Abstract: A composition includes a curing agent and a silicon-containing polymer. The silicon-containing polymer includes a structural unit (A1) and a structural unit (A2). The structural unit (A1) is shown by a formula (1), in which each of R1 represents a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, each of X represents a divalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, and n is an integer from 1 to 6. The structural unit (A2) is shown by a formula (2), in which R2 represents a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R3 represents a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a halogen atom, or a reactive functional group, and m is a positive integer. The structural unit (A1) and the structural unit (A2) have a weight ratio (A1):(A2) of 4:96 to 70:30.

Abstract: The coating composition of the present invention contains an organic-inorganic hybrid polymer and a polysiloxane having a specific molecular weight, wherein the organic-inorganic hybrid polymer is prepared from a specific silane compound and a specific silyl group-containing polymer, and the weight ratio (Wa/Wb) between the silane compound content (Wa) and the silyl group-containing polymer content (Wb) is within the range from 5/95 to 50/50 (provided that Wa+Wb=100). The coating composition enables to obtain a coating film excellent in transparency, adhesion to organic substrates and radical resistance, and the coating composition has excellent storage stability.

Abstract: An oxide fine particle-containing resin composition is produced by mixing: (A) silicon oxide fine particles and/or metal oxide fine particles; and (B) an organic polymer having a silyl group in which a hydrolyzable group and/or a hydroxyl group is bonded to the silicon atom, in an organic solvent in the presence of a basic compound, an acidic compound or a metal chelate compound, thereby dispersing the oxide fine particles (A) in the organic solvent. The oxide fine particle-containing resin composition is a silyl group-containing resin composition in which the oxide fine particles are highly dispersed and gives a silyl group-containing resin cured product excellent in transparency and resistant to yellowing discoloration.

Abstract: Provided is a metal-coating material excellent in sulfur barrier property and transparency, a method for protecting a metal using the metal-coating material, and a light emitting device permitting high luminance and long life.

Abstract: The oxide fine particle-containing polysiloxane composition of the present invention is obtained by mixing (A) silicon oxide fine particles and/or metal oxide fine particles with (B) polyfunctional polysiloxane in an organic solvent in the presence of a basic compound, an acidic compound or a metal chelate compound and thereby dispersing the oxide fine particles (A) in the organic solvent. In the oxide fine particle-containing polysiloxane composition, the oxide fine particles are highly dispersed in the organic solvent without using phosphoric acid or the like having an organic group of 6 or more carbon atoms or a compound having an oxyalkylene group. A polysiloxane-based cured product obtained from such an oxide fine particle-containing polysiloxane composition has excellent transparency and is hardly yellowed even at high temperatures.

Abstract: The metal oxide fine particle-containing polysiloxane composition of the present invention is obtained by mixing (A) metal oxide fine particles with (B1) polyfunctional polysiloxane obtained by allowing alkoxy-terminated polyfunctional polysiloxane (b1) represented by the following average compositional formula (1): R1aSiOb(OR2)c (1) (wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom or a monovalent hydrocarbon group having no oxyalkylene group, R2 is an alkyl group, a is more than 0 but less than 2, b is more than 0 but less than 2, c is more than 0 but less than 4, and a+b×2+c=4) and having a weight-average molecular weight of not less than 3,000 but not more than 100,000 and hydroxy-terminated hydroxy-terminated polydimethylsiloxane (b2) having a weight-average molecular weight of not less than 2,000 but not more than 100,000 to undergo dealcoholization reaction in a specific ratio, in an organic solvent in the presence of a basic compound, an acidic compound or a metal chelate compound and thereby dispersing the metal oxide

Abstract: The coating composition of the present invention contains an organic-inorganic hybrid polymer and a polysiloxane having a specific molecular weight, wherein the organic-inorganic hybrid polymer is prepared from a specific silane compound and a specific silyl group-containing polymer, and the weight ratio (Wa/Wb) between the silane compound content (Wa) and the silyl group-containing polymer content (Wb) is within the range from 5/95 to 50/50 (provided that Wa+Wb=100). The coating composition enables to obtain a coating film excellent in transparency, adhesion to organic substrates and radical resistance, and the coating composition has excellent storage stability.

Abstract: Photocatalytic coating compositions contain a photocatalytic material such as obtained by doping nitrogen atoms to an interstitial site of metal oxide crystals, a titanium compound having a specific structure, an organosilane hydrolysate having a specific structure, and an organosiloxane oligomer having a specific structure. The photocatalytic coating compositions can give coating films that exhibit adequate photocatalytic action even in an environment with less spectral components having wavelengths of 400 nm or below and more visible light, for example in an indoor environment and in vehicle interiors having UV protection glass, and that have high transparency. Further, the photocatalytic coating compositions have good storage stability of dispersions.

Abstract: Coating compositions are silane-based coating compositions containing (a) fine metal particles and/or fine metal oxide particles, and (b) a titanium compound of specific structure and/or (d) an organosiloxane oligomer of specific structure, and (c) a silane compound of specific structure. The silane-based coating compositions can give coating films having good dispersibility of fine particles (a) and high transparency even at high concentrations.

Abstract: A film for a display device produced by using a transparent (crosslinked) resin film formed of a composition including a cyclic olefin addition copolymer of the present invention has optical transparency, heat resistance, liquid crystal resistance, dimensional stability, and adhesion and is suitably used as an alternative to a glass substrate of a liquid crystal display device and an EL display device. The transparent (crosslinked) resin film can be used as a polarizing film, surface protective film, retardation film, transparent conductive film, light diffusion film, film for an EL display device, transparent conductive composite material, antireflection film, and the like.

