Abstract: The present invention aims to provide an antibacterial and antiviral composition capable of exhibiting antibacterial and antiviral properties in a short period of time and excellent in handleability and safety. The present invention also aims to provide antibacterial and antiviral particles, a processed fabric, a coating material for a processed coating film, a processed coating film, a coating material for a UV-cured coating film, and a UV-cured coating film each prepared using the antibacterial and antiviral composition. Provided is an antibacterial and antiviral composition containing an antibacterial and antiviral polymer compound, the polymer compound being an amino group-containing polymer.

Abstract: The present invention provides a thermally expandable microcapsule that has a high expansion ratio and durability at high temperatures, and is not likely to cause discoloration and odor when used for foam molding. The thermally expandable microcapsule of the present invention includes: a shell formed from a polymer; and a volatile expansion agent as a core agent encapsulated by the shell, the shell obtained by polymerizing a monomer composition that contains a nitrile monomer and a compound having a glycidyl group in a molecule, the shell exhibiting a value y of 50% or higher and a ratio y/x of 1.1 or higher, in which x represents a gel fraction at ordinary temperature, and y represents a gel fraction upon heating at 180° C. for 30 minutes.

Abstract: The present invention provides a thermally expandable microcapsule that has a high expansion ratio and durability at high temperatures, and is not likely to cause discoloration and odor when used for foam molding. The thermally expandable microcapsule of the present invention includes: a shell formed from a polymer; and a volatile expansion agent as a core agent encapsulated by the shell, the shell obtained by polymerizing a monomer composition that contains a nitrile monomer and a compound having a glycidyl group in a molecule, the shell exhibiting a value y of 50% or higher and a ratio y/x of 1.1 or higher, in which x represents a gel fraction at ordinary temperature, and y represents a gel fraction upon heating at 180° C. for 30 minutes.