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Definitions

• the present invention relates to a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin having improved adhesion, humidity resistance, and water resistance, an adhesive including the same, a polarizing plate, and a display device, and more particularly, to a modified polyvinyl alcohol-based resin with an acrylic group introduced thereto and having a hydroxyl group formed by the introduction of the acrylic group; an adhesive for a polarizing plate including the modified polyvinyl alcohol-based resin having excellent adhesion, humidity resistance, and water resistance; an adhesive for a polarizing plate including a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin and a compound having an epoxy group and an acrylic group; a polarizing plate and a display device including the adhesive for a polarizing plate.
• a polarizing plate used in various image display devices such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) device, a plasma display panel (PDP), and an electroluminescent (EL) device, has a structure including a polarizer formed of a polyvinyl alcohol-based film and a transparent protective film formed on at least one surface of the polarizer.
• a water-based adhesive is used as an adhesive for a polarizing plate that is applied to a polarizing plate to bond the polarizer and the transparent protective film, and in particular, a polyvinyl alcohol-based adhesive is used, in which a cross-linking agent is mixed with a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin aqueous solution.
• a typical polyvinyl alcohol-based resin adhesive When a typical polyvinyl alcohol-based resin adhesive is used, the polarizer and transparent protective film adhere to each other by means of hydrogen bonds of the polyvinyl alcohol-based resin adhesive.
• a typical polyvinyl alcohol-based resin adhesive has limitations in terms of reductions of initial adhesion, humidity resistance, and water resistance.
• an adhesive for a polarizing plate including a cross-linking agent and a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin containing an acetacetyl group was disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 1995-198945.
• an adhesive composition for a polarizing plate including polyvinyl alcohol, a copolymer resin (having a degree of copolymerization ranging between 1900 and 2500) of a hydrophobic vinyl monomer such as ethyl acrylate, methyl acrylate, acrylic acid, and methacrylic acid, and a metal hardener was disclosed in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2006-88245.
• Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2006-133215 disclosed a polyvinyl alcohol-based adhesive composition including 15 to 75 percent by weight of a water-soluble acrylate-based cross-linking agent of polyvinyl alcohol.
• a water-soluble acrylate-based cross-linking agent of polyvinyl alcohol of polyvinyl alcohol.
• an adhesive for bonding a polarizer and a protective film having improved solubility with respect to water, excellent adhesiveness with respect to the polarizer and the protective film, humidity resistance, and water resistance is required.
• An aspect of the present invention provides a modified polyvinyl alcohol-based resin with an acrylic group introduced thereto and including a hydroxyl group formed by the introduction of the acrylic group.
• Another aspect of the present invention provides an adhesive having excellent adhesiveness, humidity resistance, water resistance, and solubility with respect to water.
• Another aspect of the present invention provides an adhesive for bonding a polarizer and a protective film (hereinafter, referred to as the ‘adhesive for a polarizing plate’).
• Another aspect of the present invention provides an excellent water and humidity resistant polarizing plate including the adhesive for a polarizing plate and a display device including the polarizing plate.
• a modified polyvinyl alcohol-based resin with an acrylic group introduced thereto and including a hydroxyl group formed by the introduction of the acrylic group is provided.
• an adhesive for a polarizing plate including the modified polyvinyl alcohol-based resin with an acrylic group introduced thereto and including a hydroxyl group formed by the introduction of the acrylic group.
• an adhesive for a polarizing plate including 100 parts by weight of the polyvinyl alcohol-based resin and 0.001 to 10 parts by weight of the compound having epoxy and acrylic groups.
• a polarizing plate including a polarizer and a protective film adhered to each other with the adhesive for a polarizing plate according to an embodiment of the present invention.
• a display device including the polarizing plate according to an embodiment of the present invention.
• An adhesive for a polarizing plate including a modified polyvinyl alcohol-based resin with an acrylic group introduced thereto and having a hydroxyl group formed by the introduction of the acrylic group or an adhesive for a polarizing plate including a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin and a compound having an epoxy group and an acrylic group according to an embodiment of the present invention has excellent adhesion, humidity resistance, and water resistance as well as having excellent solubility with respect to water.
• an acrylic resin is an organic solvent-soluble resin which is not appropriate for using as an adhesive for a polarizing plate because of low solubility with respect to water.
• a resin, in which a hydrophobic monomer such as (meth)acrylic acid or (meth)acrylate is copolymerized with a typical polyvinyl alcohol-based resin is impossible to use as a water-based adhesive for a polarizing plate because of the low solubility thereof with respect to water.
• the adhesive for a polarizing plate according to the present invention has excellent adhesiveness, water resistance, and humidity resistance as well as having excellent solubility with respect to water because adhesion, water resistance, humidity resistance and solubility with respect to water by means of a hydroxyl group are complementarily optimized. Therefore, water resistance and humidity resistance of polarizing plate fabricated using the adhesive of the present invention and a display device including the polarizing plate are improved.
• a modified polyvinyl alcohol-based resin (hereinafter, referred to as the ‘AH-PVA’) has an acrylic group introduced thereto and includes a hydroxyl group formed by the introduction of the acrylic group.
• the modified polyvinyl alcohol-based resin with an acrylic group introduced thereto and having a hydroxyl group formed by the introduction of the acrylic group includes a repeating unit of the following Chemical Formula A, and at least one repeating unit of the following Chemical Formula B1, B2, and B3.
• the modified polyvinyl alcohol-based resin with an acrylic group introduced thereto and having a hydroxyl group formed by the introduction of the acrylic group may further include a repeating unit of the following Chemical Formula C.
• An AHA-PVA resin including repeating units of Chemical Formulas A, B1, and C according to the present invention may be represented as Chemical Formula I below.
• the AHA-PVA resin is not limited thereto.
• An AHA-PVA resin including repeating units of Chemical Formulas A, B2, and C may be represented as Chemical Formula II below.
• An AHA-PVA resin including repeating units of Chemical Formulas A, B3, and C may be expressed as Chemical Formula III below.
• the number (n) of the repeating unit of Chemical Formula A in the AH-PVA resin is an integer between 490 to 1700
• the number (m) of the repeating unit represented as Chemical Formula B1, B2, and/or B3 is an integer between 10 and 900, for example, 10 and 400.
• the number (m) may be an integer between 50 and 180
• the sum of n and m is an integer between 500 and 1800.
