Abstract: A polymer film comprising anionic groups and 0.008 to 25 mg/g of each of components (a) and (b): (a) a crosslinking agent which is free from fluoro groups and comprises a group of Formula (I); and (b) a non-ionic crosslinking agent; Formula (I) wherein M+ is a cation and * indicates the attachment points to other elements of the crosslinking agent.

Abstract: A membrane comprising an anion exchange layer (AEL) and a cation exchange layer (CEL) wherein the CEL is obtainable by a process comprising curing a curable composition comprising a compound of Formula (I): Formula (I) wherein: X is is of the formula —OCnH2n+1 or —OCqH2q?1, wherein n has a value of of 1 to 6 and q has a value of 5 or 6; and m has a value of 1 or 2.

Abstract: A membrane comprising: a) a first layer comprising a first polymer or a fourth polymer having ionic groups of polarity opposite to the polarity of the ionic groups of the third polymer; b) a second layer comprising a second polymer having ionic groups of polarity the same as the polarity of the ionic groups of the third polymer; and c) a third layer comprising a co-continuous polymeric network of (i) a third polymer having ionic groups and a network of pores; and (ii) a fourth polymer having ionic groups of polarity opposite to the polarity of the ionic groups of the third polymer; wherein layer c) is interposed between layer a) and layer b) and the third polymer is obtainable by a process comprising phase separation of the third polymer from a curable composition used to prepare the third polymer.

Abstract: A composite membrane comprising: a) a first layer comprising a first porous support and a first ionic polymer present in the pores of the first porous support; b) a second layer comprising a second porous support and a second ionic polymer present in the pores of the second porous support; c) a third layer comprising a third porous support, a third ionic polymer and a fourth ionic polymer, wherein the third ionic polymer is present in the pores of the third porous support; wherein: (i) one of the first ionic polymer and the second ionic polymer is a cationic polymer and the other is an anionic polymer; (ii) the third layer c) is interposed between the first layer a) and the second layer b); (iii) the third ionic polymer comprises a network of pores and the fourth ionic polymer is present within the pores of the third ionic polymer; and (iv) one of the third ionic polymer and the fourth ionic polymer is a cationic polymer and the other is an anionic polymer.

Abstract: A polymer film obtainable by curing a composition comprising a compound of Formula (I) wherein: R? is vinyl, epoxy C1-3_alkylenethiol: n has a value of 1 or 2; m has a value of 1, 2 or 3; M?+ is a cation; wherein X is as defined in the claims; and wherein the molar fraction of the compound of Formula (I) in relation to all curable compounds in the composition is greater than 0.25. Also claimed are compositions, processes membranes and their uses.

Abstract: The present invention provides a precursor film for producing a conductive film, the precursor film including: a substrate; and a plated layer precursor layer disposed on the substrate, in which the plated layer precursor layer includes a polyfunctional monomer, a monofunctional monomer, and a polymer which has a functional group interacting with a plating catalyst or a precursor of the plating catalyst and has a polymerizable functional group.

Abstract: A temperature abnormality detection system includes: measurement devices; and a processor to determine temperature abnormality using a first temperature T1, a second temperature T2, and a third temperature T3. The processor determines occurrence of temperature abnormality when any one of following conditions is satisfied: (A) T1>A0 or T2>A0 or T3>A0; (B) T1>A1 and (T2?T1>A4 or T2?T1<0) and T2>A2 and T3>A3; (C) T1>A1 and T2?T1>A4 and T3>A3; (D) T1>A1 and T2?T1>A4 and (T3?T2>A5 or T3?T1>A6); and (E) T1>A1 and T2?T1<0 and (T3?T2>A7 or T3?T1>A8), where A1<A0, A2<A0, and A3<A0.

