Abstract: Provided are a two-component curable adhesive having excellent adhesion to metal foils or metal deposition layers, a laminate obtained using the adhesive, and a packaging material. An adhesive contains a polyisocyanate composition (X) and a polyol composition (Y). The polyisocyanate composition (X) contains a polyisocyanate compound (A). The polyol composition (Y) contains a polyol (B) and a compound (C) that is at least one selected from the group consisting of dimethylolpropionic acid and dimethylolbutanoic acid.

Abstract: The two-component curable adhesive contains an isocyanate composition (X) containing a polyisocyanate compound (A) and a polyol composition (Y) containing a polyester polyol (B), a compound (C) containing a polyoxyalkylene chain and a hydroxy group, and a polyamine (D). The polyester polyol (B) is at least one selected from the group consisting of a polyester polyol (B1) being a reaction product of a polyvalent carboxylic acid and a polyhydric alcohol, with 90% by mass or more of the polyhydric alcohol being an aliphatic diol with the number of carbon atoms of an alkyl chain linking two hydroxy groups with each other being four or more and 10 or less and a polycaprolactone polyol (B2). The ratio of the total amount of the polyester polyol (B), the compound (C), and the polyamine (D) to a solid content of the polyol composition (Y) is 90% by mass or more.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a binder resin composition having excellent storage stability and jettability of the composition and being capable of providing excellent abrasion resistance and color development properties of printed materials. A binder resin composition for aqueous ink-jet ink applications of the present invention includes a urethane resin (I), a basic compound (II), and an aqueous medium (III). The urethane resin (I) is a reaction product of a polyol (a), a polyisocyanate (b), and an amine compound (c). The amine compound (c) is a plurality of amine compounds having different structures, and one of the amine compounds is a linear diamine compound (c1-1) or a hydrazine compound (c1-2).

Abstract: A resistivity regulating apparatus includes: a gas dissolving device that causes a regulating gas to dissolve in a liquid targeted for resistivity regulation to generate a treated liquid in which the regulating gas is dissolved in the liquid, the regulating gas being used to regulate a resistivity of the liquid; and a buffer tank to which the treated liquid discharged from the gas dissolving device is fed.

Abstract: Provided is a polycarbonate-modified acrylic resin which is a reaction product of a polycarbonate diol (A) obtained by using 1,5-pentanediol and 1,6-hexanediol as raw materials, and an unsaturated monomer mixture (B) containing methyl methacrylate, an unsaturated monomer (b1) having a hydroxyl group, an unsaturated monomer (b2) having a carboxyl group, and an unsaturated monomer (b3) having an alkyl group having 2 to 8 carbon atoms as essential components, wherein the mass proportion of the unsaturated monomer (b2) in the unsaturated monomer mixture (B) is in the range of 2 to 10% by mass. The polycarbonate-modified acrylic resin is advantageous in that a coating film having high adhesion to a plastic substrate and having excellent water-resistant adhesive property and excellent fragrance resistance can be obtained from the resin, and therefore can be advantageously used in a coating composition.

Abstract: Provided is a production method for a layered product in which a metal film can be formed on the surface of a polyarylene sulfide (PAS) molded article with a high adhesive force by a simple step. Further, provided are: a polyarylene sulfide resin composition and a molded article that can be used in the layered product in which a metal film can be formed on the surface of the PAS molded article with a high adhesive force by a simpler step; and production methods therefor. More specifically, provided are: a polyarylene sulfide resin composition obtained by blending a polyarylene sulfide resin, a thermoplastic elastomer and/or a hydrolyzable thermoplastic resin, a carbonate, and a polyolefin-based wax; a molded article which is obtained by melt-molding the polyarylene sulfide resin composition and in which the surface is roughened; a layered product having a metal plating layer; and production methods therefor.

Abstract: A compound capable of providing a liquid crystal composition with high Tni, large ?n, low Vth, large ??r, small tan ?iso, and satisfactory storability at low temperatures, and a liquid crystal composition, as well as a liquid crystal display element, a sensor, a liquid crystal lens, an optical communication device, and an antenna using the liquid crystal composition. Specifically, a compound represented by general formula (i) having an alkynyl group and an isothiocyanate group (—NCS) and a liquid crystal composition containing one or two or more of such compounds.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a composition for preventing or ameliorating locomotive syndrome in which disorders of the locomotive organs result in a decline in mobility to increase risk of a state requiring nursing care. The present invention relates to a composition for preventing or ameliorating locomotive syndrome, a composition for suppressing arthralgia, a composition for suppressing a decline in mobility, or a food composition, all of which contain any one or more of spirulina or phycocyanin.

Abstract: Provided is a poly(arylene ether ketone) resin which inhibits reactions such as molecular weight extension and crosslinking in a high-temperature molten state and which is excellent in melt viscosity stability and molding processability. The poly(arylene ether ketone) resin contains an alkylsulfonyl group represented by general formula (1). In the formula, R is an alkyl group containing one to four carbon atoms.

