Anti-glare film, and optical member and liquid crystal display apparatus using the same

Abstract

An anti-glare film comprising an anti-glare layer is obtained by coating or casting a liquid composition containing a polymer, a curable resin precursor (e.g., an ultraviolet curable resin) and a solvent, on a transparent plastic film; evaporating the solvent; forming a phase separation structure by spinodal decomposition; and curing the curable resin precursor by a light irradiation to form the anti-glare layer. Thus obtained anti-glare layer has an uneven structure on the surface thereof, isotropically transmits and scatters an incident light to show the maximum value of the scattered light intensity at a scattering angle of 0.1 to 10°, and has the total light transmittance of 70 to 100%. Moreover, the anti-glare layer has the visibility of a transmitted image of 70 to 100% measured by an image clarity measuring apparatus provided with an optical slit of 0.5 mm width, and the haze of 20 to 50%. Abrasion resistance is imparted to the anti-glare layer by curing the curable resin precursor. Thus, the anti-glare film has a high anti-glareness and abrasion resistance, and prevents reflection of a surrounding scenery and dazzle in a display surface even in a high definition display apparatus.

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