Disclosed therein are a photoalignment polyimide copolymer making it easier to form a liquid crystal alignment layer with excellences in alignment properties, thermal and structural stabilities, and adhesiveness to a substrate, and a liquid crystal alignment layer using the same. The photoalignment polyimide copolymer includes all the three types of repeating units each having a defined structure.

A resistor grid system includes a resistor strip including multiple pins. The resistor grid system also includes an insulation board coupled to the resistor strip through the multiple pins and configured to provide a structural support. The insulation board is made of a composite material. The composite material includes a nitrogen-containing aromatic thermosetting polymeric resin and a filler.

A resistor grid system includes a resistor strip including multiple pins. The resistor grid system also includes an insulation board coupled to the resistor strip through the multiple pins and configured to provide a structural support. The insulation board is made of a composite material. The composite material includes a nitrogen-containing aromatic thermosetting polymeric resin and a filler.

An anode composite material includes an anode active material and a polymer composited with the anode active material. The polymer is obtained by polymerizing a maleimide type monomer with an organic diamine type compound. The maleimide type monomer is a maleimide monomer, a bismaleimide monomer, a multimaleimide monomer, a maleimide type derivative monomer, or combinations thereof. A method for forming the anode composite material and a lithium ion battery are also disclosed.

Provided is a resin composition that has a low viscosity before curing, and is capable of being turned into a cured product having superior dielectric properties (low relative permittivity and low dielectric tangent), a low elastic modulus and also an excellent heat resistance. The resin composition is a heat-curable citraconimide resin composition containing:

(A) a citraconimide compound having a saturated or unsaturated divalent hydrocarbon group(s) having 6 to 100 carbon atoms;

(B) an epoxy resin having at least two epoxy groups in one molecule; and

(C) a reaction promoter,

wherein a mass ratio between the components (A) and (B) is (A):(B)=99:1 to 1:99.

Provided is a maleimide resin film highly filled with inorganic particles and having a superior adhesion force. The maleimide resin film contains: (a) a maleimide represented by the following formula (1):

##STR00001## wherein A independently represents a tetravalent organic group having a cyclic structure(s); B independently represents an alkylene group that has not less than 6 carbon atoms and at least one aliphatic ring having not less than 5 carbon atoms, and may contain a hetero atom; Q independently represents an arylene group that has not less than 6 carbon atoms, and may contain a hetero atom; W represents a group represented by B or Q; n represents a number of 0 to 100, m represents a number of 0 to 100, provided that at least one of n or m is a positive number; (b) a (meth)acrylate; (c) inorganic particles; and (d) a curing catalyst.

Provided is a maleimide resin film highly filled with inorganic particles and having a superior adhesion force. The maleimide resin film contains: (a) a maleimide represented by the following formula (1):

##STR00001## wherein A independently represents a tetravalent organic group having a cyclic structure(s); B independently represents an alkylene group that has not less than 6 carbon atoms and at least one aliphatic ring having not less than 5 carbon atoms, and may contain a hetero atom; Q independently represents an arylene group that has not less than 6 carbon atoms, and may contain a hetero atom; W represents a group represented by B or Q; n represents a number of 0 to 100, m represents a number of 0 to 100, provided that at least one of n or m is a positive number; (b) a (meth)acrylate; (c) inorganic particles; and (d) a curing catalyst.

The present invention provides a resin composition with which a laminate, a printed wiring board, and the like that not only have high thermal conductivity but have good moldability with the occurrence of cracks and voids suppressed can be implemented simply and with good reproducibility, and a prepreg, a laminate, a metal foil-clad laminate, and the like using the same. The resin composition of the present invention is a resin composition comprising at least a cyanate ester compound (A), an epoxy resin (B), a first inorganic filler (C), and a second filler (D), wherein an average particle diameter ratio of the first inorganic filler (C) to the second inorganic filler (D) is in the range of 1:0.02 to 1:0.2.

The present invention provides a resin composition with which a laminate, a printed wiring board, and the like that not only have high thermal conductivity but have good moldability with the occurrence of cracks and voids suppressed can be implemented simply and with good reproducibility, and a prepreg, a laminate, a metal foil-clad laminate, and the like using the same. The resin composition of the present invention is a resin composition comprising at least a cyanate ester compound (A), an epoxy resin (B), a first inorganic filler (C), and a second filler (D), wherein an average particle diameter ratio of the first inorganic filler (C) to the second inorganic filler (D) is in the range of 1:0.02 to 1:0.2.

A method for making a cathode composite material is disclosed. In the method, a maleimide-based material is provided. The maleimide-based material is a maleimide monomer, a maleimide polymer formed from the maleimide monomer, or combinations thereof. The maleimide-based material, an inorganic electrical conductive carbonaceous material, and a cathode active material are mixed to form a mixture. The mixture is heated to a temperature of about 200° C. to about 280° C. in a protective gas to obtain the cathode composite material. A cathode composite material and a lithium ion battery are also disclosed.