EP1319519B1 - Elément et procédé d'impression par jet d'encre - Google Patents

Elément et procédé d'impression par jet d'encre Download PDF

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EP1319519B1
EP1319519B1 EP20020079973 EP02079973A EP1319519B1 EP 1319519 B1 EP1319519 B1 EP 1319519B1 EP 20020079973 EP20020079973 EP 20020079973 EP 02079973 A EP02079973 A EP 02079973A EP 1319519 B1 EP1319519 B1 EP 1319519B1
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Sridhar c/o Eastman Kodak Company Sadasivan
Elizabeth A. c/o Eastman Kodak Company Gallo
Xiaoru c/o Eastman Kodak Company Wang
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
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    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
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    • B41M5/5245—Macromolecular coatings characterised by the use of polymers containing cationic or anionic groups, e.g. mordants
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
    • B41M5/00—Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein
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  • This invention relates to an ink jet recording element and a printing method using the element. More particularly, this invention relates to an ink jet recording element containing a multiplicity of particles.
  • ink droplets are ejected from a nozzle at high speed towards a recording element or medium to produce an image on the medium.
  • the ink droplets, or recording liquid generally comprise a recording agent, such as a dye or pigment, and a large amount of solvent.
  • the solvent, or carrier liquid typically is made up of water, an organic material such as a monohydric alcohol, a polyhydric alcohol or mixtures thereof.
  • An ink jet recording element typically comprises a support having on at least one surface thereof an ink-receiving or image-forming layer, and includes those intended for reflection viewing, which have an opaque support, and those intended for viewing by transmitted light, which have a transparent support.
  • an ink jet recording element must:
  • ink jet recording element that simultaneously provides an almost instantaneous ink dry time and good image quality is desirable.
  • these requirements of ink jet recording media are difficult to achieve simultaneously.
  • Ink jet recording elements are known that employ porous or non-porous single layer or multilayer coatings that act as suitable image receiving layers on one or both sides of a porous or non-porous support. Recording elements that use non-porous coatings typically have good image quality but exhibit poor ink dry time. Recording elements that use porous coatings typically contain colloidal particulates and have poorer image quality but exhibit superior dry times.
  • porous image-recording elements for use with ink jet printing are known, there are many unsolved problems in the art and many deficiencies in the known products which have severely limited their commercial usefulness.
  • a major challenge in the design of a porous image-recording layer is to be able to obtain good quality, crack-free coatings with as little non-particulate matter as possible. If too much non-particulate matter is present, the image-recording layer will not be porous and will exhibit poor ink dry times.
  • U.S. Patent 5,912,071 relates to a recording medium comprising a substrate and a porous layer formed on the substrate wherein the porous layer comprises water-insoluble resin particles preferably having a core/shell structure.
  • the porous layer comprises water-insoluble resin particles preferably having a core/shell structure.
  • An element with an image-receiving layer that does not contain water-insoluble, cationic resin particles would not have good image quality.
  • An element with an image-receiving layer that does not contain particles having a core/shell structure would exhibit cracking.
  • U.S. Patent 6,099,956 relates to a recording medium comprising a support with a receptive layer coated thereon.
  • the receptive layer comprises a water insoluble polymer, which is preferably, a copolymer comprising a styrene core with an acrylic ester shell.
  • a water insoluble polymer which is preferably, a copolymer comprising a styrene core with an acrylic ester shell.
  • a combination of water-insoluble, cationic, polymeric particles and particles having a core/shell structure An element with an image-receiving layer that does not contain water-insoluble, cationic resin particles would not have good image quality.
  • An element with an image-receiving layer that does not contain particles having a core/shell structure would exhibit cracking.
  • EP-A- 1132217 describes an inkjet recording element in which organic particles are encapsulated with an organic polymer (shell material) having a Tg of less than 20°C, preferably -50 to 20°C.
  • Polymer latexes may be present in the recording layer as well as dye fixing agents or mordants.
