Abstract: According to an example, a recording medium may include a substrate; a first coating including an inorganic pigment, a first binder, and a fixative agent; and a second coating including inorganic nanoparticles and a second binder; in which the inorganic pigment may be a plate-shaped pigment.

Abstract: The present invention relates to biaxially oriented polyester films having a release coating of polyolefin wax on at least one side as release film for applying thin polyacrylate layers from organic solvents by means of a printing process. The invention further relates to a method for producing such films and also to their use.

Abstract: Provided is a thermoplastic resin film having at least one of film surfaces being excellent in printability, having sufficiently low internal haze, and exhibiting a favorable matte appearance. A thermoplastic resin film according to the present invention composed of a thermoplastic resin composition (C) including at least one kind of a thermoplastic resin (R) and fine particles (P) having a volume average particle diameter of 0.5 to 15 ?m and a refractive index different from that of the thermoplastic resin (R) by 0.02 or more. At least one of film surfaces satisfies formulas (1) and (2). GL?60??(1), GL?35?GH?GL?10??(2) (In the formulas (1) and (2), GL is 60° gloss (%) at 20° C., GH is 60° gloss (%) when the thermoplastic resin film is heated at a temperature 10° C. higher than a glass transition temperature of the thermoplastic resin composition (C) for 30 minutes, then cooled to 20° C.).

Abstract: A laminate comprising a first ply, a second ply, and a plurality of interfacial modifiers arranged between opposing faces of the first ply and the second ply. A chemical composition of an interfacial modifier of the plurality of interfacial modifiers can be selected based on a resulting bond strength between the interfacial modifier of the plurality of interfacial modifiers and at least one of the first ply or the second ply. The plurality of interfacial modifiers can be arranged in a pattern to selectively modify toughness of a portion of the laminate based on the bond strength of the interfacial modifier of the plurality of interfacial modifiers.

Abstract: Provided is a linerless thermosensitive recording body package, a roll of a linerless thermosensitive recording sheet being packaged in the linerless thermosensitive recording body package, the linerless thermosensitive recording sheet including a support, a thermosensitive color developing layer over one surface of the support, a release layer over the thermosensitive color developing layer, and an adhesive layer over an opposite surface of the support, the linerless thermosensitive recording sheet being wound in roll shape in a manner that the adhesive layer comes to an internal side of the support, wherein a peel force for peeling the linerless thermosensitive recording sheet from the roll is 50 mN/50 mm or greater but 250 mN/50 mm or less, wherein a water content of the linerless thermosensitive recording sheet is 4.5% or higher but 6.5% or lower, the roll of the linerless thermosensitive recording sheet being seal-packaged in the linerless thermosensitive recording body package.

Abstract: [Problem] To provide a crystal laminate structure having a ?-Ga2O3 based single crystal film in which a dopant is included throughout the crystal and the concentration of the dopant can be set across a broad range. [Solution] In one embodiment of the present invention, provided is a crystal laminate structure 1 which includes: a Ga2O3 based substrate 10; and a ?-Ga2O3 based single crystal film 12 formed by epitaxial crystal growth on a primary face 11 of the Ga2O3 based substrate 10 and including Cl and a dopant doped in parallel with the crystal growth at a concentration of 1×1013 to 5.0×1020 atoms/cm3.

Abstract: A method for producing a laminated body including a base material and a coating layer laminated on the base material, includes: applying a coating liquid containing cellulose nanofibers onto the base material composed of at least acid-resistant paper, thereby forming the coating layer. In addition, an average fiber diameter of the cellulose nanofibers is 2 nm or more and 2000 nm or less, a content of the cellulose nanofibers in the coating liquid is 10 mass % or more of solid contents of the coating liquid, and a coating amount of the coating layer is 0.2 g/m2 or more in dry mass.

Abstract: A printable recording media comprising a supporting base substrate and a coating layer that contains a fixative agent and a binder system including a combination of water soluble binder and water dispersible binder. Also, described herein, is a method for making said printable recording media.

Abstract: The present disclosure is drawn to material sets for 3-dimensional printing, 3-dimensional printing systems, and 3-dimensional printed parts. A material set can include a thermoplastic polymer powder having an average particle size from 20 ?m to 100 ?m, an x-ray contrast ink including a jettable x-ray contrast agent, and a fusing ink. The fusing ink can include a fusing agent capable of absorbing electromagnetic radiation to produce heat.

Abstract: Cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) and cyclic olefin polymer (COP) are useful as support material for 3D printing of high temperature polymers, such as polyimides.

