Provided are a transfer film for forming a decorative layer on at least one surface of a film sensor, the transfer film including a temporary support and a coloring composition layer, the coloring composition layer including a black pigment or a white pigment, in which a content a (% by mass) of the black pigment or the white pigment in the coloring composition layer and a film thickness b (m) of the coloring composition layer satisfy Expression 1; and a transfer film including a temporary support and a coloring composition layer, the coloring composition layer including a black pigment or a white pigment, in which a content a (% by mass) of the black pigment or the white pigment in the coloring composition layer and a film thickness b (m) of the coloring composition layer satisfy Expression 1,

80>ab>10Expression 1.

A printable film that contains a polymeric film substrate with a front side and a backside. The printable film contains also a light diffusion layer and an image receiving layer. The light diffusion layer is applied on the backside of the polymeric film substrate and contains inorganic particles, dispersing agents and polymeric binders. The image receiving layer is applied over the light diffusion layer on the backside of the polymeric film substrate. Also disclosed herein is the method for obtaining the printable film.

Provided is a thermal transfer sheet which has satisfactory printability and provides a printed matter having excellent boiling resistance. Disclosed is a thermal transfer sheet which is provided with a substrate, at least a transferable protective layer and a transferable color layer in this order on one side of the substrate, and is provided with a back face layer on the other side of the substrate, characterized in that the transferable protective layer contains a cyclic olefin-based polymer having a glass transition temperature of 100 C. or more as a main component and further contains an incompatible resin with the cyclic olefin-based polymer, and the transferable color layer contains a colorant and a phenolic resin having a softening point of 100 C. or more.

Provided are a label, a top layer material formed on a printing medium, an information-bearing medium, a solid fuel and a wristband clip having the function of absorbing carbon dioxide, and carbon dioxide reduction methods using the same. Provided are labels 101, 120, 130 and 140, top layer materials formed on a printing medium 201, 246 and 266, information-bearing media 301, 330, 350 and 360, a solid fuel 401, and a wristband clip 510, to which a new carbon dioxide absorbent is added. Provided are also carbon dioxide reduction methods of absorbing carbon dioxide by burning the same.

The present invention relates to a thermally printable paper article with an elastomeric underlayer, which imparts improved printing performance.

A thermosensitive recording body has at least a thermosensitive recording layer and a topcoat layer formed on a substrate. The substrate consists of a transparent film. At least the thermosensitive recording layer and the topcoat layer includes a diffuse reflection suppressor component that suppresses diffuse reflection of light from particles constituting the thermosensitive recording layer and the topcoat layer.

This invention relates to a removable multilayered aqueous flexo covering paint scheme of layers arranged on a heat sensitive carrier (1) provided by a heat sensitive layer (2) to be colored by applying heat, and a coat of lacquer (3) containing 70% acrylate oligomer, 22% acrylate monomer, 5% photo-initiator and 3% silicone is arranged on the heat sensitive layer (2); a disperse parting layer (4) containing 20-35% soot paste, 25% aqueous acrylate emulsion, 6% calcined kaolin, 1% antifoam agent and spread improver, 3% c rheological modifier and 45% water is arranged on the coat of lacquer (3); and a covering paint layer (5) containing carbon nanotubes functionalized by hydroxyl, carbonyl and carboxy groups is arranged on the disperse parting layer (4). A method and apparatus for thermal printing of a carrier (1) preprinted by the removable multilayered aqueous flexo covering paint scheme of layers and provided by a heat sensitive layer (2) to be colored by applying heat is also disclosed.

A laser markable composition includes (a) an aqueous medium; (b) capsules composed of a polymeric shell surrounding a core; (c) a colour developing agent or colour developing agent precursor; and (d) an optothermal converting agent; characterized in that the core of the capsule contains a leuco dye.

A thermal transfer image receiving sheet including a substrate having a surface, a heat-insulating layer formed on the surface, an undercoat layer formed on the heat-insulating layer, and a dye-receiving layer formed on the undercoat layer. The undercoat layer includes as a main component a polycondensate made from i) at least one of an alkoxide, a hydrolyzate of an alkoxide, and tin chloride, ii) a water-soluble polymer, iii) a vinyl pyrrolidone-vinyl imidazole copolymer, and iv) a urethane resin.

A polyester film has a wax on a surface of one side of the film and is a polyester film in which this wax is dispersed in the form of islands on the surface of the film, and a filling factor of the wax in the film surface is 20 to 45%, and, as for a number of islands of the wax dispersed in the form of islands and each of which has an area of 200 m.sup.2 or larger, there is one or less/10000 m.sup.2.