The present invention relates to [1] a dispersion of metal fine particles containing hydroxyacetone and propylene glycol, in which a cumulant average particle size of the metal fine particles is not less than 0.01 μm and not more than 0.1 μm, and [2] an ink containing the dispersion of metal fine particles as described in the above [1].

The present invention relates to [1] a dispersion of metal fine particles containing hydroxyacetone and propylene glycol, in which a cumulant average particle size of the metal fine particles is not less than 0.01 μm and not more than 0.1 μm, and [2] an ink containing the dispersion of metal fine particles as described in the above [1].

A formulation for inkjet printing includes one or more solvents and a plurality of nanoparticles mixed with the one or more solvents. The plurality of nanoparticles has a first refractive index greater than 1.9. A method includes depositing a layer of the formulation by inkjet printing onto a substrate having a non-flat. The method thereby forms coating of the formulation having a first surface conforming to the non-flat surface of the substrate and a second surface, opposite to the first surface, being a flat surface. An optical device includes a surface relief grating and a coating layer disposed on the surface relief grating. The coating layer includes a plurality of nanoparticles having a refractive index greater than 1.45 and a resin. The plurality of nanoparticles has functional ligands cross-linked with the resin.

A formulation for inkjet printing includes one or more solvents and a plurality of nanoparticles mixed with the one or more solvents. The plurality of nanoparticles has a first refractive index greater than 1.9. A method includes depositing a layer of the formulation by inkjet printing onto a substrate having a non-flat. The method thereby forms coating of the formulation having a first surface conforming to the non-flat surface of the substrate and a second surface, opposite to the first surface, being a flat surface. An optical device includes a surface relief grating and a coating layer disposed on the surface relief grating. The coating layer includes a plurality of nanoparticles having a refractive index greater than 1.45 and a resin. The plurality of nanoparticles has functional ligands cross-linked with the resin.

This invention provides an aqueous resin composition mixture of polyolefin and acrylic for paints, inks, adhesives, sealing agents, or primers, the aqueous resin composition exhibiting high peel strength even when baked at 80° C. on polyolefin substrates, and maintaining adhesion although an acrylic component is contained. Provided is an aqueous resin composition comprising an acid-modified polyolefin resin (A) and a (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer (B), wherein the acid-modified polyolefin resin (A) contains an unsaturated carboxylic acid or an anhydride thereof in an amount of 0.5 to 10 mass %, and wherein the (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer (B) contains as copolymerization components a (meth)acrylic acid ester (B1), whose ester moiety is a hydrocarbon group with 12 or more carbon atoms, and a (meth)acrylic acid ester (B2), whose ester moiety is a hydrocarbon group with 11 or less carbon atoms.

A method for preparing core/shell particles includes forming a suspension of ethylenically unsaturated monomer droplets containing one or more monomers and a porogen in an aqueous medium containing a first stabilizer and a polymerization initiator, wherein at least one of the monomers is a cross-linking monomer, and wherein the first stabilizer is an inorganic colloid. The method further includes polymerizing the one or more monomers to form core/shell particles having a core of a porous polymer and a polymeric shell having a shell thickness of at least 5 nm, wherein any pores in the polymeric shell have a diameter of less than 2 nm.

A composition for forming a light-emitting device, a method of manufacturing a light-emitting device utilizing the composition, and a light-emitting device manufactured utilizing the composition are provided. The composition includes two or more solvents and a boiling point of a first solvent having the highest boiling point among the two or more solvents is greater than 300° C.

Provided are compositions (which may inks), methods, devices, and systems that are used with 3D printing. The compositions contain fluoropolymer particles, one or more type of a medium, one or more surfactants, and one or more shear thinning agents. The fluoropolymer component can be one or more of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), perfluoroalkoxy, fluorinated ethylene-propylene, and poly ethyl enetetrafluoroethylene. Cartridges that contain the compositions are also provided. Methods of making the compositions, methods of using the compositions for 3D printing, and articles of manufacture, such as medical devices, are also provided.

Provided are compositions (which may inks), methods, devices, and systems that are used with 3D printing. The compositions contain fluoropolymer particles, one or more type of a medium, one or more surfactants, and one or more shear thinning agents. The fluoropolymer component can be one or more of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), perfluoroalkoxy, fluorinated ethylene-propylene, and poly ethyl enetetrafluoroethylene. Cartridges that contain the compositions are also provided. Methods of making the compositions, methods of using the compositions for 3D printing, and articles of manufacture, such as medical devices, are also provided.

An object is to improve the dispersion stability and discharge stability, while also improving the image quality and various resistance properties of printed matters even when the cohesion promoter contained in the primer ink is small in quantity. As a means to achieve the object, an ink set is provided that comprises: an aqueous inkjet ink composition containing (a) a pigment, (b) a water-soluble organic solvent, (c) water, and (d) a resin emulsion, wherein the pigment (a) has a crosslinked resin layer on its surface; and a primer ink composition containing a cohesion promoter that promotes cohesion of the aforementioned ink composition.