Abstract: An inkjet aqueous pigment dispersion which achieves high pigment concentration, exhibits favorable redispersion properties after drying, and does not exhibit changes in ink properties even when stored for a long time; and an ink composition using the aqueous pigment dispersion. The inkjet aqueous pigment dispersion contains a pigment, a liquid medium, and a polymer dispersion agent which is an A-B block polymer obtained by copolymerization using a mixture of an organic tellurium compound represented by formula (1) and an organic ditellurium compound represented by formula (2) as a polymerization initiator. The monomer for configuring the A block is at least one type of monomer represented by formula (3), and the monomer for configuring the B block is benzyl methacrylate and/or benzyl acrylate.

Abstract: An inkjet aqueous pigment dispersion which achieves high pigment concentration, exhibits favorable redispersion properties after drying, and does not exhibit changes in ink properties even when stored for a long time; and an ink composition using the aqueous pigment dispersion. The inkjet aqueous pigment dispersion contains a pigment, a liquid medium, and a polymer dispersion agent which is an A-B block polymer obtained by copolymerization using a mixture of an organic tellurium compound represented by formula (1) and an organic ditellurium compound represented by formula (2) as a polymerization initiator. The monomer for configuring the A block is at least one type of monomer represented by formula (3), and the monomer for configuring the B block is benzyl methacrylate and/or benzyl acrylate.

Abstract: Provided are an aqueous coloring agent dispersion for inkjet which achieves high pigment concentration, exhibits favorable redispersion properties after drying, and does not exhibit changes in ink properties even when stored for a long time; and an ink composition using the aqueous coloring agent dispersion. This aqueous coloring agent dispersion contains a coloring agent (I), a liquid medium (II), and a polymer dispersion agent (III). The polymer dispersion agent (III) is an A-B block polymer obtained by copolymerizing via a living radical polymerization method, by using a mixture of an organic tellurium compound represented by formula (1) and an organic ditellurium compound represented by formula (2), or the like, as a polymerization initiator. Therein, the monomer for configuring the A block is at least one type of monomer represented by formula (3), and the monomer for configuring the B block is benzyl methacrylate and/or benzyl acrylate.

Abstract: An ink set for inkjet recording, which has excellent water resistance and light resistance in the hue range of yellow-orange-magenta. The ink set includes two-color ink compositions, i.e., a) a magenta ink composition and b) an yellow ink composition, each of which includes a dye, water and a water-soluble organic solvent, wherein the magenta ink composition a) contains a compound produced by sulfonating a compound represented by the formula (1), a salt of the compound, or a mixture thereof as a coloring agent.

Abstract: Disclosed is a monoazo metal complex represented by the formula (1) wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-C4 alkyl group, a C1-C4 alkoxy group, a chlorine atom, a bromine atom or a nitro group; M represents a hydrogen atom, a sodium, a potassium, a magnesium, a calcium, a barium or an aluminum; Mn+ represents a n-valent cation; Metal represents Ni, Fe, Cu, Co or Al; m represents an integer of 1 or 2; and n represents an integer of 1, 2 or 3.

Abstract: [Problems] To microparticulate a yellow pigment having a structure derived from barbituric acid (e.g., C. I. Pigment Yellow 150) and increase the concentration of the pigment in a pigment composition comprising the pigment without increasing the viscosity of the composition after dispersion of the pigment, flocculation or precipitation in the composition, or increasing the viscosity of the composition over time; and to provide a stable pigment composition which can be used as a coloring agent for a color filter resist or a ink-jet ink.

Abstract: A composition for a skin patch including a synthetic polymer gel prepared by reacting a water-soluble polymer of an aliphatic carboxylic acid or a salt thereof with a sparingly soluble aluminum compound, an organic acid containing a hydroxyl group in its molecule as a reaction accelerator, and an ethylenediamine compound as a reaction inhibitor in the presence of water at a pH of 4.0 to 6.1. The composition can homogeneously gel at any crosslinking rate and does not cause any change in quality with the lapse of time.

Abstract: An optical modulation method operable in an optical transmission path using an optical fiber, wherein an optical fiber bending region is formed by bending a portion of the optical fiber into a U shape having a predetermined bending width. A bending width set point is set in correspondence with a predetermined inclined portion of a characteristic curve representing a dependency ratio of insertion loss of light propagating in said optical fiber bending region relative to the bending width thereof, said predetermined inclined portion of said characteristic curve being located between a predetermined maximum and minimum portion thereof. Intensity modulation of light propagating in the optical fiber is performed using a signal to be transmitted by adjusting the bending width of the optical fiber bending region in correspondence with the signal to be transmitted with reference to the bending width set point as a center.

Abstract: An optical modulation method operable in an optical transmission path using an optical fiber, wherein an optical fiber bending region is formed by bending a portion of the optical fiber into a U shape having a predetermined bending width. A bending width set point is set in correspondence with a predetermined inclined portion of a characteristic curve representing a dependency ratio of insertion loss of light propagating in said optical fiber bending region relative to the bending width thereof, said predetermined inclined portion of said characteristic curve being located between a predetermined maximum and minimum portion thereof. Intensity modulation of light propagating in the optical fiber is performed using a signal to be transmitted by adjusting the bending width of the optical fiber bending region in correspondence with the signal to be transmitted with reference to the bending width set point as a center.