Abstract: A plastic film comprising a multi-layer structure obtained by co-casting film formation or sequential-casting film formation of two or more layers of polyarylate having a glass transition temperature of 250° C. or higher and having a chemical structure represented by the following formula: wherein X represents a linking group having a naphthalene or biphenyl structure and A is represented by the following formula: wherein R1 and R2 represent an alkyl group or aryl group, j and k are an integer of from 0 to 4.

Abstract: A steam barrier film comprising at least one inorganic gas barrier layer on a polyalkylene naphthalate resin substrate film in which the glass transition temperature (Tg) of the polyalkylene naphthalate resin is from 70 to 150° C. and the steam barrier film comprises at least one conductive layer with a resistance of 1012 ? or less at 25° C. and 60% relative humidity.

Abstract: A cellulose acylate which is a polymer obtained by substituting cellulose with acyl groups in 2-, 3-, 6-positions. The total degree of acyl substitution in the 2- and 3-positions is regulated to from 1.70 to 1.90. The degree of 6-position acyl substitution is regulated to 0.88 or higher.

Abstract: In a cellulose acylate solution, cellulose acylate is dissolved in an essentially non-chlorinated solvent. The essentially non-chlorinated solvent is a mixture of a ketone having a solubility parameter of 19 to 21 and an ester having a solubility parameter of 19 to 21. The solution further contains a releasing agent.

Abstract: An antifouling coating composition substantially not containing cuprous oxide and organotins, characterized by comprising (A) a metal-containing copolymer obtained by copolymerization of a polymerizable unsaturated monomer (a1) containing a metal and an unsaturated monomer (a2) capable of radical polymerization containing no metals; (B) 4,5-dichloro-2-n-octyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one; and (C) a metal pyrithione compound. There are provided an antifouling coating composition, antifouling coating film and, covered with the antifouling coating film, marine vessel, underwater structure and fishing gear or fishing net, which can reduce burdens on the environment, exhibiting excellent antifouling performance, and which excel in not only uniform wasting of coating film but also capability of maintaining antifouling performance of coating film for a prolonged period of time.

Abstract: A cellulose acylate which is a polymer obtained by substituting cellulose with acyl groups in 2-, 3-, 6-positions. The total degree of acyl substitution in the 2- and 3-positions is regulated to from 1.70 to 1.90. The degree of 6-position acyl substitution is regulated to 0.88 or higher.

Abstract: In a cellulose acylate solution, cellulose acylate is dissolved in an essentially non-chlorinated solvent. The essentially non-chlorinated solvent is a mixture of a ketone having a solubility parameter of 19 to 21 and an ester having a solubility parameter of 19 to 21. The solution further contains a releasing agent.

Abstract: A photothermographic material includes on a support a non-photosensitive sliver salt, a photosensitive sliver halide, a nucleation agent, and a binder, and a layer containing specific compounds is formed on an outer side of the image forming layer. Thus, there are obtained such images optimal for photomechanical processes as having a high Dmax (maximum density), a low fog, a good coated surface condition, and less surface defects such as repellency, coating lines or the like.

Abstract: A low-reflection transparent conductive multi layer film to be attached to the front panel of cathode-ray tubes or plasma displays comprising, in the order described, a transparent substrate, a hard coat layer, a transparent conductive layer containing particles comprising at least one of a metal and a metal oxide, and at least one transparent protective layer which has anti-smudge properties, has a refractive index different from that of the transparent conductive layer and comprises a resin having a high dielectric power factor.

Abstract: A silver halide light-sensitive material is described, including an embodiment containing a polyester film support having thereon at least one light-sensitive layer, wherein the polyester film support satisfies the following relationships:Tg.ltoreq.32.1A.sup.2 +55X.gtoreq.-0.74Tg+71.7wherein Tg is a glass transition temperature (.degree.C.); A is an equivalent water content (%) after moisture conditioning at 25.degree. C. and 50% RH for 10 days; and X is a degree of crystallinity.

Abstract: A method of processing a silver halide color reversal photographic light-sensitive material, in which the photographic light-sensitive material is developed, the method comprising a step of processing the photographic light-sensitive material in a reversal bath containing at least one anionic surface active agent. A method of treating a silver halide color reversal photographic light-sensitive material, in which the photographic light-sensitive material is developed, the method comprising a step of processing the photographic light-sensitive material in a reversal bath containing at least one nonionic surface active agent.

Abstract: A silver halide photosensitive material comprising a support having thereon a photosensitive layer comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer and with a total silver coating amount of silver halide of 2.5 g/m.sup.2 or less, and wherein at least one of the layers of the photosensitive material contains a surfactant containing a (poly)glycerol group.

