Abstract: A liquid crystal sealing material comprising (a) a radiation curable resin represented by the general formula (1) below, (b) a photopolymerization initiator and (c) a filler having an average particle diameter of not more than 3 ?m. (In the formula (1), R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R2 may be the same or different and represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a monovalent linear, branched or cyclic alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms or an alkoxy group having 1-10 carbon atoms; m represents an integer of 1-4; R3 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R4 represents a linear, branched or cyclic alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms; 1 represents a range of positive numbers from 1 to 5; and the repeating unit number n represents a range of positive numbers from 0 to 20.

Abstract: [Problems] To provide a liquid crystal sealing material having an extremely low possibility of contaminating liquid crystals and a high bond strength. [Means For Solving Problems] A liquid crystal sealing material comprising: (a) a resin obtained by (meth)acryloylating an epoxy resin (A) represented by formula (1); (b) a photopolymerization initiator; and (c) an inorganic filler having a mean particle diameter of 3 ?m or less, wherein a ratio of a p,p? isomer in a bisphenol F monomer unit constituting the epoxy resin (A) accounts for 40% or more, (wherein a repeating unit number z is in a range of 0 to 2).

Abstract: To provide a photopolymerization initiator having an extremely low possibility of contaminating liquid crystals, and a liquid crystal sealing material using such a photopolymerization initiator. A liquid crystal sealing material comprising (a) a reactive photopolymerization initiator represented by the general formula (1) and (b) a photocurable resin: (wherein R1 represents a divalent straight chain, branched or cyclic lower alkylene group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms or an arylene group; R2 represents a divalent straight chain, branched or cyclic lower alkylene group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms or an arylene group; Ar represents an arylene group; R3 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; X and Y respectively represent O or S; and Z is a hydroxyl group or a morpholino group).

Abstract: [Problems] To provide a radiation curable resin having an extremely low possibility of contaminating liquid crystals, and a liquid crystal sealing material using such a photopolymerization initiator. [Means for Solving Problems] A liquid crystal sealing material characterized by comprising (a) a radiation curable resin represented by the general formula (1) below, (b) a photopolymerization initiator and (c) a filler having an average particle diameter of not more than 3 ?m.

Abstract: [PROBLEMS] To provide a photopolymerization initiator having an extremely low possibility of contaminating liquid crystals, and a liquid crystal sealing material using such a photopolymerization initiator. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] A liquid crystal sealing material comprising (a) a reactive photopolymerization initiator represented by the general formula (1) and (b) a photocurable resin: (wherein R1 represents a divalent straight chain, branched or cyclic lower alkylene group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms or an arylene group; R2 represents a divalent straight chain, branched or cyclic lower alkylene group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms or an arylene group; Ar represents an arylene group; R3 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; X and Y respectively represent O or S; and Z is a hydroxyl group or a morpholino group).

Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to develop a sealing material for liquid crystals which hardly contaminates liquid crystals, shows excellent coating workability and bonding property when applied to a substrate, and has a long working time (pot life), a low-temperature curing property and an excellent adhesion strength. The sealing material for liquid crystals is characterized by comprising: (A) as a curing resin a mixture of (a) an epoxy group-containing curing resin and (b) a (meth)acryloyl group-containing curing resin, or (c) a curing resin containing an epoxy group and a (meth)acryloyl group; (B) a radical-forming photopolymerization initiator; (C) an isophthalic acid dihydrazide having an average particle diameter of 3 ?m or smaller; and (D) a filler having an average particle diameter of 3 ?m or smaller.