Abstract: Ultraviolet-curable ethylenically unsaturated liquid coating composition are disclosed which consist essentially of:1--polyethylenically unsaturated material in which the ethylenically unsaturated groups are polymerizable groups which are not (meth)acrylate groups;2--a polyamine resin, preferably a polytertiary amine resin; and3--an aryl ketone photosensitizer.

Abstract: Spectral sensitizing dyes which sensitize photoinitiators and disperse in aqueous solutions are desirable in photosensitive systems where precise color rendition is important.

Abstract: A visible light activated cavity liner which provides an available source of leachable calcium and fluoride to the base of a tooth cavity, said composition comprising a photopolymerizable matrix material, a photo initiator, a reducing agent, a synthetic hydroxyapatite filler and a powdered glass ionomer filler.

Abstract: Mixtures which are curable by heating or irradiation with actinic light contain one or more cationically curable compounds, such as an epoxy, an olefinically unsaturated monomer, amino resin or phenolic resin, and as a cationically active curing catalyst one or more N-sulfonylamino-sulfonium salts of the formula ##STR1## such as N-p-toluenesulfonyl-N-methylaminodiphenylsulfonium hexafluorophosphate with or without quinones or peroxides are suitable, inter alia, for producing moldings, coatings, relief images and resist patterns.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is hydrogen, chlorine, phenyl, dialkylamino of 2-4 carbon atoms or alkyl or alkoxy each of up to 18 carbon atoms; R.sub.2 is hydrogen, chlorine, bromine or alkyl or alkoxy each of up to 4 carbon atoms; R.sub.3 and R.sub.4, which can be the same or different, each is hydrogen or alkyl of up to 6 carbon atoms; R.sub.5 is hydrogen or alkyl or alkanoyl each of up to 4 carbon atoms; and R.sub.6 is hydrogen or methyl, with the proviso that not all of R.sub.1 to R.sub.6 simultaneously are hydrogen, are effective photosensitizers, especially for photopolymerization of unsaturated compounds and for hardening of printing dyes.

Abstract: Radiation curable composition suitable for use as an adhesive for bonding glass, especially for the production of clear glass laminates, and comprising a urethane acrylate component in an .alpha..beta.-ethylenically unsaturated diluent which comprises (i) acrylic acid, (ii) a monoester of acrylic acid and a C.sub.1-6 alkanol or substituted derivative thereof said monoester being present in an amount of up to 400% by weight of component (i), and optionally (iii) up to 40% by weight of multiacrylate.

Abstract: This invention provides hardenable compositions useful as construction media for a wide range of applications. Particular utility is found in the dental and medical arts where such compositions are highly suitable for the formation and construction of denture base, denture baseplates, denture liners, denture repair, custom trays, veneering for crowns and bridgework, artificial teeth, veneers and repair for natural teeth, and tooth restorative fillings. Such materials having improved impact strengths and elastic moduli when hardened are disclosed which include rubber-modified polymer.

Abstract: Acylphosphine oxide compounds of the general formula ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is alkyl, cyclohexyl, cyclopentyl, aryl which is unsubstituted or substituted by halogen, alkyl or alkoxy, or an S-containing or N-containing five-membered or six-membered heterocyclic radical,R.sup.2 has one of the meanings of R.sup.1 (but R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may be identical or different) or is alkoxy, aryloxy or aralkoxy, or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 together form a ring andR.sup.3 is an at least disubstituted phenyl, pyridyl, furyl or thienyl radical which carries, at least at the two carbon atoms adjacent to the linkage point of the carbonyl group, the substituents A and B, which may be identical or different, and each of which is alkyl, alkoxy or alkylthio of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl of 5 to 7 carbon atoms, phenyl or halogen, or R.sup.3 is .alpha.-naphthyl substituted by A and B at least in the 2- and 8-positions or is .beta.

Abstract: This invention relates to an optical information recording medium comprising a substrate provided at least with an underlayer and a recording layer thereon, said underlayer being prepared by curing a light-curable composition containing a reducing agent, a photo-polymerization initiator and acrylate monomer and/or methacrylate monomer and/or their corresponding oligomer.

Abstract: Dental restoration materials with improved properties, particularly X-ray opacity and polishability, are obtained, if they contain fillers and polymerizable compounds consisting in total or in part of one or more compounds of the general formula ##STR1## where R represents H or a methyl group, X is representing a ##STR2## and n means 0 to 3.

Abstract: Light-sensitive compounds are described which have the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 denote H or alkyl, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 denote H or 4,6-bis-trichloromethyl-s-triazin-2-yl, R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 denote H or halogen, alkyl, alkenyl or alkoxy, and Ar denotes a mononuclear to trinuclear aromatic group.These compounds are suitable as photoinitiators for free-radical polymerizations or as photolytic acid donors for acid-cleavable compounds, and for cross-linking and color formation reactions. They are distinguished by a high sensitivity in various spectral ranges.