• the AH-PVA resin when the AH-PVA resin includes a repeating unit of Chemical Formula A, at least one repeating unit of Chemical Formulas B1, B2, and B3, and a repeating unit of Chemical Formula C, the sum of the number (n) of the repeating unit of Chemical Formula A and the number (l) of the repeating unit of Chemical Formula C in the AH-PVA resin is an integer between 490 and 1700.
• the number (l) of the repeating unit of Chemical Formula C in the sum of n and l is an integer between 1 and 80.
• the number (m) of at least one repeating unit of Chemical Formulas B1, B2, and B3 is an integer between 10 and 900, for example between 10 and 400.
• the number (m) may be an integer between 50 and 180, and the sum of n, m, and l may be an integer between 500 and 1800.
• a modified polyvinyl alcohol-based resin is used as a PVA resin in which a portion of the PVA resin is at least one group selected from the group consisting of an acetoacetyl group, a carboxylic acid group, an acrylic group, or a urethane group.
• R 1 is substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 20 alkandiyl, preferably, C 1 -C 15 alkandiyl, more preferably, C 1 -C 10 alkandiyl, further preferably, C 1 -C 5 alkandiyl, a substituted or unsubstituted 1- to 7-membered cyclic group, a substituted or unsubstituted 1- to 7-membered heterocyclic group including a heteroatom selected from the group consisting of N, S, or O, a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 14 aromatic group, or a substituted or unsubstituted 1- to 7-membered heteroaromatic group including at least one heteroatom selected from the group consisting of N, S, or O.
• R 2 is a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 20 alkyl group, preferably, a C 1 -C 15 alkyl group, more preferably, C 1 -C 10 alkyl group, further preferably, a C 1 -C 5 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted 1- to 7-membered cyclic group, a substituted or unsubstituted 1- to 7-membered heterocyclic group including at least one heteroatom selected from the group consisting of N, S, or O, a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 14 aromatic group, or a substituted or unsubstituted 1- to 7-membered heteroaromatic group including a heteroatom selected from the group consisting of N, S, or O.
• the substituent is a C 1 -C 20 alkyl group, preferably, a C 1 -C 15 alkyl group, more preferably, a C 1 -C 10 alkyl group, for example, a C 1 -C 5 alkyl group, a halogen atom selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, or I, a 1- to 7-membered cyclic group, a 1- to 7-membered heterocyclic group including at least one heteroatom selected from the group consisting of N, S, or O, a C 6 -C 14 aromatic group, or a 1- to 7-membered heteroaromatic group including at least one heteroatom selected from the group consisting of N, S, or O.
• R 3 may be an acetoacetyl group, a carboxylic acid group, an acrylic group, or a urethane group.
• Chemical Formulas I to III although polymers are represented in which the repeating units of Chemical Formula A, Chemical Formulas B1, B2, and/or B3, and optional Chemical Formula C are sequentially connected for the sake of convenience, Chemical Formula A, Chemical Formulas B1, B2, and/or B3, and optional Chemical Formula C may be randomly positioned in the polymers.
• At least one repeating unit of Chemical Formulas B1, B2, and B3 in the AH-PVA resin is introduced in a range of 0.1 mol % to 50 mol % of the PVA resin, preferably, in a range of 0.1 mol % to 20 mol %, and more preferably, in a range of 0.1 mol % to 10 mol % with respect to 100 mol % of total PVA resin.
• the introduced amount of at least one repeating unit of Chemical Formulas B1, B2, and B3 in the PVA resin is less than 0.1 mol %, there may be no increases in adhesion, humidity resistance, and water resistance effects by the introduction of the repeating unit.
• the introduced amount is more than 50 mol %, solubility with respect to water may be reduced and adhesion may rather decrease.
• the AH-PVA may be obtained from a modification reaction of a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin by a compound having epoxy and acrylic groups.
• the polyvinyl alcohol-based resin (hereinafter, referred to as the ‘PVA’) is not particularly limited and any polyvinyl alcohol-based resin known in the art may be used as long as it is used in a typical adhesive for polarizer and protective film. Types of the polyvinyl alcohol-based resin are not particularly limited.
• polyvinyl alcohol-based resin may be a polyvinyl alcohol resin or a modified polyvinyl alcohol resin which the polyvinyl alcohol resin is modified with at least one selected from the group consisting of an acetoacetyl group, a carboxylic acid group, an acrylic group, or a urethane group.
• the polyvinyl alcohol-based resin is not limited thereto.
• the polyvinyl alcohol resin which the polyvinyl alcohol resin is modified with at least one selected from the group consisting of an acetoacetyl group, a carboxylic acid group, an acrylic group, or a urethane group
• the polyvinyl alcohol resin can be modified with at least one selected from the group consisting of an acetoacetyl group, a carboxylic acid group, an acrylic group, or a urethane group at most 15 mol %, preferably in a range of 0.01 mol % to 15 mol %, more preferably in a range of 0.5 mol % to 8 mol % of the polyvinyl alcohol resin.
• the PVA is not limited thereto.
• the PVA may include the repeating unit C of Chemical Formulas I to III.
• the modified PVA which is modified with at least one of an acetoacetyl group, a carboxylic acid group, an acrylic group, or a urethane group, and the foregoing modification mol % are common in the art.
• Average degrees of polymerization of the polyvinyl alcohol-based resin and modified polyvinyl alcohol-based resin (AH-PVA resin) used in the foregoing reaction may be in a range of 500 to 1800.
• excellent physical properties in terms of viscosity, solid content, and adhesion according to an amount of use are obtained.
• a number-average molecular weight (Mn) of the polyvinyl alcohol-based resin used in the foregoing reaction may be 3000 to 12000, and/or a weight-average molecular weight (Mw) of the polyvinyl alcohol-based resin used in the foregoing reaction may be 20000 to 100000.
• the PVA having the foregoing ranges of the number-average and/or weight-average molecular weights is appropriate for use as an adhesive in terms of viscosity as well as having sufficient water resistance after cross-linking.
• a compound of the following Chemical Formula 1 or 2 may be used as the compound having epoxy and acrylic groups.
• R 1 is substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 20 alkandiyl, preferably, C 1 -C 15 alkandiyl, more preferably, C 1 -C 10 alkandiyl, further preferably, C 1 -C 5 alkandiyl, a substituted or unsubstituted 1- to 7-membered cyclic group, a substituted or unsubstituted 1- to 7-membered heterocyclic group including a heteroatom selected from the group consisting of N, S, or O, a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 14 aromatic group, or a substituted or unsubstituted 1- to 7-membered heteroaromatic group including at least one heteroatom selected from the group consisting of N, S, or O.
