A composition for light filtering, the composition comprising: a base material; a plurality of nanoparticles dispersed in the base material, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of nanoparticles have an anisotropic shape; a stabilizing mechanism disposed to selectively couple with at least a portion of the plurality of nanoparticles to enhance stability of at least the portion of the plurality of nanoparticles in the base material, wherein a molecular weight of the stabilizing mechanism is selected to control thermal reshaping of the anisotropic shape of at least the portion of the plurality of nanoparticles; and wherein the composition exhibits a peak light absorption value in the range of about 600 nm to about 1000 nm, and wherein the composition exhibits an absorption spectrum having a full-width at half maximum of about 58 nm-70 nm.

A composition for extrusion and deposition by a three-dimensional (3D) printer is provided. The composition comprises a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), particulate matter having particles in the range of about 5 nm to about 10 μm in diameter, and a solvent. Uses of the composition for 3D printing microstructures, including multiwall plate devices, are also provided.

One aspect of the present invention is an adhesive film comprising: a first adhesive layer comprising a first adhesive component, a first conductive particle that is a dendritic conductive particle, and a second conductive particle that is a conductive particle other than the first conductive particle, the second conductive particle comprising a nonconductive core body and a conductive layer provided on the core body; and a second adhesive layer comprising a second adhesive component, wherein a volume proportion of the second adhesive component in the second adhesive layer is larger than a volume proportion of the first adhesive component in the first adhesive layer.

The present invention relates to compositions, comprising platelet-shaped transition metal particles, wherein the number mean diameter of the platelet-shaped transition metal particles, present in the composition, is in the range of 15 nm to 1000 nm and the number mean thickness of the platelet-shaped transition metal particles, present in the composition, is in the range of 2 to 40 nm, the transition metal is selected from silver, copper, gold and palladium and the platelet-shaped transition metal particles bear a surface modifying agent of formula A-(CHR.sup.9).sub.r—R.sup.10 (V), wherein if r is 1, A is a C.sub.1-C.sub.25alkyl group substituted with one, or more fluorine atoms; a C.sub.2-C.sub.25alkenyl substituted with one, or more fluorine atoms; a C.sub.2-C.sub.25alkynyl group substituted with one, or more fluorine atoms; a C.sub.3-C.sub.20cycloalkyl group substituted with one, or more fluorine atoms; or a C.sub.6-C.sub.24aryl group substituted with one, or more fluorine atoms, CF.sub.3 or —O—CF.sub.3 groups; if r is 0, A is a C.sub.6-C.sub.24aryl group substituted with one, or more fluorine atoms, CF.sub.3 or —O—CF.sub.3 groups; or a C.sub.7-C.sub.24aralkyl group substituted with one, or more fluorine atoms, CF.sub.3 or —O—CF.sub.3 groups;

R.sup.9 is H, or a C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl group; and R.sup.10 is a thiol group, or an amino group.

Surface modification with fluorinated thiols/amines allows to tune the surface properties of silver nanoplatelets in such a way, as to, on the one hand, make them dispersible and colloidally stable in the finished printing ink system, and on the other hand, allow them to migrate to the substrate and print surfaces upon drying of the solvent in the printed layer.

A display device and a manufacturing method of the display device are provided. The display device includes a substrate; a pixel definition layer disposed on the substrate and having a plurality of pixel openings; a surface-active nanolayer disposed on a surface of the substrate and on a surface extending to the pixel definition layer, wherein the surface-active nanolayer covers a plurality of nanoparticles; and a light-emitting layer disposed in the plurality of pixel openings.

An inorganic particle dispersion having high spinnability comprises an inorganic powder, hydrophilic fumed silica, and a resin having a hydroxyl group.

Provided is a stereolithographic resin composition that suppresses sedimentation of the filler during shaping, has good handleability, and has high thermal conductance of the cured product. A stereolithographic resin composition containing a photocurable resin and a filler, wherein the filler is a metal-coated particle having a base particle including a polymer material and having a metal layer coating the surface of the base particle, and a density of the metal-coated particle is 1.5 g/cm.sup.3 to 4.0 g/cm.sup.3.

A method of making a thermal interface material includes: combining a powder of diamond particles having a nominal dimension of 1,000 nm or less with a volatile liquid hydrocarbon material to provide a diamond dispersion; and combining the diamond dispersion with a first mixture to provide the thermal interface material, wherein the first mixture includes a matrix material and particles of a first material have a nominal dimension in a range from 1 micron to 100 microns, and wherein the diamond particles compose 0.5 wt. % to 5 wt. % of the thermal interface material, the matrix material composes 10 wt. % or less of the thermal interface material, and the first material composes at least 40 wt. % of the thermal interface material.

Disclosed are examples for printing a one-dimensional (1D) nanomaterial for use in stretchable electronic devices. An ink comprising a nanomaterial solution is dispersed from a pneumatic dispensing system of a printing device. The 1D nanomaterial is printed in a predefined pattern on an underlying substrate positioned on a ground electrode. A voltage is applied between the printing nozzle and the ground electrode to cause the ink to form into a cone during the printing. The substrate can be modified to increase the wettability of the substrate to enhance adhesion of the ink to the substrate.

Anisotropic conductive films, each including an insulating adhesive layer and conductive particles insulating adhesive layer in a lattice-like manner. Among center distances between an arbitrary conductive particle and conductive particles adjacent to the conductive particle, the shortest distance to the conductive particle is a first center distance; the next shortest distance is a second center distance. These center distances are 1.5 to 5 times the conductive particles' diameter. The arbitrary conductive particle, conductive particle spaced apart from the conductive particle by the first center distance, conductive particle spaced apart from the conductive particle by first center distance or second center distance form an acute triangle. Regarding this acute triangle, an acute angle formed between a straight line orthogonal to a first array direction passing through the conductive particles and second array direction passing through conductive particles being 18 to 35°. These anisotropic conductive films have stable connection reliability in COG connection.