Described herein are two-component curable compositions for coatings, paints, primers, topcoats, and the like. The systems herein include curable components that permit a wide latitude in additional additives used in the product formulation. In one aspect, the curable components of the compositions include a first component of polymer(s) or oligomer(s) having a beta-dicarbonyl group or dicarbonyl functionality of 1 or greater combined with a separate, second component of polymer(s) or oligomer(s) having an alkylidene malonate functionality of 1 or greater in the presence of a catalyst or initiator and other acidic compositional components.

Described herein are two-component curable compositions for coatings, paints, primers, topcoats, and the like. The systems herein include curable components that permit a wide latitude in additional additives used in the product formulation. In one aspect, the curable components of the compositions include a first component of polymer(s) or oligomer(s) having a beta-dicarbonyl group or dicarbonyl functionality of 1 or greater combined with a separate, second component of polymer(s) or oligomer(s) having an alkylidene malonate functionality of 1 or greater in the presence of a catalyst or initiator and other acidic compositional components.

One embodiment of the present invention relates to an adhesive composition for a decorative film, a decorative film, or a decorative molded body. The adhesive composition for a decorative film contains a (meth)acrylic polymer (A) that satisfies (I) and (II) below, has a weight-average molecular weight of 300,000 or less as measured by gel permeation chromatography, and has a glass transition temperature of higher than 0° C. and lower than 50° C. as determined from a peak temperature of tan δ measured by dynamic mechanical analysis. Relative to a total of 100 mass % of the (meth)acrylic polymer (A) and a (meth)acrylic polymer (Ah) having a glass transition temperature of 50° C. or higher, a percentage content of the (meth)acrylic polymer (Ah) is less than 25 mass %. (I) The (meth)acrylic polymer (A) is a polymer of a monomer component that contains 19 mass % or more of a monomer (a1) that does not have a crosslinkable functional group. (II) A homopolymer of the monomer (a1) has a glass transition temperature of 0° C. or higher.

One embodiment of the present invention relates to an adhesive composition for a decorative film, a decorative film, or a decorative molded body. The adhesive composition for a decorative film contains a (meth)acrylic polymer (A) that satisfies (I) and (II) below, has a weight-average molecular weight of 300,000 or less as measured by gel permeation chromatography, and has a glass transition temperature of higher than 0° C. and lower than 50° C. as determined from a peak temperature of tan δ measured by dynamic mechanical analysis. Relative to a total of 100 mass % of the (meth)acrylic polymer (A) and a (meth)acrylic polymer (Ah) having a glass transition temperature of 50° C. or higher, a percentage content of the (meth)acrylic polymer (Ah) is less than 25 mass %. (I) The (meth)acrylic polymer (A) is a polymer of a monomer component that contains 19 mass % or more of a monomer (a1) that does not have a crosslinkable functional group. (II) A homopolymer of the monomer (a1) has a glass transition temperature of 0° C. or higher.

A composition with improved storage viscosity is provided. The composition contains a (meth)acrylic-based copolymer (A′) and an epoxy compound (C). A molecule of the (meth)acrylic-based copolymer (A′) includes an XY diblock structure or an XYX triblock structure therein. A number of repeating units which are derived from a (meth)acrylic ester monomer having an alkoxysilyl group and are included in an X block is 1.0 or more on average; an amount of repeating units which are derived from a (meth)acrylic ester monomer having an alkoxysilyl group and are included in a Y block is 0% by weight to 3% by weight, with respect to a weight of all repeating units included in the Y block. A molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of the (meth)acrylic-based copolymer (A′) is 1.8 or less.

The subject matter of the invention is an autopolymerisable 2-component prosthetic base material, a kit containing the material as well as a method for its production comprising at least one liquid monomer component (A), and at least one powdered component (B), wherein the prosthetic material in component (A) besides methylmethacrylate contains at least one N-alkyl-substituted acryloyloxy carbamate having a molecular mass of less than or equal to 250 g/mol, optionally at least one at least di-functional urethane (meth)acrylate, a di-, tri-, tetra- or multi-functional monomer not being urethane (meth)acrylate, and optionally polymeric particles having a primary particle size of less than 800 nm, and the powdered component (B) comprises polymeric particles having at least three different particle size fractions, and both (A) and (B) contains at least one initiator or at least one component of an initiator system for autopolymerisation.

The subject matter of the invention is an autopolymerisable 2-component prosthetic base material, a kit containing the material as well as a method for its production comprising at least one liquid monomer component (A), and at least one powdered component (B), wherein the prosthetic material in component (A) besides methylmethacrylate contains at least one N-alkyl-substituted acryloyloxy carbamate having a molecular mass of less than or equal to 250 g/mol, optionally at least one at least di-functional urethane (meth)acrylate, a di-, tri-, tetra- or multi-functional monomer not being urethane (meth)acrylate, and optionally polymeric particles having a primary particle size of less than 800 nm, and the powdered component (B) comprises polymeric particles having at least three different particle size fractions, and both (A) and (B) contains at least one initiator or at least one component of an initiator system for autopolymerisation.

A positive resist composition comprising a base polymer comprising recurring units (a) having the structure of an ammonium salt of a carboxylic acid having an iodized or brominated aromatic ring exhibits a high sensitivity, high resolution, low edge roughness (LER, LWR) and small size variation, and forms a pattern of good profile after exposure and development.

A positive resist composition comprising a base polymer comprising recurring units (a) having the structure of an ammonium salt of a carboxylic acid having an iodized or brominated aromatic ring exhibits a high sensitivity, high resolution, low edge roughness (LER, LWR) and small size variation, and forms a pattern of good profile after exposure and development.

A resin composition including: a thermosetting resin component including a mesogen; and a phosphorus atom-containing thermoplastic polymer type frame retardant, wherein the thermoplastic polymer type frame retardant is a phosphorous atom-containing formed by polymerizing or copolymerizing one of monomers represented by general formulae (1) and (2) below, ##STR00001## wherein, in the general formulae (1) and (2), each of R1 and R2 is any one of an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryl group and an aryloxy group, R1 and R2 being different or identical, and R3 is a methyl group or a hydrogen atom.