Abstract: The present invention relates to a packing material used for wrapping an article to be packed and sealing and packing the article to be packed by heat-sealing mutually superposed end parts. The packing material is composed of a biodegradable film. Heat sealing agent layers are selectively provided in the heat sealing positions or the heat-sealed parts of the biodegradable film. The heat sealing agent layers are provided on the front surface and the back surface, the front surface and the front surface, or the back surface and the back surface of the mutually superposed biodegradable film when the article to be packed is packed. On the biodegradable film, picture pattern layers as well as the heat sealing agent layers are formed within a range 70% or less as large as the entire area including the front surface and the back surface of the biodegradable film.

Abstract: A liquid crystal panel is provided that has a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between a pair of substrates, wherein the liquid crystal layer comprises a liquid crystal and a cross-linked resin, the cross-linked resin comprises a cross-linked structural part adhered to a liquid crystal layer contacting surface and a terminal part rising from the liquid crystal layer contacting surface, and at least one of three conditions: the outer surface of at least one substrate is curved; a liquid crystal layer contacting surface is curved; and the thickness of one of the substrates is not more than ½ of the thickness of the other substrate, is satisfied. It is possible to obtain a liquid crystal panel having increased freedom in the appearance, device weight reduction, simplified structure, etc. by improving the outer and/or inner surfaces of the device.

Abstract: A luminescent-film-coated product includes a substrate, a first layer of a transparent resin matrix containing a phosphorescent material and/or a fluorescent material, and a second layer of a transparent resin matrix containing a shiny pigment made of glass flakes coated with a high-refractive-index metal oxide. Another luminescent-film-coated product includes a substrate and a layer of a transparent resin matrix containing a phosphorescent material and/or a fluorescent material and a shiny pigment. Another luminescent-film-coated product includes a substrate, a first layer of a transparent resin matrix containing a shiny pigment made of glass flakes coated with silver, gold, nickel, or a high-refractive-index metal oxide, and a second layer of a transparent resin matrix containing a phosphorescent material and/or a fluorescent material, in which the shiny pigment has a maximum visible light reflectance of 30% or more.

Abstract: Disclosed is a coated body for members of an electronic device, comprising a substrate covered, on the surface side and back side thereof, with respective thermal radiative coatings having thermal radiation property, wherein a difference ?T1 (=T1B?T1A) between Temperature T1A, at Position T1, of the coated body used as a sample and Temperature T1B, at Position T2, of the substrate not covered with a coating used as another sample is 1.5° C. or greater, said temperatures being measured using a thermal radiation property evaluating apparatus illustrated in FIG. 1; and whereby satisfying its essential properties (maintenance of air tightness to block water or dust and reduction in size and weight), while reducing the temperature inside of the members of an electronic device (thermal radiation property).

Abstract: Poly-azo compound selected from the group consisting compounds of the formula (I) and compounds of the formula (II), (wherein, Me represents copper, nickel, zinc or iron, A represents a naphthyl group having 1 to 3 sulfonic groups and further optionally having an alkyl group or alkoxy group, R1 and R2 represent each independently a hydrogen atom, alkyl group or alkoxy group, and R3 represents an amino group or hydroxyl group.).

Abstract: A compound of formula (I), where x is 3, 2 or 1, y is 0 or 1, n1 and n2, which may be the same or different, are 0 or 1 to 3, X represents a divalent mono- or poly-aromatic and/or heteroaromatic moiety, the or each Y, which may be the same or different if x is 1, represents hydrogen or an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group, Z represents an aromatic group, or an inherently at least partly conjugated dendritic molecular structure comprising one or more aromatic and/or heteroaromatic groups and, optionally, alkenylene groups, connected to each other either directly or via a carbon atom of an alkenylene group, if present, to a ring carbon atom of an (hetero) aromatic group to which more than one at least partly conjugated dendritic chain is attached, said molecular structure being connected to the remainder of the molecule via a ring carbon atom, one or more of the (hetero) aromatic rings of the dendrimers optionally being substituted, Z and/or the remainder of the molecule, excluding any groups Y, bein

Abstract: The present invention is related to an intermediate layer of an organic electroluminescent device comprising an amine derivative substance which may further comprise a functional group capable of forming crosslinks. In particular, the substance may have excellent solubility and can be easily formed into a thin film. Specifically, the thin film may be stable in the solvent and can be easily formed to various thicknesses. Furthermore, the band gaps and LUMO/HOMO values may be easily controlled depending of the characteristics of the hole transporting material, so that an intermediate layer with the desired characteristics may be formed. Accordingly, the introduction of an intermediate layer manufactured using the substance of the present invention as the intermediate layer may result in an organic electroluminescent device having high efficiency and a longer lifespan.

Abstract: A crackle finish, method of forming a crackle finish and a kit for forming a crackle finish. The crackle finish includes a base coat of latex paint or stain on a surface to be treated. A crackle coating is applied over the base coat and dried to tack dry or completely dried. A latex wood filler is applied over the crackle medium. As the latex wood filler dries, it forms islands or domains separated by cracks or valleys revealing glimpses of the underlaying base coat.