  • an ink jet recording element comprising a substrate having thereon a porous image-receiving layer comprising
  • the ink jet recording element of the invention has good coating and image quality when used in ink jet printing.
  • the organic particles to prepare the encapsulated particles are polymeric particles, such as particles made from poly(methylmethacrylate), poly(styrene), poly(p-methylstyrene), poly(t-butylacrylamide), poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate), poly(styrene-co-t-butylacrylamide), poly(methylmethacrylate-co-t-butylacrylamide), and homopolymers derived from p-cyanophenyl methacrylate, pentachlorophenyl acrylate, methacrylonitrile, isobornyl methacrylate, phenyl methacrylate, acrylonitrile, isobornyl acrylate, p-cyanophenyl acrylate, 2-chloroethyl acrylate, 2-chloroethyl methacrylate, 2-naphthyl acrylate, n-isopropyl acrylamide, 1-fluoromethyl methacrylate
  • the core polymer is derived from a styrene-containing monomer or an acrylate-containing monomer, such as poly(methylmethacrylate), poly(styrene), poly(p-methylstyrene), poly(t-butylacrylamide) or poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate).
  • the particle size of the inorganic particles is from 5 nm to 1000 nm.
  • the Tg of the organic particle is at least 60°C, preferably from 60°C to 150°C.
  • the encapsulated particles used in the invention may be prepared in a preferred embodiment by polymerizing one or more monomers in the presence of the organic particles.
  • Useful polymerization techniques can be found in "Emulsion Polymerization and Emulsion Polymers", edited by P.A. Lovell and M.S. El-Aassar, John Wiley and Sons, 1997.
  • Another embodiment relates to preparing the encapsulated particles by adsorbing polymer onto the surface of the organic particles.
  • Another embodiment relates to preparing the encapsulated particles by forming chemical bonds between the organic particles and the polymer either before or after it is formed from the monomer.
  • the organic polymer used for encapsulation of the organic particles employed in the invention has a Tg of at least 40°C and less than 100°C, preferably not more than 65°C.
  • Tg Tg
  • Tg ⁇ i W i X i
  • W the weight percent of monomer i in the organic polymer
  • X the Tg value for the homopolymer derived from monomer i .
  • Tg values for the homopolymers were taken from "Polymer Handbook", 2nd Edition by J. Brandrup and E.H. Immergut, Editors, published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1975.
  • monomers used to prepare the organic polymers of the encapsulated particles include acrylate and styrene monomers that may have a cationic, anionic, or nonionic functionality such as quaternary ammonium, pyridinium, imidazolium, sulfonate, carboxylate or phosphonate groups.
  • Examples of useful monomers include: n-butyl acrylate, n-ethylacrylate, 2-ethylhexylacrylate, methoxyethylacrylate, methoxyethoxyethylacrylate, ethoxyethylacrylate, ethoxyethoxyethylacrylate, 2-ethylhexylmethacrylate, n-propylacrylate, hydroxyethylacrylate, etc.
  • cationic monomers such as a salt of trimethylammoniumethyl acrylate and trimethylammoniumethyl methacrylate, a salt of triethylammoniumethyl acrylate and triethylammoniumethyl methacrylate, a salt of dimethylbenzylammoniumethyl acrylate and dimethylbenzylammoniumethyl methacrylate, a salt of dimethylbutylammoniumethyl acrylate and dimethylbutylammoniumethyl methacrylate, a salt of dimethylhexylammoniumethyl acrylate and dimethylhexylammoniumethyl methacrylate, a salt of dimethyloctylammoniumethyl acrylate and dimethyloctylammoniumethyl methacrylate, a salt of dimethyldodeceylammoniumethyl acrylate and dimethyldocecylammoniumethyl methacrylate, a salt of dimethyloctadecylammoniumethyl acrylate and dimethylo
  • Examples of the organic polymers which can be used in the invention to prepare the encapsulated particles include poly(n-butylacrylate-co-vinylbenzyltrimethylammonium chloride), poly(n-butylacrylate-co-vinylbenzyltrimethylammonium bromide), poly(n-butylacrylate-co-vinylbenzyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride) and poly(n-butylacrylate-co-vinylbenzyldimethyloctadecylammonium chloride).
