The present invention is a method for producing a stretched film comprising stretching an unstretched film that is formed using a hydrogenated dicyclopentadiene ring-opening polymer at a temperature of 95 to 135 C. and a stretching ratio of 1.2 to 10, followed by heating at a temperature of 150 to 220 C. Since the thus-obtained stretched film has excellent transparency and low coefficient of linear expansion, the stretched film is suitable for not only use in optical applications but also use for electronic materials.

The optical film of the present invention is an optical film including a thermoplastic resin, in which the optical film has a moisture permeability of 70 g/m.sup.2/day or less (in terms of a film thickness of 40 m), and contains a moisture permeability-reducing compound having a molecular weight of 200 or more and satisfying Formula (1) described below. Formula (1) A/B0.9 (A represents a moisture permeability of an optical film in a case in which 10 mass % of the moisture permeability-reducing compound is added to the mass of the thermoplastic resin, and B represents a moisture permeability of an optical film in a case in which the thermoplastic resin is included and the moisture permeability-reducing compound is not added.)

A wavelength conversion member, for a backlight, is provided. The wavelength conversion member includes a stack of a plurality of resin layers, with at least one of the plurality of resin layers containing quantum dots. The plurality of resin layers is integrally molded through co-extrusion, and forms a three-layer structure comprising a middle layer containing the quantum dots and upper and lower layers that do not contain the quantum dots. The upper layer and the lower layer are respectively on an upper side and a lower side of the middle layer. The upper and lower layers each contain a light scattering agent. Each of the plurality of resin layers is directly joined together with a bonding layer at an interface between the middle layer and the upper layer and not at an interface between the middle layer and the lower layer.

A transparent conductive film having a transparent resin film containing a cyclic olefin resin and a conductive layer and having a thermal dimensional change rate in hot water at 100 C. for 60 seconds of from 0.01 to 0.2%, shows excellent adhesion between the transparent resin film and the conductive layer.

The present invention provides a manufacturing method of a syringe barrel capable of securing smoothness of a nozzle tip and productivity. A manufacturing method of a syringe barrel that is injection-molded from a nozzle tip comprises cutting a remaining gate at a nozzle part using an ultrasonic cutting apparatus having a mechanism for suppressing abnormal vibrations.

Methods for obtaining a profile for a batch, or lot, of a precursor material and using the profile while processing the precursor material to form a polymer are disclosed. In such a method, a process profile that corresponds to the characteristics of a particular precursor material (e.g., the batch, etc.) may be generated. That process profile may then be used to cause a material processing system to process the precursor material in a manner that accounts for differences between that precursor material and a standard precursor material, while providing a polymer and, optionally, a film of standard quality. Apparatuses and systems that are configured to obtain profile data for a batch of precursor material, generate or modify a process profile based on the profile data and use the process profile to form a polymer are also disclosed.

An optical layered body including: a substrate layer and a first surface layer, wherein the substrate layer contains a crystallizable polymer containing an alicyclic structure, and the first surface layer contains an amorphous polymer.

Various embodiments relate to plastic-metal junctions and methods of making the same via laser-assisted joining. The present invention provides a method of forming a junction between a metal form and a solid plastic. The method can include laser treating a surface of a metal form to generate a feature (e.g., a plurality of at least one of pores and grooves) in the surface of the metal, wherein the laser has an angle of incidence with the surface of the metal of other than 0 degrees. The method can include contacting the metal surface including the feature with a flowable resin composition. The method can include curing the flowable resin composition to form the solid plastic, to provide the junction between the metal form and the solid plastic.

Various embodiments relate to plastic-metal junctions and methods of making the same via laser-assisted joining. The present invention provides a method of forming a junction between a metal form and a solid plastic. The method can include laser treating a surface of a metal form to generate a feature (e.g., a plurality of at least one of pores and grooves) in the surface of the metal, wherein the laser has an angle of incidence with the surface of the metal of other than 0 degrees. The method can include contacting the metal surface including the feature with a flowable resin composition. The method can include curing the flowable resin composition to form the solid plastic, to provide the junction between the metal form and the solid plastic.

Cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) and cyclic olefin polymer (COP) are useful as support material for 3D printing of high temperature polymers, such as polyimides.