Abstract: The invention relates to a functionalized laminated optical element comprising: —An optical base element; —A functional film structure consisting of a single layer or a multilayer structure; —A layer of a pressure-sensitive adhesive of optical quality, placed between one surface of the optical base element and the functional film structure so as to permanently retain said functional film structure on the surface of the optical base element. Said functionalized laminated optical element maintains its integrity after typical processing of an optical article which includes wheel edging. More particularly the invention relates to the use of a specific adhesive system for improving the wheel edging resistance of functionalized laminated optical element. The functional laminated optical may be an ophthalmic lens.

Abstract: Provided is a PSA composition for forming a PSA comprising a (meth)acrylic polymer, comprising, as monomeric components constituting the (meth)acrylic polymer: (A) a C2-18 alkyl (meth)acrylate, (B) an alicyclic monomer, and (C) a monomer having at least either a hydroxyl group or a carboxyl group. The average number of carbons of alkyl group in the (A) is 8 or less. The monomeric components comprise the (C) at 3% by weight or greater while the weights Wb and Wc of the (B) and (C) satisfy a relationship 0.8?Wb/Wc.

Abstract: The invention relates to a functionalized laminated optical element comprising: —An optical base element; —A functional film structure consisting of a single layer or a multilayer structure; —A layer of a pressure-sensitive adhesive of optical quality, placed between one surface of the optical base element and the functional film structure so as to permanently retain said functional film structure on the surface of the optical base element. Said functionalized laminated optical element maintains its integrity after typical processing of an optical article which includes wheel edging. More particularly the invention relates to the use of a specific adhesive system for improving the wheel edging resistance of functionalized laminated optical element. The functional laminated optical may be an ophthalmic lens.

Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive of the invention include a (meth)acryl-based polymer obtained by polymerization of a monomer component including 30 to 99.5% by weight of an alkyl (meth)acrylate having an alkyl group of 10 to 18 carbon atoms at an ester end and 0.5 to 50% by weight of a cyclic nitrogen-containing monomer. The pressure-sensitive adhesive has a satisfactory level of adhesive performance and can form a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer with a lower dielectric constant and reliable moisture resistance.

Abstract: Provided is a pressure-sensitive adhesive capable of realizing a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer having satisfactory adhesion performance and a high ink step absorbability. A radiation-curable pressure-sensitive adhesive, which contains a (meth)acryl-based polymer obtained by polymerizing a monomer component containing 30 to 90% by weight of an alkyl(meth)acrylate having an alkyl group of 10 to 22 carbon atoms at an ester end, and having a radically polymerizable functional group containing a carbon-carbon double bond.

Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive of the invention include a (meth)acryl-based polymer obtained by polymerization of a monomer component including 30 to 99.5% by weight of an alkyl (meth)acrylate having an alkyl group of 10 to 18 carbon atoms at an ester end and 0.5 to 50% by weight of a cyclic nitrogen-containing monomer. The pressure-sensitive adhesive has a satisfactory level of adhesive performance and can form a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer with a lower dielectric constant and reliable moisture resistance.

Abstract: Provided is a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer for a transparent conductive film having a patterned transparent conductive thin film, which has transparent as the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer for transparent conductive film and can prevent the patterned transparent conductive thin film from degrading the appearance of the conductive film. A pressure-sensitive adhesive layer for a transparent conductive film having a patterned transparent conductive thin film, wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is made from an acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition containing: 100 parts by weight of an acryl-based polymer obtained by polymerization of a monomer component including an alkyl(meth)acrylate; and 30 to 150 parts by weight of a styrene-based oligomer, the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer has a refractive index of 1.50 or more, the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer has a haze of 2% or less as measured at a thickness of 30 ?m.

