Abstract: A pretreatment liquid that is used together with an aqueous inkjet ink containing a pigment and water, wherein the pretreatment liquid contains resin microparticles (A), a surfactant (B), a coagulant (C) and water, the surfactant (B) contains a polyoxyalkylene alkyl ether (b-1), and the coagulant (C) contains a polyvalent metal salt and/or a cationic polymer compound and has a water absorptivity at a temperature of 40° C. and a relative humidity of 80% of 75% by mass or less.

Abstract: A squarylium dye [A] that has high invisibility, i.e., exhibits low absorption in the visible light region (400 nm to 750 nm), has excellent near-infrared absorption capability and high light resistance, tends not to exhibit aggregations, and has specific X-ray diffraction peaks; and an image-forming material and the like containing the squarylium dye [A] having said characteristics. The problem is solved by a squarylium dye [A] having specific X-ray diffraction peaks represented by general formula (1). Moreover, the problem is also solved by various materials containing the squarylium dye [A].

Abstract: By the use of an ultraviolet curable inkjet ink set for a line head printer comprising a lower layer ink containing a polymerizable monomer having a specific structure, and, a specific photopolymerization initiator, and an upper layer ink containing a polymerizable monomer having a specific structure and a specific photopolymerization initiator, wherein among the lower layer ink and the upper layer ink, one of the inks is a white ink and the other ink is a black ink, a good printed matter having excellent adhesion between a recording medium and the ink layer, and, between different ink layers can be obtained without generating curing wrinkles and curling over time even during high speed printing.

Abstract: A carbon nanotube dispersion liquid for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery is a carbon nanotube dispersion liquid containing carbon nanotubes, a dispersant and a solvent, and is characterized in satisfying (1) to (3) below: (1) the average outer diameter of the carbon nanotubes ranging from more than 3 nm to 25 nm; (2) the BET surface area of the carbon nanotubes ranging from 150 m2/g to 800 m2/g; and (3) the fiber length of the carbon nanotubes in the carbon nanotube dispersion liquid ranging from 0.8 ?m to 3.5 ?m.

Abstract: An aqueous white conductive primer coating composition, includes: a binder component (A); and a carbon nanotube dispersion liquid (B); and a coating film formed by the aqueous white conductive primer coating composition has an L* value of whiteness based on a CIE color-matching function of 80 or more and a surface resistivity of 108 ?/? or less.

Abstract: An ink set for single-pass printing including at least a cyan ink, a magenta ink, a yellow ink, and a gray ink, wherein the magenta ink satisfies a specific condition regarding spectral reflectance, and the gray ink has a spectral reflectance at a wavelength of 500 nm of 20 to 70% and satisfies the specific condition regarding spectral reflectance.

Abstract: A conductive material dispersion containing a conductive material containing carbon fibers, a dispersant, and an amide-based organic solvent, in which the dispersant contains a copolymer A containing a nitrile group-containing structural unit and satisfies following conditions. (I) A pH of the conductive material dispersion is 9.0 or greater. (II) A phase angle of the conductive material dispersion at a frequency of 1 Hz obtained by dynamic viscoelasticity measurement is 19° or greater, and a complex elastic modulus of the conductive material dispersion obtained by dynamic viscoelasticity measurement is less than 20 Pa.

Abstract: The invention provides a magenta ink for inkjet which yields distinct images having high gloss and no density irregularities or voids upon inkjet printing onto low-absorption substrates, exhibits excellent discharge stability after long standby periods, and can provide excellent drying properties even during high-speed printing; and also provides an ink set that can suppress mixed color bleeding and achieve superior color reproducibility.

Abstract: An ink set containing an inkjet ink and a treatment liquid, wherein the inkjet ink contains a pigment, a water-soluble organic solvent, a surfactant and water, the water-soluble organic solvent contains an alkyl diol (A) of 2 to 8 carbon atoms, the weighted average boiling point of the water-soluble organic solvent at one atmosphere is from 175 to 240° C., the surfactant contains an acetylenediol-based surfactant, the treatment liquid contains a coagulant, calcium nitrate is included as the coagulant in an amount of 6.8 to 20.8% by mass relative to the total mass of the treatment liquid, and the pH of the treatment liquid is from 2 to 11.

Abstract: The invention provides a synthetic rubber pressure-sensitive adhesive which has excellent heat resistance and substrate adhesiveness, is capable of inhibiting offset, peeling or the like even in a high-temperature environment and is suitable for applications in a high-temperature environment, a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet and a polishing member laminate. The synthetic rubber pressure-sensitive adhesive of the invention contains: a synthetic rubber (A) including a styrene-isoprene block copolymer, an adhesion-imparting resin (B), and a fatty acid ester (C) with a weight reduction rate of 1 wt % or less after being heated at 150° C. for 10 minutes. Based on 100 parts by weight of the synthetic rubber (A), the content of the adhesion-imparting resin (B) is set as ? parts by weight to 60 parts by weight, and the content of the fatty acid ester (C) is set as 0.1 parts by weight to 10 parts by weight.

