Abstract: There are provided an antifogging article having a water absorbing layer which excels in antifogging property, in durability and appearance, a method for manufacturing the same, an article for transportation apparatus having the antifogging article, and a water absorbing layer forming composition. The antifogging article has a substrate and an antifogging film on a surface of the substrate, in which the antifogging film has a water absorbing layer constituted of a water absorbing material with a saturated water absorption amount of 50 mg/cm3 or more, the water absorbing material is containing a first cured epoxy resin obtained by reacting the composition containing a polyepoxide component, a polyaddition type curing agent, and a catalyst type curing agent, and the polyepoxide component is constituted only of at least two polyepoxides selected from aliphatic polyepoxides with molecular weights of 800 to 3000. The article for transportation apparatus has the antifogging article.

Abstract: The glass plate according to the present invention has a buffer layer containing a plurality of sulfate crystals on a bottom surface which is brought into contact with a molten metal during formation in accordance with a float method, and the plurality of sulfate crystals have a median value of equivalent circle diameters of 350 nm or smaller as observed from a thickness direction.

Abstract: The present invention provides a strengthened glass article, containing a glass sheet having: a first main surface; a second main surface that is opposite to the first main surface; and an end surface that connects the first main surface and the second main surface, in which the glass sheet is a strengthened glass sheet which comprises a compressive stress layer on each surface of the first main surface and the second main surface and a tensile stress layer on the end surface, in which the end surface of the strengthened glass sheet has an arithmetic average roughness Ra, satisfying Ra?3 ?m, and the end surface is provided with a protective layer, and in which the protective layer has a maximum thickness T1 and the strengthened glass sheet has a thickness T0, satisfying 50 ?m<T1?2T0.

Abstract: There are provided an antifogging article having a water absorbing layer which excels in antifogging property, in durability and appearance, a method for manufacturing the same, an article for transportation apparatus having the antifogging article, and a water absorbing layer forming composition. The antifogging article has a substrate and an antifogging film on a surface of the substrate, in which the antifogging film has a water absorbing layer constituted of a water absorbing material with a saturated water absorption amount of 50 mg/cm3 or more, the water absorbing material is containing a first cured epoxy resin obtained by reacting the composition containing a polyepoxide component, a polyaddition type curing agent, and a catalyst type curing agent, and the polyepoxide component is constituted only of at least two polyepoxides selected from aliphatic polyepoxides with molecular weights of 800 to 3000. The article for transportation apparatus has the antifogging article.

Abstract: To provide a functional article comprising a water-absorbing layer having abrasion resistance and water-absorbing functions relating to dew condensation prevention, moisture-conditioning function, anti-fouling function, anti-fogging function, anti-icing function, etc., and an article for a transport equipment and an article for building provided with such a functional article; and a coating composition capable of forming a water-absorbing coating film having the above water-absorbing functions and having abrasion resistance as well.

Abstract: An anti-fogging article having a substrate and an anti-fogging film on at least part of the surface of the substrate, wherein the anti-fogging film comprises a resin underlayer and a water-absorptive resin layer laminated in order on the substrate surface, the water-absorptive resin layer is composed mainly of a first cured epoxy resin obtained by reacting a water-absorptive resin layer-forming composition containing a first polyepoxide component consisting of a low molecular weight polyepoxide having molecular weight of from 200 to 800 and a high molecular weight polyepoxide having molecular weight of from 900 to 2,000 combined in mass ratio of from 30:70 to 70:30, and a first curing agent, and the resin underlayer is composed mainly of a second cured epoxy resin obtained by reacting a resin underlayer-forming composition containing a second polyepoxide component and a second curing agent, and has water absorption property lower than the water-absorptive resin layer.

Abstract: A water-repellent substrate having a water-repellent coating film on at least one side of a substrate, wherein the water-repellent coating film comprises an undercoat layer which comprises aggregates of metal oxide fine particles having an average primary particle size of from 20 to 85 nm and a metal oxide binder, and which has a concave-convex surface, formed on the substrate side, and a water-repellent layer formed on the undercoat layer along the concave-convex structure on the surface of the undercoat layer, the water splash property as an index of the water-repellency of the surface of the water-repellent coating film is at least 100 mm, and the water splash property of the surface of the water-repellent coating film is at least 20 mm after an abrasion test for 2,000 reciprocations by means of a traverse tester at a stress of 11.8 N/4 cm2 using a flannel cloth in accordance with JISL0803.

Abstract: To provide an anti-fogging article having excellent anti-fogging performance and further having excellent durability, and an anti-fogging agent composition. An anti-fogging article comprising a substrate and a water-absorptive crosslinked resin layer formed on the surface of the substrate, wherein the water-absorptive crosslinked resin is a crosslinked resin with a saturated water absorption of at least 45 mg/cm3, or a water-absorptive crosslinked resin with a glass transition point of at least 50° C. as measured by a differential scanning calorimeter and further with a saturated water absorption of at least 45 mg/cm3.

Abstract: To provide an anti-fogging article having excellent anti-fogging performance and further having excellent durability, and an anti-fogging agent composition. An anti-fogging article comprising a substrate and a water-absorptive crosslinked resin layer formed on the surface of the substrate, wherein the water-absorptive crosslinked resin is a crosslinked resin with a saturated water absorption of at least 45 mg/cm3, or a water-absorptive crosslinked resin with a glass transition point of at least 50° C. as measured by a differential scanning calorimeter and further with a saturated water absorption of at least 45 mg/cm3.

Abstract: To provide a composition for forming a water repellent film which has an excellent water droplets-removing property and further has abrasion resistance and weather resistance; a substrate having such a water repellent film which is formed from the composition, and a process for its production; and an article for a transport equipment. A composition for forming a water repellent film comprising, as the main components, a specific organosilane compound having a fluorinated organic group containing an etheric oxygen bond, and a specific organosilane compound having a fluorinated organic group (containing no etheric oxygen bond); a substrate with a water repellent film comprising a substrate and a water repellent film having disposed, as the outermost layer, a layer formed from the composition for forming a water repellent film, on the surface of the substrate; and an article for a transport equipment comprising the substrate.

Abstract: To provide an article having a water-repellent surface, which has excellent water repellency and abrasion resistance. An article having a water-repellent layer comprising the following inner layer and the following surface layer, on a surface of a substrate, and characterized in that the surface of the water-repellent layer has (a) a surface area ratio (S ratio) of from 1.01 to 1.

Abstract: To provide an anti-fogging article having excellent anti-fogging performance and further having excellent durability, and an anti-fogging agent composition. An anti-fogging article comprising a substrate and a water-absorptive crosslinked resin layer formed on the surface of the substrate, wherein the water-absorptive crosslinked resin is a crosslinked resin with a saturated water absorption of at least 45 mg/cm3, or a water-absorptive crosslinked resin with a glass transition point of at least 50° C. as measured by a differential scanning calorimeter and further with a saturated water absorption of at least 45 mg/cm3.