Abstract: Ceramic slurries may include ceramic particles, a photoreactive-photostable hybrid binder, and a photoinitiator. The photoreactive-photostable hybrid binder may include a photoreactive organic resin component, a photoreactive siloxane component, and one or more photostable siloxane components. Methods of forming a ceramic part may include curing a portion of a ceramic slurry by exposing the portion of the ceramic slurry to light to form a green ceramic part, and partially firing the green ceramic part to form a brown ceramic part. The brown ceramic part may be sintered at or above a sintering temperature of the ceramic particles to form a ceramic part, wherein sintering includes heating the brown ceramic part to a sufficient temperature to promote reaction bonding that converts silica from the photoreactive-photostable hybrid binder into silicates that bond with the ceramic particles.

Abstract: A composition, an insulating material, and a method for preparing an insulating material are provided. The composition includes (a) 100 parts by weight of oligomer of Formula (I) (b) 20-50 parts by weight of polymer having at least two reactive functional groups, wherein the reactive functional group is a reactive-double-bond-containing functional group; (c) 1-5 parts by weight of photoinitiator; (d) 0.5-2 parts by weight of thermal initiator; and (e) 0.5-2 parts by weight of photoacid generator.

Abstract: Additive manufacturing fiber composites comprise a bundle of elongate fibers and a matrix material that holds or encompasses the elongate fibers of the additive manufacturing fiber tow. The matrix material includes an energy-emissive dopant that emits a curing energy in response to receiving an activating energy. The curing energy effects curing of the solidifiable matrix material so that it solidifies to a rigid or semi-rigid matrix material. Methods of additively manufacturing an article include dispensing an additive manufacturing fiber tow, a solidifiable matrix material, and an energy-emissive dopant to form a solidifiable composite, and applying the activating energy to the energy-emissive dopant to activate the energy-emissive dopant to emit the curing energy. Systems to additively manufacturing an article may be configured to employ such additive manufacturing fiber composites and/or methods.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of preparing an ink jet resin composition including preparing a liquid (a) including a thermosetting epoxy resin and a first non-volatile acryl compound, preparing a liquid (b) including a pigment and a second non-volatile acryl compound, preparing a liquid (c) including a photoinitiator and a third non-volatile acryl compound, and mixing the liquids (a), (b) and (c) and further including an amine synergist and a viscosity controlling agent to prepare a resin composition. According to the method of preparing an ink jet resin composition of the present invention, an ink jet resin composition may be easily prepared without using a volatile solvent but using acryl compounds as diluents, and the resin composition prepared thereby may have improved heat resistance, chemical resistance and adhesion.

Abstract: [Problem] Provided is a photocurable electroconductive ink composition for screen printing which can provide printability, printing precision and adhesiveness on a substrate good enough for screen printing, and can show stable electroconductive properties. [Solution] A photocurable electroconductive ink composition for screen printing, comprising: (A) an electroconductive filler, (B) a photopolymerizable resin precursor consisting of an oligomer of urethane acrylate, monofunctional acrylate and polyfunctional acrylate, (C) an alkyd resin, (D) two or more photopolymerization initiators and (E) a polymer dispersant, in which the content of the electroconductive filler (A) is 70 to 90 mass % relative to the total mass of the photocurable electroconductive ink composition, and more than 50 mass % of the electroconductive filler is silver powder in a scale-like, foil-like or flake-like form having a particle diameter at 50 % particle size distribution of 0.3 to 3.

Abstract: Provided is a lighting device comprising: a plurality of top view type LED light sources which are formed on a base substrate; and a resin layer which embeds the plurality of LED light sources and is laminated on the base substrate.

Abstract: Photopolymer resin formulation for 3D printing enhancing the performance of 3D printed objects. In one example, additives comprising two photoinitiators with different absorption spectrums are used to achieve printing and post-curing processes. A thermal initiator can also be used to complete the post-curing process by baking at appropriate temperature. Additive combinations balanced to absorb some light in the near UV range of about 400 nm to about 420 nm absorption wavelength band or spectrum while fluorescing light at frequencies higher than their absorption wavelength allowing the creation of clear transparent materials using only near UV light sources (i.e., about 400 nm to about 420 nm) instead of deep UV (<400 nm) light sources.

Abstract: A method of printing a security code on an article includes applying droplets of an ink composition with an ink jet printer to a surface of an article to print an encrypted code. The ink composition includes an organic solvent, a binder resin, and a luminescent dye.

