Abstract: Transparent ink-jet recording films, compositions, and methods are disclosed. Such films do not exhibit excessive ink drying times. These films exhibit high maximum optical densities and have low haze values. These films are useful for medical imaging.

Abstract: A coating composition for forming a glossy, inkjet-receptive coating on a substrate includes (a) a cationic polymer, and (b) colloidal silica having an average particle size in the nanometer range.

Abstract: The invention provides a recording medium having 2 or more ink receiving layers on a substrate, wherein an upper layer of the ink receiving layers, which is a layer most distant from the substrate, and a lower layer, which is a layer located just under the upper layer, contain at least one selected from alumina hydrate and alumina, an acid and a hydrophilic binder, the acid contained in the upper layer is a carboxylic acid represented by the general formula [I], and the acid contained in the lower layer is a sulfonic acid represented by the general formula [II] R1—COOH??General formula [I] R2—SO3H.

Abstract: Disclosed is a print medium for high speed, digital inkjet printing, which has high brightness and is resistant to yellowing. The print medium includes a base paper formed from a fiber furnish containing at least 30% by weight of mechanical pulp, and a coating layer formed on at least one surface of the base paper. The coating layer contains a metallic salt, a combination of two different binders at a predetermined ratio, and at least one inorganic pigment. A method of making the print medium is also disclosed.

Abstract: An inkjet receiver is described which comprises a support and one or more layer coated thereon, at least one layer of which comprises one or more metal organosilicate polymer particulate materials. The metal organosilicate polymer particulate materials are obtainable by contacting a metal salt with a silicon-containing compound having an organic substituent in an organic solvent, wherein either the silicon-containing compound contains a basic group and/or the reaction is conducted in the presence of a base, wherein the metal is selected from one or more of aluminum, magnesium strontium, calcium or zinc and the silicon-containing compound comprises hydrolyzable and non-hydrolyzable substituents such as to form a metal organosilicate polymer particulate material therefrom. The described inkjet receiver is useful for forming images by inkjet printing having excellent color fastness over time.

Abstract: An inkjet print medium includes a base substrate, a layer of a deinking solution at least partially diffused into the base substrate, and an ink-receiving layer established on the layer of the deinking solution. The deinking solution includes a flocculant in an amount ranging from about 0.1 wt. % to about 40 wt. % of a total wt. % of the deinking solution.

Abstract: A coating composition comprising a blend of at least two dye fixatives, at least one of which is a cationic polymer, and at least one of the other dye fixatives is a polyvalent metal salt, to form a water-insoluble complex. The ink recording sheets comprise a composition that is absorbed into the surface of the substrate as a sizing material, or alternatively, forms a continuous layer on the substrate. The present invention also encompasses methods for making the ink jet recording sheets.

Abstract: A coated medium for inkjet printing, which includes a supporting substrate and a coating layer formed on at least one side thereof. The coating layer includes at least one binder and at least two different inorganic pigments: modified calcium carbonate (MCC) and either precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) or clay.

Abstract: A recording medium includes a substrate and at least two ink receiving layers formed on the substrate. In the recording medium, an uppermost ink receiving layer of the at least two ink receiving layers has a dry coated amount of 5 g/m2 or more and 20 g/m2 or less and contains hydrated alumina which a divalent metal compound adheres to. The ratio of an element content of the divalent metal to an element content of aluminum (element content of divalent metal/element content of aluminum) in the uppermost ink receiving layer is 0.001 or more and 0.03 or less.

Abstract: The compositions and methods of the present application can provide transparent ink-jet recording films that may be used by printers relying on optical detection of fed media. Such films can be useful for medical image reproduction.

Abstract: In a method for surface-treating paper, in particular paper printable by ink-jet printing, in which an aqueous solution containing at least one water-soluble salt of a bivalent metal and optionally one or several substances selected from a binder, a pigment, a surface sizing agent and/or a cationic polymer is applied to a base paper containing cellulose fibers and optionally fillers, an optical brightener, retention aids or dyes or pigments, an unsized base paper is formed from a pulp comprising cellulose as a main component, between 0 and 50% by weight, in particular 10 and 30% by weight, of CaCO3 as a filler, and optionally an optical brightener or a retention aid, and the base paper is coated with a liquid surface treatment medium comprising between 1 and 20 kg/t paper of MgSO4 and the paper is optionally subjected to a post-treatment step.

