Abstract: A pattern forming method capable of easily removing a discontinuous portion in a pattern while keeping resistance of the pattern low. A pattern forming method including at least a printing step of printing a pattern intermediate containing a conductive material on a base material 1, and a plating step of subjecting the pattern intermediate to an electroplating treatment, in which the pattern intermediate printed in the printing step has a plating target portion that is energized in the plating step and a discontinuous portion that is discontinuously formed from the plating target portion and is not energized in the plating step, and in the plating step, by performing an electric field plating treatment using a plating solution containing at least two or more types of metal salts containing different types of metals and a complexing agent, the discontinuous portion of the pattern intermediate is removed to form a pattern constituted by the plating target portion covered with a plating film.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for forming a conductive thin wire, the method being capable of improving thin wire formability, conductivity, adhesion, and transmittance of a conductive thin wire, a method for producing a transparent conductor, a method for producing a device, and a set of a conductive ink and a base material. This object is achieved by a method for forming a conductive thin wire on a base material by an inkjet method using a conductive ink containing at least a main solvent having a boiling point equal to or lower than the boiling point of water, a solvent having a boiling point higher than that of water, and a conductive material, in which the base material has surface energy of less than 40 mN/m, and conditions of 30°??1?70°, 0°??2?40°, and ?2??1 are satisfied when a forward contact angle of the conductive ink to the base material is represented by ?1, and a backward contact angle of the conductive ink to the base material is represented by ?2.

Abstract: Provided are a substrate with a functional fine line having excellent optical properties and excellent adhesion of the functional fine line, and a method for forming the functional fine line. The substrate with a functional fine line according to the present invention has an undercoat layer including a hydrophobically modified polyester resin on the substrate, and has a functional fine line including a deposit of functional microparticles and having a line width of 1 ?m or more and 10 ?m or less on the undercoat layer. The method for forming a functional fine line according to the present invention includes forming an undercoat layer including a hydrophobically modified polyester resin on a substrate, and then forming a functional fine line including a deposit of functional microparticles and having a line width of 1 ?m or more and 10 ?m or less on the undercoat layer.

Abstract: A pattern forming method capable of easily removing a discontinuous portion in a pattern while keeping resistance of the pattern low. A pattern forming method including at least a printing step of printing a pattern intermediate containing a conductive material on a base material 1, and a plating step of subjecting the pattern intermediate to an electroplating treatment, in which the pattern intermediate printed in the printing step has a plating target portion that is energized in the plating step and a discontinuous portion that is discontinuously formed from the plating target portion and is not energized in the plating step, and in the plating step, by performing an electric field plating treatment using a plating solution containing at least two or more types of metal salts containing different types of metals and a complexing agent, the discontinuous portion of the pattern intermediate is removed to form a pattern constituted by the plating target portion covered with a plating film.

Abstract: Provided are a substrate with a functional fine line having excellent optical properties and excellent adhesion of the functional fine line, and a method for forming the functional fine line. The substrate with a functional fine line according to the present invention has an undercoat layer including a hydrophobically modified polyester resin on the substrate, and has a functional fine line including a deposit of functional microparticles and having a line width of 1 ?m or more and 10 ?m or less on the undercoat layer. The method for forming a functional fine line according to the present invention includes forming an undercoat layer including a hydrophobically modified polyester resin on a substrate, and then forming a functional fine line including a deposit of functional microparticles and having a line width of 1 ?m or more and 10 ?m or less on the undercoat layer.

Abstract: Disclosed is an inkjet ink having printing aptitude with various recording media, excellent feathering resistance, beading resistance and bleed resistance, high adhesion to a recording medium, and high print quality. Also disclosed are an inkjet set and an inkjet recording method. Specifically disclosed is an inkjet ink containing at least a colorant, water and a polymer compound which has a plurality of side chains on a hydrophilic main chain and is cross-linkable between the side chains when irradiated with an active energy ray.