Abstract: Provided is a PSA composition for forming a PSA comprising a (meth)acrylic polymer, comprising, as monomeric components constituting the (meth)acrylic polymer: (A) a C2-18 alkyl (meth)acrylate, (B) an alicyclic monomer, and (C) a monomer having at least either a hydroxyl group or a carboxyl group. The average number of carbons of alkyl group in the (A) is 8 or less. The monomeric components comprise the (C) at 3% by weight or greater while the weights Wb and Wc of the (B) and (C) satisfy a relationship 0.8?Wb/Wc.

Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive of the present invention comprises a (meth)acryl-based polymer obtained by polymerization of a monomer component containing 40 to 99.5% by weight of an alkyl (meth)acrylate having an alkyl group of 10 to 18 carbon atoms at an ester end and more than 0 to 50% by weight or less of an alicyclic structure-containing monomer. The pressure-sensitive adhesive is capable of forming a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer that has a sufficiently low level of dielectric constant and a satisfactory level of adhesion performance.

Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide a pressure-sensitive adhesive capable of forming a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer having high resistance to sebum and high resistance to moisture-induced clouding and also having low dielectric constant. The invention relates to a pressure-sensitive adhesive comprising a (meth)acryl-based polymer obtained by polymerization of a monomer component containing 65 to 88 parts by weight of an alkyl (meth)acrylate having an alkyl group of 8 to 22 carbon atoms and 12 to 35 parts by weight of an alkyl (meth)acrylate having a secondary hydroxyl group based on 100 parts by weight of the total amount of the alkyl (meth)acrylate having an alkyl group of 8 to 22 carbon atoms and the alkyl (meth)acrylate having a secondary hydroxyl group.

Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive of the invention include a (meth)acryl-based polymer obtained by polymerization of a monomer component including 30 to 99.5% by weight of an alkyl (meth)acrylate having an alkyl group of 10 to 18 carbon atoms at an ester end and 0.5 to 50% by weight of a cyclic nitrogen-containing monomer. The pressure-sensitive adhesive has a satisfactory level of adhesive performance and can form a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer with a lower dielectric constant and reliable moisture resistance.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a radiation-curable pressure-sensitive adhesive layer that satisfies both reworkability and adhesion reliance. Further, another object of the present invention is to provide a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet containing the radiation-curable pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. The invention relates to a radiation-curable pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, which has an adhesive strength of 1.0 N/20 mm or less before radiation curing and an adhesive strength of 3.0 N/20 mm or more after radiation curing, and a peeling adhesive strength of 40.0 N/(20 mm×20 mm) or less before radiation curing, to an acrylic plate.

Abstract: Provided is a pressure-sensitive adhesive capable of realizing a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer having satisfactory adhesion performance and a high ink step absorbability. A radiation-curable pressure-sensitive adhesive, which contains a (meth)acryl-based polymer obtained by polymerizing a monomer component containing 30 to 90% by weight of an alkyl(meth)acrylate having an alkyl group of 10 to 22 carbon atoms at an ester end, and having a radically polymerizable functional group containing a carbon-carbon double bond.

Abstract: Provided is a dicing die-bonding film which is excellent in balance between retention of a semiconductor wafer upon dicing and releasability upon picking up. Disclosed is a dicing die-bonding film comprising a dicing film having a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on a substrate material, and a die-bonding film formed on the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer contains a polymer including an acrylic acid ester as a main monomer, 10 to 40 mol % of a hydroxyl group-containing monomer based on the acrylic acid ester, and 70 to 90 mol % of an isocyanate compound having a radical reactive carbon-carbon double bond based on the hydroxyl group-containing monomer, and is also cured by irradiation with ultraviolet rays under predetermined conditions after film formation on the substrate material, and wherein the die-bonding film contains an epoxy resin, and is also bonded on the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer after irradiation with ultraviolet rays.

