A hydrogel 1 having a laminate structure of layer A 10 and layer B 20, wherein layer A 10 contains a monomer-derived component, water, a humectant, a water-insoluble polymer having tackiness and an amphiphilic polymer, the water-insoluble polymer is contained in a proportion of 3 to 20 wt % based on a total amount of layer A, and the amphiphilic polymer is a polyvinyl alcohol having a saponification degree of 50 to 75% and is contained in a proportion of 0.05 to 5 wt % based on the total amount of layer A; layer B 20 contains a monomer-derived component, water and a humectant and is substantially free of a water-insoluble polymer having tackiness and a polyvinyl alcohol; and an amount of the water based on a total amount of layer B is the amount of water based on the total amount of layer A±10 wt %.

The present application provides a film containing: a compound (A) containing at least one selected from the group consisting of a maleimide compound and a citraconimide compound; an organic peroxide (B) containing at least one selected from the group consisting of organic peroxides represented by specific formulae; and an imidazole compound (C) represented by a specific formula.

An optical polymer material includes an alternating copolymer made of a monomer of a styrene derivative and a monomer of a maleimide derivative, and has a nonlinear property in which the photoelastic coefficient of the optical polymer material decreases to a predetermined value with increase in composition ratio of the styrene derivative, and rises above the predetermined value with further increase in composition ratio of the styrene derivative. A composition ratio of the styrene derivative is within a predetermined range. An absolute value of the photoelastic coefficient is equal to or smaller than a first absolute value within the predetermined range of the composition ratio, and an absolute value of the intrinsic birefringence is equal to or smaller than a second absolute value of the optical polymer material within the predetermined range of the composition ratio.

A resin composition suitable for an optical compensation film, an optical compensation film using the same, which is excellent in the retardation characteristics and wavelength dispersion characteristics, and a production method of an optical compensation film. A resin composition containing, as resin components, from 30 to 99 wt % of a cellulose-based resin represented by the following formula (1) and from 1 to 70 wt % of a cinnamic acid ester copolymer:

##STR00001## where each of R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 independently represents hydrogen or a substituent having a carbon number of 1 to 12.

A resin composition comprises a prepolymer of crosslinking agent and benzoxazine resin and a maleimide resin. The resin composition may be used to make various articles, such as a prepreg, a resin film, a resin-coated copper, a laminate or a printed circuit board, and achieves improvements in at least one, more or all of the properties including laminate reflow shrinkage, T288 thermal resistance, ten-layer board T300 thermal resistance, dissipation factor, copper foil peeling strength, and resin filling property in open area.

A resin composition is provided. The resin composition comprises the following components: (A) epoxy resin; (B) a cross-linking agent; (C) bismaleimide resin (BMI) represented by the following formula (I): ##STR00001## wherein R.sub.1 is an organic group; and (D) a resin represented by the following formula (II): ##STR00002## wherein n is an integer of 1 to 10.

A resin composition comprises a prepolymer of crosslinking agent and benzoxazine resin and a maleimide resin. The resin composition may be used to make various articles, such as a prepreg, a resin film, a resin-coated copper, a laminate or a printed circuit board, and achieves improvements in at least one, more or all of the properties including laminate reflow shrinkage, T288 thermal resistance, ten-layer board T300 thermal resistance, dissipation factor, copper foil peeling strength, and resin filling property in open area.

The invention relates to a composition comprising carbon fibers and an additive agent having a molecular weight of at least 200 g/mol and comprising at least one functional group (A) which is an ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable group, and at least one functional group (B) comprising at least one group selected from secondary amine, tertiary amine, salt of secondary or tertiary amine, and quaternary ammonium, and wherein groups (A) and groups (B) are connected via covalent bonds, and wherein the covalent bonds include at least one ester group.

This disclosure describes polymerization processes and processes for quenching polymerization reactions using reactive particulates, such as high molecular weight functionalized olefin copolymers, as quenching agents, typically in solution or bulk polymerization processes.

In the present technology, a thermally expandable microcapsule complex is blended in a rubber component, the thermally expandable microcapsule complex being obtained by preparing an aqueous solution of a water-soluble polymer having a concentration of 1 to 30 mass %, adding from 5 to 60 parts by mass of cellulose fibers to 100 parts by mass of the aqueous solution to prepare a liquid dispersion (1), adding from 10 to 200 parts by mass of thermally expandable microcapsules to the liquid dispersion (1) to prepare a liquid dispersion 2), and evaporating the moisture content of the liquid dispersion (2).