Abstract: A conductive member is provided including a substrate, an interlayer disposed on at least one surface of the substrate, a patterned plating target layer disposed in the form of a mesh on the interlayer having a functional group interacting with a plating catalyst or a precursor thereof, a mesh-shaped metal layer that is disposed on the patterned plating target layer and includes a plurality of crossing thin metal wires, and a protective layer disposed on the metal layer. In a case where “a” represents a modulus of elasticity of the substrate at 25° C. and “b” represents a modulus of elasticity of the interlayer at 25° C., the conductive member satisfies the following Formula A, Formula A: 0.010?b/a?0.500, an area ratio of the metal layer is 0.2% to 60%, and a modulus of elasticity of the protective layer at 25° C. is 0.10 to 5.00 GPa.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a plated layer forming composition which is capable of forming a plated layer having excellent alkali resistance and is capable of forming a metal layer on the plated layer even in the case of forming the plated layer by exposure with a low exposure amount; a film having a plated-layer precursor layer; a film having a patterned plated layer; an electroconductive film; and a touch panel. The plated layer forming composition of the present invention includes a polymer having a group capable of interacting with a plating catalyst or a precursor thereof, and a polyfunctional monomer having three or more acrylamide groups or methacrylamide groups.

Abstract: The present invention provides a precursor film for producing a conductive film, the precursor film including: a substrate; a primer layer disposed on the substrate; and a plated layer precursor layer disposed on the primer layer, in which the plated layer precursor layer includes a bifunctional radical-polymerizable monomer and a polymer having a functional group which interacts with a plating catalyst or a precursor of the plating catalyst, and the bifunctional radical-polymerizable monomer has 25 to 100 atoms in a main chain of a linking chain which links two radical-polymerizable groups.

Abstract: Provided are a gas separation membrane which has a resin layer containing a compound having a siloxane bond, in which the resin layer containing a compound having a siloxane bond satisfies Expressions 1 and 2, and at least one of gas permeability or gas separation selectivity is high under high pressure; a method of producing a gas separation membrane; a gas separation membrane module; and a gas separator. 0.9?A/B?0.63??Expression 1 B?1.7??Expression 2 In the expressions, A represents an O/Si ratio that is a ratio of the number of oxygen atoms relative to the number of silicon atoms contained in the resin layer containing a compound having a siloxane bond at a depth of 10 nm from the surface of the resin layer containing a compound having a siloxane bond, and B represents an O/Si ratio that is a ratio of the number of oxygen atoms relative to the number of silicon atoms in the surface of the resin layer containing a compound having a siloxane bond.

Abstract: A first object according to an embodiment of the present invention is to provide a conductive member which inhibits the breakage of thin metal wires in a case where the conductive member is subjected to a process during which the conductive member is exposed to a high temperature environment and/or a high pressure environment, and has excellent impact resistance. A second object according to the embodiment of the present invention is to provide a touch panel sensor and a touch panel that use the conductive member. A third object according to the embodiment of present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing a molded article using the conductive member.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a conductive laminate includes extracting a long flexible substrate from a roll on which the flexible substrate is wound, forming a to-be-plated layer precursor layer on at least one main surface of the flexible substrate while the extracted flexible substrate is transported in the longitudinal direction, preparing a support, bonding the flexible substrate with a to-be-plated layer precursor layer to at least one main surface of the support, applying energy to the support with a to-be-plated layer precursor layer to obtain a support with a patterned layer to be plated, forming the support into a three-dimensional shape including a curved surface, and performing a plating treatment on the patterned layer to be plated to obtain the conductive laminate having a three-dimensional shape.

Abstract: The present invention provides a precursor film for producing a conductive film, the precursor film including: a substrate; a primer layer disposed on the substrate; and a plated layer precursor layer disposed on the primer layer, in which the plated layer precursor layer includes a bifunctional radical-polymerizable monomer and a polymer having a functional group which interacts with a plating catalyst or a precursor of the plating catalyst, and the bifunctional radical-polymerizable monomer has 25 to 100 atoms in a main chain of a linking chain which links two radical-polymerizable groups.

