Abstract: An organic electronic device including a substrate, an organic electronic element formed on the substrate, and an encapsulation film encapsulating the organic electronic element. The organic electronic element includes a transparent electrode formed on the substrate, and a light emitting organic material layer formed on the transparent electrode. The light emitting organic material layer includes a hole transport layer, an emitting layer and an electron transport layer. The encapsulation film includes a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer includes a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition or a crosslinked product thereof. The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition includes a polymer derived from butylene, and has a Mooney viscosity (?*) of 5000 Pa·s to 107 Pa·s measured by a shear stress using a planar jig having a diameter of 8 mm at a strain of 5%, a frequency of 1 Hz and any one temperature point in the range of 30° C. to 150° C.

Abstract: The present invention refers to a process for direct C—H functionalization, the reagents used in the process and the use thereof for the direct C—H functionalization as well as the so-obtained products.

Abstract: The present invention is a resist material containing: (i) a compound (i-1), which is a (partial) condensate or a (partial) hydrolysis-condensate of a metal compound shown by the following general formula (A-1), or a compound (i-2), which is a reaction product of the compound (i-1) and a dihydric or trihydric alcohol shown by the following general formula (A-2), (ii) a photo-acid generator, (iii) a basic compound, and (iv) an organic solvent. An object of the present invention is to provide a metal-containing resist material having high sensitivity and high resolution particularly in EUV and electron beam lithography; and a patterning process using this material.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods of separating solute from solvent using a photoactive extractant. The photoactive extractant can be switched between two states by exposure to light. This can change the affinity of the photoactive extractant for either the solute or the solvent, causing absorption of the solute or solvent. The photoactive extractant can then be separated from the fluid stream containing the solute or solvent. The absorbed solute or solvent is then separated from the photoactive extractant. The photoactive extractant is a photoisomer. Applications for these methods include desalination, water purification, and metal extraction.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a film vibration device, including: photoetching a surface of a silicon wafer to form a circular-hole array; etching an aluminum layer on the silicon wafer; etching the silicon wafer to form a through-hole array to obtain a porous silicon wafer; attaching a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) sheet to a side of the porous silicon wafer; ablating the PET sheet to obtain a porous PET film; attaching a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) film to a lower side of the porous silicon wafer; performing vacuumization above the porous silicon wafer, while heating the PVDF film below the porous silicon wafer to create dome micro-structures on the PVDF film; and laminating the porous PET film on each of two sides of the PVDF film to obtain the film vibration device. This application also provides a cleaning device having the film vibration device.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a curable precursor of a structural adhesive composition, comprising: a) a cationically self-polymerizable monomer; b) a polymerization initiator of the cationically self-polymerizable monomer which is initiated at a temperature T1; c) a curable monomer which is different from the cationically self-polymerizable monomer; and d) a curing initiator of the curable monomer which is initiated at a temperature T2 and which is different from the polymerization initiator of the cationically self-polymerizable monomer. According to another aspect, the present disclosure is directed to a partially cured precursor of a structural adhesive composition. According to still another aspect, the present disclosure relates to a method of bonding to parts. In yet another aspect, the disclosure relates to the use of a curable precursor or a partially cured precursor as described above, for industrial applications, in particular for body-in-white bonding applications for the automotive industry.

Abstract: A resist composition is provided comprising (A) a metal compound having formula (A-1), a hydrolysate or hydrolytic condensate thereof, or the reaction product of the metal compound, hydrolysate or hydrolytic condensate thereof with a di- or trihydric alcohol having formula (A-2), and (B) a sensitizer containing a compound having formula (B-1). The resist composition is adapted to change a solubility in developer upon exposure to high-energy radiation, has high resolution and sensitivity, and forms a pattern of good profile with minimal edge roughness after exposure.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a photo-crosslinked rubber composition and application thereof. The rubber composition comprises a rubber matrix and an initiator. Based on 100 parts by weight of the rubber matrix, the rubber matrix comprises a branched polyethylene with a content represented as A, in which 0<A?100, and an ethylene-propylene rubber with a content represented as B, in which 0?B<100; and the initiator accounts for 0.1-10 parts, and the initiator includes at least one of a cationic photoinitiator and a free radical photoinitiator. In the rubber composition, the ethylene-propylene rubber is partially or completely replaced by the branched polyethylene. The rubber composition can be used for rubber product crosslinked by ultraviolet light, including wire, cable, film, glove, condom, and medical catheter, which achieves excellent elasticity, electrical insulation property, aging resistance and ozone resistance, and also has good mechanical strength.

Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive tape comprising or consisting of a radiation-activatable polymerizable composition comprising or consisting of: A 5 to 60 parts by weight of at least one film former component; B 40 to 95 parts by weight of at least one epoxy component; C 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of at least one photoinitiator, and D optionally 0.1 to 200 parts by weight of at least one additive, based in each case on the radiation-activatable polymerizable composition, where the parts by weight of components A and B add up to 100, wherein the film former component A comprises or consists of at least one polyurethane polymer and method of joining two components with the pressure-sensitive adhesive tape.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition and a pressure-sensitive adhesive film including the same, and provides a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition and a pressure-sensitive adhesive film which may prevent damage to an element from moisture contained in the composition, ionic substances, and other foreign substances, and effectively block electrochemical corrosion, thereby improving a lifetime and durability of an organic electronic device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to electrochemically initiated bioadhesive compositions comprising biocompatible polymers containing derivatives of diazonium, arylsulfonium, or diaryliodonium in general, and to their use in tissue fixation, in particular.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of determining a relative decrease in catalytic efficacy of a catalyst in a test sample of a catalyst solution with unknown catalytic activity. The method includes (a) mixing the test sample with a test solvent to form a test mixture and (b) measuring the increase in the temperature of the test mixture at predetermined time intervals immediately after forming the test mixture. A predetermined feature is used to determine both a test value in the increase in temperature measured in (b) and a control value in a known increase in temperature of a control mixture of the test solvent with a control sample of a control catalyst solution. The relative decrease in catalytic efficacy of the catalyst in the test sample having the unknown catalytic activity is then determined from: Relative Decrease in Catalytic Efficacy=Control Value?Test Value/Control Value.

Abstract: Provided are a window film composition, a flexible window film formed therefrom and a flexible display device containing the same, the composition comprising: a crosslinking agent represented by RX-X—Z—Y-RY (RX and RY each independently represent a glycidyl group, a glycidyl group-containing functional group, an alicyclic epoxy group or an alicyclic epoxy group-containing functional group); an epoxy group-containing siloxane resin; and an initiator.

Abstract: A process for applying a release agent and pressure sensitive adhesive to cut sheet media to thereby eliminate a separate release liner. A silicone oil plus additive release layer is applied during fusing on a top surface of cut media and then UV cured. A pressure sensitive adhesive layer is applied next. The cut sheets are then stacked and a compressive force is applied that transfers the pressure sensitive adhesive from one sheet to another and helps hold the stack together.

Abstract: Methods for assembling a narrow border plastic cover include defining a center portion and an edge portion of a plastic cover. A hard coat treatment may be applied to the center portion of the plastic cover to improve anti-glare and anti-scratch properties and mechanical strength while retaining the flexibility of the plastic cover at the edge portion. An optically clear adhesive may be applied to the plastic cover to improve the durability and bond strength of the bond between the narrow border plastic cover and a display. A structural adhesive may be applied to an edge portion of the display to improve the mechanical strength at the edge portion of the plastic cover when bonded to the display. The narrow border plastic cover may be bonded to the display to improve the ability of the display to absorb impacts.

Abstract: A non-oriented electrical steel sheet composition, a manufacturing method of the non-oriented electrical steel sheet product, and a non-oriented electrical steel sheet product are provided, and the non-oriented electrical steel sheet composition includes a first composition including a soluble epoxy resin and an inorganic nanoparticle of SiO2, TiO2, ZnO, or combinations thereof, and an inorganic additive of phosphoric acid (H3PO4), sodium hydroxide (NaOH), or a combination thereof, wherein the inorganic nanoparticle is substituted in a terminal substituent group of the soluble epoxy resin, and the epoxy resin is a multifunctional epoxy resin in which there are three or more epoxy groups.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition and a pressure-sensitive adhesive film including the same, and provides a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition and a pressure-sensitive adhesive film which may prevent damage to an element from moisture contained in the composition, ionic substances, and other foreign substances, and effectively block electrochemical corrosion, thereby improving a lifetime and durability of an organic electronic device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a UV-curable ink composition, a method for producing a bezel pattern of a display substrate using same, and a bezel pattern produced thereby, the UV-curable ink composition comprising a colorant, an epoxy compound, an oxetane compound, a photopolymerization initiator, and a surfactant comprising a polar functional group, wherein the content ratio of the epoxy compound to the oxetane compound is 1:0.5-1:6, an adhesion to a glass substrate after curing is 4B or higher according to the ASTM D3359 standard, a contact angle to the glass substrate is less than 10°, and an adhesion with a substrate coated with an adhesive layer after curing is 100-5,000 gf/25 mm.