Abstract: The present invention provides an ink composition comprising at least a polymerizable compound, a photo-polymerization initiator and a polymerization accelerator, wherein the polymerizable compound comprises en N-vinyl compound, the photo-polymerization initiator comprises two or more compounds selected from the group consisting of bisacylphosphine oxides, monoacylphosphine oxides and ?-amino ketones, and the polymerization accelerator comprises fine particles having a polymerizable functional group. The ink composition of the invention may be a transparent ink composition containing no coloring material. The ink composition of the invention may further contain a fluorescent whitening agent.

Abstract: Monomers of formula (I) which include a vinyl group, polymers and articles, such as contact lenses, made therefrom, all of which are biocompatible, are described.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of providing an adhesive composition comprising the steps of combining crosslinkable composition including: a) a (meth)acryloyl monomer mixture with the b) photocrosslinking agent mixture, and irradiating with UVC radiation to polymerize and crosslink the composition.

Abstract: The invention relates to an acrylate-based UV-curable ink, in particular ink jet ink, having a content of pigments, radical photoinitiators, dispersing agent(s)and optionally additional additives, characterized in that said ink contains at least two radical photoinitiators of the Norrish type I and at least one radically curable monomer in the form of a polyfunctional alkoxylated and/or polyalkoxylated acrylate monomer, which comprises one or more diacrylates and/or triacrylates, wherein the mol ratio of all acrylates to all initiators is approximately 5:1 to 19:1.

Abstract: A durable ambient light curable waterproof liquid rubber coating with volatile organic compound (VOC) content of less than 450 grams per liter made from ethylene propylene diene terpolymer (EPDM) in a solvent, a photoinitiator, an additive, pigments, and fillers, and a co-agent and a method for making the formulation, wherein the formulation is devoid of thermally activated accelerators.

Abstract: The invention pertains to an oligomer or polymer substituted by one or more bisacylphosphine oxide moieties, characterized in that said bisacylphosphine oxide moiety is linked via the phosphorous atom, optionally via a spacer group, to the oligomer or polymer backbone; as well as to specifically functionalized bisacylphosphine oxides, suitable to prepare said polymers or oligomers.

Abstract: The invention relates to a coating formulation for preparing a hydrophilic coating, wherein the hydrophilic coating formulation comprises a hydrophilic polymer, a supporting polymer comprising a backbone and at least 2 reactive moieties capable of undergoing polymerization reactions, a Norrish Type I photoinitiator and a Norrish Type II photoinitiator.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a light-cure and dual-cure resin that have low color and is color stable over conventional light, self and dual-cured resins. Additionally, the light-cure resin has enhanced degree of cure over conventional light-cure resins. Finally, due to the low color and enhanced color stability of the dual-cure resins, their inherent property of having lower shrinkage stress as compared to light-cure resins can now be utilized in various dental applications and other resin applications.

Abstract: Polycyclic aromatic compounds of formula (I) having at least two conjugated aromatic rings at least one of which has a substituent comprising a cyclic carbonate group can be used as sensitizers for cationic photoinitiators, especially iodonium compounds, and may also function as monomers in cationically initiated radiation curable compositions, especially coating compositions, such as printing inks and varnishes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an aminimide compound having a structure represented by the following general formula (I) in the molecule thereof, relates to a curable composition using the aminimide compound and relates to a method for curing the composition; in which R0 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group which may have an optional substituent, an aryl group which may have an optional substituent, or a heterocyclic residue which may have an optional substituent. R1, R2 and R3 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, or an optional substituent. However, at least two of R1, R2 and R3 may bond to each other to form a cyclic structure.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of O-imino-iso-urea compounds as source of radicals to polymerizable compositions comprising these O-imino-iso-urea and to new O-imino-iso-urea compounds.

Abstract: A violet radiation curable ink including at least one curable monomer, at least one organic gellant, at least one photoinitiator, and at least one colorant, wherein the ink exhibits a reflectance on a substrate at a loading of from about 2 mg/inch2 to about 7 mg/inch2 that ranges from 50% to about 60% at a wavelength of 500 nm and that ranges from 0% to about 10% at a wavelength of about 600 nm. Also, the violet ink substantially matches PANTONE® Violet.