  • the polymer can be poly(n-butyl acrylate), poly(2-ethylhexyl acrylate), poly(methoxyethylacrylate), poly(ethoxyethylacrylate), poly(n-butylacrylate-co-trimethylammoniumethyl acrylate methylsulfate), poly(n-butylacrylate-co-trimethylammoniumethyl methacrylate methylsulfate) or poly(n-butylacrylate-co-vinylbenzyltrimethylammonium chloride).
  • any weight ratio of organic particle to organic polymer in the encapsulated particles may be used. In a preferred embodiment, the weight ratio is 0.2:1 to 20:1. In another preferred embodiment, the weight ratio is 0.5:1 to 10:1.
  • Inorganic particles are added to the image-receiving layer these particles being, e.g., metal oxides or hydroxides, such as alumina, boehmite, hydrated aluminum oxide, titanium oxide or zirconium oxide; clay; calcium carbonate; calcined clay; inorganic silicates; or barium sulfate.
  • Organic particles such as polymeric beads may also be used. Examples of organic particles useful in the invention are disclosed and claimed in U.S. Patent Application Serial Numbers: 09/458,401, filed Dec.
  • the mean particle size of these additional particles is up to 5 ⁇ m.
  • the water insoluble, cationic, polymeric particles useful in the invention can be in the form of a latex, water dispersible polymer, beads, or core/shell particles wherein the core is organic or inorganic and the shell in either case is a cationic polymer.
  • Such particles can be products of addition or condensation polymerization, or a combination of both. They can be linear, branched, hyper-branched, grafted, random, blocked, or can have other polymer microstructures well known to those in the art. They also can be partially crosslinked. Examples of core/shell particles useful in the invention are disclosed and claimed in U.S. Patent Application Serial No.
  • the water insoluble, cationic, polymeric particles comprise at least 20 mole percent of a cationic mordant moiety.
  • the water insoluble, cationic, polymeric particles which may be used in the invention are in the form of a latex which contains a polymer having a quaternary ammonium salt moiety.
  • the water-insoluble, cationic, polymeric particles comprises a mixture of latexes containing a polymer having a (vinylbenzyl)trimethyl quaternary ammonium salt moiety and a polymer having a (vinylbenzyl)dimethylbenzyl quaternary ammonium salt moiety.
  • the water insoluble, cationic, polymeric particles useful in the invention can be derived from nonionic, anionic, or cationic monomers. In a preferred embodiment, combinations of nonionic and cationic monomers are employed. In general, the amount of cationic monomer employed in the combination is at least 20 mole percent.
  • the nonionic, anionic, or cationic monomers employed can include neutral, anionic or cationic derivatives of addition polymerizable monomers such as styrenes, alpha-alkylstyrenes, acrylate esters derived from alcohols or phenols, methacrylate esters, vinylimidazoles, vinylpyridines, vinylpyrrolidinones, acrylamides, methacrylamides, vinyl esters derived from straight chain and branched acids (e.g., vinyl acetate), vinyl ethers (e.g., vinyl methyl ether), vinyl nitriles, vinyl ketones, halogen-containing monomers such as vinyl chloride, and olefins, such as butadiene.
  • addition polymerizable monomers such as styrenes, alpha-alkylstyrenes, acrylate esters derived from alcohols or phenols, methacrylate esters, vinylimidazoles, vinylpyridines, vinylpyrroli
  • nonionic, anionic, or cationic monomers employed can also include neutral, anionic or cationic derivatives of condensation polymerizable monomers such as those used to prepare polyesters, polyethers, polycarbonates, polyureas and polyurethanes.
  • the water insoluble, cationic, polymeric particles employed in this invention can be prepared using conventional polymerization techniques including, but not limited to bulk, solution, emulsion, or suspension polymerization.
