Abstract: A liquid discharge head is provided which has a substrate, a flow channel forming member provided on a substrate surface of the substrate and forming a flow channel of a liquid, and a discharge port forming member provided on the flow channel forming member and having a discharge port through which a liquid is discharged, wherein the discharge port forming member and the flow channel forming member are formed of materials different from each other, a thickness of the flow channel forming member is greater than a thickness of the discharge port forming member in a direction perpendicular to the substrate surface, the discharge port forming member is a cured product of a photosensitive resin composition, and the flow channel forming member contains at least one resin selected from the group consisting of a polyether amide resin, a polyether imide resin and a polyether amide-imide resin.

Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a liquid ejection head including an ejection orifice for ejecting a liquid, a substrate and a flow path forming member that is joined to the substrate to form a liquid flow path communicating with the ejection orifice, the method including: (1) forming a resin layer having a flow path mold pattern, on the substrate; (2) adding a hydrophilizing material represented by Chemical Formula 1 to an entire surface layer of the resin layer; (3) forming a covering resin layer serving as the flow path forming member, on the resin layer and forming a compatible layer containing the resin layer, the covering resin layer and the hydrophilizing material, at an interface between the resin layer and the covering resin layer; (4) forming the ejection orifice by exposing the covering resin layer; and (5) forming a flow path by removing the resin layer.

Abstract: A hydrophilic coating material including an alginate compound having a bond with a silane compound is used. The material is produced by reacting a water-soluble alginate compound and a silane compound and then by adding a divalent metal ion to an alginic acid-derived carboxyl group in the reaction product.

Abstract: A hydrophilic coating material including an alginic acid compound and a resin, in which the alginic acid compound is granulated and dispersed in the resin. In a coating film using the material, it is preferred that the granulated alginic acid compound is exposed on the surface. Such a hydrophilic coating film is suitable as a hydrophilization treatment film of a nozzle face surface of an inkjet recording head.

Abstract: A method of detecting an organic residue is provided. The method comprises a step of bringing a liquid A into contact with a surface of a base material; a step of measuring the contact angle (i) of a liquid B on the surface with which the liquid A came into contact; a step of heating and drying the base material; a step of measuring the contact angle (ii) of the liquid B on the dried surface; and a step of comparing the contact angle (i) with the contact angle (ii).

Abstract: Provided is a method of producing a microstructure including: forming a resin layer from a photosensitive resin composition on a substrate; exposing the resin layer to a microstructure pattern to form a cured portion as a result of the exposure and an uncured portion as a result of non-exposure; and removing the uncured portion from the substrate through development to provide a microstructure pattern having the cured portion, wherein the photosensitive resin composition to be used contains an epoxy resin, a crosslinking agent containing a polyhydric alcohol that is bifunctional or trifunctional with respect to a terminal hydroxy group, and that is free of a perfluoroalkyl group and a perfluoroalkylene group, a photoacid generator, and a solvent.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a coating material containing a condensate of a hydrolytic silane compound includes a process of obtaining a condensate of a fluorine-containing hydrolytic silane compound and a process of causing the condensate to react with fluoroalcohol.

Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes an ejection orifice configured to eject a liquid, the ejection orifice has at least one protrusion protruding from the peripheral portion of the ejection orifice toward the center of the ejection orifice, and the protrusion includes, on the outer surface including at least the protrusion edge, a highly water-repellent region having a higher water repellency than that of the outer surface of the periphery of the ejection orifice.

Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes an ejection orifice configured to eject a liquid, the ejection orifice has at least one protrusion protruding from the peripheral portion of the ejection orifice toward the center of the ejection orifice, and the protrusion includes, on the outer surface including at least the protrusion edge, a highly water-repellent region having a higher water repellency than that of the outer surface of the periphery of the ejection orifice.

Abstract: A method of detecting an organic residue is provided. The method comprises a step of bringing a liquid A into contact with a surface of a base material; a step of measuring the contact angle (i) of a liquid B on the surface with which the liquid A came into contact; a step of heating and drying the base material; a step of measuring the contact angle (ii) of the liquid B on the dried surface; and a step of comparing the contact angle (i) with the contact angle (ii).

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a coating material containing a condensate of a hydrolytic silane compound includes a process of obtaining a condensate of a fluorine-containing hydrolytic silane compound and a process of causing the condensate to react with fluoroalcohol.

