The present invention relates to poly(aryl ether) polymers which can for example be used in lithographic processes for the photofabrication of three-dimensional (3D) articles. The invention further relates to compositions including these poly(aryl ether) polymers. Still further, the invention relates to lithographic methods to form 3D articles or objects that incorporate the aforementioned polymer compositions.

The present invention relates to poly(aryl ether) polymers which can for example be used in lithographic processes for the photofabrication of three-dimensional (3D) articles. The invention further relates to compositions including these poly(aryl ether) polymers. Still further, the invention relates to lithographic methods to form 3D articles or objects that incorporate the aforementioned polymer compositions.

A curable polyorganosiloxane composition includes (a) a polyorganosiloxane having two or more curable functional groups per molecule; (b) a crosslinking agent having per molecule two or more crosslinkable groups having reactivity with the curable functional groups of the component (a); (c) a curing catalyst capable of catalyzing a crosslinking reaction of the component (a) and the component (b); (d) a pigment which itself does not emit a fluorescent light; and (e) a UV tracer. The composition can be used as an adhesive.

A curable polyorganosiloxane composition includes (a) a polyorganosiloxane having two or more curable functional groups per molecule; (b) a crosslinking agent having per molecule two or more crosslinkable groups having reactivity with the curable functional groups of the component (a); (c) a curing catalyst capable of catalyzing a crosslinking reaction of the component (a) and the component (b); (d) a pigment which itself does not emit a fluorescent light; and (e) a UV tracer. The composition can be used as an adhesive.

A curable polyorganosiloxane composition includes (a) a polyorganosiloxane having two or more curable functional groups per molecule; (b) a crosslinking agent having per molecule two or more crosslinkable groups having reactivity with the curable functional groups of the component (a); (c) a curing catalyst capable of catalyzing a crosslinking reaction of the component (a) and the component (b); (d) a pigment which itself does not emit a fluorescent light; and (e) a UV tracer. The composition can be used as an adhesive.

Provided are an ultraviolet absorbing agent including a compound represented by Formula (1), in which the ultraviolet absorbing agent has a maximum absorption wavelength in a wavelength range of 350 to 390 nm in an ethyl acetate solution, and a value obtained by dividing an absorbance at a wavelength of 430 nm by an absorbance at the maximum absorption wavelength is 0.01 or less, a resin composition, a cured substance, and an optical member which include the ultraviolet absorbing agent, a method of producing an ultraviolet absorbing agent, and a compound. In Formula (1), X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 each independently represent a cyano group or the like, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each independently represent an alkyl group or the like, and R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, or an aryloxy group.

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Provided are an ultraviolet absorbing agent including a compound represented by Formula (1), in which the ultraviolet absorbing agent has a maximum absorption wavelength in a wavelength range of 350 to 390 nm in an ethyl acetate solution, and a value obtained by dividing an absorbance at a wavelength of 430 nm by an absorbance at the maximum absorption wavelength is 0.01 or less, a resin composition, a cured substance, and an optical member which include the ultraviolet absorbing agent, a method of producing an ultraviolet absorbing agent, and a compound. In Formula (1), X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 each independently represent a cyano group or the like, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each independently represent an alkyl group or the like, and R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, or an aryloxy group.

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Embodiments in accordance with the present invention encompass compositions encompassing a procatalyst, a photoacid generator, a photosensitizer and one or more monomers which undergo vinyl addition polymerization when said composition is exposed to suitable UV irradiation and heated to a temperature from 50° C. to 100° C. to form a substantially transparent film. The monomers employed therein have a range of refractive index from 1.4 to 1.6 and thus these compositions can be tailored to form transparent films of varied refractive indices. Accordingly, compositions of this invention are useful in various opto-electronic applications, including as coatings, encapsulants, fillers, leveling agents, among others.

Embodiments in accordance with the present invention encompass compositions encompassing a procatalyst, a photoacid generator, a photosensitizer and one or more monomers which undergo vinyl addition polymerization when said composition is exposed to suitable UV irradiation and heated to a temperature from 50° C. to 100° C. to form a substantially transparent film. The monomers employed therein have a range of refractive index from 1.4 to 1.6 and thus these compositions can be tailored to form transparent films of varied refractive indices. Accordingly, compositions of this invention are useful in various opto-electronic applications, including as coatings, encapsulants, fillers, leveling agents, among others.

The present invention relates to a polymerizable composition, which comprises (a) at least one radically polymerizable compound and (b) at least one initiator for the radical polymerization, wherein the composition furthermore comprises (c) at least one UV absorber and (d) at least one optical brightener and comprises at least one radically polymerizable oligomer and at least one radically polymerizable, polyfunctional monomer as the at least one radically polymerizable compound (a).