• R 2 is a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 20 alkyl group, preferably, a C 1 -C 15 alkyl group, more preferably, C 1 -C 10 alkyl group, further preferably, a C 1 -C 5 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted 1- to 7-membered cyclic group, a substituted or unsubstituted 1- to 7-membered heterocyclic group including at least one heteroatom selected from the group consisting of N, S, or O, a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 14 aromatic group, or a substituted or unsubstituted 1- to 7-membered heteroaromatic group including a heteroatom selected from the group consisting of N, S, or O.
• the substituent is a C 1 -C 20 alkyl group, preferably, a C 1 -C 15 alkyl group, more preferably, a C 1 -C 10 alkyl group, further preferably, a C 1 -C 5 alkyl group, a halogen atom selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, or I, a 1- to 7-membered cyclic group, a 1- to 7-membered heterocyclic group including at least one heteroatom selected from the group consisting of N, S, or O, a C 6 -C 14 aromatic group, or a 1- to 7-membered heteroaromatic group including at least one heteroatom selected from the group consisting of N, S, or O.
• the AH-PVA resin according to an embodiment of the present invention may be prepared as the following Reaction Formulas 1 to 3.
• Reaction Formulas 1 to 3 represent processes of converting the polyvinyl alcohol-based resins to the AH-PVA resins and the numbers of repeating units are not described therein.
• Chemical Formula 3 in Reaction Formulas 1 to 3 is a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin and a polyvinyl alcohol resin or a modified polyvinyl alcohol-based resin in which a polyvinyl alcohol resin is modified with at least one selected from the group consisting of an acetoacetyl group, a carboxylic acid group, an acrylic group, or a urethane group may be used therefor.
• the repeating unit C does not exist in Chemical Formula 3.
• the reaction may be performed by attacking any of two C—O bonds of an epoxy ring and opening of the epoxy ring because steric hindrance of cyclohexane combined with an epoxy group with respect to carbon is not much different.
• a polyvinyl alcohol resin (Chemical Formula 3) and a compound having epoxy and acrylic groups (Chemical Formula 1 or 2) are dissolved in water and react at a temperature range of room temperature (e.g., about 20° C. to 25° C.) to 70° C. for 10 hours to 30 hours such that a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin in which an acrylic group is introduced thereto and an —OH group is formed at the same time with the introduction of an acrylic group (Chemical Formulas I to III) may be obtained.
• the amount of water is not defined and is controlled properly by a person skilled in this art based on the generally known for a copolymerization (modification reaction).
• the reaction condition has to be controlled to a basic or an acidic condition.
• a pH is controlled to a range of 13 to 14 by means of NaOH, KOH, etc.
• the pH control is not limited thereto.
• a pH is controlled to a range of 1 to 2 by means of HCl, H 2 SO 4 , HNO 3 , etc.
• the pH control is not limited thereto.
• the polyvinyl alcohol-based resin in which an acrylic group is introduced into a backbone of the resin and an —OH group is formed at the same with the introduction of the acrylic group are obtained.
• the polyvinyl alcohol-based resin, in which an acrylic group is introduced into a single backbone of a resin and an —OH group is formed at the same time has excellent adhesion, water resistance, and humidity resistance as well as having excellent solubility with respect to water because adhesion, water resistance, and humidity resistance provided by the acrylic group and solubility with respect to water provided by the hydroxyl group are complimentarily optimized.
• an adhesive including the AH-PVA resin, particularly an adhesive for a polarizing plate, is provided.
• an adhesive for a polarizing plate including 100 parts by weight of a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin and 0.001 to 10 parts by weight of a compound having epoxy and acrylic groups, for example, 0.001 to 1 part by weight of a compound having epoxy and acrylic groups, is also provided.
• the adhesive including the polyvinyl alcohol-based resin and the compound having epoxy and acrylic groups in a small amount also has improved solubility with respect to water and has excellent adhesion, water resistance, and humidity resistance.
• a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin used in an adhesive including a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin and a compound having epoxy and acrylic groups provided from another embodiment of the present invention is also not particularly limited like the polyvinyl alcohol-based resin used during the preparation of the AH-PVA resin, and any polyvinyl alcohol-based adhesive known in the art may be used as long as it is typically used for the adhesion of polarizer and protective film. That is, any polyvinyl alcohol-based resin may be used as long as it may be used during the preparation of the AH-PVA resin, and all the foregoing descriptions may be applied identically.
• the compound of Chemical Formula 1 or 2 may be used as the compound having epoxy and acrylic groups.
• a content of the compound having epoxy and acrylic groups is less than 0.001 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polyvinyl alcohol-based resin, there are no increases of adhesiveness, humidity resistance, and water resistance effects due to the introduction of the acrylic group.
• the content of the compound having epoxy and acrylic groups is more than 10 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polyvinyl alcohol-based resin, an adhesive for a uniform polarizing plate is not obtained due to the reduction of solubility with respect to water, and solution stability and adhesion may be low.
• An adhesive for a polarizing plate according to an embodiment of the present invention is a water-based adhesive which may be prepared by dissolving the AH-PVA resin or the PVA resin and compound having epoxy and acrylic groups in water.
• a curing initiator may be further added to the adhesive for a polarizing plate if necessary.
• a 2,2′-azo-bis(isobutyronitrile) (AIBN)-based initiator, a persulfate-based initiator, and a Ciba-Geiger AG Darocure and/or Igacure series initiator may be used as a curing initiator. Any initiator known in the art may be used as the AIBN or the persulfate-based initiator as long as it is used as a water base.
• AIBN-based initiator may be 2,2′-azobis[2-(2-imidazolin-2-yl)propane]dihydrochloride, 2,2′-azobis[2-(2-imidazolin-2-yl)propane]disulfate dihydrate, 2,2′-azobis[N-(2-carboxyethyl)-2-methylpropionamide], 2,2′-azobis[2-(3,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrrimidin-2-yl)propane]dihydrochloride, 2,2′-azobis(2-[1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-yl]propane)dihydrochloride, 2,2′-azobis ⁇ 2-methyl-N-[2-(hydroxybuthyl)]propionamide ⁇ , 2,2′-azobis ⁇ 2-methyl-N-[2-(hydroxyethyl)]propionamide ⁇ , 2,2′-azobis(N-buthyl-2-methylpropionamide), etc.