Abstract: In at least one embodiment of a method for forming a pattern having a hollow structure, a light-absorbing layer capable of absorbing light is formed on a surface of a photosensitive resin film. Subsequently, a substrate having a protrusion and the photosensitive resin film are bonded together so that the protrusion and the light-absorbing layer come into contact with each other. Then, the photosensitive resin film and the light-absorbing layer are patterned at one time by photolithography.

Abstract: In an inkjet recording head comprising a substrate including an energy-generating element that generates energy for ejecting a liquid, an ejection port for ejecting the liquid, and a liquid flow passage communicating with the ejection port, a liquid-repellent layer is formed on a surface of a member for forming the ejection port, and a liquid-repellent region and a liquid-nonrepellent region are formed on the same surface of the liquid-repellent layer by irradiating a part of the liquid-repellent layer with light including a wavelength decomposing the liquid-repellent component in the liquid-repellent layer.

Abstract: Provided is a liquid-ejecting head, including a member having opened therein an ejection orifice configured to eject a liquid, in which the liquid-ejecting head has, on a side being positioned on the member and having opened therein the ejection orifice, a cured layer of a mixture containing: (a) a condensate of hydrolyzable silane compounds containing a hydrolyzable silane compound having 20 or more fluorine atoms and a hydrolyzable silane compound having a cationically polymerizable group; (b) a fluorine atom-containing nonionic surfactant; and (c) an epoxy resin.

Abstract: Provided is a liquid-ejecting head, including a member having opened therein an ejection orifice configured to eject a liquid, in which the liquid-ejecting head has, on a side being positioned on the member and having opened therein the ejection orifice, a cured layer of a mixture containing: (a) a condensate of hydrolyzable silane compounds containing a hydrolyzable silane compound having 20 or more fluorine atoms and a hydrolyzable silane compound having a cationically polymerizable group; (b) a fluorine atom-containing nonionic surfactant; and (c) an epoxy resin.

Abstract: A process for producing a liquid ejection head having a substrate and an ejection orifice forming member having an ejection orifice for ejecting liquid, including forming, on the substrate, a photocationically polymerizable resin layer which includes a photocationically polymerizable resin material and becomes the ejection orifice forming member; laminating, on the uncured photocationically polymerizable resin layer, a layer containing a condensation product of a hydrolyzable silane compound having a cationically polymerizable epoxy group and a hydrolyzable silane compound having a fluorine-containing group; laminating a water-repellent layer including a hydrolyzable silane compound having a perfluoropolyether group on the condensation-product-containing layer; subjecting the photocationically polymerizable resin layer, condensation-product-containing layer, and water-repellent layer to pattern exposure; collectively curing exposed portions of the photocationically polymerizable resin layer, condensation-prod

Abstract: Provided is an ink jet recording head, including a member provided with an ejection orifice for ejecting ink, in which the ink jet recording head further includes a water-repellent layer including a cured product of a condensed product obtained by condensation of a hydrolyzable silane compound having an epoxy group and a hydrolyzable silane compound having a perfluoropolyether group on a surface of the member on a side on which the ejection orifice opens.

Abstract: Provided is a sealant for use in ink jet recording heads, comprising a cationically polymerizable resin; a fluorine-containing compound that is liquid at a temperature in a range of 20° C.±15° C.; and a cationic polymerization initiator.

Abstract: Provided is an ink jet recording head, including a member provided with an ejection orifice for ejecting ink, in which the ink jet recording head further includes a water-repellent layer including a cured product of a condensed product obtained by condensation of a hydrolyzable silane compound having an epoxy group and a hydrolyzable silane compound having a perfluoropolyether group on a surface of the member on a side on which the ejection orifice opens.

Abstract: Provided is a liquid discharge head comprising a discharge port-forming member having discharge ports for discharging a liquid and having a surface provided with a liquid-repellent film. The liquid-repellent film includes a layer containing a resin composition containing at least one of polyurethane and polyrotaxane disposed on the discharge port-forming member and a layer containing a fluorine compound and having a thickness of 10 nm or less disposed on the resin composition-containing layer. When a scratch-forming tool, a diamond tip having a tip diameter of 15 ?m, is pressed onto the liquid-repellent film with a load of 0.098 N (10 gf) and is reciprocated ten times, the depth of a scratch formed on the surface of the liquid-repellent film is smaller than the thickness of the fluorine compound-containing layer.