  • the water insoluble, cationic, polymeric particles employed have a mean particle size of from 10 to 500 nm.
  • water insoluble, cationic, polymeric particles which may be used in the invention include those described in U.S. Patent 3,958,995. Specific examples of these polymers include:
  • the encapsulated organic particles comprise up to 50 wt. % of the image receiving layer.
  • the amount of water insoluble, cationic, polymeric particles used should be high enough so that the images printed on the recording element will have a sufficiently high density, but low enough so that the interconnected pore structure formed by the aggregates is not filled.
  • the water-insoluble, cationic, polymeric particles are present in an amount of from 5 to 30 weight % of the image-receiving layer.
  • the image-receiving layer employed in the invention also contains a polymeric binder, in an amount insufficient to alter its porosity.
  • the polymeric binder is a hydrophilic polymer, such as poly(vinyl alcohol), poly(vinyl pyrrolidone), gelatin, cellulose ethers, poly(oxazolines), poly(vinylacetamides), partially hydrolyzed poly(vinyl acetate/vinyl alcohol), poly(acrylic acid), poly(acrylamide), poly(alkylene oxide), sulfonated or phosphated polyesters and polystyrenes, casein, zein, albumin, chitin, chitosan, dextran, pectin, collagen derivatives, collodian, agar-agar, arrowroot, guar, carrageenan, tragacanth, xanthan, rhamsan and the like; or a low Tg latex such as poly(styrene-co-
  • the amount of binder used should be sufficient to impart cohesive strength to the ink jet recording element, but should also be minimized so that the interconnected pore structure formed by the aggregates is not filled in by the binder.
  • the weight ratio of the binder to the total amount of particles is from 1:20 to 1:5.
  • the recording element may also contain a base layer, next to the support, the function of which is to absorb the solvent from the ink.
  • Materials useful for this layer include inorganic particles and polymeric binder.
  • the recording element may also contain a layer on top of the image-receiving layer, the function of which is to provide gloss.
  • Materials useful for this layer include sub-micron inorganic particles and/or polymeric binder.
  • the support for the ink jet recording element used in the invention can be any of those usually used for ink jet receivers, such as resin-coated paper, paper, polyesters, or microporous materials such as polyethylene polymer-containing material sold by PPG Industries, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania under the trade name of Teslin®, Tyvek® synthetic paper (DuPont Corp.), impregnated paper such as Duraform®, and OPPalyte® films (Mobil Chemical Co.) and other composite films listed in U.S. Patent 5,244,861.
  • Opaque supports include plain paper, coated paper, synthetic paper, photographic paper support, melt-extrusion-coated paper, and laminated paper, such as biaxially oriented support laminates.
  • Biaxially oriented support laminates are described in U.S. Patents 5,853,965; 5,866,282; 5,874,205; 5,888,643; 5,888,681; 5,888,683; and 5,888,714.
  • These biaxially oriented supports include a paper base and a biaxially oriented polyolefin sheet, typically polypropylene, laminated to one or both sides of the paper base.
  • Transparent supports include glass, cellulose derivatives, e.g., a cellulose ester, cellulose triacetate, cellulose diacetate, cellulose acetate propionate, cellulose acetate butyrate; polyesters, such as poly(ethylene terephthalate), poly(ethylene naphthalate), poly(1,4-cyclohexanedimethylene terephthalate), poly(butylene terephthalate), and copolymers thereof; polyimides; polyamides; polycarbonates; polystyrene; polyolefins, such as polyethylene or polypropylene; polysulfones; polyacrylates; polyetherimides; and mixtures thereof.
  • the papers listed above include a broad range of papers, from high end papers, such as photographic paper to low end papers, such as newsprint. In a preferred embodiment, Ektacolor paper made by Eastman Kodak Co. is employed.
  • the support used in the invention may have a thickness of from 50 to 500 ⁇ m, preferably from 75 to 300 ⁇ m.
