Abstract: The present invention relates to an active energy beam-curable ink comprising polymerizable monomers, wherein relative to the total of all the polymerizable monomers, the polymerizable monomers comprise from 95 to 99.99% by weight of a monofunctional monomer and from 0.01 to 5% by weight of a polyfunctional monomer, and a cured film of thickness 10 ?m formed using the active energy beam-curable ink exhibits a drawing ability exceeding 120% when stretched at a temperature of 170° C. at a strain rate of 2/min.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a material for high-brightness, high-efficiency, longer-life organic EL elements and an organic EL element produced by using the same. Provided is a material for organic EL elements, comprising a compound represented by the following General Formula (1): wherein, R1 and R2 each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a lithographic printing method that uses inks selected from amongst yellow, magenta, cyan and black inks, the method comprising using yellow, magenta, cyan and black inks for which the number of representable colors obtained when printing the yellow, magenta, cyan and black inks with the density values for the yellow, magenta and cyan inks set to standard density values is at least 1.1 times the number of representable colors obtained when printing yellow, magenta, cyan and black Japan Color standard inks with the density values for the yellow, magenta and cyan Japan Color standard inks set to standard density values, and printing the yellow, magenta, cyan and black inks with the density values for the yellow, magenta and cyan inks set to 1.0 to 1.5 times the standard density values. The standard density values are from 1.40 to 1.44 for yellow, from 1.52 to 1.56 for magenta, and from 1.63 to 1.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an active energy beam-curable inkjet ink comprising a polymerizable monomer and a photopolymerization initiator, wherein the polymerizable monomer comprises at least 50% by weight of a monofunctional monomer, and the photopolymerization initiator comprises an initiator represented by either [formula 1] or [formula 2] shown below: (wherein, R1, R2, R3 and R4 each represent, independently, a hydrogen atom, halogen atom, hydroxyl group, amino group, alkyl group, alkoxy group or phenyl group, and n represents an integer from 2 to 10) (wherein, R1, R2 and R3 each represent, independently, a hydrogen atom, halogen atom, hydroxyl group, amino group, alkyl group, alkoxy group or phenyl group).

Abstract: Present invention relates to an inkjet ink used for a polyvinyl chloride resin sheet, wherein the inkjet ink comprises an organic solvent, a pigment and a vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate resin, the organic solvent is a mixed solvent comprising at least one compound selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by a formula (1) and compounds represented by a formula (2), together with a lactone compound, and the quantity of the lactone compound is within a range from 1 to 40% by weight relative to the total weight of the ink.

Abstract: A display panel has a resin substrate and a printed layer formed on at least a part of the resin substrate through inkjet printing. The printed layer is formed from cured products of UV-curable inks each containing UV-curable monomers which are polymerized and cured by UV irradiation, and the printed layer has at least two such cured products having different pencil hardness values.

Abstract: Provided is an active energy ray-curable inkjet ink comprising a pigment and polymerizable monomers that is superior in nozzle ejection stability, adhesiveness to recording medium and storage stability, wherein the polymerizable monomers comprise N-acryloyloxyethyl hexahydrophthalimide.

Abstract: A gas barrier laminate comprising: a plastic substrate (I); a gas barrier layer (II) formed from a gas barrier layer-forming coating material (C) containing a polyalcohol-based polymer (A) and a polycarboxylic acid-based polymer (B); and an overcoat layer (III) formed from an overcoat layer-forming coating material (F) containing at least one of a monovalent metal compound (D) and a bivalent or higher metal compound (E); wherein the gas barrier layer (II) is laminated to the plastic substrate (I), either directly or with an anchor coat layer disposed therebetween, the overcoat layer (III) is laminated on top of the gas barrier layer (II), and when a laminated product is prepared by laminating a laminate adhesive layer (IV) and a heat seal layer (V), in that order, to either the overcoat layer (III) or the plastic substrate (I) of the gas barrier laminate, either directly or with a printing ink layer disposed therebetween, the lamination strength (X) of the laminated product is not less than 1 N/cm, and the

Abstract: A pigment composition can be prepared by wet or dry milling a pigment selected from the group consisting of dianthraquinone pigments, diketopyrrolopyrrole pigments and a mixture thereof, in the presence of a compound represented by Formula 1: where Q denotes —NH(CH2)nNR1(R2) group or hydroxyl group, and R denotes —NH(CH2)nNR1(R2) group.

Abstract: A method of producing microcapsules having an electrophoretic particle dispersion encapsulated comprises the steps of: emulsifying and dispersing a hydrophobic dispersion having electrophoretic particles dispersed in a hydrophobic medium by using a high-speed rotating stirring apparatus wherein the circumferential speed at the end of a stirring part is 2 m/s to 90 m/s, and the distance (a) between the end of the stirring part and that immobile part of the stirring apparatus which is nearest to the end of the stirring part is 0 mm<(a)<20 mm; and forming microcapsules of the emulsified and dispersed hydrophobic dispersion under stirring with a stirring blade.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a thermoplastic resin coloring agent having excellent dispersibility, transparency, ultraviolet blocking properties, etc., and a thermoplastic resin composition employing same, and it is another object of the present invention to provide a thermoplastic resin molding having excellent dispersibility, transparency, ultraviolet blocking properties, stretchability, and surface smoothness. The present invention relates to a thermoplastic resin coloring agent containing a surface-treated ?-ferric oxide (A) formed by coating a non-acicular ?-ferric oxide having an average particle size of 0.01 to 0.06 ?m and an aspect ratio of 0.2 to 1.0 with a polyhydric alcohol and an organopolysiloxane, and an oxycarboxylic acid metal salt (B1) as a dispersing agent (B) and, moreover, to the thermoplastic resin coloring agent further containing a methine-based dye (C).

