A laminate includes a paper substrate, an anchor coat layer disposed at a one-surface side of the paper substrate, and a barrier coat layer disposed at a one-surface side of the anchor coat layer. The paper substrate has a density of 0.72 g/cm.sup.3 or more. The barrier coat layer contains a gas barrier polyurethane resin.

There is provided a heat-conductive flexible sheet that is formed of a non-silicone material and excellent in flexibility as well as durability such as heat-aging resistance, hydrothermal resistance, and thermal shock resistance, and a heat dissipation structure using the same, as well as a resin composition that exhibits excellent handleability in the kneading step in producing a heat-conductive sheet and can be suitably used as a binder material for a heat-conductive flexible sheet. A resin composition comprising a blocked urethane prepolymer, a predetermined epoxy compound, and a curing catalyst, the blocked urethane prepolymer being a reaction product of an aliphatic diisocyanate compound and a hydrogenated polybutadiene polyol having a hydroxy group at each of both ends, wherein the reaction product has at an end thereof an isocyanate group blocked with an aromatic hydroxy compound; a heat-conductive flexible sheet formed of a cured product of a mixed composition comprising the same and a heat-conductive inorganic filler; and a heat dissipation structure using the same.

Disclosed are biodegradable core-shell microcapsule compositions composed of microcapsules having a wall formed by self-condensation of an isocyanate in the presence of a denatured pea protein as dispersant. Also disclosed are consumer products containing such a core-shell microcapsule composition and methods for producing core-shell microcapsule compositions.

A two-component adhesive composition is disclosed. The adhesive composition comprises an isocyanate component comprising an isocyanate-terminated prepolymer that is the reaction product of a polyisocyanate and an isocyanate reactive component having an average molecular weight less than 1,500. The NCO content of the isocyanate component without solvent is between 9 and 18%. The composition further comprises a polyol component comprising a polyester polyol having a molecular weight greater than 1,500 that is the reaction product of a polyhydric alcohol and a polybasic acid. The composition still further comprises an adhesion promoter. The average functionality of the adhesive composition is from 2 to 2.4. The adhesive composition provides for improved performance and processability at a solid content greater than 45 wt %. A methods of forming the adhesive composition is also disclosed. A laminate formed by this method is also disclosed.

Provided is an optical PSA composition that can be easily peeled using an aqueous liquid such as water and has sufficient adhesive strength. An optical PSA composition comprising an acrylic polymer is provided. The PSA composition comprises at least one species of compound A selected among surfactants and compounds having polyoxyalkylene backbones. The monomers forming the acrylic polymer comprises less than 20 wt % alkoxyalkyl (meth)acrylate and less than 20 wt % alkoxypolyalkylene glycol (meth)acrylate. Alternatively, the compound A content is less than 1 part by weight to 100 parts by weight of the acrylic polymer.

An adhesive tape including an adhesive layer is provided. The adhesive layer has a biobased content of 50% or more by mass. The adhesive layer contains a reaction product of a urethane resin (A) and a cross-linking agent (B). The urethane resin (A) contains at least a structural unit derived from a biobased polyether polyol and a structural unit derived from an aromatic polyisocyanate. The adhesive layer has a gel fraction of 10% or more by mass and 80% or less by mass and a stress of less than 50 N/cm.sup.2 at 100% strain in a stress-strain curve.

A coating composition includes a polyisocyanate component and a polyol component. The polyisocyanate component includes an aromatic ring-containing isocyanate. The polyol component includes an acrylic polyol. The acrylic polyol is a polymer of a monomer composition containing a hydroxyl group-containing polymerizable monomer and a carboxyl group-containing polymerizable monomer and containing no (meth)acrylonitrile.

Provided is a latent curing agent, including: porous particles supporting an aluminum chelate compound; and a coating film over surfaces of the porous particles, the coating film containing an aluminum chelate compound and a polymer that contains at least one of a urea bond and an urethane bond, wherein a content of an active aluminum chelate compound is 20% by mass or greater.

Provided is a PSA sheet having a PSA layer. The PSA layer has a multilayer structure comprising a layer A forming one face of the PSA layer and a layer B placed on the backside of the layer A. The layer B is a photo-crosslinkable PSA layer comprising a photo-crosslinkable polymer.

Provided are a pressure-sensitive adhesive for a nonaqueous battery, which is excellent in adhesive property in a nonaqueous electrolytic solution, is reduced in stickiness, and can be prevented from protruding from an end surface of a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape when applied to the pressure-sensitive adhesive tape, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape including the pressure-sensitive adhesive. The pressure-sensitive adhesive for a nonaqueous battery of the present invention is a pressure-sensitive adhesive configured to express an adhesive property by being pressure-bonded, including: an acrylic polymer having an acid functional group; and a crystalline resin having a melting point of 25° C. or more. In one embodiment, the pressure-sensitive adhesive for a nonaqueous battery is configured to express the adhesive property by being warmed.