Abstract: A functional film has a support which has a value of retardation of equal to or less than 50 nm; a protective inorganic film which is formed on the support; one or more combinations, each of which is composed of an organic film as an underlayer and an inorganic film, formed on the protective inorganic film; and a sealant layer which adheres onto the inorganic film as an uppermost layer by an adhesive layer, has a value of retardation of equal to or less than 300 nm, and has a glass transition temperature lower than that of the support.

Abstract: Provided are an adhesive composition for a touch panel, including: a hydrophilic functional group-containing monomer and an adhesion promoter, wherein a dielectric constant at a frequency of 100 kHz to 2 MHz is 3.5 or less, and a storage modulus is 1.0×105 Pa to 7.0×105 Pa at 25° C. to 85° C., and an adhesive film including an adhesive layer including a cured product of the adhesive composition for a touch panel. In addition, provided is a touch panel including: a conductive plastic film having a conductive layer formed on one surface; and an adhesive layer attached onto the conductive layer and including a cured product of the adhesive composition for a touch panel.

Abstract: A laminated glass structure comprising a non-glass substrate and a glass sheet bonded to the non-glass substrate to form the laminated glass structure, wherein the laminated glass structure withstands a ball drop test wherein a 535 g stainless steel ball is dropped from a height of 0.8 m onto the laminated glass structure, with the glass sheet being impacted by the ball. The glass sheet has a thickness such that the glass sheet exhibits, without cracking, deformation to adapt to any shape change of the non-glass substrate as imparted by the ball of the ball drop test.

Abstract: A multilayer coating film includes a lower coating film 5 containing a colorant, and an upper coating film 6. If the upper coating film 6 has a refractive index n1 of greater than or equal to 1.2 and less than or equal to 1.5, the ratio n1/n2 of the refractive index n1 of this upper coating film 6 to the refractive index n2 of the lower coating film 5 is set to be greater than or equal to 0.67 and less than or equal to 1. If the upper coating film has a refractive index n1 of greater than or equal to 1.6 and less than or equal to 3.0, the refractive index ratio n1/n2 is set to be greater than 1 and less than or equal to 1.67.

Abstract: An adhesive composition that can be used in an extrusion-coating process for application to a support or in an extrusion-laminating process in order to bond several supports of different or identical nature to one another, over a wide temperature range, including: from 91% to 98% by weight of the composition, of a copolymer of ethylene and of alkyl acrylate; at least one tackifying resin; processing aids, wherein the tackifying resin represents between 1.5% and 5.5% of the weight of the composition and the processing aids represent between 0.5% and 3.5% of the weight of the composition and the anti-blocking agent represents, in the processing aids, at least 60% by weight of the aids. Also, a film of the composition and a multilayer structure that includes this film.

Abstract: Our invention is a laminate film comprising a water-soluble resin layer and a polylactic acid-based resin layer laminated on at least one side of a substrate film, the water-soluble resin layer has a thickness of 0.1 to 15 ?m, the polylactic acid-based resin layer has a thickness of 10 to 500 nm. Such a configuration provides a laminate film of which the water-soluble resin layer and the polylactic acid-based resin layer are easily separated from the substrate film and which is excellent in coating ability, adherence and followability to a soft and curved adherend, as well as compatibility to skin and organs such as viscera, so as to be suitable for wound dressing, adhesion prevention material and a skin external agent such as skin-care product.

Abstract: A polyvinyl acetal poly(vinyl acetal), such as polyvinyl butyral, resin formulation, a method of extruding poly(vinyl acetal) resins, and related materials and products that provide for monolithic poly(vinyl acetal) sheets and glass panes having high Tg of at least 50° C. and high modulus at acceptable rates as indicated by their high melt flow index. This is made possible by a reduction in the amount of plasticizer while using a low molecular weight resin not to exceed 160,000 to obtain a thermoplastic resin having a high melt flow index and high Tg. The articles made with these monolithic interlayer sheets can be used in applications that require good modulus at outdoor temperatures.

Abstract: A transparent substrate for optical elements which is capable of suppressing cracking is provided, and a transparent substrate for optical elements which is capable of extending the life of optical elements such as organic EL elements used in organic EL illumination devices or polarizer plates used in liquid crystal display devices is provided. This transparent substrate for optical elements is characterized by having an inorganic layer and a hydrophilic layer laminated sequentially on a transparent resin film. For this reason, this transparent substrate for optical elements can have excellent gas barrier properties, inhibits degeneration of optical elements due to water vapor, suppresses cracking, is transparent and flexible, is easy to handle, can be efficiently and economically manufactured, and has excellent design properties.

Abstract: A polymer blend includes a combination of an acrylic polymer and a styrenic fluoropolymer. The polymer blend may be used to make polymer films having a single glass transition temperature, a polarizing plate, or a display device with enhanced optical properties.

