Abstract: An odontoblast proliferation/differentiation promoting agent contains a calcium salt of 4-(meth)acryloyloxyethyltrimellitic acid.

Abstract: An actuator control device includes: a turning control value calculation unit configured to calculate a turning control value that controls an actuator configured to turn a steered wheel on a basis of an operation state amount by a driver with respect to a steering mechanism of the vehicle; a target value setting unit configured to set a target value of a state amount indicating a traveling direction of the vehicle on a basis of a surrounding environment of the vehicle; a target value control unit configured to control the actuator by integral control so that actual the state amount approaches the target value; and an integral suppression unit configured to suppress an increase in a first integral value calculated in the integral control according to a second integral value calculated according to the operation state amount.

Abstract: An actuator control device includes: a turning control value calculation unit configured to calculate a turning control value that controls an actuator configured to turn a steered wheel on a basis of an operation state amount by a driver with respect to a steering mechanism of the vehicle; a target value setting unit configured to set a target value of a state amount indicating a traveling direction of the vehicle on a basis of a surrounding environment of the vehicle; a target value control unit configured to control the actuator by integral control so that actual the state amount approaches the target value; and an integral suppression unit configured to suppress an increase in a first integral value calculated in the integral control according to a second integral value calculated according to the operation state amount.

Abstract: Photocurable coating materials of the invention are cured with UV lights, electron beams, radiations and the like and are excellent in heat discoloration resistance, adhesion to substrates, abrasion resistance, water resistance and impact resistance. A photocurable coating material includes 5 to 95 parts by weight of a urethane acrylate (U), 5 to 95 parts by weight of an acrylate compound (M) and, based on 100 parts by weight of the total of (U) and (M), 0.1 to 15 parts by weight of a photoinitiator (C), the urethane acrylate (U) at least containing one or more diisocyanates (a) selected from the group consisting of hydrogenated xylylene diisocyanate and hydrogenated methylenebisphenylene diisocyanate and a compound (b) having a hydroxyl group and a (meth)acrylate group, the acrylate compound (M) having two or more acrylate groups in the molecule, an acrylate group content of 5 to 12 mmol/g and no aromatic ring structure.

Abstract: An ink jet recording medium which is excellent in ink absorptivity, color density, gloss, water resistance, light fastness and yellowing resistance, in particular, ink absorptivity, color density, light fastness and yellowing resistance. The ink jet recording medium comprises at least one ink receptive layer containing polymeric organic particles provided on a support, wherein the polymeric organic particles have a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 40° C. or higher and are amphoteric polymeric organic particles having both of the functional groups of a cationic group and an anionic group on the surface thereof.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an ink jet recording ink composition with good reliability and print quality, a high OD value, and good fixability that affords excellent smear resistance. This object is achieved with the present invention by providing ink jet recording ink composition including at least a self-dispersing pigment and two types of resin particles with mutually different properties. The above-mentioned two types of resin particles are two types of resin particles whose glass transition points, average sizes, minimum film-formation temperatures, zeta potentials, and other such properties are mutually different. The present invention also provides a recording method, wherein the above-mentioned ink composition is used to form an image on a recording medium, and provides recorded matter having an image formed on a recording medium using the above-mentioned ink composition.

Abstract: An ink jet recording medium which is excellent in ink absorptivity, color density, gloss, water resistance, light fastness and yellowing resistance, in particular, ink absorptivity, color density, light fastness and yellowing resistance. The ink jet recording medium comprises at least one ink receptive layer containing polymeric organic particles provided on a support, wherein the polymeric organic particles have a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 40° C. or higher and are amphoteric polymeric organic particles having both of the functional groups of a cationic group and an anionic group on the surface thereof.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an ink jet recording ink composition with good reliability and print quality, a high OD value, and good fixability that affords excellent smear resistance. This object is achieved with the present invention by providing ink jet recording ink composition comprising at least a self-dispersing pigment and two types of resin particles with mutually different properties. The above-mentioned two types of resin particles are two types of resin particles whose glass transition points, average sizes, minimum film-formation temperatures, zeta potentials, and other such properties are mutually different. The present invention also provides a recording method, wherein the above-mentioned ink composition is used to form an image on a recording medium, and provides recorded matter comprising an image formed on a recording medium using the above-mentioned ink composition.

Abstract: An ink jet recording medium for pigment ink, comprising a support and, superimposed thereon, at least one ink receptive layer, characterized in that at least one of the at least one ink receptive layer is a layer composed of particles of a copolymer of 80° C. or higher glass transition temperature prepared from styrene and/or methyl methacrylate (A) and another copolymerizable monomer (B), the particles having a weight average particle diameter of 50 to 500 nm. This ink jet recording medium for pigment ink is excellent in yellowing resistance, ink absorptivity, color density and water resistance and has glossy surface.

Abstract: An ink jet recording medium comprising a support and, on the support, at least one layer comprising cationic organic particles which have a glass transition temperature of from 70 to 130° C. and comprise (A) 0.1 to 10% by weight of a monomer having a hindered amine type functional group, (B) 0.1 to 10% by weight of a monomer having a benzotriazole type functional group and (C) 80 to 99.8% by weight of a monomer selected from styrene and acrylic monomers.

Abstract: A sheet for ink jet recording, comprising a sheet support and at least one ink receptive layer containing organic particles superimposed on a recording surface side of the sheet support, which sheet for ink jet recording has a recording surface exhibiting an angle of contact of dropped water with the recording surface, measured 10 sec after dropping of 4 &mgr;l of pure water on the recording surface, of 90° or more and exhibiting an angle of contact of dropped ink with the recording surface, measured 1 sec after dropping of 4 &mgr;l of ink on the recording surface, of 30° or less.

Abstract: An ink jet recording sheet comprising a sheet support and, superimposed thereon, at least one layer containing organic particles,

Abstract: For providing an inkjet recording sheet with excellent gloss, ink absorbency, color density, water resistance, light resistance and anti-yellowing property, as well as a process for manufacturing the recording sheet, this invention provides an inkjet recording sheet comprising at least one layer containing a cationic particulate organic component on a sheet support, wherein the layer containing the cationic particulate organic component comprises a void-forming component consisting of a cationic particulate organic component which is made of a particular (co)polymer and which is endowed with a cationic function.

Abstract: For providing an inkjet recording sheet with excellent gloss, ink absorbency, color density, water resistance, light resistance and anti-yellowing property, as well as a process for manufacturing the recording sheet, this invention provides an inkjet recording sheet comprising at least one layer containing a cationic particulate organic component on a sheet support, wherein the layer containing the cationic particulate organic component comprises a void-forming component consisting of a cationic particulate organic component which is made of a particular (co)polymer and which is endowed with a cationic function.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a (co)polymer comprising, as an essential component, a (co)polymer containing a recurring unit in a predetermined proportion, and its production process. The recurring unit contains a specific amido group and/or a particular hydroxyl group as a pendant group. This (co)polymer is generally obtained in the form of powder and features extremely easy redispersion, and is useful especially as a cement additive for improving physical properties of cement.

Abstract: A process for producing a polyarylate comprising the step of reacting (a) an aromatic dicarboxylic acid, (b) a bisphenol diacetate and (c) an aliphatic carboxylic acid anhydride of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid, to produce a polyarylate containing acid anhydride bonds. The polyarylate exhibits a high impact strength as well as a high weld strength, when formulated in a resin composition together with a polyamide.