The present invention relates to an aqueous dispersion, comprising or consisting of A) at least one cyclic olefin copolymer, B) at least one surfactant; optionally C) at least one adhesion promoter; optionally D) at least one film-forming resin; optionally E) at least one additive; and F) water. Additionally, the invention relates to methods of manufacturing the aqueous dispersion, to an article, which comprises at least one substrate and at least one coating layer obtained from the aqueous dispersion and applied onto the substrate; and to methods of improving MVTR of a substrate.

A long-length film including a plurality of knurl portions shaped by continuous linear concavo-convex portions on at least one surface thereof, wherein the plurality of knurl portions are aligned in a lengthwise direction of the long-length film, a planar shape of the knurl portion seen from a thickness direction of the long-length film includes: 10 or more corners having a curvature radius of 0.3 mm or less and an angle of 100 or less or a curvature radius of 0.2 mm or less and an angle of 120 or less, per one planar shape of the knurl portion; and 18 or more straight portions having a straight shape, per one planar shape of the knurl portion.

A resin composition comprising a cyclic olefin polymer (A) having a protonic polar group, a cross-linking agent (B), and an organic solvent (C), wherein the organic solvent (C) contains diethylene glycol ethyl methyl ether, and a content of diethylene glycol dimethyl ether contained in the organic solvent (C) is 10 ppm by weight or less when a content of the diethylene glycol ethyl methyl ether is 100 wt %, is provided.

An oligomer, composition, and composite material employing the same are provided. The oligomer can be a reaction product of a reactant (a) and a reactant (b). The reactant (a) is a reaction product of a reactant (c) and a reactant (d). The reactant (b) can be ##STR00001##
or a combination thereof, wherein a is 0 or 1, and R.sup.1 is independently hydrogen or ##STR00002##
and wherein b is 0-6; c is 0 or 1; and, d is 0-6. The reactant (c) is ##STR00003##
wherein R.sup.2 is C.sub.5-10 alkyl group. The reactant (d) is ##STR00004##
wherein e is 0-10.

A film includes a substrate including a cyclic olefin-based resin; and an easily adhesive layer adjacent to the substrate, in which a content of a fluorine-containing polymer in the easily adhesive layer is greater than 20 mass % with respect to a total mass of the easily adhesive layer. This film is used in a transparent conductive film, and this transparent conductive film is used in a touch panel. A method for producing a film includes laminating an easily adhesive layer by directly applying a coating liquid for forming an easily adhesive layer on a substrate including a cyclic olefin-based resin, in which a content of a fluorine-containing polymer in the coating liquid for forming the easily adhesive layer is greater than 20 mass % with respect to a total mass of the coating liquid for forming the easily adhesive layer.

The disclosure provides a production method capable of producing a hollow fine particulate containing a fluorine-containing resin and having a large average particle size. The production method includes a step A of dispersing a solution containing a fluorinated monomer and a non-polymerizable solvent into water to provide a dispersion; a step B of polymerizing the fluorinated monomer to provide a phase-separated fine particulate containing a fluorine-containing resin; and a step C of removing the non-polymerizable solvent in the phase-separated fine particulate to provide a hollow fine particulate.

A polymer and a method for preparing the same are provided. The polymer includes a first repeat unit and a second repeat unit. In particular, the first repeat unit is ##STR00001##
and, the second repeat unit is ##STR00002##
wherein R.sup.+ is ##STR00003##
A.sup.? is F.sup.?, Cl.sup.?, Br.sup.?, I.sup.?, OH.sup.?, HCO.sub.3.sup.?, HSO.sub.4.sup.?, SbF.sub.6.sup.?, BF.sub.4.sup.?, H.sub.2PO.sub.4.sup.?, H.sub.2PO.sub.3.sup.?, or H.sub.2PO.sub.2.sup.?; X is ##STR00004##
i and j are independently 0, or an integer from 1 to 4; Y is O, S, CH.sub.2, or NH; R.sup.1 is independently C.sub.1-8 alkyl group; and, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are hydrogen, or independently C.sub.1-8 alkyl group.

A molding film is high in both windability during film production and also excellent in appearance quality and moldability. The molding film includes cyclic olefin based resin, has roughened regions in side edge parts of the molding film, is non-oriented, and satisfies (1) to (3): (1) one of the surfaces has a surface roughness SRa of 2 nm or more and 30 nm or less in the central region, which is defined as the region outside the roughened regions, whereas the other surface has a surface roughness SRa of 100 nm or more and 800 nm or less, (2) the ratio h/t where h represents the height (in m) of the roughened regions while t represents the thickness (in m) of the central region is 5/100 or more and 30/100 or less, and (3) the width of the roughened regions is 5 mm or more and 20 mm or less.

A resin material including a hydrogenated crystalline polar group-containing dicyclopentadiene ring-opening polymer and a hydrogenated crystalline non-polar dicyclopentadiene ring-opening polymer in a weight ratio (hydrogenated crystalline polar group-containing dicyclopentadiene ring-opening polymer:hydrogenated crystalline non-polar dicyclopentadiene ring-opening polymer) of 100:0 to 1:99, the hydrogenated crystalline polar group-containing dicyclopentadiene ring-opening polymer being obtained by melt-mixing a hydrogenated crystalline non-polar dicyclopentadiene ring-opening polymer, a radical initiator, and a polar group-containing compound that includes an ethylenically unsaturated bond, the resin material including a structural unit derived from the polar group-containing compound that includes an ethylenically unsaturated bond in a ratio of 0.05 to 3.0 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the hydrogenated crystalline polar group-containing dicyclopentadiene ring-opening polymer and the hydrogenated crystalline non-polar dicyclopentadiene ring-opening polymer in total; and a resin film including the resin material; and a laminate film including the resin film.

Provided herein are methods utilizing microfluidics for the oxygen-controlled generation of microparticles and hydrogels having controlled microparticle sizes and size distributions and products from provided methods. The included methods provide the generation of microparticles by polymerizing an aqueous solution dispersed in a non-aqueous continuous phase in an oxygen-controlled environment. The process allows for control of size of the size of the aqueous droplets and, thus, control of the size of the generated microparticles which may be used in biological applications.