Abstract: Provided is an imprinting method suitable for positioning. The imprinting method includes: supplying an imprint material onto a substrate; bringing a patterned portion of a mold into contact with the imprint material, which has been supplied onto the substrate in the supplying of the imprint material, to form a pattern on the imprint material in a predetermined pattern region on the substrate; and increasing viscosity of the imprint material at a predetermined position, which includes a position of a predetermined mark provided on the substrate, other than the pattern region to be higher than viscosity of the imprint material in the pattern region after the supplying of the imprint material and before the bringing of the patterned portion into contact with the imprint material.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided. The apparatus has a chuck having a first side configured to retain a superstrate or a template and a second side, an array of image sensors disposed at the second side of the chuck and spaced from the chuck, and an array of light sources disposed between the transparent chuck and the array of image sensors.

Abstract: The present invention provides an imprint apparatus that forms an imprint material on a substrate using a mold, comprising: a light irradiator configured to irradiate the substrate with light that changes a viscosity of the imprint material without curing the imprint material; a supplier configured to supply the imprint material onto the substrate; and a controller configured to, after controlling a supply process of supplying the imprint material to a plurality of shot regions in the substrate, control a forming process of forming the imprint material using the mold and curing the imprint material for each shot region, wherein the supply process includes first processing of sequentially supplying the imprint material to the plurality of shot regions by the supplier, and second processing of irradiating, with the light, a shot region to which the imprint material has been supplied.

Abstract: An imprint method includes the following steps. A first resist layer is formed on a first substrate. A first imprinting step using a first mold is performed to the first resist layer. A first etching process is performed to the first substrate with the first resist layer as an etching mask after the first imprinting step so as to form a first recess pattern in the first substrate. A second resist layer is formed on the first substrate. A second imprinting step using a second mold is performed to the second resist layer. A second etching process is performed to the first substrate with the second resist layer as an etching mask after the second imprinting step so as to form second recess patterns in the first substrate. A depth of the first recess pattern is greater than a depth of each of the second recess patterns.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for producing a patterned nanostructured surface on a component from a pre-existing, nanostructured surface with a first spatial feature distribution on the component. The system makes use of a force application element configured to apply a force to the pre-existing, nanostructured surface, and a force application control subsystem. The force application control subsystem is configured to control elevational movement of the force application element along a first axis of movement into and out of contact with the pre-existing, nanostructured surface to apply a predetermined load to the pre-existing, nanostructured surface. The predetermined load is sufficient to modify the pre-existing, non-patterned nanostructured surface to create the patterned nanostructured surface.

Abstract: A shaping system and method of using the shaping system. The shaping system may comprise a radiation source; a template chuck configured to hold a template; and an optical diaphragm positioned between the template chuck and the radiation source. The optical diaphragm may have a plurality of blades. Each blade has a cutout in an edge of each blade. Edges and cutouts of the plurality of blades may form an opening which actinic radiation from the radiation source passes through.

Abstract: A coating composition for pattern inversion that fills a gap in an organic underlayer film pattern formed on a substrate to be processed by transferring a resist pattern to an underlayer and forms a flat polysiloxane film, the coating composition including a polysiloxane obtained by a reaction of an alcohol with a silanol group in a hydrolysis-condensate of a hydrolysable silane having a hydrolysable silane containing in the molecule four hydrolysable groups, in a ratio of 50% by mole to 100% by mole relative to the total amount of silanes. The hydrolysable silane is represented by Formula (1): R1aSi(R2)4-a??Formula (1) and contains 50% by mole to 100% by mole of a hydrolysable silane in which a is 0 and 0% by mole to 50% by mole of a hydrolysable silane in which a is 1 or 2. The alcohol is propylene glycol monomethyl ether, propylene glycol monoethyl ether, or 3-methoxybutanol.

