Abstract: The invention relates generally to solid supports for chromatography. In specific embodiments the invention provides for solid supports suitable for affinity chromatography along with methods, systems and kits which use the same.

Abstract: Water soluble marking compounds comprising a transition metal oxyanion and at least one ammonium cation, comprising a nitrogen atom at least one further group selected from the group consisting of OH, COOH, NH2, NHC1-5 alkyl, and N(C1-5 alkyl)2, wherein the two C1-5 alkyl may be the same type of alkyl or different alkyls, may be used to obtain clear imageable coatings.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material for movie, having a specific layer structure by using particles of at least one kind of electroconductive metal oxide and at least one kind of an electroconductive polymer.

Abstract: There are provided a conductive pattern material and a pattern-forming method by which a fine pattern having a high resolution and no wire breakage is obtained. The conductive pattern material is such that on a support surface a pattern-forming layer is formed which allows the formation of a hydrophilic/hydrophobic region directly bonded to the support surface due to energy imparted. Energy is imparted to the pattern-forming material in an imagewise manner to form the conductive material layer.

Abstract: An information recording material which contains a fluorine-containing nonionic surfactant, 1.5×10−5 mol/m2 or more of a polyvalent metal salt, and an anionic surfactant capable of forming a sparingly soluble salt in an aqueous solution with the polyvalent metal, in the outermost layer on a support on the side of an information recording layer. The information recording material is less in static charge and improved in surface deficiencies due to coating.

Abstract: The invention relates to a material to form an indicator element comprising a base material and at least one photosensitive silver halide layer, wherein the base material comprises at least one specular reflective layer between two polymer layers wherein the polymer layer between the at least one specular reflective layer and the silver halide layer is substantially transparent.

Abstract: A photographic element comprising a laminated base wherein said base comprises a voided polymer sheet having laminated thereto a biaxially oriented polyolefin sheet on the bottom of said polyester sheet and a biaxially oriented polyolefin sheet laminated to the top of said polyester sheet, wherein said photographic element has a bottom voided opacifying layer below at least one voided layer of said voided polymer sheet and a topside voided opacifying layer above said at least one voided layer of said voided polyester sheet.

Abstract: A silver salt photothermographic material is disclosed, comprising a support provided thereon at least one light-sensitive layer containing an organic silver salt, light-sensitive silver halide grains and a reducing agent, wherein the surface of at least one side of the photothermographic material exhibits a coefficients of dynamic friction of 0.1 to 0.4 when being in contact with a stainless steel plate heated at a temperature of 100° C. The photothermographic material also contains solid lubricant particles.

Abstract: This invention relates to a photographic element comprising a base having a reflection surface on each side having a spectral transmission of less than 10% and at least one photosensitive silver halide containing layer on each side wherein said photographic element has a speed less than 50 ASA.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the production of a photosensitive recording material for the production of offset printing plates which comprises a dimensionally stable, two-dimensional support of a metal or metal alloy and a silver halide-containing, photosensitive layer on the front of the support and a layer which essentially consists of an organic polymeric material and is resistant to processing chemicals on the back of the support. The layer on the back of the support is applied before the photosensitive coating on the front. The invention furthermore relates to a corresponding recording material in which the layer on the back comprises at least one organic polymer having a glass transition temperature Tg of 50° C. or above. Due to the back coating, the formation of local elements between the metallic support and the silver-containing layer is reliably prevented when the recording materials are stacked.

Abstract: This invention relates to a photographic element comprising at least one silver halide containing imaging layer and a metallic layer below said at least one imaging layer having a having a highly spectral reflectance.

Abstract: The invention discloses that a photograph with a 3-dimensional image results when the non-angular reflector (of mercury) used in the Lippmann process of color photography is replaced by an angular reflector; the preferred form of the angular reflector is a retro-reflector.A photographic system is described which produces photographs with 3-dimensional images. The photo-sensitive element records the interference patterns of light waves, and the system is an improvement over the Lippmann process of color photography which produces photographs with 2-dimensional images. A photographic system is also described that produces a photograph with a 3-dimensional image from 2-dimensional cross sections of a subject; the system is useful in medical imaging. During exposure, motion of more than one wavelength of light is permissible between the subject and lens or the lens and the photo-sensitive element.These improvements result from the use of a particular type of angular reflector which is a retro-reflecting sheet.