Abstract: A peelable laminated film in which a substrate film containing a polyester resin and a light transmitting film containing a resin having a glass transition temperature of higher than 80° C. and an aromatic ester compound are laminated, and a method for producing a polarizing plate which contains bonding a surface of the light transmitting film of the peelable laminated film to a polarizer through an adhesive, the surface being opposite to an interface of the light transmitting film to the substrate film, and then peeling off the substrate film to obtain a polarizing plate having the polarizer and the light transmitting film are provided.

Abstract: A recording medium substrate in an aspect of the present invention is a recording medium substrate having a base paper and a stretched film layer on the base paper, wherein the stretched film layer has a thickness of 70 ?m or more, and the recording medium substrate has an average surface roughness of 0.3 ?m or less. A recording medium in another aspect of the present invention includes a recording medium substrate, a first ink receiving layer on the recording medium substrate, and a second ink receiving layer on the first ink receiving layer, wherein the first ink receiving layer is in contact with the second ink receiving layer, the first ink receiving layer contains an alumina hydrate and a hydroxy acid, the second ink receiving layer contains an alumina hydrate and a sulfonic acid.

Abstract: An example of a printable recording medium includes a base substrate and an ink-receiving layer. The ink-receiving layer includes an inorganic pigment in an amount equal to or greater than 70 wt % and an ink-fixing agent in an amount ranging from about 3 wt % to about 10 wt % based on the total wt % of the ink-receiving layer. The inorganic pigment has a median particle size ranging from about 0.5 ?m to about 5 ?m. The ink-receiving layer excludes precipitated calcium carbonate.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a surface covering element comprising: a mineral substrate layer, optionally coated with a suitable primer; a decor printed onto the substrate layer, forming a decor layer; and—a transparent protection layer obtained from a curable polymer formulation. It further concerns a process for its manufacture comprising the following steps: a. providing a mineral substrate layer; b. optionally, applying a primer onto at least one surface of the mineral substrate layer; c. printing a decor onto the substrate layer; and d. coating the printed decor with a transparent protection layer obtained from a curable polymer formulation.

Abstract: An ink jet composition of the invention is discharged by an ink jet method and includes: metal powder; an organic solvent; and a resin having a styrene-maleic acid structure as a binder resin, in which the ink jet composition contains metal powder surface-treated with a fluorine-based compound as the metal powder.

Abstract: A thermal transfer sheet is provided that accurately removes a transfer layer. The thermal transfer sheet includes a peel-off layer affixed to a substrate. The peel-off layer (i) contains at least a vinyl chloride-type resin and an acrylic-type resin, and a mass of the vinyl chloride-type resin based on a total mass of the peel-off layer is more than 50% by mass and not more than 95% by mass, or the peel-off layer (ii) contains a polyester-type resin having a number average molecular weight (Mn) of not more than 17000 and a glass transition temperature (Tg) of not less than 50° C. and not more than 120° C.

Abstract: In a decorative material, a matting agent is added to, of a first gloss-adjusting layer and a second gloss-adjusting layer, one with lower gloss, where the matting agent has a particle diameter of 1.0 times or more the thickness of the gloss-adjusting layer with lower gloss. Accordingly, sufficient unevenness can be imparted to the surface of the gloss-adjusting layer; thus, glossiness does not increase in oblique observation, and low gloss can be maintained. Therefore, it is possible to provide a decorative material having a feeling of unevenness obtained by the difference in gloss that hardly changes even when observed obliquely.

Abstract: Disclosed is a silane-based composition for forming an imprinting ink for imprint lithography applications in which the crosslinking of the silanes in the composition is suppressed by the inclusion of a compound of Formula 3: wherein R9 is selected from the group consisting of C1-C6 linear or branched alkyl groups and a phenyl group, and wherein n is a positive integer having a value of at least 2. An ink may be formed by adding a PAG, photoinitiator or TAG to the composition such upon their activation, the crosslinking reaction is completed. An imprinting method using 10 such an ink is also disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed are thermoplastic composite laminates comprising in order of: (a) a top layer composed of at least one polycarbonate sheet; (b) a fabric layer composed of a fabric comprising aromatic polyamide fibers and an adhesion aid; and (c) a bottom layer composed of at least one polycarbonate sheet; wherein the adhesion aid comprises polycarbonate oligomers having a weight average molecular weight of about 6500 or less. Also disclosed are articles comprising or produced from the thermoplastic composite laminates.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a decorative panel made of flat glass for electronic household appliances, in particular, for large stationary household appliances. The decorative panel comprises a base body made of thermally tempered flat glass with an operational front and an operational back and has at least one digital print on the operational back.