| CPC B29C 64/165 (2017.08) [B33Y 70/10 (2020.01); C08K 3/22 (2013.01); C08K 5/25 (2013.01); C08L 77/02 (2013.01); B29K 2077/00 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 70/00 (2014.12)] | 12 Claims |

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1. An ultraviolet (UV) light fusing agent for three-dimensional (3D) printing, consisting of:
a vehicle consisting of water, a water miscible or water soluble organic solvent, and optionally a surfactant; and
a multi-functional antioxidant and UV light absorber dispersed in the vehicle, the multi-functional antioxidant and UV light absorber consisting of:
a metal oxide particle that is to absorb UV radiation having a wavelength within a range from about 330 nm to about 405 nm and an average particle size ranging from about 50 nm to about 950 nm; and
a passivating agent complexed with at least a portion of a surface of the metal oxide particle,
wherein the metal oxide particle and the passivating agent are present in a weight ratio of about 1:1.
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