Abstract: A photo curable ink composition includes a photo-reactive binder, a water soluble polymeric sensitizer, a water soluble photoinitiator, a colorant, and a balance of water. The water soluble polymeric sensitizer includes a functionalized anthrone moiety, a polyether chain, and an amide linkage or an ether linkage attaching one end of the polyether chain to the functionalized anthrone moiety. The water soluble photoinitiator having a formula (I) of: wherein n is any integer from 1 to 5 and M is a metal with a valence from 1 to 5.

Abstract: An abrasion-resistant adhesive tape (1), that can be formed into a roll, preferably a cable winding tape (1), with a strip-shaped double-layer substrate (2) with a pressure-sensitive adhesive coating (3) on one side. The substrate (2) having a first textile fabric layer (4) and a second textile fabric layer (5), being permanently connected by an adhesive connection layer (6). For a high abrasion resistance, preferably a class-E abrasion resistance according to LV 312, and enabling easy processing with a minimal thickness, the first and second textile layers (4) each have a basis weight ranging from 80 to 300 g/m2, the adhesive connection layer (6) having a basis weight ranging from 50 to 300 g/m2 and a laminate adhesive force, by DIN EN 1939, between the textile layers greater than 10 N/cm.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a photocurable composition from which a cured product having high concealing property is obtained by irradiation with an active energy ray such as ultraviolet ray, and which inhibits color fading of the cured product in a high temperature and high humidity (85 C and 85% RH) environment or a high temperature (100 C) environment. A photocurable composition including the following components (A) to (D): component (A): a leuco dye; component (B): a salt having an anion selected from the group consisting of [P(Rf)aF6-a]?, [Sb(Rf)bF6-b]? and [B(Rf)cF4-c]? (in the formulae, Rf represents a fluoroalkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a and b each independently represent an integer of from 1 to 5, and c represents an integer of from 1 to 3); component (C): a radical polymerizable compound; and component (D): a photoradical initiator.

Abstract: Coating compositions comprising a compound having at least two cyclic carbonate groups and a siloxane group (called “carbonate compound”).

Abstract: An onium salt having an anion moiety of a specific structure is an effective photoacid generator. A resist composition comprising the onium salt has the advantages of compatibility and reduced acid diffusion and forms a pattern with a good balance of sensitivity and MEF, rectangularity, and minimal defects.

Abstract: The method for producing a battery, includes the steps of: laminating electrodes on the crosslinking polymer-supported porous film to prepare a laminate of crosslinking polymer-supported porous film/electrodes; placing the laminate in a battery container; and pouring an electrolyte solution containing a cation polymerization catalyst in the battery container to induce cation polymerization and crosslinking of the crosslinking polymer, thereby at least partially gelling the electrolyte solution to adhere the porous film and the electrodes.

Abstract: An aqueous-phase catalyst composition including a metal ion including copper, nickel, manganese or iron and a water-soluble linear polymer having a molecular weight ranging from 1,000 to 20,000 is provided. The metal ion and the water-soluble linear polymer have a weight ratio of 1:1 to 1:5. A method for preparing polyphenylene ether including providing the disclosed aqueous-phase catalyst composition and adding phenolic monomers to the aqueous-phase catalyst composition to proceed to a polymerization reaction to prepare polyphenylene ether is also provided.

Abstract: Provided is a curable composition for inkjet capable of improving uniformity of a cured product film and heat resistance of a cured product. The curable composition for inkjet according to the present invention contains a compound having a (meth)acryloyl group and a cyclic ether group, a photoreactive compound, a compound having a cyclic ether group, a photopolymerization initiator, and a potential curing agent, the photoreactive compound and the compound having a cyclic ether group each are a compound other than the compound having a (meth)acryloyl group and a cyclic ether group, the compound having a (meth)acryloyl group and a cyclic ether group has one or two (meth)acryloyl groups, and the viscosity at 25° C. of the curable composition for inkjet according to the present invention is 160 mPa·s or more and 1200 mPa·s or less.

Abstract: A photopolymerizable and photocleavable (P&P) resin monomer is derived from a reactive photoresponsible moiety via various linkages to form photopolymerizable monomers and/or oligomers.

Abstract: Disclosed is a sealing film for electronic paper having a multilayered structure. The multilayered film for electronic paper comprising a layered structure according to the present invention comprises: (a) a sealing layer formed with a material comprising a UV curable polymer resin composition or a UV transmitting polymer resin composition; and (b) a tack-free adhesive layer formed with a material comprising a UV curable polymer resin. The sealing film has excellent sealing properties and is tack-free at room temperature, and thus it is possible to minimize freezing of electrostatic particles inside a microcup sticking to the surface of a sealing material during manipulation thereof.