• AIBN-based initiator is not limited thereto.
• examples of the persulfate-based initiator may be potassium persulfate, ammonium persulfate, etc.
• the persulfate-based initiator is not limited thereto.
• Ciba-Geigy AG Darocure and/or Igacure series initiator may be hydroxy-1-[4-(hydroxyethoxy)phenol]-2-methyl-1-propanone (Darocure 2959), 2-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-phenylpropane-1-on (Darocure 1173), 1-(4-isopropylphenyl)-2-hydroxy-2-methylpropane-1-on (Darocure 1116), a mixture of bis-(2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-2,4,4-trimethylpentyl phosphine oxide and 2-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-phenylpropane-1-on in a weight ratio of 25:75 (Irgacure 1700), 1-[4-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-phenyl]-2-hydroxy-di-2-methyl-1-propane-1-on (Irgacure 2959), 1-hydroxycyclohexylphenylketone (Irgacure 184),
• the curing initiator may be added to the adhesive for a polarizing plate in a maximum of 10 wt % based on a total weight of the adhesive.
• the curing initiator is a component added optionally as needed, and although a lower limit of an added amount is not limited, the curing initiator may be added in a range of 0.01 wt % to 10 wt %, for example, in a range of 0.01 wt % to 1 wt % based on the total weight of the adhesive.
• the added amount of the curing initiator is less than 0.01 wt %, effects due to the addition of the curing initiator are insufficient, and when the added amount of the curing initiator is more than 10 wt %, the additive remaining after the reaction may have an adverse effect on adhesion.
• a concentration of the polyvinyl alcohol-based resin is in a range of 1 wt % to 50 wt %, and for example, may be in a range of 1 wt % to 20 wt % (particularly, a concentration of the AH-PVA in the adhesive including the AH-PVA and a concentration of the polyvinyl alcohol-based resin in the adhesive including the polyvinyl alcohol-based resin and the compound having epoxy and acrylic groups).
• An adhesive having a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin concentration of 1 wt % to 50 wt % may have appropriate viscosity in terms of coverage and handling of the adhesive as well as adhesiveness.
• Polarizer and protective films are bonded together by using the adhesive for a polarizing plate.
• the adhesive for a polarizing plate may be used for bonding any polarizer and protective film generally known in the art.
• a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin polarizer is generally used as the polarizer.
• the polarizer is not limited thereto. Any polymer film having excellent optical transparency, mechanical strength, thermal stability, isotropy, adhesiveness to the PVA polarizer may be used as the protective film.
• the protective film may be a film formed of a polyester-based polymer such as polyethylene terephthalate or polyethylene naphthalate, a styrene-based polymer such as polystyrene or a copolymer of acrylonitrile and styrene, a cellulose-based polymer such as diacetyl cellulose or triacetyl cellulose, a polyethersulfone-based polymer, a polycarbonate-based polymer, an acrylic-based polymer such as polymethylmethacrylate, a polyolefin-based polymer such as polyethylene, polypropylene, a copolymer of ethylene and propylene, an amide-based polymer such as nylon or aromatic polyamide, an imide-based polymer, a sulfone-based polymer, a polyetheretherketone-based polymer, a polyphenylene sulfide-based polymer, a vinyl alcohol-based polymer, a vinylidene
• a cellulose-based film such as a cellulose ester film, a triacetyl cellulose film (TAC film), a cellulose propionate film, a cellulose acetate propionate film, a cellulose diacetate film, a cellulose acetate butylate film, a polycarbonate-based film (PC film), a polystyrene-based film, a polyarylate-based film, a norbornene resin-based film, or a polysulfone-based film may be used in consideration of transparency, mechanical properties, free of optical anisotropy, etc.
• a triacetyl cellulose film (TAC film) or a polycarbonate film (PC film) may be used because of the ease of film preparation and good processability.
• the TAC film may be used because of polarization properties or durability.
• the protective film may be subjected to a surface modification treatment in order to improve adhesion with respect to the polarizer to which the protective film adheres.
• a surface modification treatment may be a corona treatment, a glow discharge treatment, a flame treatment, an acid treatment, an alkaline treatment, a plasma treatment, an ultrasonic treatment, an ultraviolet radiation treatment, etc.
• the surface modification treatment is not limited thereto.
• a method of providing an undercoat layer to the protective film may be used in order to improve adhesiveness.
• a polarizing plate prepared by bonding the polarizer and the protective film using the adhesive according to an embodiment of the present invention has excellent water resistance and humidity resistance because of the excellent adhesion of the adhesive.
• a display device including the polarizing plate according to the present invention is provided.
• the display device may be a liquid crystal display (LCD) device, an electroluminescent (EL) display device, a plasma display panel (PDP), etc.
• the display device is not limited thereto.
• a polyvinyl alcohol resin (average degree of polymerization of 600, degree of saponification of 95% to 97%, Nippon Synthetic Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., product Z100) was dissolved in pure water at 80° C. for 1 hour, and then 60 parts by weight of glycidylmethacrylate (GMA) was added with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polyvinyl alcohol resin and stirred overnight at room temperature.
• GMA glycidylmethacrylate
• a reaction like that of Reaction Formula 2 was performed such that GMA was chemically combined with the polyvinyl alcohol resin.
• a pH level was controlled to about 1 to 2 by adding concentrated HCl during the reaction.
• An AH-PVA resin was obtained by separating and drying an obtained reaction product.
• the AH-PVA resin was analyzed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and the presences of the introduced acrylate and formed OH— functional group were confirmed. Also, a content of the introduced GMA was calculated by using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and a polyvinyl alcohol resin was obtained in which 4.5 mol % of GMA was introduced.
• FT-IR Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
• a water-based adhesive was prepared by dissolving the prepared AH-PVA resin (average degree of polymerization of 600, degree of saponification of 95% to 97%, GMA content of 4.5 mol %) in a concentration of 4 wt % in pure water.
• the composition, contents, and physical properties of the adhesive are presented in Table 1 below.
• a 80 ⁇ m thick saponified triacetyl cellulose (TAC) protective film was adhered to one surface of a 75 ⁇ m thick polyvinyl alcohol polarizer using the obtained water-based adhesive and laminated, and then a polarizing plate was fabricated by drying at 80° C. for 5 minutes.
• TAC triacetyl cellulose
• a polyvinyl alcohol resin (average degree of polymerization of 1700, degree of saponification of 95% to 97%, Nippon Synthetic Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., product Z320) was dissolved in pure water at 80° C. for 1 hour, and then 40 parts by weight of glycidylmethacrylate (GMA) was added with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polyvinyl alcohol resin and stirred overnight at room temperature.
