Abstract: The present disclosure is drawn to a photo active agent which includes a diphenyl(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)phosphine oxide modified with a tertiary amine having a water solubilizing group attached to the tertiary amine.

Abstract: The present invention provides a dental adhesive material kit excellent in storage stability of the materials and exhibiting excellent bond durability to dentin by photopolymerization. The present invention is a dental adhesive material kit comprising a dental aqueous adhesive composition (A) and a dental curable composition (B), wherein: the dental aqueous adhesive composition (A) comprises a (meth)acrylic polymerizable monomer (a) containing an acid group, a vanadium compound (b), water (c), a (meth)acrylic polymerizable monomer (d) containing an amino group, and a polymerization inhibitor (i); the content of the polymerization inhibitor (i) is 25 to 1000 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the vanadium compound (b); and the dental curable composition (B) comprises a (meth)acrylic polymerizable monomer (e) containing no acid group, a hydroperoxide (f), a photopolymerization initiator (g), and a filler (h) and does not comprise a thiourea compound.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods for making a cured sealant. The methods include depositing an uncured sealant composition on a substrate and exposing the uncured sealant composition to actinic radiation to provide a cured sealant. The uncured sealant composition includes a thiol-terminated polythioether, a polyene comprising a polyvinyl ether and/or a polyallyl compound, and a hydroxy-functional vinyl ether. Related sealant compositions are also disclosed.

Abstract: Curable adhesive compositions are provided that exhibit a high refractive index.

Abstract: A durable ambient light curable waterproof liquid rubber coating with volatile organic compound (VOC) content of less than 450 grams per liter made from ethylene propylene diene terpolymer (EPDM) in a solvent, a photoinitiator, an additive, pigments, and fillers, and a co-agent and a method for making the formulation, wherein the formulation is devoid of thermally activated accelerators.

Abstract: [Problem] To provide a composite film having light-curing property and weather resistance. [Means for solving] A composite film is one that comprises at least a urethane polymer, wherein both an initial b* value of the composite film measured by a spectrocolorimeter (value at an angle of 15 degrees) and a b* value after performing an accelerated weathering test for 120 hours (value at an angle of 15 degrees) are 4.0 or less, and a non-volatile component after heating the composite film at 130° C. for two hours is 96% or more.

Abstract: The invention relates to a new adhesive composition and to sheets produced from it, for producing laminates, more particularly for bonding plastic with glass components, to a method for producing such laminates, and to the laminates produced accordingly.

Abstract: This invention includes a wettable biomedical device containing a high molecular weight hydrophilic polymer and a hydroxyl-functionalized silicone-containing monomer.

Abstract: The present invention provides an active energy ray-curable resin composition comprising at least a multifunctional monomer having three or more radical polymerizable functional groups in the molecule in which the cured product of the composition exhibits anti-reflective function because of an uneven microstructure formed on the surface of the cured product, and provides a product having the uneven microstructure having high decontaminating properties such as fingerprint removal properties and high scratch resistance.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing an optical member, in which at least two optical substrates, of which at least either has a light shielding portion, are bonded to each other using an ultraviolet ray cured resin composition containing (A) a (meth)acrylate and (B) a photopolymerization initiator, the method having specific Process 1 to Process 3, an optical member obtained by the producing method, the use of an ultraviolet ray cured resin composition containing (A) a (meth)acrylate and (B) a photopolymerization initiator, and the ultraviolet ray cured resin composition.

Abstract: An energy curable bonding resin composition that prevents corrosion in metallic optical structures including DVDs includes at least one monomer, acrylated epoxidized soya bean oil, and a photoinitiator of among 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl-diphenylphosphine oxide (TPO); Phosphine oxide, phenylbis 2,4,6-trimethyl benzoyl; oligo[2-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-[4-(1-methylvinyl)phenyl]propanone]; alpha-hydroxy ketone, difunctional; or combinations thereof.