Abstract: A method for printing a non-aqueous ink onto a printing substrate, using a non-aqueous ink comprising a coloring material and a non-aqueous solvent is provided, wherein the non-aqueous ink has a total surface free energy, calculated from the Kaelble-Uy theoretical formula, of 25 to 30 mN/m, and a dispersive component ratio of 0.55 to 0.75, and the printing substrate has a coating layer comprising inorganic particles, has a total surface free energy, calculated from the Kaelble-Uy theoretical formula, of 30 to 50 mN/m, has a dispersive component ratio of 0.80 to 1.0, and exhibits a liquid absorption property for the inorganic particles of 0.30 or greater. The method for printing a non-aqueous ink enables roller transfer staining to be suppressed while maintaining high image density.

Abstract: An inkjet receiver comprising a support and one or more layers coated on the support, at least one of which comprises a particulate material and a binder, the particulate material comprising composite particles having an inner portion and an outer portion or core-shell arrangement, wherein the inner portion comprises a negatively-charged, positively-charged or functionalized latex, and the outer portion comprises an inorganic material having enhanced keeping properties and reduced ozone-induced dye fade.

Abstract: A surface-treated paper produced by applying a surface sizing composition to at least one surface of a base paper, wherein said surface sizing composition comprises a non-film-forming polymer latex and a metallic salt, said non-film-forming polymer latex has a minimum film-forming temperature (MFFT) of greater than 70° C.

Abstract: An inkjet printing system contains an inkjet printer loaded with a recording element comprising a support and an ink receiving layer containing: a) fusible polymeric particles; and b) a water soluble block copolymer having ethylene oxide and propylene oxide segments, the copolymer exhibiting a Draves wetting coefficient, for a 0.1 wt % solution in water at 25° C., of not more than 360 seconds. An inkjet printing method and an inkjet recording medium are also contemplated.

Abstract: An inkjet recording medium having a substrate and, on or above the substrate, an ink-receiving layer is disclosed. The ink-receiving layer contains at least one type of inorganic fine particles, at least one water-soluble resin, and at least one ethylene oxide adduct of an acetylene glycol compound having an HLB value of 6 or less.

Abstract: An inkjet recording medium having on a substrate an ink-receiving layer containing inorganic fine particles and organic nitrogen-containing cationic polymer, with the organic nitrogen-containing cationic polymer being contained in a greater quantity in a half of the ink-receiving layer at a side nearer to the substrate (a near-substrate side) than in a half of the ink-receiving layer at a side further from the substrate (a far-substrate side) when the ink-receiving layer is divided into two equal parts by a plane parallel to the substrate.

Abstract: Transparent ink-jet recording films, compositions, and methods are disclosed. These films can exhibit high maximum optical densities, rapid ink drying, low curl, excellent adhesion between the coating layers and the substrate, and negligible ink transfer between stacked ink-jet recording films after imaging. Such films are useful in medical imaging applications.

Abstract: Printable articles including a substrate, an image receiving layer over the substrate, and a barrier layer between the substrate and the image receiving layer are useful in the production of fine art reproductions. The image receiving layer comprises at least one pigment and two or more binders, wherein at least one of the two or more binders has a glass transition temperature (Tg) at least 20° C. less than a Tg of at least one other of the two or more binders. Printed articles including a printable article with marking material contained in the image receiving layer may exhibit a textured cracking pattern after application and drying of the marking material or a liquid laminate.

Abstract: Methods, materials, and systems for texturizing mold surfaces is disclosed. In one method and system of the invention, a first step involves generating a graphics file of a desired texture pattern. The graphics file is subsequently output to an ink jet printer, which is configured to print using an acid-etch resist ink. The acid-etch resist ink is formulated to provide optimal properties for ink jet printing, while also providing excellent acid-etch resist and superior handling properties. The acid-etch resist ink is printed onto a sheet of a carrier substrate that allows the acid-etch resist to be transferred to a mold surface, after which the mold surface is etched with a strong acid.

Abstract: Briefly described, embodiments of this disclosure include print media and methods of preparing print media.

Abstract: An inkjet recording medium comprising a support, an ink receiving layer containing fine particles and a water-soluble resin, and a back coat layer containing a specific resin, and satisfying the equation B>?30A+4C+37, wherein A is a static friction coefficient between the uppermost surface at the back coat layer side of the support and a metal roller onto which wear-resistant particles are adhered, B is an amount of deformation of the overall layer(s) on the back coat layer side of the support B (?m), and C is an overall rigidity of the layers including the support, the ink receiving layer and the back coat layer (mN·m), and A, B and C are within the ranges of 0.84>A>0.44, 32>B>20 and 5>C>2, respectively.

