Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive optical film of the present invention comprises: an optical film; and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer placed on at least one side of the optical film, wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer has an equilibrium moisture content ratio (a) of 0.5% by weight or less, the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer shows a displacement amount (b) of 600 ?m or less in one hour at 23° C., when a tensile shearing stress of 500 gf is applied to an adhesion area of 10 mm×10 mm having a thickness of 25 ?m, and the equilibrium moisture content ratio (a) and the displacement amount (b) satisfy the relation: b<1036.4×e?5.124a. The pressure-sensitive adhesive optical film can have high durability in high-temperature environments and be prevented from foaming in such environments, even when the optical film on which the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is placed is made of a material with low moisture permeability.

Abstract: A laminated film includes a polarizing plate, a retardation film, and a first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer provided in this order, wherein the polarizing plate includes a polarizer, a first protective layer placed on a side of the polarizer where the retardation film is provided, and a second protective layer placed on another side of the polarizer which is opposite to the side where the retardation film is provided, the retardation film is a stretched film comprising a norbornene resin, the first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer includes a pressure-sensitive adhesive that may be produced by crosslinking a composition comprising a (meth)acrylate (co)polymer and a crosslinking agent comprising a peroxide as a main component. The laminated film has both good adhesion to a liquid crystal cell and easy peelability, and may improve the uniformity in a screen of liquid crystal display.

Abstract: Disclosed is to provide a pressure-sensitive adhesive optical film that has excellent durability wherein deterioration of an image display region is suppressed even under severe conditions such as heating caused by lighting of a backlight and to provide a method for producing the same. Disclosed is also to provide an image display using such a pressure-sensitive adhesive optical film. A pressure-sensitive adhesive optical film, comprising: an optical film; and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer arranged on one or both sides of the optical film, wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is made from a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a (meth)acrylic polymer which contains, as a monomer unit, at least 50% by weight of an alkyl (meth)acrylate ester having an alkyl group with 4 or more carbon atoms, and 0.02 to 2 parts by weight of a peroxide, and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer has a thickness of 20 ?m or more.

Abstract: The invention relates to a pressure-sensitive adhesive for an optical film, comprising 0.02 to 2 parts by weight of a peroxide (B) and 0.01 to 5 parts by weight of an isocyanate-based compound (C) contained in 100 parts by weight of a (meth)acrylic polymer (A) consisting primarily of an alkyl(meth)acrylate and not containing a functional group reactive with an isocyanate group. By using the invented pressure-sensitive adhesive for an optical film, there can be obtained a pressure sensitive adhesion type optical film that can suppress warping and light leakage caused by a stress accompanying a dimensional change of members such as an optical film, has high durability, is excellent in handling ability in the manufacturing process and is excellent in quality.

Abstract: There is provided a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition for optical films. The composition can form a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer that can prevent light leakage caused by stress associated with dimensional change of a component such as an optical film, that has reworkability such that it can be easily peeled from a component, and that has satisfactory processability such that it can be processed without pressure-sensitive adhesive stain or dropout, after it is formed on an optical film. A pressure-sensitive adhesive optical film produced using the composition is also provided. The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition is prepared to include a (meth)acrylic polymer including (a) 34 to 94% by weight of an alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer unit, (b) 5 to 50% by weight of an aromatic ring-containing (meth)acrylate monomer unit, and (c) 0.01 to 0.5% by weight of an amino group-containing (meth)acrylate monomer unit; 0.01 to 2 parts by weight of a peroxide as a crosslinking agent; and 0.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel includes a liquid crystal cell, a first polarizing plate placed on one side of the liquid crystal cell, a second polarizing plate placed on the other side of the liquid crystal cell, a retardation film placed between the liquid crystal cell and the first polarizing plate, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer placed between the liquid crystal cell and the retardation film, wherein the first and second polarizing plates have absorption axes whose directions are substantially orthogonal to each other, the retardation film is a norbornene resin-containing stretched film and has a refractive index ellipsoid satisfying the relation nx?nz>ny, and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer includes a pressure-sensitive adhesive that may be produced by crosslinking a composition including a (meth)acrylate (co)polymer and a crosslinking agent including a peroxide as a main component.

Abstract: There is provided a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition for optical films. The composition can form a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer that can prevent light leakage caused by stress associated with dimensional change of a component such as an optical film, which include the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer that has reworkability such that it can be easily peeled from a component, and that has satisfactory processability such that it can be processed without pressure-sensitive adhesive stain or dropout, after it is formed on an optical film. A pressure-sensitive adhesive optical film produced using the composition is also provided. The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition includes a (meth)acrylic polymer including (a) 34 to 94% by weight of an alkyl(meth)acrylate monomer unit, (b) 5 to 35% by weight of an aromatic ring-containing (meth)acrylate monomer unit, and (c) 0.01 to 0.5% by weight of an amino group-containing (meth)acrylate monomer unit and further including (d) 0.

Abstract: There is provided an optical film pressure-sensitive adhesive composition capable of forming a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer that has reworkability such that optical films therewith can be easily separated from liquid crystal panels with no adhesive residue and also has satisfactory processability such that it can be processed without causing adhesive stain or dropout after it is formed on an optical film. The optical film pressure-sensitive adhesive composition includes 100 parts by weight of a (meth)acrylic polymer including, as monomer units, (a) 50 to 99.79% by weight of an alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer, (b) 0.01 to 0.45% by weight of a tertiary amino group-containing monomer, and (c) 0.1 to 3% by weight of a hydroxyl group-containing monomer; and 0.01 to 2 parts by weight of a crosslinking agent that is at least one selected from the group consisting of hexamethylene diisocyanate, hydrogenated xylylene diisocyanate, and isophorone diisocyanate, or a polyisocyanate compound derived therefrom.

Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive optical film of the present invention comprises an optical film; and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer laminated on at least one side of the optical film, wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is formed from an acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive comprising a (meth)acrylic polymer comprising 30 to 99.99% by weight of an alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer unit and 0.01 to 15% by weight of a functional group-containing monomer unit, and the (meth)acrylic polymer in the acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive is crosslinked by electron beam irradiation. The pressure-sensitive adhesive optical film has a high level of reworkability, durability and workability.

Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive for an optical film of the present invention comprises a (meth)acrylic polymer comprising 50 to 99.99% by weight of alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer unit and 0.01 to 30% by weight of a photocrosslinkable monomer unit having an unsaturated double bond-containing polymerizable functional group and a photocrosslinkable moiety different from the functional group. A pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is formed from the pressure-sensitive adhesive on at least one side of an optical film, wherein the photocrosslinkable moiety of the (meth)acrylic polymer in the pressure-sensitive adhesive is crosslinked by active energy ray irradiation. The pressure-sensitive adhesive can form the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer with a high level of durability and preferable workability.

Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive composition for an optical film of the present invention comprises 100 parts by weight of a (meth)acrylic polymer comprising 45 to 99.99% by weight of an alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer unit and 0.01 to 2% by weight of a tertiary amino group-containing monomer unit; and 0.01 to 2 parts by weight of a peroxide as a crosslinking agent. The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition can form an pressure-sensitive adhesive layer that has satisfactory reworkability such that optical films can be easily peeled from liquid crystal panels with no adhesive residue and also has satisfactory processability such that it can be worked without pressure-sensitive adhesive fouling or dropout.

Abstract: There are provided a polarizing plate laminated with a retardation layer, a liquid crystal panel and a liquid crystal display apparatus each being excellent in screen contrast and being capable of suppressing display unevenness occurring in high-temperature environment. The polarizing plate laminated with a retardation layer includes a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, a retardation layer including a resin layer and an inclined alignment layer and a polarizer, in this order.

Abstract: Provided herein is a pressure sensitive adhesive for an optical film comprising: 100 parts by weight of a (meth)acrylic-based polymer (A) including an alkyl (meth)acrylate (a1) and a (meth)acrylic-based monomer containing a hydroxyl group (a2), as a copolymerizable component, in content in the range of from 0.01 to 5 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the alkyl (meth)acrylate (a1); 0.02 to 2 parts by weight of a peroxide (B); and 0.001 to 2 parts by weight of an isocyanate-based compound (C), the contents of the peroxide (B) and the isocyanate-based compound (C) being values relative to 100 parts by weight of the (meth)acrylic-based polymer (A).

Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide a pressure sensitive adhesive for an optical film with which a pressure sensitive adhesive type optical film capable of suppressing bowing and light leakage caused by a stress accompanying a dimensional change of members such as an optical film, high in durability, excellent in handling ability in an aspect of a fabrication process thereof and good in quality can be obtained. There is provided a pressure sensitive adhesive for an optical film comprising: 100 parts by weight of a (meth)acrylic-based polymer (A) including an alkyl (meth)acrylate (a1) and a (meth)acrylic-based monomer containing a hydroxyl group (a2), as a copolymerizable component, in content in the range of from 0.01 to 5 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the alkyl (meth)acrylate (a1); 0.02 to 2 parts by weight of a peroxide (B); and 0.

Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive optical film of the present invention comprises: an optical film comprising a transparent base film and a discotic liquid crystal layer on one side of the transparent base film; and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer that is provided on the discotic liquid crystal layer, wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is made from a pressure-sensitive adhesive containing an acrylic polymer comprising an alkyl(meth)acrylate (a1) and a ring structure-containing (meth)acrylate (a2) as monomer units and having a weight average molecular weight of 1,000,000 to 3,000,000, and a crosslinking agent. The pressure-sensitive adhesive optical film has durability and can be prevented from causing display unevenness in a peripheral portion of a display screen.

Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive optical film of the present invention comprises: an optical film comprising a transparent base film and an optical compensation liquid crystal layer provided on one side of the transparent base film; a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer provided on the optical compensation liquid crystal layer; and an undercoat layer that is interposed between the optical compensation liquid crystal layer and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and contains a polymer and an antioxidant. The pressure-sensitive adhesive optical film can suppress window frame unevenness when a backlight is turned on.

Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide a pressure sensitive adhesive for an optical film with which a pressure sensitive adhesive type optical film capable of suppressing bowing and light leakage caused by a stress accompanying a dimensional change of members such as an optical film, high in durability, excellent in handling ability in an aspect of a fabrication process thereof and good in quality can be obtained. There is provided a pressure sensitive adhesive for an optical film comprising: 100 parts by weight of a (meth)acrylic-based polymer (A) including an alkyl (meth)acrylate (a1) and a (meth)acrylic-based monomer containing a hydroxyl group (a2), as a copolymerizable component, in content in the range of from 0.01 to 5 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the alkyl (meth)acrylate (a1); 0.02 to 2 parts by weight of a peroxide (B); and 0.

Abstract: A retardation pressure-sensitive adhesive layer of the present invention comprises a stretched pressure-sensitive adhesive layer obtained by stretching an optically-transparent pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, and the stretched pressure-sensitive adhesive layer has a retardation imparted by stretching. The retardation pressure-sensitive adhesive layer can provide a pressure-sensitive adhesive optical film which functions as a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and functions as an optical compensation layer.