Abstract:
A metalized printable recording medium including a porous metallic reflective top layer, a porous ink-absorbing layer and a bottom supporting substrate. Method to form such printable recording medium and method to form printed images on the metalized printable recording medium are also disclosed.
Abstract:
A print medium for ink-jet printing comprises a photobase substrate, a porous ink-receiving layer and a subbing layer. The photobase substrate can include paper and a moisture barrier layer coated on at least one side of the paper. The porous ink-receiving layer can include metal oxide or semi-metal oxide particulates treated with an organosilane reagent and aluminum chlorohydrate, and a polyvinyl alcohol binder. The subbing layer can be disposed between the moisture barrier layer of the photobase and the ink-receiving layer and include a polyvinyl alcohol or a copolymer of a polyvinyl alcohol.
Abstract:
An ink set for ink-jet printing includes a medium cyan ink-jet ink, a magenta ink-jet ink, and a gray ink-jet ink. Each of the medium cyan ink-jet ink, the magenta ink-jet ink, and the gray ink-jet ink are configured to have a lightness at a predetermined/given number of drops per unit area of an image-receiving medium such that the lightness of each of the inks are substantially matched.
Abstract:
The present invention is drawn to a method of treating silica in an aqueous environment. The method can comprise steps of dispersing silica particulates in an aqueous environment to form an aqueous dispersion; reversing the net charge of a surface of the silica particulates from negative to positive using a surface activating agent, thereby forming surface-activated silica particulates dispersed in the water; and contacting the surface-activated silica particulates with organosilane reagents to form reagent-modified and surface-activated silica particulates.
Abstract:
An ink set for ink-jet printing includes a medium cyan ink-jet ink, a magenta ink-jet ink, and a gray ink-jet ink. Each of the medium cyan ink-jet ink, the magenta ink-jet ink, and the gray ink-jet ink are configured to have a lightness at a predetermined/given number of drops per unit area of an image-receiving medium such that the lightness of each of the inks are substantially matched.
Abstract:
The present invention is drawn to a method of preparing a porous media substrate, comprising combining metal or semi-metal oxide particulates with a polymeric binder, wherein the metal or semi-metal oxide particulates are associated with at least one water soluble coating formulation additive. At least a portion of the water soluble coating formulation additive i) is in the form of unreacted additive, or ii) generates undesired electrolytes. Additional steps include removing at least a portion of the unreacted additive or undesired electrolytes, either before or after combining the metal or semi-metal oxide particulates with the polymeric binder, thereby forming a refined coating composition; and applying the refined coating composition to a media substrate to form an ink-receiving layer having a porous surface.
Abstract:
An ink receiving substrate includes a substrate layer and organic modified silica dispensed on at least one surface of the support layer, wherein the organic modified silica includes inorganic particulates and silane coupling agents having guanidine or biguanidine functional groups.
Abstract:
In one aspect of the present system and method, an ink receiving substrate includes a photobase layer, a layer of inorganic oxide dispensed on the photobase layer, and a layer of colloidal inorganic oxide formed on the layer of inorganic oxide.
Abstract:
The invention relates to the discovery that pre-treating mineral oxide particles with a silylated polymeric coupling agent prior to suspending the particles in a binder polymer increases the crack resistance and adhesion of particles to a inkjet printing substrate such as paper sheets. Such pretreatment also reduces the amount of binder needed to achieve acceptable performance, leading to improvements in production speed and image quality.
Abstract:
The present invention is drawn to a print medium and a method of preparing the same. The print medium can include a media substrate, a porous ink-absorbing layer coated on the media substrate, and a porous ink-receiving layer coated on the porous ink-absorbing layer. The porous ink-absorbing layer can include semi-metal oxide or metal oxide particulates and a first binder, and the porous ink-receiving layer can include organosilane-functionalized semi-metal oxide or metal oxide particulates and a second binder.