  • Antioxidants, antistatic agents, plasticizers and other known additives may be incorporated into the support, if desired.
  • the surface of the support may be subjected to a corona-discharge treatment prior to applying the image-receiving layer.
  • the adhesion of the image receiving layer to the support may also be improved by coating a subbing layer on the support.
  • materials useful in a subbing layer include halogenated phenols and partially hydrolyzed vinyl chloride-co-vinylacetate polymer.
  • the coating composition can be coated either from water or organic solvents, however water is preferred.
  • the total solids content should be selected to yield a useful coating thickness in the most economical way, and for particulate coating formulations, solids contents from 10-40 wt. % are typical.
  • Coating compositions employed in the invention may be applied by any number of well known techniques, including dip-coating, wound-wire rod coating, doctor blade coating, gravure and reverse-roll coating, slide coating, bead coating, extrusion coating, curtain coating and the like.
  • Known coating and drying methods are described in further detail in Research Disclosure no. 308119, published Dec. 1989, pages 1007 to 1008.
  • Slide coating is preferred, in which the base layers and overcoat may be simultaneously applied. After coating, the layers are generally dried by simple evaporation, which may be accelerated by known techniques such as convection heating.
  • the coating composition may be applied to one or both substrate surfaces through conventional pre-metered or post-metered coating methods such as blade, air knife, rod, roll coating, etc.
  • pre-metered or post-metered coating methods such as blade, air knife, rod, roll coating, etc.
  • the choice of coating process would be determined from the economics of the operation and in turn, would determine the formulation specifications such as coating solids, coating viscosity, and coating speed.
  • the image-receiving layer thickness may range from 1 to 60 ⁇ m, preferably from 5 to 40 ⁇ m.
  • the ink jet recording element may be subject to calendering or supercalendering to enhance surface smoothness.
  • the ink jet recording element is subject to hot soft-nip calendering at a temperature of 65°C and a pressure of 14000 kg/m at a speed of from 0.15 m/s to 0.3 m/s.
  • crosslinkers which act upon the binder discussed above may be added in small quantities. Such an additive improves the cohesive strength of the layer.
  • Crosslinkers such as carbodiimides, polyfunctional aziridines, aldehydes, isocyanates, epoxides, polyvalent metal cations, and the like may all be used.
  • UV absorbers may also be added to the image-receiving layer as is well known in the art.
  • Other additives include pH modifiers, adhesion promoters, rheology modifiers, surfactants, biocides, lubricants, dyes, optical brighteners, matte agents, antistatic agents, etc.
  • additives known to those familiar with such art such as surfactants, defoamers, alcohol and the like may be used.
  • a common level for coating aids is 0.01 to 0.30 wt. % active coating aid based on the total solution weight.
  • These coating aids can be nonionic, anionic, cationic or amphoteric. Specific examples are described in MCCUTCHEON's Volume 1: Emulsifiers and Detergents, 1995, North American Edition.
  • the ink jet inks used to image the recording elements of the present invention are well-known in the art.
  • the ink compositions used in ink jet printing typically are liquid compositions comprising a solvent or carrier liquid, dyes or pigments, humectants, organic solvents, detergents, thickeners, preservatives, and the like.
  • the solvent or carrier liquid can be solely water or can be water mixed with other water-miscible solvents such as polyhydric alcohols.
  • Inks in which organic materials such as polyhydric alcohols are the predominant carrier or solvent liquid may also be used. Particularly useful are mixed solvents of water and polyhydric alcohols.
  • the dyes used in such compositions are typically water-soluble direct or acid type dyes.
  • Such liquid compositions have been described extensively in the prior art including, for example, U.S. Patents 4,381,946; 4,239,543 and 4,781,758.
