Provided herein are stretchable conductive inks consisting of a continuous polymer phase with dispersed silver flakes and a low melting metal or alloy, wherein initial resistivity is measured before elongation and the resistivity of the stretchable conductive ink composition is less than 10 times the initial resistivity at 50% elongation.

Provided herein are stretchable conductive inks consisting of a continuous polymer phase with dispersed silver flakes and a low melting metal or alloy, wherein initial resistivity is measured before elongation and the resistivity of the stretchable conductive ink composition is less than 10 times the initial resistivity at 50% elongation.

Described is a method of preparing a product comprising an amount of surface modified silver nanowires, the method comprising the following steps: preparing or providing a first surface agent compound having one or more functional groups selected from the group consisting of thiol and amine, for attaching the first surface agent compound to the surface of a silver nanowire, preparing or providing an amount of silver nanowires, attaching said first surface agent compound prepared or provided in step (a) to the surface of said silver nanowires prepared or provided in step (b), so that surface modified silver nanowires result, and optionally (d) adding one or more further constituents and/or conducting one or more further steps so that said product results. Also described are a corresponding product, corresponding uses and a method of coating the surface of an article.

Described is a method of preparing a product comprising an amount of surface modified silver nanowires, the method comprising the following steps: preparing or providing a first surface agent compound having one or more functional groups selected from the group consisting of thiol and amine, for attaching the first surface agent compound to the surface of a silver nanowire, preparing or providing an amount of silver nanowires, attaching said first surface agent compound prepared or provided in step (a) to the surface of said silver nanowires prepared or provided in step (b), so that surface modified silver nanowires result, and optionally (d) adding one or more further constituents and/or conducting one or more further steps so that said product results. Also described are a corresponding product, corresponding uses and a method of coating the surface of an article.

A metal ink containing metal particles including silver, a protective agent A including an amine compound, and a protective agent B including a fatty acid. The metal ink is configured such that the protective agent A includes at least one C.sub.4-12 amine compound, and the protective agent B includes at least one C.sub.22-26 fatty acid. It is preferable that the amine compound content is 0.2 mmol/g or more and 1.5 mmol/g or less on a silver particle mass basis. In addition, it is preferable that the fatty acid content is 0.01 mmol/g or more and 0.06 mmol/g or less on a silver particle mass basis.

A water-based ink jet ink composition includes: a coloring material; and resin, a content of the coloring material being equal to or less than 1.5% by mass with respect to the ink composition, a change in a volume average particle diameter of the resin after mixing a water-mediated solution for the resin and a 0.3 M magnesium sulfate aqueous solution is equal to or less than three times as large as a change in the volume average particle diameter before the mixing, and the ink composition is used by being caused to adhere to a recording medium along with a processing solution that contains a coagulant for coagulating constituents of the ink composition.

A water-based ink jet ink composition includes: a coloring material; and resin, a content of the coloring material being equal to or less than 1.5% by mass with respect to the ink composition, a change in a volume average particle diameter of the resin after mixing a water-mediated solution for the resin and a 0.3 M magnesium sulfate aqueous solution is equal to or less than three times as large as a change in the volume average particle diameter before the mixing, and the ink composition is used by being caused to adhere to a recording medium along with a processing solution that contains a coagulant for coagulating constituents of the ink composition.

Graphene-based conductive ink and a preparation thereof. The graphene-based conductive ink includes a modified graphene nanomaterial, a first solvent and an ink binder. The modified graphene nanomaterial is prepared by subjecting a mixture of sodium sulfanilate, a natural flake graphite and a second solvent to liquid phase exfoliation. The second solvent is a mixture of water and a second alcohol.

Graphene-based conductive ink and a preparation thereof. The graphene-based conductive ink includes a modified graphene nanomaterial, a first solvent and an ink binder. The modified graphene nanomaterial is prepared by subjecting a mixture of sodium sulfanilate, a natural flake graphite and a second solvent to liquid phase exfoliation. The second solvent is a mixture of water and a second alcohol.

A curable composition comprises water, a polysilane compound having a phenyl group, and at least one of a polymerizable particle and a polymerizable monomer.