An electro-optic device includes a first substrate having a first conductive layer thereon; a second substrate having a second conductive layer thereon; and an electro-optic layer comprising electro-optic microcapsules in a 100% solids or substantially solvent free radiation curable binder, the electro-optic layer being disposed between the first and second substrates in contact with the first and second conductive layers.

An optical path control member according to an embodiment comprises: a first substrate; a first electrode disposed on the first substrate; an optical conversion part disposed on the first electrode; a second substrate disposed on the first substrate; a second electrode disposed below the second substrate; and an adhesive layer disposed between the optical conversion part and second electrode. The optical conversion part comprises partition parts and accommodation parts which are alternately disposed. The accommodation parts comprise a dispersion liquid and optical conversion particles. The light transmittance of the accommodation parts changes in accordance with the application of voltage, and the driving speed measured by 85% reach time is less than 6 seconds.

An optical path control member according to an embodiment comprises: a first substrate; a first electrode disposed on the first substrate; an optical conversion part disposed on the first electrode; a second substrate disposed on the first substrate; a second electrode disposed below the second substrate; and an adhesive layer disposed between the optical conversion part and second electrode. The optical conversion part comprises partition parts and accommodation parts which are alternately disposed. The accommodation parts comprise a dispersion liquid and optical conversion particles. The light transmittance of the accommodation parts changes in accordance with the application of voltage, and the driving speed measured by 85% reach time is less than 6 seconds.

Improvements in the production of electro-optic displays include: (a) use of a masking film to keep a selected area of a backplane (such as a front electrode contact) free from electro-optic material; (b) spray coating of electrophoretic capsules on to a substrate under controlled conditions; (c) forming a monolayer of capsules on a substrate by prior deposition of a water-swellable polymer; and (d) overcoating a layer of electro-optic material with a solvent-free polymerizable liquid material, contacting this layer with a light-transmissive electrode layer, and polymerizing the liquid material to adhere the electrode layer to the electro-optic material.

An optical path control member according to an embodiment comprises: a first substrate; a first electrode arranged on the first substrate; a second substrate arranged on the first substrate; a second electrode arranged beneath the second substrate; and a light conversion unit arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the light conversion unit comprises a partition part and an accommodation part alternately arranged, the accommodation part includes a dispersion liquid and light conversion particles dispersed in the dispersion liquid, the accommodation part operates in a public mode or a privacy mode according to whether a voltage is applied, a first voltage is applied when changing from the privacy mode to the public mode, a second voltage and a third voltage are applied when changing from the public mode to the privacy mode, and the second voltage and/or the third voltage include a pulse voltage.

An example display assembly includes: an outer substrate; an inner substrate; a first electrode and a second electrode disposed between the inner substrate and the outer substrate in a spaced apart relationship; and at least one substantially planar microstructure between the first and second electrodes, the microstructure containing an electrophoretic media, and wherein the electrophoretic media comprises a first chemical entity and a second chemical entity, wherein the first and second chemical entities are to be induced to reversibly interact to switch between a separated state and an optically active state in response to a change in an electromagnetic field applied to the electrophoretic media by the first and second electrodes to change an optical property of the electrophoretic media.

An example display assembly includes: an outer substrate; an inner substrate; a first electrode and a second electrode disposed between the inner substrate and the outer substrate in a spaced apart relationship; and at least one substantially planar microstructure between the first and second electrodes, the microstructure containing an electrophoretic media, and wherein the electrophoretic media comprises a first chemical entity and a second chemical entity, wherein the first and second chemical entities are to be induced to reversibly interact to switch between a separated state and an optically active state in response to a change in an electromagnetic field applied to the electrophoretic media by the first and second electrodes to change an optical property of the electrophoretic media.

An object of the present invention is to provide a conductive film further improved in at least any of mechanical characteristics, electrical characteristics, and optical characteristics while enjoying improvement in transparency by the thinning of a fine metal wire, and a conductive film roll, an electronic paper, a touch panel, and a flat-panel display comprising the same. The conductive film of the present invention is a conductive film comprising a transparent substrate and a conductive part comprising a fine metal wire pattern disposed on one side or both sides of the transparent substrate, wherein: the fine metal wire pattern is constituted by a fine metal wire; the fine metal wire comprises conductive metal atom M as well as at least any atom selected from silicon atom Si, oxygen atom O, and carbon atom C; and when the maximum thickness of the fine metal wire is defined as T in STEM-EDX analysis on the cross-section of the fine metal wire perpendicular to the direction of drawing of the fine metal wire, the fine metal wire contains at least any of the silicon atom Si, the oxygen atom O, and the carbon atom C at a predetermined ratio in the thickness direction.

An electro-optic display comprises, in order, a light-transmissive electrically-conductive layer; a layer of a solid electro-optic material; and a backplane (162) bearing a plurality of pixel electrodes, a peripheral portion of the backplane extending outwardly beyond the layer of solid electro-optic material and bearing a plurality of radiation generating means (166) and a plurality of radiation detecting means (168), the radiation generating means and radiation detecting means together being arranged to act as a touch screen.

Embodiments of the present application provide an array substrate and manufacturing method thereof, and a display panel, display device, display kit. The array substrate includes: a base substrate, and a reflective layer on a side of the base substrate; the reflective layer includes: a plurality of micro-capsules; each of the micro-capsules includes: a plurality of absorbing particles and a plurality of reflecting particles; the absorbing particles are magnetic particles absorbing light; the reflecting particles are non-magnetic particles reflecting light.