Abstract: A curable composition with a viscosity of 1.3 mPa·s to 60 mPa·s at 23° C. and 1 atm contains a polymerizable compound (a), a photopolymerization initiator (b), a solvent (d) in an amount ranging from more than 5% to 95% by volume relative to the entire curable composition, and a surfactant (c1) in an amount of 0.1% to 10% by mass relative to the entire curable composition. The solvent (d) has a boiling point of less than 250° C. at 1 atm. The polymerizable compound (a) and the solvent (d) each have an SP value ranging from 17 MPa1/2 to less than 25 MPa1/2. The surfactant (c1) does not contain fluorine or silicon atoms and has a liquid-repellent atomic group with an SP value ranging from 11 MPa1/2 to less than 17 MPa1/2 and a lyophilic atomic group with an SP value ranging from 25 MPa1/2 to less than 35 MPa1/2.

Abstract: A curable composition includes a polymerizable compound (a), a photopolymerization initiator (b), and a solvent (d). The curable composition has a viscosity of 1.3 mPa·s to 60 mPa·s at 23° C. and 1 atm. The amount of the solvent (d) ranges from more than 5% to 95% by volume relative to the entire curable composition. The boiling point of the solvent (d) is less than 250° C. The curable composition in a state excluding the solvent (d) has a viscosity of 8 mPa·s to 30 mPa·s at 23° C. and 1 atm.

Abstract: A curable composition containing a polymerizable compound (a), a photopolymerization initiator (b), a solvent (d), and a surfactant (c1), wherein the curable composition has a viscosity of not less than 1.3 mPa·s and not more than 60 mPa·s at 23° C. and at 1 atm, a content of the solvent (d) with respect to the whole curable composition is larger than 5 vol % and not more than 95 vol %, a boiling point of the solvent (d) is less than 250° C. at 1 atm, and letting ?1 [°] be a contact angle of a composition obtained by removing the solvent (d) and the surfactant (c1) from the curable composition to a substrate and ?2 [°] be the contact angle of a composition obtained by removing the solvent (d) from the curable composition to the substrate, ?2 is larger than ?1.

Abstract: A composition for spin coating contains a polymerizable compound containing at least silicon atoms, and a solvent, wherein a viscosity of a material obtained by removing the solvent from the composition is not less than 10 mPa·s and not more than 1,000 mPa·s, and a content of the silicon atoms in the material obtained by removing the solvent from the composition is not less than 30 wt %.

Abstract: A functional layer with an adhesive layer of the present invention includes a functional layer and a curable adhesive layer AD2 arranged over at least a part of a surface of the functional layer, in which the curable adhesive layer AD2 satisfies all the following requirements (1) and (2): (1) in a case where 32 g of a steel ball is placed on an adhesive surface of the curable adhesive layer AD2 at 25° C. and kept as it is for 10 seconds, and then a glass plate is slowly tilted, the steel ball starts to roll at an angle of 5° or less; (2) after being cured at 90° C. for 2 hours, the curable adhesive layer AD2 satisfies a ratio (b/a) of a plastic deformation amount b to an elastic deformation amount a of 0.01 to 100 at 25° C. under a load of 0.1 mN.

Abstract: A mold including a first part made of a material having a first elastic modulus, and a second part made of a material having a second elastic modulus lower than the first elastic modulus, wherein the first part includes a first surface including a mesa portion and a second surface which includes a concave portion, the second part includes a base portion including a third surface combined to the mesa portion and a fourth surface, and a pattern portion that includes a convex portion defining a pattern, a thickness of the base portion defined by a distance between the third surface and the fourth surface is not less than 0.1 ?m and not more than 10 ?m, and the mold includes an inorganic film that covers the fourth surface of the base portion and the convex portion of the pattern portion.

Abstract: A film forming method of forming a film of a curable composition on a substrate using a mold is provided. The method includes discretely arranging a plurality of droplets of the curable composition on the substrate, after the arranging, bringing the plurality of droplets on the substrate and the mold into contact with each other, thereby forming a liquid film between the substrate and the mold, after the bringing the droplets and the mold into contact with each other, curing the liquid film, thereby forming a cured film, and after the curing, separating the cured film and the mold from each other, wherein a viscosity ? [mPa·s] of a nonvolatile composition in the curable composition and an average liquid film thickness h [m] formed by the nonvolatile composition have values satisfying predetermined expressions.

Abstract: A film forming method for forming a film of a curable composition in a space between a mold and a substrate, including discretely arranging a plurality of droplets of the curable composition on the substrate, after the discretely arranging, waiting until the plurality of droplets combine with adjacent droplets to form a liquid film, and a solvent contained in the liquid film volatilizes, after the waiting, bringing the liquid film and the mold into contact with each other, after the bringing, curing the liquid film to form a cured film, and after the curing, releasing the mold from the cured film, wherein in the waiting, an airflow including a flow of a gas parallel to a surface of the substrate is formed and the liquid film is exposed to the airflow.

Abstract: A film formation apparatus that can easily control spread of an end of a film to be formed is provided. The film formation apparatus is a film formation apparatus configured to form a film of a curable composition in a space between a substrate and a mold by pressing the mold on the curable composition dispensed onto the substrate. The film formation apparatus includes: a dispenser configured to apply a liquid mixture in which the curable composition and a predetermined solvent are mixed onto the substrate or the top surface of the curable composition; and a controller configured to generate a plurality of sub spaces by dividing the space between the substrate and the mold. The controller performs control such that a first operation of applying the liquid mixture and a second operation of volatilizing the solvent included in the liquid mixture are performed in the order of the first operation and the second operation according to the number of sub spaces.