Abstract: A recording medium includes a substrate and two or more ink receiving layers on each of a first surface and a second surface of the substrate. The ink receiving layers each contain a pigment and a binder. A1, A2, B1, and B2 (nm) satisfy the relationships (1), (2), and (3), where A1 is the peak of the pore radius distribution of the outermost ink receiving layer on the first surface side, A2 is the peak of the pore radius distribution of the ink receiving layer adjacent to the outermost layer, B1 is the peak of the pore radius distribution of the outermost ink receiving layer on the second surface side, and B2 is the peak of the pore radius distribution of the ink receiving layer adjacent to the outermost layer. The arithmetic average roughness Ra specified in JIS B 0601 of each of the outermost ink receiving layers is 0.50 ?m or more.

Abstract: The invention provides a recording medium comprising a substrate and an ink receiving layer that is provided on the substrate and contains alumina hydrate and a binder. A surface of the ink receiving layer is covered with a partial coating formed by a plurality of coatings containing a cationic polyurethane. The plurality of coatings have an average major diameter of 0.03 ?m or more and less than 1.00 ?m. The partial coating provides a coverage of 10% or more and less than 70% with respect to the surface of the ink receiving layer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a surface-modified inorganic pigment which has an inorganic pigment having acid function and an amorphous body located on the surface of the inorganic pigment having acid function and formed by at least a divalent or higher-valent metal and an anion component in a state where the inorganic pigment and the amorphous body do not chemically bond to each other, and which does not exhibit acid function.

Abstract: An inkjet recording element is disclosed having a support and, on the support, (a) a porous base layer comprising particles of fumed silica and a hydrophilic binder and (b) a porous gloss layer above the base layer comprising particles of colloidal silica and a hydrophilic binder, wherein the particles of fumed and colloidal silica are anionic. Also disclosed is a method of printing on such an inkjet recording element. The inkjet recording element can potentially have, in some embodiments, the advantages of improved image quality (reduced coalescence) and higher dye ink optical densities.

Abstract: An inkjet recording element is disclosed having a support and, on the support, (a) a porous base layer comprising particles of fumed silica and a hydrophilic binder and (b) an optional porous gloss layer above the base layer comprising particles of colloidal silica and a hydrophilic binder, wherein the particles of finned and colloidal silica are anionic. Also disclosed is a method of printing on such an inkjet recording element and a preferred method of making the inkjet recording element. The inkjet recording element can potentially have, in some embodiments, the advantages of improved image quality (reduced coalescence), and higher dye ink optical densities.

Abstract: An ink jet recording medium including a substrate and two or more ink receiving layers provided on the substrate, wherein a first ink receiving layer that is an outermost ink receiving layer of the two or more ink receiving layers and a second ink receiving layer adjacent to the first ink receiving layer contain an alumina pigment, polyvinyl alcohol and boric acid. The first ink receiving layer contains polyvinyl alcohol in an amount of 7.0-10.5% by mass or less based on the alumina pigment and contains boric acid in an amount of 1.1-1.4% by mass or less based on the alumina pigment. The second ink receiving layer contains polyvinyl alcohol in an amount of 10.5-17.0% by mass or less based on the alumina pigment and contains boric acid in an amount of 1.5-2.5% by mass or less based on the alumina pigment.

Abstract: An inkjet recording material which comprises a supporting substrate, a first bottom base coat applied to at least one surface of said substrate, and a second topcoat layer applied over said base coat. In said inkjet recording material, the base coat includes a combination of at least three pigments and the topcoat layer comprises pigments selected from the group consisting of fumed silica, silica gel, precipitated silica, colloidal silica, fumed alumina, boehmite, pseudo-boehmite or a mixture thereof.

Abstract: The inkjet recording medium herein provided has at least: a support; and an ink-receiving layer provided on the support, the ink-receiving layer comprising inorganic fine particles, two polyvinyl alcohols having a degree of saponification different from each other, and a low molecular weight polyvinyl alcohol having an average degree of polymerization of 2000 or less.