Abstract: An imprint material which is in a transparent and homogeneous varnish form, is not peeled off in cross-cut tests, in which the adhesion of coating films is evaluated, and forms films that can have a mold release force of 0.5 g/cm or less. An imprint material including: a component (A): a compound containing at least one alkylene oxide unit having carbon atom number of 2, 3 or 4 and at least two polymerizable groups; a component (B): a photopolymerization initiator; a component (C): a solvent that swells or dissolves a surface portion of a film base material to which the imprint material is applied; and a component (D): a silicone compound.

Abstract: This invention includes a wettable biomedical device containing a high molecular weight hydrophilic polymer and a hydroxyl-functionalized silicone-containing monomer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a photo-curable organic-inorganic hybrid composition, more particularly to a photo-curable organic-inorganic hybrid resin composition having superior physical properties such as UV resistance, chemical resistance, light transmittance, adhesive property, insulating property, heat resistance, flatness and water resistance and in particular, having excellent heat resistance and adhesive property enabling the composition to endure a thermal deformation caused by a processing temperature change during post-process after a film is cured. Thus, the composition of the invention is suitable for use as an insulating material and an encapsulating material for a protective film of optical devices including display devices and semiconductors.

Abstract: This invention includes a wettable biomedical device containing a high molecular weight hydrophilic polymer and a hydroxyl-functionalized silicone-containing monomer.

Abstract: Provided is a curable composition for imprints capable of ensuring good patternability after repetitive transfer of pattern, and less causative of defects. The curable composition for imprints comprising a polymerizable compound (A), a photo-polymerization initiator (B) and a non-polymerizable compound (C); the non-polymerizable compound (C) dissolving into the curable composition for imprints in an exothermic manner.

Abstract: This invention includes a wettable biomedical device containing a high molecular weight hydrophilic polymer and a hydroxyl-functionalized silicone-containing monomer.

Abstract: The invention relates to method for producing a crosslinked elastomer by radiating a polymer dispersion of at least one crosslinkable polymer with electromagnetic radiation in the ultraviolet (UV light) and/or visible spectral range, wherein the crosslinking is performed in at least two stages as pre-crosslinking and post-crosslinking and at least one photoinitiator is added to the polymer dispersion to trigger the crosslinking reaction prior to the pre-crosslinking. At least one photoinitiator is added once again to the pre-crosslinked polymer dispersion prior to and/or during the post-crosslinking, and the post-crosslinking is also performed with electromagnetic radiation in the ultraviolet (UV light) and/or visible spectral range.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a photo-curable and thermo-curable resin composition and a dry film solder resist make it possible to provide the dry film solder resist having superior heat-resistance and dimensional stability while exhibiting more improved alkali developing property. The resin composition may comprises an acid-modified oligomer having carboxyl group (—COOH) and photo-curable functional group; a photo-polymerizable monomer comprising a compound having a structure of that 3- or more functional epoxy acrylate groups are bonded to a heterocyclic structure containing nitrogen, and a functional group having carboxyl group is bonded to at least one epoxy acrylate group; a thermo-curable binder having thermo-curable functional group; and a photo-initiator.

Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive composition capable of giving a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet which simultaneously realizes satisfactory holding power, adhesion, and peel resistance in peeling from curved surfaces, while balancing these properties, and has satisfactory heat resistance. The composition comprises the following ingredients: (A) a maleimide crosslinking agent having two or more maleimide groups per molecule; (B) a monomer which, when caused to homopolymerize, gives a homopolymer having a glass transition temperature of ?40° C. or lower; (C) a carboxylated monomer copolymerizable with the monomer of the ingredient (B); and (D) a photopolymerization initiator, the maleimide crosslinking agent of the ingredient (A) being contained in an amount of 0.01-2 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the sum of the monomers of the ingredients (B) and (C).

Abstract: An ink composition of the present invention is disclosed, which contains (i) a sensitizing dye represented by the following Formula (I); (ii) at least one polymerization initiator selected from the group consisting of ?-aminoketones and acyl phosphine oxides; and (iii) an ethylenically unsaturated bond-containing polymerizable compound. In Formula (I), X represents O, S or NR; n represents an integer of 0 or 1; R represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an acyl group; R1 to R8 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a monovalent substituent; R1 and R2, R2 and R3, and R3 and R4 may be connected to each other to form a ring; and R5 or R6 may be connected to R7 or R8 to form an aliphatic ring but not to form an aromatic ring.

