A polyimide precursor solution, includes: a polyimide precursor; resin particles having a volume average particle diameter of 5 nm or more and 100 nm or less, and having a volume particle size distribution wherein a ratio of a volume frequency of resin particles having a particle diameter of 150 nm or more to a volume frequency of all of the resin particles in the polyimide precursor solution is 5% or less; and an aqueous solvent containing water.

A cellulose ester composition is provided comprising at least one cellulose ester and at least one impact modifier and optionally at least one plasticizer. Processes for producing the cellulose ester compositions as well as articles made using these compositions, such as eyeglass frames, automotive parts, and toys are also provided.

The invention relates to a non-cross-linked copolymer foam with polyamide blocks and polyether blocks, wherein: the polyamide blocks of the copolymer have an average molar mass of from 200 to 1,500 g/mol; the polyether blocks of the copolymer have an average molar mass of from 800 to 2,500 g/mol; and the weight ratio of the polyamide blocks to the polyether blocks of the copolymer is from 0.1 to 0.9. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing said foam and items manufactured from said foam.

The present invention relates to a biaxially oriented formable polyester film having A/B/A layer structure and the process of preparing the same. The biaxially oriented formable polyester films exhibit improved Dart impact, elongation and formability comparable to nylon film which are used for thermoforming and cold forming applications.

To provide a release film not to contaminate a mold or a molded article. The present invention provides a release film comprising, an oligomer bleeding prevention layer formed of an acrylic resin or a siloxane resin and laminated on a first face of a base layer that is formed of a polyethylene terephthalate resin; a surface layer formed of a fluororesin and laminated on the oligomer bleeding prevention layer; and a surface layer formed of a fluororesin and laminated on a second face of the base layer, or an oligomer bleeding prevention layer formed of an acrylic resin or a siloxane resin and laminated on a second face of the base layer, and a surface layer formed of a fluororesin and laminated on the oligomer bleeding prevention layer that is laminated on the second face.

A multilayer sheet including a transparent film with a total light transmittance of 85% or more in accordance with ISO 13468, a coating layer disposed on a first surface of the transparent film, and an elastic film disposed below a second surface of the transparent film is disclosed. The Martens hardness HM measured on a surface of the coating layer is 180 N/mm.sup.2 or more.

The optical film according to the present invention has a feature that it has excellent property of blocking UV light and exhibits high slip property and thus enables self-winding even while using an acrylic resin not containing monomers having a ring structure.

A hard coat-equipped polyimide film has a hard coat layer (2) on a principal surface of a transparent polyimide film (1). A hard coat composition for polyimide film contains a siloxane compound having an alicyclic epoxy group. The hard coat composition may contain fine particles. The hard coat-equipped polyimide fin is obtained by coating the hard coat composition on a principal surface of a transparent polyimide film and curing the hard coat composition by applying an active energy ray.

The present invention provides a polymer substrate with a hardcoat layer exhibiting excellent environmental resistance and wear resistance. A polymer substrate (60) is 1-20 mm thick and a hardcoat layer (70, 80) on the surface thereof comprises: an underlayer cured layer (70) with a thickness of 1-20 μm, and including 10-90 parts by weight of a multifunctional acrylate, and 90-10 parts by weight of inorganic oxide fine particles and/or a silicon compound hydrolytic condensate; and a silicon oxide layer (80) which is in direct contract with the underlayer cured layer, is formed by PE-CVD with an organosilicon compound as the starter material, and satisfies all of the following conditions (a)-(c): (a) the film thickness of the silicon oxide layer is 3.5-9.0 μm; (b) the maximum indentation depth of the surface of the silicon oxide layer by nanoindentation measurement at a maximum load of 1 mN is 150 nm or less; and (c) the limit compression ratio K of the silicon oxide layer is at most 0.975 in a 3-point bending test of the polymer substrate with a hardcoat layer having been subjected to indentation deformation that causes the surface on which the silicon oxide layer is layered to be indented.

The invention relates to a non-cross-linked copolymer foam with polyamide blocks and polyether blocks, wherein: the polyamide blocks of the copolymer have an average molar mass of from 200 to 1,500 g/mol; the polyether blocks of the copolymer have an average molar mass of from 800 to 2,500 g/mol; and the weight ratio of the polyamide blocks to the polyether blocks of the copolymer is from 0.1 to 0.9. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing said foam and items manufactured from said foam.