3m Innovative Properties Company

Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company

Solventum Intellectual Properties Company

Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation

Jerald K Rasmussen

Steven M Heilmann

Larry R Krepski

James I Hembre

George W Griesgraber

Kannan Seshadri

Catherine A Bothof

Robert T Fitzsimons, Jr

Yi He

Clinton P Waller, Jr

Simon Kelly Shannon

Patrick L Coleman

Dean M Moren

Douglas Eugene Weiss

Peter D Wickert

Semra Colak Atan

Frederick J Palensky

Alan Roy Katritzky

Dean S Milbrath

Kurt J Halverson

Louis C Haddad

Sanjay L Patil

Erin A Satterwhite

Andrew W Vail

Babu Nana Gaddam

Mahfuza B Ali

Steven P Swanson

Howell K Smith, Ii

Richard B Ross

Stefan A Babirad

Alexi J Young

Masayuki Nakamura

Julie B Stahl

Andrew P Klein

Richard D Tarr

Kumars Sakizadeh

Robert A Asmus

David S Hays

Cary A Kipke

James P DiZio

Douglas A Hanggi

Cecil V Francis

Margaret M Walker

Andrew S Waller

Christopher Stewart Lyons

Stephen B Roscoe

Satinder K Nayar

Bharat R Acharya

Derek J Dehn

Richard J Rolando

Steven L Kangas

Mark R Etzel

Katie Fraass Wlaschin

Jonathan F Hester

Scott E Langer

Michael L Tumey

David R Gagnon

Delony L Langer-Anderson

Bathsheba E Chong Conklin

Junia M Pereira

Döne Demirgöz

John J Schmidt

Nicole Morozowich Beveridge

Robert R Charbonneau

Gregory M Jellum

Michael J Solberg

Matthew T Scholz

Thomas P Klun

Moses Mekala David

Scott R Culler

Ramesh C Kumar

Chetan P Jariwala

Sheng Ye

Donald F Hagen

Paul E Hansen

James E Aysta

Smarajit Mitra

Raj Rajagopal

Ranjani V Parthasarathy

Stephen E Amos

Neil Percy

Andrew W Rabins

Gary J Drtina

Robert H Menzies

Michael J Sierakowski

Karl D Weilandt

Jesse D Miller

Andrew S Kuczma

Cynthia D Zook

Ying Lin

Naota Sugiyama

Petra L Kohler Riedi

Jeffrey A Lucas

Daniel J O'Neal

Anila Prabhu

Del R Lawson

William A Driscoll

Oh-Seung Kwon

Barbara C Swenson

Catherine D Heapy

An article, and method of use, wherein the article includes: a substrate; a cationic coating bound to the substrate, wherein the cationic coating includes a guanidinyl-containing polymer that is crosslinked on the substrate; wherein the guanidinyl-containing polymer is of the following Formula (I), wherein: Ris a H, C-C(hetero)alkyl, C-C(hetero)aryl, or Polymer; each Ris independently H, C-C(hetero)alkyl, or C-C(hetero)aryl; each Ris H, C-C(hetero)alkyl, C-C(hetero)aryl, or N(R); Polymer is a residue of an aminopolymer chain; m is 1 or 2; and x is an integer of at least 1; and wherein the guanidinyl-containing polymer is crosslinked with an amine-reactive polyepoxy compound having pendant —OH groups.

Articles containing a crosslinked guanidinyl-containing polymer and uses thereof

A polymer matrix composite comprising a porous polymeric network; and a plurality of functional particles distributed within the polymeric network structure, and wherein the polymer matrix composite has an air flow resistance at 25° C., as measured by the 'Air Flow Resistance Test,' of less than 300 seconds/50 cm/500 micrometers; and wherein the polymer matrix composite has a density of at least 0.3 g/cm; and methods for making the same. The polymer matrix composites are useful, for example, as filters.

Polymer matrix composites comprising functional particles and methods of making the same

Articles with covalently attached thiocarbonylthio-containing groups are provided. More specifically, the articles include a solid polymeric substrate with a plurality of thiocarbonylthio-containing groups covalently attached directly to a carbon atom in a polymeric backbone of the solid polymeric substrate. Methods of making the articles with covalently attached thiocarbonylthio-containing are provided. Additionally, methods of using these articles to generate further articles with covalently attached polymeric chains are provided.

Polymeric substrates with attached polymeric chains

A multiple-part curable composition, a cured composition formed by combining and reacting the multiple-part curable composition, and a method of providing a cured composition are described. The multiple-part curable composition contains at least a part A and a part B. Part A contains an oxalamido-containing compound while part B contains a derivatized polyethylene imine. The cured composition is an adhesive that is suitable for use as a tissue adhesive.

Cured adhesive compositions and method of making

A curable composition is provided comprising a urethane (meth)acrylate oligomer, a urethane (urea) phosphonate ad-hesion promoter, optionally reactive diluents, and an initiator. The use of the urethane (urea) phosphonate adhesion promotor provides better ageing stability and adhesion, as measured by T-peel adhesion test, than the use of other conventional adhesion promotors.

(Meth)acrylate urethane (urea) phosphonates as adhesion promoters

A polymer matrix composite comprising a porous polymeric network; and a plurality of functional particles distributed within the polymeric network structure, and wherein the polymer matrix composite has an air flow resistance at 25&#xb0; C., as measured by the 'Air Flow Resistance Test,' of less than 300 seconds/50 cm/500 micrometers; and wherein the polymer matrix composite has a density of at least 0.3 g/cm; and methods for making the same. The polymer matrix composites are useful, for example, as filters.