Abstract: One embodiment relates to an aqueous inkjet ink containing a pigment (A), a polymer compound (B), a water-soluble organic solvent (C) and a surfactant (D), wherein the water-soluble organic solvent (C) includes ethylene glycol and/or 1,3-propanediol (c1), and a water-soluble organic solvent (c2) having a specific static surface tension, the acid value of the polymer compound (B), the amount of water-soluble organic solvent having a boiling point at 1 atmosphere of 240° C. or higher, and the weight average boiling point at 1 atmosphere for the water-soluble organic solvent (C) are all prescribed values, and the blend amounts of the various components satisfy specific relationships.

Abstract: A rosin-modified phenol resin (A) is a reaction product of a rosin (b), a phenol (c), a formaldehyde (d) and a polyol (e), wherein the rosin (b) contains 0.1 to 3.5% by mass of a monoterpene (a1) and a sesquiterpene (a2) relative to the total weight of the rosin, and Mw/Mn which is the ratio of the weight average molecular weight (Mw) and the number average molecular weight (Mn) is 10 to 60.

Abstract: A rosin-modified resin having a structural unit (ab) derived from a compound obtained by addition of an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid or acid anhydride thereof (B) to a conjugated rosin acid (A), a structural unit (c) derived from an organic monobasic acid (C) excluding the conjugated rosin acid (A), a structural unit (d) derived from an aliphatic polybasic acid anhydride (D), and a structural unit (e) derived from a polyol (E), wherein the weight ratio between the structural unit (ab) and the structural unit (c) is within a range from 100:80 to 100:350.

Abstract: A composite member (1) satisfies the following expressions. X/(E×|CTE(B)?CTE(A)|)?50, X/(E×|CTE(B)?CTE(C)|)?50, Y/|CTE(B)?CTE(A)|×L(BA)?50, and Y/|CTE(B)?CTE(C)|×L(BC)?50. X: shear bond strength (MPa) between the heat dissipating base substrate and heat generating member, Y: fracture elongation of the thermoconductive insulating adhesive film, E: modulus of elasticity (MPa) of the thermoconductive insulating adhesive film, CTE(A): linear expansion coefficient (° C.?1) of the heat dissipating base substrate, CTE(B): linear expansion coefficient (° C.?1) of the thermoconductive insulating adhesive film, CTE(C): linear expansion coefficient (° C.

Abstract: A coloring composition which contains an isoindoline compound represented by formula (1) (wherein A represents a group that is expressed by formula (2), formula (3) or formula (4)) and a dispersion medium.

Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing: a dispersant which enables the production of a dispersed material having excellent dispersibility and storage stability even when the dispersant is used in a small amount; a dispersed material having excellent dispersibility and storage stability; an electrode film having excellent adhesiveness and electrical conductivity; and a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery having excellent rate properties and cycle properties. The problem can be solved by a dispersant which is a polymer containing 40 to 100% by mass of a (meth)acrylonitrile-derived unit and having a weight average molecular weight of 5,000 to 400,000.

Abstract: The double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet according to one aspect is a double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet for bonding a polishing pad to a surface plate, for bonding a polishing member to the surface plate, or for forming the polishing member, the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet including a sheet-shaped base material, and a first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and a second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer provided on each main surface of the base material, where at least one of the first adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer is a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer that is formed from a pressure-sensitive adhesive including an acrylic-based copolymer having a specific composition and a specific molecular weight, a tackifier resin having a specific amount, and a tolylene diisocyanate trimethylolpropane adduct, the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer having a gel fraction of 5 to 50% by mass.

Abstract: An aqueous inkjet ink containing a pigment, a binder resin, a water-soluble organic solvent, a surfactant and water, wherein the binder resin contains, as structural units, an aqueous resin containing a structure derived from an ethylenically unsaturated monomer containing an acid group and a structure derived from an ethylenically unsaturated monomer containing a hydroxyl group, the resin has a weight average molecular weight of 5,000 to 45,000, and a glass transition temperature of 35 to 110° C., the water-soluble organic solvent contains a first water-soluble organic solvent having an SP value of 8.5 to 13 (cal/cm3)1/2, and does not contain a second water-soluble organic solvent having a boiling point at 1 atmosphere of 235° C. or higher, and the surfactant contains an acetylene-based surfactant.

Abstract: An ink set containing an inkjet ink and a treatment liquid used in combination with the inkjet ink, wherein the inkjet ink contains a pigment, a water-soluble organic solvent, a surfactant and water, the water-soluble organic solvent contains a glycol ether-based organic solvent having a specific structure, the treatment liquid contains a coagulant, the coagulant contains calcium nitrate in an amount of 6.8 to 20.8% by mass relative to the total mass of the treatment liquid, and the amount of compounds contained in the treatment liquid that have three or more hydroxyl groups is not more than 15% by mass relative to the total mass of the treatment liquid.

Abstract: A conductive material dispersion containing a conductive material containing carbon fibers, a dispersant, and a dispersion medium, in which the dispersant contains a copolymer A containing a nitrile group-containing structural unit and an aliphatic hydrocarbon structural unit, and a Mooney viscosity (ML1+4, 100° C.) of the copolymer A is 40 to 70, and the conductive material dispersion has a phase angle of 19° or greater at a frequency of 1 Hz.