Abstract: Increased speed with minimal halation is provided by a photographic element having a specularly reflective silver mirror coating coated between a hydrophilic colloid containing crosslinking sites forming an undercoat and a silver halide emulsion layer unit containing a hydrophilic colloid having crosslinking sites, radiation-sensitive silver halide grains, and a dye image-forming compound.Following imagewise exposure, photographic processing is conducted by (1) developing the photographic element with a color developing agent to create a dye image, (2) converting to silver halide the silver mirror coating and the silver produced by development, and (3) fixing the photographic element while concurrently crosslinking the hydrophilic colloid contained in the emulsion layer unit to the hydrophilic colloid contained in the undercoat.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods for forming a resist pattern which solve a problem (dimensional precision degradation) caused by halation and interference phenomena due to reflected light from the substrate, and which are fine and have high precision even with substrates having high reflectivity or substrates having a transparent film or substrates with an uneven surface. A first method forms between the substrate and resist film an anti-reflective film whose photoabsorbance of the exposure light is greater on the substrate surface side than on the resist surface side. A second method forms between the substrate and resist film a two-layer anti-reflective film made up of an upper-layer film which is an interference film for the exposure light and a lower-layer film which has higher exposure light absorbance than the upper-layer film and functions as a light shielding film.

Abstract: A light-sensitive sheet comprises an aluminum alloy support and a light-sensitive layer. The aluminum alloy support contains grains of secondary phase. The maximum grain size of the grains of secondary phase essentially is less than 5 .mu.m. Silver halide light-sensitive materials having the aluminum alloy support are also disclosed.

Abstract: The invention provides a multilayer color negative photographic element comprising a support, at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer sensitive to each of the blue, green and red regions of the visible spectrum, a magnetic recording layer, and a permanent density correction dye, wherein:the spectral absorbance maximum of the density correction dye is in the range of 450-485 nm;the ratio of the absorbance of the density correction dye at 480 nm relative to 420 nm is between 1.2 and 3.5;the ratio of the absorbance of the density correction dye at 440 nm relative to 420 nm is between 1.25 and 2.5;the ratio of the absorbance of the density correction dye at 510 nm relative to 480 nm is less than 0.6; andthe density correction dye is uncharged and is free of carboxyl and sulfonate groups.The element exhibits improved color balance permitting it to be satisfactorily processed together with conventional photographic elements to produce viewable color images.

Abstract: The present invention is a method for treating a polyester support such as polyethylene naphthalate or polyethylene terephthalate. The treatment is carried out at atmospheric pressure in a gas of helium and optionally nitrogen and/or oxygen. The treatment uses metallic electrodes and an atmospheric glow discharge results when the electrodes are connected to a generator and spaced about 1 to 2 mm apart. The process and apparatus improve adhesion of subsequently coated emulsions on the polyester support at high speeds and relatively low power by selecting a frequency of 40 kHz to 500 kHz.

Abstract: A first method forms between the substrate and resist film an anti-reflective film whose photoabsorbance of the exposure light is greater on the substrate surface side than on the resist surface side. A second method forms between the substrate and resist film a two-layer anti-reflective film made up of an upper-layer film which is an interference film for the exposure light and a lower-layer film which has higher exposure light absorbance than the upper-layer film and functions as a light shielding film. A third method forms between the substrate and resist film a two-layer anti-reflective film consisting of a lower-layer film that reflects the exposure light and an upper-layer film that is an interference film for the exposure light. A very high anti-reflection effect can be obtained without aspect ratio problems during the process of forming the anti-reflective film and without being influenced by the kind of substrate including those having a transparent film.

Abstract: The invention provides a multilayer color negative photographic element comprising a support, at least one light-sensitive silver halide layer sensitive to each of the blue, green and red regions of the visible spectrum, a magnetic recording layer and a yellow or orange-yellow methine density correction dye of structure I, ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is hydrogen or an alkyl group;R.sub.2 is an alkyl group or an aryl group;R.sub.3 is hydrogen, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group or an aryloxy group;R.sub.4 is hydrogen or an alkyl group;R.sub.5 is hydrogen or an alkyl group;R.sub.6 is hydrogen or an alkyl group;X is oxygen or sulfur;each R.sub.7 is independently a substituent selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom, and alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, aryloxy, carbonamido, sulfonamido, carbamoyl, alkoxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl, acyloxy, acyl, sulfamoyl, sulfonyl, sulfoxyl, alkylthio, arylthio and cyano groups;R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 or R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 may join to form a ring.