Abstract: A device includes: a housing having an exterior surface; a mounting recess defined in the exterior surface, the mounting recess configured to receive a fastener to couple the exterior surface of the device to an external surface; a film cover pierceable by the fastener, the film cover having (i) an inner surface affixed to a portion of the exterior surface surrounding the mounting recess, and (ii) an opposing outer surface; wherein the film cover comprises a material impermeable to an environmental contaminant to prevent entry of the environmental contaminant into the mounting recess.

Abstract: An imprint apparatus that performs an imprint process for bringing a protruding portion of a mold into contact with a composition on a substrate is provided. The apparatus comprises a first illuminator configured to emit light for curing the composition, a second illuminator including a scanner configured to scan beam-like light for curing the composition, and a controller configured to control exposure such that in a state where the composition and the protruding portion are in contact with each other, the light from the first illuminator is emitted to the composition at a position corresponding to a first region of the protruding portion, and control the scanner such that the light from the second illuminator is emitted to the composition at a position corresponding to a second region different from the first region of the protruding portion.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to imprint lithography, and more particularly to methods and apparatus for creating a large area imprint without a seam. Methods disclosed herein generally include separating the curing time of the features in a stamp or product from the curing time of the seam and the periphery. The seam and periphery can be cured first or the seam and periphery can be cured last. Additionally, the seam curing operations can be performed on the master, on the stamp, or on the final product.

Abstract: Methods that prevent oxygen inhibition of a light-initiated polymerization reaction by purging the oxygen from reaction surfaces using inert gas flow. In some embodiments, oxygen is purged using a gas diffusion system that introduces, via a diffuser, an inert gas into a workspace between a UV light source and a UV curable layer of a workpiece. The diffuser may be made of a transparent or diffuse material to allow UV light to pass through it, and includes an array of micro-holes for the gas to pass through towards the workpiece. The inert gas flow may be heated to maintain a desired and uniform reaction temperature.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for making aggregate from comingled waste plastics. For example, there is provided a method of making a preconditioned absorptive resin aggregate, the method including: obtaining a supply of granulated mixed plastic waste treated with a preconditioning agent that comprises at least one of calcium oxide and calcium hydroxide; mixing the supply of granulated mixed plastic waste treated with the calcium oxide preconditioning agent with one or more additives to form a plastic waste mixture, the one or more additives comprising pozzolans; hot extruding the plastic waste mixture to form an extruded product comprising waste plastic material; cooling the extruded product; and processing the extruded product to form an aggregate. Products incorporating such aggregates, such as, for example, lightweight construction blocks, are also provided. Also provided are methods of forming a waste plastics feedstock.

Abstract: An active energy ray curable composition contains an allophanate-bond-containing compound having an activatable group at exposure to active energy rays and a polyester resin having a polymerizable unsaturated bond.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a keycap, including: a light-guiding microstructure layer made of a first material, the light-guiding microstructure layer including a base layer and a plurality of microstructures disposed on a lower surface of the base layer; and a light-transmitting layer disposed over the light-guiding microstructure layer and in contact with the base layer, the light-transmitting layer being made of a second material different from the first material. The present disclosure further provides a method of manufacturing the above-mentioned keycap and a key structure including the above-mentioned keycap.

Abstract: A pattern forming method comprises dispensing a curable composition onto an underlayer of a substrate; bringing the curable composition into contact with a mold; irradiating the curable composition with light to form a cured film; and separating the cured film from the mold. The proportion of the number of carbon atoms relative to the total number of atoms in the underlayer is 80% or more. The dispensing step comprises a first dispensing step of dispensing a curable composition (A1) substantially free of a fluorosurfactant onto the underlayer, and a second dispensing step of dripping a droplet of a curable composition (A2) having a fluorosurfactant concentration in components excluding a solvent of 1.1% by mass or less onto the curable composition (A1) discretely.

