Abstract: A method of forming microstructures on a substrate is disclosed. A microstructured assembly that may be used in the method for forming microstructures on a substrate is also disclosed. The methods and assemblies of the present disclosure can reduce the amount of air entrapped in barrier ribs formed on substrates used in Plasma Display devices.

Abstract: A method of forming microstructures on a substrate is disclosed. A microstructured assembly that may be used in the method for forming microstructures on a substrate is also disclosed. The methods and assemblies of the present disclosure can reduce the amount of air entrapped in barrier ribs formed on substrates used in Plasma Display devices.

Abstract: To provide a flexible mold useful for manufacturing a PDP rib having a lattice pattern and other microstructures, and capable of highly precisely manufacturing the microstructures without involving defects such as occurrence of bubbles and pattern deformation. A flexible mold comprises a base layer made of a first curable material having a viscosity of 3,000 to 100,000 cps at 10 to 80° C. and a coating layer coating a surface of the base layer and made of a second curable material having a viscosity of 200 cps or below at 10 to 80° C.

Abstract: To provide a flexible mold (10) useful for manufacturing a PDP rib having a lattice pattern and other microstructures, and capable of highly precisely manufacturing the microstructures without involving defects such as occurrence of bubbles and pattern deformation. A flexible mold (10) comprises a base layer (2) made of a first curable material having a viscosity of 3,000 to 100,000 cps at 10 to 80° C. and a coating layer (3) coating a surface of the base layer (2) and made of a second curable material having a viscosity of 200 cps or below at 10 to 80° C.

Abstract: A method of forming microstructures on a substrate is disclosed. A microstructured assembly that may be used in the method for forming microstructures on a substrate is also disclosed. The methods and assemblies of the present disclosure can reduce the amount of air entrapped in barrier ribs formed on substrates used in Plasma Display devices.

Abstract: The invention relates to methods of making barrier partitions, flexible molds (e.g. suitable for making barrier partitions), methods of making flexible molds and (e.g. plasma) display panel articles.

Abstract: In a PDP back surface plate comprising substrate and a rib pattern layer formed on the substrate and having a rib region that has ribs having a predetermined shape and a predetermined size, and a non-rib region that occupies at least a part of a peripheral portion of the rib region, a thin film made of the same material as that of the ribs is formed to a predetermined thickness in the non-rib region.

Abstract: A method of producing a substrate for a plasma display panel by providing a rib on a base, which comprises the steps of contacting a rib precursor containing a first photo-setting initiator having a first absorption edge and a first photo-setting component closely with said base; filling a mold, obtained by photo-setting of a second photo-setting initiator having a second absorption edge whose wavelength is shorter than a wavelength corresponding to said first absorption edge of said first photo-setting initiator, with said rib precursor; exposing said rib precursor to light having a wavelength longer than a wavelength corresponding to said second absorption edge, thereby setting said rib precursor; and removing said mold.

Abstract: To provide a flexible mold (10) useful for manufacturing a PDP rib having a lattice pattern and other microstructures, and capable of highly precisely manufacturing the microstructures without involving defects such as occurrence of bubbles and pattern deformation. A flexible mold (10) comprises a base layer (2) made of a first curable material having a viscosity of 3,000 to 100,000 cps at 10 to 80° C. and a coating layer (3) coating a surface of the base layer (2) and made of a second curable material having a viscosity of 200 cps or below at 10 to 80° C.

Abstract: To provide a flexible mold capable of easily and correctly manufacturing protuberances such as PDP ribs at predetermined positions with high dimensional accuracy. A flexible mold comprises a support made of a material having a tensile strength of at least 5 kg/mm2 and containing a moisture to saturation at a temperature and a relative humidity at the time of use by moisture absorption treatment applied in advance, and a molding layer having a groove pattern having a predetermined shape and a predetermined size on its surface.

Abstract: To provide a transfer mold that is useful for producing a fine structure having a surface area and a complicated rib shape such as a grid-like rib, can be easily peeled from a master mold used as a matrix and can form a protrusion pattern, particularly a grid-like protrusion pattern, free from defects such as breakage, destruction and deformation while keeping high dimensional accuracy of the matrix.

