Techniques regarding star polymers with enhanced antimicrobial functionality are provided. For example, a polymer is provided that can comprise a core that can have a singlet oxygen generator and that can generate a singlet oxygen species upon irradiation with light. The polymer can also comprise a plurality of polycarbonate arms covalently bonded to the core. The plurality of polycarbonate arms can be degradable and can comprise a cation. Further, the plurality of polycarbonate arms can have antimicrobial functionality.

An object of the present invention is to provide a phase difference film that can exhibit sufficient reciprocal wavelength dispersibility. The present invention includes a copolymer containing at least one selected from a unit represented by Formula (1) and a unit represented by Formula (2), and a unit represented by Formula (3), in which 20 nm<Re (548)<300 nm, 0.5<Re (446)/Re (548)<1.0, and 1.0<Re (629)/Re (548)<2.0. Here, Re (446), Re (548), and Re (629) represent in-plane retardations at wavelengths of 446 nm, 548 nm, and 629 nm, respectively.

An object of the present invention is to provide a phase difference film that can exhibit sufficient reciprocal wavelength dispersibility. The present invention includes a copolymer containing at least one selected from a unit represented by Formula (1) and a unit represented by Formula (2), and a unit represented by Formula (3), in which 20 nm<Re (548)<300 nm, 0.5<Re (446)/Re (548)<1.0, and 1.0<Re (629)/Re (548)<2.0. Here, Re (446), Re (548), and Re (629) represent in-plane retardations at wavelengths of 446 nm, 548 nm, and 629 nm, respectively.

The disclosure concerns healable polycarbonate resins comprising at least about 5 mol % of disulfide units, articles comprising the healable polycarbonate resin, and methods of activating the healable polycarbonate resin by exposing the healable polycarbonate resin to heat or radiation.

Di(amido(alkyl)phenol) compounds and upgraded molecular weight polymers made from such compounds have particular utility in coating compositions, especially for use on food and beverage contact substrates that are formed into or will be formed into containers or container components.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide an aromatic polycarbonate oligomer solid with substantially reduced low-molecular-weight components, no or a substantially reduced amount of chlorine-containing compounds, high loose bulk density, and ease of handling. The aromatic polycarbonate oligomer solid contains a repeating unit represented by formula (1), has a weight average molecular weight of 500 to 10,000, low-molecular-weight components less than or equal to 5.0 area % measured with high-speed liquid chromatography, and a loose bulk density of greater than or equal to 0.22 g/cm.sup.3:

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The present invention relates to a production method of polyalkylene carbonate particles capable of precipitating and separating resin particles from a polyalkylene carbonate suspension obtained through polymerization of an epoxide and carbon dioxide. According to the present invention, the production method is capable of obtaining a polyalkylene carbonate resin having excellent workability with a high yield and a low energy cost while reducing a scale of a facility, a processing time, and a wastewater amount, as compared to conventional methods such as a flash separation method.

The present invention relates to a production method of polyalkylene carbonate particles capable of precipitating and separating resin particles from a polyalkylene carbonate suspension obtained through polymerization of an epoxide and carbon dioxide. According to the present invention, the production method is capable of obtaining a polyalkylene carbonate resin having excellent workability with a high yield and a low energy cost while reducing a scale of a facility, a processing time, and a wastewater amount, as compared to conventional methods such as a flash separation method.

A phase difference film and a circularly polarizing film each achieve suppressed coloration when viewed from the front direction, a smaller difference in tint between views from the front direction and the oblique direction, and suppressed image unevenness, where the film is applied to an image display panel, in particular, an organic EL panel; as well as an image display device including the circularly polarizing film. The phase difference film includes optically anisotropic layers A and B, in which a retardation RthA of layer A in the thickness direction at a wavelength of 550 nm is larger than 0, layer A exhibits predetermined optical properties, a retardation RthB of layer B in the thickness direction at a wavelength of 550 nm is smaller than 0, layer B satisfies predetermined optical properties, and the angle formed between a slow axis of the optically anisotropic layers A and B is 9010.

Techniques regarding star polymers with enhanced antimicrobial functionality are provided. For example, a polymer is provided that can comprise a core that can have a singlet oxygen generator and that can generate a singlet oxygen species upon irradiation with light. The polymer can also comprise a plurality of polycarbonate arms covalently bonded to the core. The plurality of polycarbonate arms can be degradable and can comprise a cation. Further, the plurality of polycarbonate arms can have antimicrobial functionality.