Abstract: A print medium for ink-jet printing comprises a base substrate, a micro-porous ink-receiving layer, and a backing layer. The base substrate can include raw base paper and a moisture barrier layer between the raw base paper and ink receiving layer. The ink-receiving layer can be a micro-porous type, and can be applied onto the moisture barrier at the first side of the base substrate and the backing layer can be applied to a second side of the base substrate. The backing layer can include an extruded coated polymer layer and can be configured to transport solvent vapor to the base substrate at the rate of at least 15 g/m2/24 hr.

Abstract: The present invention is drawn to a coated substrate for ink-jet ink printing. The substrate can have an ink-receiving coating on the imaging side. On the opposite, or back, surface, the substrate can have two coatings: a curl control coating and a photo feel coating designed to provide scratch resistance. The curl control coating can be nearest the substrate, with the photo feel coating coated over the curl control coating. The photo feel coating can have a contact angle greater than about 90 degrees and a water vapor transport rate of greater than about 5 g/m2/12 hour.

Abstract: An image recording medium has a substrate having a hot melt extruded ink-receiving layer formed on a first side of the substrate. The ink-receiving layer includes at least 50% of a hydrogel by weight. The hydrogel is capable of absorbing at least 50% of its dry weight of water.

Abstract: An embodiment of a media sheet has a barrier layer formed on a first surface of a substrate. An image-receiving layer is formed on the barrier layer. A porous pigment layer is formed on a second surface of the substrate.

Abstract: An inkjet printer whereby high density graphics images can be printed without smearing and without either a reduction of print speed or a degradation of print quality is disclosed. Previous methods of inducing drying on inkjet output in printers with heaters did not use print density to adjust heater output. Heater output was simply adjusted based on the type of media so destruction of the media did not take place. The media was given enough time to dry by either lowering the print speed of the printer or utilizing special multi-pass print modes. As a result, the throughput of the printer was reduced. The disclosed inkjet printer allows for greater heater drying to be applied to output printed with greater densities of ink. The inkjet printer comprises a carriage mounted inkjet printing mechanism for applying liquid ink to a print medium as successive columns of dots contained within horizontal swaths to thereby form a portion of the image of an image to be printed on a sheet of print media.