Exemplary methods, catalysts, catalyst compositions and systems are provided to activate a latent ruthenium olefin metathesis catalyst using a deep red to near infrared light (e.g., 600-800 nm) in conjunction with an osmium (II) photocatalyst that is directly excited to its triplet state via spin-forbidden excitation. An excited state single electron reduction of a latent solvent coordinated, cationic pre-catalyst is proposed as the operating mechanism for activation and photocontrol, as probed via in situ LED NMR kinetic studies and cyclic voltammetry. Excellent levels of spatiotemporal control can be found under light irradiation. NIR olefin metathesis exhibits improved light penetration through barriers over lower wavelengths of light, a control element that was deployed to mold dicyclopentadiene via Ring Opening Metathesis Polymerization (ROMP).

A medicine container which absorbs very little protein over time is manufactured using a resin composition including 50 to 99 wt % of a norbornene-based polymer, and 1 to 50 wt % of a hydrogenated styrene-based thermoplastic elastomer, a content of a low-molecular-weight component having a weight average molecular weight of 1000 or less in the resin composition being 3 wt % or less.

The invention relates to 1) a hydrocarbonated polymer comprising two alcoxysilane end groups of formula (1), and 2) a method for producing said polymer, an adhesive composition comprising said polymer and the use of said adhesive composition.

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A method for producing a hydrogenated ring-opening metathesis polymer includes subjecting a cyclic olefin to ring-opening metathesis polymerization in the presence of a polymerization catalyst to produce a ring-opening metathesis polymer, and hydrogenating at least some of carbon-carbon double bonds of the ring-opening metathesis polymer, at least one ruthenium compound selected from a group made of a ruthenium compound represented by a formula (I), (II), (III), and (IV) being used as the polymerization catalyst; and a resin composition having a hydrogenated ring-opening metathesis polymer produced by this method. It is possible to industrially advantageously produce a hydrogenated ring-opening metathesis polymer that exhibits especially excellent light transmittance.

A mixing head 3 which mixes a first preparative liquid formulation containing a norbornene-based monomer with a second preparative liquid formulation containing a metathesis polymerization catalyst includes a casing 4, a cap 7, and a mixing rotor 6. A plurality of protrusions 622 includes first protrusions 622a having a width in the axial direction of the mixing rotor 6 larger than that in the circumferential direction, and second protrusions 622b having a width in the axial direction of the mixing rotor 6 smaller than that in the circumferential direction. First and second protrusion rows 623a and 623b are alternately arranged, the first protrusion rows 623a being formed of the first protrusions 622a aligned at a predetermined interval, the second protrusion rows 623b being formed of the second protrusions 622b aligned at a predetermined interval.

A method for synthesizing polyolefin materials with a controlled degree of branching includes the following steps: polymerizing cyclic olefin monomers under catalyst conditions. The cyclic olefin monomer is shown in formula I, where n≥0, n is an integer. By changing monomers and reaction parameters such as reaction temperature, solvent type, catalyst concentration, monomer concentration and reaction time, the degree of branching, the molecular weight and molecular weight distribution of polyolefin can be controlled. Compared with the existing process, the present invention is a new polymerization process, which can prepare the hyperbranched polyolefin with precise and controllable branching structure. The polyolefin material prepared according to the present invention has advantages of a controlled degree of branching, low viscosity and good fluidity, which has broad application in coating, lubricant, polymer and process flow improvement technologies.

A dental appliance made of an olefin polymer is directly formed via rapid prototyping without the use of an intermediary physical mold. A polymer precursor solution includes one or more olefin-containing monomers and/or oligomers, an olefin polymerization catalyst, and a UV absorbing agent to limit penetration of the UV light through the polymer precursor solution. One or more reactions of the polymer precursor solution are modulated in response to UV light, and the polymer precursor solution may further include an inhibitor (quenching agent) configured to modulate those reactions. The polymer precursor solution can be deposited using UV-cured stereolithographic or 3D printing methods to form appliances exhibiting improved elongation at break characteristics and suitable stress resistance.

Disclosed herein is a composition comprising a block copolymer; where the block copolymer comprises a first polymer and a second polymer; where the first polymer and the second polymer of the block copolymer are different from each other and the block copolymer forms a phase separated structure; an additive polymer; where the additive polymer comprises a bottlebrush polymer; and where the bottlebrush polymer comprises a polymer that is chemically and structurally the same as one of the polymers in the block copolymer or where the bottlebrush polymer comprises a polymer that has a preferential interaction with one of the blocks of the block copolymers; and a solvent.

The invention relates to a hydrocarbon polymer containing two alcoxysilane end groups having the following Formula (I). The invention also relates to a method for preparing said polymer, to an adhesive composition containing said polymer, and to the use of said adhesive composition.

The present invention relates to a vertical alignment layer including a cyclic olefin copolymer, and more specifically, the present invention relates to a vertical alignment layer capable of having alignment even in a low temperature process, and exhibiting excellent liquid crystal vertical alignment by including a cyclic olefin copolymer having a specific substituent.