Abstract: A composition for forming an electroless plating undercoat comprising: (A) a conductive polymer (B) one or more resins selected from the group consisting of a polyester polyol resin and a polyether polyol resin; and (C) a polyisocyanate compound.

Abstract: A circuit substrate comprising, in the following stacked order, a resin base material 1 having a dielectric loss tangent of 0.015 or lower, a polyaniline layer 2 comprising a substituted or unsubstituted polyaniline, and a metal layer 3, wherein the metal layer 3 has a surface roughness RzJIS of 0.5 ?m or less at the surface on the side of the polyaniline layer 2.

Abstract: An electroless plating undercoat film comprising (A) a conductive polymer and further comprising (B) a reactant of a polyol resin having an acid value and a polyisocyanate compound, wherein the acid value is 0.1 mgKOH/g to 30 mgKOH/g.

Abstract: A composition comprising a conductive polymer, and a compound having an OH group and further having a butoxy group.

Abstract: A composition for forming an electroless plating undercoat comprising: (A) a conductive polymer (B) one or more resins selected from the group consisting of a polyester polyol resin and a polyether polyol resin; and (C) a polyisocyanate compound.

Abstract: A ultraviolet-curable coating agent contains: a hydrophilic polymer having the specific structure represented by the following general formula (1); a polymerization-reactive urethane oligomer; a water-soluble monomer; a photo polymerization initiator; and a water-absorptive filler. The polymerization-reactive urethane oligomer is preferably formed of a carboxyl-group-containing dihydroxyl compound, polymer polyol, organic diisocyanate compound and hydroxyl-group-containing acrylic ester, and a number average molecular weight of the polymerization-reactive urethane oligomer is preferably 1000 to 10000. By applying the ultraviolet-curable coating agent onto a front face of a substrate, an ink-receiving layer having excellent ink absorptivity, drying characteristics of printed images, bleeding resistance, anti-tacking and water resistance can be formed.

Abstract: A UV-curable coating agent contains a water-absorptive filler having mean particle size of 0.4 ?m or less and maximum particle size of 4 ?m or less, and viscosity of the coating agent is 30 Pa·s or less. The coating agent is applied on a surface of the base material to form an ink-receiving layer. In order to manufacture the coating agent, after the water-absorptive filler is added to UV-curable monomer, the water-absorptive filler is subjected to wet-grinding.

Abstract: An antimicrobial molding is prepared by mixing: an antimicrobial composition containing two organic antimicrobial agents selected solely from imidazole organic antimicrobial agent and an inorganic antimicrobial agent; and a curing material such as a thermoplastic resin, light-curing resin, resin cured by two-pack mixing to be formed as a sheet, film, multi-layer-structure and foamed article into a desired shape. Accordingly, a molding that contains the antimicrobial composition exhibiting significantly broad antimicrobial spectrum, negative skin irritation, high-level safety and extremely small influence on human body and environment, and efficiently achieves high antimicrobial effects can be easily obtained.

Abstract: A conductive multilayer stack (1) including a conductive substrate (10) having an inorganic conductive layer (3); and a conductive high-molecular-weight compound layer (4) provided on the inorganic conductive layer (3). The conductive high-molecular-weight compound layer (4) may preferably be a layer obtained by forming a conductive polyaniline composition into a film; the conductive polyaniline composition including: a protonated substituted or unsubstituted polyaniline composite (a) and a compound (b) containing a phenolic hydroxyl group, dissolved in an organic solvent.

Abstract: An antibacterial composition containing an organic antibacterial agent and an inorganic antibacterial agent is provided. Zirconium phosphate having supported thereon silver or copper or a salt thereof may be used as the inorganic antibacterial agent, and 2-mercaptopyridine-N-oxide sodium, carbendazim (methyl 1H-2-benzimidazole carbamate), or thiabendazole (2-(4-thiazolyl)-1H-benzimidazole) may be used as the organic antibacterial agent. Those components contain no halogen, so the antibacterial composition can be made halogen-free. The antibacterial composition may be applied to form an antibacterial molding, for example, by molding it together with a resin material or applying it together with a coating agent on a resin molding.

Abstract: There are provided a method of manufacturing an information recording medium 1 having a water-based ink absorbing layer 2 on a surface of a base material 3, and the information recording medium 1 obtained by the manufacturing method. The method includes: (1) coating the surface of the base material with a water-based ink absorbent containing a water-absorptive filler to form a coated layer 2a; (2) covering a surface of the coated layer 2a with a cover material 10; (3) irradiating the coated layer 2a with active energy beam to cure the coated layer 2a; and (4) removing the cover material 10 from the coated layer 2a.

Abstract: A first fiber treatment comprising a functional protein prepared by treating proteins such as collagen with a cross-linking agent and a solvent-base resin; a second one comprising the above functional protein and a water-base resin; a third one comprising a water-soluble organic substance having an average molecular weight of 100 to 20000 and a reactive modifier; a fourth one comprising the above functional protein and a reactive modifier; and products such as fibers and textile goods treated with one of the treatments.

Abstract: A coating material for forming an information display surface of the present invention contains a water absorbent substance and a water-soluble substance. The water absorbent substance is protein such as collagen or polysaccharide such as cellulose. A display medium has a base material for display made of polyolefin type resin and the like on which the information display surface made of the coating material is formed. Another coating material for forming the information display surface contains an ultraviolet curable resin and a natural organic substance as major components. The natural organic substance is collagen, wool, keratin and so on.

Abstract: Materials containing fine natural organic material particles are disclosed. As the fine particles, superfine silk fibroin particles are produced by a process comprising a first step of comminuting silk fibroin into coarse particles with dry mechanical comminuting means, a second step of comminuting the coarse silk fibroin particles into fine particles with dry mechanical comminuting means, and a third step of comminuting the fine silk fibroin particles into superfine particles with an average particle diameter of 10 .mu.m or below with dry mechanical comminuting means, the silk fibroin particles being beta-treated during or after at least one of the first to third comminuting steps. Specific examples of the material are films, sheets, paints, fiber treating materials, etc.

Abstract: A fiber treatment composition containing a synthetic resin such as a silicon resin emulsion, a polyurethane resin emulsion and the like and a pulverized hydrophilic organic natural material such as collagen. A fiber treated by using the treatment composition. A method of treating the fiber by stirring the fiber treatment composition in a ball mill or the like, soaking a fiber in the composition by the pad method, and drying the fiber under a temperature from 80 to 160 degrees.

Abstract: A fiber treatment composition containing a synthetic resin such as a silicon resin emulsion, a polyurethane resin emulsion and the like and a pulverized hydrophilic organic group natural material such as collagen. A fiber treated by using the treatment composition. A method of treating the fiber by stirring the fiber treatment composition in a ball mill or the like, soaking a fiber in the composition by the pad method, and drying the fiber under a temperature from 80 to 160 degrees.