Abstract: The invention relates to a multilayer blown film for producing labels, having a layer construction formed by coextrusion. In accordance with the invention, the layer construction comprises two outer layers of polyethylene, a core layer of polyethylene, and, on either side of the core layer, an interlayer of polypropylene with a melt flow index of more than 4.0 g/10 min as measured to ISO 1133 at 230° C. with 2.16 kg.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a one-side-protected polarizing film having a transparent protective film on only one surface of a polarizer, wherein: the polarizer contains a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin, has a thickness of 10 ?m or less, and is designed to have a single-body transmittance T and a polarization degree P representing optical properties satisfying the condition of the following formula: P>?(100.929T?42.4?1)×100 (provided that T<42.3) or P?99.9 (provided that T?42.3); and the other surface of the polarizer has a transparent resin layer having a thickness of 0.2 ?m or more and formed from a layer-forming material including a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin. Even when the polarizer has prescribed optical properties and the thickness is 10 ?m or less, this one-side-protected polarizing film is capable of suppressing the occurrence of through cracks and nano-slits.

Abstract: A light-shielding film for optical element includes at least a resin and a colorant. The light-shielding film for optical element has an average extinction coefficient of 0.03 or more and 0.15 or less as an average of extinction coefficients of the whole light-shielding film for light having wavelengths ranging from 400 to 700 nm.

Abstract: An assembly that includes a barrier film interposed between a first polymeric film substrate and a first major surface of a pressure sensitive adhesive layer is provided. The first polymeric film substrate has a first coefficient of thermal expansion that is, in some embodiments, up to 50 parts per million per Kelvin. The pressure sensitive adhesive layer has a second major surface opposite the first major surface that is disposed on a second polymeric film substrate. The second polymeric film substrate is typically resistant to degradation by ultraviolet light. In some embodiments, the second polymeric film substrate has a second coefficient of thermal expansion that is at least 40 parts per million per Kelvin higher than the first coefficient of thermal expansion. The assembly is transmissive to visible and infrared light.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a non-birefringent resin material that is very small in both orientation birefringence and photoelastic birefringence, has high transparency, and is capable of providing a molded article having few foreign matter defects and a film made of such a material. The non-birefringent resin material contains a resin (A) and a polymer (B) and has an orientation birefringence of ?1.7×10?4 to 1.7×10?4 and a photoelastic constant of ?4×10?12 to 4×10?12 Pa?1.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a laminate and a device fabricated using the laminate. The laminate includes a first polyimide resin layer between a carrier substrate and a second polyimide resin layer, wherein the first polyimide resin layer has a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) equal to or lower than the CTE of the second polyimide-based resin layer at a temperature of 100 to 200° C., and the adhesive strength of the first resin layer to the second resin layer decreases when a physical stimulus causing no chemical changes in the first resin layer is applied to the laminate. According to the present invention, the flexible substrate can be easily separated from the carrier substrate without the need for further processing such as laser or light irradiation. Therefore, the use of the laminate facilitates the fabrication of the device having the flexible substrate. The device may be, for example, a flexible display device.

Abstract: A unidirectional reinforcement and a method of producing a unidirectional reinforcement for use in applications where high quality and strength is required. The unidirectional reinforcement includes transversely arranged thin discrete flow passage formed to ensure resin flow properties in a direction transverse to the direction of the unidirectional rovings. Thin discrete flow passage forming means are secured on the unidirectional rovings by means of additional yarns running on the thin discrete flow passage forming means and transverse thereto.

Abstract: The present invention has an object of providing a synthetic resin laminate that is excellent in shape stability against a high temperature and high humidity environment, surface hardness and the like. The above object is achieved by a synthetic resin laminate, comprising a substrate layer (B) containing polycarbonate; and a resin layer (A) laminated on one or both of two surfaces of the resin layer (B), the resin layer (A) containing 5 to 55% by mass of (meth)acrylate copolymer (C) and 95 to 45% by mass of polycarbonate (D), wherein the (meth)acrylate copolymer (C) contains an aromatic (meth)acrylate unit (c1) and a methyl methacrylate unit (c2) at a mass ratio (c1/c2) of 5-80/20-95, and the (meth)acrylate copolymer (C) has a mass-average molecular weight of 5,000 to 30,000; and the polycarbonate (D) has a mass-average molecular weight of 21,000 to 40,000.

Abstract: Provided are a polarizing plate including a polarizing film and protective films provided on both sides of the polarizing film and a display device including the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an antimicrobial glass having both electromagnetic shielding and antimicrobial characteristics while maintaining the transparency of glass, and more particularly to an optically transmissive antimicrobial glass with an electromagnetic shielding effect that includes an AZO/Ag/AZO multilayer thin film deposited on a glass substrate.

Abstract: A multilayer interlayer structure having a low Mw/high Tg layer and a high Mw layer, the interlayer having a high E? modulus and a higher Tg. The high Tg layer has a Tg of at least 50° C. and a weight average molecular weight of not more than 160,000. The high Mw layer has a molecular weight greater than 160,000. The interlayer structure has increased stiffness without having to increase its thickness, and has an increased Tg to enable the structure to be used in applications that require good modulus at outdoor temperatures.