A liquid electrophotographic (LEP) ink composition is described. The composition comprises: a pigment particle having an acidic surface modification; a basic charge director selected from:(i) a polymeric amine dispersant having a Total Base Number of at least 100 mg KOH/gram material, and (ii) a sulfosuccinate salt of the general formula MA.sub.n, wherein M is a metal, n is the valence of M, and A is an ion of the general formula (I): [R.sup.1—O—C(O)CH.sub.2CH(SO.sub.3)C(O)—O—R.sup.2].sup.− (I); and a liquid carrier. The ink composition does not include a thermoplastic resin. Also described are a method of producing the ink composition, and a method of printing using the ink composition.

Provided is photo-sintering nano ink. The photo-sintering nano ink includes a photo-sintering precursor including a conductive nano particle and an oxide film surrounding the conductive nano particle, polymer binder resin, and an adhesive.

An aqueous ink jet composition according to the present disclosure includes: C.I. Disperse Red 364 as a first component; a second component which is a dispersant having a chemical structure of at least one of a sulfo group and a salt thereof; and a third component having an indigo skeleton and a chemical structure of at least one of a sulfo group and a salt thereof.

An aqueous ink jet composition according to the present disclosure includes: C.I. Disperse Red 364 as a first component; a second component which is a dispersant having a chemical structure of at least one of a sulfo group and a salt thereof; and a third component having an indigo skeleton and a chemical structure of at least one of a sulfo group and a salt thereof.

Provided is an aqueous ink for ink jet, containing a resin particle, and a cyclic amide-based, water-soluble organic solvent. The resin particle has a core portion that contains a cyano group-containing unit, and a shell portion that contains an aromatic group-containing unit, an anionic group-containing unit and a unit derived from a crosslinking agent, but free of cyano group-containing unit. Ink jet recording using the aqueous ink can record images that excel in abrasion resistance and gloss clarity.

According to the present invention, options for materials for organic devices such as materials for organic EL elements are increased by addition of a cycloalkane, by condensation, to a polycyclic aromatic compound in which a plurality of aromatic rings are linked together by boron atoms, oxygen atoms, and the like. By using a novel cycloalkane-condensed polycyclic aromatic compound as a material for an organic EL element, for example, an organic EL element having excellent emission efficiency and element life is provided.

In one aspect the present disclosure relates to an aqueous inkjet ink composition comprising a yellow azo pigment, a pigment synergist, a polymeric dispersant, 5 to 20 wt % of a latex polymer, 5 to 40 wt % of an organic co-solvent that has a boiling point of a boiling point in the range of about 170° C. to about 285° C., and water. The pigment synergist comprises a pigment of the formula (I): ##STR00001##
where each of R.sub.1 to R.sub.10 is each independently selected from H, carboxylate, and/or a sulphonate group.

The present invention further improves the measurement accuracy of the viscosity of an ink composition. An ink composition for forming a functional layer of an organic photoelectric conversion element, wherein an electron spin concentration per 1 L of volume of the ink composition is 250×10.sup.16 or less. The ink composition may be an ink composition containing a solvent and a p-type semiconductor material. The ink composition may be an ink composition in which the p-type semiconductor material contains a polymer compound having an electron spin concentration per 1 g of weight of 70×10.sup.16 or less. The ink composition may be an ink composition in which the solvent contains one or more types of organic solvents and the p-type semiconductor material contains a π-conjugated polymer compound containing a donor constitutional unit and an acceptor constitutional unit.

The invention is directed towards a composition comprising: a near-infrared radiation absorbing compound; a colour-forming compound; and a heat transfer agent operable to facilitate heat transfer from the near-infrared radiation absorbing compound to the colour-forming compound; wherein the near-infrared radiation absorbing compound is present in an amount of 0.1-3.5 wt % of the total composition, and the heat transfer agent is present in an amount of 1-15 wt % of the total composition, and the heat transfer agent is present in the composition as solid particles. The invention further relates to substrates comprising the composition applied thereto, as well as methods of forming colour or an image on said substrates.

A pretreatment liquid that can be used together with an aqueous inkjet ink comprising a pigment and water, wherein the pretreatment liquid comprises a coagulant (A), a surfactant (B), a resin (C) and water, the coagulant (A) comprises a metal salt that includes at least a polyvalent metal salt, the surfactant (B) comprises a polyoxyalkylene alkylamine represented by the following general formula (1).

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