  • a monomer emulsion comprising 200 g of styrene, 2 g of AMA, 20 g of CTAB and 200 g of deionized water was added over one hour with constant agitation. The reaction mixture was stirred for an additional 30 minutes. A second monomer emulsion comprising 100 g of n-butyl methacrylate, 100 g of ethyl methacrylate, 2 g of AMA, 20 g of CTAB and 200 g of deionized water was added over one hour. The reaction mixture was stirred for an additional hour and then cooled to 60°C. 4 mL of 10 wt. % t-butyl hydroperoxide and 10 wt.
  • a monomer emulsion comprising 200 g of styrene, 2 g of AMA, 20 g of CTAB and 200 g of deionized water was added over one hour with constant agitation. The reaction mixture was stirred for an additional 30 minutes.
  • a second monomer emulsion comprising 200 g of ethyl methacrylate, 2 g of AMA, 20 g of CTAB and 200 g of deionized water was added over one hour. The reaction mixture was stirred for an additional hour and then cooled to 60°C. 4 mL of 10 wt. % t-butyl hydroperoxide and 10 wt.
  • a monomer emulsion comprising 200 g of styrene, 2 g of AMA, 20 g of CTAB and 200 g of deionized water was added over one hour with constant agitation. The reaction mixture was stirred for an additional 30 minutes. A second monomer emulsion comprising 100 g of ethyl methacrylate, 100 g of methyl methacrylate, 2 g of AMA, 20 g of CTAB and 200 g of deionized water was added over one hour. The reaction mixture was stirred for an additional hour and then cooled to 60°C. 4 mL of 10 wt. % t-butyl hydroperoxide and 10 wt.
  • a coating solution for a base layer was prepared by mixing 254 dry g of precipitated calcium carbonate Albagloss-s® (Specialty Minerals Inc.) as a 70% solution, 22 dry g of silica gel Gasil® 23F (Crosfield Ltd.), 2.6 dry g of poly(vinyl alcohol) Airvol® 125 (Air Products) as a 10% solution, 21 dry g of styrene-butadiene latex CP692NA® (Dow Chemical Co.) as a 50% solution and 0.8 g of Alcogum® L-229 (Alco Chemical Co.). The solids of the coating solution was adjusted to 35 wt. % by adding water.
  • the base layer coating solution was bead-coated at 25°C on Ektacolor Edge Paper (Eastman Kodak Co.) and dried by forced air at 60°C.
  • the thickness of the base layer was 25 ⁇ m or 27 g/m 2 .
  • a coating solution for the image receiving layer was prepared by mixing 15.0 dry g of alumina Dispal® 14N4-80 (Condea Vista) as a 20 wt. % solution, 2.4 dry g of fumed alumina Cab-O-Sperse® PG003 (Cabot Corp.) as a 40 wt. % solution, 0.6 dry g of poly(vinyl alcohol) Gohsenol® GH-17 (Nippon Gohsei Co. Ltd.) as a 10 wt. % solution, 1.2 dry g of Polymer A as a 20 wt. % solution, 1.2 dry g of Polymer B as a 20 wt.
  • the image-receiving layer coating solution was bead-coated at 25°C on top of the base layer described above.
  • the recording element was then dried by forced air at 60°C for 80 seconds followed by 38°C for 8 minutes.
  • the thickness of the image-receiving layer was 8 ⁇ m or 8.6 g/m 2 .
  • This element was prepared the same as Element 1 except that 0.9 dry g of Encapsulated Particles 2 as a 41 wt. % solution was used instead of Encapsulated Particles 1.
  • This element was prepared the same as Element 1 except that 0.9 dry g of Encapsulated Particles 3 as a 39 wt. % solution was used instead of Encapsulated Particles 1.
  • a monomer emulsion comprising 200 g of styrene, 2 g of AMA, 20 g of CTAB and 200 g of deionized water was added over one hour with constant agitation. The reaction mixture was stirred for an additional 30 minutes. A second monomer emulsion comprising 200 g of methyl methacrylate, 2 g of AMA, 20 g of CTAB and 200 g of deionized water was added over one hour. The reaction mixture was stirred for an additional hour and then cooled to 60°C. 4 mL of 10 wt. % t-butyl hydroperoxide and 10 wt.
