Embodiments of the invention relate to an actinic-ray-curable resin composition which includes 100 parts by mass of a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate; 0.2-4 parts by mass of a compound having an alkoxysilyl group and a (meth)acryloyl group; 0.05-3 parts by mass of an organic titanium; and 5-100 parts by mass of fine particles having an average particle diameter of 1-300 nm. Embodiments of the invention also relate to a layered transparent resin product which includes a hardcoat layer and a layer of a transparent resin sheet in this order from the outermost layer side, wherein the hardcoat has been formed from a coating material including 100 parts by mass of a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate; 0.2-4 parts by mass of a compound having an alkoxysilyl group and a (meth)acryloyl group; 0.05-3 parts by mass of an organic titanium; and 5-100 parts by mass of fine particles having an average particle diameter of 1-300 nm.

This invention relates to a radiation curable aqueous coating composition comprising: from 1 to 99% by weight, relative to the total weight of (1) and (2), of at least one radiation curable aqueously dispersed polyester resin composition (1) comprising an emulsifier D and the reaction product AC of a hydroxy functional polyester resin A and an olefinically unsaturated compound C which can be radically polymerized and which is attached to the polyester resin backbone by an ester linkage or a urethane linkage, andfrom 1 to 99% by weight, relative to the total weight of (1) and (2), of at least one other olefinically unsaturated compound (2) selected from the group of: water-dispersible compounds (21); water-soluble compounds (22); and/or water-compatible compounds (23) that have a weight average molecular weight of at least 450 Dalton and are different from the reaction product AC.

This invention relates to a radiation curable aqueous coating composition comprising: from 1 to 99% by weight, relative to the total weight of (1) and (2), of at least one radiation curable aqueously dispersed polyester resin composition (1) comprising an emulsifier D and the reaction product AC of a hydroxy functional polyester resin A and an olefinically unsaturated compound C which can be radically polymerized and which is attached to the polyester resin backbone by an ester linkage or a urethane linkage, andfrom 1 to 99% by weight, relative to the total weight of (1) and (2), of at least one other olefinically unsaturated compound (2) selected from the group of: water-dispersible compounds (21); water-soluble compounds (22); and/or water-compatible compounds (23) that have a weight average molecular weight of at least 450 Dalton and are different from the reaction product AC.

This invention relates to a radiation curable aqueous coating composition comprising: from 1 to 99% by weight, relative to the total weight of (1) and (2), of at least one radiation curable aqueously dispersed polyester resin composition (1) comprising an emulsifier D and the reaction product AC of a hydroxy functional polyester resin A and an olefinically unsaturated compound C which can be radically polymerized and which is attached to the polyester resin backbone by an ester linkage or a urethane linkage, andfrom 1 to 99% by weight, relative to the total weight of (1) and (2), of at least one other olefinically unsaturated compound (2) selected from the group of: water-dispersible compounds (21); water-soluble compounds (22); and/or water-compatible compounds (23) that have a weight average molecular weight of at least 450 Dalton and are different from the reaction product AC.

The present disclosure relates to polymer coatings covalently attached to the surface of a substrate and the preparation of the polymer coatings, such as poly(N-(5-azidoacetamidylpentyl)acrylamide-co-acrylamide) (PAZAM), in the formation and manipulation of substrates, such as molecular arrays and flow cells. The present disclosure also relates to methods of preparing a substrate surface by using beads coated with a covalently attached polymer, such as PAZAM, and the method of determining a nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide attached to a substrate surface described herein.

The present disclosure relates to polymer coatings covalently attached to the surface of a substrate and the preparation of the polymer coatings, such as poly(N-(5-azidoacetamidylpentyl)acrylamide-co-acrylamide) (PAZAM), in the formation and manipulation of substrates, such as molecular arrays and flow cells. The present disclosure also relates to methods of preparing a substrate surface by using beads coated with a covalently attached polymer, such as PAZAM, and the method of determining a nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide attached to a substrate surface described herein.

Hollow particles having a shell including at least one layer, wherein the at least one layer contains a vinyl-based resin, and contains a phosphorus atom and/or a sulfur atom.

Improved agriculturally useful products are provided, including solid materials such as nitrogenous fertilizers (e.g., urea), together with a polycarboxylated polymer selected from the group consisting of a salts of copolymers containing individual quantities of maleic and itaconic moieties. The polymer composition also includes from about 10-60% by weight of an organic drying agent such as a lower alcohol which enhances the quick drying properties thereof. The compositions may also include an amount of boron, and bimodal vinylic polymer made up of quantities of high and low molecular weight (MW) vinylic polymers such as PVA.

Improved agriculturally useful products are provided, including solid materials such as nitrogenous fertilizers (e.g., urea), together with a polycarboxylated polymer selected from the group consisting of a salts of copolymers containing individual quantities of maleic and itaconic moieties. The polymer composition also includes from about 10-60% by weight of an organic drying agent such as a lower alcohol which enhances the quick drying properties thereof. The compositions may also include an amount of boron, and bimodal vinylic polymer made up of quantities of high and low molecular weight (MW) vinylic polymers such as PVA.

The present invention provides a polymerizable composition having low birefringence which contains at least two types of polymerizable compounds represented by Formula (I):
Q.sup.1-Sp.sup.1A-L.sub.mSp.sup.2-Q.sup.2(I) in the formula, A represents a phenylene or a trans-1,4-cyclohexylene, L represents OC(O), OC(O)O, and the like, m represents 3 to 12, Sp.sup.1 and Sp.sup.2 represent an alkylene of which CH.sub.2 may be substituted with O or the like, and the like, and Q.sup.1 and Q.sup.2 represent a polymerizable group, and the like, in which when a number obtained by dividing the number of trans-1,4-cyclohexylenes represented by A by m is set to mc, the polymerizable compounds include a polymerizable compound satisfying 0.5<mc<0.7 and a polymerizable compound satisfying 0.1<mc<0.3. A film such as a low birefringence phase difference film or a reflection film having high selectivity in a reflection wavelength range can be provided by using the polymerizable composition.