There are disclosed aqueous pigment dispersions containing dispersant-improving-agents, and methods of preparing and using the same.

A method for producing flakes of a resin thin film including: a step (1) of forming a resin thin film on a substrate film to obtain a multilayer film; a step (2) of pressing the multilayer film by a member having a concavo-convex shape to form cracks in the resin thin film; and a step (3) of stripping the resin thin film from the substrate film to obtain flakes. The step (2) is preferably performed with a pressing pressure of 100 MPa or less. The resin thin film is preferably formed of a cured product of a photocurable liquid crystal composition. The resin thin film is preferably a cholesteric resin layer.

Fluid concentrates, colorants and coating compositions contain solid pigment particles dispersed in a nonvolatilizing, reactive liquid diluent having a viscosity less than 1,000 cps and containing at least one molecular species having at least three reactive unsaturated sites. The reactive liquid diluent may serve as one or more of a dispersing medium for the solid pigment particles, a carrier, a coalescent and a humectant, and may crosslink or otherwise cure to form an interpenetrating polymer network in, or crosslink with, a pigmented coating composition containing a film-forming polymeric binder. Embodiments of the reactive liquid diluent can provide colorants and coating compositions having reduced levels of VOCs, conventional carriers, conventional dispersants, conventional coalescents and conventional humectants.

A color filter including at least a transparent substrate and color layers disposed on the substrate. At least one of the color layers contains a compound which is represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR00001##
In general formula (I), “A” is a substituent group represented by the following general formula (IV): ##STR00002##

This invention relates to a vehicle headlight assembly comprising: a light source, a housing supporting the light, a bezel equipped over the front side of the housing, and a transparent cover being equipped over the front side of the bezel, wherein the bezel and optionally the housing comprises a thermoplastic resin and a colorant, wherein the colorant is selected from the group consisting of an anthraquinone dye, an amine salt thereof and a mixture thereof.

Method for manufacturing microcapsules enclosing a substance referred to as the active substance, in which method: there are provided an aqueous solution of a surfactant, an oily phase comprising the active substance and at least a first monomer X, and a polar phase having at least a second monomer Y; an O/W emulsion is prepared by adding the oily phase to the aqueous solution of the surfactant; the polar phase is added to the O/W emulsion in order to obtain a polymer by polymerisation of the X and Y monomers; starting from this reaction mixture, the microcapsules are isolated and comprise a wall which is formed by the polymer and which encloses the active substance; the polymer is a poly(beta-amino ester).

A magenta pigment dispersant can include a mixture of quinacridones including a first quinacridone including two nitrogen- and aromatic-containing pendant groups and a second quinacridone with one nitrogen- and aromatic-containing pendant group.

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There are disclosed aqueous pigment dispersions containing dispersant-improving-agents, and methods of preparing and using the same.

A capsule comprising a capsule wall and an electrophoretic fluid encapsulated by the capsule wall. The capsule wall comprises a cross-linked nonionic, water-soluble or water-dispersible polymer. The electrophoretic fluid comprises a suspending fluid, first pigment particles, second pigment particles, and third pigment particles. In some embodiments, the electrophoretic fluid includes a fourth electrophoretic particle. The first, second, and third particles are electrically charged, suspended in the suspending fluid, and capable of moving through the suspending fluid upon application of an electric field to the capsule.

A composition including a disperse dye and an aqueous carrier having a first polyol and a second polyol having at least 5 carbon has atoms, wherein the composition has a color fastness to water of at least 3 according to International Organization for Standardization test ISO 105-EO1:2010 when used in direct inkjet printing on a ready-to-print polyester textile.