A photocurable composition which can be used to manufacture a three-dimensional object that is formed by stacking a plurality of layers on top of each other, from which the three-dimensional object having excellent transparency, a high glass transition temperature, and a high hardness can be formed, and which exhibits a high curing rate. The photocurable composition is a photocurable composition used to manufacture a three-dimensional object that is formed by stacking a plurality of layers on top of each other. The photocurable composition contains a monofunctional monomer having a polycyclic aliphatic group, a polyfunctional monomer, an alcohol, and an acylphosphine oxide photopolymerization initiator.

A photocurable composition which can be used to manufacture a three-dimensional object that is formed by stacking a plurality of layers on top of each other, from which the three-dimensional object having excellent transparency, a high glass transition temperature, and a high hardness can be formed, and which exhibits a high curing rate. The photocurable composition is a photocurable composition used to manufacture a three-dimensional object that is formed by stacking a plurality of layers on top of each other. The photocurable composition contains a monofunctional monomer having a polycyclic aliphatic group, a polyfunctional monomer, an alcohol, and an acylphosphine oxide photopolymerization initiator.

A photo-curable resin composition for three-dimensional shaping including: a resin component (A) containing a (meth)acrylate compound (A1) represented by General Formula (1)

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(where R.sub.1 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and R.sub.2 is a linear, branched, or cyclic trivalent hydrocarbon group with one to eight carbon atoms which may have three or less heteroatoms), and a urethane (meth)acrylate compound (A2) having two or more radical-polymerizable functional groups; inorganic particles (B); and a photoradical polymerization initiator (C). 40% by mass or more and 90% by mass or less of the (meth)acrylate compound (A1) is contained in the resin component (A). 10% by mass or more and 60% by mass or less of the urethane (meth)acrylate compound (A2) is contained in the resin component (A).

A photo-curable resin composition for three-dimensional shaping including: a resin component (A) containing a (meth)acrylate compound (A1) represented by General Formula (1)

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(where R.sub.1 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and R.sub.2 is a linear, branched, or cyclic trivalent hydrocarbon group with one to eight carbon atoms which may have three or less heteroatoms), and a urethane (meth)acrylate compound (A2) having two or more radical-polymerizable functional groups; inorganic particles (B); and a photoradical polymerization initiator (C). 40% by mass or more and 90% by mass or less of the (meth)acrylate compound (A1) is contained in the resin component (A). 10% by mass or more and 60% by mass or less of the urethane (meth)acrylate compound (A2) is contained in the resin component (A).

A photocurable composition for three-dimensional stereolithography which has a lower viscosity and from which a cured product having a high refractive index is obtained, and a three-dimensional object formed by using the composition. The composition is a photocurable composition for three-dimensional stereolithography containing a fluorene monomer, a carbazole monomer, a diluent monomer, and a photopolymerization initiator, the carbazole monomer being contained in an amount of less than 30 wt % with respect to the total amount of the fluorene monomer and the carbazole monomer, and the diluent monomer being contained in an amount of at least 20 wt % with respect to total solids.

A photocurable composition for three-dimensional stereolithography which has a lower viscosity and from which a cured product having a high refractive index is obtained, and a three-dimensional object formed by using the composition. The composition is a photocurable composition for three-dimensional stereolithography containing a fluorene monomer, a carbazole monomer, a diluent monomer, and a photopolymerization initiator, the carbazole monomer being contained in an amount of less than 30 wt % with respect to the total amount of the fluorene monomer and the carbazole monomer, and the diluent monomer being contained in an amount of at least 20 wt % with respect to total solids.

The invention relates to a hydrogel based on vinyl caprolactam, with or without additional monomers, and at least two crosslinkers. The invention also relates to a method for obtaining said material and to the use thereof to culture cells/engineer cell monolayers, as well as supports for cell culture and transplant.

The invention relates to a hydrogel based on vinyl caprolactam, with or without additional monomers, and at least two crosslinkers. The invention also relates to a method for obtaining said material and to the use thereof to culture cells/engineer cell monolayers, as well as supports for cell culture and transplant.

Provided are an optical film, a circularly polarizing plate, and an image display apparatus in each of which the occurrence of cracks is suppressed in the obtained film in a case of being punched. The optical film includes a stretched resin film and a liquid crystal layer formed by fixing a liquid crystal compound twist-aligned along a helical axis extending along a direction in thickness, in which a δa value calculated using a three-dimensional solubility parameter of a resin in the stretched resin film is 8.0 MPa.sup.1/2 or less, the liquid crystal layer contains a cured substance of a polyfunctional compound having two or more polymerizable groups in one molecule, and an absolute value of a difference between the δa value calculated using the three-dimensional solubility parameter of the polyfunctional compound and the δa value calculated using the three-dimensional solubility parameter of the resin is 4.0 MPa.sup.1/2 or less.

Provided are an optical film, a circularly polarizing plate, and an image display apparatus in each of which the occurrence of cracks is suppressed in the obtained film in a case of being punched. The optical film includes a stretched resin film and a liquid crystal layer formed by fixing a liquid crystal compound twist-aligned along a helical axis extending along a direction in thickness, in which a δa value calculated using a three-dimensional solubility parameter of a resin in the stretched resin film is 8.0 MPa.sup.1/2 or less, the liquid crystal layer contains a cured substance of a polyfunctional compound having two or more polymerizable groups in one molecule, and an absolute value of a difference between the δa value calculated using the three-dimensional solubility parameter of the polyfunctional compound and the δa value calculated using the three-dimensional solubility parameter of the resin is 4.0 MPa.sup.1/2 or less.