• GMA glycidylmethacrylate
• AH-PVA resin was analyzed by FT-IR and the presences of the introduced acrylate and formed OH-functional group were confirmed. Also, a content of the introduced GMA was calculated by using NMR and a polyvinyl alcohol resin was obtained in which 2.0 mol % of GMA was introduced.
• a water-based adhesive was prepared by dissolving the prepared AH-PVA resin (average degree of polymerization of 1700, degree of saponification of 95% to 97%, GMA content of 2.0 mol %) in a concentration of 4 wt % in pure water and by adding 15 parts by weight of a titanium amine complex (DuPont product TYZOR TE) as a cross-linking agent with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polyvinyl alcohol resin.
• the composition, contents, and physical properties of the adhesive are presented in Table 1 below.
• a polarizing plate was fabricated using the method of Example 1. Thereafter, the adhesion, solubility with respect to water, and water resistance of the polarizing plate were evaluated and are presented in Table 1 below.
• a polyvinyl alcohol resin (average degree of polymerization of 1100, degree of saponification of 99%, Nippon Synthetic Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., product Z210) was dissolved in pure water at 80° C. for 1 hour, and then 5 parts by weight of glycidylmethacrylate (GMA) was added with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polyvinyl alcohol resin and stirred overnight at room temperature.
• GMA glycidylmethacrylate
• AH-PVA resin was analyzed by FT-IR and the presences of the introduced acrylate and formed OH— functional group were confirmed. Also, a content of the introduced GMA was calculated by using NMR and a polyvinyl alcohol resin was obtained in which 0.15 mol % of GMA was introduced.
• a water-based adhesive was prepared by dissolving the prepared AH-PVA resin (average degree of polymerization of 1100, degree of saponification of 99%, GMA content of 0.15 mol %) in a concentration of 4 wt % in pure water.
• the composition, contents, and physical properties of the adhesive are presented in Table 1 below.
• a polarizing plate was fabricated using the method of Example 1. Thereafter, the adhesion, solubility with respect to water, and water resistance of the polarizing plate were evaluated and are presented in Table 1 below.
• a polyvinyl alcohol resin (average degree of polymerization of 600, degree of saponification of 95% to 97%, Nippon Synthetic Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., product Z100) was dissolved in pure water at 80° C. for 1 hour, and then 60 parts by weight of glycidylmethacrylate (GMA) was added with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polyvinyl alcohol resin and stirred at 70° C. for 24 hours.
• GMA glycidylmethacrylate
• AH-PVA resin was analyzed by FT-IR and the presences of the introduced acrylate and formed OH-functional group were confirmed. Also, a content of the introduced GMA was calculated by using NMR and a polyvinyl alcohol resin was obtained in which 10.0 mol % of GMA was introduced.
• a water-based adhesive was prepared by dissolving the prepared AH-PVA resin (average degree of polymerization of 600, degree of saponification of 95% to 97%, GMA content of 10.0 mol %) in a concentration of 4 wt % in pure water and by adding 15 parts by weight of a titanium amine complex (DuPont product TYZOR TE) as a cross-linking agent with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polyvinyl alcohol resin.
• the composition, contents, and physical properties of the adhesive are presented in Table 1 below.
• a polarizing plate was fabricated using the method of Example 1. Thereafter, the adhesion, solubility with respect to water, and water resistance of the polarizing plate were evaluated and are presented in Table 1 below.
• a polyvinyl alcohol resin (average degree of polymerization of 1700, degree of saponification of 95% to 97%, Nippon Synthetic Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., product Z320) was dissolved in pure water at 80° C. for 1 hour, and then a mixture of GMA and the polyvinyl alcohol resin was prepared by adding 0.001 parts by weight of GMA with respect to 100 parts by weight of the dissolved polyvinyl alcohol resin at room temperature.
• a water-based adhesive was prepared by dissolving the obtained mixture of GMA and polyvinyl alcohol resin in a concentration of 4 wt % (polyvinyl alcohol resin concentration of about 4 wt %) in pure water and by adding 20 parts by weight of a titanium amine complex (DuPont product TYZOR TE) as a cross-linking agent with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polyvinyl alcohol resin.
• a titanium amine complex DuPont product TYZOR TE
• a polarizing plate was fabricated using the method of Example 1. Thereafter, the adhesion, solubility with respect to water, and water resistance of the polarizing plate were evaluated and are presented in Table 1 below.
• a polyvinyl alcohol resin (average degree of polymerization of 1100, degree of saponification of 99%, Nippon Synthetic Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., product Z210) was dissolved in pure water at 80° C. for 1 hour, and then a mixture of GMA and the polyvinyl alcohol resin was prepared by adding 1.0 part by weight of GMA with respect to 100 parts by weight of the dissolved polyvinyl alcohol resin at room temperature. Thereafter, a water-based adhesive was prepared by dissolving the obtained mixture of GMA and polyvinyl alcohol resin in a concentration of 4 wt % (polyvinyl alcohol resin concentration of about 4 wt %) in pure water.
• a polarizing plate was fabricated using the method of Example 1.
• the adhesion, solubility with respect to water, and water resistance of the polarizing plate were evaluated and are presented in Table 1 below.
• a polyvinyl alcohol resin (average degree of polymerization of 600, degree of saponification of 95% to 97%, Nippon Synthetic Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., product Z100) was dissolved in pure water at 80° C. for 1 hour, and then a mixture of GMA and the polyvinyl alcohol resin was prepared by adding 10 parts by weight of GMA with respect to 100 parts by weight of the dissolved polyvinyl alcohol resin at room temperature. Thereafter, a water-based adhesive was prepared by dissolving the obtained mixture of GMA and polyvinyl alcohol resin in a concentration of 4 wt % (polyvinyl alcohol resin concentration of about 4 wt %) in pure water.
• a polarizing plate was fabricated using the method of Example 1.
• the adhesion, solubility with respect to water, and water resistance of the polarizing plate were evaluated and are presented in Table 1 below.
• a water-based adhesive was prepared by dissolving the AH-PVA resin prepared in Example 2 in pure water in a concentration of 4 wt %, and then by adding an AIBN-based initiator (Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd. product VA-004) in a concentration of 0.1 wt %.
• a polarizing plate was fabricated using the method of Example 1.