Abstract: A composition comprising the Components (A) at least one linear olefin polymer; (B) 0.05 to 2%, relative to the weight of Component (A), of at least one photoinitiator; and (C) 0.05 to 5%, relative to the weight of Component (A), of at least one co-additive containing one or more double bonds.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a photosensitive resin composition including a) an alkali-soluble acrylate resin, b) a cross-linking monomer having at least two ethylenic double bonds, and c) a phosphinoxide based photopolymerization initiator and an acridon based photopolymerization initiator; a preparation method thereof; and a dry film resist comprising the same.

Abstract: Disclosed is a radiation curable ink containing a fluorescent material that upon exposure to activating energy fluoresces such that an image that was not visible prior to exposure to the activating energy becomes visible. Also disclosed are an ink jet system and a process printing the disclosed radiation curable ink.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a photopolymerizable dental composition which causes less change in a color tone before and after curing and exhibits excellent photopolymerizability to irradiation in a wide wavelength range, and has also excellent thin-layer surface curability, and to provide a photopolymerization initiator used therefor. Disclosed is a visible light-polymerizable dental composition which does not substantially contain an amine compound as a photosensitizer, comprising 0.01 to 10 parts by weight of a (bis)acylphosphine oxide compound, 0.01 to 10 parts by weight of an ?-diketone compound and 100 parts by weight of a polymerizable monomer.

Abstract: A sealant for a display device includes a photoinitiator having an oxime ester compound or a 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl-diphenyl-phosphineoxide compound, and a curing resin. The sealant may further include a curing agent, a coupling agent, and a filler. A display device includes a first substrate having a display area, a second substrate opposite to the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a sealing pattern contacting the first substrate and the second substrate so as substrate to combine the first substrate and the second substrate with each other. The sealing pattern may include a photoinitiator having an oxime ester compound or a 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl-diphenyl-phosphineoxide compound.

Abstract: The invention provides an active energy ray curable liquid composition containing a compound having a bonding group represented by a general formula (I), and a liquid cartridge. ([A] in the formula (I) is a cyclic group represented by a general formula (II), [Y] in the formula (II) is a cyclic linking group having a carbonyl group and a site containing an unsaturated carbon bond adjacent to the carbonyl group, and E in the formula (I) is a bonding group having at least one amide bond and at least one of divalent organic groups which may be substituted.

Abstract: An ink, method of inkjet printing the ink and game ball utilizing the ink are disclosed. The ink preferably comprises a diacrylate oligomer. The ink more preferably comprises an acrylate monomer in an amount ranging from 15 to 40 parts of a solid component of the ink, a diacrylate oligomer in an amount of 20 to 40 parts of a solid component of the ink, a pigment in an amount of 5 to 15 parts of a solid component, and a thinning agent.

Abstract: A novel polymeric initiator is disclosed comprising a dendritic polymer core with at least one initiating functional group as an end group. The dendritic polymeric core is preferably a hyperbranched polymer. The polymeric initiators are useful in radiation curable compositions such as varnishes, lacquers and printing inks and are especially useful in radiation curable inkjet inks.

Abstract: An ink, method of inkjet printing the ink and game ball utilizing the ink are disclosed. The ink preferably comprises a diacrylate oligomer. The ink more preferably comprises an acrylate monomer in an amount ranging from 15 to 40 parts of a solid component of the ink, a diacrylate oligomer in an amount of 20 to 40 parts of a solid component of the ink, a pigment in an amount of 5 to 15 parts of a solid component, and a thinning agent.

Abstract: This invention includes a wettable biomedical device containing a high molecular weight hydrophilic polymer and a hydroxyl-functionalized silicone-containing monomer.