Abstract: Silver halide light sensitive photographic elements comprising a support bearing on one side thereof at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion yellow-image forming layer, at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion cyan-image forming layer, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion magenta-image forming layer, and an antihalation layer comprising a cyan filter dye coated between the support and the red-sensitive layer, wherein the green-sensitive layer comprises a four equivalent magenta image forming coupler and the cyan filter dye is of the formula (I): ##STR1## where L.sup.1, L.sup.2, L.sup.3, L.sup.4 and L.sup.5 are methine groups; R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are independently H or alkyl or aryl groups; and M.sup.+ is H or a counter ion; wherein at least one of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 comprises an aryl group substituted with a substituent having a .pi. value of less than -0.10, where .pi.

Abstract: The present invention is a method for treating a polyester support such as polyethylene naphthalate or polyethylene terephthalate. The treatment is carried out at near atmospheric pressure in a gas of helium and optionally nitrogen and/or oxygen. The treatment uses anodized aluminum electrodes and an atmospheric glow discharge results when the electrodes are connected to an RF generator and spaced about 2 mm apart. The process and apparatus improve adhesion of subsequently coated emulsions on the polyester support at high speeds and relatively low power by selecting a frequency of 40 kHz to 500 kHz.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a photographic film base comprising a transparent support base and a binderless layer of magnetic material coated thereon.According to another aspect, the present invention relates to a color photographic material comprising a photographic film base and at least one light-sensitive layer coated thereon, wherein said photographic film base comprises a transparent support base and a binderless layer of magnetic material coated thereon.

Abstract: A method of determining an optimum condition of an anti-reflective layer upon forming a resist pattern by exposure with a monochromatic light, forms the anti-reflective layer with these conditions and forms a resist pattern using a novel anti-reflective layer.

Abstract: A process for formation of a metal pattern comprising the steps of forming a silicide metal film on an underlying substrate, forming an anti-reflection film on the underlying substrate on which the silicide metal film is formed, forming a resist film on the anti-reflection film, patterning the resist film by photolithography to form a predetermined pattern, and using the thus patterned resist film as a mask and etching the silicide metal film on the underlying substrate, wherein the optical constants and the thickness of the anti-reflection film are determined to give the smallest standing wave effect at the time of photolithography in accordance with the type of the silicide metal film.

Abstract: High-contrast room-light-handleable contact-exposed ultraviolet-sensitive black-and-white silver halide photographic elements useful in the field of graphic arts are provided with an electrically-conductive layer which serves to provide antistatic protection. The electrically-conductive layer is comprised of electrically-conductive metal-containing particles, such as particles of antimony-doped tin oxide, a film-forming polymer, such as gelatin, and an ultraviolet-absorber, such as a solid particle filter dye, in an amount sufficient to provide halation protection.

Abstract: A silver halide emulsion which comprises at least one dispersion medium and silver halide grains, wherein not less than 30% of the total projected area of the silver halide grains accounts for tabular grains each (i) having a {100} face as a major face, (ii) having an aspect ratio (diameter/thickness) of not less than 1.5, and (iii) having a nucleus during nucleus formation, the nucleus being present within the square of not more than 10% of the entire projected area of each of said silver halide grains when viewed the silver halide grains from the vertical direction to the major faces, the square containing one corner of each of said silver halide grains.

Abstract: Palladium compounds are incorporated into a relatively low speed photographic print element. One embodiment of the invention comprises a silver halide light sensitive photographic print element comprising a support bearing at least one silver halide emulsion image forming layer, an antistatic layer containing vanadium pentoxide, and a palladium compound. In a preferred embodiment, the silver halide light sensitive photographic print element of the invention comprises a support bearing on one side thereof at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion yellow-image forming layer, at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion cyan-image forming layer, and at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion magenta-image forming layer; an antistatic layer containing vanadium pentoxide; and a palladium compound.

Abstract: A method of determining an optimum condition of an anti-reflective layer upon forming a resist pattern by exposure with a monochromatic light, forms the anti-reflective layer with these conditions and forms a resist pattern using a novel anti-reflective layer.

Abstract: This invention involves improvements in interference film photography including the use of indium or gallium reflecting layers.

Abstract: An image-bearing element comprising of a white, translucent, metallized film article wherein the film article comprises a flexible, heat resistant, polymeric film material with opposite sides. The film material has deposited on a first side a metal coating which both reflects and transmits visible light and capable of transmitting from about 1% to about 70% of incident visible light cast thereon. The second side of the film material has a white outermost surface and has a visible light opacity of from about 0.5 to about 0.98.

