The present invention provides a polishing composition with which it is possible to decrease a level difference to be unintentionally generated between dissimilar materials and a level difference to be unintentionally generated between coarse and dense portions of a pattern. The present invention relates to a polishing composition which contains abrasive grains having an average primary particle size of 5 to 50 nm, a level difference modifier containing a compound with a specific structure, having an aromatic ring and a sulfo group or a salt group thereof which is directly bonded to this aromatic ring, and a dispersing medium and of which the pH is less than 7.

The present invention provides a polishing composition with which it is possible to decrease a level difference to be unintentionally generated between dissimilar materials and a level difference to be unintentionally generated between coarse and dense portions of a pattern. The present invention relates to a polishing composition which contains abrasive grains having an average primary particle size of 5 to 50 nm, a level difference modifier containing a compound with a specific structure, having an aromatic ring and a sulfo group or a salt group thereof which is directly bonded to this aromatic ring, and a dispersing medium and of which the pH is less than 7.

A device substrate is provided with an increased light transmittance that is a resin film resistant to thermal decomposition in high temperature processes, along with a production method for a device substrate, a device, and a production method for a device, where a resin composition designed to produce a resin film to be used as a substrate for a display device or light receiving device, comprises (a) a resin that has a repeating unit as represented by the chemical formula (1) or (2) as a primary component and (b) a chemical compound as represented by the chemical formula (3) and/or a condensation product thereof,

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wherein in the chemical formulae (1) and (2), X, Y, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are defined, and

Si(OR.sup.11).sub.n(R.sup.12).sub.4-n  (3)

wherein in the chemical formula (3), R.sup.11 and R.sup.12 are as defined.

A device substrate is provided with an increased light transmittance that is a resin film resistant to thermal decomposition in high temperature processes, along with a production method for a device substrate, a device, and a production method for a device, where a resin composition designed to produce a resin film to be used as a substrate for a display device or light receiving device, comprises (a) a resin that has a repeating unit as represented by the chemical formula (1) or (2) as a primary component and (b) a chemical compound as represented by the chemical formula (3) and/or a condensation product thereof,

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wherein in the chemical formulae (1) and (2), X, Y, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are defined, and

Si(OR.sup.11).sub.n(R.sup.12).sub.4-n  (3)

wherein in the chemical formula (3), R.sup.11 and R.sup.12 are as defined.

The present invention relates to an aqueous composition with enhanced stability for hard surface applications containing at least one lipophilic compound and at least one copolymer, in which the at least one copolymer is a comb-type branched copolymer exhibiting an alternating sequence of monomeric units (a) having at least one hydrophilic group and monomeric units (b) having at least one lipophilic side chain. Moreover, a method for producing said composition as well as the use of the composition is concerned.

The present invention relates to an aqueous composition with enhanced stability for hard surface applications containing at least one lipophilic compound and at least one copolymer, in which the at least one copolymer is a comb-type branched copolymer exhibiting an alternating sequence of monomeric units (a) having at least one hydrophilic group and monomeric units (b) having at least one lipophilic side chain. Moreover, a method for producing said composition as well as the use of the composition is concerned.

An adhesive agent produced by crosslinking an adhesive agent composition containing a polyester resin (i) having a structural portion derived from a polycarboxylic acid compound (a) and a structural portion derived from a polyol component (b), wherein the polyester resin (i) contains a structural portion derived from at least one selected from the group consisting of a dimer acid compound, a sebacic acid compound, and a dimer diol in a proportion of not less than 60 wt. % based on the weight of the polyester resin (i), wherein the polyol component (b) includes a glycol (b1) having an even carbon number (excluding the dimer diol), wherein the polyester resin (i) has an ester group concentration of not less than 2 mmol/g. The adhesive agent has an adhesive force (α) of not less than 1 N/25 mm as measured under predetermined conditions.

An adhesive agent produced by crosslinking an adhesive agent composition containing a polyester resin (i) having a structural portion derived from a polycarboxylic acid compound (a) and a structural portion derived from a polyol component (b), wherein the polyester resin (i) contains a structural portion derived from at least one selected from the group consisting of a dimer acid compound, a sebacic acid compound, and a dimer diol in a proportion of not less than 60 wt. % based on the weight of the polyester resin (i), wherein the polyol component (b) includes a glycol (b1) having an even carbon number (excluding the dimer diol), wherein the polyester resin (i) has an ester group concentration of not less than 2 mmol/g. The adhesive agent has an adhesive force (α) of not less than 1 N/25 mm as measured under predetermined conditions.

A novel vinyl chloride resin composition having exceptional transparency is provided. This resin composition comprises 3-15 parts by mass of a rubbery impact-absorbing material (B) for which the glass transition point in differential scanning calorimetry does not exceed 0° C., and 0.1-10 parts by mass of a lubricant (C) that satisfies (i)-(iv) below, the content amounts above being indicated relative to 100 parts by mass of a vinyl chloride resin (A) having a chlorine content of 55-75 mass %. (i) The melt viscosity at 200° C. is 5-5,000 mPa.Math.s (ii) The softening point is in the range of 60−180° C. (iii) The glass transition point (Tg) as measured in DSC is in the range of 0−100° C. (iv) A structural unit derived from at least one species selected from the group consisting of styrene, α-methylstyrene, indene, vinyl toluene, and isopropenyl toluene is contained in the molecule in an amount of 50-100 mass %

A novel vinyl chloride resin composition having exceptional transparency is provided. This resin composition comprises 3-15 parts by mass of a rubbery impact-absorbing material (B) for which the glass transition point in differential scanning calorimetry does not exceed 0° C., and 0.1-10 parts by mass of a lubricant (C) that satisfies (i)-(iv) below, the content amounts above being indicated relative to 100 parts by mass of a vinyl chloride resin (A) having a chlorine content of 55-75 mass %. (i) The melt viscosity at 200° C. is 5-5,000 mPa.Math.s (ii) The softening point is in the range of 60−180° C. (iii) The glass transition point (Tg) as measured in DSC is in the range of 0−100° C. (iv) A structural unit derived from at least one species selected from the group consisting of styrene, α-methylstyrene, indene, vinyl toluene, and isopropenyl toluene is contained in the molecule in an amount of 50-100 mass %