Abstract: A fluidity modifier for a coating material or the like contains an ester resin represented by the following general formula (I) or general formula (II) (Y represents a hydrogen atom or a monocarboxylic acid residue having 1 to 9 carbon atoms, G represents an aliphatic diol residue having 2 to 9 carbon atoms, A represents an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid residue having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, X represents a dicarboxylic acid residue having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, Z represents a monoalcohol residue having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, n represents the number of repeating units and is an integer of 0 to 30, and m represents the number of repeating units and is an integer of 0 to 30; G and A may be the same or different for each repeating unit, and a plurality of G may be the same as or different from each other).

Abstract: An object to be achieved by the present, invention is to provide a quinacridone pigment having hue that is yellowish and clear and having excellent storage stability, wherein the quinacridone pigment can be advantageously used in an ink-jet ink and the like. Provided is a quinacridone solid solution pigment comprising at least C. I. Pigment Violet 19 and C. I. Pigment Red 122, wherein the ratio of a diffraction peak intensity at a diffraction angle 2? of 14.8±0.2° to a diffraction peak intensity at a diffraction angle 2? of 11.9±0.2° is 1.20 or less, as measured by X-ray diffractometry with respect to the quinacridone solid solution pigment.

Abstract: An object is to provide a curable resin composition that can provide its cured product with excellent heat resistance (a high glass transition temperature) and dielectric properties (low dielectric properties) and the cured product. Specifically, provided is a curable resin composition containing a curable resin (A) having a structure represented by General Formula (1) below and a curable resin (B1) having a structure represented by General Formula (2-1) below and/or a curable compound (B2) represented by General Formula (2-2) below: in General Formula (1) above, the details of the substituents and the number of the substituents are as described in the present specification. in General Formulae (2-1) and (2-2) above, the details of the substituents and the number of the substituents are as described in the present specification.

Abstract: An antiviral coating agent includes a tannic acid derivative including at least one organic group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms and a binder resin having a number-average molecular weight of 1,000 or more. The average number of the organic groups included in a molecule of the tannic acid derivative is, for example, 1 to 19.

Abstract: Provided is a compound with a high biomass ratio (preferably a compound with a biomass ratio of 100%) obtained by using a natural pigment and having excellent color developability and light resistance. The compound is a compound in which a natural pigment of curcumin is bound to an organic acid has a number average molecular weight (Mn) of 400 to 4,950.

Abstract: The present invention provides a synthetic leather including at least a substrate (i), an adhesive layer (ii), and a skin layer (iii), in which the adhesive layer (ii) and the skin layer (iii) are formed from respective specific urethane resin compositions. The adhesive layer (ii) is formed from a urethane resin composition including an anionic urethane resin (X) and water (Y). The skin layer (iii) is formed from a urethane resin composition including an anionic urethane resin (S) and water (T), in which the anionic urethane resin (S) is produced using, for example, a polycarbonate polyol (A-1) produced using biomass-derived decanediol.

Abstract: A plasticizer composition for a vinyl chloride resin which can impart an excellent plasticization property and cold resistance to a vinyl chloride resin plastisol and is excellent in a non-bleeding property is provided. Specifically, a plasticizer composition for a vinyl chloride resin including an aliphatic diester (A) of an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid having 2 to 12 carbon atoms and an aliphatic monoalcohol having 4 to 18 carbon atoms, an aromatic diester (B) of an aromatic monocarboxylic acid having 6 to 12 carbon atoms and a glycol having 2 to 12 carbon atoms, and a phthalate (C), in which aliphatic diester (A):aromatic diester (B)=65:35 to 95:5 (mass ratio) is satisfied and (aliphatic diester (A)+aromatic diester (B)):phthalate (C)=5:95 to 35:65 (mass ratio) is satisfied.

Abstract: A tube unit includes multiple tubes and bundling portions that bundle end portions of respective tubes at opposite ends of the tubes. At least one of the end portions of respective tubes has a tube wall portion that tubularly extends in an extension direction of the tubes and also has a protrusion protruding radially outward from the tube wall portion.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for producing a liquid crystal material. The method includes a step (I) of preparing a liquid crystal material and a step (II) of measuring the liquid crystal material with a delta delay measurement mechanism that measures a delta delay value of the liquid crystal material. The delta delay measurement mechanism includes a single coaxial tube and a mechanism that calculates the delta delay value of the liquid crystal material. The single coaxial tube includes a linear inner conductor and an outer conductor having a space through which the inner conductor extends. The delta delay value is a difference between a transmission delay time t0 and a transmission delay time tv.

Abstract: A task to be achieved by the present invention is to provide an ink which can form a printed image or the like having color fastness to water at a level where the image will not be removed from the recording medium even when, for example, washed with water, warm water, or the like. Further, another task to be achieved by the invention is to provide an ink which can form a printed image or the like which is unlikely to suffer from color fading even when, for example, washed by an ultrasonic cleaning method or the like that is used for cleaning a stain strongly deposited on clothes or the like. The present invention is directed to an ink containing a polymer (A) having a predetermined structure (a1).

Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing a composition for increasing muscle mass and suppressing a decrease in muscle mass, and composition for increasing muscle mass and suppressing muscle atrophy, the compositions can be taken orally continuously in a daily basis. As a result of intensive research, the inventors solved the problem by preparing a composition for increasing muscle mass and suppressing a decrease in muscle mass, which contains as an effective component at least one selected from the group consisting of spirulina, phycocyanin, a spirulina enzymatically degraded product, and a phycocyanin enzymatically degraded product.