Abstract: Provided is an active energy ray-curable pressure-sensitive adhesive for re-release, which has a small influence on an environment or a human body, can be easily handled, can largely change its pressure-sensitive adhesiveness before and after irradiation with an active energy ray, and can express high pressure-sensitive adhesiveness before the irradiation with the active energy ray and express high releasability after the irradiation with the active energy ray. The active energy ray-curable pressure-sensitive adhesive for re-release includes an active energy ray-curable polymer (P), in which the polymer (P) includes one of a polymer obtained by causing a carboxyl group-containing polymer (P3) and an oxazoline group-containing monomer (m3) to react with each other, and a polymer obtained by causing an oxazoline group-containing polymer (P4) and a carboxyl group-containing monomer (m2) to react with each other.

Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive of the invention includes a (meth)acryl-based polymer obtained by polymerization of a monomer component including: an alkyl(meth)acrylate (a1) having a branched alkyl group of 8 to 24 carbon atoms at an ester end; and an alkyl(meth)acrylate (a2) having a linear alkyl group of 8 to 24 carbon atoms at an ester end. The pressure-sensitive adhesive can has a satisfactory level of adhesive performance and can form a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer with a lower dielectric constant.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous dispersion pressure-sensitive adhesive composition containing: an acrylic emulsion polymer (A); and a compound (B) in which the compound (B) has a solubility in water (25° C.) of 1 g/100 g or more, and has, in the molecule, at least one nitrogen atom and two or more substituents represented by the following formula (1) and bonded to the nitrogen atom: (wherein R represents a divalent group selected from the group consisting of linear or branched alkylene having a carbon number of 1 to 10, phenylene, alkyl group-substituted phenylene, halogen-substituted phenylene, and heteroatom-containing alkylene).

Abstract: A dicing die-bonding film having a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on a base and a die-bonding film on the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer comprising an acrylic polymer comprising acrylic ester A represented by CH2?CHCOOR1 (where R1 is an alkyl group having 6-10 carbon atoms), acrylic ester B represented by CH2?CHCOOR2 (where R2 is an alkyl group having 11 carbon atoms or more), a hydroxyl group-containing monomer, and an isocyanate compound having a radical reactive carbon-carbon double bond where the ratios of components are 40-10 mol % of the acrylic ester B with respect to 60-90 mol % of the acrylic ester A, 10-30 mol % hydroxyl group-containing monomer with respect to 100 mol % of the total of the acrylic ester A and the acrylic ester B, and 70-90 mol % isocyanate compound with respect to 100 mol % of the monomer containing a hydroxl group.

Abstract: Provided is an active energy ray-curable pressure-sensitive adhesive for re-release, which has a small influence on an environment or a human body, can be easily handled, can largely change its pressure-sensitive adhesiveness before and after irradiation with an active energy ray, and can express high pressure-sensitive adhesiveness before the irradiation with the active energy ray and express high releasability after the irradiation with the active energy ray. The active energy ray-curable pressure-sensitive adhesive for re-release includes an active energy ray-curable polymer (P), in which the polymer (P) includes one of a polymer obtained by causing a carboxyl group-containing polymer (P3) and an oxazoline group-containing monomer (m3) to react with each other, and a polymer obtained by causing an oxazoline group-containing polymer (P4) and a carboxyl group-containing monomer (m2) to react with each other.

Abstract: Provided is a dicing die-bonding film which is excellent in balance between retention of a semiconductor wafer upon dicing and releasability upon picking up. Disclosed is a dicing die-bonding film comprising a dicing film having a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on a substrate material, and a die-bonding film formed on the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer contains a polymer including an acrylic acid ester as a main monomer, 10 to 40 mol % of a hydroxyl group-containing monomer based on the acrylic acid ester, and 70 to 90 mol % of an isocyanate compound having a radical reactive carbon-carbon double bond based on the hydroxyl group-containing monomer, and is also cured by irradiation with ultraviolet rays under predetermined conditions after film formation on the substrate material, and wherein the die-bonding film contains an epoxy resin, and is also bonded on the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer after irradiation with ultraviolet rays.