An object of an embodiment of the present invention is to provide a biodegradable polyester solution that exhibits good solubility in a halogen-free organic solvent and that has sufficient adhesive strength even when aged for a short time. The object is achieved by providing a biodegradable polyester solution containing a poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) copolymer and a solvent, the poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) copolymer having an average content of 16 mol % or more 3-hydroxyhexanoate.

A dye printing treatment liquid composition to be adhered to a cloth, includes: a polyester resin having a glass transition temperature of 40° C. or more; a cross-linking agent; and water, and the cloth contains fibers which have hydroxy groups.

A dye printing treatment liquid composition to be adhered to a cloth, includes: a polyester resin having a glass transition temperature of 40° C. or more; a cross-linking agent; and water, and the cloth contains fibers which have hydroxy groups.

The ink jet recording method includes ejecting an aqueous ink from a recording head to apply the aqueous ink to a recording medium, to thereby record an image. The ink jet recording method includes: ejecting the aqueous ink heated to a temperature T.sub.H (° C.) from the recording head to apply the aqueous ink to the recording medium; and heating the recording medium having the aqueous ink applied thereto to a temperature T.sub.F (° C.), the aqueous ink containing a pigment and a polyester resin particle, a glass transition temperature T.sub.G (° C.) of the polyester resin particle, the temperature T.sub.H (° C.) and the temperature T.sub.F (° C.) satisfying relationships of the following expressions (1) to (3).

T.sub.G(° C.)>T.sub.H(° C.)   (1)

T.sub.F(° C.)≥T.sub.H(° C.)+10° C.   (2)

T.sub.F(° C.)≥T.sub.G(° C.)−10° C.   (3)

A method for manufacturing a thermoplastic resin composition enabling easy control of the weight average molecular weight of a thermoplastic resin used in a soluble three-dimensional modeling support material, the support material having sufficient strength even when used in the manufacture of a three-dimensional object by an FDM system 3D printer, being less colored with excellent appearance quality, and having a high dissolution speed in neutral water and quickly removable from a precursor of the three-dimensional object without using a strong alkaline aqueous solution; and the thermoplastic resin having dicarboxylic acid monomer units derived from a dicarboxylic acid component and having a proportion of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid monomer unit derived from a sulfonic acid group and/or sulfonate group-containing aromatic dicarboxylic acid component in the dicarboxylic acid monomer units of 10 mol % or more; the method including mixing an organic salt compound represented by formula (I):
(R.sup.1—SO.sub.3.sup.−).sub.nX.sup.n+  (I).

A method for manufacturing a thermoplastic resin composition enabling easy control of the weight average molecular weight of a thermoplastic resin used in a soluble three-dimensional modeling support material, the support material having sufficient strength even when used in the manufacture of a three-dimensional object by an FDM system 3D printer, being less colored with excellent appearance quality, and having a high dissolution speed in neutral water and quickly removable from a precursor of the three-dimensional object without using a strong alkaline aqueous solution; and the thermoplastic resin having dicarboxylic acid monomer units derived from a dicarboxylic acid component and having a proportion of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid monomer unit derived from a sulfonic acid group and/or sulfonate group-containing aromatic dicarboxylic acid component in the dicarboxylic acid monomer units of 10 mol % or more; the method including mixing an organic salt compound represented by formula (I):
(R.sup.1—SO.sub.3.sup.−).sub.nX.sup.n+  (I).

Provided is an aqueous ink that has excellent ejection stability and that can be used to record an image with excellent abrasion resistance and an ink cartridge and an ink jet recording method that use the aqueous ink. The aqueous ink is an aqueous ink for ink jet containing a pigment, an organic solvent and a resin particle formed of a polyester resin or a urethane resin. The organic solvent includes a carbonate compound and the like. The ink cartridge includes an ink container configured to contain the aqueous ink and the ink jet recording method records an image on a recording medium by ejecting the aqueous ink from an ink jet recording head.

Provided is an aqueous ink that has excellent ejection stability and that can be used to record an image with excellent abrasion resistance and an ink cartridge and an ink jet recording method that use the aqueous ink. The aqueous ink is an aqueous ink for ink jet containing a pigment, an organic solvent and a resin particle formed of a polyester resin or a urethane resin. The organic solvent includes a carbonate compound and the like. The ink cartridge includes an ink container configured to contain the aqueous ink and the ink jet recording method records an image on a recording medium by ejecting the aqueous ink from an ink jet recording head.

Implant comprising composite powder with microstructured particles, obtained by a process in which large particles are bonded to small particles, wherein the large particles have a mean particle diameter in the range from 10 μm to 10 mm, the large particles comprise at least one polymer, the small particles are arranged on the surface of the large particles and/or are non-homogeneously spread within the large particles, the small particles comprise a calcium salt, the small particles have a mean particle size in the range from 0.01 μm to 1.0 mm,
wherein the particles of the composite powder have a mean particle size d50 in the range from 10 μm to less than 200 μm and the fine fraction of the composite powder is less than 50 vol %. Therefore, the subject matter of the invention further are implants obtained by selective laser sintering of a composition comprising a composite powder, especially as an implant for applications in the field of neuro, oral, maxillary, facial, ear, nose and throat surgery as well as of hand, foot, thorax, costal and shoulder surgery.

Implant comprising composite powder with microstructured particles, obtained by a process in which large particles are bonded to small particles, wherein the large particles have a mean particle diameter in the range from 10 μm to 10 mm, the large particles comprise at least one polymer, the small particles are arranged on the surface of the large particles and/or are non-homogeneously spread within the large particles, the small particles comprise a calcium salt, the small particles have a mean particle size in the range from 0.01 μm to 1.0 mm,
wherein the particles of the composite powder have a mean particle size d50 in the range from 10 μm to less than 200 μm and the fine fraction of the composite powder is less than 50 vol %. Therefore, the subject matter of the invention further are implants obtained by selective laser sintering of a composition comprising a composite powder, especially as an implant for applications in the field of neuro, oral, maxillary, facial, ear, nose and throat surgery as well as of hand, foot, thorax, costal and shoulder surgery.