Andrew J Magenau

US Patent:

20170210851, Jul 27, 2017

Filed:

Jul 31, 2015

Appl. No.:

15/327740

Inventors:

- Wilmington DE, US
Ken-Hsuan Liao - Hockessin DE, US
Andrew J.D. Magenau - Pittsburgh PA, US
Fredrick Nederberg - Hovas, SE
Jose Maria Torradas - West Chester PA, US

International Classification:

C08G 69/40
B32B 27/34
B32B 7/10
B65B 3/04
C08J 5/18
B65D 65/40
B65D 81/24
B32B 27/08
C08L 77/06

Abstract:

Disclosed herein are compositions comprising furan-based polyamides and blend of furan-based polyamides with other polyamides. Also disclosed herein are multilayer structures comprising the furan-based polyamides and articles comprising the multilayer structures.

US Patent:

20140183055, Jul 3, 2014

Filed:

Dec 16, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/993521

Inventors:

Krzysztof Matyjaszewski - Pittsburgh PA, US
Nicola Bortolamei - Quinto Vincentino, IT
Andrew Magenau - Pittsburgh PA, US
Armando Gennaro - Selvazzano Dentro, IT
Abdirisak Ahmed Isse - Padova, IT

International Classification:

C08F 2/58

US Classification:

205414

Abstract:

Electrochemical reduction of an exemplary ATRP catalyst, CBr/MeTREN, is shown to be an efficient process to mediate and execute an ATRP. The onset of polymerization occurs only through passage of a cathodic current achieved under a reductive potential to form CuBr/MeTREN, within the reaction medium. Unprecedented control over the polymerization kinetics can be attained through electrochemical methods by modulating the magnitude of the applied potential allowing polymerization rate enhancement or retardation. Additional polymerization control is gained through electrochemical “dials” allowing polymerization rate enhancements achieved by larger applied potentials and the ability to successfully switch a polymerization “on” and “off between dormant and active states by application of multistep intermittent potentials.