Abstract: A pigment composition contains a specified benzoisoindole derivative, and a pigment. A colored composition contains such a pigment composition and a pigment carrier.

Abstract: A method of producing a gas barrier laminate is disclosed that comprises: preparing a laminate comprising a plastic substrate, a gas barrier layer formed from a gas barrier layer-forming coating material comprising a polyvinyl alcohol and an ethylene-maleic acid copolymer, and a polymer layer comprising a metal compound of a bivalent or higher metal, wherein the polymer layer is laminated to at least one surface of the gas barrier layer; and heat treating the obtained laminate in the presence of water. In addition, another method of producing a gas barrier laminate is disclosed that comprises: applying a gas barrier layer-forming coating material comprising a polyvinyl alcohol and an ethylene-maleic acid copolymer, either directly onto a plastic substrate, or onto a plastic substrate with an undercoat layer disposed therebetween, and then conducting a heat treatment; and heat treating the obtained laminate in the presence of water comprising a metal compound of a bivalent or higher metal.

Abstract: A process for producing dichlorodiketopyrrolopyrrole pigment of the ? modification, which comprises wet milling crude dichlorodiketopyrrolopyrrole pigment wherein an ? modification and a ? modification coexist in the presence of a milling agent and a wetting agent, dichlorodiketopyrrolopyrrole pigment of the ? modification obtained the process and a color composition which contains the pigment and a pigment carrier.

Abstract: A color filter is provided with red, green and blue color filter segments. When chromaticity coordinates (x, y) in a chromaticity diagram of XYZ color specification system are measured with the color filter being sandwiched between two polarizers, a chromaticity (xp, yp) of parallel-transmitted light and a chromaticity (xc, yc) of orthogonal-transmitted light satisfy the following formula (1): ?xy=[(xp?xc)2+(yp?yc)2]1/2<0.130??(1) A liquid crystal display device is provided with such a color filter.

Abstract: An ink composition containing an organic solvent and a pigment, which has a little amount of smell, excellent safety and health properties, excellent resin solubility, excellent printing stability and excellent drying properties, causes no corrosion to a printer, and is excellent in adhesion to non-absorbable printing media and good printability, wherein the ink composition comprises as the organic solvent at least one compound selected from compounds represented by the formulae (1) to (3), wherein each of R1, R2, R3, R4, R7 and R8 independently represents an alkylene group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or an alkenylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms and each of R5, R6 and R9 independently represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A thiazineindigo pigment dispersant represented by Formula (1) or (2): where E denotes a basic group. A pigment composition contains a pigment material, and the thiazine indigo pigment dispersant. A colored composition contains the pigment composition and a pigment carrier. A color filter includes a filter segment prepared from the colored composition.

Abstract: The invention relates to a pigment dispersion comprising: a condensate of or a salt between a polyallylamine and a polyester having a free carboxylic acid or the salt; a pigment derivative represented by the following general formula (1); a pigment; and an organic solvent, (P?X)?[N(R1, R2, R3, R4)]+??general formula (1) wherein p represents an organic dyestuff residue; X represents a sulfonic acid group or a carboxylic acid group; R1 represents an alkyl group having 5 to 20 carbon atoms; and R2, R3 and R4 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A colored composition contains a colorant carrier including a transparent resin, a precursor thereof, or a mixture of the transparent resin and the precursor, a colorant, and an organic liquid medium. The organic liquid medium consists of an organic solvent (a) having a boiling point at 760 mmHg of 100° C. or higher but lower than 160° C., and an organic solvent (b) having a boiling point at 760 mmHg of 160° C. or higher but lower than 215° C. The organic solvent (b) is contained in an amount of 3% to 35% by weight based on the total amount of the colored composition.

Abstract: A composition for a light-scattering film contains fluorine-containing resin fine particles each including a copolymer of a first ethylenically unsaturated monomer containing fluorine with other ethylenically unsaturated monomer component, and having an average particle diameter of 0.8 to 5.0 ?m; and a transparent resin having a refractive index of 1.50 to 1.70. Where the other ethylenically unsaturated monomer component is formed of a second ethylenically unsaturated monomer containing no fluorine nor hydrophilic group, the copolymer contains 10 to 60% by weight of the first monomer, and 90 to 40% by weight of the second monomer. Where the other ethylenically unsaturated monomer component is formed of the second monomer and a third ethylenically unsaturated monomer containing a hydrophilic group, the copolymer contains 10 to 90% by weight of the first monomer, 89 to 5% by weight of the second monomer and 1 to 10% by weight of the third monomer.