Gel compositions have a tunable hardness controlled by exposure to an external stimulus. Further disclosed herein are methods for making such gel compositions and devices that use such gel compositions. In one aspect, the gel compositions can be used to prepare physical 3-D replicas of the topography of a target surface.

The present invention relates to a resin composition for forming an optical film, an optical film, and a polarizing plate, in which the resin composition for forming an optical film improves adhesion between an antiglare layer and a light-transmitting substrate film and enables the antiglare layer and the optical film to exhibit excellent optical properties such as appropriate haze, low gloss value, and excellent antiglare properties. The composition for forming an optical film is a resin composition for forming an optical film for forming an infiltration layer and an antiglare layer having surface irregularities on a light-transmitting substrate film, and comprises: a binder-forming compound including a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate-based compound having three or more functionalities, and a permeable compound having a hydrophilic functional group and a photo-curable functional group; two or more light-transmitting fine particles having a sub-micron (sub-μm) scale; and a permeable solvent capable of dissolving at least a part of the light-transmitting substrate film, wherein the binder-forming compound and the permeable solvent have a weight ratio of 1:0.04 or more.

The present invention relates to a resin composition for forming an optical film, an optical film, and a polarizing plate, in which the resin composition for forming an optical film improves adhesion between an antiglare layer and a light-transmitting substrate film and enables the antiglare layer and the optical film to exhibit excellent optical properties such as appropriate haze, low gloss value, and excellent antiglare properties. The composition for forming an optical film is a resin composition for forming an optical film for forming an infiltration layer and an antiglare layer having surface irregularities on a light-transmitting substrate film, and comprises: a binder-forming compound including a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate-based compound having three or more functionalities, and a permeable compound having a hydrophilic functional group and a photo-curable functional group; two or more light-transmitting fine particles having a sub-micron (sub-μm) scale; and a permeable solvent capable of dissolving at least a part of the light-transmitting substrate film, wherein the binder-forming compound and the permeable solvent have a weight ratio of 1:0.04 or more.

The invention relates to a composition that is liquid at room temperature, can be fixed by radiation and cured by heat, comprising the following components: (A) an at least bifunctional epoxy-containing compound; (B) an at least bifunctional thiol; (C) a radiation-curable compound; (D) a photoinitiator; (E) a stabilizer blend that contains at least one sulfonyl isocyanate and at least one acid; and (F) a nitrogen compound as an accelerator. The compositions are processable at room temperature over a period of at least 24 h and can be completely cured even at low temperatures.

The invention relates to a composition that is liquid at room temperature, can be fixed by radiation and cured by heat, comprising the following components: (A) an at least bifunctional epoxy-containing compound; (B) an at least bifunctional thiol; (C) a radiation-curable compound; (D) a photoinitiator; (E) a stabilizer blend that contains at least one sulfonyl isocyanate and at least one acid; and (F) a nitrogen compound as an accelerator. The compositions are processable at room temperature over a period of at least 24 h and can be completely cured even at low temperatures.

The present invention relates to a homogeneous liquid/fluid combination of photoinitiators with improved formulability, reactivity and surface curing performances, more particularly to novel combinations of acylphosphine oxides and ketocoumarins, optionally further combined with at least one co-initiator.

The present invention relates to a homogeneous liquid/fluid combination of photoinitiators with improved formulability, reactivity and surface curing performances, more particularly to novel combinations of acylphosphine oxides and ketocoumarins, optionally further combined with at least one co-initiator.

Reactive adhesive film for bonding various materials, including plastic to metal, the adhesive film comprising (a) a polymeric film-forming matrix, (b) at least one epoxide-functionalized (meth)acrylate or vinyl monomer and (c) a reagent selected from an initiator, in particular a free-radical initiator, or an activator. Further disclosed are reactive adhesive film systems comprising two reactive adhesive films. Methods for producing reactive adhesive films, and methods are also disclosed.

Reactive adhesive film for bonding various materials, including plastic to metal, the adhesive film comprising (a) a polymeric film-forming matrix, (b) at least one epoxide-functionalized (meth)acrylate or vinyl monomer and (c) a reagent selected from an initiator, in particular a free-radical initiator, or an activator. Further disclosed are reactive adhesive film systems comprising two reactive adhesive films. Methods for producing reactive adhesive films, and methods are also disclosed.

To provide microwell films for bioassay suitable for a “unimolecular enzyme assay” method and methods of manufacturing the films, a microwell film for bioassay is comprised of at least a substrate (11), and a resin layer (12) having microwells on its surface provided on one main surface of the substrate (11), where in the substrate (11) and the resin forming the resin layer (12), an absorption coefficient at each of wavelengths of 350 nm to 800 nm is 0.01 μm.sup.−1 or less.