Abstract: A coating composition excellent in dispersion stability of a photocatalyst even in a highly hydrophobic alcohol, excellent in storage stability, giving a coating layer excellent in durability and adhesion, and having a photocatalytic function, which comprises (a) at least one component selected from the group consisting of an organosilane represented by (R1)nSi (OR2)4-n (wherein, R1 represents a monovalent organic group; R2 represents an alkyl group or an acyl group; and n is an integer ranging from 0 to 2), a hydrolyzate and a condensates thereof; (b) an organosiloxane oligomer having an SiO bond and a specific Mw; (c) a photocatalyst; and (d-1) an organic solvent having a surface tension at 20° C. of 260 &mgr;N/cm or less.

Abstract: A film for a display device produced by using a transparent (crosslinked) resin film formed of a composition including a cyclic olefin addition copolymer of the present invention has optical transparency, heat resistance, liquid crystal resistance, dimensional stability, and adhesion and is suitably used as an alternative to a glass substrate of a liquid crystal display device and an EL display device. The transparent (crosslinked) resin film can be used as a polarizing film, surface protective film, retardation film, transparent conductive film, light diffusion film, film for an EL display device, transparent conductive composite material, antireflection film, and the like.

Abstract: A composition comprising a cyclic olefin addition copolymer containing recurring units of the following formulas (1) and (2), and at least one compound selected from (A) a compound acting as an acid when heated to 50° C. or higher, (B) a metal compound of an alkoxy compound, aryloxy compound, carboxyl compound, &bgr;-diketone compound, halogen compound, or oxide, (C) an organic carboxylic acid, organic phosphoric acid, organic sulfonic acid, ammonia, primary to tertiary amine compound, or quaternary ammonium hydroxide compound. The composition exhibits excellent optical transparency, solvent resistance, dimensional stability, heat resistance, and adhesion to metals and inorganic materials, and suitable for use in optical transparent materials and electronic material parts, to a cross-linked product obtained by crosslinking the composition via siloxane bonds, and to a film, sheet, or coating made from the composition.

Abstract: A gas barrier coating composition comprising (a) a polyvinyl alcohol resin, (b) a metal alcoholate of the formula R1mM(OR2)n (wherein M Ti, Zr, or Al, R1 is C1-8 organic group, R2 is C1-5 alkyl, C1-6 acyl, or phenyl, and m and n are 0 or more, with m+n representing the valence of M), a hydrolyzate, condensate, or chelate compound of the metal alcoholate, a hydrolyzate or condensate of the metal chelate compound, a metal acylate of the of the formula R1mM(OR2)n, a hydrolyzate or condensate of the metal acylate, and (c) an organosilane of the formula R3pSi(OR4)4−p (wherein R3is C1-8 organic group, R4 is C1-5 alkyl, C1-6 acyl, or phenyl, and p is 0-2), a hydrolyzate or condensate of the organosilane.

Abstract: A coating glass which is improved in the resistance to fouling, the durability, and the transparency and has a photocatalytic function is provided by a method of making photocatalyst contained,d coating layers which comprises the steps of forming on the surface of a glass an (under) coating of a coating composition composed mainly of at least one component (a) selected from organosilanes, hydrolyzates of the organosilanes, and condensates of the organosilanes and, when desired, a polymer component (b) having a silyl group containing silicon atoms bonded with a hydrolytic group and/or a hydroxy group, and forming on the (under)coating an (over)coating of a coating composition composed mainly of the component (a), a photocatalyst and, if desired, the component (b).

Abstract: A coating composition excellent in storage stability, excellent in coating appearance, adhesion and weather resistance, high in hardness, having ultraviolet absorbing ability, and capable of preventing deterioration of a ground or a substrate, which comprises (A) a polymer containing (a1) a silyl group having a silicon atom bound to a hydrolytic group and/or a hydroxyl group, (a2) a group having ultraviolet absorbing ability and (a3) a group having ultraviolet stability in the same polymer chain, and further optionally comprises (B) at least one component selected from the group consisting of an organosilane represented by (R1)nSi(OR2)4-n, a hydrolyzate of the organosilane and a condensate of the organosilane; and a cured product thereof.

Abstract: A composition comprising a cyclic olefin addition copolymer containing recurring units of the following formulas (1) and (2), 1

Abstract: A coating composition excellent in dispersion stability of a photocatalyst even in a highly hydrophobic alcohol, excellent in storage stability, giving a coating layer excellent in durability and adhesion, and having a photocatalytic function, which comprises (a) at least one component selected from the group consisting of an organosilane represented by (R1)nSi (OR2)4-n (wherein, R1 represents a monovalent organic group; R2 represents an alkyl group or an acyl group; and n is an integer ranging fram 0 to 2), a hydrolyzate and a condensates thereof; (b) an organosiloxane oligomer having an SiO bond and a specific Mw; (c) a photocatalyst: and (d-1) an organic solvent having a surface tension at 20° C. of 260 &mgr;N/cm or less.

Abstract: A film which is improved in the resistance to fouling, the durability, and the transparency and has a photocatalytic function is provided by a method of making photocatalyst contained coating layers which comprises the steps of forming on the surface of an organic film an (under)coating of a coating composition composed mainly of at least one component (a) selected from organosilanes, hydrolyzates of the organosilanes, and condensates of the organosilanes and, when desired, a polymer component (b) having a silyl group containing silicon atoms bonded with a hydrolytic group and/or a hydroxy group, and forming on the (under)coating an (over)coating of a coating composition composed mainly of the component (a), a photocatalyst and, if desired, the component (b).