Abstract: An imprint apparatus that performs a supply step of supplying an imprint material onto each of shot regions adjacent to each other on a substrate and, after the supply step, execute an imprint process including a contact step, a curing step, and a mold releasing step for each of the shot regions. The apparatus comprises an irradiator that irradiates the imprint material on the shot region with light in the curing step, and a light-shielding member that defines an irradiation region of the light from the irradiator, wherein the light-shielding member defines the irradiation region such that the imprint material in an end portion of a first shot region on a side of a second shot region adjacent to the first shot region is complementarily cured by light irradiation in the curing step performed on the second shot region.

Abstract: In various embodiments, disclosed herein is a device comprising a non-planar surface, wherein nanostructures are fabricated on the non-planar surface. Also provided herein are methods of making and using a device comprising a non-planar surface, wherein nanostructures are fabricated on the non-planar surface. Further provided herein are methods of using a device comprising one or more non-planar surfaces, wherein the non-planar surfaces comprise one or more microstructures or nanostructures, comprising the steps: (a) using the device for its ordinary purpose; and (b) wherein the microstructures or nanostructures present in the device prevent proliferation of bacteria.

Abstract: A method of producing a substrate with a fine uneven pattern is a method of producing a substrate having a fine uneven pattern on a surface thereof, the method including a step (a) of preparing a laminate provided with a substrate and a first resin layer provided on the substrate and having a first fine uneven pattern formed on a surface thereof; and a step (b) of forming a second fine uneven pattern corresponding to the first fine uneven pattern on the surface of the substrate by etching the surface of the first fine uneven pattern using the first resin layer as a mask, in which the first resin layer is formed of a resin composition (P) including a fluorine-containing cyclic olefin polymer (A) or a cured product of the resin composition (P).

Abstract: An imprint apparatus using a mold having a pattern region includes an irradiation unit that irradiates a substrate with irradiation light. The irradiation light has an intensity distribution over a region along a periphery of a shot area of the substrate and being capable of increasing viscosity of an imprint material or of solidifying the imprint material. The imprint apparatus also includes a control unit that sets an imprint condition for forming a pattern of the imprint material so as to reduce at least one of an extrusion of the imprint material from the shot area and an unfilling of the imprint material occurring in the shot area on the basis of results of detecting at least one of the extrusion and the unfilling of the imprint material obtained by detecting the pattern of the imprint material formed on the substrate.

Abstract: A template for imprint comprises a main body having a bottom surface, a middle surface on a portion protruding relative to the bottom surface, and a pattern surface on a portion protruding relative to the middle surface, the pattern surface having an uneven pattern, wherein an outer edge of the pattern surface has a jigsaw shape, wherein a light-shielding member having a light transmittance lower than a light transmittance of the main body is disposed on the middle surface to surround the outer edge of the pattern surface in a plan view as viewed from the pattern surface, and wherein an outer edge of light-shielding member defines four sides having a shape in which a center of each side bulges outward with respect to a rectangle surrounding the outer edge of the pattern surface in the plan view, and wherein the shape of each side bulges outwardly in a stepwise manner from the ends of each side to the center of each side.

Abstract: An imprint method using a mold and/or a transfer substrate having a mesa structure includes a resin supply step, a contact step, a curing step, and a mold release step. In the resin supply step, a balance layer is formed by supplying a molded resin also to an area outside of a pattern formation area of the transfer substrate in which a pattern structure is to be formed.

Abstract: According to the present disclosure, a plurality of aluminum oxide nanoparticles and a polymerizable monomer are dissolved in a polyimide solution to obtain a polyimide mixed solution. Next, the polyimide mixed solution is coated onto a glass substrate. Then, the surface of the glass substrate is irradiated with UV light to form a network polymer on the surface of the glass substrate, the network polymer enclosing the aluminum oxide nanoparticles. Finally, the glass substrate is heated to form the flexible material having the surface protecting layer. Abrasion resistance of the flexible material manufactured according to the present disclosure is excellent.