Abstract: Photoinitiator compounds comprising both a photoactive moiety and an amine functionality, bonded to a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane, which photoinitiator is represented by formula (1) or (1?) wherein n is 2m; m is an integer of 2 to 30; the sum of n?+a is an integer 4-60; n? is an even-numbered integer; a is an even- or uneven-numbered integer; and for example different A C1-C12alkyl, or a photoactive moiety Q1, or a group of formula (2); E for example is a direct bond, L is linear or branched C1-C3alkylene, preferably propylene; R1 and R2 for example are a photoactive moiety Q, or C2-20alkyl; Q is for example a group of formula (4); Z2 is for example C1-C6alkylene which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more OR6; and R6, R12, R13 and R14 for example are hydrogen; are especially suitable as low-migrating photoinitiators.

Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid bis(acyl)phosphine oxide of formula (I): wherein R is C1-C18 alkyl, and wherein R is optionally substituted as described herein. The invention also relates to radiation curable compositions comprising liquid bis(acyl)phosphine oxide of formula (I).

Abstract: Provided are a photosensitive resin composition capable of being quickly cured by light and providing an optically cured product which is excellent in a transparency in a visible light of 400 to 780 nm and a heat resistant reliability, a photosensitive resin varnish, a photosensitive resin film and a photosensitive resin cured product. The photosensitive resin composition comprises (A) a polymerizable compound, (B) a polymerization initiator and (C) a hindered phenol base antioxidant, wherein (B-1) at least one selected from ?-hydroxyacetophenone base photoinitiator and a glyoxy ester base photoinitiator and (B-2) a phosphine oxide base photoinitiator are contained as the component (B); the component (C) is a hindered phenol base antioxidant having in a molecule, at least one phenol group having each one group of a methyl group and a t-butyl group on the same aromatic ring; a content of the component (B) is 0.02 to 4.

Abstract: A radiation curable composition for UV LED curing includes at least one co-initiator selected from the group consisting of an aliphatic tertiary amine and a dialkyl aniline derivative; and at least one specific carbazole photoinitiator. The radiation curable composition can be advantageously used to prevent unstable yellowing behavior in an image upon storage.

Abstract: Composition which contains polymerizable binder and an initiator according to the following Formula I: R1—X—O—O—[Y—O—O—]nR2??(Formula I) and having a large through-curing depth and a sufficiently long processing time and which cures without the development of high temperatures.

Abstract: Provided is a filling/restoring material, including a photopolymerization initiator of a quaternary system formed by combining an ?-diketone compound, an aliphatic amine compound, an aromatic amine compound, and a photoacid generator, in which even when the filling/restoring material is filled and cured on a cured layer of a dental adhesive material including a radical-polymerizable monomer having an acidic group, the filling/restoring material undergoes sufficient curing up to a contact interface between the filling/restoring material and the cured layer, thereby providing high adhesive strength stably.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are dual cure coating compositions that include (a) a melamine-group containing polyethylenically unsaturated compound and (b) an acrylate-containing compound different from (a), wherein the acrylate-containing compound is present at a level sufficient to provide a cured coating layer having a glass transition temperature of 100° C. or below and a crosslink density of 20.0 mmoles/cc or below. Also disclosed are related multi-component composite coatings, coated substrates, and methods for coating a substrate.

Abstract: A light-curable dental material is provided, comprising a polymerizable compound having at least one ethylenically unsaturated bond, a photopolymerization initiator for polymerizing said polymerizable compound, and a 1,3-dipolar compound as a polymerization inhibitor.

Abstract: A siloxane resin composition is provided which is superior in pattern processability and yields a cured film with high hardness and excellent abrasion resistance by means of UV curing and thermal curing. The siloxane resin composition includes (A) polysiloxane having a carboxyl group and a radical polymerizable group, (B) a photo-radical polymerization initiator and (C) a compound having a radical polymerizable group and not having a Si—O—Si bond.

Abstract: The invention relates to an initiator system comprising (a) an iodonium salt, (b) a light sensitizer and (c) an electron donor compound comprising a biphenylene structure, the biphenylene structure comprising at least one but not more than about 4 alkyl groups. The invention also relates to a hardenable composition comprising such an initiator system and the use thereof, as well as to a process for producing the substituted biphenylene compound.

Abstract: The invention provides a radiation-curable ink composition for inkjet recording, the ink composition containing at least: a specific azo compound, a tautomer of the azo compound, a salt of the azo compound, a salt of the tautomer, a hydrate of the azo compound, a hydrate of the tautomer, or any combination thereof; a polymer dispersant; a cationic polymerizable compound; and a cationic polymerization initiator. The invention further provides an inkjet recording method including ejecting and curing the ink composition. The invention further provides a printed matter formed by the inkjet recording method.

