The pigment is composed of particles having a lattice constant a of 5.4700-5.5100 Å and containing a calcium-titanium composite oxide as a main component. The pigment selectively transmit light in a warm-color range, and can be used as an alternative material for titanium oxide. This pigment can be used for a cosmetic, for example.

The pigment is composed of particles having a lattice constant a of 5.4700-5.5100 Å and containing a calcium-titanium composite oxide as a main component. The pigment selectively transmit light in a warm-color range, and can be used as an alternative material for titanium oxide. This pigment can be used for a cosmetic, for example.

An ink composition including a nanomaterial and a liquid vehicle, wherein the liquid vehicle includes a composition including one or more functional groups that are capable of being cross-linked is disclosed. An ink composition including a nanomaterial, a liquid vehicle, and scatterers is also disclosed. An ink composition including a nanomaterial and a liquid vehicle, wherein the liquid vehicle includes a perfluorocompound is further disclosed. A method for inkjet printing an ink including nanomaterial and a liquid vehicle with a surface tension that is not greater than about 25 dyne/cm is disclosed. In certain preferred embodiments, the nanomaterial includes semiconductor nanocrystals. Devices prepared from inks and methods of the invention are also described.

An ink composition including a nanomaterial and a liquid vehicle, wherein the liquid vehicle includes a composition including one or more functional groups that are capable of being cross-linked is disclosed. An ink composition including a nanomaterial, a liquid vehicle, and scatterers is also disclosed. An ink composition including a nanomaterial and a liquid vehicle, wherein the liquid vehicle includes a perfluorocompound is further disclosed. A method for inkjet printing an ink including nanomaterial and a liquid vehicle with a surface tension that is not greater than about 25 dyne/cm is disclosed. In certain preferred embodiments, the nanomaterial includes semiconductor nanocrystals. Devices prepared from inks and methods of the invention are also described.

The present invention relates to a process for preparing a surface treated filler material product with mono-substituted succinic anhydride(s) and a mixture of aliphatic linear or branched carboxylic acids comprising stearic acid, a surface treated filler material product, a polymer composition, a fiber and/or filament and/or film and/or thread and/or sheet and/or pipe and/or profile and/or mold and/or, injection molds and/or blow mold comprising the surface treated filler material product and/or the polymer composition, an article comprising the surface treated filler material product and/or the polymer composition and/or the fiber and/or filament and/or film and/or thread and/or sheet and/or pipe and/or profile and/or mold and/or injection mold and/or blow mold as well as the use of at least one mono-substituted succinic anhydride and/or salty reaction product(s) thereof in combination with a mixture of aliphatic linear or branched carboxylic acids comprising stearic acid and/or salty reaction product(s) thereof, for improving the flowability of a surface treated filler material product and for improving the dispersion of the calcium carbonate in the polymer matrix of a polymer composition.

Provided is a semiconductor nanoparticle complex in which a ligand is coordinated to a surface of a semiconductor nanoparticle. The semiconductor nanoparticle is a core-shell type semiconductor nanoparticle including a core containing In and P and one or more layers of shells. The semiconductor nanoparticle further includes halogen and the molar ratio of halogen to In is 0.80 to 15.00 in terms of atoms. The ligand includes one or more kinds of mercapto fatty acid esters represented by the following general formula: HS—R.sub.1—COO—R.sub.2. The mercapto fatty acid ester has an SP value of 9.20 or more. The mercapto fatty acid ester has a molecular weight of 700 or less, and the average SP value of the entire ligand is 9.10 to 11.00. The present invention provides a semiconductor nanoparticle complex dispersible at a high mass fraction in a polar dispersion medium while keeping high fluorescence quantum yield.

The present invention relates to a polymer composition (C) comprising: —a polyphenylene sulfide (PPS), —at least 3 wt. % of polyamide 6 (PA6), —25 to 60 wt. % of reinforcing agents, —3 to 8 wt. % of a functionalized, non-aromatic elastomer, wherein the weight ratio PPS/PA6 is at least 4 and wherein wt. % are based on the total weight of the composition. The present invention also relates to articles incorporating the polymer composition and the use of polyamide 6 (PA6) as a heat-aging stabilizer in a polymer composition.

The present invention relates to a PVC resin composition for preparing foamed polymer products, to a foamed polymer product prepared from the composition, to a method for preparing a foamed polymer product, to an article comprising the foamed polymer product as well as to the use of a surface-reacted calcium carbonate, hydromagnesite and mixtures thereof for reducing the density of the obtained foamed PVC product.

The present invention relates to a PVC resin composition for preparing foamed polymer products, to a foamed polymer product prepared from the composition, to a method for preparing a foamed polymer product, to an article comprising the foamed polymer product as well as to the use of a surface-reacted calcium carbonate, hydromagnesite and mixtures thereof for reducing the density of the obtained foamed PVC product.

The present technology provides a tire rubber composition formed by blending a microparticle composite, which is formed from a solid component of a mixture containing an emulsion of an organic microparticle and a rubber latex, in a sulfur vulcanizable rubber; the emulsion of the organic microparticle being an emulsion containing a microparticle obtained by polymerizing and/or crosslinking at least one selected from the group consisting of polymerizable monomers, and oligomers, prepolymers, and polymers having a reactive functional group and having a molecular weight from 500 to 50000 simultaneously or stepwise in water; and an average particle size of the microparticle being from 0.001 to 100 μm.