The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing coated carbon nanotubes, the method comprising the steps of: functionalizing the carbon nanotubes in a solvent comprising a silane polymer; coating the carbon nanotubes with a SiO.sub.2 layer; depositing metal catalyst particles on the SiO.sub.2 layer of the carbon nanotubes; and performing electroless plating to form an Ag coating on the SiO.sub.2 layer of the carbon nanotubes. The invention also relates Ag-coated CNTs, and to the use of Ag-coated CNTs as interconnects in a flexible electronic film.

The ink jet recording method according to the present invention includes attaching a resin liquid including a resin to a recording medium; attaching a reaction liquid including a reactant for aggregating or thickening a coloring ink component having a coloring material to an area where the resin liquid is attached; attaching the coloring ink to an area where the reaction liquid is attached by an ink jet method; and attaching a clear ink including a resin.

The ink jet recording method according to the present invention includes attaching a resin liquid including a resin to a recording medium; attaching a reaction liquid including a reactant for aggregating or thickening a coloring ink component having a coloring material to an area where the resin liquid is attached; attaching the coloring ink to an area where the reaction liquid is attached by an ink jet method; and attaching a clear ink including a resin.

A printing ink formulation includes a functional material and a solvent being evaporable from the printing ink formulation to form a functional material thin film. The solvent is formed by mixing at least two organic solvents including a first solvent and a second solvent. The solvent system containing at least two solvents can effectively dissolve the functional material without the need of adding an additive, and can also effectively prevent the occurrence of a “coffee-ring effect”, and accordingly, the thin film containing a uniform thickness and a strong electron transmission capability can be obtained.

A printing ink formulation includes a functional material and a solvent being evaporable from the printing ink formulation to form a functional material thin film. The solvent is formed by mixing at least two organic solvents including a first solvent and a second solvent. The solvent system containing at least two solvents can effectively dissolve the functional material without the need of adding an additive, and can also effectively prevent the occurrence of a “coffee-ring effect”, and accordingly, the thin film containing a uniform thickness and a strong electron transmission capability can be obtained.

The present disclosure provides an ink for inkjet printing on offset media. The inkjet ink comprises a dispersed binder. The binder is present at a concentration of greater than 3% by weight.

The present invention provides an ink-jet printing method using a water-based ink for ink-jet printing which is excellent in quick-drying fixing properties and long-term fixing properties when printing characters or images on a low-water absorbing recording medium, as well as ejection stability. The present invention relates to [1] an ink-jet printing method of printing characters or images on a recording medium using a water-based ink for ink-jet printing, in which the recording medium has a water absorption of not more than 10 g/m.sup.2 and not less than 0 g/m.sup.2 as measured in a pure water contact time of 100 milliseconds; the water-based ink includes a pigment (A), resin particles (B), a polypropylene glycol (X) and water; and the resin particles (B) are produced by emulsion polymerization method; and [2] the aforementioned water-based ink for ink-jet printing.

The present invention provides an ink-jet printing method using a water-based ink for ink-jet printing which is excellent in quick-drying fixing properties and long-term fixing properties when printing characters or images on a low-water absorbing recording medium, as well as ejection stability. The present invention relates to [1] an ink-jet printing method of printing characters or images on a recording medium using a water-based ink for ink-jet printing, in which the recording medium has a water absorption of not more than 10 g/m.sup.2 and not less than 0 g/m.sup.2 as measured in a pure water contact time of 100 milliseconds; the water-based ink includes a pigment (A), resin particles (B), a polypropylene glycol (X) and water; and the resin particles (B) are produced by emulsion polymerization method; and [2] the aforementioned water-based ink for ink-jet printing.

There is provided an electric connection member having a substrate, an insulating adhesive layer provided on the substrate, and a conductive interconnect, wherein the electric connection member is provided with a recess that opens at a side of the insulating adhesive layer, the conductive interconnect is disposed in the recess, a metal nano-ink is disposed on the conductive interconnect, and all of the metal nano-ink is contained inside the recess.

The present invention provides an inkjet ink comprising: 6-35% by weight of NVC; 5-60% by weight of PEA; 15-35% by weight of a C8.12 alkane diol di(meth)acrylate; a radical photoinitiator; and a colorant, wherein the percentages by weight are based on the total weight of the ink. The present invention further provides an inkjet ink set wherein at least one of the inks in the set, preferably all of the inks in the set, is an inkjet ink as defined above. Furthermore, the present invention provides a method of inkjet printing comprising inkjet printing the inkjet ink or inkjet ink set as defined above onto a substrate and curing the ink.