A method for manufacturing decorative surfaces including the steps of inkjet printing an image on a first thermoplastic foil by jetting and curing one or more pigmented free radical curable inkjet inks on the first thermoplastic foil: applying and curing a free radical curable liquid as an adhesive layer on the inkjet printed image: and heat pressing the first thermoplastic foil with a second thermoplastic foil into a decorative laminate: wherein at least one of the first and second thermoplastic foils is a transparent thermoplastic foil: wherein the one or more pigmented free radical curable inkjet inks include a colour pigment and a polymerizable composition containing 10 to 90 wt % of one or more monofunctional polymerizable compounds: and wherein the free radical curable liquid includes a polymerizable composition contains 15 wt % or more of polyfunctional polymerizable compounds and 15 wt % or more of a specific monofunctional polymerizable compound.

The decorative sheet for three-dimensional molding includes a thin metal film layer, a surface protection layer, and a base film, at least the thin metal film layer and the surface protection layer being disposed on the base film in this order, in which the surface protection layer consists of a cured material of an ionizing radiation curable resin composition containing a polycarbonate(meth)acrylate and/or an acrylic silicone (meth)acrylate. The decorative sheet for three-dimensional molding, which has excellent moldability, provides a decorative molded article with a metallic style in excellent design and with excellent abrasion resistance.

An illumination panel includes a transparent structural core having two opposing surfaces, a matrix of light releasing dots substantially covering both the opposing surfaces, and a protective panel in abutting contact with each of the opposing surfaces whereby the dots are an adhesive for bonding the core to the protective panels and wherein the density or size of the dots increases across the illumination panel in a direction away from an illumination panel edge adjacent a light emitting element.

A method is provided for decomposition of a polymeric article, wherein the polymeric article contains a polymer and one or more energy modulation agents, by applying an applied energy to the polymeric article, wherein the one or more energy modulation agents convert the applied energy into an emitted energy sufficient to cause bond destruction within the polymer.

Provided is a decorative sheet for laminating on a base having a thermal conductivity of less than 0.1 W/(m.Math.K) on a side to which the decorative sheet is bonded, wherein (1) the decorative sheet comprises non-halogen-based thermoplastic resin-containing layers, (2) at least one of the non-halogen-based thermoplastic resin-containing layers is a layer containing a non-halogen-based flame retardant, (3) the total thickness (?m) of the non-halogen-based thermoplastic resin-containing layers is referred to as x, and the percentage (mass %) of the total mass of the non-halogen-based flame retardant in the non-halogen-based thermoplastic resin-containing layers in 100 mass % of the total mass of the non-halogen-based thermoplastic resin-containing layers is referred to as y, and x and y satisfy the following equation (I),

[00001]$\begin{array}{cc}y?0.00008x^2+0.016x-2.51,& \left(I\right)\end{array}$ (4) the content of the non-halogen-based flame retardant in each of the layers containing a non-halogen-based flame retardant is 8 mass % or more.

Means and methods for manufacturing a multilayer of liquid crystal dispersion film using releasable supporting films and means and methods for manufacturing a haze-free and low-cost multi liquid crystal-layer PDLC, LCDP, PSLC or polymer network using reliable supporting films.

A method is provided for decomposition of a polymeric article, wherein the polymeric article contains a polymer and one or more energy modulation agents, by applying an applied energy to the polymeric article, wherein the one or more energy modulation agents convert the applied energy into an emitted energy sufficient to cause bond destruction within the polymer.

A non-shrink, irradiated packaging film includes first, second, third, and fourth layers of polyamide (PA); a first polyethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH) layer between the first and second PA layers; a second EVOH layer between the third and fourth PA layers; a mid-layer between the second and third PA layers; and first and second polyethylene (PE) layers. The first, second, third, and fourth PA layers, the first and second EVOH layers, and the mid-layer are between the first and second PE layers. The mid-layer may be formed from a polymer.

The present invention provides a low-gloss decorative sheet having an appropriately low level of wiping resistance, and thereby enables strongly adhering grime to be easily wiped off, thus being excellent in terms of easy cleanability. The present invention provides a decorative sheet comprising a base material sheet and at least a surface-protecting layer on the base material sheet, (1) the base material sheet being a thermoplastic resin sheet, (2) the surface-protecting layer having a surface free energy of 40 mJ/m.sup.2 or more, (3) an arithmetic average roughness (Ra0.08) measured on the surface side of the surface-protecting layer at a cutoff value of 0.08 mm with an evaluation length of 0.4 mm by a measurement method in accordance with JIS B0601:2001 being 0.60 m or less, and (4) a specular glossiness on the surface-protecting layer side of the decorative sheet at an incident angle of 60 being 23 or less.

A recyclable packaging film includes an irradiated first film and a second film laminated to the first film. The first film includes a first polypropylene layer, a second polypropylene layer, and an ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH) layer between the first and second polypropylene layers.