Abstract: The present invention provides an imprint apparatus that performs an imprint process of forming a pattern of an imprint material on a processing target region on a substrate by using a mold, including a digital mirror device including two-dimensionally arrayed mirror elements and configured to irradiate the substrate with light reflected by the mirror elements, a measurement unit configured to measure, for each of a plurality of segments obtained by dividing a region in which the mirror elements are arrayed so as to include a plurality of the mirror elements, a light amount of light emitted from each segment, and a control unit configured to control the mirror elements included in each segment based on a measurement result of the measurement unit.

Abstract: An antifouling film includes: a substrate; and a polymer layer disposed on a surface of the substrate and including on a surface thereof an uneven structure provided with projections at a pitch not longer than a wavelength of visible light. The polymer layer is a cured product of a polymerizable composition. The polymerizable composition contains, in terms of active components, 75 to 95 wt % of a polymerizable monomer, 2.5 to 12.5 wt % of a urethane acrylate containing fluorine and an ester, and 2.5 to 9 wt % of a perfluoroalkyl-based monomer containing one (meth)acryloyl group for each molecule. The polymerizable monomer contains a bifunctional acrylate that contains an ethylene oxide group and a multifunctional acrylate that contains no ethylene oxide group. The perfluoroalkyl-based monomer has a fluorine atom concentration of 50 to 60 wt %. The polymerizable composition has an ethylene oxide group concentration of 20 to 50 wt %.

Abstract: An imprint lithography method of configuring an optical layer includes imprinting first features of a first order of magnitude in size on a side of a substrate with a patterning template, while imprinting second features of a second order of magnitude in size on the side of the substrate with the patterning template, the second features being sized and arranged to define a gap between the substrate and an adjacent surface.

Abstract: Techniques for fabricating slanted surface-relief structures are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method for of fabricating a target slanted surface-relief structure, such as a nanoimprint lithography (NIL) mold or a slanted surface-relief grating, includes manufacturing a preliminary surface-relief structure that includes a plurality of ridges and modifying a parameter of the preliminary surface-relief structure to make the target slanted surface-relief structure. The parameter includes a width of each of the plurality of ridges, a height of each of the plurality of ridges, a surface energy of the preliminary surface-relief structure, or a slant angle of an edge of the plurality of ridges. Modifying the parameter includes depositing a material layer on the preliminary surface-relief structure and etching or surface-treating the material layer.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to segmented transfer tapes useful in the transfer of only a portion of the segments of the transfer tapes and methods of making thereof. The segmented transfer tapes include a removable template layer having a structured surface; a transfer layer comprising a backfill layer, wherein the backfill layer has a structured first major surface, and an adhesive layer; at least one transferable segment formed in the transfer layer; at least one non-transferable segment formed in the transfer layer, the at least one non-transferable segment includes an adhesive surface, wherein a passivating layer is disposed on at least a portion of the adhesive surface of the at least one non-transferrable segment; and at least one kerf extending from the first major surface of the adhesive layer and into at least a portion of the removable template layer. The present disclosure also provides micro-optical assemblies and methods of making micro-optical assemblies from the segmented transfer tapes.

Abstract: An imprint method using a mold and/or a transfer substrate having a mesa structure includes a resin supply step, a contact step, a curing step, and a mold release step. In the resin supply step, a balance layer is formed by supplying a molded resin also to an area outside of a pattern formation area of the transfer substrate in which a pattern structure is to be formed.

Abstract: Provided are an expanded acrylic resin beads molded article that produces little soot during burning, and has good castabilities and high strength, and an expandable acrylic resin bead and an expanded acrylic resin bead for producing the expanded acrylic resin beads molded article. The expandable acrylic resin bead includes a physical blowing agent and a copolymer. The copolymer is composed of a methyl methacrylate component, an acrylic acid ester component, and a styrene component in a predetermined proportion. The copolymer constitutes a base resin of the expandable acrylic resin beads. The water content of the expandable acrylic resin bead is a 0.5 mass % or less. The expanded acrylic resin bead includes the copolymer and has a bulk density and cell diameters within predetermined ranges, and the expanded acrylic resin beads molded article is produced by in-mold molding of plural expanded beads.

