The present invention aims to provide a photocurable resin composition capable of constituting a composition having high printability. The present invention relates to a photocurable resin composition containing (A) an allylic polymer produced by polymerization of an allylic compound represented by the following formula (I), and (B) a gelling agent, ##STR00001##
wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each represent H or CH.sub.3; X represents an a-valent group having an unsubstituted saturated or partially unsaturated four- to eight-membered cyclic structure; and a represents 2 or 3.

The present invention provides a coating agent having a reduced methanol content, an adhesive including the coating agent and excellent in coating performance and adhesiveness, and a coated product including the coating agent and excellent in water resistance and alcohol resistance. The present invention relates to a coating agent comprising a modified vinyl alcohol polymer (A), the modified vinyl alcohol polymer (A) comprising a structural unit derived from a derivative (a) of an ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acid in a content (X) of 0.05 mol % or more and 10 mol % or less, having a degree of saponification of 80.0 mol % or more and 99.9 mol % or less, having a methanol content of less than 3.0 mass % as measured by headspace gas chromatography, and having an amount of 0.1 ppm or more and less than 2,000 ppm of a component insoluble in a 90 C., 5 mass % aqueous solution.

The present invention provides a coating agent having a reduced methanol content, an adhesive including the coating agent and excellent in coating performance and adhesiveness, and a coated product including the coating agent and excellent in water resistance and alcohol resistance. The present invention relates to a coating agent comprising a modified vinyl alcohol polymer (A), the modified vinyl alcohol polymer (A) comprising a structural unit derived from a derivative (a) of an ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acid in a content (X) of 0.05 mol % or more and 10 mol % or less, having a degree of saponification of 80.0 mol % or more and 99.9 mol % or less, having a methanol content of less than 3.0 mass % as measured by headspace gas chromatography, and having an amount of 0.1 ppm or more and less than 2,000 ppm of a component insoluble in a 90 C., 5 mass % aqueous solution.

A disclosed crosslinkable rubber composition includes a carboxyl group-containing nitrile rubber (A) containing a halogen or a halogen compound, and having an iodine value of 120 or less; a polyamine-based crosslinking agent (B); and a metal-based acid acceptor (C).

A disclosed crosslinkable rubber composition includes a carboxyl group-containing nitrile rubber (A) containing a halogen or a halogen compound, and having an iodine value of 120 or less; a polyamine-based crosslinking agent (B); and a metal-based acid acceptor (C).

The curable composition for imprinting includes: a compound represented by the following Formula (1); a radically polymerizable compound other than the compound represented by Formula (1); and a photoradical polymerization initiator, in Formula (1), R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an organic group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms and may be bonded to each other to form a ring, R.sup.3 represents a monovalent organic group, and R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group.

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The curable composition for imprinting includes: a compound represented by the following Formula (1); a radically polymerizable compound other than the compound represented by Formula (1); and a photoradical polymerization initiator, in Formula (1), R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an organic group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms and may be bonded to each other to form a ring, R.sup.3 represents a monovalent organic group, and R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group.

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The invention relates to a polymerisable LC material comprising one or more di- or multireactive mesogenic compounds and one or more compounds of formula UVI, ##STR00001##
wherein the individual radicals have one of the meaning as given in the claims. Furthermore, the present invention relates also to a method for its preparation, a polymer film with improved thermal durability and UV stability obtainable from a corresponding polymerisable LC material, to a method of preparation of such polymer film, and to the use of such polymer film and said polymerisable LC material for optical, electro-optical, decorative or security devices.

The invention relates to a polymerisable LC material comprising one or more di- or multireactive mesogenic compounds and one or more compounds of formula UVI, ##STR00001##
wherein the individual radicals have one of the meaning as given in the claims. Furthermore, the present invention relates also to a method for its preparation, a polymer film with improved thermal durability and UV stability obtainable from a corresponding polymerisable LC material, to a method of preparation of such polymer film, and to the use of such polymer film and said polymerisable LC material for optical, electro-optical, decorative or security devices.

The present invention relates to a novel method for the preparation of photoaligning polymer materials comprising aryl acrylic acid ester groups, to photoalignment compositions obtained by this process, to the use of the composition as orienting layer for liquid crystals and to non-structured and structured optical elements, electro-optical elements, multi-layer systems or in nanoelectronics comprising the compositions.