Abstract: A photographic material comprising a silver halide photographic material which has a magnetic recording layer having a coercive force of at least 400 Oe and a patrone for silver halide photographic material wherein a leading end of a silver halide photographic material wound around a spool is delivered from a film leading-out port of a main body of the patrone to the outside by rotating said spool in the direction of film delivery, said spool being rotatably provided in the main body of the patrone.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material which comprises a support having thereon one or more constituent layers including at least one silver halide emulsion layer, wherein at least one of said constituent layers is a layer formed by (a) coating a composition which contains a high molecular weight compound having at least one repeating unit represented by the following formula (I), and then (b) making the composition undergo a crosslinking reaction: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a chlorine atom, or a cyano group; R.sub.2 and R.sub.3, which may be the same or different, each represents an alkyl group; L.sub.1 and L.sub.2 each represents a divalent linking group; Y represents --O--, or ##STR2## wherein R.sub.4 represents a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl group; X represents a crosslinking group containing an activated vinyl component; and Z represents a counter ion for balancing the electric charge.

Abstract: Silver halide photographic materials are disclosed, comprising a support having thereon at least one photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer, wherein at least one layer of said photographic material is formed by polymerizing a film which contains a compound represented by formula (I): ##STR1## wherein X represents --CO--, --COO--, --OCO-- or an arylene group; L represents an alkylene group, an aralkylene group or an arylene group, any of which can optionally have substituents; Y represents --CO--, --SO.sub.2 -- or --NHCO--; m and p each independently represents 0 to 1, provided that when X is ##STR2## m is 1; Z represents --O--, --S-- or ##STR3## R.sub.1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a halogen atom or a cyano group; R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 represent lower alkylene groups; R.sub.5 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, --CO--R.sub.9 or --SO.sub.2 R.sub.9, any of which, other than a hydrogen atom, can optionally have substituents; R.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material is disclosed, comprising a support having thereon at least one of silver halide emulsion layers and other hydrophilic colloid layers, wherein said at least one of silver halide emulsion layers and hydrophilic colloid layers contains both a phosphagen polymer having a polyalkylene oxide group or a polyglycerol group in the side chain thereof and an anionic polymer salt.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, wherein at least one of the layers of the photographic material is a layer which is crosslinked after coating a coating liquid comprising a polymeric compound which has at least repeating units represented by formula (I) or formula (II): ##STR1## wherein, L.sub.1, L.sub.2, L.sub.3, L.sub.4, L.sub.5, L.sub.6, L.sub.7, L.sub.8 and L.sub.9, which may be the same or different, each represents a divalent linking group; X.sub.1 and X.sub.2, which may be the same or different, each represents a crosslinkable groups which contain an activated vinyl component; Y.sub.1, Y.sub.2, Y.sub.3 and Y.sub.4, which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group or a crosslinkable group which contains an activated vinyl component; Z.sub.1 and Z.sub.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material having provided on a support at least one kind of light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and contains polymer particles having a mean size of 0.2 to 10 microns as a matting agent in an outermost layer or in a layer neighboring the outermost layer, wherein the polymer particles containing at least one kind of reactive functional group capable of forming a covalent bond by reacting with an organic hardener or a binder to prevent the falling-off and elution of the particles from the material during rapid photographic processing.

Abstract: A method of forming an image comprising exposing, developing and fixing a laser scanner-utilizable silver halide photographic material which has at least one silver halide emulsion layer sensitized spectrally in an infrared region on one side of a support, said silver halide photographic material containing in at least one layer located on the emulsion layer side one or more of an additive selected from among:(1) surface active agents having a solubility of 0.005 wt % or more at 30.degree. C. in a developer and a surface tension of 45 dyne/cm or less (measured at 30.degree. C. in a condition of 1.0 wt % aqueous solution), and(2) polymers represented by the following general formula (I), and having a molecular weight of from 2,000 to 500,000:--X).sub.x (Y).sub.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material which comprises a support having a subbing layer containing an aqueous polymer latex represented by the following formula (I), which has a cross linked structure: ##STR1## wherein A represents an ethylenic unsaturated monomer unit; R.sub.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms; L represents a divalent group having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms; R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4, which may be the same or different, each represents an alkyl group, an aralkyl group or a hydrogen atom; Q represents nitrogen or phosphorus; X-represents an anion other than iodine ion; and B represents a structural unit in which copolymerizable monomers having at least two ethylenic unsaturated groups have been copolymerized: x is selected to constituted from 0 to 90 mol%; y is selected to constitute from 10 to 99.9 mol%; z is selected to constitute from 0.1 to 50 mol%; and R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.