Abstract: A recording medium comprising a substrate and at least two porous ink receiving layers provided thereon of which a lower layer, second distant from the substrate, is arranged on the substrate side of an upper layer, most distant from the substrate. Pore distribution curves of the upper and lower layers respectively have one peak and two peaks. When pore radii giving the one peak and the two peaks are respectively regarded as R1 and R2, R3 where R2 is smaller than R3, R1 is 8 to 11 nm, R2 is 5 nm or more, R2 is smaller than R1, a difference between R1 and R2 is 2 nm or more, R3 is not less than R1, a difference between R3 and R1 is 3 nm or less. When pore volumes at the pore radii of R2 and R3 are respectively VR2 and VR3, a proportion VR2/VR3 is 0.8 to 2.4.

Abstract: A recording medium including a base paper, a first layer containing a binder, and a second layer containing a white pigment and an acid, formed in this order, wherein the base paper having the first layer provided thereon has a Cobb water absorbency of 2.0 g/m2 or below at the surface of the first layer as determined under a contact time of 120 seconds by a water absorbency test in accordance with JIS P8140, the recording medium has a water absorption amount of from 2 mL/m2 to 8 mL/m2 at the surface of the second layer as determined under a contact time of 0.5 seconds in accordance with the Bristow method, and the pH at the surface of the second layer is 5.5 or below.

Abstract: An inkjet printing system, comprises an inkjet printer, an ink composition, and an inkjet recording media comprising a support, and coated on the support in order from the support, a porous base layer and a porous uppermost layer, each with particular limitations The inkjet recording media and printer system is manufacturable using low-cost materials in an efficient process requiring only a single coating and drying step and that gives images with excellent gloss, color density, and image quality.

Abstract: Transparent ink-jet recording films, compositions, and methods are disclosed. These compositions and methods can impart excellent adhesion properties between film layers and the transparent support. The films have improved appearance compared to similar high optical density films. Such improved appearance films are produced without requiring reduced drying process throughput. These films are useful for medical imaging.

Abstract: A recording apparatus comprises: an intermediate transfer body; a releasing agent supply device that supplies a releasing agent onto the intermediate transfer body; a particle supply device that supplies hydrophilic ink-recipient particles that receive an ink, onto the releasing agent supplied onto the intermediate transfer body; an ink ejection device that ejects the ink onto the ink-recipient particles supplied onto the intermediate transfer body; and a transfer device that transfers the ink-recipient particles that received the ink, onto a recording medium from the intermediate transfer body, the releasing agent comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of a silicone oil, a fluorinated oil and an organic compound having a solubility parameter (SP value) of about 11 or less.

Abstract: A recording material comprises a machine-finished paper which is coated with a synthetic resin on at least one side and at least one porous image recording layer, wherein the machine-finished paper is coated with a synthetic resin at least on the rear-side and this rear-side synthetic resin layer is perforated in such a way that the perforation holes reach as far as into the machine-finished paper, wherein the penetration depth is at most 1.5 to 4 times the synthetic resin layer thickness.

Abstract: The compositions and methods of the present application can provide transparent ink-jet recording films that may be used by printers relying on optical detection of fed media. Such films can be useful for medical image reproduction.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pigment dispersion having an inorganic pigment dispersed therein, characterized in that a metal compound adheres to the inorganic pigment and a metal ion concentration of the metal compound in the pigment dispersion does not exceed 0.05 mol/L.

Abstract: The invention relates to an ink jet recording medium, in which at least one of a substrate and an ink receiving layer contains a compound of the general formula (1): wherein R1 and R2 are individually a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a linear or branched alkyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, with the proviso that R1 and R2 may be the same or different from each other, R3 is a linear or branched alkylene group or arylene group, and X is an acidic solubilizing group.

Abstract: An ink for use in combination with, for example, an ink-jet printer. The ink comprises a carrier, a colorant in the carrier, and a component selected from a group consisting of amines, amides, and combinations thereof.

Abstract: There is provided a method for manufacturing an inkjet recording medium, the method including forming an undercoat layer by coating an undercoat layer-forming liquid containing a binder resin and a water-soluble divalent metal salt, on a support; forming a coating film by coating a coating film-forming liquid containing at least inorganic fine particles and an acetoacetyl-modified polyvinyl alcohol, on the undercoat layer; and applying a curing solution containing a water-soluble multifunctional compound having two or more amino groups in the molecule, onto the coating film, either simultaneously with the forming of the coating film, or before the coating film undergoes decreasing-rate drying during drying of the coating film.