Abstract: A coatable resin solution capable of forming a coating when applied to the surface of a substrate that is photo-patternable and developable as a dielectric material upon exposure to ultraviolet radiation is provided. The resin solution comprises a silsequioxane-based (SSQ-based) resin, at least one initiator, and an organic solvent. The SSQ-based resin includes both a hydride component and at least one photo-curable component. The resulting coating exhibits a dielectric constant that is less than or equal to about 3.5.

Abstract: Disclosed are a photo-acid generator having high developing properties, a cationic polymerization initiator having high curing properties, and a resist composition and a cationically polymerizable composition containing the photo-acid generator and the cationic polymerization initiator, respectively. Described are a noble aromatic sulfonium salt compound of general formula (I) and a photo-acid generator, a cationic polymerization initiator, a resist composition, and a cationically polymerizable composition containing the compound. In formula (I), R1 to R10 are each an optionally substituted C1-C18 alkyl, etc.; R11 to R17 are each an optionally substituted C1-C18 alkyl, etc.; R18 is an optionally substituted C1-C18 alkyl, etc.; and X131 is a monovalent anion.

Abstract: An inkjet ink set comprising: a color ink including a photocurable compound, a photopolymerization initiator, a gelling agent, and a colorant, the color ink undergoing a sol-gel phase transition depending on the temperature; and a clear ink including a photocurable compound, a photopolymerization initiator, and a gelling agent, the clear ink undergoing a sol-gel phase transition depending on the temperature. The viscosity (?) (CL) of the clear ink at 25° C. is less than ½ the viscosity (?) (CO) of the color ink at 25° C., and the viscosity (?) (CL) of the clear ink is 1×103 mPa·s or greater. Provided is an inkjet ink set by which a printed image offering both high image quality and surface gloss can be formed.

Abstract: Provided is a photo-curable transparent resin in which an oxetane monomer for promotion of photo-curing, control of viscosity, and improvement of physical properties is mixed with a photo-cationically polymerizable cyclo-aliphatic epoxy group-containing oligosiloxane resin prepared by a sol-gel reaction. The photo-cationically polymerizable photo-curable transparent resin added with the oxetane monomer provides a cured product having high curing density and retaining excellent mechanical properties, thermal-mechanical properties, and electrical properties.

Abstract: A photosensitive resin composition includes (a) a compound polymerizable in the presence of an acid, and (b) a photoacid generating agent including an onium salt having a cationic part structure represented by formula (b1) below and an anionic part structure represented by formula (b2) below, wherein the component (b) absorbs 50% or more of the amount of 365 nm wavelength light absorbed by the photosensitive resin composition,

Abstract: A double-sided polarizer includes a polarizing film, a first adhesive layer formed on one surface of the polarizing film, a second adhesive layer formed on the other surface of the polarizing film, a first transparent film formed on the first adhesive layer, and a second transparent film formed on the second adhesive layer, wherein the first adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer are formed of an active energy line-curable adhesive and the first adhesive layer is 0.1 ?m to 3 ?m thick, and there is also provided an optical device including the double-sided polarizer.

Abstract: An inkjet printing method and inkjet compositions are disclosed. The method includes selectively depositing by inkjet printing, layer by layer, a first composition and a second composition onto a receiving media from different dispensers to form polymerizable deposited layers. The first composition includes one or more free-radical polymerizable compounds and a cationic photoinitiator and is devoid of compounds able to undergo cationic photopolymerization within the first composition. The second composition includes one or more cationic polymerizable compounds and is devoid of cationic photoinitiators. At least one of the compositions includes a radical photoinitiator. The method further includes exposing the deposited layers to actinic radiation to initiate polymerization of the free-radical polymerizable compounds and the cationic polymerizable compounds within the deposited layers.

Abstract: The invention relates to a radiation curable composition for taking a dental impression comprising (A) a cationically hardenable compound comprising at least one aziridine moiety, and (B) a radiation sensitive starter, the radiation sensitive starter comprising an onium salt, a ferrocenium salt, a combination or mixture thereof.

Abstract: Curable adhesive compositions are provided that exhibit a high refractive index.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a thermally resistant optical siloxane resin composition including siloxane containing photo-cationically polymerizable epoxy group, a photo initiator, and an antioxidant.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a red photosensitive resin composition for a color filter and an application of the same. The red photosensitive resin composition includes a pigment (A), an alkali-soluble resin (B), a cationic polymerized compound (C), a cationic photo-initiator (D) and an organic solvent (E). The pigment (A) includes a first pigment (A-1), and the first pigment (A-1) is a brominated-diketo-pyrrolo-pyrrole pigment. The aforementioned red photosensitive resin composition is advantageously applied for the color filter with better brightness, contrast, temporal stability of sensitivity and development to resistance.