Abstract: The invention provides a radiation-curable ink composition for inkjet recording, the ink composition containing at least: a specific azo compound, a tautomer of the azo compound, a salt of the azo compound, a salt of the tautomer, a hydrate of the azo compound, a hydrate of the tautomer, or any combination thereof; a polymer dispersant; a radical polymerizable compound; and a radical polymerization initiator. The invention further provides an inkjet recording method including ejecting and curing the ink composition. The invention further provides a printed matter formed by the inkjet recording method.

Abstract: The invention provides methods for inducing reversible chain cleavage of polymer chains in a crosslinked polymeric material. Reversible cleavage of the polymer backbone is capable of relieving stress in the polymeric material as the bonds reform in a less stressed state. The invention also provides methods for making polymeric materials capable of reversible chain cleavage, materials made by the methods of the invention, and linear monomers containing reversible chain cleavage groups which are useful in the materials and methods of the invention.

Abstract: A liquid radiation curable composition for inkjet printing includes a photoinitiating system consisting of one or more diffusion hindered photoinitiators selected from the group consisting of non-polymeric di- or multifunctional initiators, oligomeric or polymeric initiators, and polymerizable initiators, and one or more polymerizable co-initiators, wherein at least one of the polymerizable co-initiators is a polymerizable aromatic tertiary amine. Inkjet inks, an inkjet printing process, and packaging materials may include the liquid radiation curable composition.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide an active energy ray-curable ink-jet printing ink, including: a coloring agent; a compound having an ethylenic double bond; and a photo-polymerization initiator, wherein the photo-polymerization initiator includes a compound represented by general formula (1): (wherein A represents any one of —O—, —CH2—, —CH(CH3)—, and —C(CH3)2—; and each of R1 and R2 independently represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, or a trimethylsilyl group), and an ?-aminoketone-based compound and/or an acyl phosphine oxide-based compound, and 40% by mass or more of the compound represented by general formula (1) is included with respect to the total photo-polymerization initiator.

Abstract: A radiation curable composition comprising a curable compound, a photo-initiator and a co-initiator, wherein said co-initiator has a structure according to Formula I A-L-B??Formula I wherein A represents a structural moiety comprising an aromatic tertiary amine; B represents a structural moiety comprising at least one aliphatic tertiary amine; L represents a divalent linking group positioning the nitrogen atom of the aromatic amine of the structural moiety A and the nitrogen of at least one aliphatic amine of the structural moiety B in a 1-3 to 1-23 position; with the proviso that at least one aromatic and at least one aliphatic amine each have at least one alfa-hydrogen.

Abstract: The invention provides methods for inducing reversible chain cleavage of polymer chains in a crosslinked polymeric material. Reversible cleavage of the polymer backbone is capable of relieving stress in the polymeric material as the bonds reform in a less stressed state. The invention also provides methods for making polymeric materials capable of reversible chain cleavage, materials made by the methods of the invention, and linear monomers containing reversible chain cleavage groups which are useful in the materials and methods of the invention.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a resin composite-type optical element capable of cutting off ultraviolet light even though it uses a photocurable resin. A resin composite-type optical element of the embodiment of the present invention is a resin composite-type optical element having a base material and a resin layer, and the resin layer has at least a first resin layer which is a molded product of a photocurable resin and which has an internal transmittance of not less than 85% for light of the wavelength of 400 nm in the thickness of 100 ?m and an internal transmittance of not more than 3% for light of the wavelength of 360 nm in the thickness of 100 ?m.

Abstract: An ink, method of inkjet printing the ink and game ball utilizing the ink are disclosed. The ink preferably comprises a diacrylate oligomer. The ink more preferably comprises an acrylate monomer in an amount ranging from 15 to 40 parts of a solid component of the ink, a diacrylate oligomer in an amount of 20 to 40 parts of a solid component of the ink, a pigment in an amount of 5 to 15 parts of a solid component, and a thinning agent.

