fibers, fiber mats, 3D polymer fiber structures, and polymer nano- and microparticles. Polymer fibers may be used to create fiber mats which can be utilized in a variety of applications.

A crosslinked rubber is a member for use in an environment at 10 C. or less produced by crosslinking a polymer composition containing 20 to 200 parts by weight of carbon black with respect to 100 parts by weight of a rubber component containing a monocyclic olefin ring-opening polymer having a proportion of cis bond of a structural unit derived from a monocyclic olefin of 45 to 95%.

This invention relates to compositions and methods for improving the adhesion of resin compositions to substrate materials, pre-treating substrate materials to improve the adhesion of resin compositions to the substrate materials, and/or controlling gel formation of resin compositions. More particularly, the invention relates to compositions and methods for improving the adhesion of ring opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) compositions to substrate materials using adhesion promoters containing isocyariate groups in a resin composition. The invention also relates to methods for improving the adhesion of resin compositions to substrate materials by pre-treating substrate materials with adhesion promoters containing isocyanate groups. The invention further relates to a method of providing a gel-modified ROMP composition, in which a hydroperoxide is added to a ROMP polymerizable resin composition in order to control gel formation of the polymerizing resin. An improved ROMP composition is further disclosed, comprising a cyclic olefin, a ROMP metathesis catalyst, an adhesion promoter, and an added hydroperoxide gel modifier. The polymer products produced via ROMP reactions of the invention may be utilized for a wide range of materials and composite applications. The invention has utility in the fields of catalysis, organic synthesis, and polymer and materials chemistry and manufacture.

The present invention concerns a simultaneously antimicrobial and antifouling and protein repellent polyzwitterion (monolayers, polymer networks and surface-attached polymer networks formed thereby), and substrates coated with the inventive simultaneously antimicrobial and antifouling and protein repellent polyzwitterion. The invention also concerns uses of the inventive polymers and substrates for preventing and combating microbial growth.

A method of production of a semiconductor device comprising a semiconductor layer forming step of forming a semiconductor layer including an inorganic oxide semiconductor on a board, a passivation film forming step of forming a passivation film comprising an organic material so as to cover the semiconductor layer, a baking step of baking the passivation film, and a cooling step of cooling the passivation film after baking, herein, in the cooling step, a cooling speed from a baking temperature at the time of baking in the baking step to a temperature 50 C. lower than the baking temperature is substantially controlled to 0.5 to 5 C./min in range is provided.

Provided is a mechanochromic resin by which a stress applied to a material can be visualized in real time, and a mechanochromic luminescent material that is used in the synthesis of the mechanochromic resin. Stress can be visualized in real time by means of a mechanochromic luminescent material represented by formula (1) or formula (2) and a mechanochromic resin obtained by crosslinking the mechanochromic luminescent material. [Chemical formula 1] (In the formula, Y.sub.1 and Y.sub.2 each denote a substituent group that inhibits aggregation of the mechanochromic luminescent material represented by formula (1), and Y.sub.1 and Y.sub.2 may be same as or different from each other. Z.sub.1 and Z.sub.2 each denote a polymerizable group, and may be same as or different from each other.) [Chemical formula 2] (In the formula, Y.sub.1 and Y.sub.2 each denote a substituent group that inhibits aggregation of the mechanochromic luminescent material represented by formula (2), and Y.sub.1 and Y.sub.2 may be same as or different from each other. Z.sub.1 and Z.sub.2 each denote a polymerizable group, and may be same as or different from each other). ##STR00001##