• the adhesion, solubility with respect to water, and water resistance of the polarizing plate were evaluated and are presented in Table 1 below.
• a water-based adhesive was prepared by dissolving the AH-PVA resin prepared in Example 2 in pure water in a concentration of 4 wt %, and then by adding ammonium persulfate (Junsei Chemical Co., Ltd.) as a sulfate-based initiator in a concentration of 0.1 wt %.
• a polarizing plate was fabricated using the method of Example 1.
• the adhesion, solubility with respect to water, and water resistance of the polarizing plate were evaluated and are presented in Table 1 below.
• a water-based adhesive was prepared by dissolving the AH-PVA resin prepared in Example 1 in pure water in a concentration of 20 wt %, and then by adding 2-hydroxy-1-[4-(hydroxyethoxy)phenol]-2-methyl-1-propanone (Ciba-Geigy AG product Darocure 2959, D2959) in a concentration of 0.05 wt %.
• a 80 ⁇ m thick saponified triacetyl cellulose (TAC) protective film was adhered to one surface of a 75 ⁇ m thick polyvinyl alcohol polarizer using prepared the water-based adhesive, and a polarizing plate was fabricated by curing at an intensity of 15 mW/cm 2 to 20 mW/cm 2 for 5 minutes using a UV source (EFOS product Novacure).
• TAC triacetyl cellulose
• a polyvinyl alcohol resin (average degree of polymerization of 600, degree of saponification of 95% to 97%, Nippon Synthetic Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., product Z100) was dissolved in pure water at 80° C. for 1 hour, and then 60 parts by weight of 3,4-epoxycyclohexylmethyl acrylate (EMA) was added with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polyvinyl alcohol resin and stirred overnight at room temperature.
• EMA 3,4-epoxycyclohexylmethyl acrylate
• An AH-PVA resin was obtained by separating and drying an obtained reaction product. Meanwhile, a pH level was controlled to about 1 to 2 by adding concentrated HCl during the reaction.
• the AH-PVA resin was analyzed by FT-IR and the presences of the introduced acrylate and formed OH— functional group were confirmed. Also, a content of the introduced EMA was calculated by using NMR and a polyvinyl alcohol resin was obtained in which 4.0 mol % of EMA was introduced.
• a water-based adhesive was prepared by dissolving the prepared AH-PVA resin (average degree of polymerization of 600, degree of saponification of 95% to 97%, EMA content of 4.0 mol %) in a concentration of 4 wt % in pure water.
• the composition, contents, and physical properties of the adhesive are presented in Table 1 below.
• a polarizing plate was fabricated using the method of Example 1. Thereafter, the adhesion, solubility with respect to water, and water resistance of the polarizing plate were evaluated and are presented in Table 1 below.
• a polyvinyl alcohol resin (average degree of polymerization of 1700, degree of saponification of 95% to 97%, Nippon Synthetic Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., product Z320) was dissolved in pure water at 80° C. for 1 hour, and then 40 parts by weight of EMA was added with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polyvinyl alcohol resin and stirred overnight at room temperature.
• a reaction like that of Reaction Formula 3 was performed such that EMA was chemically combined with the polyvinyl alcohol resin.
• a pH level was controlled to about 13 to 14 by adding 1N NaOH during the reaction.
• an AH-PVA resin was analyzed by FT-IR and the presences of the introduced acrylate and formed OH— functional group were confirmed.
• a content of the introduced EMA was calculated by using NMR and a polyvinyl alcohol resin was obtained in which 1.5 mol % of EMA was introduced.
• a water-based adhesive was prepared by dissolving the prepared AH-PVA resin (average degree of polymerization of 1700, degree of saponification of 95% to 97%, EMA content of 1.5 mol %) in a concentration of 4 wt % in pure water and by adding 15 parts by weight of a titanium amine complex (DuPont product TYZOR TE) as a cross-linking agent with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polyvinyl alcohol resin.
• the composition, contents, and physical properties of the adhesive are presented in Table 1 below.
• a polarizing plate was fabricated using the method of Example 1. Thereafter, the adhesion, solubility with respect to water, and water resistance of the polarizing plate were evaluated and are presented in Table 1 below.
• a polyvinyl alcohol resin (average degree of polymerization of 1100, degree of saponification of 99%, Nippon Synthetic Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., product Z210) was dissolved in pure water at 80° C. for 1 hour, and then 5 parts by weight of EMA was added with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polyvinyl alcohol resin and stirred overnight at room temperature.
• a reaction like that of Reaction Formula 3 was performed such that EMA was chemically combined with the polyvinyl alcohol resin.
• a pH level was controlled to about 1 to 2 by adding concentrated HCl during the reaction.
• an AH-PVA resin was analyzed by FT-IR and the presences of the introduced acrylate and formed OH— functional group were confirmed.
• a content of the introduced EMA was calculated by using NMR and a polyvinyl alcohol resin was obtained in which 0.12 mol % of EMA was introduced.
• a water-based adhesive was prepared by dissolving the prepared AH-PVA resin (average degree of polymerization of 1100, degree of saponification of 99%, EMA content of 0.12 mol %) in a concentration of 4 wt % in pure water and by adding 15 parts by weight of a titanium amine complex (DuPont product TYZOR TE) as a cross-linking agent with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polyvinyl alcohol resin.
• the composition, contents, and physical properties of the adhesive are presented in Table 1 below.
• a polarizing plate was fabricated using the method of Example 1. Thereafter, the adhesion, solubility with respect to water, and water resistance of the polarizing plate were evaluated and are presented in Table 1 below.
• a polyvinyl alcohol resin (average degree of polymerization of 600, degree of saponification of 95% to 97%, Nippon Synthetic Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., product Z100) was dissolved in pure water at 80° C. for 1 hour, and then 60 parts by weight of EMA was added with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polyvinyl alcohol resin and stirred at 70° C. for hours.
• a reaction like that of Reaction Formula 3 was performed such that EMA was chemically combined with the polyvinyl alcohol resin.
• a pH level was controlled to about 13 to 14 by adding 1N NaOH during the reaction.
• AH-PVA resin was analyzed by FT-IR and the presences of the introduced acrylate and formed OH-functional group were confirmed. Also, a content of the introduced EMA was calculated by using NMR and a polyvinyl alcohol resin was obtained in which 9 mol % of EMA was introduced.
