A laminate having excellent moldability and including an acrylic-based resin film is provided. A method for producing a laminate having a specific crack elongation, includes a step (A) of forming, on at least one side of a specific acrylic-based resin film, a hard coat layer that contains a urethane acrylate resin, and a step (B) of forming, on the hard coat layer obtained in the step (A), a low refractive index layer that contains, in an amount of not less than 40%, hollow fine silica particles having a particle size of less than 100 nm and that contains an acrylate-based resin.

A laminate having excellent moldability and including an acrylic-based resin film is provided. A method for producing a laminate having a specific crack elongation, includes a step (A) of forming, on at least one side of a specific acrylic-based resin film, a hard coat layer that contains a urethane acrylate resin, and a step (B) of forming, on the hard coat layer obtained in the step (A), a low refractive index layer that contains, in an amount of not less than 40%, hollow fine silica particles having a particle size of less than 100 nm and that contains an acrylate-based resin.

Provided are a random copolymer for forming a neutral layer promoting directed self-assembly pattern formation, a laminate for forming a pattern including the same, and a method for forming a high-quality pattern using the same.

Provided are a random copolymer for forming a neutral layer promoting directed self-assembly pattern formation, a laminate for forming a pattern including the same, and a method for forming a high-quality pattern using the same.

Provided is an organic thin film transistor having a high carrier mobility. Provided is a polymer compound, including: a repeating unit represented by the following formula (1); and at least two repeating units, the repeating units being at least one selected from the group consisting of a repeating unit having a blocked isocyanato group and a repeating unit having a blocked isothiocyanato group,

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wherein, in formula (1), R.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R is a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; Rf is a fluorine atom or a monovalent organic group including a fluorine atom; R.sup.a is a divalent organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and a hydrogen atom in the divalent organic group may be substituted with a fluorine atom; X is an oxygen atom or a group represented by NR.sup.7; R.sup.7 is a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; a is an integer of 0 to 20; and m is an integer of 1 to 5.

Provided are a carboxylic acid-modified nitrile-based copolymer latex composition, a preparation method thereof, a latex composition for dip-molding including the same, and an article molded by the same, the carboxylic acid-modified nitrile-based copolymer latex composition including: a carboxylic acid-modified nitrile-based copolymer, wherein the carboxylic acid-modified nitrile-based copolymer includes a 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate monomer-derived repeating unit in an amount of more than 0.1 wt % to less than 12 wt %, and a coagulum in the carboxylic acid-modified nitrile-based copolymer latex composition has an amount of less than 1 wt %.

A coating film exhibiting excellent water and oil repellency is provided. The coating film comprises (a) calcium carbonate having an average particle diameter of 600-9,000 nm, (b) poly(vinyl alcohol), and (c) a copolymer including constituent units of a monomer having a C6 or lower perfluoroalkyl group.

A coating film exhibiting excellent water and oil repellency is provided. The coating film comprises (a) calcium carbonate having an average particle diameter of 600-9,000 nm, (b) poly(vinyl alcohol), and (c) a copolymer including constituent units of a monomer having a C6 or lower perfluoroalkyl group.

Methods of making a two-component composition that can be applied to a substrate and cured to provide a coating that demonstrates minimal solvent pop at the dry film thickness limit of the coating are provided. A cured coating made from the two-component composition demonstrates minimal solvent pop, minimal air entrapment, and optimal dry spray and overspray acceptance. Coated articles made using the methods described herein are also provided

An adhesive composition according to the present invention contains a polymerizable monomer (A) and a block copolymer (B) including a polymer block (a) which includes structural units derived from a styrene compound and from a maleimide compound, and an acrylic polymer block (b), in which the polymer block (a) and the acrylic polymer block (b) have a solubility parameter of 10.0 or more and 9.0 or more, respectively; the polymer block (a) contains the structural unit derived from a maleimide compound at a concentration from 30% by mass to 99% by mass with respect to the total mass of the polymer block (a); the polymer block (a) has a glass transition temperature of 150 C. or higher; and the polymer block (b) has a glass transition temperature of 20 C. or lower.