Described herein is a multilayer article comprising: a. a polymer substrate comprising an abstractable atom; and b. a hydrogel coating thereon wherein the hydrogel coating has a water content of at least 10 wt % and is covalently bonded to the polymer substrate, and wherein the hydrogel coating is derived from an aqueous composition having a pH less than 9.5, the aqueous composition comprising: (a) a hydrophilic monomer selected from at least one of (meth)acrylate or (meth)acrylamide; (b) at least 0.1 wt % of a water-swellable clay; (c) a first initiator, wherein the first initiator is water-soluble and is a Type I photoinitiator; and (d) a second initiator, wherein the initiator is water-soluble and is a Type II photoinitiator; and (e) an acid.

Hydrogel compositions bonded to polymeric substrates

Disclosed herein are methods that include contacting a skin surface with a first liquid composition; and then contacting in the skin surface with a cationic coated article loaded with a second liquid composition, while at least some portion of the first liquid composition remains on the skin surface, wherein one or both of the first liquid composition or the second liquid composition includes acrylate copolymer particles dispersed therein, the acrylate copolymer particles including the reaction product of a reaction mixture, the reaction mixture including monomers, the monomers including from about 5 wt % to about 50 wt % of at least one high Tg monomer where the wt % of the high Tg monomer is with respect to the total weight of the monomers in the reaction mixture; and from about 20 wt % to about 80 wt % of at least one low Tg monomer where the wt % of the low Tg monomer is with respect to the total weight of the monomers in the reaction mixture, wherein the particles have a number average diameter of at least about 100 nm and wherein at least one and only one of the first or the second composition comprises greater than or equal to 60 wt % of at least one alcohol.

Methods of removing spores comprising alcohol, acrylate copolymer particles, and a cationic coated article

A wipe article includes a substrate, a cationic coating disposed on a surface of the substrate, distributed throughout the substrate, or both. The cationic coating contains a guanidinyl-containing polymer that is crosslinked and bound to the substrate. The substrate includes sponge, nonwoven fabric, or woven fabric. The wipes are useful for removing microorganisms from a microorganism-contaminated surface and also for reducing re-contamination of the cleaned surface or transfer to another surface of the removed microorganisms.

Wipe with a guanidinyl-containing polymer

Film forming gel compositions, useful in creating conformable and flexible gel bandages, can be formulate from a film-forming polymer, a tackifier, and a volatile solvent. The film forming gels can also include antiseptics, cationic polymer coagulants, fillers, and other additives. The gel compositions form relatively thick films when dried on tissue, and can exhibit enhanced breathability to promote wound healing.

Removable film forming gel compositions and methods for their application

An article that includes a functionalized copolymer and the use thereof, particularly in a process for binding biomaterials, such as in a process for separating aggregated proteins from monomeric proteins in a biological solution; wherein the article includes: a) a porous substrate; and b) a copolymer covalently attached to the porous substrate, the copolymer comprising a hydrocarbon backbone and a plurality of pendant groups attached to the hydrocarbon backbone, wherein 1) each of a first plurality of pendant groups comprises: (a) at least one acidic group or salt thereof; and (b) a spacer group that directly links the at least one acidic group or salt thereof to the hydrocarbon backbone by a chain of at least 6 catenated atoms; and 2) each of a second plurality of pendant groups comprises: (a) at least one acidic group or salt thereof; and (b) a spacer group that directly links the at least one acidic group or salt thereof to the hydrocarbon backbone by a chain of at least 6 catenated atoms; and wherein the first plurality of pendant groups are different than the second plurality of pendant groups; and wherein a mole ratio of the first plurality of pendant groups to the second plurality of pendant groups is in a range of 95:5 to 5:95.

Functionalized copolymers and use thereof

First articles with covalently attached thiocarbonylthio-containing groups are provided. More specifically, the first articles are a functionalized substrate that contains a solid polymeric substrate with a plurality of thiocarbonylthio-containing groups covalently attached directly to carbon atoms in a polymeric backbone of the solid polymeric substrate. Methods of making the first articles with covalently attached thiocarbonylthio-containing groups are provided. Additionally, second articles and methods of using the first articles to generate second articles with covalently attached polymeric chains are provided.

Polymeric substrates with attached thiocarbonylthio-containing groups

Described herein is a hydrogel-containing multilayer article and methods of making, said hydrogel-containing multilayer article comprising: (i) a polymeric substrate comprising an abstractable atom; and (ii) a cured aqueous coating composition thereon wherein the coating composition comprises: (a) a hydrophilic monomer comprising a (meth)acrylamide, (meth)acrylate, and combinations thereof: (b) at least 2 wt % of a water-swellable clay; (c) a water-soluble type I photoinitiator; and (d) an acid or salt wherein a water insoluble type II photoinitiator is localized at the interface between the hydrogel coating and the polymeric substrate.

A substrate comprising a crosslinked polymer primer layer, and grafted thereto a ligand-functionalized polymer is provided. The grafted polymer has the requisite affinity for binding neutral or negatively charged biomaterials, such as cells, cell debris, bacteria, spores, viruses, nucleic acids, and proteins, at pH's near or below the pI's of the biomaterials.

Ligand functional substrates

An article that can be used for biomaterial capture comprises

Ligand-functionalized substrates with enhanced binding capacity

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Jerald K Rasmussen