Abstract: A liquid crystalline coating solution which comprises: an azo compound represented by the following general formula (1); and a solvent to dissolve the azo compound: wherein Q1 is an aryl group which may have any substituent group; Q2 is an arylene group which may have any substituent group; R is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, an acetyl group, a benzoyl group, or a phenyl group (these groups may have any substituent groups); and M is a counter ion.

Abstract: A color material dispersion liquid comprising a color material represented by the following general formula (I), a dispersant, and a solvent having a solubility of the color material of 0.1 (mg/10 g solvent) or less at 23° C., having excellent solvent resistance and excellent electrical reliability; a color resin composition for color filters, which can form a color layer that has high contrast, excellent solvent resistance and excellent electrical reliability; a color filter formed with the color resin composition for color filters; a liquid crystal display device having the color filter; and an organic light-emitting display device having the color filter.

Abstract: Provided is printing paper for printing a stereoscopic image, including a light-transmitting image-receiving layer (12) and a linear polarizing layer (14), wherein a linear polarizing layer is patterned in a first domain and a second domain whose directions of polarizing axes are at an angle of 90° with respect to each other.

Abstract: Disclosed is a polymer film excellent in performance of inducing Rth.

Abstract: A liquid-crystal display device comprising first and second polarizing elements, and a liquid-crystal cell disposed between the first and second polarizing elements, wherein the liquid-crystal cell comprises first and second substrates (provided that the first substrate is disposed closer to the first polarizing element, and the second substrate is disposed closer to the second polarizing element), a liquid-crystal layer disposed between the first and second substrates, a color filter layer disposed on an inner surface of the first substrate, and an in-cell polarizing layer disposed between the color filter layer and the liquid-crystal layer, the absorption axis of the first polarizing element and the absorption axis of the in-cell polarizing layer are parallel to each other, and the sum total of the absolute values of Re of all the layers disposed between the in-cell polarizing layer and the first polarizing element is equal to or less than 10 nm, and the sum total of the absolute values of Rth thereof is eq

Abstract: A method of producing a roll of a continuous web of an optical film laminate, usable in a process of laminating an optical film sheet including a polarizing film and formed to a size corresponding to that an optical panel to a surface of the optical panel being fed to a lamination position, is disclosed. The polarizing film is prepared by subjecting a laminate including a thermoplastic resin substrate and a PVA type resin layer formed on the substrate, to uniaxial 2-stage stretching to reduce a thickness of the PVA type resin layer to 10 ?m or less, and causing a dichroic material to be absorbed in the PVA type resin layer. A carrier film is releasably attached to the continuous web of optical film laminate including the polarizing film, through an adhesive layer. A defect inspection is performed for the optical film laminate and the adhesive layer.

Abstract: A multi-layer stretched film has 251 or more alternating layers which consist of first layers and second layers, wherein the first layers are made of a polyester which contains (i) 5 to 50 mol % of a naphthoic acid component as a dicarboxylic acid component and (ii) a diol having an alkylene group with 2 to 10 carbon atoms as a diol component; and the second layers are made of a thermoplastic resin having an average refractive index of 1.50 to 1.60 and differences in refractive index among a uniaxial stretching direction, a direction orthogonal to the uniaxial stretching direction and a film thickness direction of 0.05 or less before and after stretching, and the film has specific reflectance characteristics for a P polarization component and an S polarization component.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel calamitic mesogenic compounds which are especially suitable for use in birefringent films with negative optical dispersion, to novel liquid crystal (LC) formulations and polymer films comprising them, and to the use of the compounds, formulations and films in optical, electrooptical, electronic, semiconducting or luminescent components or devices.

Abstract: The invention provides a liquid crystal display device, as well as a polarizer and a protective film suitable for the liquid crystal display device. The liquid crystal display device comprises a backlight light source, two polarizers, and a liquid crystal cell disposed between the two polarizers; the backlight light source being a white light-emitting diode light source; each of the two polarizers comprising a polarizing film and protective films laminated on both sides of the polarizing film; at least one of the protective films being a polyester film having an adhesion-facilitating layer; the polyester film having a retardation of 3,000 to 30,000 nm; and the adhesion-facilitating layer comprising a polyester resin (A) and a polyvinyl alcohol resin (B).

Abstract: Disclosed is a photopolymerizable composition which contains a photopolymerization initiator (A) that has a partial structure represented by the following Formula (1) and a polymerizable compound (B). In General formula (1), R3 and R4 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aryl group, a heteroaryl group or an alkoxy group; R3 and R4 may form a ring with each other; and X represents OR5, SR6, or NR17R18. The photopolymerizable composition is capable of forming a cured film that has high sensitivity, excellent intra-membrane curability and excellent adhesion to a support. The cured film is able to maintain a patterned shape even during post-heating after development and has good pattern formability, while coloring due to heating with passage of time being suppressed.

