Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Nippon Shokubai

Iwatsu Electro Co., Ltd.

Shigefumi Kuramoto

Yasuhiro Sakai

Tadahiro Yoneda

Shinji Takasaki

Masaya Yoshida

Hayato Ikeda

Nobuyuki Ando

Daijo Tomihisa

Satoshi Ishida

Shinji Hisamitsu

Teruhisa Ishihara

Ichiro Namura

Hideki Sakai

Daijou Tomihisa

Takafumi Hirano

Yoshikuni Sasaki

Tudahiro Yoneda

Katsuya Tamaki

An electrostatic image developer which has an improved charge retaining ratio is disclosed. The developer comprises toner particles comprising (a) a binding resin and (b) a coloring agent and having a mean particle diameter of not more than 25 &mgr;m, and (c) organic-inorganic composite particles attached or fixed to the surface or the proximity of surface of said toner particles. The composite particle contains an organic polymer framework and a polysiloxane framework, the polysiloxane framework having in the molecule thereof an organosilicon which has a silicon atom to which at least one carbon atom in said organic polymer framework combined directly, the organic-inorganic composite particles having SiO,as a component of said polysiloxane framework at a content in the range of 10 to 90% by weight. The composite particles have a mean particle diameter in the range of 0.01 to 5 &mgr;m. The mixing ratio of (b) the coloring agent to (a) the binding resin in the toner particles in 20 to 2 parts by weight of (b) to 80 to 98 parts by weight of (a), as the total amount of (a) and (b) is 100 parts. The mixing ratio of the organic-inorganic composite particles to the toner particles is 0.01 to 20 parts by weight of the composite particles to 100 parts by weight of the toner particles.

Developer for electrostatic image

Liquid crystal display using spacers having hydrophobic inorganic

The present invention provides photoconductive paints which have excellent dispersability and dispersion stability and which allow formation of coatings with high coating strength and excellent smoothness. The invention relates to photoconductive paint composed primarily of an inorganic photoconductive material and a binding resin formed on a conductive substrate, wherein the binding resin contains compound fine particles (A) and a resin (B) as defined below, in a solid weight ratio of compound fine particles (A)/resin (B) in the range of 0.5/9.5-4.0/6.0. The compound fine particles (A) have an organic polymer bound to surfaces of inorganic fine particles, and the resin (B) is a resin composition obtained by polymerizing an acrylic monomer mixture, the resin having an acid value of 2.0-12.0.

Photoconductive paint and electrophotographic photosensitive body

In the adhesive spacers which are synthesized as by the impact method in a high-speed air current, resin particles formed solely of an adhesive layer are included in a large amount besides those of adhesive spacers. An adhesive particulate composition is obtained by adjusting these resin particles in terms of grain size. The adhesive particulate composition containing (a) adhesive particles having a thermoplastic resin-containing layer cover at least part of the surfaces of the core particles having an average particle diameter in the range of 1 to 20 .mu.m and a coefficient of variation of not more than 10% and (b) adhesive layer particles formed of the thermoplastic resin and having a ratio of the number of (b) the adhesive layer particles to that of (a) the adhesive particles of not more than 30%, adhesive spacers for a liquid crystal display panel formed of the composition, and the liquid crystal display panel using the spacers are disclosed.

Adhesive particulate composition, adhesive spacers for liquid crystal

Compound fine particles include inorganic fine particles and an organic polymer bound to surfaces of the inorganic fine particles, and have an average particle diameter of 5 to 200 nm and a particle diameter variation coefficient of 50% or less. The compound fine particles are obtainable by hydrolyzing and condensing an organic polymer, wherein the organic polymer has, per molecule, at least one polysiloxane group containing at least one Si--OR.sup.1 group, wherein R.sup.1 denotes a hydrogen atom, an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group, or an unsubstituted or substituted acyl group. A compound fine particle dispersion includes the compound fine particles and a dispersion medium. A composition for forming a film includes this dispersion.

Compound fine particles and composition for forming film

Organic-inorganic composite particles which include a (meth)acrylic resin framework and a polysiloxane framework having in its molecule an organosilicon containing a silicon atom directly and chemically combined with at least one carbon atom of the (meth)acrylic resin framework, and also contain 25 wt % or more of SiO.sub.2 which constitutes the polysiloxane framework and have a mean particle diameter of .gtoreq.0.5 .mu.m. The particles have the mechanical resilience necessary to maintain a constant gap distance between a pair of members to be arranged with the correct gap distance between them, and the hardness and fracture strength necessary to maintain the gap constant with smaller numbers; and also do not readily cause physical damage to the members. The composite particles can be employed as spacers 8 for a liquid crystal display as they stand or with an adhesive layer formed on the surface. The composite particles can also have a conductive layer formed on the surface, and be employed as conductive particles.

Organic-inorganic composite particles and production process therefor

Organic-inorganic composite particles which include a (meth)acrylic resin framework and a polysiloxane framework having in its molecule an organosilicon containing a silicon atom directly and chemically combined with at least one carbon atom of the (meth)acrylic resin framework, and also contain 25 wt % or more of SiO.sub.2 which constitutes the polysiloxane framework and have a mean particle diameter of .gtoreq.0.5 .mu.m. The particles have the mechanical resilience necessary to maintain a constant gap distance between a pair of members to be arranged with the correct gap distance between them, and the hardness and fracture strength necessary to maintain the gap constant with smaller numbers; and also do not readily cause physical damage to the members. The composite particles can be employed as spacers 8 for a liquid crystal display as they stand or, with an adhesive layer formed on the surface. The composite particles can also have a conductive layer formed on the surface, and be employed as conductive particles.

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Takatsuki, Japan

Shigefumi Kuramoto