The present disclosure provides nanostructure compositions and methods of producing nanostructure compositions. The nanostructure compositions comprise at least one population of nanostructures, at least one reactive diluent, at least one anaerobic stabilizer, and optionally at least one organic resin. The present disclosure also provides nanostructure films comprising a nanostructure layer and methods of making nanostructure films.

The present invention relates to an insulation coating composition for a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet, a method for forming an insulation coating of a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet, and a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet having an insulation coating formed thereon. Specifically, the present invention can provide: an insulation coating composition for a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet, the composition comprising 0.1-10 wt % of an inorganic nitride, 30-60 wt % of colloidal silica, and 30-60 wt % of a metal phosphate; a method for forming an insulation coating of a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet using the same, and a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet having an insulation coating formed thereon.

Embodiments provide a hard coat layered film having a first hard coat, a second hard coat, and a transparent resin film layer in order from an outer layer side, the first hard coat including (A) 100 parts by mass of a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate including 20% by mass or more of a tripentaerythritol acrylate, (B) 0.01-7 parts by mass of a water repellent, and (C) 0.01-10 parts by mass of a silane coupling agent, the first hard coat being formed from a coating material not including inorganic particles, and the second hard coat including (A) 100 parts by mass of a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate and (D) 50-300 parts by mass of inorganic fine particles having an average particle diameter of 1-300 nm. According to at least one embodiment, component (A) may be a mixture of tripentaerythritol acrylate and one or more species selected from the group consisting of dipentaerythritol acrylate, monopentaerythritol acrylate, and polypentaerythritol acrylate.

Provided is an aqueous dispersion including fine particles having a refractive index of 2.0 or higher and an anionic polymer, the aqueous dispersion having a median diameter of 0.01 m to 1.0 m as measured by a dynamic light scattering method.

A paint that imparts a superhydrophobic surface on an object is a suspension of hydrophobic particles in a polymeric binder and a plasticizer in a solvent or mixed solvent. The particles are a metal oxide that is surface functionalized with a fluorinated alkyl silane or an alkyl silane. The binder is a mixture of PDVF and PMMA in a ratio of 3:1 to 10:1. The plasticizer is a mixture of triethylphosphate and perfluoro(butyltetrahydrofuran) or other perfluorinated hydrocarbon. Surfaces coated using this paint display contact angles in excess of 150 and resist abrasion.

The present invention provides an insulated wire having a heat-resistant insulating layer, wherein heat-resistant particles are contained in the insulating layer, and the heat-resistant particles are densely dispersed in a surface region of the insulating layer. For example, the concentration of heat-resistant particles included in a layer thick portion of 0.5 m from the surface of the insulating layer is two times the concentration of heat-resistant particles included in a central portion of the insulating layer. An electrodeposition liquid used to form the insulating layer is formed by dispersing the heat-resistant particles in a suspension in which resin particles are dispersed, the viscosity is 100 cP or less, and the turbidity is 1 mg/L or more.

Disclosed is a liquid polymerizable composition including a chain-growth polymerization dispersing monomer, a step-growth polymerization monomer system and inorganic nanoparticles homogeneously dispersed in the monomers, as well as its use for the preparation of a transparent polymeric material having a high refractive index and low haze and its use in the optical field.

The present invention relates to an antireflection film including: a hard coating layer in which center line average roughness (Ra) of the surface is 1.2 nm or less and surface energy is 34 mN/m or less; and a low refractive index layer which is formed on the hard coating layer.

The present invention is related to a high-efficient and versatile/broad-spectrum decontaminant and disinfectant additive comprising metal oxide nanoparticles in a metallic or semi-metallic nanoparticle matrix, preferably, in a metallic or semi-metallic nanocatalyst matrix, being able to convert several types of common products used for protecting, coating or decorating surfaces, such as paints, varnishes, or the like, into decontaminant and disinfectant products mainly based on the metal oxide nanoparticle photocatalytic properties, and then, being able of removing/eliminating contaminants from an environment around outdoor or indoor surfaces on which the same is applied. It can be prepared as a powder ready-to-use, a solution to be sprayed or a formulation to be spread on a surface, and also can remove/eliminate contaminants such as CO, CO.sub.2, NO, NO.sub.2, SO.sub.2, COVs, methane, particulate material, polycyclic aromatic compounds, methylene chloride, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), virus, bacteria, molds, water-soluble organic contaminants or organic contaminant dispersions or suspensions, among others.

Provided are a liquid dispersion of fluoride particles having a refractive index lower than that of, for example, magnesium fluoride, the liquid dispersion being excellent in dispersibility and suitable for production of an optical film such as an antireflection film; a composition for forming an optical film; and an optical film. A liquid dispersion of fluoride particles according to the present invention contains: fluoride particles; an anionic surfactant as a dispersant for the fluoride particles; and an organic solvent, wherein the fluoride particles contain at least aluminum, an alkali metal, and an alkaline earth metal as an optional element in a composition of the fluoride particles, and the fluoride particles are dispersed in the organic solvent.