Embodiments of invention provide a method for producing a hard coat film which has a hard coat that is formed from an active energy ray-curable resin composition on at least one surface of a film base. According to at least one embodiment, the active energy ray-curable resin composition used in this method contains (P) 100 parts by mass of a urethane (meth)acrylate compound, (Q) 0.02-5 parts by mass of organic fine particles having an average particle diameter of 10-300 nm, and (R) 0.0002-2 parts by mass of an acrylic silicone-based leveling agent. The method according to at least one embodiment includes the steps of (1) forming a wet coating film by applying the active energy ray-curable resin composition to the film base, (2) forming a dry coating film by drying the wet coating film, and (3) forming a hard coat film by curing the dry coating film by means of active energy ray irradiation at a temperature of 50-90° C.

Disclosed herein is a silicone-modified polyimide resin composition of solvent free type. The composition is suitable for use as an adhesive and a coating material which are capable of hardening upon irradiation with ultraviolet rays and/or visible rays. Also, it is saved from drooling even in the case of light filling with an inorganic compound and it is saved from bubble entrapment and nonuniformity at the time of application with heavy filling. It further exhibits good moldability due to its thixotropic properties. Moreover, it exhibits improved adhesion to polyolefin resins without impairing the past properties. Finally, it gives rise to a cured product which is not excessively hard, with a low elastic modulus, despite filling with an inorganic compound. The composition of the present invention includes components (A) to (B) listed below and is characterized by being fluid at 25° C. and free of solvent: (A) silicone-modified polyimide resin; (B) polymerizable compound; (C) polymerization initiator, (D) hydrophobic fumed silica; and (E) adhesion auxiliary agent.

Provided is an anti-wear agent capable of furnishing an epoxy resin coating film with anti-wear properties. The anti-wear agent is characterized in containing an alicyclic difunctional epoxy and a polymerization initiator or is characterized in containing a difunctional bisphenol A-type epoxy resin, a leveling agent and a polymerization initiator.

Compositions having low quantities of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and uses thereof are generally disclosed. In some embodiments, the compositions are aqueous compositions, such as aqueous suspensions, suitable for use as coating or paint compositions. In some embodiments, the compositions are aqueous compositions that include, among other components, a film-forming polymer and a coalescing aid. In some embodiments, the coalescing aids are derived from a renewable feedstock. Methods and systems for making such compositions are also disclosed. Novel coalescing aids are also disclosed.

The present invention provides a hard coat film that has an excellent adhesion to the substrate of the hard coat layer and excellent hardness, that has an excellent coating surface without optical unevenness, and that has a high adhesion to acrylic adhesives used to join the hard coat layer and a liquid crystal display member, etc., while having excellent peeling properties from natural rubber-based adhesives.

The present invention is a hard coat film comprising a film substrate, and a hard coat layer formed on the film substrate and containing one or more electron beam-curable resins and one or more leveling agents. The above one or more electron beam-curable resins include, for example, a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate resin having 3 or more (meth)acryloyl groups, and the above one or more leveling agents include polyester-modified polydimethylsiloxane.

A coating composition including a rheology modifier is described. The rheology modifier is a water-soluble polyurethane made by the condensation of a poly(alkylene glycol), a polyisocyanate and a compound including a polyalkoxylated chain and a hydrophobic end group. The composition demonstrates Leneta sag resistance of greater than about 14 and a Leneta flow and leveling of at least about 9, and a Stormer viscosity of less than about 120 Krebs units.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a surface sealing material which has high storage stability and is capable of forming, on an object to be coated such as an organic EL element, a cured product layer that has less irregularity, cissing and the like, while having high surface smoothness. A surface sealing material for organic EL elements according to the present invention contains (B) a cationically polymerizable compound that comprises a cationically polymerizable functional group in each molecule and has a structure represented by formula (1) —(R—O).sub.n— (wherein R represents an alkylene group having 2-5 carbon atoms and n represents an integer of 1-150), (C) a thermal cationic polymerization initiator and (D) a leveling agent.

Described herein is a coating composition suitable for application to a building panel. The coating composition comprises inorganic pigment, liquid carrier, and a humectant comprising a first ester-containing compound. The liquid carrier may be present in an amount ranging from about 10 wt. % to about 30 wt. % based on the total weight of the coating composition. Described herein are also building panels coated with the coating composition and methods of their production.

The present invention relates to an UV coating special for PET window film and its preparation method. A pigmented UV-curable window-film coating comprising the following components in parts by mass: UV monomer: 3-40, modified acrylate: 10-50, photoinitiator: 1-10, leveling agent: 0.4-2, pigment: 3-20, coupling agent: 0.5-1.5 and dispersant: 0.4-0.8. The pigmented window film according to the present invention has the functions of being difficult to fade, UV resistance and excellent outdoor weather-resistance as well as the functions of surface-scratch resistance. The color or hue of the pigment itself can remain unchanged for several or even a dozen years. Thus, a PET window film produced from a pigment with good weather resistance can guarantee that it will keep its original color for several to a dozen years and its performance will not be influenced by outdoor environmental factors.

The embodiments of the invention provide a conductive composition and a method for producing the same, a color filter and a method for producing the same. The invention relates to the display technology field, and can simplify the process for producing the transparent conductive layer, and reduce the production cost; the conductive composition comprises a modified epoxy acrylic resin, a polyurethane acrylic resin, a polyaniline, a photo initiator, a fluorine-containing acrylate monomer, and optionally a filler and an auxiliary agent; wherein, in terms of weight ratio, the modified epoxy acrylic resin comprises 15-30 parts; the polyurethane acrylic resin comprises 10-20 parts; the polyaniline comprises 15-30 parts; the photo initiator comprises 2-4 parts; the fluorine-containing acrylate monomer comprises 15-35 parts; the filler comprises 0-25 parts; and the auxiliary agent comprises 0-8 parts; the conductive composition is useful for producing a display device.