Abstract: Provided are a method of manufacturing a porous body capable of easily manufacturing a porous body, a porous body, a method of manufacturing a device, a device, a method of manufacturing a wiring structure, and a wiring structure. A photocurable composition including a condensing gas and a polymerizable compound is applied to a substrate or a mold, the photocurable composition is sandwiched between the substrate and the mold and then the photocurable composition is irradiated with light to cure the photocurable composition, and the mold is released from a surface of the cured photocurable composition.

Abstract: Wearable augmented reality display systems are provided. One or a plurality of emissive display elements are embedded in the bridge area of an eyeglass frame. The lenses are provided with a set of transmissive diffractive optical elements and partially reflective diffractive optical elements. The display outputs are directed toward the lens elements whereby the diffractive elements in turn direct the outputs toward the eye-boxes of the viewer.

Abstract: In making electronic component packages, a method includes forming a sacrificial material over a first temporary substrate, applying a second temporary substrate to the sacrificial material, and then curing the sacrificial material. After curing, the second temporary substrate is removed. The top surface of the sacrificial layer is defined by the second temporary substrate. After removal, a redistribution structure is formed on the top surface. After the formation of the redistribution structure, electronic components are applied to the redistribution structure. The electronic components are encapsulated to form an encapsulated panel. The first temporary substrate and the sacrificial material are removed. The panel is singulated into multiple electronic component packages.

Abstract: Provided are a curable composition having excellent releasability and ink jet discharge accuracy, a pattern forming method, a pattern, and a method for manufacturing a device. The curable composition includes a polymerizable compound and a photopolymerization initiator, in which neopentyl glycol diacrylate accounts for 10% by mass or more of the polymerizable compound, and the total content of a compound represented by the following Formula (I) and a compound represented by the following Formula (II) is 5% by mass or less with respect to the content of neopentyl glycol diacrylate.

Abstract: A photoresist coating apparatus is provided. The photoresist coating apparatus includes a base; and a position platform moving back and forth along a scanning direction on the base. The photoresist coating apparatus also includes an imprinter having a trench configured to hold photoresist and fixed on the position platform; and a photoresist spray nozzle disposed above the imprinter and configured to spray the photoresist into the trench. Further, the photoresist coating apparatus includes a reticle frame configured to install a cylindrical reticle and enable the cylindrical reticle to rotate around a center axis and contact with the imprinter so as to coat the photoresist in the trench on a surface of the cylindrical reticle.

Abstract: An active energy ray curable resin composition comprising: urethane poly(meth)acrylate (A) synthesized from a raw material including a polyisocyanate and a hydroxy group-containing (meth)acrylate; (meth)acrylate (B) having five or more functional groups; a photopolymerization initiator (C1) having an absorption coefficient per unit weight of 50000 ml/g·cm or more when measured in methanol at 254 nm; a photopolymerization initiator (C2) other than the (C1) having an absorption coefficient per unit weight of 50000 ml/g·cm or more when measured in methanol at 302 nm; a photopolymerization initiator (C3) other than the (C1) and the (C2) having an absorption coefficient per unit weight of 100 ml/g·cm or more when measured in methanol at 405 nm; and an ultraviolet absorbing agent (D).

