Abstract: Provided is a Low-E glass plate protection method capable of preventing or inhibiting alteration and erosion of Low-E layers. The protection method includes a step of applying a protective sheet to a surface of a Low-E glass plate having a Low-E layer comprising a tin component. Here, the Low-E layer comprises a tin component. The protective sheet has a PSA layer. The PSA layer comprises a phosphorus compound having a P—OR group. Here, R is a hydrogen atom or an organic group.

Abstract: A method for producing a wiring circuit board includes a step (1) of producing a substrate with a metal support board including a metal support board and a step (2) of etching the metal support board. The wiring circuit board includes a frame, a mounting portion, an opening portion, and a joint. Each of the frame and the mounting portion includes a metal support layer, a base insulating layer, a conductive layer, and a cover insulating layer. The joint does not include the metal support layer. In step (2), by etching the metal support board corresponding to the opening portion and the joint from the other side in the thickness direction by using an etching resist, the metal support layer is formed.

Abstract: A wiring circuit board includes a metal supporting layer, an adhesion layer, a first conductive layer, an insulating layer, and a second conductive layer. The adhesion layer is disposed on one-side surface of the metal supporting layer in the thickness direction, and contains at least one metal selected from the group Zr, Ti, W, Mo, V, Y, Nb, and Ta. The first conductive layer is disposed on one-side surface of the adhesion layer in the thickness direction, and has an insulating layer with a penetrating hole disposed on a one-side surface thereof. The second conductive layer includes a portion electrically connected with the metal supporting layer through the adhesion layer located in the penetrating hole. The second conductive layer is located at one side of the metal supporting layer in the penetrating hole and one side of the insulating layer in the thickness direction.

Abstract: A present switch device includes a glass layer, and a switch section situated on a back surface side of the glass layer. A thickness of the glass layer is 20 ?m or greater and 150 ?m or less. The switch section includes a plurality of contact points including a vertically movable contact point. When the glass layer is pushed, the glass layer elastically deforms and the plurality of contact points switch between a continuous state and a non-continuous state.

Abstract: The present invention provides an optical laminate including a void-containing layer in which a pressure-sensitive adhesive, an adhesive, and the like barely permeate a void. In order to achieve the object, an optical laminate (10a) or (10b) of the present invention includes a void-containing layer (12) and a low moisture permeable layer (13) formed on the void-containing layer (12), wherein the low moisture permeable layer (13) includes at least one element selected from the group consisting of metal, metal oxide, silicon, silicon oxide and an organic-inorganic hybrid material, and a moisture vapor transmission rate of the low moisture permeable layer (13) measured by a dish method defined in JIS Z 0208-1976 is 35 g/m2·day or less.

Abstract: To provide an optical waveguide having excellent adhesive properties with respect to a substrate, an epoxy resin photosensitive composition for an optical waveguide and a photosensitive film for an optical waveguide for fabricating the optical waveguide, and an opto-electric hybrid board including the optical waveguide.

Abstract: A composite semipermeable membrane capable of forming, on a surface of a porous support in a highly reproducible manner, a separation layer that is extremely thin and that exhibits superior separability. It provides, on a surface of a porous support, a composite semipermeable membrane that has an organic/inorganic hybrid separation layer that is extremely thin and that exhibits superior separability. A method for manufacturing a composite semipermeable membrane includes forming, on a surface of a porous support, a separation layer containing a cross-linked condensate having a siloxane bond by bringing an organic solution that contains an organic silicon compound containing three or more reactive functional groups, each of which is at least one type selected from a hydrolyzable group and a hydroxyl group, into contact with water or an aqueous solution on the porous support, and by performing interfacial polycondensation of the organic silicon compound.

Abstract: The present invention provides an optical laminate including a void-containing layer with high strength against peeling, a method for producing the optical laminate, an optical member including the optical laminate, an optical apparatus including the optical laminate, a method for producing the optical member, and a method for producing the optical apparatus. The optical laminate (10a) or (10b) of the present inventions includes: a void-containing layer (12); and a hard layer (13) formed on the void-containing layer (12), wherein the void-containing layer (12) has a void fraction of 30 vol % or more, the hard layer (13) includes at least one element selected from the group consisting of metal, metal oxide, silicon, silicon oxide and an organic-inorganic hybrid material, and hardness measured by pushing an indenter of a nano indenter into the hard layer (13) for 20 nm is larger than hardness of the void-containing layer (12).

Abstract: Provided is a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape processing method capable of easily separating a base material and a pressure-sensitive adhesive for forming a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape from each other at low cost. Furthermore, a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape processing device used for such a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape processing method is provided. The pressure-sensitive adhesive tape processing method according to an embodiment of the present invention is a method for processing a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape including a base material layer and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, a storage modulus of the base material layer at 25° C. is 2 MPa or more, and the pressure-sensitive adhesive tape processing method includes a step (I) of separating a pressure-sensitive adhesive for forming the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, from the base material layer, by grinding a surface of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer of the pressure-sensitive adhesive tape.

Abstract: Provided is a polysulfide-based sealant that allows to obtain a highly reliable molded product (cured material) with reduced formation and growth of air bubbles. A sealant sheet formed in a sheet shape is provided. The sealant sheet comprises a polysulfide polymer (A), a thiol compound (B) having two or more thiol groups per molecule, an allyl compound (C) having two or more allyl groups per molecule, and a photo-radical generator (D).