Abstract: The invention provides an ink jet recording medium excellent in light fastness, gas fastness and uniform ink absorption. The ink jet recording medium has a substrate and an ink receiving layer provided on at least one surface of the substrate. The ink receiving layer contains a compound represented by the general formula (1): wherein R1, R2 and R3 are individually a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, with the proviso that at least one of R1, R2 and R3 has a hydroxyl group.

Abstract: Decorative paper for decorative coating materials comprising a base paper and an ink receiving layer dyed in such a way that the decorative paper has after impregnation with impregnating resins and pressing as laminate the same coloring as the coloring of a laminate of a decorative paper that does not comprise an ink receiving layer.

Abstract: A recording medium in which a base paper, a first layer including a binder and an antistatic agent, and a second layer including a white pigment are formed in this order; the content of the antistatic agent is from 0.2% by mass to 10% by mass based on an amount obtained by removing the antistatic agent from all solids in the first layer; the Cobb water absorption degree within a contact time of 120 sec at a surface of the first layer of the base paper provided with the first layer is 2.0 g/m2 or less, and the surface resistivity at 50% RH and 23° C. on the surface is 1×1012? or less; and the water absorption amount within a contact time of 0.5 sec determined by a Bristow test at a surface of the second layer is from 2 mL/m2 to 8 mL/m2.

Abstract: Transparent ink-jet recording films, compositions, and methods are disclosed. Such films do not exhibit excessive ink drying times. These films exhibit high maximum optical densities and have low haze values. These films are useful for medical imaging.

Abstract: Two-layer receiver coatings particularly well adapted for use in inkjet printing comprise: A. A base layer comprising: 1. First pigment particles having (a) a number average particle size of 3-25 microns (?m), and (b) at least one of (i) an oil absorption value of at least 150 g oil/100 particles, and (ii) a pore volume of at least about 1.2 cubic meters per gram (cm3/g); and 2. Water-insoluble binder resin having a surface energy greater than 40 dyne per centimeter (dyn/cm); the first pigment particles and water-insoluble binder resin present at a weight ratio of 0.75 to 2; and B. An imaging layer comprising: 1. Second pigment particles having (a) a number average particle size of 0.01-4 (?m) aggregated to form an inter-particle region of submicron pores, and (b) a pore volume of 0.4 to 2.2 (cm3/g); and 2. Water-insoluble binder resin having a surface energy greater than 40 (dyn/cm); the second pigment particles and water-insoluble binder resin present at a weight ratio of 0.75 to 2.

Abstract: Transparent ink jet recording films, compositions, and methods are disclosed. These films have improved appearance compared to other similar high optical density films. Such improved appearance films are produced without requiring reduced drying process throughput. These films are useful for medical imaging.

Abstract: Transparent ink-jet recording films, compositions, and methods are disclosed. These films have improved appearance compared to other similar high optical density films. Such improved appearance films are produced without requiring reduced drying process throughput. These films are useful for medical imaging.

Abstract: The instant disclosure relates to a method of making a dispersion of polymer binder-encapsulated silica pigments for coating an ink-jet recording substrate. The method includes mixing first components of the dispersion to form a mixture, the first components including binder polymer, treating agents and a vehicle selected from the group consisting of water, a water-miscible organic solvent, and combinations thereof; shear mixing silica pigment into the mixture; and after the silica pigment is added to the mixture, shear mixing the mixture at a higher temperature and an increased grinding rate compared to a temperature and grinding rate of the shear mixing of the silica pigment into the mixture.

Abstract: An ink-jet recording process which conducts recording by imparting ink onto the surface of a recording medium according to recording information, where the recording medium has a base material and a porous ink receiving layer thereon containing inorganic particles having a BET specific surface area of at least 150 m2/g, and the ink contains a polymer emulsion having a water-insoluble or hardly-soluble colorant contained in polymer fine particles and at least one wetting agent, 8-11 C polyol or glycol ether, anionic or nonionic surfactant, water-soluble organic solvent, and water; and has a surface tension of 40 mN/m or less at 25° C. This process can provide high-grade images excellent in ink absorbing and fixing properties and satisfactory in color tone, produce images excellent in image fastness such as water resistance and light resistance, and implement ink-jet recording excellent in storage stability and discharge stability and free from head clogging at printing.