Abstract: A light jet recording head has a liquid passage communicated to the discharging outlet of the liquid provided on a substrate surface, said passage being formed by subjecting a layer of a resin composition curable with an active energy ray to a predetermined pattern exposure with the use of said active energy ray to thereby form a cured region of said resin composition and removing the uncured region from said layer, said resin composition comprising:(i) a linear polymer having a glass transition temperature of 50.degree. C. or higher and a weight-average molecular weight of about 3.0.times.10.sup.4 or more; and(ii) an epoxy resin comprising at least one compound having two or more epoxy groups in the molecule, the epoxy groups existing in said epoxy resin being partially esterified with an unsaturated carboxylic acid.

Abstract: Compositions of (a) a silicone resin characterized by an intermediate region free of acrylic groups, at least 150 siloxane units long, and terminal acrylic groups; (b) at least 10% of a fumed silica filler; and (c) a photoinitiator, can be cured by UV irradiation to tough elastomeric materials useful in adhesive and sealant applications.

Abstract: A filled-resin composition useful for porcelain repair and as a dental composite and therefore made up of non-toxic materials and a method for repairing porcelain or teeth. The composition comprises a methacrylate functional resin usable in dental composites, powdered filler-colorant therein, at least one photoinitiator for the resin in an amount sufficient to initiate polymerization and complete it in depth within about half a minute when exposed to a visible-light output of at least 5,000 foot candles, the photoinitiator being an exciplex of (1) an carbocyclic ketone or acetal and (2) either ethyl-4-dimethyl amino benzoate or ethyl-2-dimethyl amino benzoate, and at least one accelerator-free peroxide curing agent for the resin in an effective amount for completing polymerization within about one-half hour of any portion of the resin not receiving sufficient light to effectuate complete cure before then.

Abstract: A filler composition curable by subjection to ultraviolet radiation and the method of repairing deformities in wall elements by utilization of the composition. The composition is advantageously adapted for use in vehicle body repair. The composition is a single component epoxy system facilitating storage and use on site. Curing of the composition may be effected at relatively low temperatures such as down to approximately 30.degree. F. Curing of the composition is effected rapidly for further improved efficiency in the repair operations utilizing the compound.

Abstract: Photopolymerizable mixtures comprising one or more photopolymerizable, olefinically unsaturated compounds and one or more photoinitiators or photosensitizers, with or without other conventional additives and/or assistants, contain, as an activator, a tertiary amine of the general formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each an unsubstituted alkyl, cycloalkyl or phenyl radical, hydroxyl or alkoxy, or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are bonded together to form a cyclic alkylene radical, R.sup.3 has the same meanings as R.sup.1 or R.sup.2 and may furthermore be hydrogen, acyloxy or substituted benzoyloxy, and R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are each an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl or phenyl radical, or R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are bonded together to form a cyclic alkylene or alkyleneoxyalkylene radical.

Abstract: A biologically compatible adhesive that is shelf stable as a single component adhesive and includes a mixture of an adhesive promoting and polymerizable monomer system having a free radical polymerizable monomer or prepolymer having ethylenic unsaturation and a phosphorus containing adhesion promoter, a free radical polymerization catalyst, and an accelerator for the catalyst, the accelerator selected from the group consisting of sulfinic acid or salt thereof, amine or amine salt and mixtures thereof.

Abstract: Vehicles for ultraviolet radiation-curable ceramic enamels comprise (a) acrylate- or methacrylate-modified oligomers; (b) acrylate or methacrylate monomers, the functionality of (a) and (b) being selected to provide desired film and firing characteristics; (c) a combination of photoinitiators to provide a balance of surface and through cure; and an inhibitor to enhance shelf life. Printing media comprising pigmented frits and the vehicles are described, as are methods for their application to heat-resistant substrates, especially glass.

Abstract: An improved process for preparing a water-soluble polymer having an excellent water solubility and a high molecular weight, which comprises subjecting a thin layer of an aqueous solution of a water-soluble vinyl monomer to polymerization on a solid support, covering the thin layer with a substantially water-insoluble organic material, e.g. a paraffin, a silicone oil or a low molecular polyethylene, and/or a slightly water-soluble or substantially water-insoluble alkylene oxide adduct at least at a point of time when the aqueous monomer solution has not freely flowed, and further continuing the polymerization.

Abstract: A dental composition which when used together with a photopolymerizable dental sealing composition promotes adhesion of resin-based dental restorative materials to the tooth consisting ofa solution of (i) at least one phosphate selected from the group consisting of methacryloyloxyethyl dihydrogen phosphate and bis-(methacryloyloxyethyl) hydrogen phosphate and (ii) a photopolymerization catalyst comprising camphor quinone and an amine, in acetone.