• a water-based adhesive was prepared by dissolving the prepared AH-PVA resin (average degree of polymerization of 600, degree of saponification of 95% to 97%, EMA content of 9 mol %) in a concentration of 4 wt % in pure water and by adding 15 parts by weight of a titanium amine complex (DuPont product TYZOR TE) as a cross-linking agent with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polyvinyl alcohol resin.
• the composition, contents, and physical properties of the adhesive are presented in Table 1 below.
• a polarizing plate was fabricated using the method of Example 1. Thereafter, the adhesion, solubility with respect to water, and water resistance of the polarizing plate were evaluated and are presented in Table 1 below.
• a polyvinyl alcohol resin (average degree of polymerization of 1700, degree of saponification of 95% to 97%, Nippon Synthetic Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., product Z320) was dissolved in pure water at 80° C. for 1 hour, and then a mixture of EMA and the polyvinyl alcohol resin was prepared by adding 0.001 parts by weight of EMA with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polyvinyl alcohol resin at room temperature.
• a water-based adhesive was prepared by dissolving the obtained mixture of EMA and polyvinyl alcohol resin in a concentration of 4 wt % (polyvinyl alcohol resin concentration of about 4 wt %) in pure water and by adding 20 parts by weight of a titanium amine complex (DuPont product TYZOR TE) as a cross-linking agent with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polyvinyl alcohol resin.
• a titanium amine complex DuPont product TYZOR TE
• a polarizing plate was fabricated using the method of Example 1. Thereafter, the adhesion, solubility with respect to water, and water resistance of the polarizing plate were evaluated and are presented in Table 1 below.
• a polyvinyl alcohol resin (average degree of polymerization of 1100, degree of saponification of 99%, Nippon Synthetic Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., product Z210) was dissolved in pure water at 80° C. for 1 hour, and then a mixture of EMA and the polyvinyl alcohol resin was prepared by adding 1.0 part by weight of EMA with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polyvinyl alcohol resin at room temperature. Thereafter, a water-based adhesive was prepared by dissolving the obtained mixture of EMA and polyvinyl alcohol resin in a concentration of 4 wt % (polyvinyl alcohol resin concentration of about 4 wt %) in pure water.
• a polarizing plate was fabricated using the method of Example 1.
• the adhesion, solubility with respect to water, and water resistance of the polarizing plate were evaluated and are presented in Table 1 below.
• a polyvinyl alcohol resin (average degree of polymerization of 600, degree of saponification of 95% to 97%, Nippon Synthetic Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., product Z100) was dissolved in pure water at 80° C. for 1 hour, and then a mixture of EMA and the polyvinyl alcohol resin was prepared by adding 10 parts by weight of EMA with respect to 100 parts by weight of the dissolved polyvinyl alcohol resin at room temperature. Thereafter, a water-based adhesive was prepared by dissolving the obtained mixture of EMA and polyvinyl alcohol resin in a concentration of 4 wt % (polyvinyl alcohol resin concentration of about 4 wt %) in pure water.
• a polarizing plate was fabricated using the method of Example 1.
• the adhesion, solubility with respect to water, and water resistance of the polarizing plate were evaluated and are presented in Table 1 below.
• a water-based adhesive was prepared by dissolving the AH-PVA resin prepared in Example 12 was dissolved in a concentration of 4 wt % in pure water, and then by adding an AIBN-based initiator (Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd. product VA-004) in a concentration of 0.1 wt %.
• a polarizing plate was fabricated using the method of Example 1.
• the adhesion, solubility with respect to water, and water resistance of the polarizing plate were evaluated and are presented in Table 1 below.
• a water-based adhesive was prepared by dissolving the AH-PVA resin prepared in Example 12 in a concentration of 20 wt % in pure water, and then by adding ammonium persulfate (Junsei Chemical Co., Ltd.) as a sulfate-based initiator in a concentration of 0.1 wt %.
• a polarizing plate was fabricated using the method of Example 1.
• the adhesion, solubility with respect to water, and water resistance of the polarizing plate were evaluated and are presented in Table 1 below.
• a water-based adhesive was prepared by dissolving the AH-PVA resin prepared in Example 11 in a concentration of wt % in pure water, and then by adding 2-hydroxy-1-[4-(hydroxyethoxy)phenol]-2-methyl-1-propanone (Ciba-Geigy AG product Darocure 2959, D2959) in a concentration of 0.05 wt %.
• a 80 ⁇ m thick saponified triacetyl cellulose (TAC) protective film was adhered to one surface of a 75 ⁇ m thick polyvinyl alcohol polarizer using the water-based adhesive, and a polarizing plate was fabricated by curing at an intensity of 15 mW/cm 2 to 20 mW/cm 2 for 5 minutes using a UV source (EFOS product Novacure).
• TAC triacetyl cellulose
• a polyvinyl alcohol resin (average degree of polymerization of 1100, degree of saponification of 99%, Nippon Synthetic Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., product Z210) was dissolved in pure water at 80° C. for 1 hour, and then a mixture of phenylglycidyl metacrylate (PGMA) of the following Chemical Formula and the polyvinyl alcohol resin was prepared by adding 0.1 parts by weight of PGMA with respect to 100 parts by weight of the dissolved polyvinyl alcohol resin at room temperature. Thereafter, a water-based adhesive was prepared by dissolving the obtained mixture of PGMA and polyvinyl alcohol resin in a concentration of 4 wt % (polyvinyl alcohol resin concentration of about 4 wt %) in pure water.
• PGMA phenylglycidyl metacrylate
• a polarizing plate was fabricated using the method of Example 1.
• the adhesion, solubility with respect to water, and water resistance of the polarizing plate were evaluated and are presented in Table 1 below.
• a polyvinyl alcohol resin (average degree of polymerization of 600, degree of saponification of 95% to 97%, Nippon Synthetic Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., product Z100) was dissolved in pure water at 80° C. for 1 hour, and then a mixture of (3H-pyrrol-4-yl)-3,4-epoxycyclohexylmethyl acrylate (PECMA) of the following Chemical Formula and the polyvinyl alcohol resin was prepared by adding 0.1 parts by weight of PECMA with respect to 100 parts by weight of the dissolved polyvinyl alcohol resin at room temperature. Thereafter, a water-based adhesive was prepared by dissolving the obtained mixture of PECMA and polyvinyl alcohol resin in a concentration of 4 wt % (polyvinyl alcohol resin concentration of about 4 wt %) in pure water.
• PECMA (3H-pyrrol-4-yl)-3,4-epoxycyclohexylmethyl acrylate
• a polarizing plate was fabricated using the method of Example 1.
