Abstract: A reflection-preventing film having: a substrate; and a reflection-preventing layer having a concave-convex structure on a surface, in which the reflection-preventing layer includes particles for forming convex portions, and a binder resin, the particles for forming convex portions are not in contact with each other, and IVA which is a ratio of a distance A between peaks of adjacent convex portions and a distance B in a height direction from a center of the distance A to a concave portion is greater than 0.5.

Abstract: There is provided an antireflection film including an unevenness structure having an average cycle shorter than a visible light wavelength on a transparent substrate film, wherein in the unevenness structure, an average aspect ratio of an average height of convex portions or an average depth of concave portions to an average cycle is from 1.0 to 3.0, a water contact angle to an unevenness structure surface is 100° or more, and a specular reflectance is 2.0% or less.

Abstract: The invention is to provide a antireflective film having a moth-eye structure, which has sufficient antireflective performances, which exhibits excellent planar uniformity, and which can be manufactured by a simple method; a polarizing plate, a cover glass, and an image display device that have the antireflective film; a method for producing the antireflective film; a cloth for cleaning the antireflective film; a kit including the antireflective film and the cleaning cloth; and a method for cleaning the antireflective film. The invention provides a antireflective film which includes a plastic substrate; a infiltration layer; a antireflective layer including a binder resin and particles with an average primary particle diameter of 50 nm to 700 nm, in this order in an adjacent manner, in which the antireflective layer has moth-eye structures formed by the particles on the surface opposite to the infiltration layer.

Abstract: There is provided an antireflective film, including: a plastic substrate; a infiltration layer; and an antireflective layer containing metallic oxide fine particles with an average primary particle diameter of 50 nm to 250 nm and a viscosity increasing compound, in this order, wherein the infiltration layer contains a polymer of a (meth)acrylate compound having a molecular weight of 400 or less, and the antireflective layer has a moth-eye structure including an uneven shape formed by the metallic oxide fine particles.

Abstract: There is provided an antireflective article including a chemically reinforced glass substrate with a surface compressive stress of 30 kg/mm2 or more and an antireflection layer containing a specific binder resin, specific metal oxide particles, and a specific metal chelate catalyst, above the chemically reinforced glass substrate, wherein the antireflection layer has a moth-eye structure in an unevenness shape constituted by the metal oxide particles on a surface at a side opposite to a side at which the chemically reinforced glass substrate is provided.

Abstract: There is provided an antireflection film having a surface haze of less than 1.0%, including: a light transmitting layer; and an antireflection layer, wherein the antireflection layer includes a specific unevenness structure on a surface at a side opposite to a side at which the light transmitting layer is provided, the specific unevenness structure made from specific raw materials.

Abstract: An optical film has a cellulose acylate film base material containing cellulose acylate and a plurality of sugar ester compounds having different ester substitution degrees in which an average ester substitution degree of the plurality of sugar ester compounds is from 60 to 94%, and an antistatic hardcoat layer formed from a coating composition containing at least an organic antistatic agent and a curable compound having a (meth)acryloyl group in a molecule of the curable compound.

Abstract: Provided are an optical functional film including at least one functional layer, where the functional layer comprises a copolymer having a polymerization unit derived from a fluoroaliphatic group-containing monomer in a content of 10 weight % or more and the fluoroaliphatic group-containing copolymer is localized on the surface of the functional layer; an optical functional film obtained by coating an upper layer on the functional layer; an antireflection film, where the upper layer is a low refractive index layer; a polarizing plate using such a film for one of two protective sheets of a polarizer; and an image display device using the above-described optical functional film, antireflection film or polarizing plate for the outermost surface of the display.

Abstract: An antiglare film is provided, the antiglare film including a transparent plastic film substrate; an antiglare layer having fine recesses and projections on the surface thereof; and an abrasion resistant layer provided at an uppermost surface of the antiglare film, the abrasion resistant layer having an average film thickness of from 0.03 to 0.4 ?m, wherein the abrasion resistant layer is formed from a curable composition containing at least following components (A), (B), and (C): (A) an inorganic fine particle containing silicon oxide as a main component and having an average particle size of from 1 to 300 nm; (B) an ionizing radiation-curable resin; and (C) a polymer thickener.

Abstract: An optical film has a cellulose acylate film base material containing a plurality of sugar ester compounds having different ester substitution degrees in which an average ester substitution degree of the plurality of sugar ester compounds is form 60 to 94% and cellulose acylate, and an antistatic hardcoat layer formed from a coating composition containing at least an organic antistatic agent and a curable compound having a (meth)acryloyl group in a molecule of the curable compound.

Abstract: Provided is an antireflection film including, in the following order: a transparent support; at least one antiglare layer or diffusive layer containing a transparent resin and light-transmissive resin particles; and a low-refractivity layer having a refractive index lower than that of any of the transparent support and the antiglare layer or diffusive layer, wherein the transparent resin is formed by curing a mixture containing (A) a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate having at least two (meth)acryloyl groups, and (B) a modified polyfunctional (meth)acrylate modified through addition of any of ethylene oxide, propylene oxide or caprolactone, and the light-transmissive resin particles contain (C) high-crosslinking light-transmissive particles which are so high-crosslinking as to have a residual monomer content of at most 2.0% and which have a compression strength of from 39 to 98 N/mm2.