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a radiation curable pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet with excellent storage stability, which can suppress the progress of curing during storage and maintain excellent level difference absorbability and stress relaxation properties for a long time. A radiation curable pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 1 of the present invention has a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 10 that is cured by irradiation with radiation. The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 10 contains a photopolymerization initiator 11a and a crosslinking agent 11b, and the curing by irradiation with radiation is curing by a reaction between the photopolymerization initiator 11a and the crosslinking agent 11b. In the radiation curable pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 1 of the present invention, when the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 10 is stored at 50° C. for 4 weeks, a rate of change in residual stress (N/cm2) expressed by the following equation is 70% or less.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a glass unit. The method comprises a step (A) of obtaining a glass plate; a step (B) of applying a protective sheet to one face of the glass plate; an optional step (C) of subjecting the glass plate to at least one process selected from the group consisting of transportation, storage, processing, washing and handling; a step (D) of removing the protective sheet from the glass plate; and a step (E) of assembling a glass unit using the glass plate. The protective sheet comprises a substrate layer, and a PSA layer provided to at least one face of the substrate layer. The PSA layer has a surface hardness of 0.3 MPa or greater.

Abstract: Provided is a hot melt adhesive sheet comprising a hot melt adhesive that comprises a styrene-based block copolymer and a tackifier, in which the styrene-based block copolymer comprises a hard segment composed of a polystyrene block and a soft segment composed of a constituent unit derived from propylene.

Abstract: Provided is a method comprises: continuously forming an elongated, glass film having marginal portions from molten glass into a given shape having two marginal portions, in width-directional opposite edge regions thereof, wherein the glass film having marginal portions has the marginal portions, and an effective portion formed in a width-directional central region of the glass film having marginal portions; annealing the glass film having marginal portions; continuously forming resin tapes on the glass film having marginal portions at positions adjacent to and away by a given distance from the respective marginal portions, to extend in a length direction of the glass film having marginal portions; and continuously removing each of the marginal portions from the glass film having marginal portions, along a position between the marginal portion and a corresponding one of the resin tapes, or at a given width-directional position within the corresponding resin tape.

Abstract: A member supplying sheet includes two or more protective cover members each configured to be placed on a face of an object that has an opening on the face; and a substrate sheet with the two or more protective cover members arranged on a surface thereof. The protective cover members each include a laminate including: a protective membrane shaped to cover the opening when the protective cover member is placed on the face; and a carrier film. The substrate sheet includes a substrate layer and an adhesive layer laminated on the substrate layer. The carrier film is adhered to the substrate layer via the adhesive layer. The surface free energy of the carrier film on a surface thereof on the side closer to the substrate sheet is 20 mJ/m2 or more. The adhesive layer has a tack force of 100 mN/mm2 or less.

Abstract: Provided is a laminated sheet processing method capable of easily separating a base material for forming many kinds of laminated sheets, such as pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes, release films, and antistatic films, and a functional layer such as a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, a release layer, and an antistatic layer laminated on the base material, from each other, at low cost. Furthermore, a laminated sheet processing device used for such a laminated sheet processing method is provided. The laminated sheet processing method according to an embodiment of the present invention is a method for processing a laminated sheet including a base material layer and a functional layer, and includes a step (I) of applying a separation liquid to a surface of the functional layer.

Abstract: Provided is an optical member, which is suppressed from causing a reduction in display quality due to wear or a flaw resulting from its vibration while maintaining the excellent characteristics of its low-refractive index layer. The optical member includes: a light guide plate having an end surface that light from a light source enters and an emitting surface from which the entered light is emitted; and a reflective plate bonded to a side of the light guide plate opposite to the emitting surface via a double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive film. The double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive film includes a first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, a low-refractive index layer, and a second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer from the light guide plate side. The optical member further includes a surface-treated layer formed on a side of the reflective plate opposite to the double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive film.

Abstract: An electrochromic element includes a first transparent electrode layer, an oxidation color development layer, an electrolyte layer and a second transparent electrode layer in this order. The oxidation color development layer is an oxide layer or a hydroxide layer, and contains nickel as a main component, and metal elements other than nickel. The oxidation color development layer has a thickness of 20 nm or more. The first transparent electrode layer and the oxidation color development layer are in contact with each other. The oxidation color development layer and the electrolyte layer are in contact with each other. The oxidation color development layer includes a near-electrolyte layer and a near-electrode layer. The porosity of the near-electrolyte layer is larger than the porosity of the near-electrode layer.

Abstract: An optical filter is configured to have a regular transmittance of 60% of higher for light having a wavelength of 950 nm. The optical filter is also configured such that in a state in which a light resistance test of irradiating the optical filter for 300 hours with light from a xenon arc lamp having a wavelength not shorter than 300 nm and not longer than 400 nm and a wattage of 120 W/m2 is performed, the optical filter exhibits a change in C* having an absolute value of 6 or smaller between before and after the light resistance test, the C* being measured by the SCE method by use of a spectrophotometer.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an adhesive sheet. The adhesive sheet of the present disclosure comprises a substrate layer and an adhesive layer disposed on at least one surface of the substrate layer, wherein a 180° peel adhesive force to a stainless steel plate, measured when the adhesive sheet is adhered to the stainless steel plate and left at 23° C.×50RH % for 0.5 h, is from 0.1 N to 6 N. The adhesive sheet of the present disclosure has excellent adhesion, flatness and reusability (reworkability), and is easily peelable after use.