Abstract: An ink used preferably in jet ink devices includes an ink vehicle, the ink vehicle being made up either (a) a first component curable by a first polymerization route and an associated photointiator, and a second component curable by a second polymerization route and as associated photoinitiator, wherein the second polymerization route is different from the first polymerization route, or (b) a component curable by a single polymerization route with a first and a second photoinitiator system in which the first system responds to longer wavelengths. An image may be formed by such inks by jetting onto a transfer member surface, curing the first component or partially curing the single component while upon the transfer member surface, transferring the ink to an image receiving surface, and completing curing. The first component is preferably curable via cationic polymerization and the second component is preferably curable via free radical polymerization.

Abstract: Disclosed is a curable composition having excellent curability, which is capable of forming a cured product that is excellent in heat resistance, weather resistance, oil resistance and the like, while having rubber elasticity and high mechanical strength. Specifically disclosed is a curable composition for both photoradical and thermal radical curing essentially containing the following components (A), (B), and (C). (A) a vinyl-based polymer having two or more groups represented by the general formula (1): —OC(O)C(Ra)?CH2??(1) wherein Ra represents a hydrogen atom or an organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, per molecule, and having one or more groups represented by the above general formula (1) at a molecular terminal; (B) a photoradical initiator; and (C) a thermal radical initiator, as essential components.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel holographic photopolymer based on prepolymer-based polyurethane compositions, the preparation of said photopolymer and its use for a very wide range of optical applications.

Abstract: An ink, method of inkjet printing the ink and game ball utilizing the ink are disclosed. The ink preferably comprises a diacrylate oligomer. The ink more preferably comprises an acrylate monomer in an amount ranging from 15 to 40 parts of a solid component of the ink, a diacrylate oligomer in an amount of 20 to 40 parts of a solid component of the ink, a pigment in an amount of 5 to 15 parts of a solid component, and a thinning agent.

Abstract: The present invention provides an ink composition, and inkjet recording method, a printed material, a production method of a planographic printing plate, and a planographic printing plate. The ink composition of the present invention contains a cationically polymerizable compound, a compound that generates an acid when irradiated with a radiation ray, and an onium salt compound that generates an organic acid compound having a basic nitrogen atom when irradiated with a radiation ray.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery which comprises: a negative electrode comprising as an active material a carbonaceous material capable of electrochemically holding/releasing lithium; a positive electrode comprising as an active material a lithium chalcogenide; and polymer electrolyte layers united respectively with the negative electrode and the positive electrode. The polymer electrolyte layers comprise an ionically conductive polymer matrix holding a nonaqueous electrolytic solution. They are obtained by crosslinking and polymerizing a liquid mixture of a monomeric precursor for the ionically conductive polymer and the nonaqueous electrolytic solution respectively on the negative electrode and the positive electrode using different polymerization initiators.

Abstract: An ink, method of inkjet printing the ink and game ball utilizing the ink are disclosed. The ink preferably comprises a diacrylate oligomer. The ink more preferably comprises an acrylate monomer in an amount ranging from 15 to 40 parts of a solid component of the ink, a diacrylate oligomer in an amount of 20 to 40 parts of a solid component of the ink, a pigment in an amount of 5 to 15 parts of a solid component, and a thinning agent.

Abstract: A method for curing a chemical composition, the composition containing at least one or more binders having ethylenically unsaturated groups, as well as one or more initiators for triggering a radical polymerization. The method includes a thermal curing step, in which the curing of the composition is effected by a radical polymerization of the binder, which is triggered by a thermal initiator and is carried out under protective gas. Paint films having improved mechanical properties can be produced using the method according to the present invention.

Abstract: The present invention provides a UV curable composition comprising an acrylate component, comprising an acrylate-functionalized hydrogenated polybutadiene, and at least one mono-functional acrylate, and a photoinitiator combination triggered upon exposure to radiation at 365 nm of the electromagnetic spectrum comprising a bisacyl phosphine oxide and benzophenone, where when dispensed at a thickness of about 1 mm and exposed to UV radiation generated at a wavelength of 365 nm the composition cures through the thickness of the dispensed composition at a speed between 40 mm/sec to 100 mm/sec.

Abstract: A simultaneous two-photon absorption three-dimensional recording material includes at least one kind of dye having at least one polymerizable group.

Abstract: The invention relates to the acyl- and bisacylphosphine derivatives according to formula (I), wherein Y represents O, S, NR3, N—OR3 or N—NR3R4, Z represents O, S, NR3, N—OR3, N—NR3R4 or a free pair of electrons, and FG represents a leaving group and the remaining groups are defined as in the description. The invention further relates to a method for the production of the inventive derivatives and to their use.