Abstract: A coating agent includes a hydrolyzate of a compound represented by General Formula (1), silica particles, a high boiling point solvent having a boiling point of 120° C. or higher, and a resin having a pyrrolidone group in a side chain. In General Formula (1), R1, R2, R3, and R4 each independently represent a monovalent organic group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms.

Abstract: Provided are a film-forming composition containing a hydrolysate of a siloxane compound represented by Formula (1), silica particles, a ketone-based solvent, and water, and a manufacturing method of a laminate. In Formula (1), R1, R2, R3, and R4 each independently represent a monovalent organic group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms. n represents an integer of 2 to 20.

Abstract: Provided are an antibacterial liquid having excellent sedimentation resistance, an antibacterial film formed using the antibacterial liquid, and a wet wipe produced using the antibacterial liquid. The antibacterial liquid is an antibacterial liquid including antibacterial microparticles, a binder, and a solvent, in which the antibacterial microparticles contain a silver-supporting inorganic oxide, the average particle size of the antibacterial microparticles is 1.0 ?m or less, the binder includes at least one silane compound, the solvent includes an alcohol and water, and the content of the alcohol with respect to the total mass of the antibacterial liquid is 10% by mass or more.

Abstract: Provided is a laminate including: a base material; and an anti-fogging layer provided on at least a part of the base material, in which the anti-fogging layer contains a siloxane binder, silica particles, and a water absorption organic polymer, the anti-fogging layer has a structure in which the silica particles are deposited, an irregular structure due to the silica particles is formed on a surface of the anti-fogging layer, and voids are formed inside the anti-fogging layer, a film density of the anti-fogging layer is in a range of 0.80 g/cm3 to 1.40 g/cm3, and a film thickness of the anti-fogging layer is in a range of more than 1 ?m and 10 ?m or less.

Abstract: Provided are a laminate including a base material, and an anti-fogging layer provided on at least a part of the base material, in which the anti-fogging layer contains a siloxane binder, silica particles, and a water absorption organic polymer, a water absorption amount of the anti-fogging layer is in a range of 1.5 mg/cm2 to 25.0 mg/cm2, a water contact angle of a surface of the anti-fogging layer is in a range of 1° to 20°, and a film thickness of the anti-fogging layer is more than 1 ?m and 10 ?m or less; a method of producing the same; and an anti-fogging coating composition which is suitably used for formation of the anti-fogging layer.

Abstract: Provided are a film-forming composition containing a hydrolysate of a siloxane compound represented by Formula (1), silica particles, a ketone-based solvent, and water, and a manufacturing method of a laminate. In Formula (1), R1, R2, R3, and R4 each independently represent a monovalent organic group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms. represents an integer of 2 to 20.

Abstract: Provided are an antifouling film, which includes silica particles (a), a polymer (b) having an acrylamide structure and at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of —SO3M and —COOM, and a polymer (c) having an acrylamide structure and a hydrocarbon group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, and a composition for forming an antifouling film, an antifouling film laminate, and a method for manufacturing an antifouling film which are applications of the antifouling film. M represents a hydrogen atom or represents an atom or an atomic group which can become a cation by being dissociated.

Abstract: Provided are an antibacterial liquid having excellent sedimentation resistance, an antibacterial film formed using the antibacterial liquid, and a wet wipe produced using the antibacterial liquid. The antibacterial liquid is an antibacterial liquid including antibacterial microparticles, a binder, and a solvent, in which the antibacterial microparticles contain a silver-supporting inorganic oxide, the average particle size of the antibacterial microparticles is 1.0 ?m or less, the binder includes at least one silane compound, the solvent includes an alcohol and water, and the content of the alcohol with respect to the total mass of the antibacterial liquid is 10% by mass or more.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an antibacterial sheet which is particularly extremely effective for preventing cloudiness or dew condensation and can prevent or inhibit the bacterial multiplication, an antibacterial coat, a laminate, and an antibacterial solution. The antibacterial sheet of the present invention has a support and at least one antibacterial layer disposed on the support, in which the antibacterial layer contains a binder and at least one kind of an antibacterial agent, and a water contact angle of only the binder is equal to or less than 20°.

Abstract: Provided is an electroacoustic converter film including thin film electrodes provided on both surfaces of a polymeric composite piezoelectric body in which piezoelectric body particles are dispersed in a viscoelastic matrix formed of a polymer material that exhibits viscoelasticity at normal temperature, and protective layers formed on the thin film electrodes. The electroacoustic converter film further includes electrode lead-out metal foils laminated on the thin film electrodes, and the electrode lead-out metal foils allows connection to wiring through soldering when electrodes are led out from the thin film electrodes.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electroacoustic transduction film suitable for a flexible speaker or the like, in which predetermined acoustic properties are able to be stably exhibited regardless of a bending state. The electroacoustic transduction film includes a polymer composite piezoelectric body in which piezoelectric body particles are dispersed in a viscoelastic matrix formed of a polymer material having viscoelasticity at a normal temperature, and electrode layers interposing the polymer composite piezoelectric body therebetween, and an area fraction of the piezoelectric body particles in a contact surface with respect to the electrode layer is less than or equal to 50%, and thus the object is attained.

