Abstract: An organic-inorganic hybrid composition comprising inorganic fine particles and a thermoplastic resin having a functional group capable of forming a chemical bond with the inorganic fine particles at a side chain thereof, the composition having a refractive index of 1.60 or more at a wavelength of 589 nm and a light transmittance of 70% or more at a wavelength of 589 nm in terms of the composition having a thickness of 1 mm. The composition has high refraction properties and excellent transparency.

Abstract: An organic-inorganic hybrid composition comprising inorganic fine particles having a refractive index of from 1.90 to 3.00, and a thermoplastic resin having a functional group capable of forming a chemical bond with the inorganic fine particles at one or more polymer chain terminals and having a number average molecular weight of from 1,000 to 500,000. The composition has high refraction properties and excellent transparency.

Abstract: A transparent article having a thickness of at least 0.5 mm, which contains fine particles containing zirconium oxide as a main component in a resin and has a light transmittance of at least 60% at a wavelength of 405 nm and at least 70% at a wavelength of 589 nm in terms of the article having a thickness of 1 mm. The article has excellent transparency and high refractivity.

Abstract: An anti-reflection film containing a high-refractive-index layer having a refractive index of 1.65 to 2.40 and a low-refractive-index layer having a refractive index of 1.20 to 1.55, wherein the high-refractive-index layer is formed by coating and hardening a coating solution composition that contains inorganic fine particles having an average particle size of 1 to 200 nm and being dispersed with a polymer having a crosslinkable group. A method of producing the anti-reflection film and an image display device provided with the anti-reflection film.

Abstract: To provide an inkjet recording head which is excellent in water repellency and wearing resistance and attains high printed-image quality, the inkjet recording head includes a nozzle having: a hole for discharging a recording liquid including an ink; and a portion capable of repelling the ink at the periphery of the hole, wherein the portion contains a crosslinked resin formed from a polymerizable composition having a fluorine-containing polymerizable polymer, and the fluorine-containing polymerizable polymer has: a first structural unit having a fluorine atom; and a second structural unit having a radical-polymerizable group.

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.

Abstract: An anti-reflection film, which has a low-refractive-index layer composed of a cured coating of a copolymer that has a main chain consisting of carbon atoms and has a fluorine-containing vinyl monomer polymerizing unit and a polymerizing unit having in its side chain a (meth)acryloyl group.

Abstract: An anti-reflection film, having a low-refractive-index layer formed by hardening a composition, the composition containing a polysiloxane compound having a reactive organic functional group represented by formula 1, and a perfluoroolefin copolymer: wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 each are a substituent having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; R1s, R2s, R3s or R4s each are the same or different; at least one of R1, R3 and R4 is the reactive organic functional group; x is an integer of 1?x?4; y is an integer of 10?y?500; z is an integer of 0?z?500; and the polysiloxane compound may be a random or block copolymer.

Abstract: To provide an inkjet recording head which is excellent in water repellency and wearing resistance and attains high printed-image quality, the inkjet recording head includes a nozzle having: a hole for discharging a recording liquid including an ink; and a portion capable of repelling the ink at the periphery of the hole, wherein the portion contains a crosslinked resin formed from a polymerizable composition having a fluorine-containing polymerizable polymer, and the fluorine-containing polymerizable polymer has: a first structural unit having a fluorine atom; and a second structural unit having a radical-polymerizable group.

Abstract: A fluorine-containing copolymer of the following formula. A film-forming composition containing the copolymer. An anti-reflection film having a low-refractive-index layer containing the copolymer. An anti-reflection film having the above anti-reflection film on a transparent support. An image display device having the anti-reflection film.

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.

Abstract: An anti-reflection film, which has a low-refractive-index layer composed of a cured coating of a copolymer that has a main chain consisting of carbon atoms and has a fluorine-containing vinyl monomer polymerizing unit and a polymerizing unit having in its side chain a (meth)acryloyl group.

Abstract: An anti-reflection film, having a low-refractive-index layer formed by hardening a composition, the composition containing a polysiloxane compound having a reactive organic functional group represented by formula 1, and a perfluoroolefin copolymer: 1

Abstract: An anti-reflection film containing a high-refractive-index layer having a refractive index of 1.65 to 2.40 and a low-refractive-index layer having a refractive index of 1.20 to 1.55, wherein the high-refractive-index layer is formed by coating and hardening a coating solution composition that contains inorganic fine particles having an average particle size of 1 to 200 nm and being dispersed with a polymer having a crosslinkable group. A method of producing the anti-reflection film and an image display device provided with the anti-reflection film.

Abstract: An image recording medium comprising a light and heat change material capable of recording an image with laser beam is described, characterized in that therein are incorporated a heat generator having no absorption at a wavelength of 500 nm or more which undergoes exothermic decomposition to amplify heat generation when acted upon by heat and a compound which undergoes thermochemical reaction to show an absorption change at a wavelength of from 360 nm to 900 nm.

Abstract: A fluorine-containing copolymer of the following formula. A film-forming composition containing the copolymer. An anti-reflection film having a low-refractive-index layer containing the copolymer. An anti-reflection film having the above anti-reflection film on a transparent support. An image display device having the anti-reflection film.

Abstract: According to the present invention, a coloring property-improved novel leuco dye which can develop color by heat even with single molecule without requiring excess developer can be obtained, and an image recording medium having high sensitivity and excellent resolution effected by including the dye and a high sensitivity image recording medium further combined with an acid generator can also be obtained. Particularly, it relates to a leuco dye represented by a formula (1) (LD—(A—P1)n) and to an image recording medium which contains the leuco dye (wherein LD represents an acid-sensitive leuco dye mother nucleus, —A represents the residue of an acidic group (—AH) selected from —SO3H, —CO2H and —P(═O)(OH)xRy, R represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent group, x and y are x=1 and y=1 or x=2 and y=0, P1 represents a protecting group which can be removed by the action of light, heat or acid, and n is an integer of 1 or more).

Abstract: An image recording medium is disclosed which comprising: an acid generating agent capable of generating an acid by the action of heat or an acid, which is represented by the following formula (1); and a compound of causing variation in the absorption region of from 360 to 900 nm by the intramolecular or intermolecular reaction triggered by the action of an acid: W1OP  (1) wherein W1 represents a residue of an acid represented by W1OH, and P represents an acid-sensitive substituent capable of splitting off at a temperature of 150° C. or less due to catalysis by W1OH.

Abstract: An image recording medium is disclosed which comprising: an acid generating agent capable of generating an acid by the action of heat or an acid, which is represented by the following formula (1); and a compound of causing variation in the absorption region of from 360 to 900 nm by the intramolecular or intermolecular reaction triggered by the action of an acid: W1OP  (1) wherein W1 represents a residue of an acid represented by W1OH, and P represents an acid-sensitive substituent capable of splitting off at a temperature of 150° C. or less due to catalysis by W1OH.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image recording medium which comprises a compound having at least one substituent group removable by the action of heat, an acid or light and capable of producing an acid by an intramolecular nucleophilic substitution subsequent to the removal of the substituent group to acquire both high sensitivity and excellent storage quality.