Abstract: Imaging elements, such as photographic films and papers, are comprised of a support, an image-forming layer, an electrically-conductive layer and a protective overcoat layer that overlies the electrically-conductive layer. The protective overcoat layer is coated from a dispersion of core/shell polymer particles in a liquid organic medium, the polymer particles comprising a core portion which is insoluble in the organic medium and a shell portion which has an affinity for both the core portion and the organic medium.

Abstract: A method of determining an optimum condition of an anti-reflective layer upon forming a resist pattern by exposure with a monochromatic light, a method of forming the anti-reflective layer therewith and a method of forming a resist pattern using a novel anti-reflective layer obtained therewith. The optimum condition of the anti-reflective layer is determined and the anti-reflective layer is formed by the methods described below. Further, an optimal anti-reflective layer is obtained by the method which is used for forming the resist pattern.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprises a plastic support, a silver halide emulsion layer and an antistatic backing layer. A process for the preparation of the photographic material comprises the steps of: coating a silver halide emulsion on one side of the support to form the silver halide emulsion layer; and coating an aqueous coating solution on the other side of the support to form the antistatic backing layer. The coating solution contains electroconductive particles, a binder and a specific nonionic surface active agent represented by the formula (Ia), (Ib), (II), (III) or (IV).

Abstract: The present invention provides an information recording medium including a first recording film formed on a substrate and having an amorphous phase made of an alloy containing at least Ge and Te, and a second recording film formed on the first recording film and made of a material with a relatively large light absorption coefficient, wherein the alloy of the first recording film exhibits a Raman scattering spectrum having scattering peaks at 140 to 160 cm.sup.-1 and 120 to 130 cm.sup.-1 and no scattering peaks at 100 to 110 cm.sup.-1, and recording is performed by changing optical characteristics by alloying the materials of the first and second recording films by radiating recording light on the first and second recording films.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic element with enhanced sensitivity and improved pressure resistance is disclosed, comprising a support having, on at least one side thereof, hydrophilic colloidal layers including a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and a nonlight-sensitive hydrophilic colloidal layer, wherein the nonlight-sensitive layer contains organic material-aggregation particles; and gelatin contained in the total hydrophilic colloidal layers provided on one side of the support amounts to a range of 1.3 to 2.5 g per m.sup.2.

Abstract: Thermally processable imaging elements in which the image is formed by imagewise heating or by imagewise exposure to light followed by uniform heating are provided with an electroconductive overcoat layer or an electroconductive backing layer or both an electroconductive overcoat layer and an electroconductive backing layer. Such electroconductive layers are comprised of electrically-conductive metal-containing particles dispersed in a polymeric binder in an amount sufficient to provide a surface resistivity of less than 5.times.10.sup.11 ohms/square.

Abstract: This invention involves improvements in interference film photography including the use of indium or gallium reflecting layers.

Abstract: A method of determining an optimum condition of an anti-reflective layer upon forming a resist pattern by exposure with a monochromatic light, a method of forming the anti-reflective layer therewith and a method of forming a resist pattern using a novel anti-reflective layer obtained therewith. The optimum condition of the anti-reflective layer is determined and the anti-reflective layer is formed by the methods described below. Further, an optimal anti-reflective layer is obtained by the method which is used for forming the resist pattern.

Abstract: A silver halide light-sensitive material is described, including an embodiment containing a polyester film support having thereon at least one light-sensitive layer, wherein the polyester film support satisfies the following relationships:Tg.ltoreq.32.1A.sup.2 +55X.gtoreq.-0.74Tg+71.7wherein Tg is a glass transition temperature (.degree.C.); A is an equivalent water content (%) after moisture conditioning at 25.degree. C. and 50% RH for 10 days; and X is a degree of crystallinity.

Abstract: A method of determining an optimum condition of an anti-reflective layer upon forming a resist pattern by exposure with a monochromatic light, forms the anti-reflective layer with these conditions and forms a resist pattern using a novel anti-reflective layer.

Abstract: A method of printing an image on a substrate by applying to the substrate a film which is chemically activated by heat, and scanning the film by a beam of radiation according to the image to be printed, to chemically activate the film by heat and thereby to produce a pattern in the film according to the image scanned. The film includes a reagent capable of undergoing a redox reaction when heated in the presence of another reagent present with the film when scanned by the beam, to produce the redox reaction between the two reagents.