• the adhesion, solubility with respect to water, and water resistance of the polarizing plate were evaluated and are presented in Table 1 below.
• a polyvinyl alcohol resin (average degree of polymerization of 1100, degree of saponification of 99%, Nippon Synthetic Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., product Z210) with 3 mol % of an acetoacetyl group introduced was used as a water-based adhesive. Except for using the water-based adhesive prepared by dissolving the Z210 polyvinyl alcohol resin with the introduced acetoacetyl group in a concentration of 4 wt % in pure water, a polarizing plate was fabricated using the method of Example 1. The adhesion, solubility with respect to water, and water resistance of the polarizing plate were evaluated and are presented in Table 1 below.
• a polarizing plate was fabricated using the method of Example 1.
• the adhesion, solubility with respect to water, and water resistance of the polarizing plate were evaluated and are presented in Table 1 below.
• a polarizing plate was fabricated using the method of Example 1.
• the adhesion and water resistance of the polarizing plate were evaluated and are presented in Table 1 below.
• a polarizing plate was fabricated using the method of Example 5. The adhesion and water resistance of the polarizing plate were evaluated and are presented in Table 1 below.
• a polarizing plate was fabricated using the method of Example 15. The adhesion, solubility with respect to water, and water resistance of the polarizing plate were evaluated and are presented in Table 1 below.
• a polyvinyl alcohol resin (average degree of polymerization of 1100, degree of saponification of 99%, product of Nippon Synthetic Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., product Z210) was dissolved in pure water at 80° C. for 1 hour, and then 30 parts by weight of acryloyl chloride was added with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polyvinyl alcohol resin at room temperature.
• Acryloyl was chemically combined with the polyvinyl alcohol resin by stirring at a temperature range of 35° C. to 40° C.
• a polyvinyl alcohol resin with the introduced acryloyl group was obtained by separating and drying an obtained reaction product. Thereafter, the presence of the introduced acryloyl group was confirmed by analyzing the obtained polyvinyl alcohol resin with the introduced acryloyl group with FT-IR. Also, a content of the introduced acryloyl group was calculated by using NMR.
• a water-based adhesive was prepared by dissolving the obtained polyvinyl alcohol resin with the introduced acryloyl group (acryloyl group concentration of 10 mol %) in a concentration of 4 wt % in pure water.
• a polarizing plate was fabricated using the method of Example 1.
• the adhesion, solubility with respect to water, and water resistance of the polarizing plate were evaluated and are presented in Table 1 below.
• An acrylic copolymer solution was obtained through polymerization in toluene by adding 0.1 parts by weight of benzoyl peroxide as a polymerization initiator with respect to 100 parts by weight of a mixture of 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate and acrylic acid in a weight ratio of 1:1.
• a polarizing plate was fabricated using the method of Example 1.
• the adhesion, solubility with respect to water, and water resistance of the polarizing plate were evaluated and are presented in Table 1 below.
• 348 parts by weight of 3-hydroxymethyl-3-ethyl oxethane and 348 parts by weight of propylene oxide were mixed, dissolved in 1 liter of diethyl ether, and cooled in an ice bath at ⁇ 14° C. Thereafter, 5.5 parts by weight of a 60 wt % HPF 6 aqueous solution as a polymerization initiator was added dropwise to the mixed solution for 10 minutes. Subsequently, a reaction was performed overnight on the mixed solution at room temperature and the polymerization initiator was deactivated by adding 9 parts by weight of a 30 wt % NaOCH 3 methanol solution (solution dissolved in a ratio of 30 g of NaOCH 3 to 70 g of MeOH) on the next day.
• a 30 wt % NaOCH 3 methanol solution solution dissolved in a ratio of 30 g of NaOCH 3 to 70 g of MeOH
• a polymerized reaction product was removed by filtration after the deactivation of the polymerization initiator. Diethyl ether in a polymerized reaction product was removed by heating at 75° C. and polyether polyol was obtained.
• the polyether polyol has an average molecular weight of 3500.
• An adhesive solution having a resin solid content of 5 wt % was obtained by adding 5.0 parts by weight of glycerol diglycidyl ether with respect to 100 parts by weight of a polyether polyol obtained by the foregoing reaction in pure water and by stirring sufficiently at room temperature for 2 hours. Except for using the adhesive solution obtained by the foregoing method, a polarizing plate was fabricated using the method of Example 1. The adhesion, solubility with respect to water, and water resistance of the polarizing plate were evaluated and are presented in Table 1 below.
• a polyvinyl alcohol resin (average degree of polymerization of 1100, degree of saponification of 99%, Nippon Synthetic Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., product Z210) was dissolved in pure water at 80° C. for 1 hour, and then a mixture of GMA and the polyvinyl alcohol resin was prepared by adding 15 parts by weight of GMA with respect to 100 parts by weight of the dissolved polyvinyl alcohol resin at room temperature. Thereafter, an adhesive solution was obtained by dissolving the obtained mixture of GMA and polyvinyl alcohol resin in pure water to have a polyvinyl alcohol resin content of 4 wt % and stirring.
• a polarizing plate was fabricated using the method of Example 1.
• the adhesion, solubility with respect to water, and water resistance of the polarizing plate were evaluated and are presented in Table 1 below.
• Adhesion between the polarizer and protective film in the polarizing plate was measured by using a texture analyzer (TA, Stable Micro Systems, UK).
• the adhesive solution compositions of each Example and Comparative Example were stirred at room temperature for 1 hour, and then the solubilities of the PVA resins with respect to water were evaluated visually.
• the solubilities were evaluated visually by observing the presence of precipitate formation and the degree of turbidity.
• the solubility with respect to water was good when precipitates are not formed and the aqueous solution was transparent.
• An acrylate adhesive for a polarizing plate was coated on one surface of a triacetyl cellulose film of a polarizing plate.
• the adhesive coated polarizing plate was cut into a size of 50 mm ⁇ 80 mm. At this time, an elongation direction of the polarizing film was selected as a major axis and the direction orthogonal thereto was selected as a minor axis. Samples were prepared by stacking the polarizing plate on glass by the medium of the coated adhesive, and then water resistance was evaluated.
• Water resistance was evaluated by measuring the degree of delamination (separation between the protective film and the polarizer) when the samples were left standing for 8 hours at a temperature of 60° C. and at a relative humidity of 100% (use a constant temperature bath).
• the adhesive for a polarizing plate according to the present invention has excellent properties of adhesion, solubility with respect to water, and water resistance.

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