Abstract: Crosslinkable resin compositions that are cured easily by irradiation with active energy beams and particularly cured quickly with ultraviolet ray are provided, which comprises a polymer containing a maleimido group and an ethylenically unsaturated group. The composition may be an aqueous composition. They provide cured films which are excellent in durability, free from coloring and odors, and also excellent in abrasion resistance, adhesion to substrates, surface smoothness, and chemical resistance.

Abstract: New imido(meth) acrylates of general formula (1), wherein R1, R2 and R3 may be the same or different and each represents H or CH3; R4 to R7 may be the same or different and each represents H or CmH2m+1 (in which m is 1 to 6); and n represents 1 to 4, and radiation-curable compositions prepared from them, easily cured by the irradiation with radiations, particularly ultraviolet rays, to form cured compositions excellent in weather resistance, abrasion resistance and adhesion to a base, and free from the problem of odor.

Abstract: A paint composition is provided, which comprises a copolymer comprising the following constitutional units (A), (B), and (C) as essential components: (A) a (meth)acrylate monomer unit having a straight-chain, branched-chain, or cyclic alkyl group; (B) at least one monomer unit selected from the group consisting of a monomer unit having an unsaturated double bond and a hydroxyalkyl group, a monomer unit having an unsaturated double bond and an epoxy group, and a monomer unit having an unsaturated double bond and an alkoxysilyl group; and (C) a monomer unit having an unsaturated double bond and a maleimide group. The paint composition is excellent in weatherability and coating gloss. The composition may be contained in an organic solvent such as cyclic ethers, aromatic hydrocarbons, esters, and ketones. The organic solvent may be one that comprises 40% or more of a saturated hydrocarbon.