Abstract: An ink-jet ink containing: (a) a colorant; (b) water; and (c) a polymer produced by saponification of a polyvinyl acetate, wherein the polymer comprises a backbone and a group of first side chains and a group of second side chains, provided that the first chains are capable of cross-linking between the first chains by irradiation with actinic rays, and the second chains are capable of thermally reacting with a cross-linking agent.

Abstract: The therapeutic agent for hepatitis, containing alanine and glycine, has only a slight toxicity and it can be administered either orally or intravenously to improve the liver function.

Abstract: By employing an ink-jet ink and an ink-jet set characterized in that in an ink-jet ink incorporating at least water, an organic solvent, and a polymer compound having a plurality of side chains on a hydrophilic main chain, the polymer in which at least a part of the side chains are crosslinkable via exposure to actinic radiation, and the polymer exists in a dissolved state in the ink-jet ink, and the polymer has a property that all amount of the polymer is not dissolved in water when the polymer is mixed with water in an amount of the same content ratio as in the ink-jet ink, and an ink-jet recording method using the same, printing adaptability onto various printing media and ejection stability are achieved, and images exhibiting excellent color bleeding resistance and excellent beading resistance are prepared.

Abstract: An ink-jet ink comprising water, a pigment, Polymer A and Polymer B, wherein Polymer A is a polymer compound having a plurality of side chains on a hydrophilic main chain and capable of undergoing cross-linking among the side chains when exposed to active rays; and Polymer B is a copolymer which is obtained from a carboxylic acid containing monomer neutralized by an amine compound and a nonionic monomer having a hydrophobic moiety exhibiting adsorption capability of the pigment, and Polymer B exhibiting a weight-average molecular weight of 5,000 to 100,000, and an acid value of 50 to 500 mgKOH/g.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an ink-jet recording medium and a manufacturing method thereof exhibiting excellent outdoor durability, high gloss, and high image quality, accompanied with excellent cockling resistance. Also disclosed is an ink-jet recording medium possessing a support made of cellulose pulp as a component, having surface roughness Ra of at least 0.05 ?m and at most 0.20 ?m when a reference length is 4 mm, and a cut-off value is 0.8 mm, a layer formed by coating a coating solution containing a resin dissolved in an organic solvent, provided on the support, and an ink-absorbing layer is provided on the layer formed by coating the coating solution containing the resin dissolved in the organic solvent.

Abstract: An inkjet recording medium comprising a support containing a cellulose pulp having thereon an ink-absorbing layer, wherein the support is applied with an aqueous coating solution comprising an aqueous emulsion resin on a surface where the ink-absorbing layer is to be provided, followed by being pressed with a surface smoothing roller at a temperature not higher than a glass transition temperature of the aqueous emulsion resin.

Abstract: An ink-jet ink containing a colorant, resin microparticles and a polymer, wherein the polymer has a hydrophilic main chain and a plurality of side chains and the polymer is capable of undergoing crosslinking between the side chains by irradiation with actinic radiation.

Abstract: An inkjet recording medium comprising a support having thereon an interlayer and an ink-absorbing layer in that order, wherein: a C value of the support is not less than 50, the C value being a scale of image clarity; a 60° specular glossiness of the support is not less than 20%; and a moisture permeability of the support after the interlayer is provided is no less than 100 g/m2/day and not more than 5000 g/m2day.

Abstract: The therapeutic agent for hepatitis, containing alanine and glycine, has only a slight toxicity and it can be administered either orally or intravenously to improve the liver function.

Abstract: An anti-static-treated film material having an electro-conductive layer is disclosed. The film material contains at least one selected from conductive particles and semi-conductive particles at an amount between 1 and 50 vol. % with respect to said electro-conductive layer and polymer particles having an average particle diameter of 0.01 to 5 .mu.m, and the absolute value of impedance of said film material under frequency at 20 Hz is between 4.times.10.sup.5 and 1.times.10.sup.20 .OMEGA.. The film material is suitably used as a support of asilver halide light sensitive material.