Abstract: Substantially solvent-free multilayer articles characterized by excellent color retention and gloss retention, solvent resistance and recyclability comprise a substrate layer which may be at least one of polycarbonates, polyesters and ABS and ASA copolymers, and a resinous coating layer which contains resorcinol or alkylresorcinol isophthalate/terephthalate ester units. An intermediate layer may also be present.

Abstract: The invention provides an organic electronic device comprising: (i) a multilayer cathode comprising: (a) a conductive layer that is electrically connected as a bus, (b) a layer comprising at least one source of alkali metal ions, alkaline earth metal ions, or lanthanide ions and (c) a conductive metal layer comprising at least one conductive metal species; (ii) at least one electro-active organic layer; and (iii) an anode that is electrically connected to the conductive metal layer.

Abstract: A resin-made interior member for an opening and closing body of the invention is a resin-made interior member to be attached to an inside of an outer panel of the opening and closing body and is formed by an injection molding method using a molding material of polypropylene type resin containing a reinforcing fiber and rubber and by properly setting the respective contents of the reinforcing fiber and the rubber component, the modulus of bend elasticity is improved by blending the reinforcing fiber without being accompanied with deterioration of the moldability as the material resin and the appearance of the molded product to improve rigidity of the interior member and impact resistance is assured by blending the rubber component to give the interior member with good moldability and appearance in form of the molded product and having a required rigidity and impact resistance.

Abstract: This invention relates to various phosphine oxides and their use in applications which exploit the triboluminescent effect.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide an organic electroluminescent element with high luminance and long half life and a display employing the organic EL element. An organic electroluminescent element comprising a component layer including at least one light emission layer capable of emitting phosphorescence, wherein the component layer contains at least one specific carbazole derivative.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide an image-recording material that may prevent a flocculation of a coating liquid for image-recording layer that contains a water-dispersible emulsion and a water-soluble polymer compound, and that may exhibit an enhanced stability, present an improved film-forming performance, and provide superior surface conditions. In order to achieve the object, an image-recording material according to the present invention is provided, in which the image-recording material comprises a support and at least one image-recording layer on the support, wherein the image-recording layer is formed from a water-dispersible emulsion of which volume-average particle size is 55 nm or more and a water-soluble polymer compound of which weight-average molecular weight (Mw) is 400,000 or less. Preferably, the water-dispersible emulsion is a polyester emulsion. Preferably, the water-soluble polymer compound is polyethyleneoxide.

Abstract: A multilayer heat-sealable chlorine-free odor barrier film having relatively low modulus, high interlaminar strength, and low noise upon flexing is provided. The film comprises an odor barrier layer of an amorphous polyamide resin blended with an anhydride-modified olefinic polymer or copolymer. The film also includes at least one heat-sealable skin layer, preferably two such skin layers on opposite sides of said odor barrier layer, composed of an ethylene polymer or copolymer. Pouches formed of such multilayer films are also disclosed.

Abstract: A film-forming composition comprising (a) a block copolymer that comprises: at least a polymer block [A] containing a specific fluorine-containing alicyclic structure; at least a polymer block [B] containing a specific siloxane structure; and a repeating unit (H) having at least one reactive group capable of being involved in crosslinking reaction, the repeating unit (H) being in at least one of the polymer block [A] and the polymer block [B], and (b) at least one of a curing agent and a curing accelerator.

Abstract: An uncured composite product having a middle fibrous reinforcement, a thermosetting-resin based layer and a hardening-agent based layer for the thermosetting resin. The thermosetting-resin based layer is placed on one side of the fibrous reinforcement and the hardening-agent based layer is placed on the other side so that the fibrous reinforcement forms a physical barrier between the thermosetting resin and the hardener. When heated, the thermosetting resin and/or hardener flows across the physical barrier to provide mixing and resultant curing.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and compositions of films using selected blends of primary and secondary fatty amide additives at critical ratios, which enable the primary fatty amides to interact favorably with the secondary amides so as to provide controlled COF and other useful surface properties in polyolefin and other films.

Abstract: A releasing composition and a thermal transfer recording medium capable of improving abrasion resistance are provided. The releasing composition of the invention includes a releasing composition containing releasing particles in a prescribed film forming material, and the releasing particle has a first releasing resin as a core material and a second releasing resin as a coating material. The first releasing resin has a relatively higher releasing property than the second releasing resin. The first releasing resin can include a surface tension of from about 0.01 N/m to about 0.025 N/m, and the second releasing resin may have a surface tension of from about 0.026 N/m to about 0.05 N/m.

Abstract: A bistable nematic liquid crystal display device comprises two cell walls enclosing a layer of nematic liquid crystal material having finely divided solid particles dispersed therein. At least one electrode on each cell wall applies an electric field across at least some of the liquid crystal material. Surface alignments on the inner surface of both cell walls induce adjacent molecules of the liquid crystal material to adopt desired orientations. The liquid crystal material adopts two different stable molecular configurations according to the polarity of applied electric field pulses.