Abstract: A Method for producing an antireflection film comprising a transparent support, at least one hard coat layer, and a low refractive index layer, the method including: coating a coating composition for forming the hard coat layer on or above the transparent support and curing the coating composition for forming the hard coat layer upon irradiation with light in an atmosphere at an oxygen concentration of 1% or less to form the hard coat layer; and coating a coating composition for forming the low refractive index layer on or above the hard coat layer and curing the coating composition for forming the low refractive index layer upon irradiation with light in an atmosphere at an oxygen concentration of 1% or less to form the low refractive index layer.

Abstract: An antiglare film is provided, the antiglare film including a transparent plastic film substrate; an antiglare layer having fine recesses and projections on the surface thereof; and an abrasion resistant layer provided at an uppermost surface of the antiglare film, the abrasion resistant layer having an average film thickness of from 0.03 to 0.4 ?m, wherein the abrasion resistant layer is formed from a curable composition containing at least following components (A), (B), and (C): (A) an inorganic fine particle containing silicon oxide as a main component and having an average particle size of from 1 to 300 nm; (B) an ionizing radiation-curable resin; and (C) a polymer thickener.

Abstract: An optical film comprises: a transparent support; and at least one functional layer provided the transparent support, wherein an unevenness in thickness of the transparent support is not greater than ±5% from an average thickness, and an unevenness in an amount of surface plasticizer on the transparent support on the functional layer side thereof is not greater than ±20% from an average residual amount of surface plasticizer.

Abstract: Provided is an antireflection film including, in the following order: a transparent support; at least one antiglare layer or diffusive layer containing a transparent resin and light-transmissive resin particles; and a low-refractivity layer having a refractive index lower than that of any of the transparent support and the antiglare layer or diffusive layer, wherein the transparent resin is formed by curing a mixture containing (A) a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate having at least two (meth)acryloyl groups, and (B) a modified polyfunctional (meth)acrylate modified through addition of any of ethylene oxide, propylene oxide or caprolactone, and the light-transmissive resin particles contain (C) high-crosslinking light-transmissive particles which are so high-crosslinking as to have a residual monomer content of at most 2.0% and which have a compression strength of from 39 to 98 N/mm2.

Abstract: An antireflection film comprising: a transparent support; at least one functional layer; and a low-refractive layer, wherein at least one of said at least one functional layer comprises a hydrolyzate and/or a partial condensate of an organosilane compound represented by formula (1), and the antireflection film has an inner haze of from 1 to 50%: where R1 represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, a methoxy group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, a cyano group, a fluorine atom, or a chlorine atom; Y represents a single bond, *—COO—**, *—CONH—**, or *—O—**; L represents a divalent linking group; R2 to R4 each independently represents a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, an unsubstituted alkoxy group, or an unsubstituted alkyl group; R5 represents a hydrogen atom or an unsubstituted alkyl group; R6 represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group; and l indicates a number that satisfies a numerical formula of l=100?m, and m indicates a number of from 0 to 50.

Abstract: The present invention can provide an antireflection film improved in the scratch resistance while having a sufficiently high antireflection property, and a polarizing plate and a display device using the antireflection film, the antireflection filmantireflection film comprising: a transparent support; and as an outermost layer, a low refractive index layer containing a fluorine-containing polymer, wherein the low refractive index layer comprises at least one inorganic fine particle having an average particle size of 30 to 100% of the thickness of the low refractive index layer; the polarizing plate using the antireflection film for one of two protective films of a polarizer in the polarizing plate; and the image display device using the antireflection film or polarizing plate for the outermost surface of the display.

Abstract: The present invention can provide an antireflection film improved in the scratch resistance while having a sufficiently high antireflection property, and a polarizing plate and a display device using the antireflection film, the antireflection film antireflection film comprising: a transparent support; and as an outermost layer, a low refractive index layer containing a fluorine-containing polymer, wherein the low refractive index layer comprises at least one inorganic fine particle having an average particle size of 30 to 100% of the thickness of the low refractive index layer; the polarizing plate using the antireflection film for one of two protective films of a polarizer in the polarizing plate; and the image display device using the antireflection film or polarizing plate for the outermost surface of the display.

Abstract: Provided are an optical functional film including at least one functional layer, where the functional layer comprises a copolymer having a polymerization unit derived from a fluoroaliphatic group-containing monomer in a content of 10 weight % or more and the fluoroaliphatic group-containing copolymer is localized on the surface of the functional layer; an optical functional film obtained by coating an upper layer on the functional layer; an antireflection film, where the upper layer is a low refractive index layer; a polarizing plate using such a film for one of two protective sheets of a polarizer; and an image display device using the above-described optical functional film, antireflection film or polarizing plate for the outermost surface of the display.

Abstract: An anti-reflection film that is an optical film, at least has a hard coat layer, and a low-refractive-index layer containing a binder polymer, on a transparent support, wherein said hard coat layer and/or said low-refractive-index layer contains: (a) a hydrolysate of an organosilane in which a hydroxyl group or a hydrolysable group is directly bonded to silicon, and/or a partial condensation product thereof; and (b) at least one metal chelate compound of an alkylalcohol, and a compound of R4COCH2COR5, in which R4 is an alkyl group, and R5 is an alkyl or alkoxy group, as ligands, and a metal selected from Zr, Ti and Al, as a central metal.