The present invention relates to a digital GLAZE ink, to the method for the preparation thereof and to the use of the digital GLAZE ink for functional and/or decorative coating of a ceramic and/or metallic material.

To provide a composition for an acoustic wave probe which can significantly improve the hardness and the mechanical strength (tensile strength at break, tensile elongation at break, tear strength, and abrasion resistance) of a silicone resin while maintaining a low acoustic attenuation, a silicone resin for an acoustic wave probe and the acoustic wave probe using the composition for an acoustic wave probe, an acoustic wave measurement apparatus, and an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus.

To provide an ultrasound probe in which cMUT is used as an ultrasonic diagnostic transducer, and the composition for an acoustic wave probe and the silicone resin for an acoustic wave probe which can improve the sensitivity of the photoacoustic wave measurement apparatus and the ultrasound endoscope.

Provided are a composition for an acoustic wave probe containing a polysiloxane mixture containing polysiloxane having a vinyl group, polysiloxane having two or more Si—H groups in a molecular chain, and one or more inorganic compound particles, in which the average primary particle diameter of the inorganic compound particles is less than 25 nm and the inorganic compound particles are selected from the group consisting of magnesium oxide, titanium oxide, iron oxide, zinc oxide, zirconium oxide, barium oxide, tin oxide, and ytterbium oxide; a silicone resin for an acoustic wave probe; an acoustic wave probe; an acoustic wave measurement apparatus; an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus; an ultrasound probe; a photoacoustic wave measurement apparatus; and an ultrasound endoscope.

The present invention provides a resin composition suitable for producing a diffractive optical element, the resin composition including an indium tin oxide particle and a near-ultraviolet light-absorbing organic compound having a maximum value of an absorbance at 340 nm to 400 nm in an absorption spectrum in a wavelength region of 300 nm to 780 nm and exhibiting substantially no light absorption at a wavelength of 410 to 800 nm.

The present invention relates to polymer composition comprising 100 parts by weight of halogen containing polymer, 10 to 70 parts by weight of plasticizer, 2 to 10 parts by weight of stabilizer, 1-15 parts by weight of a layered double hydroxide (LDH) having the formula (I) wherein M and M′ are different and each is at least one metal cation, z=1 or 2; y=3 or 4, 0<x<0.9, b=0 to 10, c=0 to 10, X is an anion, n is the charge on the anion, and a=z(1−x)+xy−2; solvent is organic solvent with a hydrogen bond donor or acceptor function; as well as an article comprising the polymer composition.
[M.sup.z+.sub.1−xM′.sup.y+.sub.x(OH).sub.2].sup.a+(X.sup.n−).sub.a/n.bH.sub.2O.c(solvent)  (I)

Provided is a curable silicone rubber mixture that provides a cured silicone rubber having a small change in volume resistivity when a high voltage is applied for a long period of time. The curable silicone rubber mixture includes a curable silicone rubber, a cation having one or more carbon-carbon double bonds in the molecular structure thereof, a metal oxide particle having a hydrophilization ratio at the surface thereof of 0.50 or more, and an anion having a specific structure.

The invention relates to a curable composition, containing (A) at least one polyorganosiloxane, which has at least one hydroxy group bound to a silicon atom, (B) at least one silane of the formula (1):
Si(R.sup.1).sub.m(R.sup.2).sub.n(R.sup.3).sub.4−(m+n)  (1), as defined herein, (C) at least one aminosilane, and (D) at least one tin compound,
wherein the composition is free of epoxysilane and the molar ratio of the aminosilane to the tin compound is 1:1 to 50:1, as well as to the preparation and use thereof.

A polyimide film and a flexible display device cover substrate using the same are provided, and the polyimide film includes a polyimide and a blue infrared absorbing agent. The blue infrared absorbing agent includes cesium tungsten oxide, tungsten oxide, Prussian blue, or antimony tin oxide. The blue infrared absorbing agent has infrared absorbing and photothermal conversion effects, and the surface temperature of the polyimide resin may be increased by infrared irradiation, so as to shorten the baking time.

An insulation material for a DC electrical component. The insulation material includes a thermoset or thermoplastic matrix and a functional filler component. The functional filler component has a non-linear DC conductivity depending on an applied electrical field strength. At least in a temperature range of 0° C. to 120° C., the functional filler component has a bandgap in the range of 2 to 5 eV, and optionally in the range of 2 to 4 eV. Furthermore, a method for producing an insulation material, a use of an insulation material for a high voltage DC electrical component, a DC electrical component comprising the insulation material and the use of a DC electrical component comprising the insulation material in a high voltage DC gas insulated device are suggested.

The invention relates to additive mixtures for plastics containing phosphinic acid of the formula (I) as component A, ##STR00001##
wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 mean ethyl, M is Al, Fe, TiO.sub.p or Zn, m means 2 to <4, preferably 2 or 3, and p=(4−m)/2 is a compound selected from the group of Al, Fe, TiO.sub.p or Zn salts of ethylbutylphosphinic acid, dibutylphosphinic acid, ethylhexylphosphinic acid, butylhexylphosphinic acid and/or dihexylphosphinic acid as component B, phosphonic acid salt of formula (II) as component C, ##STR00002##
wherein R.sub.3 means ethyl, Met is Al, Fe, TiO.sub.q or Zn, n means 2 to 3, and q=(4−n)/2, and antimony, tin and/or indium as component D. Polymer compositions containing said additive mixtures are characterized by exceptional flame protection and by very good laser markability or laser weldability.

A transparent hydrophilic ultraviolet-absorbing laminate and a transparent hydrophilic ultraviolet-absorbing coating agent, having excellent transparency, hydrophilicity, and ultraviolet-shielding properties are provided. The transparent hydrophilic ultraviolet-absorbing laminate according to an aspect of the present embodiment includes: a substrate; and a transparent hydrophilic ultraviolet-absorbing layer containing first inorganic nanoparticles, second inorganic nanoparticles, and a hydrophilic binder, and exhibiting a water contact angle of 30.0 degrees or less; wherein the second inorganic nanoparticles are core-shell ultraviolet-absorbing particles different from the first inorganic nanoparticles, and the shell contains silicon oxide.