A composition of matter includes a mixture of styrene derivative monomers and methacrylate/acrylate derivative monomers, which form hydrogen bonds between/among different precursors, and initiators, and the compositions are used to achieve composition control of the forming polymer, with the mole fraction of acrylate/methacrylate and styrene moieties in the forming polymer determined preferably by the monomer reactivity and monomer composition rather than the viscosity of the monomers.

An adhesive bonding method that includes bonding a handling wafer to a front side surface of a device wafer with an adhesive comprising N-substituted maleimide copolymers. The device wafer may then be thinned from the backside surface of the device wafer while the device wafer is adhesively engaged to the handling wafer. The adhesive can then be removed by laser debonding, wherein the device wafer is separated from the handling wafer.

An adhesive bonding method that includes bonding a handling wafer to a front side surface of a device wafer with an adhesive comprising N-substituted maleimide copolymers. The device wafer may then be thinned from the backside surface of the device wafer while the device wafer is adhesively engaged to the handling wafer. The adhesive can then be removed by laser debonding, wherein the device wafer is separated from the handling wafer.

The pressure-sensitive adhesive film of the present invention comprises a thermoplastic resin, wherein a shear storage elastic modulus at 85? C. is 0.06?10.sup.6 Pa or more and 1.00?10.sup.6 Pa or less, the pressure-sensitive adhesive film comprises no plasticizer or comprises less than 20 parts by mass of a plasticizer based on 100 parts by mass of the thermoplastic resin, and a gel fraction is 15% or less. The laminate of the present invention comprises the pressure-sensitive adhesive film of the present invention, a first organic material substrate, and at least one base material of a second organic material substrate and an inorganic material substrate. The liquid crystal display of the present invention and the laminated glass of the present invention each comprise the laminate of the present invention. The present invention can provide a pressure-sensitive adhesive film excellent in level-difference conformability, bleed performance and recyclability, a laminate comprising the pressure-sensitive adhesive film, and a liquid crystal display and a laminated glass each comprising the laminate.

The pressure-sensitive adhesive film of the present invention comprises a thermoplastic resin, wherein a shear storage elastic modulus at 85? C. is 0.06?10.sup.6 Pa or more and 1.00?10.sup.6 Pa or less, the pressure-sensitive adhesive film comprises no plasticizer or comprises less than 20 parts by mass of a plasticizer based on 100 parts by mass of the thermoplastic resin, and a gel fraction is 15% or less. The laminate of the present invention comprises the pressure-sensitive adhesive film of the present invention, a first organic material substrate, and at least one base material of a second organic material substrate and an inorganic material substrate. The liquid crystal display of the present invention and the laminated glass of the present invention each comprise the laminate of the present invention. The present invention can provide a pressure-sensitive adhesive film excellent in level-difference conformability, bleed performance and recyclability, a laminate comprising the pressure-sensitive adhesive film, and a liquid crystal display and a laminated glass each comprising the laminate.

A method for producing a hydroxyl group-containing vinyl ether polymer according to the present invention includes: a step of radical polymerizing at least one vinyl ether selected from vinyl ether having a hydroxyl group represented by the following formula (2):

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wherein R.sup.7 represents an alkylene group which is straight-chained, branched or comprises an alicyclic structure, and p is 1, 2, or 3, in the presence of water as a polymerization solvent and an azo compound represented by the following formula (1) as a polymerization initiator:

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wherein R.sup.1 to R.sup.4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group and R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 each independently represent an alkoxy group optionally having a substituent group or an alkyl amino group optionally having a substituent group.

A method for producing a hydroxyl group-containing vinyl ether polymer according to the present invention includes: a step of radical polymerizing at least one vinyl ether selected from vinyl ether having a hydroxyl group represented by the following formula (2):

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wherein R.sup.7 represents an alkylene group which is straight-chained, branched or comprises an alicyclic structure, and p is 1, 2, or 3, in the presence of water as a polymerization solvent and an azo compound represented by the following formula (1) as a polymerization initiator:

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wherein R.sup.1 to R.sup.4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group and R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 each independently represent an alkoxy group optionally having a substituent group or an alkyl amino group optionally having a substituent group.

A composite system for light diffusion comprises a matrix of a material that is transparent to light; the matrix contains a dispersion of scattering elements having a core that is a nanocluster of inorganic nanoparticles, and a shell comprising silane compounds and dispersing agents; the nanocluster having average dimensions in the range of 20 nm to 300 nm.

A composite system for light diffusion comprises a matrix of a material that is transparent to light; the matrix contains a dispersion of scattering elements having a core that is a nanocluster of inorganic nanoparticles, and a shell comprising silane compounds and dispersing agents; the nanocluster having average dimensions in the range of 20 nm to 300 nm.

A pressure-sensitive adhesive composition comprises a polyvinyl ether polymer. The polyvinyl ether polymer comprises 2-alkylalkoxyethylene monomeric units independently represented by the formula wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 represent alkyl groups, and wherein taken together R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 have from 8 to 30 carbon atoms. An adhesive article comprises a layer of the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition on a substrate. ##STR00001##