Abstract: A method of forming microstructures on a substrate is disclosed. A microstructured assembly that may be used in the method for forming microstructures on a substrate is also disclosed. The methods and assemblies of the present disclosure can reduce the amount of air entrapped in barrier ribs formed on substrates used in Plasma Display devices.

Abstract: A process for the production of a mono-olefin from a gaseous paraffinic hydrocarbon having at least two carbon atoms or mixtures thereof comprising reacting said hydrocarbons and molecular oxygen in the presence of a platinum catalyst. The catalyst consists essentially of platinum modified with Sn or Cu and supported on a ceramic monolith.

Abstract: A method of producing a substrate for a plasma display panel by providing a rib on a base, which comprises the steps of contacting a rib precursor containing a first photo-setting initiator having a first absorption edge and a first photo-setting component closely with said base; filling a mold, obtained by photo-setting of a second photo-setting initiator having a second absorption edge whose wavelength is shorter than a wavelength corresponding to said first absorption edge of said first photo-setting initiator, with said rib precursor; exposing said rib precursor to light having a wavelength longer than a wavelength corresponding to said second absorption edge, thereby setting said rib precursor; and removing said mold.

Abstract: A method of producing barrier ribs for a plasma display panel substrate, which comprises the steps of: (a) partially filling a groove portion of a mold with a first photosensitive glass-ceramic paste selected from a photosensitive black glass-ceramic paste and a photosensitive white glass-ceramic paste, and curing the paste by irradiating with radiation; (b) supplying a second photosensitive glass-ceramic paste, which is different from the first photosensitive glass-ceramic paste, selected from the photosensitive black glass-ceramic paste and the photosensitive white glass-ceramic paste, on a glass base, and laminating the mold with the glass base through the second paste to form a laminate; (c) irradiating the laminate with radiation to form a rib precursor molded article composed of two white and black layers; (d) removing the mold from the glass base and the rib precursor molded article to transfer the rib precursor molded article to the glass base; and (e) sintering the rib precursor molded article to for

Abstract: A method of producing a substrate for a plasma display panel by providing a rib on a base, which comprises the steps of contacting a rib precursor containing a first photo-setting initiator having a first absorption edge and a first photo-setting component closely with said base; filling a mold, obtained by photo-setting of a second photo-setting initiator having a second absorption edge whose wavelength is shorter than a wavelength corresponding to said first absorption edge of said first photo-setting initiator, with said rib precursor, exposing said rib precursor to light having a wavelength longer than a wavelength corresponding to said second absorption edge, thereby setting said rib precursor, and removing said mold.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for producing a substrate for PDP, which can easily reduce ununiformity of a dielectric layer and defects of ribs.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for producing a substrate for PDP, which can easily reduce ununiformity of a dielectric layer and defects of ribs. The apparatus is so constituted that it comprises: a table for the plate, a rib precursor supplying portion for providing a precusor of the ribs on the plate, a pliable mold having at least groove portions provided in parallel with each other at a fixed distance, which is disposed on the precursor of the ribs provided on the plate, a mold pressing portion for applying a pressure to the mold, thereby to contact the mold closely with the plate via the precursor of the ribs, and a driving portion for moving the mold pressing portion along the groove portions of the mold.

Abstract: A molding composition is provided that includes an inorganic component, an organic binder component, and a debinding catalyst. The molding composition is capable of lowering the sintering temperature, for example, when the molding composition is used to make ceramic microstructures such as barrier ribs for plasma display panels.

Abstract: A method of producing a rib for a plasma display panel substrate, which comprises the steps of: (a) partially filling a groove portion of a mold with a first photo-sensitive glass-ceramic paste selected from a photosensitive black glass-ceramic paste and a photosensitive white glass-ceramic paste, and curing the paste by irradiating with radiation; (b) supplying a second photosensitive glass-ceramic paste, which is different from the first photosensitive glass-ceramic paste, selected from the photosensitive black glass-ceramic paste and the photosensitive white glass-ceramic paste, on a glass base, and laminating the mold with the glass base through the second paste to form a laminate; (c) irradiating the laminate with radiation to form a rib precursor molded article composed of two white and black layers; (d) removing the mold from the glass base and the rib precursor molded article to transfer the rib precursor molded article to the glass base; and (e) sintering the rib precursor molded article to form a ri