Abstract: A radiation-sensitive resin composition includes a compound represented by a formula (1), and a polymer that serves as a base resin. R1 is a monovalent group that includes at least two groups of —CO—, —NH—, —S—, and —SO2—, the at least two groups being each identical or different. A is a divalent hydrocarbon group or a divalent fluorohydrocarbon group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms. R is a fluorine atom or a hydrogen atom. a is an integer from 1 to 4. In a case where a plurality of R are present, each of the plurality of R is either identical or different. M+ is a monovalent cation.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a curable resin composition capable of being quickly cured at a low temperature by irradiation of an active energy ray such as light and having excellent storage stability, and a curing method. Furthermore, in the curable resin composition of the present invention, which uses a component (D) in combination, the active energy ray curability is more improved.

Abstract: The corona shield can be applied in electric machines in a faster manner by using radiation-cured materials.

Abstract: Provided are a photocurable pressure-sensitive adhesive composition including an acrylic polymer, an epoxy resin, and a cationic photopolymerization initiator, an organic electronic device having an encapsulant including a photocured product of the composition using a curable pressure-sensitive adhesive film which is a film-state product including the composition, and a method for manufacturing an organic electronic device using the curable pressure-sensitive adhesive film.

Abstract: Disclosed is a photosensitive resin composition containing a cationic photopolymerization initiator (A) and an epoxy resin (B) having two or more epoxy groups in each molecule, which is characterized in that the cationic photopolymerization initiator (A) is a cationic photopolymerization initiator (A-1) that is represented by formula (1).

Abstract: Silicone composites subject to reticulation or reticulated, particularly for creating a coating or water-repellent and anti-adhesive film for flexible substrates such as paper or similar in the form of natural or synthetic polymer films. These compounds contain reticulating polyorganosiloxanes that have SiH units and unsaturated polyorganosiloxanes, preferably vinylated, suitable for reacting with the reticulating agent in an addition reaction and in the presence of platinum to form the reticulated anti-adhesive coating on the flexible substrate, plus at least one additive (D) to promote adhesion to it.

Abstract: An ultraviolet (UV) crosslinkable acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive comprises an acrylic copolymer and a cationic photoinitiator. The acrylic copolymer comprises pendant reactive functional groups. The pressure sensitive adhesive formed from the acrylic copolymer with the pendant reactive functional groups result in high green strength and/or high temperature holding strength of the adhesive.

Abstract: An optical element material which is obtained by curing a resin composition for photoimprinting containing a photocurable monomer (A) of the formula (1) and a photocurable monomer (B) of the formula (2) in a weight ratio of from 30/70 to 87/13, and containing a photopolymerization initiator (C) in a content of from 0.01 to 30 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the total weight of the monomer (A) and the monomer (B), and which has a shrinkage on curing of at most 4.5%, and a method for producing it: wherein R1 is —CH?CH2, —CH2CH2—O—CH?CH2, —CH2—C(CH3)?CH2 or a glycidyl group; R2 and R3 are each independently hydrogen or a C1-4 alkyl group; R4 and R5 are each independently —O—CH?CH2, —O—CH2CH2—O—CH?CH2, —O—CO—CH?CH2, —O—CO—C(CH3)?CH2, —O—CH2CH2—O—CO—CH?CH2, —O—CH2CH2—O—CO—C(CH3)?CH2 or a glycidyl ether group; and R6 and R7 are each independently hydrogen or a C1-4 alkyl group.

Abstract: Provided are a photocurable pressure-sensitive adhesive composition including an acrylic polymer, an epoxy resin, a crosslinking agent and a photopolymerization initiator, an organic electronic device having an encapsulant including the composition using a film-state product, that is, a curable pressure-sensitive adhesive film, including the composition, and a method of manufacturing an organic electronic device using the curable pressure-sensitive adhesive film.

Abstract: A pre-adhesive composition is described comprising an acid- and epoxy-functional (meth)acryloyl copolymer, which when crosslinked using an ionic photoacid generator (PAG) provides a pressure-sensitive adhesive and pressure-sensitive adhesive articles having desirable properties.

Abstract: Polycyclic aromatic compounds of formula (I) having at least two conjugated aromatic rings at least one of which has a substituent comprising a cyclic carbonate group can be used as sensitizers for cationic photoinitiators, especially iodonium compounds, and may also function as monomers in cationically initiated radiation curable compositions, especially coating compositions, such as printing inks and varnishes.