Abstract: A polarizing plate includes, in the following order: a transparent protective film; an adhesive layer; and a polarizer, and the transparent protective film has a thickness of from 5 to 60 ?m and contains at least one resin and a compound (A) having at least one hydrogen bond-forming hydrogen-donating group and a ratio of a molecular weight to an aromatic ring number of 190 or less.

Abstract: There is provided an optical laminate which secures adhesiveness between the (meth)acrylic resin film (base material film) and a hard coat layer, and can prevent a reduction in scratch resistance. An optical laminate according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a base material layer formed of a (meth)acrylic resin film; and a hard coat layer formed by applying a composition for forming a hard coat layer to the (meth)acrylic resin film, wherein: the composition for forming a hard coat layer contains a compound (A) having 9 or more radically polymerizable unsaturated groups; and a content of the compound (A) is 15 wt % to 100 wt % with respect to all curable compounds in the composition for forming a hard coat layer.

Abstract: Disclosed is an azo compound represented by the general formula (1) or a salt thereof: wherein R1 and R2 independently represent a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group or a lower alkoxy group; and n represents 1 or 2. Also disclosed are a dye-containing polarizing film and a dye-containing polarizing plate, each of which comprises a polarizing film base material and the azo compound contained in the base material.

Abstract: Antioxidant polymeric compounds are provided that comprise a plurality of monomeric portions, where each monomeric portion includes an antioxidant molecule interposed between at least two acrylate molecules, and where at least one acrylate molecule of each monomeric portion is linked by a diamine molecule to an acrylate molecule of an adjacent monomeric portion to thereby form the polymer. Methods of synthesizing polymeric compounds and methods of using the antioxidant polymeric compounds to reduce oxidative stress are also provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous primer composition 100 parts by weight of a urethane resin, 1 to 100 parts by weight of polyvinyl alcohol, 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of water dispersible particles, and a remainder of water, an optical film including the same, a polarizing plate using the same and a liquid crystal display device using the same.

Abstract: A polarizing element, containing: a transparent support; a light absorption anisotropic layer formed of a dichroic dye composition; and a transparent resin cured layer, with the layers being laminated in this order on the support, and with the composition containing at least one dichroic dye of formula (I) which has nematic mesomorphism but containing no liquid crystalline achromatic compound: wherein R1 to R4 are a hydrogen atom or a substituent; R5 and R6 are a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; L1 represents —N?N—, —CH?N—, —N?CH—, —C(?O)O—, —OC(?O)— or —CH?CH—; A1 represents a phenyl, naphthyl or aromatic heterocyclic group; B1 represents a divalent aromatic hydrocarbon or divalent aromatic heterocyclic group; and n is an integer from 1 to 5.

Abstract: A photovoltaic light-polarizing element includes a first transparent electrode, an alignment film, an electron collector, dichroic dye molecules, a second transparent electrode and an electron supplier. The first transparent electrode is formed on a first transparent substrate. The alignment film is formed on the first transparent electrode and is alignment-processed in a first direction. The electron collector is formed on the alignment film as a porous layer having pores aligned in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The second transparent electrode is formed on a second transparent substrate, the second transparent electrode facing the first transparent electrode with a predetermined gap. The electron supplier is arranged in the gap between the first transparent electrode and the second transparent electrode. And the dichroic dye molecules are arranged in the pores of the porous layer such that the dichroic dye molecules are aligned in the second direction.

Abstract: An adhesive of the invention is used for polarizing plate to provide a transparent protective film on at least one side of a polarizer and comprises a resin solution comprising a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin, a crosslinking agent and a colloidal metal compound with an average particle size of 1 nm to 100 nm, wherein 200 parts by weight or less of the colloidal metal compound is added to 100 parts by weight of the polyvinyl alcohol-based resin. The adhesive for polarizing plate can reduce the occurrence of knicks.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an azo compound represented by the following formula (1), [wherein, A represents a phenyl group which may have a substituent, R1 to R6 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having a carbon atom number of 1 to 5, an alkoxy group having a carbon atom number of 1 to 5, a sulfo group, or an alkoxy group having a sulfo group and a carbon atom number of 1 to 5, and X represents an amino group which may have a substituent, a benzoylamino group which may have a substituent, a phenylamino group which may have a substituent, a phenylazo group which may have a substituent, or a naphthotriazole group which may have a substituent] or/and a salt thereof and to a polarizing film and a polarizing plate which contain it.

