Described herein are methods and compositions for forming three-dimensional objects via material jetting processes, the methods including the repeated steps of selectively depositing a liquid thermoset material onto a surface from a nozzle of at least one jetting head in a first specified direction and exposing at least a portion of the liquid thermoset material to a source of actinic radiation in order to form a three-dimensional object from the cured thermoset material, wherein the jetting head is configured to eject droplets of the liquid thermoset material from the nozzle at prescribed elevated operating temperatures, and wherein the liquid thermoset material is chosen so as to possessing prescribed viscosity and rheological characteristics.

Provided are semiconductor particles including a Group 12-16 semiconductor including a Group 12 element and a Group 16 element, a Group 13-15 semiconductor including a Group 13 element and a Group 15 element, or a Group 14 semiconductor including a Group 14 element, the semiconductor particles having a plasma frequency of 1.7×10.sup.14 rad/s to 4.7×10.sup.14 rad/s and a maximum length of 1 nm to 2,000 nm; and a dispersion, a film, an optical filter, a building member, or a radiant cooling device, in all of which the semiconductor particles are used.

A conductive polymeric composition includes, based on a total weight of the conductive polymeric composition, 0.1 wt % to 10 wt % of carbon nanotubes, 0.2 wt % to 4 wt % of a first component, 0.1 wt % to 4 wt % of a second component made by esterification of a C.sub.16-C.sub.30 fatty acid with a polyol compound, and the balance being a polymeric component. When the first component is a first polymer obtained from polycondensation of an aromatic diacid compound and an aliphatic glycol compound, the polymeric component is a polyester. When the first component is a second polymer obtained from polycondensation of a lactam compound, a diamine compound and a dicarboxylic acid compound, the polymeric component is a polyamide.

The present invention relates to an optical film exhibiting excellent optical properties such as low gloss value and reflectance, and an appropriate level of haze properties, and to an image display device including the same. The optical film comprises: a light-transmitting substrate film; an antiglare layer including a binder containing a (meth)acrylate-based crosslinked polymer, and organic fine particles of a micron (μm) scale dispersed on the binder and inorganic fine particles of a nanometer (nm) scale dispersed on the binder; and a low refractive index layer which is formed on the antiglare layer and includes a binder resin containing a (co)polymer of a photopolymerizable compound, and hollow silica particles dispersed in the binder resin, wherein the organic and inorganic fine particles exhibit a predetermined particle size distribution, refractive index difference, and content range.

A sugar-based binder composition for manufacturing a composite product, notably a wood board, comprises at least one further particulate additive selected from the group consisting of:—particulate additive(s) having a BET specific surface area which is ≥50 m.sup.2/g;—amorphous silica particles;—fumed silica particles; and—untreated fumed silica particles.

A quantum dot composite material, and an optical film and a backlight module using the same are provided. The quantum dot composite material includes a curable polymer and a plurality of quantum dots dispersed in the curable polymer. Based on the total weight of the curable polymer being 100%, the curable polymer includes 15 wt % to 40 wt % of monofunctional group acrylic monomer, 15 wt % to 40 wt % of multifunctional group acrylic monomer, 5 wt % to 35 wt % of mercaptan functional group monomer, 1 wt % to 5 wt % of photoinitiator, 10 wt % to 30 wt % of acrylic oligomer, and 5 wt % to 25 wt % of scattering particles.

Compositions include a plurality of polymer particulates comprising a matrix polymer and one or more types of nanoparticles selected from the group consisting of biopolymer nanoparticles, biomineral nanoparticles excluding biomineralized silica alone, and any combination thereof. Illustrative examples of such nanoparticles may include cellulose nanoparticles, hydroxyapatite nanoparticles, or any combination thereof associated with the matrix polymer. The polymer particulates may be prepared by melt emulsification. Methods include depositing such polymer particulates in a powder bed; and heating a portion of the powder bed to consolidate a portion of the polymer particulates into a consolidated part having a specified shape. The matrix polymer may be biodegradable and lose at least about 40% mass in six days in a phosphate buffer solution (0.2 M, pH 7.0) containing 0.2 mg/mL of lipase obtained from Pseudomonas cepacia (≥30 U/mg) and incubated at 37° C.

Provided is a flame-retardant resin composition containing a thermoplastic resin and a polysaccharide, wherein the polysaccharide includes an acidic polysaccharide composed of one or more selected from the group consisting of a polysaccharide having an acidic functional group, a derivative of the polysaccharide having an acidic functional group in which a site other than the acidic functional group is modified, and a salt thereof; and a total number of the acidic functional group and the salt thereof per monosaccharide unit in the acidic polysaccharide is in the range of 0.2 to 1.5.

A nanocomposite includes a plurality of nanoparticles, where each nanoparticle of the plurality of nanoparticles includes a TiO.sub.2 nanoparticle core characterized by a diameter between about 1 nm and about 20 nm and a surface .OH density below about 6.OH/nm.sup.2, and a nanoparticle shell conformally formed on surfaces of the TiO.sub.2 nanoparticle core. The nanoparticle shell is continuous and is thinner than about 2 nm. The nanoparticle shell includes a transparent material with a refractive index greater than about 1.7 for visible light. A valence band of the nanoparticle shell is more than about 0.1 eV lower than a valence band of the TiO.sub.2 nanoparticle core. A conduction band of the nanoparticle shell is more than about 0.5 eV higher than a conduction band of the TiO.sub.2 nanoparticle core.

Provided is a method of producing a polycarbonate-based resin composition, including mixing an aliphatic polycarbonate-based resin (A) containing a specific repeating unit (A-1), and at least one kind of aromatic thermoplastic resin (S) selected from the group consisting of an aromatic polycarbonate-based resin (B) containing a polycarbonate block formed of a specific repeating unit, an aromatic polyester-based resin (C) having a specific structural unit, and a polyarylate resin (D) having a specific structural unit in the presence of a transesterification catalyst at a temperature at which the resin components melt.