A thermo-responsive shear-thinning photo-curable composition comprises water, a linear amphiphilic polyether ABA triblock copolymer comprising at least one pendent ene group (*—CH═CH.sub.2) capable of undergoing a thiol-ene reaction, a water-soluble crosslinking agent comprising two or more methylenethiol groups (*—CH.sub.2SH), and a photoinitiator. Under non-shear conditions and a triblock copolymer concentration suitable for direct-write printing, the composition is a viscoelastic solid (hydrogel) at a temperature of about 15° C. to about 45° C., and is a free-flowing liquid (sol) between 0° C. and about 10° C. The hydrogel form can be shear-thinned at about 15° C. to about 45° C. to form a sol suitable for a direct-write printer using an extruding print-head. The compositions covalently crosslink when flood-exposed to ultraviolet radiation. The compositions have utility in forming three-dimensional scaffolds for growing living cells.

A thermo-responsive shear-thinning photo-curable composition comprises water, a linear amphiphilic polyether ABA triblock copolymer comprising at least one pendent ene group (*—CH═CH.sub.2) capable of undergoing a thiol-ene reaction, a water-soluble crosslinking agent comprising two or more methylenethiol groups (*—CH.sub.2SH), and a photoinitiator. Under non-shear conditions and a triblock copolymer concentration suitable for direct-write printing, the composition is a viscoelastic solid (hydrogel) at a temperature of about 15° C. to about 45° C., and is a free-flowing liquid (sol) between 0° C. and about 10° C. The hydrogel form can be shear-thinned at about 15° C. to about 45° C. to form a sol suitable for a direct-write printer using an extruding print-head. The compositions covalently crosslink when flood-exposed to ultraviolet radiation. The compositions have utility in forming three-dimensional scaffolds for growing living cells.

An ink set includes an ink A including water, a first organic solvent, and a first pigment and an ink B including water, a second organic solvent, a second pigment, and a urethane resin particle. The first organic solvent includes at least one of N,N-dimethyl-β-buthoxy propionamide, N,N-dimethyl-β-methoxy propionamide, and 3-ethyl-3-hydroxymethyl oxetane and has a mixing solubility parameter A of 10.00 to less than 13.00 and the second organic solvent has a mixing solubility parameter B of 13.00 to 16.00.

The present invention relates to an inkjet ink comprising a photo-chromic colorant and a UV absorber. The ink may be used as a time-temperature indicator and is particularly useful in packaging food and/or drink to provide an indication of the quality of the contents.

The present invention relates to an inkjet ink comprising a photo-chromic colorant and a UV absorber. The ink may be used as a time-temperature indicator and is particularly useful in packaging food and/or drink to provide an indication of the quality of the contents.

A method for producing an organic microdisk structure 40, which is characterized by comprising: a cladding layer formation step 1 wherein a cladding layer 12 is formed by printing a first ink 11 that contains a fluorine-containing hyperbranched polymer on a substrate 10 by an inkjet method; a core layer formation step 2 wherein a core layer 22 is formed by printing a second ink 21 that contains a laser dye and a triazine-based hyperbranched polymer containing no fluorine on the cladding layer 12 by an inkjet method; and an etching step 3 wherein the cladding layer 12 is etched using a solvent 31 that dissolves only the fluorine-containing hyperbranched polymer. Consequently, an unconventional novel method for producing an organic microdisk structure with use of an inkjet method is able to be provided.

A method for producing an organic microdisk structure 40, which is characterized by comprising: a cladding layer formation step 1 wherein a cladding layer 12 is formed by printing a first ink 11 that contains a fluorine-containing hyperbranched polymer on a substrate 10 by an inkjet method; a core layer formation step 2 wherein a core layer 22 is formed by printing a second ink 21 that contains a laser dye and a triazine-based hyperbranched polymer containing no fluorine on the cladding layer 12 by an inkjet method; and an etching step 3 wherein the cladding layer 12 is etched using a solvent 31 that dissolves only the fluorine-containing hyperbranched polymer. Consequently, an unconventional novel method for producing an organic microdisk structure with use of an inkjet method is able to be provided.

An active-energy-ray-curable composition, a cured material of the active-energy-ray-curable composition satisfying a critical load of 5.0 g or more but 25.0 g or less, the critical load being obtained by a continuous loading test method using a variable normal load friction and wear measurement device, the cured material having an average thickness of 10 μm and being formed by coating the active-energy-ray-curable composition on a substrate and by irradiating and curing the active-energy-ray-curable composition with active energy rays having illuminance of 1.5 W/cm.sup.2 and an amount of irradiation of 200 mJ/cm.sup.2.

A semi-transparent coating material for coating glass or glass ceramics includes at least one sol-gel hybrid-polymer coating system having a hybrid-polymer or inorganic sol-gel-based matrix, and nanoparticles and nanoscale pigments and/or dyes are added to the hybrid-polymer or inorganic sol-gel-based matrix.

A semi-transparent coating material for coating glass or glass ceramics includes at least one sol-gel hybrid-polymer coating system having a hybrid-polymer or inorganic sol-gel-based matrix, and nanoparticles and nanoscale pigments and/or dyes are added to the hybrid-polymer or inorganic sol-gel-based matrix.