Abstract: Provided is a cellulose acylate film. More particularly, the present invention relates to a cellulose acylate film having a low light scattering efficiency (haze).

Abstract: An ester-based polymer to be used in the present invention has at least a repeating unit represented with the general formula (I). A and B are substituents substituted on a stilbene group. R1 is a hydrogen atom, a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group. R2 is a linear or branched alkyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms. R3 to R6 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group. n is an integer of 2 or more.

Abstract: Provided is a polymer film containing at least one of a compound represented by formula (1) of hydrates, solvates, or salts thereof. Y is a methine group or nitrogen atom. Qa, Qb, and Qc are a single bond or a divalent linking group. Ra, Rb, and Rc, are hydrogen atom, alkyl group, alkenyl group, alkynyl group, aryl group, cyano group, halogen group, or heterocyclic group. X2 is a single bond or a divalent linking group. X1 is a single bond or a predetermined divalent linking group.

Abstract: An optical film having a thickness of from 20-60 ?m, Re(550) of larger than 80-350 nm, an elastic modulus Em in a direction that is in parallel or perpendicular to one arbitrary edge of the film and provides a maximum elastic modulus of the film, and an elastic modulus Es in a direction that is perpendicular to the direction of Em, with satisfying Em/Es of 1.5-2.5; and satisfying: - 0.14 ? log ? ? E T ? ? 10 ? - log ? ? E T ? ? 100 ? T 10 - T 100 ? - 0.02 wherein T10 represents a temperature where E?RT becomes 1/10; T100 represents a temperature where E?RT becomes 1/100; log E?T10 represents log E? where E?RT becomes 1/10; and log E?T100 represents log E? where E?RT becomes 1/100, wherein E? represents a storage modulus of the film measured by dynamic viscoelastic measurement, and E?RT represents the storage modulus of the film at room temperature.

Abstract: The invention provides a polarizing film comprising: a long polymer film; and a dichroic substance, wherein the polarizing film has an absorption axis in the TD direction of the polarizing film.

Abstract: Novel light polarizing articles comprising a substrate, a light polarizing layer comprising ion-bearing polarizing dye molecules, a coupling layer, and a protective layer, and method of making the same. Due to the presence of the coupling layer bearing counter ions, adhesion of the polarizing layer to the protective layer is improved. The light polarizing article has advantageous chemical, mechanical and thermal resistance. The light polarizing article can be used, for example, as ophthalmic products and in display devices.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a color filter including a dye and a pigment, and the color filter is formed from a compound represented by the following Formula 1. wherein R1 is hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C5 alkyl group, X1, X2, and X3 are independently a NR2R3 group, OR4, a R5C?CR6R7 group, or a OC(?O)R8C?CR9R10 group, and R2 to R10 are independently hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C5 alkyl group.

Abstract: A novel optical compensatory sheet comprising an optically anisotropic layer comprising at least one liquid crystal compound, at least one cellulose ester, and at least one polymer A comprising at least one repeating unit derived from a monomer having a fluoro-aliphatic group, and at least one repeating unit having a group selected from the group consisting of carboxyl group (—COOH) or a salt thereof, a sulfo group (—SO3H) or a salt thereof and a phosphonoxy group {—OP(?O) (OH)2} or a salt thereof, is disclosed. A novel optical compensatory sheet comprising an optically anisotropic layer comprising at lest one liquid crystal compound at least one polymer C, having a weight average molecular weight of not less than 5000 and less than 20000, represented by a formula (1b), and at least one polymer D, having a weight average molecular weight of not less than 20000, represented by a formula (1b), is also disclosed.

Abstract: Provided is an optical display device using a polarizing film which has a thickness of 10 ?m or less and exhibits high optical characteristics. The optical display device comprises a continuous web of polarizing film which is made of a polyvinyl alcohol type resin having a molecularly oriented dichroic material, and formed through stretching to have a thickness of 10 ?m or less and satisfy conditions expressed by the following formulas: P>?(100.929T?42.4?1)×100 (where T<42.3); and P?99.9 (where T?42.3), wherein T is a single layer transmittance, and P is a polarization rate. The polarizing film may be prepared by subjecting a laminate comprising a non-crystallizable ester type thermoplastic resin substrate and a polyvinyl alcohol type resin layer formed on the substrate to by 2-stage stretching consisting of preliminary in-air stretching and in-boric-acid-solution stretching.