Abstract: The purpose of this invention is to provide an aluminum base for a current collector, which enables the production of a secondary battery having excellent cycle properties; and a current collector, a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a secondary battery, each of which is produced using the aluminum base. The aluminum base for a current collector has a surface in which at least two structures selected from the group consisting of a large-wave structure having an average opening size of more than 5 ?m but up to 100 ?m, a medium-wave structure having an average opening size of more than 0.5 ?m but up to 5 ?m, and a small-wave structure having an average opening size of more than 0.01 ?m but up to 0.5 ?m are superimposed on one another, wherein a maximum peak-to-valley height Pt of a profile curve of the surface is up to 10 ?m.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electroacoustic transduction film suitable for a flexible speaker or the like, in which predetermined acoustic properties are able to be stably exhibited regardless of a bending state. The electroacoustic transduction film includes a polymer composite piezoelectric body in which piezoelectric body particles are dispersed in a viscoelastic matrix formed of a polymer material having viscoelasticity at a normal temperature, and electrode layers interposing the polymer composite piezoelectric body therebetween, and an area fraction of the piezoelectric body particles in a contact surface with respect to the electrode layer is less than or equal to 50%, and thus the object is attained.

Abstract: Provided is an electroacoustic converter film including thin film electrodes provided on both surfaces of a polymeric composite piezoelectric body in which piezoelectric body particles are dispersed in a viscoelastic matrix formed of a polymer material that exhibits viscoelasticity at normal temperature, and protective layers formed on the thin film electrodes. The electroacoustic converter film further includes electrode lead-out metal foils laminated on the thin film electrodes, and the electrode lead-out metal foils allows connection to wiring through soldering when electrodes are led out from the thin film electrodes.

Abstract: An anisotropic conductive member is connected to a rigid circuit board having a first electrode and a flexible circuit board having a second electrode as a land. A plurality of conductive paths penetrate an insulating base material of the anisotropic conductive member. Each conductive path has a first protrusion and a second protrusion on respective first and second surfaces of the insulating base. The height of the second protrusion is equal to or less than double the thickness of the land. The first protrusion contacts a part of the first electrode. The second protrusion contacts part of the land. The base of the anisotropic conductive member is pressed such that the insulating material is not in direct contact with the flexible circuit board. When attaching the boards, a pressure of 300 MPa to 1,000 MPa is applied to the surfaces of the lands to reduce circuit board breakage.

Abstract: Provided is an anisotropically conductive member that has a dramatically increased density of disposed conductive paths, can be used as an electrically connecting member or inspection connector for electronic components such as semiconductor devices even today when still higher levels of integration have been achieved, and has excellent flexibility. The anisotropically conductive member includes an insulating base and a plurality of conductive paths made of a conductive material, insulated from one another, and extending through the insulating base in the thickness direction of the insulating base, one end of each of the conductive paths protruded on one side of the insulating base, the other end of each of the conductive paths exposed or protruded on the other side thereof. The insulating base is made of a resin material and the conductive paths are formed at a density of at least 1,000,000 conductive paths/mm2.

Abstract: An insulating reflective substrate comprises an aluminum layer and an aluminum oxide layer, wherein the aluminum oxide layer has a thickness of 80 ?m or more but up to 300 ?m; the aluminum oxide layer has large pits whose openings are present at a surface; the large pits have an average opening size of more than 1 ?m but up to 30 ?m; the large pits have an average depth of 80 ?m or more; the large pits have an average distance therebetween of 10 ?m or more; a ratio of a total area of the openings of the large pits to a surface area of the aluminum oxide layer is 10% or more but up to 40%; the large pits have small pits whose openings are present at inner surfaces of the large pits; and the small pits have an average opening size of 5 to 1,000 nm.

Abstract: Provided is a reflective substrate for a light-emitting device including a valve metal substrate and an inorganic reflective layer formed on the valve metal substrate as a light reflective layer, in which the inorganic reflective layer contains at least one inorganic binder selected from the group consisting of aluminum phosphate, aluminum chloride and sodium silicate, and inorganic particles having a refractive index of at least 1.5 but up to 1.8 and an average particle size of at least 0.1 ?m but up to 5 ?m. The reflective substrate for a light-emitting device has a highly light reflective layer capable of obtaining a film strength and adhesion to the substrate while maintaining voids by sintering at a lower temperature without relying on high-temperature sintering.

Abstract: The purpose of this invention is to provide an aluminum base for a current collector, which enables the production of a secondary battery having excellent cycle properties; and a current collector, a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a secondary battery, each of which is produced using the aluminum base. The aluminum base for a current collector has a surface in which at least two structures selected from the group consisting of a large-wave structure having an average opening size of more than 5 ?m but up to 100 ?m, a medium-wave structure having an average opening size of more than 0.5 ?m but up to 5 ?m, and a small-wave structure having an average opening size of more than 0.01 ?m but up to 0.5 ?m are superimposed on one another, wherein a maximum peak-to-valley height Pt of a profile curve of the surface is up to 10 ?m.

Abstract: An anisotropic conductive member is connected to a rigid circuit board having a first electrode and a flexible circuit board having a second electrode as a land. A plurality of conductive paths penetrate an insulating base material of the anisotropic conductive member. Each conductive path has a first protrusion and a second protrusion on respective first and second surfaces of the insulating base. The height of the second protrusion is equal to or less than double the thickness of the land. The first protrusion contacts a part of the first electrode. The second protrusion contacts part of the land. The base of the anisotropic conductive member is pressed such that the insulating material is not in direct contact with the flexible circuit board. When attaching the boards, a pressure of 300 MPa to 1,000 MPa is applied to the surfaces of the lands to reduce circuit board breakage.