Methods and systems of the invention, for achieving a liquid-applicable, aqueous-based coating composition that forms a water-impermeable, vapor permeable barrier coating when applied onto a construction surface and allowed to dry, involve mixing together separate first and second components, wherein the first component comprises an acrylic emulsion, flame retardant, clay, and optionally at least one additive selected from thickeners (e.g., cellulosic), fillers, and other conventional additives; and wherein the second component comprises a freezing point depressing agent with a specific type of thickener selected from the group of associative thickeners, alkali soluble emulsion thickeners, or mixture thereof, to obtain the liquid-applicable coating. The present invention achieves low temperature film formation without reliance upon calcium nitrite, calcium nitrate, or sodium chloride type of freezing point depressing salts. The coating can be applied at low (e.g., sub-freezing) temperatures onto a construction surface such as wood, fiberboard, gypsum, cement, concrete, and other building substrates to achieve an effective barrier membrane.

A resin composition and a use thereof are provided. The resin composition includes, in parts by weight, 100 parts of an alkali-soluble resin, 5-30 parts of acrylate monomers, 0.1-10 parts of photoinitiator, 10-30 parts of a first epoxy resin and 0-15 parts of a second epoxy resin. The first epoxy resin is a low-dielectric epoxy resin with a dielectric constant of <3.5 and the second epoxy resin is different from the first epoxy resin. With the addition of the low epoxy resin with the dielectric constant of >3.5, and by adjusting the ratio of the components, the resin composition significantly reduces the dielectric constant and dielectric loss, the dielectric constant is reduced to 3.0 or less, and the dielectric loss is reduced to 0.008 or less.

The present invention provides a laminated film comprising a polyester film having a resin layer on at least one side thereof, wherein said resin layer contains at least metal oxide particles (A) having a number average particle diameter of 3 nm or more and 50 nm or less, and an acrylic resin (B), and a component (C.sub.1) derived from an oxazoline-based compound and/or a component (C.sub.2) derived from a melamine-based compound, and wherein said acrylic resin (B) contains a monomer unit (b.sub.1), a monomer unit (b.sub.2) and a monomer unit (b.sub.3). The present invention provides a laminated film which is excellent in transparency, suppression of interference pattern upon lamination of a high refractive index hard coat layer, adhesive property to a high refractive index hard coat layer, and adhesion under high temperature and high humidity conditions (adhesion under high temperature and high humidity conditions), at a low cost.

A halogen-free, non-intumescent, fire retardant coating composition is provided, said coating composition comprising (a) a (meth)acrylate polymer, wherein the glass transition temperature Tg of the (meth)acrylate polymer is at least 45° C., measured with MDSC at 5° C./min as described in the description, (b) a polyurethane, wherein the polyurethane is based on a polycarbonate polyol, and (c) ammonium polyphosphate (APP). The coating composition has a long storage stability and results in coatings with good fire retardant properties, mechanical strength and chemical and stain resistance. The coating composition contains only halogen-free fire retardants for environmental safety and toxicity reduction. The coating composition can be used for various substrates including plastic, composite, and metal substrates, and is especially suitable for cabin coatings.

An aqueous non-foamed functional composition formulation is disposed on a foamed opacifying layer in light-blocking, foamed opacifying elements. This non-foamed functional composition formulation has 0.5-15% solids and essential (i) and (iv) components and optional (ii), (v), (vi), and (vii) components. The components (i) untreated synthetic silica (fumed silica or precipitated silica) at 0.5-10 weight %; and a (iv) water-soluble or water-dispersible organic polymeric binder having a glass transition temperature (T.sub.g) below 25° C. The weight ratio of the (i) untreated synthetic silica to the (iv) water-soluble or water-dispersible organic polymeric binder is 10:1 to 1:1. The optional components include: a (ii) solid or non-solid lubricant; a (v) crosslinking agent; a (vi) thickener; and a (vii) coating aid. Glass particles can also be present. The presence of the (i) untreated synthetic silica provides improved brightness, e.g. an L* value of at least 80, and uniform coatings in the resulting, foamed opacifying element.

An object of the present invention is to provide a curable composition comprising a fluorescent particle containing a perovskite compound, wherein the curable composition exhibits a good quantum yield by itself; a film formed by curing the curable composition; and a laminated body and a display apparatus comprising the film. Provided are a curable composition comprising a fluorescent particle (A) containing a perovskite compound, a photopolymerizable compound (B), and a photopolymerization initiator (C), wherein the photopolymerizable compound (B) includes a (meth)acrylic compound having a log P value of 0.2 or more and 8.2 or less; a film formed by curing the curable composition; and a laminated body and a display apparatus comprising the film.

Provided are: a surface treatment liquid with which it is possible to conduct a surface treatment of an object to be treated, so that water, upon contact with the treated surface, rapidly spreads on and wets the surface; a surface treatment method for treating an object using the surface treatment liquid; and a method for producing a roll-shaped sheet which has been surface-treated by the surface treatment method. The surface treatment liquid comprises a polymer (A) and a solvent (S), wherein the polymer (A) comprises a constituent unit (a1) which is derived from a monomer having a log P value of 0.5 or less and which has a hydrophilic group and a constituent unit (a2) derived from a monomer that gives a homopolymer having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 120° C. or higher, and the polymer (A) has a weight-average molecular weight of 500-20,000.

A white photosensitive resin composition, a white spacer, a light conversion layer, and a light-emitting device are provided. The white photosensitive resin composition includes a polymerizable compound (A), an alkali-soluble resin (B), a photopolymerization initiator (C), a solvent (D), and a white pigment (E). The polymerizable compound (A) includes an ethylenically-unsaturated monomer (A-1) represented by formula (I-1) and a thiol compound (A-2) having two or more thiol groups in one molecule, wherein based on 100 mass % of the polymerizable compound (A), a total content of the ethylenically-unsaturated monomer (A-1) and the thiol compound (A-2) is 10 mass % to 98 mass %.

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An object of the present invention is to provide a macromolecular material that exhibits excellent elongation. The first macromolecular material of the present invention contains the first polymer containing the first structural unit and the second polymer containing the second structural unit. The first structural unit has a guest group in its side chain, and the second structural unit has a host group in its side chain. At least one of the first and the second polymers contains at least one fluorine group. The second macromolecular material of the present invention contains the first structural unit having a guest group in its side chain, the second structural unit having a host group in its side chain, and the third structural unit other than the first and second structural units. At least one of the first, the second, and the third structural units contains at least one fluorine group.

An aqueous functional composition formulation is used to provide a top layer or pattern in light-blocking opacifying elements. This functional composition formulation has 0.5-15% solids and the essential (i) and (iv) components and any optional (ii), (v), (vi), and (vii) components. The essential components are (i) fumed silica particles at 0.5-10 weight %; and a (iv) water-soluble or water-dispersible organic polymeric binder having a glass transition temperature (T.sub.g) below 25° C. The weight ratio of the (i) fumed silica particles to the (iv) water-soluble or water-dispersible organic polymeric binder is 10:1 to 1:5. The optional components include: a (ii) solid or non-solid lubricant; a (v) crosslinking agent; a (vi) thickener; and a (vii) coating aid. Glass particles can also be present. The presence of the (i) fumed silica provides improved brightness, e.g. an L* value of at least 80, and uniform coatings in the opacifying element.