Abstract: Provided is a colored photo-sensitive composition having a high sensitivity and a good developablity, even if the ratio of content of a pigment, relative to the total solids of the colored photo-sensitive composition, is 20% by mass or more. The colored photo-sensitive composition includes (A) a resin which is increased, by action of an acid, in solubility into an alkali developing solution; (B) a pigment; (C) a compound which produces an acid upon irradiated by active light or radial ray; and (D) a solvent, wherein the ratio of content of the (B) pigment, relative to the total solids of the colored photo-sensitive composition, is 20% by mass or more.

Abstract: A rubber composition includes an elastomer having an elongation at break (Eb) of about 50% or more according to ASTM-D 412 at 25° C., a water-insoluble keratin, and a reinforcing filler. A tire component including the composition and a method for making the composition are also disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed are a photosensitive resin composition including (A) a copolymer resin represented by the following Chemical Formula 1, wherein in Chemical Formula 1, each substituent is the same as defined in the detailed description; (B) a colorant including a pigment dispersion solution; (C) a photopolymerizable compound; (D) a photopolymerization initiator; and (E) a solvent, and a color filter using the same.

Abstract: A cured-film formation composition to form a cured film having excellent liquid-crystal alignment properties, orientation material, and retardation material by use of the orientation material. A cured-film formation composition includes: (A) one or more compounds having a photo-aligning group and hydroxy group, etc.; (B) a polymer having at least one substituent from the group of a hydroxy group, carboxy group, amino group, and alkoxysilyl group, and the like; and (C) a cross-linking agent, the component (A) contains at least a compound having a group of Formula [1] below as the photo-aligning group: (in the Formula, A1 and A2 are independently a hydrogen atom or methyl group; and A3 is a hydroxy group, etc.). A cured-film is formed from the cured-film formation composition, and orientation material is formed by use of photo-alignment technique. A retardation material is obtained by applying a polymerizable liquid crystal on the orientation material and curing it.

Abstract: The invention provides non-spherical resin particles with a novel shape capable of improving light diffusion, adhesion, oil absorption, and other properties, as well as a manufacturing method and use of the particles. Each non-spherical resin particle includes a concave portion and a convex portion formed in the concave portion, wherein the convex portion has a quasi-spherical surface. The method of manufacturing non-spherical resin particles involves a step of polymerizing 100 parts by weight of a first monomer mixture containing 77 to 99.99 parts by weight of a branched alkyl methacrylate, 0.01 to 3 parts by weight of a polyfunctional monomer, and 0 to 20 parts by weight of a monofunctional (meth)acrylate which is not a branched alkyl methacrylate, in the presence of 0.1 to 0.9 parts by weight of a chain transfer agent and 0 to 100 parts by weight of a (meth)acrylate polymer, to obtain resin particles.

Abstract: A photochromic dye comprising at least one compound characterized by Formula I:

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide an aqueous dispersion capable of forming a coating film that has excellent adhesion to a substrate and excellent water resistance. The aqueous dispersion of the present invention includes fluorine-containing composite polymer particles of a polymer (A) with a repeating unit of vinylidene fluoride and a polymer (B) with a repeating unit of at least one acrylic monomer selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid, acrylic acid esters, methacrylic acid, and methacrylic acid esters, the dispersion having an acid value of at least 3 mgKOH/g.

Abstract: An embodiment of the invention discloses a kind of electrophoretic ink comprising an electrophoretic display solution which is an electrorheological fluid comprising a base solution, solid particles and an additive, wherein the solid particles account for 5%-50% of the electrorheological fluid by mass-volume percentage. The electrophoretic display solution is preferably a negative electrorheological fluid. The invention also discloses an electronic paper comprising the electrophoretic ink and a display method for the electronic paper.

Abstract: A multi-layer low temperature heat shrink film comprising an abuse layer comprising styrene-butadiene block copolymer; a first tie layer comprising ethylene vinyl acetate; a gas barrier layer comprising polyvinylidene chloride; a second tie layer comprising ethylene vinyl acetate; and a sealant layer comprising a metallocene-catalyzed sealant, is disclosed.