Abstract: The present invention provides a low viscosity photocurable composition including (i) a cationically curable component (ii) a free radically active component (iii) an antimony-free cationic photoinitiator (v) a free radical photoinitiator, and (vi) a toughening agent. The photocurable composition can be cured using rapid prototyping techniques to form three-dimensional articles which can be used in various aerospace and investment casting applications.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to phosphorus containing (or “halogen free”) flame retardant photoimagable compositions useful as a coverlay material in a flexible electronic circuitry package. These compositions are generally photosensitive and comprise phosphorus containing acrylates and phosphorus-containing photo-initiators mixed with a polymer binder. The compositions of the present invention typically comprise elemental phosphorus in an amount between, and including, any two of the following numbers 2.0, 2.2, 2.4, 2.6, 2.8, 3.0, 3.2, 3.4, 3.6, 3.8, 4.0, 4.2, 4.4, 4.6, 4.8, 5.0, 5.2, 5.4, 5.6, 5.8 and 6.0 weight percent.

Abstract: An intaglio printing ink, curing by free radical acrylate chemistry, which does not fluoresce in at least the visible region under ultraviolet light is prepared by using an acylphosphine oxide as the photoinitiator.

Abstract: A substantially colorless radiation overcoat composition suitable for overcoating ink-based images and xerographic-based images. The overcoat composition comprises at least one gellant, at least one monomer, at least one substantially non-yellowing photoinitiator, optionally a curable wax, and optionally a surfactant.

Abstract: An ink, method of inkjet printing the ink and game ball utilizing the ink are disclosed. The ink preferably comprises a diacrylate oligomer. The ink more preferably comprises an acrylate monomer in an amount ranging from 15 to 40 parts of a solid component of the ink, a diacrylate oligomer in an amount of 20 to 40 parts of a solid component of the ink, a pigment in an amount of 5 to 15 parts of a solid component, and a thinning agent.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an active energy ray-curable composition excellent in curability, in particular in depth curability, and capable of providing cured products excellent in thermal stability, weather resistance, oil resistance and permanent compression set, among others, as well as a cured product derived therefrom. The present invention relates to an active energy ray-curable composition which comprises the following components (A) and (B) as essential components: (A) A vinyl polymer having at least one terminal group represented by the general formula (1): —OC(O)C(Ra)?CH2??(1) per molecule; (B) At least one acylphosphine oxide photopolymerization initiator represented by the general formula (2): R1R2P(?O)C(?O)R3,??(2) and cured products derived therefrom.

Abstract: A photosensitive adhesive composition of the polymerizable resin type, the hardening of which occurs by polymerization and/or reticulation, includes:—initiators for at least one chain polymerization reaction to guarantee the hardening of the composition and a sufficient quantity of at least one bifunctional monomer, including a photolabile center with at least one photolabile entity and at least two polymerizable units, connected by covalent skeletons to the photolabile center and located away from the cleavage sites of the photolabile center, such that the composition loses the integrity and adhesivity thereof under the influence of a reticulating radiation causing the cleavage of the photolabile sites. The composition is particularly of application in dentistry.

Abstract: The invention provides an ink composition including (i) a sensitizing dye having a polymerizable group as a substituent, (ii) a polymerization initiator and (iii) a polymerizable compound having an ethylenically unsaturated bond. The invention also provides an inkjet recording method and a polymerizable compound useful as a sensitizing dye. The sensitizing dye (i) is represented by Formula (I) or (II) below. In the formulae, X represents O, S, NRa, or NRb, n1 and n2 each represent 0 or 1, Ra, Rb, and R1 to R18 each represent a hydrogen atom or a monovalent substituent, and one polymerizable group is present in the molecule.

Abstract: Polymerizable compositions and methods are provided that include an ethylenically unsaturated compound and an arylsulfinate salt. The polymerizable compositions are useful as hardenable dental compositions.

Abstract: Curable coating composition suitable for use on composite substrates such as plastic composites, cementitious composites, ceramic composites, and engineered wood, or on plastic materials. The curable coating composition comprises a multifunctional oligomer, a monomer selected from the group consisting of monofunctional monomers, difunctional monomers and mixtures thereof, a photoinitiator, a polyester resin and a polycarboxylic acid. Also disclosed is a method of coating the substrates with the curable coating composition and a coated substrate wherein the cured coating resides on the surface of the substrate.