Abstract: The present invention provides a precursor film for producing a conductive film, the precursor film including: a substrate; and a plated layer precursor layer disposed on the substrate, in which the plated layer precursor layer includes a polyfunctional monomer, a monofunctional monomer, and a polymer which has a functional group interacting with a plating catalyst or a precursor of the plating catalyst and has a polymerizable functional group.

Abstract: A temperature abnormality detection system includes: measurement devices; and a processor to determine temperature abnormality using a first temperature T1, a second temperature T2, and a third temperature T3. The processor determines occurrence of temperature abnormality when any one of following conditions is satisfied: (A) T1>A0 or T2>A0 or T3 >A0; (B) T1>A1 and (T2?T1>A4 or T2?T1<0) and T2>A2 and T3>A3; (C) T1>A1 and T2?T1>A4 and T3>A3; (D) T1>A1 and T2?T1>A4 and (T3?T2>A5 or T3?T1>A6); and (E) T1>A1 and T2?T1<0 and (T3?T2>A7 or T3?T1>A8), where A1<A0, A2<A0, and A3<A0.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a conductive laminate includes extracting a long flexible substrate from a roll on which the flexible substrate is wound, forming a to-be-plated layer precursor layer on at least one main surface of the flexible substrate while the extracted flexible substrate is transported in the longitudinal direction, preparing a support, bonding the flexible substrate with a to-be-plated layer precursor layer to at least one main surface of the support, applying energy to the support with a to-be-plated layer precursor layer to obtain a support with a patterned layer to be plated, forming the support into a three-dimensional shape including a curved surface, and performing a plating treatment on the patterned layer to be plated to obtain the conductive laminate having a three-dimensional shape.

Abstract: Provided are a gas separation membrane which has a resin layer containing a compound having a siloxane bond, in which the resin layer containing a compound having a siloxane bond satisfies Expressions 1 and 2, and at least one of gas permeability or gas separation selectivity is high under high pressure; a method of producing a gas separation membrane; a gas separation membrane module; and a gas separator. 0.9?A/B?0.55??Expression 1 B?1.7??Expression 2 In the expressions, A represents an O/Si ratio that is a ratio of the number of oxygen atoms relative to the number of silicon atoms contained in the resin layer containing a compound having a siloxane bond at a depth of 10 nm from the surface of the resin layer containing a compound having a siloxane bond, and B represents an O/Si ratio that is a ratio of the number of oxygen atoms relative to the number of silicon atoms in the surface of the resin layer containing a compound having a siloxane bond.

Abstract: Provided are a gas separation membrane which has a resin layer containing a compound having a siloxane bond, in which the resin layer containing a compound having a siloxane bond satisfies Expressions 1 and 2, and at least one of gas permeability or gas separation selectivity is high under high pressure; a method of producing a gas separation membrane; a gas separation membrane module; and a gas separator. 0.9?A/B?0.63??Expression 1 B?1.7??Expression 2 In the expressions, A represents an O/Si ratio that is a ratio of the number of oxygen atoms relative to the number of silicon atoms contained in the resin layer containing a compound having a siloxane bond at a depth of 10 nm from the surface of the resin layer containing a compound having a siloxane bond, and B represents an O/Si ratio that is a ratio of the number of oxygen atoms relative to the number of silicon atoms in the surface of the resin layer containing a compound having a siloxane bond.

Abstract: A gaming machine that is capable of providing information relevant to a winning combination to a player before spinning of a respective one of reels stops in a unit game is provided. When the player's operation is made, in the case where the predetermined symbol is displayed in the effect reel display region 410, symbol arrays of the effect reels are scrolled in an upward direction or in a downward direction and then the predetermined symbol is displayed at the to-be-stopped position, or alternatively, in the case where the predetermined symbol is not displayed, scrolling is controlled so that a symbol displayed immediately after the above situation is replaced with the predetermined symbol and then the predetermined symbol appears from an upper part of the effect reel display region 410, and stops at the to-be-stopped position.