Abstract: Provided is a colored photo-sensitive composition having a high sensitivity and a good developablity, even if the ratio of content of a pigment, relative to the total solids of the colored photo-sensitive composition, is 20% by mass or more. The colored photo-sensitive composition includes (A) a resin which is increased, by action of an acid, in solubility into an alkali developing solution; (B) a pigment; (C) a compound which produces an acid upon irradiated by active light or radial ray; and (D) a solvent, wherein the ratio of content of the (B) pigment, relative to the total solids of the colored photo-sensitive composition, is 20% by mass or more.

Abstract: This invention relates to a formulation of optical brightener, polyvinyl alcohol, glucomannan, carboxymethyl cellulose, and sorbitol which can be used on the sizing or coating application of papermaking. This composition yields high whiteness and brightness on the product paper.

Abstract: A carbon nanotube-ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene composite includes about 99 parts by weight to about 99.8 parts by weight of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, about 0.2 parts by weight to about 1 part by weight of carbon nanotubes, and about 0.1 parts by weight to about 0.5 parts by weight of a light stabilizer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to solar absorptive coatings including a ceramic material. In particular, the coatings of the invention are laser-treated to further enhance the solar absorptivity of the material. Methods of making and using such materials are also described.

Abstract: An electrochromic device including a first substantially transparent substrate having an electrically conductive material associated therewith; a second substrate having an electrically conductive material associated therewith; and an electrochromic medium contained within a chamber positioned between the first and second substrates which includes: at least one solvent; at least one anodic electroactive material; at least one cathodic electroactive material; wherein at least one of the anodic and cathodic electroactive materials is electrochromic; and a creep resistant crosslinked polyelectrolyte gel matrix.

Abstract: This invention relates to particles comprising a pigment core particle encapsulated by a polymer, a process for their preparation, electrophoretic fluids comprising such particles, and electrophoretic display devices comprising such fluids.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a fatty acid metal salt particle includes forming a coating layer including a fatty acid metal salt on a surface of a core material particle in supercritical carbon dioxide.

Abstract: The invention discloses a photosensitive resin composition and a color filter. The photosensitive resin composition comprises, by weight of the photosensitive resin composition, 0.6%-2% silver halide, 0.06%-0.7% oxidant, 5%-15% the second dispersion resin, 5%-10% light-polymerizable compound, 25%-57% pigment dispersion, 0.05%-0.06% light polymerization initiator and 28.5%-60% solvent. When placed under a strong ultraviolet light irradiation condition, the color filter exhibits black and barriers the ultraviolet light; and when placed in a visible light range, the color filter recovers the original color.

Abstract: The present invention provides ophthalmic devices comprising at least one photochromic material which is an indeno-fused naphthopyran having a pi-conjugation extending group bonded to the 11-position of the indeno-fused naphthopyran, the pi-conjugation extending group having at least one pendent halo-substituted group bonded thereto. The pi-conjugation extending group extends the pi-conjugation system of said indeno-fused naphthopyran. The 13-position of the indeno-fused naphthopyran is substantially free of spiro-substituents. The invention further provides photochromic materials of specified structure, photochromic compositions, photochromic articles and optical elements that include the photochromic materials. Other non-limiting embodiments relate to methods of making the ophthalmic devices comprising photochromic materials.

Abstract: Disclosed here is a device comprising a porous carbon aerogel or composite thereof as an energy storage material, catalyst support, sensor or adsorbent, wherein the porous carbon aerogel comprises a network of interconnected struts comprising carbon nanotube bundles covalently crosslinked by graphitic carbon nanoparticles, wherein the carbon nanotubes account for 5 to 95 wt. % of the aerogel and the graphitic carbon nanoparticles account for 5 to 95 wt. % of the aerogel, and wherein the aerogel has an electrical conductivity of at least 10 S/m and is capable of withstanding strains of more than 10% before fracture.

Abstract: Provided is a method of forming a microsphere having a structural color, which includes providing a composition for generating a structural color including a curable material and magnetic nanoparticles dispersed in the curable material, forming an emulsion by adding the composition for generating a structural color to an immiscible solvent, arranging the magnetic nanoparticles located in the emulsion droplet of the curable material in a one-dimensional chain structure by applying a magnetic field to the emulsion, and fixing the chain structure by curing the emulsion droplet.