Provided is a conductive film that can be formed without using a vacuum deposition method and includes a material that is neither a noble metal nor a special carbon material as a conductive element for exhibiting conductivity. The conductive film provided includes an arrangement portion of semiconductor nanoparticles. When a cross section including the arrangement portion is observed, the semiconductor nanoparticles are arranged in line apart from each other in the arrangement portion. A conductivity C1 measured along at least one direction is 7 S/cm or more.

Provided is a conductive film that can be formed without using a vacuum deposition method and includes a material that is neither a noble metal nor a special carbon material as a conductive element for exhibiting conductivity. The conductive film provided includes an arrangement portion of semiconductor nanoparticles. When a cross section including the arrangement portion is observed, the semiconductor nanoparticles are arranged in line apart from each other in the arrangement portion. A conductivity C1 measured along at least one direction is 7 S/cm or more.

Inks for direct food contact with wide colour gamut and good physical resistance properties, and methods for identifying such inks, for printing such inks, and for packaging foodstuffs with materials printed with such inks.

Inks for direct food contact with wide colour gamut and good physical resistance properties, and methods for identifying such inks, for printing such inks, and for packaging foodstuffs with materials printed with such inks.

The present invention relates to a printing ink composition comprising a polymer selected from a poly(styrene-maleic acid) co-polymer having an acid number of ≥225 mg KOH/g, a poly(styrene-maleamic acid) co-polymer having an acid number of ≥225 mg KOH/g or a combination thereof, wherein the co-polymer is a lithium, sodium, potassium, ammonium or quaternary ammonium salt or combinations thereof. The printing ink composition is suitable for directly printing onto non-porous substrates particularly without the need for a chemical primer layer or chemical pre-treatment.

The present invention relates to a printing ink composition comprising a polymer selected from a poly(styrene-maleic acid) co-polymer having an acid number of ≥225 mg KOH/g, a poly(styrene-maleamic acid) co-polymer having an acid number of ≥225 mg KOH/g or a combination thereof, wherein the co-polymer is a lithium, sodium, potassium, ammonium or quaternary ammonium salt or combinations thereof. The printing ink composition is suitable for directly printing onto non-porous substrates particularly without the need for a chemical primer layer or chemical pre-treatment.

The present disclosure relates to formulations for use with an intermediate transfer members of indirect printing systems and printing methods utilizing same. The present disclosure further relates to intermediate transfer members having a release layer surface covered with the formulations of the invention. The present disclosure also relates to printed substrates, printed articles and printed patterns produced using the formulations of the invention and to kits comprising the formulations.

Provided is an anchor coating agent which is excellent in storage stability and can form an anchor coat layer excellent in inkjet printability, coating film durability, and hiding power. The present invention relates to an anchor coating agent containing a white pigment, an ionic salt, and an aqueous resin having an acid value of 50 mgKOH/g or less.

Provided is an anchor coating agent which is excellent in storage stability and can form an anchor coat layer excellent in inkjet printability, coating film durability, and hiding power. The present invention relates to an anchor coating agent containing a white pigment, an ionic salt, and an aqueous resin having an acid value of 50 mgKOH/g or less.

A water-based ink for ink-jet recording includes: a resin-dispersed pigment; resin fine particles of which glass transition temperature is not less than 22° C.; a humectant including a humectant component of which vapor pressure at 20° C. is not less than 0.02 hPa; and water. The water-based ink satisfies the following conditions (A) and (B): condition (A): 8.8≤β/α≤18.6, condition (B): 2.4≤β/γ≤3.5; in the conditions (A) and (B): α: a viscosity (mPa.Math.s) at 25° C. of the water-based ink in a case that an evaporation rate obtained by a formula (1) is 0%, β: a viscosity (mPa.Math.s) at 25° C. of the water-based ink in a case that the evaporation rate obtained by the formula (1) is 50%, and γ: a viscosity (mPa.Math.s) at 25° C. of the water-based ink in a case that the evaporation rate obtained by the formula (1) is 40%.