Abstract: An imprint template includes a first region and a second region located in the periphery of the first region. The first region is provided with a first imprint structure configured to imprint a first film layer pattern into a base material in a product region of a target substrate. The second region is provided with a second imprint structure configured to imprint a second film layer pattern into the base material in the periphery of the product region of the target substrate. And the second film layer pattern is used for assessing imprint quality of the first film layer pattern.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a biological sample preservation tube with an identification code, wherein an information element which records the sample information is fused integrally with the bottom wall and/or side walls during molding the preservation tube, the preservation tube is suitable for the preservation of a biological sample at low temperature and can ensure the effectiveness and stability at low temperature; and at the same time also relates to a method for manufacturing the biological sample preservation tube, wherein the preservation tube is molded by a one-step process, without an additional secondary processes for manufacturing the identification code, the method improves the production efficiency, reduces the production cost, employs multi-point symmetrical feeding, and has good quality and stability of the product, so that the method is of great significance as it opens up a new idea for developing and producing the similar product in the industry, especially the small-sized preservatio

Abstract: A UV-IR combination curing system and method for manufacture and repair of composite parts, such as for use in wind blade manufacture and repair. The system and method utilize UV and IR dual radiation sources to cure glass fiber reinforced laminates containing a photo initiator. The UV and IR dual radiation sources can be configured as discrete stand-alone UV and IR lamps used in a side by side configuration, a plurality of UV lamps with thermal IR radiation, a combined UV/IR lamp, or other forms of light sources providing both UV and IR radiation. To achieve high glass transition and complete curing of thick laminates, the IR radiation source is initially turned on to heat the laminate to close to 40° C.-100° C. before the UV radiation source is turned on. The IR radiation source can be turned off after UV radiation source is activated.

Abstract: A method of forming a pattern by using an imprint process includes: forming an adhesion promoting layer only in a pattern formation region on a substrate; coating a resin to cover the substrate and the adhesion promoting layer; transferring a pattern of a stamp mold to the resin covering the substrate and the adhesion promoting layer, by pressing the stamp mold onto the resin; irradiating ultraviolet light onto the resin covering the substrate and the adhesion promoting layer, to cure the resin and form a pattern of the cured resin to correspond to the pattern of the stamp mold, on the substrate; and detaching the stamp mold from the substrate, to leave a portion of the cured resin pattern only on the adhesion promoting layer on the substrate and to remove a remaining portion of the cured resin pattern from the substrate.

Abstract: A high-quality electrophotographic endless belt and a method capable of efficiently producing the belt are provided. A method for producing an electrophotographic endless belt comprising a base layer including a thermoplastic resin composition and an inner-surface layer, which includes: (1) forming an energy curable film having a glass transition temperature on an inner surface of a test tube-shaped preform including a thermoplastic resin and then subjecting the preform to blow molding to obtain a blow-molded bottle; (2) irradiating the blow-molded bottle with energy rays to cure the film to form an inner-surface layer; and (3) cutting out an endless belt from the blow-molded bottle having the inner-surface layer obtained in (2).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a photo-curable organic-inorganic hybrid composition, more particularly to a photo-curable organic-inorganic hybrid resin composition having superior physical properties such as UV resistance, chemical resistance, light transmittance, adhesive property, insulating property, heat resistance, flatness and water resistance and in particular, having excellent heat resistance and adhesive property enabling the composition to endure a thermal deformation caused by a processing temperature change during post-process after a film is cured. Thus, the composition of the invention is suitable for use as an insulating material and an encapsulating material for a protective film of optical devices including display devices and semiconductors.

Abstract: An active energy ray-curable ink which contains: polymerizable compounds containing a monofunctional polymerizable monomer a homopolymer of which has Tg of 90° C. or higher, wherein a cured product obtained by forming a coating film having an average thickness of 10 ?m on a polycarbonate substrate using the ink, and 15 seconds later, and applying active energy rays having a light quantity of 1,500 mJ/cm2 to the coating film to cure satisfies the following (1) and (2): (1) a stretchability of the cured product represented by the following equation is 2 or greater, when the cured product is stretched by a tensile tester at a tensile speed of 20 mm/min, and temperature of 180° C., and Stretchability=(length after tensile test)/(length before tensile test) (2) adhesion between the substrate and the cured product as measured by a cross-cut test in accordance with JIS K5400 is 70 or greater.

