The present invention provides an inkjet ink and a hiding layer coating agent that contain radical polymerizable components including a polyfunctional monomer that includes a high Tg polyfunctional monomer with a glass transition temperature Tg of not less than 40° C. at a ratio of not less than 30 mass % and a monofunctional monomer, a volatile solvent, and a photo-radical polymerization initiator, with a ratio of the monofunctional monomer being 5 to 70 mass % in the radical polymerizable components and a ratio of the volatile solvent being 50 to 400 mass % with respect to the radical polymerizable components and are excellent in dispersion stability due to not containing (excluding) a white pigment such as titanium oxide, etc., and enable printing of a white or colored character having a high hiding property equivalent to that in a case where the white pigment is contained.

The present invention provides an inkjet ink and a hiding layer coating agent that contain radical polymerizable components including a polyfunctional monomer that includes a high Tg polyfunctional monomer with a glass transition temperature Tg of not less than 40° C. at a ratio of not less than 30 mass % and a monofunctional monomer, a volatile solvent, and a photo-radical polymerization initiator, with a ratio of the monofunctional monomer being 5 to 70 mass % in the radical polymerizable components and a ratio of the volatile solvent being 50 to 400 mass % with respect to the radical polymerizable components and are excellent in dispersion stability due to not containing (excluding) a white pigment such as titanium oxide, etc., and enable printing of a white or colored character having a high hiding property equivalent to that in a case where the white pigment is contained.

Provided are an electron beam curable ink and an image recording method. The electron beam curable ink contains a polymerizable monomer A having a ClogP value of 2.3 or less and a surfactant, and a content of the surfactant is 0.3% by mass or more relative to a total amount of the electron beam curable ink, and a content of a polymerization initiator is less than 1% by mass relative to the total amount of the electron beam curable ink.

Provided are an electron beam curable ink and an image recording method. The electron beam curable ink contains a polymerizable monomer A having a ClogP value of 2.3 or less and a surfactant, and a content of the surfactant is 0.3% by mass or more relative to a total amount of the electron beam curable ink, and a content of a polymerization initiator is less than 1% by mass relative to the total amount of the electron beam curable ink.

The present disclosure is drawn to a composite particulate build material, including 92 wt % to 99.5 wt % polymeric particles having an average size from 10 μm to 150 μm and an average aspect ratio of less than 2:1. The composite particulate build material further includes from 0.5 wt % to 8 wt % reinforcing particles having an average size of 0.1 ρm to 20 μm and an average aspect ratio of 3:1 to 100:1 applied to surfaces of the polymeric particles, wherein the reinforcing particles include mica or glass.

The present disclosure is drawn to a composite particulate build material, including 92 wt % to 99.5 wt % polymeric particles having an average size from 10 μm to 150 μm and an average aspect ratio of less than 2:1. The composite particulate build material further includes from 0.5 wt % to 8 wt % reinforcing particles having an average size of 0.1 ρm to 20 μm and an average aspect ratio of 3:1 to 100:1 applied to surfaces of the polymeric particles, wherein the reinforcing particles include mica or glass.

The present invention is directed to a radiation-curable aqueous dispersion comprising a (meth)acryloyl functional polyurethane A comprising anionic dispersing groups and non-ionic dispersing groups, characterized in that (i) said polyurethane A comprises (meth)acryloyl ester functional groups in an amount of at least 0.5 mmol per g of the polyurethane A, (ii) said anionic dispersing groups comprising carboxylate and sulfonate dispersing groups, (iii) said carboxylate and sulfonate dispersing groups are present in said polyurethane A in an amount such as to result in an acid number of from 2 to 30 mg KOH/g of the polyurethane A, (iv) said carboxylate and sulfonate dispersing groups are individually present in said polyurethane A in an amount such as to result in an acid number of from 1 to 15 mg KOH/g of said polyurethane A, (v) said non-ionic dispersing groups are polyethylene oxide dispersing groups composed of at least 5 ethylene oxide repeating units, and (viii) said polyethylene oxide dispersing groups are present in said polyurethane A such that the ethylene oxide content in the polyurethane A is from 2 to 20 wt. %.

The present invention is directed to a radiation-curable aqueous dispersion comprising a (meth)acryloyl functional polyurethane A comprising anionic dispersing groups and non-ionic dispersing groups, characterized in that (i) said polyurethane A comprises (meth)acryloyl ester functional groups in an amount of at least 0.5 mmol per g of the polyurethane A, (ii) said anionic dispersing groups comprising carboxylate and sulfonate dispersing groups, (iii) said carboxylate and sulfonate dispersing groups are present in said polyurethane A in an amount such as to result in an acid number of from 2 to 30 mg KOH/g of the polyurethane A, (iv) said carboxylate and sulfonate dispersing groups are individually present in said polyurethane A in an amount such as to result in an acid number of from 1 to 15 mg KOH/g of said polyurethane A, (v) said non-ionic dispersing groups are polyethylene oxide dispersing groups composed of at least 5 ethylene oxide repeating units, and (viii) said polyethylene oxide dispersing groups are present in said polyurethane A such that the ethylene oxide content in the polyurethane A is from 2 to 20 wt. %.

A radiation curable ink jet composition according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is a radiation curable ink jet composition including a polymerizable compound, the polymerizable compound includes at least one selected from the group consisting of glycerin diacrylate and glycerin triacrylate, and a total content of the glycerin diacrylate and the glycerin triacrylate with respect to a total mass of the ink jet composition is 20 percent by mass or more.

A manufacturing method of decorated natural leather including the steps of: attaching a crusted leather (45) with its corium side by an adhesive (46) to a temporary carrier (47); inkjet printing the crusted leather (45) on its grain side with one or more pigmented inkjet inks; wherein the surface area of the temporary carrier (47) is larger than the surface area of the crusted leather (45).