The present application provides a photopolymerization initiator having one or more ethylenic unsaturated bonds and one or more photopolymerization initiating functional groups in the molecule has been found. One or more kinds selected from an acrylamide group, an acrylate group, a vinyl group, an allyl group, a maleimide group, and the like can be suitably used as the ethylenic unsaturated bond, and a benzophenone compound having a specific structure can be suitably used as the photopolymerization initiating functional group.

A composition for model materials (4a) is used for shaping an optically shaped article by an inkjet optical shaping method, comprises a monofunctional monomer (A) and an oligomer (B) as a photocurable component, further, comprises no polyfunctional monomer (C) as a photocurable component, or comprises a polyfunctional monomer (C) as a photocurable component at 3.0 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of a whole composition for model materials, the oligomer (B) has a hydroxyl group or an amino group, and a total molar fraction of the hydroxyl group and the amino group in a total amount of the photocurable components is less than 5.0%. The composition for model materials (4a) can afford an optically shaped article that has flexibility, and does not crack even when it is bent.

Disclosed herein are a curable composition which is capable of producing a cured product having a low Abbe's number and increased durability, and a curable composition with suppressed viscosity increase. Provided is a compound represented by General Formula (A). Also provided are a curable composition including a compound represented by General Formula (A), a predetermined (meth)acrylate monomer, and at least one selected from a photoradical polymerization initiator and a thermal radical polymerization initiator; a cured product formed by curing the curable composition; an optical component; and a lens.

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The invention relates to water soluble crosslinkable prepolymers for the preparation of chemically stable crosslinked polymer gels, a process for preparing the same, compositions containing the same and their use such as a medical or dental filler composition.

A manufacturing method for decorating natural leather with a decorative image includes applying on a crusted leather a base coat containing a pigment for providing a chromatic colour or an achromatic colour different from black, inkjet printing a colour image on the base coat using one or more pigmented UV curable inkjet inks, optionally applying a protective top coat on the image, and optionally applying a heat pressing or embossing step, wherein the chromatic colour or the achromatic colour different from black of the base coat and the inkjet printed colour image are used in combination to provide the decorative image.

A manufacturing method for decorating natural leather with a decorative image includes applying on a crusted leather a base coat containing a pigment for providing a chromatic colour or an achromatic colour different from black, inkjet printing a colour image on the base coat using one or more pigmented UV curable inkjet inks, optionally applying a protective top coat on the image, and optionally applying a heat pressing or embossing step, wherein the chromatic colour or the achromatic colour different from black of the base coat and the inkjet printed colour image are used in combination to provide the decorative image.

Disclosed is a resin comprising a structural unit derived from a compound represented by formula (I′) and a structural unit having an acid-labile group: ##STR00001## ##STR00002##
wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each independently represent an alkyl group which may have a halogen atom, a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom,
Ar represents an aromatic hydrocarbon group which may have a substituent,
L.sup.1 represents a group represented by formula (X.sup.1-1), etc.,
L.sup.11, L.sup.13, L.sup.15 and L.sup.17 each independently represent an alkanediyl group,
L.sup.12, L.sup.14, L.sup.16 and L.sup.18 each independently represent —O—, —CO—, —CO—O—, —O—CO— or —O—CO—O—, and
* and ** are bonds, and ** represents a bond to an iodine atom.

A formulation usable in additive manufacturing of a three-dimensional object is provided. The formulation comprises one or more monofunctional curable material(s); one or more hydrophilic multifunctional curable material(s); and one or more water-miscible non-curable material(s), such that a total amount of the curable materials is 20% or less, by weight, and a weight ratio of a total weight of the monofunctional curable material(s) and a total weight of the hydrophilic multifunctional curable material(s) ranges from 1:1 to 10:1. The formulation features, when hardened, properties of a weak and flowable gel. Additive manufacturing processes utilizing the formulation as a support material formulation are also provided.

The present invention relates to a photopolymerization method for preparing a block polymer with a main-chain “semi-fluorinated” alternating copolymer, which comprises the following steps: under a protective atmosphere, subjecting a methacrylate monomer and a “semi-fluorinated” alternating copolymer (AB).sub.n macroinitiator to light-controlled living radical polymerization in an organic solvent at 20-30° C. in the presence of a photocatalyst, where the polymerization reaction is continued for at least half an hour under irradiation of light at 390-590 nm, to obtain a block copolymer of a main-chain polyolefin, polyester, or polyether “semi-fluorinated” alternating copolymer. The polymerization method is carried out under irradiation of visible light, the polymerization process has the characteristics of “living” radical polymerization, and the molecular weight distribution of the prepared polymer is narrow.

A formulation usable in additive manufacturing of a three-dimensional object is provided. The formulation comprises one or more monofunctional curable material(s); one or more hydrophilic multifunctional curable material(s); and one or more water-miscible non-curable material(s), such that a total amount of the curable materials is 20% or less, by weight, and a weight ratio of a total weight of the monofunctional curable material(s) and a total weight of the hydrophilic multifunctional curable material(s) ranges from 1:1 to 10:1. The formulation features, when hardened, properties of a weak and flowable gel. Additive manufacturing processes utilizing the formulation as a support material formulation are also provided.