Abstract: A dental composition which when used together with a photopolymerizable dental sealing composition promotes adhesion of resin-based dental restorative materials to the tooth consisting of a solution of tetramethacryloyloxyethyl pyrophosphate and a photopolymerization catalyst comprising camphor quinone and an amine in acetone.

Abstract: Products formed from chlorosulfonyl isocyanate either by sequentially reaction of a hydroxy functional compound followed by reaction of the sulfonyl chloride group with a primary or secondary amine, or by reaction of chlorosulfonyl isocyanate with an excess of primary or secondary amine, are cure accelerators for acrylic compositions. Depending on the choice of alcohol or amine, the accelerator may be functionalized so that it is bound or bindable to an organic or silicone polymer backbone or contains other desirable functionality such as peroxy, photosensitizer, or acrylic groups.

Abstract: A process for preparing particulate water-soluble acrylic polymers, e.g. acrylamide or methacrylamide polymers and cationic acrylic polymers, having a high molecular weight, an excellent water solubility and a uniform particle size with a good productivity, which comprises:(a) adding at least one surfactant selected from the group consisting of a non-ionic surfactant and an anionic surfactant to an at least 20% by weight aqueous solution of a vinyl monomer in an amount of 0.001 to 1% by weight based on the monomer.(b) adjusting the dissolved oxygen in the aqueous monomer solution to at most 1 mg/liter,(c) admixing the aqueous monomer solution with at most 0.

Abstract: An improved process for preparing a sticky water-soluble polymer, e.g. acrylamide polymers and acrylic acid polymers, which comprises polymerizing an aqueous solution of a monomer in a polymerization vessel of which the surface contacting the aqueous monomer solution is covered with a tetrafluoroethylene-ethylene copolymer film, whereby the stickiness of the produced polymer to the vessel is remarkably decreased, namely the peelability of the polymer from the vessel is remarkably improved, and moreover the polymerization conversion is remarkably improved. Also, the use of a metal deposited tetrafluoroethylene-ethylene copolymer film as a covering material improves the efficiency of a photopolymerization and enables to use a polymerization vessel made of an inexpensive material.

Abstract: A process is described for eliminating or substantially reducing the surface tack on relief printing plates and the like articles fabricated from radiation-sensitive polymerizable resins, particularly photopolymerizable resin compositions. The process comprises immersing the article, after curing, in an aqueous solution or dispersion comprising a water-soluble or water dispersible ethylenically unsaturated monomer (acrylic, methacrylic acids and derivatives thereof preferred) and optionally a photoinitiator and exposing the immersed plate to actinic radiation.

Abstract: There is disclosed a resin composition comprising(A) a spiro ortho ester compound and/or a spiro ortho carbonate compound;(B) an aluminum compound; and(C) a silanol compound or a silicon compound which is capable of generating a silanol group;the amounts of components (B) and (C) being within the range of 0.001 to 10% by weight and 0.1 to 20% by weiht, based on the amount of component (A), respectively.The resin composition of this invention is excellent in volumetric shrinkage performance at curing operation and is good in storability. Therefore, the cured product can be used for a wide variety of industrially valuable applications, such as an ink, a coating, an adhesive, a surface coating, an encapsulation and an electrical insulating material.

Abstract: Novel xanthones and thioxanthones of the formula I ##STR1## in which A, X, Y, Z, E and E' are as defined in patent claim 1, are described. A is preferably --S-- and E and E' are preferably bonded in the ortho-position relative to one another. The compounds (I) are suitable, for example, as sensitizers for photocrosslinkable polymers or photocurable compositions, or for use in mixtures with polymers with H donor groups for image formation, in particular electrically conductive coatings and patterns, by means of electroless deposition of metals.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula I, II or III ##STR1## in which Ar is a sulfur-containing aromatic radical, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are a monovalent hydrocarbon radical which is substituted or unsubstituted or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 together form alkylene, oxaalkylene or azaalkylene, R.sup.3 is a direct bond or a divalent hydrocarbon radical, X is a monovalent amino group and X' is a divalent amino or diamino group, are excellent photoinitiators for the photocuring of colored, in particular pigmented, compositions containing an olefinically unsaturated, photopolymerizable binder.

Abstract: A method for the production of a polymer composition comprising photopolymerizing at least one vinyl compound in the presence of at least one photoinitiator, said photoinitiator comprising at least one photosensitizer and at least one reducing agent selected from compounds of formula I and II. Polymerizable materials containing said photoinitiators and said at least one vinyl compound are also disclosed. The polymerizable materials are particularly suited for use as dental materials.

Abstract: A light- and thermosetting resin composition comprising (a) an unsaturated epoxy ester having a resin acid value of 5 or less, or a reaction product having a resin acid value of 5 or less obtained by reacting an unsaturated epoxy ester having a resin acid value of more than 5 with a monoepoxide, (b) one or more .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated ethylenic monomers, and (c) one or more photosensitizers and peroxides can produce insulated electrical machinery and appliances improved in reliance and performance in a short treating time.