Abstract: According one embodiment, a pattern formation method forming a resist layer on a pattern formation surface by pressing a template provided with a concave-convex from above the resist layer to form a resist pattern on the pattern formation surface, includes: forming a resist layer in a first region having an area smaller than an area of the pattern formation surface and in a second region other than the first region of the pattern formation surface; pressing a template against the resist layer; irradiating the resist layer with light via the template to form a first resist layer in the first region, curing of the first resist layer being suppressed, and form the resist pattern including a second resist layer, curing of the second resist layer proceeds in the second region; and removing the first resist layer from the first region, the curing of the first resist layer being suppressed.

Abstract: A method for detecting an insert object in an injection-molded part pertains to an insert object that is fixedly connected to the injection-molded part during the injection molding by the insert object being placed in a cavity, which is surrounded by a mold wall of a mold, before the beginning of the injection-molding cycle. The mold wall includes at least one temperature or pressure sensor, which records and analyzes at least one measured value at at least one point in time during an injection-molding cycle. On the basis of the analysis, it is established whether an insert object was present at a specific location in the cavity during the injection-molding cycle. Finally, after it is ejected, the injection-molded part is sorted as an accepted part or a rejected part on the basis of the analysis of the measured value.

Abstract: A method for recontouring a blade of a gas turbine includes systematically melting a portion of a leading edge of the blade using an energy beam so as to form a new contour of hardened material substantially without incorporating additional material.

Abstract: Transfer of nanoscale elements from a substrate on which they were manufactured or transferred to a flexible sheet may be performed by local and progressive deformation of the flexible sheet over the surface of the substrate to attach and lift the nanoscale elements from the substrate with controlled inter-element registration.

Abstract: A method capable of efficiently manufacturing a high-quality seamless belt for electrophotography is provided. The method is a method for manufacturing a seamless belt for electrophotography including a base layer having a thermoplastic resin composition, and a surface layer, wherein the method includes: (1) forming an energy curable coated film having a glass transition temperature on an outer surface of a test tube-shaped preform including a thermoplastic resin; then blow molding the preform to obtain a blow bottle; (2) irradiating the blow bottle with an energy ray to cure the coated film to thereby form the surface layer; and (3) cutting out a seamless belt from the blow bottle obtained in (2) and having a surface layer.

Abstract: A first mask layer (13) and a second mask layer (12) are transferred and imparted to a target object (20) using a fine-pattern-forming film (I) provided with a cover film (10) having a nanoscale concavo-convex structure (11) formed on one surface thereof, a second mask layer (12) provided in a recess of the concavo-convex structure (11), and a first mask layer (13) provided so as to cover the concavo-convex structure (11) and the second mask layer (12). A surface of a fine-pattern-forming film (II) to which the first mask layer (13) is provided is pressed toward a surface of the target object (20), energy rays are irradiated to the first mask layer (13), and the cover film (10) is then separated from the second mask layer (12) and the first mask layer (13). Pressing and energy ray irradiation are each performed independently. The target object is etched using the second mask layer (12) and the first mask layer (13).

Abstract: A molding process that comprises, in order, a preparation step of preparing a sheet having a textured pattern due to projections formed by curing an ink composition above one face of a substrate, a placement step of placing the face of the sheet having the textured pattern so that it faces a mold, and a molding step of carrying out molding with the sheet and the mold in contact with each other.

Abstract: To provide a photocured product having small mold releasing force. A photocured product obtained by curing with light and containing a surface active agent, wherein a peak area of the ether bond derived peak is 3.0 times or more as large as a peak area of the ester bond derived peak, wherein the peak areas are obtained by peak separation processing by curve fitting of an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy spectrum obtained as an analytical result on a chemical state of carbon at topmost surface of the photocured product, the analytical result being among analytical results on the topmost surface of the photocured product obtained by surface analysis of the photocured product with angle resolved X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.