Abstract: A method of fabricating an organic insulating layer used for an array substrate for a liquid crystal display device comprises forming a base material layer on a substrate; forming a photocurable organic material layer having a first liquid phase polymeric precursor, a second liquid phase polymeric precursor and a photo-initiator on the base material, the first liquid phase polymeric precursor having a single-functional group material, the second liquid phase polymeric precursor having at least one of a two-functional group material and a three-functional group material; disposing a stamp having a convex portion over the photocurable organic material layer; moving at least one of the substrate and the stamp such that the stamp depresses the photocurable organic material layer, wherein a contact hole, which exposes a portion of the base material layer and corresponds to the convex portion, is formed in the photocurable organic material layer; curing the photocurable organic material layer having the contact hol

Abstract: The invention provides fast moisture and photo/moisture curing silicone compositions and methods for the preparation thereof. More particularly, the compositions provided are prepared from silanol and silane cappers; the cappers have an ?-carbon bonded to the silicon atom allowing for a favorable hypervalent silicon transition state when reacting the silane and silanol. This favorable transition state enables both a fast endcapping reaction and contributes to the fast moisture curing properties of the inventive compositions.

Abstract: This invention provides a photoreactive composition in which reaction of a hydrolyzable metal compound takes place by irradiation of light. A photoreactive composition, which comprises a hydrolyzable metal compound (A) comprising a metal atom and a hydrolyzable functional group bonded to the metal atom and, a compound (B) promoting reaction, polymerization or crosslinking of the compound (A) in the presence of oxygen by irradiation of light.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of polyether polyols, which process involves: (a) contacting a phosphorus containing compound having at least one hydroxyl group with alkylene oxide to obtain alkoxylated initiator, (b) contacting the alkoxylated initiator with further alkylene oxide in the presence of a double metal cyanide complex catalyst.

Abstract: The photobase generator of the invention is represented by the following formula 1: wherein Ar, R, A+ and X? are as defined in the specification. Since the photobase generator of the formula 1 absorbs ultraviolet lights of relatively long wavelength and is photolyzed to generate a strong base efficiently, a composition containing the photobase generator and an episulfide compound is easily cured by polymerization under ultraviolet irradiation.

Abstract: A construct that comprises a base material and a polyhydroxyalkanoate, wherein at least a part of the base material is coated with the polyhydroxyalkanoate, and the polyhydroxyalkanoate comprises a 3-hydroxyalkanoic acid unit other than 3-hydroxypropionic acid unit, 3-hydroxy-n-butyric acid unit, and 3-hydroxy-n-valeric acid unit. In addition, an electrostatic charge image developing toner allows to design the toner characteristics such as chargeability, flowability, stability in time and environmental stability uniform among the toners of different colors. The toner has a small particle size enough for enabling uniform dispersion and being excellent in color saturation and transparency. The toner also shows higher contribution to the environmental security. The toner includes a coloring agent of which at least a part of the surface is covered with polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA).

Abstract: The invention includes an optical fiber coating that exhibits the characteristics of a pressure sensitive adhesive. A viscoelastic window for the coating will include at least one set of coordinates that is within Quadrants 2, 3, or 4 or the Transition Flow Region of the Chang viscoelastic of the rheological master curves or will not include at least one set of coordinates that is not within Quadrant 1 of the Chang viscoelastic of the rheological master curves.

Abstract: The invention relates to macromolecular hydrophilic photocrosslinkers having polymeric backbones of substituted ethylene groups carrying photoactive groups. The photocrosslinkers are capable of producing, when being exposed to light of determined wavelengths above 305 nm, radicals which are retained on the macromolecular photocrosslinkers and reacting so as to accomplish a crosslinked network structure. The invention further relates to the preparation of photocrosslinkers, their use in different aqueous systems and their utility in production of medical devices including ophthalmic lenses.

Abstract: A composition for actinic radiation curable nail coatings and artificial nail tips comprising a BISGMA based urethane resin, an additional polymer, a photoinitiator, and having a viscosity of greater than approximately 80,000 cps. Composition may additionally comprise other additives known in the art and also methods of application of the composition alone and with related compositions.