Abstract:
Example spatial transcriptomics techniques use “continuous” polony arrays on a customized gel surface for spatial barcoding. By screening polyacrylamide (PAA) gel fabrication conditions, polonies formed on a crosslinked PAA gel were shown to exhibit a continuous, homogenous DNA distribution, which is highly suited for tissue barcoding applications. Compared with widely used polonies formed in flow cells that utilize linear PAA gels, continuous polonies showed efficient DNA amplification and restriction digestion to generate capture oligo arrays, which have a significantly better spatial RNA capturing performance. In addition, the crosslinked PAA gel showed sufficient constraints on lateral RNA diffusion and provides better mechanical strength and stability for tissue mapping assays than a semifluidic linear PAA gel used by previous methods.
Abstract:
Plastic-like compositions having ultra-low contents of petroleum derived materials are provided. The materials comprise up to about 80% by weight of an inorganic salt having an average particle size between about 0.001 and about 300 μm and a plastic binder. The compositions have a low propensity to ignite or smoke in the presence of heat or flame.
Abstract:
The present invention concerns an aqueous dispersion comprising particles of water-soluble polymer of average molecular weight higher than or equal to 0.5 million daltons, or of water-swellable polymer, and a mixture of at least one sulfate salt and at least one phosphate salt in weight proportions of between 25:75 and 75:25.
Abstract:
Polymers, hydrogels, and thermochromic agents, including products embodying them, methods of using them, and processes for making them. In certain embodiments, temperature therapy packs which utilize thermochromic agents integrated into solid, semi-solid, or liquid hydrogels. In preferred (but optional) embodiments, the thermochromic agents are integrated into the composition used as the temperature exchange material of the therapy pack. In certain other embodiments, methods of using the thermochromic integrated temperature exchange materials, or processes for manufacturing such thermochromic integrated temperature exchange materials and/or methods or processes for manufacturing or using thermal packs embodying such materials. In certain particularly preferred embodiments, novel polymer compositions and/or processes for making polymers, which improve product durability or longevity and/or which improve use cycles or usage times.
Abstract:
A radical polymerizable composition having at least one acidic radical polymerizable monomer, at least one fluoroaluminosilicate glass filler and/or radiopaque glass filler, and at least one water-soluble sulfate and/or phosphate.
Abstract:
[Problem] Provided is a thermoplastic resin composition excellent in weather resistance.[Solution] A thermoplastic resin composition containing (a) a thermoplastic resin and (b) an ionically bonded salt represented by the following Chemical Formula (1) or (2): in the Chemical Formulae (1) and (2) above, R1 and R2 each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted linear, branched, or cyclic alkyl group having from 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having from 6 to 30 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted arylalkyl group having from 7 to 31 carbon atoms, A is a linear or branched alkylene group having from 2 to 4 carbon atoms, n represents an integer of 0 to 50, Q1 and Q2 each independently represent at least one kind selected from the group consisting of an ammonium ion, an imidazolium ion, a pyridinium ion, a pyrrolidinium ion, a pyrrolinium ion, a piperidinium ion, a pyrazinium ion, a pyrimidinium ion, a triazolium ion, a triazinium ion, a quinolinium ion, an isoquinolinium ion, an indolinium ion, a quinoxalinium ion, a piperazinium ion, an oxazolinium ion, a thiazolinium ion, and a morpholinium ion.
Abstract:
There is provided a method of forming a 3-dimensional structure from a hydrogel, the process comprising the steps of: (a) placing a hydrogel polymerisation solution into a reaction vessel, and (b) allowing the hydrogel polymerisation solution to react without mixing for a period of time at ambient temperature, while introducing a polymerisation modulator to the reaction solution through a reaction solution/polymerisation modulator interface, wherein over the period of time, a modulation effect gradient is established in the reaction solution, where the modulation effect has a maximal value at the reaction solution/polymerisation modulator interface and a minimal value at a point furthest away from said interface. The said method additionally includes the use of physical constraint members such as wires and/or threads.
Abstract:
A biomass composition contains powder of parenchyma cells of a plant containing a saccharide, a multivalent carboxylic acid and an intermediate product of juice of the plant and a multivalent carboxylic acid. The intermediate product is a substance in an intermediate step of curing reaction. The intermediate product is synthesized by adding the multivalent carboxylic acid to the juice of the plant and causing preliminary reaction by heat treatment.
Abstract:
Provided is a binder that has satisfactory storage stability and can express an excellent bonding strength for a glass fiber or powdered glass (impart a satisfactory strength to a bonded body with the glass fiber or the powdered glass). The binder of the present invention includes: a polymer having a hydroxyl group; and an ammonium salt of an inorganic acid, in which: the polymer contains a specific structural unit derived from a monomer represented by the general formula (1) and a specific structural unit derived from a monomer containing a carboxylic acid (salt) group; a content of the structural unit derived from the monomer represented by the general formula (1) is from 5 mol % to 40 mol % with respect to 100 mol % of structural units derived from all monomers; a content of the structural unit derived from the monomer containing a carboxylic acid (salt) group is from 60 mol % to 95 mol % with respect to 100 mol % of the structural units derived from all the monomers; 2 mol % or more of the carboxylic acid (salt) groups in the polymer are neutralized with a volatile base and/or a nonvolatile base; 0 mol % to 35 mol % of the carboxylic acid (salt) groups in the polymer are neutralized with the nonvolatile base; and 0 mol % to 100 mol % of the carboxylic acid (salt) groups in the polymer are neutralized with the volatile base.
Abstract:
A composition comprising one or more substrate materials (e.g., polymers, rubbers, paper pulps, textiles, or polymer foams) and a flame retardant powder composition. The flame retardant composition includes at least one flame retardant salt (e.g., an ammonium salt of phosphoric acid, an ammonium salt of hydrobromic acid, and/or an ammonium salt of sulfuric acid), at least one lubricity agent (e.g., silica), at least one surfactant (e.g., a polyalkylene glycol), and, optionally, water.