A dual-cure method for forming a solid polymeric structure is provided. An end-capped, imide-terminated prepolymer is combined with at least one photopolymerisable olefinic monomer, at least one photoinitiator, and a diamine, to form a curable resin composition, which, in a first step, is irradiated under conditions effective to polymerize the at least one olefinic monomer, thus forming a scaffold composed of the prepolymer and the polyolefin with the diamine trapped therein. The irradiated composition is then thermally treated at a temperature effective to cause a transimidization reaction to occur between the prepolymer and the diamine, thereby releasing the end caps of the prepolymer and providing the solid polymeric structure. A curable resin composition comprising an end-capped, imide-terminated prepolymer, at least one photopolymerisable olefinic monomer, at least one photoinitiator, and a diamine, is also provided, as are related methods of use.

An object of the present invention is to provide a curable resin composition having a low viscosity and capable of obtaining a cured material having excellent compression set. The curable resin composition of the present invention contains the following components (A) to (C): component (A): an oligomer having one or more (meth)acryloyl groups and a polyisobutylene skeleton containing a —[CH2C(CH3)2]—unit, component (B): a monofunctional monomer having a (meth)acryloyloxy group and a saturated heterocycle with a 4 or more membered ring, component (C): a radical polymerization initiator.

Method of producing an image display device in which an image display member and light-transmitting cover member having principal surface portion and circumferential edge portion on which a light-shielding layer is formed with a step portion formed between the principal surface portion and the circumferential edge portion are laminated through light-transmitting resin layer formed from a liquid optical resin composition so a light-shielding layer formed surface of the light-transmitting cover member is arranged to face the image display member, when a resin dispenser is moved from one end of the light-shielding layer formed surface of the light-transmitting cover member toward the other end applying the liquid optical resin composition to the light-shielding layer formed surface of the light-transmitting cover member, the application amount of optical resin composition is changed on the principal surface portion of the light-shielding layer formed surface of the light-transmitting cover member and on the light-shielding layer.

Method of producing an image display device in which an image display member and light-transmitting cover member having principal surface portion and circumferential edge portion on which a light-shielding layer is formed with a step portion formed between the principal surface portion and the circumferential edge portion are laminated through light-transmitting resin layer formed from a liquid optical resin composition so a light-shielding layer formed surface of the light-transmitting cover member is arranged to face the image display member, when a resin dispenser is moved from one end of the light-shielding layer formed surface of the light-transmitting cover member toward the other end applying the liquid optical resin composition to the light-shielding layer formed surface of the light-transmitting cover member, the application amount of optical resin composition is changed on the principal surface portion of the light-shielding layer formed surface of the light-transmitting cover member and on the light-shielding layer.

A photocurable gasket resin composition for use in a hard disk drive contains an acryloyl-terminated polyisobutylene, a monofunctional alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer, a polyethylene powder, a phosphate ester, a polyfunctional secondary thiol, a thixotropy-imparting agent, and a photopolymerization initiator. The monofunctional alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer contains a chain skeleton alkyl (meth)acrylate of C8 to C18 and dicyclopentenyl acrylate. The thixotropy-imparting agent contains a compound (f1) derived from castor oil.

A photocurable gasket resin composition for use in a hard disk drive contains an acryloyl-terminated polyisobutylene, a monofunctional alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer, a polyethylene powder, a phosphate ester, a polyfunctional secondary thiol, a thixotropy-imparting agent, and a photopolymerization initiator. The monofunctional alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer contains a chain skeleton alkyl (meth)acrylate of C8 to C18 and dicyclopentenyl acrylate. The thixotropy-imparting agent contains a compound (f1) derived from castor oil.

A composition comprising vinyl-terminated polyethylene having an Mn from about 200 g/mol to about 10,000 g/mol; and a comb polyolefin having polyethylene arms attached to a random copolymer backbone, said backbone including units derived from an alpha-olefin having 3 or more carbon atoms, where the polyethylene arms have an Mn from about 200 g/mol to about 10,000 g/mol, and where the comb polyolefin has an Mp from about 7,500 to about 400,000 g/mol.

A composition comprising vinyl-terminated polyethylene having an Mn from about 200 g/mol to about 10,000 g/mol; and a comb polyolefin having polyethylene arms attached to a random copolymer backbone, said backbone including units derived from an alpha-olefin having 3 or more carbon atoms, where the polyethylene arms have an Mn from about 200 g/mol to about 10,000 g/mol, and where the comb polyolefin has an Mp from about 7,500 to about 400,000 g/mol.

A vinyl-based comb copolymer includes a polyisobutylene-based macromonomer unit and a vinyl-based monomer unit. A polyisobutylene-based macromonomer has at least 0.8 (meth)acryloyl groups represented by a specific formula at one end of a main chain per molecule, and is copolymerized with a vinyl-based monomer. A method for producing the vinyl-based comb copolymer includes copolymerizing the polyisobutylene-based macromonomer with the vinyl-based monomer. A viscosity index improver includes the comb copolymer. A lubricating oil composition includes the comb copolymer.

A vinyl-based comb copolymer includes a polyisobutylene-based macromonomer unit and a vinyl-based monomer unit. A polyisobutylene-based macromonomer has at least 0.8 (meth)acryloyl groups represented by a specific formula at one end of a main chain per molecule, and is copolymerized with a vinyl-based monomer. A method for producing the vinyl-based comb copolymer includes copolymerizing the polyisobutylene-based macromonomer with the vinyl-based monomer. A viscosity index improver includes the comb copolymer. A lubricating oil composition includes the comb copolymer.