A print method includes a) applying an activator composition onto a recording medium, the activator composition comprising a photoinitiator; b) applying an inkjet ink composition onto the recording medium, the inkjet ink composition comprising a curable monomer and a gellant, the inkjet ink composition comprising no photo initiator or comprising a photo initiator in an amount of 1.0 wt % or less, based on the total amount of the ink composition; and c) curing the ink and the activator composition. Step c is started within a time period of 2 s-1000 s after applying the ink composition onto the recording medium. an ink set comprising an activator composition and an inkjet ink composition, a software product, and an inkjet printing apparatus are also disclosed.

This disclosure relates to novel aqueous ink-jet inks having improved image properties containing an aqueous vehicle, a cross-linked pigment dispersion, and a cross-linked polyurethane binder. The inks are particularly advantageous for printing on textile.

This disclosure relates to novel aqueous ink-jet inks having improved image properties containing an aqueous vehicle, a cross-linked pigment dispersion, and a cross-linked polyurethane binder. The inks are particularly advantageous for printing on textile.

A device including an electrically conducting track arranged on a support includes a step of supply of the support, and a step of formation of the electrically conducting track on the support including a step of supply of a solution intended to be deposited on the support, a step of deposition of the solution by printing on the support. The step of supply of the solution is such that the solution supplied includes a mixture of a solvent, of a set of metal particles and of a metallic material having a melting point below that of the metal particles of the set of metal particles, and the method includes a step of melting of the metallic material which results in the formation of a solder of metallic material between metal particles of the set of metal particles.

The present disclosure provides a white ink including an aqueous ink vehicle; from 5 wt % to 50 wt % of a white metal oxide pigment having an average particulate size from 75 nm to 2,000 nm and a refractive index of 1.8 to 2.8; and from 0.1 wt % to 15 wt % of fumed oxide particulates having a tertiary agglomerated average particulate size from 20 nm to 750 nm and a refractive index of 1.1 to 1.6. The white ink further includes a polymeric dispersant associated with a surface of the white metal oxide pigment.

The present disclosure provides a white ink including an aqueous ink vehicle; from 5 wt % to 50 wt % of a white metal oxide pigment having an average particulate size from 75 nm to 2,000 nm and a refractive index of 1.8 to 2.8; and from 0.1 wt % to 15 wt % of fumed oxide particulates having a tertiary agglomerated average particulate size from 20 nm to 750 nm and a refractive index of 1.1 to 1.6. The white ink further includes a polymeric dispersant associated with a surface of the white metal oxide pigment.

Provided is a composition for forming a plating base on which plating is applied without a pretreatment, especially any activation process for the plating base, conventionally believed to be necessary, as well as a thus-formed plating base and a method of forming a plating coat over the plating base. The plating base is a coating film formed by applying and drying a metal nanoparticle dispersion liquid or a metal nanoparticle dispersion ink in which metal nanoparticles are protected with a small amount of protecting agent. Thus, a metal film can be formed by plating without operations such as substrate cleaning or catalyst imparting and activating. Since it is not necessary to wash the substrate with acid or base solution or to heat-treat it at a high temperature, many variations of materials become available for the substrate.

A quantum-dot containing complex includes: a first ligand, which is a hydrocarbon compound including a hydrophilic moiety and a lipophilic moiety and has an aspect ratio of 5 or more; and a second ligand, which is a hydrocarbon compound including a hydrophilic moiety and a lipophilic moiety and has an aspect ratio of 4 or less, wherein the hydrophile-lipophile balances (HLBs) of the first ligand and the second ligand are each independently 7 or more.

A metal oxide composition, including: a solvent; and a metal oxide, wherein the solvent includes a first compound represented by Formula 1, and the metal oxide includes a second compound represented by Formula 2

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wherein, X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 are each independently *—B(R.sub.1a)—*’, *—N(R.sub.1a)—*’, *—O—*’, *—P(R.sub.1a)—*’, *—P(═O)(R.sub.1a)—*’, *—S—*, *—S(═O)—*’, *—S(═O).sub.2—*’, or *—Si(R.sub.1a)(R.sub.1b)—*’; * and *’ each indicate a binding site to a neighboring atom; R.sub.1 is hydrogen or deuterium; M is Zn, Ti, Zr, Sn, W, Ta, Ni, Mo, Cu, or V; p and q are each independently from 1 to 5; and the other substituents are respectively as described in the present specification.

A printing method contains applying a processing fluid to a fabric and applying an ink to the fabric to which the processing fluid has been applied, wherein the ink contains a pigment, a resin having a cross-linkable functional group, a pH regulator, and at least one member selected from a block isocyanate compound, a carbodiimide compound, and a polymer having an oxazoline group.