Abstract: The invention relates to an optical film containing polymers having different repeating units, and methods for production thereof. Further, the invention also relates to an optical laminate, a polarizing plate, and an image display device each using the optical film. The optical film of the invention advantageously has not only high solubility in solvents but also a high level of transparency since the polymers used in the optical film are compatible with each other. Further, wavelength dispersion of the birefringence of the optical film can be controlled by merely changing a ratio of polymers.

Abstract: An optical film having an acrylic resin layer and a cellulose acylate layer, wherein the weight-average molecular weight of the acrylic resin used as the main ingredient in the acrylic resin layer is from 600,000 to 4,000,000, hardly causes display unevenness when it is incorporated in a liquid crystal display device.

Abstract: A composition includes at least one organic compound of a first type of the general formula I and at least one organic compound of a second type of the general structural formula II, wherein Core in formula I is a conjugated organic unit capable of forming a rigid rod-like macromolecule, Gk is a set of ionogenic side-groups providing solubility of the organic compound of the first type in a solvent and give rigidity to the rod-like macromolecule; and wherein Sys in formula II is an at least partially conjugated substantially planar polycyclic molecular system capable of forming board-like supramolecules via ?-?-interaction, and X, Y, Z and Q are substituents. The composition is capable of forming a lyotropic liquid crystal solution, which can form a solid retardation layer of biaxial type substantially transparent to electromagnetic radiation in the visible spectral range.

Abstract: Process for preparing metal compounds of an azo compound which conforms in the form of its tautomeric structures to the formula (I) characterized in that the preparation takes place in the presence of seed crystals.

Abstract: A depolarizing film of the present invention comprises a film containing at least one liquid crystal compound, wherein the liquid crystal compound comprises a liquid crystal compound (1) that satisfies the relation: 0.05??n?0.5, with the proviso that ?n=ne?no, ne represents an extraordinary-ray refractive index, and no represents an ordinary-ray refractive index, and the film has a haze value of 15% or less and a thickness of 1 ?m to 10 ?m.

Abstract: The invention relates to a blue photosensitive resin composition, and the smoothness of the edge profile formed thereby after development is good. Furthermore, the contrast of a liquid crystal display device manufactured with the blue photosensitive resin composition is excellent. The invention also provides a method for manufacturing a color filter, a color filter and a liquid crystal display device are also provided in the invention.

Abstract: An optically active compound having a polymerizable group which is represented by formula (1) or (2). P1-Q1-(A1-Z1)m—X1—(Z1-A1)m-Q1-P2??(1) P1-Q1-(A1-Z1)m—X2??(2) For example, A1 is independently divalent group having ring; Z1 is independently bonding group; m is independently an integer from 1 to 5; Q1 is independently alkylene having 1 to 20 carbons; X1 is a divalent group having chirality; X2 is a monovalent group having chirality, and P1 and P2 are polymerizable groups; and concerns a polymerizable liquid crystal composition, a polymer, an optical device and an article.

Abstract: This invention provides an acrylic resin containing film, which is transparent and highly heat resistant and has significantly improved brittleness, and a polarizing plate using the acrylic resin containing film. Further yield in punching work and laminating work of the polarizing late is improved and a liquid crystal display device which can maintain good visibility in long term use is also provided by the polarizing plate. The acrylic resin containing film is composed mainly of an acrylic resin and is characterized in that the film contains the acrylic resin and the cellulose ester resin in a weight ratio of 51:49 to 95:5 and further contains a retardation control agent.

Abstract: A polarizing plate protective film comprising a cellulose ester, and a saccharide ester compound in which all or a part of OH groups in Compound (A) or in Compound (B) are esterified, wherein Compound (A) consists of one of a furanose structure and a pyranose structure, and Compound (B) consists of two to twelve of at least one type of a furanose structure and a pyranose structure which are bonded in Compound (B); wherein the polarizing plate protective film exhibits Ro of 0-10 nm and Rt of ?30 to +20 nm.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an optical film exhibiting a preferable wavelength dispersion and capable of being formed comparatively thinly. The present invention is an optical film containing the repeating unit represented by the following general formula (II). In the formula (II), A, A?, B, and B? each denote a substituent, a, a?, b, and b? denote the number of substituents of the corresponding A, A?, B, and B?. A, A?, B and B? each independently denote a halogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms. R1 and R2 denote a halogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and the like. X denotes —CO—, —SO2—, and the like.

Abstract: A cellulose acylate film satisfying the following formulae: 50 nm<Re<400 nm ?200 nm?Rth?50 nm |Nz|?10 wherein Nz represents (Rth/Re)+0.5. The film has an excellent optical compensation performance and a high productivity.

