A method of bonding two surfaces by delivering to at least one of the surfaces an adhesive composition comprising: (a) at least one active bonding component; and (b) a carrier in an amount effective to at least partially solvate or at least partially emulsify said active bonding component, said carrier comprising monochlorotrifluoropropene, and then forming a bond between the surfaces.

Provided are highly reliable silver-coated conductive particles, which are prevented from an occurrence of migration, the silver-coated conductive particles in which: a tin layer is formed on a surface of each spherical base particle, and a silver plating layer is formed on a surface of the tin layer, and a surface of the silver plating layer is coated with a water repellent layer: the water repellent layer includes an organic sulfur compound that is mainly composed of a sulfide compound or a surfactant such as polyoxyethylene ethers: and a molded body that is formed by pressing the silver-coated conductive particles at a pressure of 14.7 MPa has a contact angle with water of 125 degree or more.

One embodiment provides a molded body that includes a resin substrate and in which: a part or all of the surface of the substrate is coated with a hard coat; a first hard coat is formed from a coating material that does not contain inorganic particles and that contains (A) 100 parts by mass of a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate, (B) 0.01-7 parts by mass of a water-repelling agent, and (C) 0.01-10 parts by mass of a silane coupling agent; and a second hard coat is formed from a coating material containing (A) 100 parts by mass of the polyfunctional (meth)acrylate and (D) 50-300 parts by mass of fine inorganic particles having an average particle size of 1-300 nm. Another embodiment provides a molded body that includes a resin substrate and in which a part or all of the surface of the substrate is coated with a hard coat, a first hard coat is formed from a coating material that does not contain inorganic particles, a second hard coat is formed from a coating material containing inorganic particles, (i) the total light transmittance is 85% or more, and (ii) the pencil hardness of the surface of the first hard coat is 5H or more.

The present invention relates to an acryl-based film that includes a first primer layer including a water-dispersible polyurethane resin formed on one surface, and a second primer layer including at least one or more types of a water-dispersible polyester-based resin, a water-dispersible acryl-based resin and a water-dispersible polyester acryl-based resin formed on the opposite surface, and a polarizing plate including the same.

A method for producing macro porous micro-clusters is proposed comprising at least the following individual steps in given order: a) synthesis of dispersed cross-linked polymeric latex primary particles starting from at least one monomer or oligomer using emulsion polymerization; b) swelling of the primary particles with a liquid comprising at least an additional charge of monomer and/or oligomer and a cross-linker, optionally further comprising functionalization agents; c) destabilization by increase of ionic strength (by adding a salt and/or acid and/or base) in a combination with application of shear, both being above the gel formation boundary of the phase diagram, until agglomerates composed of primary particles of the desired size are formed; d) polymerization of the agglomerates to form the macro porous micro-clusters. Furthermore the invention to relates to correspondingly produced micro-clusters and uses of such micro-clusters in particular for chromatographic purposes.

The invention relates to new, water-emulsifiable isocyanates, to a process for preparing water-emulsifiable isocyanates, and to the use thereof.

This dispersion-type acrylic copolymer has a matrix (I) formed of an acrylic copolymer having a glass transition temperature of 50 C. or higher and a polymer unit (II) formed of an acrylic copolymer having a glass transition temperature of less than 50 C., the polymer unit (II) forms localized regions having an average diameter of 5-300 nm in the matrix (I), the matrix (I) and polymer unit (II) contain units of a crosslinking component, and the content of these units of a crosslinking component is more than 2% by mass relative to the total weight of the acrylic copolymer.

A copolymer for improving heat resistance of a methacrylic resin which can achieve preservation of excellent transparency of the methacrylic resin and improvement in heat resistance, and can provide a molded product having excellent appearance, by adding the copolymer to the methacrylic resin, is provided. According to the present invention, a copolymer for improving heat resistance of a methacrylic resin, including: 45 to 85 mass % of an aromatic vinyl monomer unit; 5 to 45 mass % of a (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer unit; and 10 to 20 mass % of an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid anhydride monomer unit; wherein the copolymer has a total light transmittance of 88% or more, the total light transmittance being measured in accordance with ASTM D1003 for a sample with 2 mm-thickness, is provided.

Foams for filling cavities and crevasses and for forming foamed products are provided. The latex foam may include an A-side containing a functionalized latex and a B-side that contains a crosslinking agent and optionally a non-functionalized latex. The A- and/or B-side contain a blowing agent package or components forming the blowing agent package. The blowing agent package may be the combination of two or more chemicals that when mixed together form a gas or a chemical compound that, when activated by heat or light, forms a gas. In an alternate embodiment, the latex foam includes a functionalized latex, an acid, and an encapsulated crosslinking agent and base. Alternatively, the spray latex foam may include a functionalized latex, a crosslinking agent, and an encapsulated dry acid and dry base. The encapsulating agent may be a protective, non-reactive shell that can be broken or melted at the time of application.

The present invention relates to an optical film including an acryl-based film; and a functional coating layer formed on at least one surface of the acryl-based film, containing a conductive material and a water-dispersible resin and having surface resistance of 10.sup.9 W/Sq to 10.sup.13 W/Sq.