Abstract: A photographic element according to the invention includes a reflective support, one or more photosensitive silver halide emulsion layers, and a colored antihalation layer interposed between the support and the photosensitive layers. The antihalation layer comprises thin grains of silver in the form of-platelets having a thickness of up to about 20 nm. The platelets are distributed in a suitable matrix or colloidal medium such as gelatin. The thinness of the platelets allows the antihalation layer to be formed effectively at lower silver levels.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method for processing a silver halide photographic material comprising processing the silver halide color photographic material containing a prescribed amount of titanium oxide in an water-resistant resin layer on the silver halide color photographic material, with a color developer containing a prescribed amount of chloride ions. The disclosure described provides a method of developing processing wherein edge stain due to penetration of a developing solution from the cut end of the base is prevented and the sharpness of image is excellent.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material comprising a reflective support comprising a support base material coated with a waterproof resin layer, and at least one silver halide emulsion layer thereon, wherein at least one silver halide emulsion layer thereon comprises silver halide grains containing at least 90 mol % silver chloride, having a silver bromide-rich region near at least one apex of the silver halide grain, and having a mean bromide content at the surface of the grain of not more than 15 mol %, wherein the waterproof resin layer having the silver halide emulsion layer thereon contains titanium oxide in an amount of 14% or more by weight; and further the optical reflection density of the photographic material at 680 nm is not lower than 0.70.

Abstract: Disclosed is a support used for photographic materials which is prevented from staining of the edge portion which is caused by permeation of developing solution from cut section. This support for photographic materials comprises a base paper both sides of which are coated with a resin, said base paper containing a titanium oxide coated with at least one metal oxide selected from the oxides of Al, Si, Mn, Zn and Ti.

Abstract: A silver halide color photosensitive material comprising a support having a metal surface with secondary diffuse reflection and a total reflectance of 0.5 or more in the visible wavelength region of 420 to 680 nm, said support having provided thereon a photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a yellow coupler, a photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer containin a magenta coupler, and a photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a cyan coupler and at least one non-photosensitive hydrophilic colloid layer, wherein the volume ratio R of the hydrophilic constituents in each photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer with respect to the non-hydrophilic constituents therein is 1.30 or less, and the photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a color coupler which is arranged nearest the support has an R value of 1.20 or less.

Abstract: A method for processing a silver halide color photographic material is disclosed, comprising a support having a thin film of metal or metal oxide on a substrate; said thin film having mirror surface reflection properties or secondary diffuse reflection properties and having a surfaced reflectance of at least 0.5; said photographic material having thereon, in order outwardly from the support, an adhesive layer and at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, by the steps which comprise developing the silver halide color photographic material with a developing bath containing a color developing agent and at least one compound represented by formulae (I), (II), (III) or (IV): ##STR1## wherein M each represents hydrogen, an alkali metal or an ammonium group; and R.sub.1 represents a lower alkyl group; ##STR2## wherein R.sub.2 R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 each represents --COOM, --PO.sub.3 M.sub.

Abstract: A recording sheet which comprises a substrate having a large of a metal on the surface thereof, and a layer of microcapsules, said layer of microcapsules including a coupling agent to improve the adhesion of said microcapsule layer to said metal layer; the coupling agent is preferably a silane.

Abstract: A photographic support comprising a substrate having thereon a metal film layer having mirror reflective surface or secondary diffuse-reflective surface and an adhesive layer on the metal film layer, wherein the adhesive layer contains a copolymer composition of a diolefin and at least one other ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable monomer, or a silane coupling agent represented by formula (2-I) or (2-II): ##STR1## wherein Y represents an organic functional group, R represents an alkylene group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, R' represents an alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and n represents 2 or 3.

Abstract: The invention is directed to an optical recording member including a thin film photosensitive layer provided on a base. The thin film photosensitive layer may vary between a low optical density state and a high optical density state when optical energy is applied thereto. This thin film photosensitive layer contains a first element which may be a metal or semimetal, a second element which is at least one selected from Te, Ge, Sn, Al, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Mo, Rh, Pd, Ag, Cd, In, Ta, W, Pt, Au, Tl, Pb, Si, Sb, Bi, and an oxygen element. Part of the oyxgen element is bonded with the first element to form its oxide. The ratio x of the total number of atoms of the oxygen element to that of the first element, when the maximum valence of the first element in a stable oxide state is n, is according to the relation of 0<x>n/2. At least part of the second element exists in a non-oxide state. This thin film photosensitive layer is formed by a vacuum deposition or sputtering method.