Abstract: A novel cellulose acylate composition is disclosed. The composition comprises at least one cellulose acylate having an aromatic group-containing acyl group (Substituent A), in which a substitution degree with Substituent A satisfies following relational expressions (I) and (II): DSA2+DSA3?DSA6>0.05,??(I) 0.11<DSA2+DSA3+DSA6<0.71,??(II) wherein DSA2, DSA3 and DSA6 each indicate a substitution degree with Substituent A at the 2-, 3- and 6-positions of the cellulose acylate.

Abstract: A polarizer protective film containing a cellulose acylate having a total acyl substitution degree of from 2.2 to less than 2.5 and a polymer prepared by polymerizing an acrylate ester or a methacrylate ester.

Abstract: Microstructured optical films, assemblies of films including at least one microstructured optical film, and (e.g. illuminated) display devices including a single microstructured optical film or assembly.

Abstract: An optical compensation polarizing plate comprising: a first transparent protective film; a polarizer; a second transparent protective film; and an optical compensation layer in this order, wherein at least one of the first and second transparent protective films is a cellulose acylate film having a retardation value in plane Re (nm) and a retardation value in film thickness direction Rth (nm) which fulfill the following formulae (I) and (II), and Nz and Re1 defined by the following formulae (III) and (IV), of the optical compensation layer fulfill the following formulae (V) and (VI): (I) |Re|?10, (II) |Rth|?25, (III) Nz=(nx1?nz1)/(nx1?ny1), (IV) Re1=(nx1?ny1)×d1, (V) 0.4?Nz?0.

Abstract: A anti-reflection film includes a light phase delay film which changes a phase of incident light, a polarizing film on the light phase delay film and transmitting light with a polarization component in a particular direction, and a protective film on the polarizing film and protecting the polarizing film. All of the polarizing film, the light phase delay film, and the protective film include flexible materials.

Abstract: The invention provides materials and methods for making anisotropic solids which may be in the form of films, layers, shaped elements, and other shaped articles. The methods provide anisotropic solids without the need for rolling, rubbing, or stretching to impart orientational alignment of the molecules of the solid. The methods employ organic or organometallic compounds which are soluble orienting molecules. The solvent or solvent system must be sufficiently volatile to be removed without disruption of the molecular orientation. The soluble orienting molecules include those containing one or more hydrophilic and/or ionic groups and the solvent or solvent system can be a polar organic solvent or solvent system or an aqueous solvent or solvent system. The invention also provides novel compounds having quaterrylene, perylene and naphthalene ring systems carrying one or more hydrophilic and/or ionic groups.

Abstract: The use of fluorine-substituted perylenes in color filters for liquid-crystal displays is described.

Abstract: A hard coat film has wide width and uniform and excellent surface hardness and does not easily suffer from exfoliation or cracks when the hard coat film is cut. A polarizing plate uses the hard coat film, and is employed in a liquid crystal display device. The hard coat film is obtained by arranging a hard coat layer on a cellulose acylate film. The hard coat film is characterized in that the cellulose acylate film contains elastic particles and a cellulose acetate that has a degree of substitution of acyl groups of 2.0 or more but less than 2.5, and the maximum value of tan ? (loss modulus/storage modulus) of the cellulose acylate film is 0.80-2.00 (inclusive) with respect to the film temperature from 20° C. to 200° C.

Abstract: A cellulose acylate film includes a cellulose acylate; and a polyester diol having a hydroxyl group at each of the both terminals in an amount of 5 mass % or more based on the amount of the cellulose acylate.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an optical film exhibiting a preferable wavelength dispersion and capable of being formed comparatively thinly. The present invention is an optical film containing the repeating unit represented by the following general formula (II). In the formula (II), A, A?, B, and B? each denote a substituent, a, a?, b, and b? denote the number of substituents of the corresponding A, A?, B, and B?. A, A?, B and B? each independently denote a halogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms. R1 and R2 denote a halogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and the like. X denotes —CO—, —SO2—, and the like.

Abstract: An optical film 10 of the present invention includes a plurality of optically anisotropic layers 13 which are laminated, wherein the optically anisotropic layer including: a photoalignment layer (A) 11, in which a liquid crystal aligning capability has been generated by means of photoirradiation; and a polymer layer (B) 12, which contains a liquid crystal compound that has a polymerizable group, and which is obtained by polymerization in a state where it has been aligned by the photoalignment layer (A) 11, wherein the photoalignment layer (A) 11 and the polymer layer (B) 12 are bonded by covalent bonding. The plurality of optically anisotropic layers 13 may be an optically anisotropic layer 13 having a function of a one-half wavelength plate, and an optically anisotropic layer 13 having a function of a one-quarter wavelength plate.