A resin composition in which both excellent elongation characteristics and a high softening point can be achieved is provided. The resin composition contains 15 to 175 parts by mass of a terpene phenol copolymer with respect to 100 parts by mass of a styrene-ethylene/butadiene-styrene block copolymer. It is preferable that the terpene phenol copolymer has a weight-average molecular weight of 300 to 1500. The styrene-ethylene/butadiene-styrene block copolymer may be hydrogenated. The styrene-ethylene/butadiene-styrene block copolymer may be modified using maleic acid.

Provided is a method of manufacturing a patterned substrate. The method may be applied to a process of manufacturing a device such as an electronic device or integrated circuit, or another use, for example, to manufacture an integrated optical system, a guidance and detection pattern of a magnetic domain memory, a flat panel display, a LCD, a thin film magnetic head or an organic light emitting diode, and used to construct a pattern on a surface to be used to manufacture a discrete tract medium such as an integrated circuit, a bit-patterned medium and/or a magnetic storage device such as a hard drive.

An organic film transistor containing a compound, which is composed of n repeating units represented by Formula (1-1), (1-2), or (101), in a semiconductor active layer is an organic film transistor using a compound that results in high carrier mobility when being used in the semiconductor active layer of the organic film transistor and exhibits high solubility in an organic solvent; ##STR00001## (Each of R.sup.1 R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent; each of Ar.sup.1 and Ar.sup.2 independently represents a heteroarylene group or an arylene group; V.sup.1 represents a divalent linking group; m represents an integer of 0 to 6; cy represents a naphthalene ring or an anthracene ring; each of R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent; each of Ar.sup.3 and Ar.sup.4 represents a heterocyclic aromatic ring or an aromatic ring; V.sup.2 represents a divalent linking group; p represents an integer of 0 to 6; n represents an integer of equal to or greater than 2; A is a divalent linking group represented by Formula (101); each of R.sup.A1 to R.sup.A6 represents a hydrogen atom, a substituent, or a direct bond with Ar.sup.101 or Ar.sup.102 in Formula (101); and among the groups represented by R.sup.A1 to R.sup.A6, two different groups are direct bonds with Ar.sup.101 and Ar.sup.102 in Formula (101) respectively.)

Embodiments of the invention relate to a novel class of polymers with superior mechanical properties and chemical stability, as compared to known polymers. These polymers are particularly well suited for use in anion exchange membranes (AEMs), including those employed in fuel cells. Novel methods for the manufacture of these polymers are also described.

Provided is a flame retardant thermoplastic resin composition having increased flame retardancy while also having improved moisture resistance. The flame retardant thermoplastic resin composition contains a thermoplastic resin and a bis(phosphine oxide) compound represented by the following formula (1). In formula (1), R.sup.1 is an optionally substituted alkylene group, an optionally substituted arylene group, or a divalent organic group represented by a formula: -Q.sup.1-Ar-Q.sup.2- (Ar is an optionally substituted arylene group and Q.sup.1 and Q.sup.2 are each, independently of each other, an optionally substituted alkylene group having a carbon number of not less than 1 and not more than 10), and R.sup.2 to R.sup.5 are each, independently of one another, an optionally substituted alkyl group, an optionally substituted aryl group, or an optionally substituted alkoxy group.

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An object to be achieved by the present invention is to provide an industrially useful adhesive sheet that can be used to bond various adherends and has excellent peel adhesion, excellent push strength, and excellent holding power under static load. The object of the present invention can be achieved by an adhesive sheet having, on one side or both side of a substrate, an adhesive layer (A) having a tensile strength of 6 N/cm.sup.2 or more as determined from a stress-strain curve (a so-called S-S curve) at a strain of 100%.

Provided are an anion exchange resin being capable of producing an electrolyte membrane, a binder for forming an electrode catalyst layer, and a battery electrode catalyst layer, which has excellent electrical properties (anion conductivity) and chemical properties (gas permeability and water uptake property), an electrolyte membrane and a binder for forming an electrode catalyst layer formed from the anion exchange resin, and a battery electrode catalyst layer formed from the binder for forming an electrode catalyst layer.

For example, used is an anion exchange resin in which a hydrophobic unit being composed of divalent hydrophobic groups including a bisphenol residue having an alicyclic structure, which are repeated via carbon-carbon bond, a hydrophobic unit being composed of hydrophobic groups of a plurality of aromatic rings bonded to each other via a divalent fluorine-containing hydrocarbon group, which are repeated via carbon-carbon bond, and a hydrophilic unit having a fluorene ring bonded to an anion exchange group-containing group are bonded via carbon-carbon bond.