Abstract: A foreign substance inspection method for inspecting for a foreign substance includes bringing a first surface of a first substate into contact with a second surface of a second substrate to cause the first and second surfaces to face each other, obtaining an image of reflected light from the first and second surfaces in contact with each other, and determining, based on the obtained image, the presence of a foreign substance, or the absence of a foreign substance, or the position of a foreign substance.

Abstract: The present invention provides a layer forming composition used to form an adhesion layer that brings a base material and a curable composition into tight contact with each other, comprising a surfactant (D) whose HLB value is 1 to 5.

Abstract: A functional layer with an adhesive layer of the present invention includes a functional layer and a curable adhesive layer AD2 arranged over at least apart of a surface of the functional layer, in which the curable adhesive layer AD2 satisfies all the following requirements (1) and (2). (1) In a case where 32 g of a steel ball is placed on an adhesive surface of the curable adhesive layer AD2 at 25° C. and kept as it is for 10 seconds, and then a glass plate is slowly tilted, the steel ball starts to roll at an angle of 5° or less. (2) After being cured at 90° C. for 2 hours, the curable adhesive layer AD2 satisfies a ratio (b/a) of a plastic deformation amount b to an elastic deformation amount a of 0.01 to 100 at 25° C. under a load of 0.1 mN.

Abstract: Provided is an anticorrosive polyamide resin composition having excellent anticorrosive capability by possessing excellent adhesive strength to a polyolefin resin and a metal and excellent elongation. The anticorrosive polyamide resin composition contains a resin component that contains 70 to 90 mass % of a polyamide resin, and 30 to 10 mass % of an acid-modified polyolefin resin. A maleic acid anhydride-modified polyolefin resin is preferably used as the acid-modified polyolefin resin. Polypropylene is preferably used as the polyolefin resin.

Abstract: A vacuum insulation material includes a pair of gas barrier exterior materials, a core material including a cellulose structure having porosity of greater than or equal to about 80% under reduced pressure of about 1 Pa, where the cellulose structure has a unit length of greater than or equal to about 1 ?m and less than or equal to about 5 mm in the heat-insulation direction, and the method of manufacturing the same, and a gas adsorption agent, where the core material and the gas adsorption agent are interposed between the pair of gas barrier exterior materials and sealed inside of the pair of gas barrier exterior materials under reduced pressure.

Abstract: A vacuum insulation includes a core material and a gas adsorption agent interposed between a first gas barrier material and a second gas barrier material, wherein the first and the second gas barrier materials sealingly enclose the core material and the gas adsorption agent, and wherein at least one of the first and the second gas barrier materials includes a laminate including a copper alloy foil and a polymeric material.

Abstract: The present invention provides a light guide plate for emitting light radiated from a light source disposed at a side of the light guide plate. The light guide layer has a light incidence side for internally introducing light emitted from the light source at the side thereof; a polarization separation layer comprising a first matrix layer and a first fiber having birefringence and disposed more toward the light emission side than the light guide layer; a low refractive index layer having a lower refractive index than the refractive index of the first matrix layer; and an angle improvement layer comprising a second matrix layer having a second fiber disposed inside the second matrix layer.

Abstract: A light guide panel includes: a light guide layer having a light incident surface; a polarization separation layer configured to select a desired polarization among light emitted from the light guide layer and to emit light having the polarization; and a light homogenization layer including a plurality of fibers and a supporting medium of the fibers, the light homogenization layer configured to diffuse and scatter light incident on the light guide layer into the light guide layer. The polarization separation layer includes: a plurality of first fibers having birefringence; and a first supporting medium that is isotropic and configured to support the first fibers. The refractive index of the first supporting medium corresponds to at least one of two different refractive indices of the first fibers. The light homogenization layer includes: a plurality of second fibers having birefringence; and a second supporting medium that is isotropic and configured to support the second fibers.

Abstract: A vacuum insulation material includes a pair of gas barrier exterior materials, a core material including a cellulose structure having porosity of greater than or equal to about 80% under reduced pressure of about 1 Pa, where the cellulose structure has a unit length of greater than or equal to about 1 ?m and less than or equal to about 5 mm in the heat-insulation direction, and the method of manufacturing the same, and a gas adsorption agent, where the core material and the gas adsorption agent are interposed between the pair of gas barrier exterior materials and sealed inside of the pair of gas barrier exterior materials under reduced pressure.

Abstract: A vacuum insulation includes a core material and a gas adsorption agent interposed between a first gas barrier material and a second gas barrier material, wherein the first and the second gas barrier materials sealingly enclose the core material and the gas adsorption agent, and wherein at least one of the first and the second gas barrier materials includes a laminate including a copper alloy foil and a polymeric material.

Abstract: The present invention provides a light guide plate for emitting light radiated from a light source disposed at a side of the light guide plate. The light guide layer has a light incidence side for internally introducing light emitted from the light source at the side thereof; a polarization separation layer comprising a first matrix layer and a first fiber having birefringence and disposed more toward the light emission side than the light guide layer; a low refractive index layer having a lower refractive index than the refractive index of the first matrix layer; and an angle improvement layer comprising a second matrix layer having a second fiber disposed inside the second matrix layer.