Patent ID: 8753798

Claim:
A process for forming a hydrophilic coating, which is a coating having a hydrophilized surface, comprising the steps of: (1) forming, on a substrate, a first coating resin layer including a first cationic polymerization resin and a first photoacid generator; (2) laminating, on the first coating resin layer, a second coating resin layer including a second cationic polymerization resin which includes an acid-cleavable linkage in its main chain, and a second photoacid generator which generates methide acid by irradiation with an active energy ray including ultraviolet light; (3) forming a coating by curing the first coating resin layer and the second coating resin layer through exposure of the first coating resin layer and the second coating resin layer to the active energy ray to conduct development; and (4) forming a hydrophilic coating by hydrophilizing a surface of the coating obtained in the step (3) through heat treatment of the coating, wherein the second cationic polymerization resin comprises an ether linkage or an ester linkage in its main chain, wherein the second photoacid generator comprises a compound represented by the following formula (6-a): and wherein the second coating layer has a thickness of 5 μm or more.