The composition contains a compound and a solvent. The compound includes a group represented by formula (1). The compound has a molecular weight of no less than 200 and has a percentage content of carbon atoms of no less than 40% by mass. In the formula (1), R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms or a monovalent fluorinated hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 taken together represent a part of an alicyclic structure having 3 to 20 ring atoms constituted together with the carbon atom to which R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 bond; Ar.sup.1 represents a group obtained by removing (n+3) hydrogen atoms from an arene or heteroarene having 6 to 20 ring atoms; and X represents an oxygen atom, CR.sup.3R.sup.4, CR.sup.3R.sup.4O or OCR.sup.3R.sup.4.

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Embodiments relate to a one-component type paint composition with superior scratch resistance and secures excellent scratch restoring performance by including a resin, a curing agent, a curing catalyst and an organic solvent, whereby the resin includes: 30 to 70 wt % of a carbamate group-containing acrylic polyol resin; and 5 to 25 wt % of a hyperbranched structure carbamate group-containing polyester polyol resin, based on 100 wt % of the paint composition.

Embodiments relate to a one-component type paint composition with superior scratch resistance and secures excellent scratch restoring performance by including a resin, a curing agent, a curing catalyst and an organic solvent, whereby the resin includes: 30 to 70 wt % of a carbamate group-containing acrylic polyol resin; and 5 to 25 wt % of a hyperbranched structure carbamate group-containing polyester polyol resin, based on 100 wt % of the paint composition.

A coating composition contains: a fluororesin that imparts water repellency and includes a hydroxyl group; and a hydrophilic material that imparts hydrophilicity and includes a hydroxyl group. Moreover, the coating composition contains a bonding material that has a plurality of functional groups to be bonded to hydroxyl groups and bonds the fluororesin and the hydrophilic material to each other. An optical member 10 includes the coating film 2, which is obtained from the coating composition, on at least a part of a surface thereof. An illuminator 100 includes: a light-guiding plate 10A composed of the optical member; and a light source 20 that emits light to be made incident onto the light-guiding plate.

An inorganic particle dispersion having high spinnability is provided. The inorganic particle dispersion according to one embodiment includes an inorganic powder, hydrophilic fumed silica, and a resin having a hydroxyl group.

An inorganic particle dispersion having high spinnability is provided. The inorganic particle dispersion according to one embodiment includes an inorganic powder, hydrophilic fumed silica, and a resin having a hydroxyl group.

An object of the present invention is to provide an aqueous dispersion capable of forming a coating film excellent in coloring stability, a method for producing the aqueous dispersion, an aqueous coating material and a coated article. This aqueous dispersion comprises water, a surfactant and a fluorinated polymer, wherein the fluorinated polymer is dispersed in the water, wherein the fluorinated polymer comprises units based a fluoroolefin and units based on a monomer having a hydrophilic group, and the surfactant is a compound of such a structure that to a benzene ring, 1 group represented by the formula (OQ).sub.nOSO.sub.3.sup.X.sup.+ and 2 to 4 phenyl alkyl groups are bonded (where Q represents a C.sub.2-4 alkylene group, n represents an integer of from 2 to 48, and X.sup.+ represents Na.sup.+ or NH.sub.4.sup.+).

The invention provides a laminated film that has, when being formed as a gas-barrier laminated film provided with an inorganic thin film layer, excellent oxygen gas barrier properties and adhesion between respective layers under normal conditions and, even after being subjected to a moist heat treatment, has good adhesion even when subjected to processing such as printing or lamination The laminated film has (a) a covering layer on at least one surface of a substrate film, wherein the covering layer contains a covering layer resin composition with a resin having an oxazoline group as a constituent component, (b) an inorganic thin film layer on the covering layer, and (c) a protective layer that has a urethane resin and an arithmetic mean roughness of 0.5-2.0 nm in a 2-m square and is on the inorganic thin film layer. The laminated film has a surface hardness of 350-700 N/mm.sup.2.

A method of manufacturing a mineral fibre thermal insulation product comprises the sequential steps of: Forming mineral fibres from a molten mineral mixture; Spraying a substantially formaldehyde free binder solution on to the mineral fibres, the binder solution comprising: a reducing sugar, an acid precursor derivable from an inorganic salt and a source of nitrogen; Collecting the mineral fibres to which the binder solution has been applied to form a batt of mineral fibres; and Curing the batt comprising the mineral fibres and the binder which is in contact with the mineral fibres by passing the batt through a curing oven so as to provide a batt of mineral fibres held together by a substantially water insoluble cured binder.

A method of manufacturing a mineral fibre thermal insulation product comprises the sequential steps of: Forming mineral fibres from a molten mineral mixture; Spraying a substantially formaldehyde free binder solution on to the mineral fibres, the binder solution comprising: a reducing sugar, an acid precursor derivable from an inorganic salt and a source of nitrogen; Collecting the mineral fibres to which the binder solution has been applied to form a batt of mineral fibres; and Curing the batt comprising the mineral fibres and the binder which is in contact with the mineral fibres by passing the batt through a curing oven so as to provide a batt of mineral fibres held together by a substantially water insoluble cured binder.