Presented and described is a hydrocarbon resin obtainable by thermal polymerization of a cyclic diolefin component including a cyclic diolefin compound with an aromatic component including indene and/or C.sub.1-4-alkylindene, with the hydrocarbon resin having a polydispersity index (PDI) of 1 to less than 2.3. Further described is a production process for the hydrocarbon resin, wherein a monomer mixture which includes an aromatic component including indene and/or C.sub.1-4-alkylindene and a cyclic diolefin component including a cyclic diolefin compound is polymerized by heating to a polymerization temperature of at least 180° C. to give a product stream including hydrocarbon resin, and oligomers which include units originating from the cyclic diolefin compound and/or units originating from the aromatic component are separated from the product stream and returned to the monomer mixture. Lastly described are a hydrogenated hydrocarbon resin, a process for production thereof, and the use of the hydrocarbon resin and of the hydrogenated hydrocarbon resin.

Presented and described is a hydrocarbon resin obtainable by thermal polymerization of a cyclic diolefin component including a cyclic diolefin compound with an aromatic component including indene and/or C.sub.1-4-alkylindene, with the hydrocarbon resin having a polydispersity index (PDI) of 1 to less than 2.3. Further described is a production process for the hydrocarbon resin, wherein a monomer mixture which includes an aromatic component including indene and/or C.sub.1-4-alkylindene and a cyclic diolefin component including a cyclic diolefin compound is polymerized by heating to a polymerization temperature of at least 180° C. to give a product stream including hydrocarbon resin, and oligomers which include units originating from the cyclic diolefin compound and/or units originating from the aromatic component are separated from the product stream and returned to the monomer mixture. Lastly described are a hydrogenated hydrocarbon resin, a process for production thereof, and the use of the hydrocarbon resin and of the hydrogenated hydrocarbon resin.

A method and system of using a polyolefin-based, hot melt adhesive improves creep performance of elastic strands adhered to another substrate. Some deflection, greater than 1°, of the exit angle formed by a line normal to the axis of a neutrally-positioned applicator and the elastic strand extending from the applicator is introduced. Preferably, deflection of the entrance angle is also introduced and a head tilt angle is also provided. The use of deflection improves creep performance or allows for a reduced amount of adhesive to be used to achieve the same or similar creep performance. The elastic strands may be used to form a leg cuff in personal care products, such as diapers, and the substrate to which they are applied could be a polyethylene film or non-woven materials.

A method and system of using a polyolefin-based, hot melt adhesive improves creep performance of elastic strands adhered to another substrate. Some deflection, greater than 1°, of the exit angle formed by a line normal to the axis of a neutrally-positioned applicator and the elastic strand extending from the applicator is introduced. Preferably, deflection of the entrance angle is also introduced and a head tilt angle is also provided. The use of deflection improves creep performance or allows for a reduced amount of adhesive to be used to achieve the same or similar creep performance. The elastic strands may be used to form a leg cuff in personal care products, such as diapers, and the substrate to which they are applied could be a polyethylene film or non-woven materials.

An object of the present invention is to provide a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet for a touch panel which is excellent for the operability of a capacitance-type touch panel, which is able to suppress the occurrence of malfunctions in a capacitance-type touch panel in a wide range of temperature environments from low temperatures to high temperatures, and which is also excellent in pressure-sensitive adhesion. In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a laminate for a touch panel and a capacitance-type touch panel which include a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet for a touch panel. In the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet for a touch panel of the present invention, a relative dielectric constant obtained by impedance measurement at 1 MHz at 20° C. is 4.0 or more, a temperature dependency obtained from a temperature dependency evaluation test is 25% or less, and a 180 degree peel strength with respect to glass is 0.2 to 1.2 N/mm.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide an assembly method for manufacturing with which deformation caused by heating during joining is inhibited, peeling apart of the assembly is facilitated, protein adsorption is suppressed, and low haze is achieved. An assembly [3] includes one or more types of shaped products [1] that are joined via a joining layer [2] having a material constitution different from the shaped products; and a method for manufacturing the same. The joining layer [2] contains: 100 parts by weight of a cycloolefin resin [4]; and a softening agent [5]. The content of the softening agent [5] in the joining layer [2] is 6 parts by weight to 99 parts by weight of the softening agent [5] relative to 100 parts by weight of the cycloolefin resin [4]. The joining layer [2] has a haze of 1.0 or less.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide an assembly method for manufacturing with which deformation caused by heating during joining is inhibited, peeling apart of the assembly is facilitated, protein adsorption is suppressed, and low haze is achieved. An assembly [3] includes one or more types of shaped products [1] that are joined via a joining layer [2] having a material constitution different from the shaped products; and a method for manufacturing the same. The joining layer [2] contains: 100 parts by weight of a cycloolefin resin [4]; and a softening agent [5]. The content of the softening agent [5] in the joining layer [2] is 6 parts by weight to 99 parts by weight of the softening agent [5] relative to 100 parts by weight of the cycloolefin resin [4]. The joining layer [2] has a haze of 1.0 or less.

Provided are a pressure-sensitive adhesive film and a method of manufacturing an organic electronic device using the same. The pressure-sensitive adhesive film that may effectively block moisture or oxygen penetrated into an organic electronic device from an external environment, and exhibit reliability under harsh conditions such as high temperature and high humidity and excellent optical characteristics is provided.

Provided are a pressure-sensitive adhesive film and a method of manufacturing an organic electronic device using the same. The pressure-sensitive adhesive film that may effectively block moisture or oxygen penetrated into an organic electronic device from an external environment, and exhibit reliability under harsh conditions such as high temperature and high humidity and excellent optical characteristics is provided.

The invention discloses an adhesion agent composition comprising at least one C.sub.3-C.sub.200 olefin compound having at least one metathesis active double bond, wherein the olefin is substituted or unsubstituted; and at least one compatibilizing functionality for interacting with a substrate surface. The substrate surface can be any surface, for example, silicate glasses, silicate minerals, metals, metal alloys, ceramics, natural stones, plastics, carbon, silicon, and semiconductors. The invention also discloses articles of manufacture utilizing these adhesion agents as well as methods for adhering a polyolefin to a substrate surface.