Described are aqueous polymer dispersions for composite film lamination and a multistage process for preparing them from ethylenically unsaturated, radically polymerizable monomers. In a first stage, a first polymer is prepared by radical emulsion polymerization. In a further stage, an aqueous polymer dispersion is prepared in the presence of the first polymer. The monomers of the first stage comprise monomers with acid groups. The monomers of the further stage comprise monomers having oxazoline groups. The polymerization of the first stage takes place at a low pH of less than 5. The acid groups of the first polymer are neutralized before the polymerization of the further stage. The aqueous polymer dispersions can be used as adhesives for producing composite films.

Described are aqueous polymer dispersions for composite film lamination and a multistage process for preparing them from ethylenically unsaturated, radically polymerizable monomers. In a first stage, a first polymer is prepared by radical emulsion polymerization. In a further stage, an aqueous polymer dispersion is prepared in the presence of the first polymer. The monomers of the first stage comprise monomers with acid groups. The monomers of the further stage comprise monomers having oxazoline groups. The polymerization of the first stage takes place at a low pH of less than 5. The acid groups of the first polymer are neutralized before the polymerization of the further stage. The aqueous polymer dispersions can be used as adhesives for producing composite films.

The present invention provides an adhesive composition comprising a tertiary amine group-containing acrylic copolymer and a sulfonate group-containing acrylic copolymer, a polarizing plate and a liquid crystal display device comprising the adhesive composition. The adhesive composition of the present invention comprises a tertiary amine group-containing acrylic copolymer and a sulfonate group-containing acrylic copolymer wherein an ionic functional group can be introduced by cross-linking reaction thereof, thereby exhibiting good antistatic properties and excellent durability.

The present invention provides a pressure sensitive adhesive composition capable of forming a pressure sensitive adhesive sheet which has excellent adhesiveness and a low relative permittivity and causes less change in the relative permittivity according to environmental temperatures, a pressure sensitive adhesive sheet, a pressure sensitive adhesive film, a laminate for a touch panel including the pressure sensitive adhesive sheet, and a capacitive touch panel.

The pressure sensitive adhesive composition of the present invention includes: a component selected from the group consisting of a polymer obtained by polymerizing a monomer component including 5 to 75 mass % of a monomer having a nitrogen atom-containing cyclic structure and 25 to 80 mass % of a (meth)acrylic monomer having an alkyl group with 3 to 22 carbon atoms at an ester end, a product of partial polymerization of the monomer component, and the monomer component; and at least one rubber component selected from the group consisting of polyisoprene, polyisobutylene, and polybutadiene, in which the content of the rubber component is 1 to 50 mass % with respect to a total solid content.

Primer comprising a mixture G, in dispersion or solution in one or more solvents, of at least one copolymer obtained by copolymerizing a monomer mixture comprising at least 90 wt % of the following monomers: vinylcaprolactam and/or vinylpyrrolidone and one or more monomers a) and/or b): a) acrylic esters of a linear, primary alcohol having 2 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical of the alcohol, b) acrylic esters of a branched non-cyclic alcohol having 3 to 12 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical of the alcohol, at least one organofunctional silane of the general structure (I): (R.sup.1O).sub.xSi(R.sup.2).sub.y(R.sup.3).sub.z, at least one metal compound selected from the group consisting of metal acetylacetonates, metal alkoxides and alkoxy-metal acetylacetonates.

A description is given of a pressure-sensitive adhesive dispersion comprising a water-dispersed polymer P1 formed by emulsion polymerization. The polymer P1 is formed from a monomer mixture comprising (a) at least 40% by weight of C4 to C20 alkyl (meth)acrylates which when polymerized as homopolymers have a glass transition temperature of 30 C. or less, (b) at least 0.05% by weight of (meth)acrylate monomers having a substituent of the formula ##STR00001##
where X is CH.sub.2, O, NH or NR and R is a C1 to C4 alkyl group, (c) at least 0.1% by weight of acid monomers. The monomer mixture comprises alternatively at least 0.05% by weight of glycidyl (meth)acrylate and/or the pressure-sensitive adhesive dispersion comprises at least one further polymer P2 which contains glycidyl groups.

A description is given of a pressure-sensitive adhesive dispersion comprising a water-dispersed polymer P1 formed by emulsion polymerization. The polymer P1 is formed from a monomer mixture comprising (a) at least 40% by weight of C4 to C20 alkyl (meth)acrylates which when polymerized as homopolymers have a glass transition temperature of 30 C. or less, (b) at least 0.05% by weight of (meth)acrylate monomers having a substituent of the formula ##STR00001##
where X is CH.sub.2, O, NH or NR and R is a C1 to C4 alkyl group, (c) at least 0.1% by weight of acid monomers. The monomer mixture comprises alternatively at least 0.05% by weight of glycidyl (meth)acrylate and/or the pressure-sensitive adhesive dispersion comprises at least one further polymer P2 which contains glycidyl groups.

The present invention relates to curable photochromic compositions which include an at least di-functional oxazoline functional material, an at least di-functional first carboxylic acid functional material, an optional second carboxylic acid functional material having at least three carboxylic acid groups, which optionally includes a carboxylic acid functional polymer, and a photochromic compound. The curable photochromic compositions have an equivalents ratio of oxazoline equivalents of the oxazoline functional material to a total carboxylic acid equivalents of the first and optional second carboxylic acid functional materials of from 0.5:1 to 10:1 when the second carboxylic acid functional material is not present, and from 0.5:1 to 3:1 when the second carboxylic acid functional material is present. The present invention, more particularly, relates to curable photochromic adhesive compositions, and curable photochromic coating compositions.