  • a monomer emulsion comprising 200 g of styrene, 2 g of AMA, 20 g of CTAB and 200 g of deionized water was added over one hour with constant agitation. The reaction mixture was stirred for an additional 30 minutes. A second monomer emulsion comprising 190 g of methyl methacrylate, 10 g of ethylene glycol dimethacrylate, 2 g of AMA, 20 g of CTAB and 200 g of deionized water was added over one hour. The reaction mixture was stirred for an additional hour and then cooled to 60°C. 4 mL of 10 wt. % t-butyl hydroperoxide and 10 wt.
  • the Tg of the encapsulating organic polymer is 110°C.
  • the presence of a small amount of the ethyleneglycol dimethacrylate increases the Tg value of the homopolymer derived from methyl methacrylate by 5 °C.
  • This element was prepared the same as Element 1 except that 0.9 dry g of Comparative Encapsulated Particles 1 as a 40 wt. % solution was used instead of Encapsulated Particles 1.
  • This element was prepared the same as Element 1 except that 0.9 dry g of Comparative Encapsulated Particles 2 as a 40 wt. % solution was used instead of Encapsulated Particles 1.
  • An Epson Stylus Color 740 printer for dye-based inks using Color Ink Cartridge S020191/IC3CL01 was used to print on the above recording elements.
  • the image consisted of adjacent patches of cyan, magenta, yellow, black, green, red and blue patches, each patch being in the form of a rectangle 0.4 cm in width and 1.0 cm in length. Bleed between adjacent color patches was qualitatively assessed.
  • a second image was printed, and immediately after ejection from the printer, the image was wiped with a soft cloth.
  • the dry time was rated as 1 if no ink and was smudged on the image.
  • the dry time was rated as 2 if some ink smudged, and 3 if a lot of ink smudged.
  • the above table shows that the recording elements of the invention have good coating quality, image quality and instant dry time as compared to the comparative recording elements.

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  1. Elément d'enregistrement par jet d'encre comprenant un substrat revêtu d'une couche poreuse réceptrice d'image comprenant :
    a) des particules organiques encapsulées dans un polymère organique ayant une Tg d'au moins 40 °C et inférieure à 100 °C, dans lequel les particules polymères ont une Tg d'au moins 60 °C et une taille de particule comprise entre 5 nm et 1000 nm et dans lequel les particules organiques sont des particules polymères et sont issues d'un monomère contenant un styrène ou d'un monomère contenant un acrylate, et ledit polymère organique est issu d'un monomère contenant un styrène ou d'un monomère contenant un acrylate ;
    b) 5 à 30 % en poids de la couche réceptrice d'image de particules polymères cationiques insolubles dans l'eau ;
    c) des particules inorganiques ; et
    d) un liant polymère ;
    dans lequel le rapport pondéral du liant à la quantité totale de particules est compris entre 1:20 et 1:5.
  2. Elément d'enregistrement selon la revendication 1, dans lequel la Tg du polymère organique n'est pas supérieure à 65 °C.
  3. Elément d'enregistrement selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ledit polymère organique est issu d'un monomère cationique, anionique ou non ionique.
  4. Elément d'enregistrement selon la revendication 3, dans lequel ledit monomère contient un groupe fonctionnel ammonium quaternaire, pyridinium, imidazolium, sulfonate, carboxylate ou phosphonate.
  5. Procédé d'impression par jet d'encre comprenant les étapes suivantes :
    A) fourniture d'une imprimante à jet d'encre sensible aux signaux de données numériques ;
    B) chargement dans ladite imprimante de l'élément d'enregistrement par jet d'encre selon la revendication 1 ;
    C) chargement dans ladite imprimante d'une composition d'encre pour jet d'encre ; et
    D) impression sur ladite couche réceptrice d'image en utilisant ladite composition d'encre pour jet d'encre en réponse auxdits signaux de données numériques.
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