Xerocoat Inc.

The Procter Gamble Company

Isis Innovation Limited

Brismat Inc.

Paul Meredith

Michael Harvey

Robert Vogel

Jean Wevers

Paul Leslie Burn

Stephen Robert Schofield

David Roy Sandbach

Edel Bernadette O'Toole

Ann Margaret Irvin

Byeong-Kwan An

Michael Gardner Deceglie

Christopher Lawrence Gummer

A method of producing a film coated onto a substrate by dissolving a metal or metalloid containing compound having hydrolysable groups in a solvent to form a precursor solution. The precursor solution is coated onto the substrate as a continuous liquid phase. The precursor solution is then cured to produce a continuous, interconnected, nano-porous network.

Films and method of production thereof

The invention provides a dye-sensitized photovoltaic device which comprises: a first electrode; a second electrode; and, disposed between the first and second electrodes: an electron acceptor material which comprises a semiconductive metal oxide, a redox mediator material, and a photosensitizing dye which comprises a dendrimer of formula (I): [X]-CORE-[[Y]-[DENDRON]]wherein n, m, p, CORE, DENDRON, X and Y are as defined herein. The invention further provides a photosensitizing dye which is a dendrimer of formula (I), and the use, as a photosensitizing dye in a dye-sensitized photovoltaic device, of a compound which is a dendrimer of formula (T). Novel dendrimers of formula (T) are also provided. Novel catechol-based compounds are also provided. The catechol-based compounds can be used together with the dendrimers of formula (T) as the photosensitizing dyes in a photovoltaic device. Accordingly, the invention further provides photosensitizing dyes and dye-sensitized photovoltaic devices comprising such catechol compounds, and the use of such catechol compounds as photosensitizing dyes in a dye-sensitized photovoltaic device.

Branched materials for photovoltaic devices

A method of controlling the morphology of silica or silica-like films formed by coating a precursor formulation of hydrolysable silicate oligomer onto a substrate and curing in a vaporous environment that comprises a base, water and a retarder that retards the hydrolysis of the oligomer.

Control of morphology of silica films

A method of producing a silica coating by forming a silica precursor formulation that is coated on a substrate as a continuous liquid phase. The silica precursor formulation is then cured in an ammoniacal atmosphere to produce a continuous, interconnected, nano-porous silica network.

Silica films and method of production thereof

A method of producing a silica or silica-like coating by forming a precursor formulation from oligomeric organosilicate. The precursor formulation is coated on a substrate as a continuous liquid phase. The precursor formulation is then cured in an ammoniacal atmosphere to produce a continuous, interconnected, nano-porous silica network.

Silica and silica-like films and method of production

According to the present invention there is provided a hair care composition comprising at least one tyrosine compound and at least one other amino acid compound selected from tryptophan compounds, histidine compounds and lysine compounds. The compositions of the present invention can improve the strength and condition of the hair.

Hair care compositions

An applicator for a fabric treatment to effect mechanical stain removal has a no rinse fabric treatment composition and an application device. The application device induces a certain frictional stress upon the fabric and has a frictional stress value on the fabric optimally chosen to effect fabric treatment and is at the same time kind to the fabric. Advantageously, the application device has a frictional stress value of from 0.05 N mm to 1 N mm . The frictional stress should be high enough to ensure good mechanical stain removal, good delivery of the fabric treatment composition into the fabric and allow fabric treatment with fabric friendly chemical compositions at low levels.

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