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001 - Dendrimer-Based Networks Containing Lyophilic Organosilicon and Hydrophilic Polyamidoamine Nanoscopic Domains
Dendrimer-based, honeycomb-like, nano-structured networks are prepared from radially layered poly(amidoamine-organosilicon), PAMAMOS, dendrimers having hydrophilic polyamidoamine, PAMAM, interiors and organosilicon, OS, exteriors.

Categories: MEMBRANES; SPECIALTY COATINGS; SENSORS
Keywords:Dendrimer networks, Hydrophilic and hydrophobic nano domains, Poly(amidoamine-organosilicon), PAMAMOS, films, coating

005 - High Generation Radially Layered Dendrimers
This patent describes radially layered poly(amidoamine-organosilicon) (PAMAMOS) copolymeric dendrimers having hydrophilic polyamidoamine (PAMAM: -[(CH₂)₂-C(O)-N(H)-(CH₂)₂-N]_n<) interior cores of generation 0 through 7 and hydrophobic exterior shells of two or more generations of organosilicon (OS: -R-SiX₃) branch cells.

Categories: PHOTONICS; SENSORS; DELIVERY SYSTEMS
Keywords: Copolymeric dendrimers, Polyamidoamine-organosilicon, PAMAMOS, Functional organosilicon dendrons, Divergent-convergent synthesis

007 - Functionalized Particles for Composite Sensors
In order for arrays of gravimetric chemical vapor sensors such as surface acoustic wave (SAW) sensors to generate the most information, each element in the array needs to be coated with a different polymer.

Categories: SENSORS
Keywords: Polyhedral oligosilsesquioxane (POSS), surface acoustic wave (SAW) sensor, hydrogen-bond acidic, nanofiller, coating

008 - Remote Laser Interrogation of Threat Clouds and Surfaces
Remote sensing techniques work either by passive detection of waves emitted from remote locations or by actively interrogating remote locations and analyzing the returning signals.

Categories: SENSORS
Keywords: Polyhedral oligosilsesquioxane (POSS), sensor, one-photon fluorescence, two-photon fluorescence, fluorophore, ultrafast laser, remote detection

010 - Hyperbranched Polycarnosilanes, Polycarbosilonxanes, Polycarbosilazanes and Copolymers Thereof
Hyperbranched polycarbosilanes, polycarbosiloxanes, polycarbosilazanes, and copolymers thereof are prepared by reacting a monomer having 2 or more functional groups A and no other functional groups capable of reacting significantly during the polymerization reaction with another monomer having 3 or more functional groups B and no other functional groups capable of reacting significantly during the polymerization reaction.

Categories: PHOTONICS; MEMBRANES; SPECIALTY COATINGS; SENSORS
Keywords: Hyperbranched Polymers, Silicon-containing hyperbranched polymers, Polycarbosiloxanes, Bimolecular nonlinear polymerization

011 - Hyperbranched Polymers by Multimonomer Polymerization
This technology enables preparation of hyperbranched polymers by bimolecular non-linear polymerization (BMNLP) in which a monomer A_X is reacted with another monomer B_y where A and B are functional groups that do not react with themselves but do react with each other and x and y are numbers of those groups per respective monomer molecule.

Categories: PHOTONICS; MEMBRANES; SPECIALTY COATINGS; SENSORS
Keywords: Multimonomer nonlineqr polymerization, Polyureas, Polyurethanes, Polyamidoamines, Polyamides, Polyesters