Eastman-kodak Company

Eastman Rodack Company

Anne Troxell Wyand

Thomas B Brust

Catherine A Falkner

Grace Ann Bennett

Anthony Adin

Mark R Mis

Kurt Michael Schroeder

Gary L House

Gary Lawrence House

A water-soluble composition includes reducible copper ions or copper nanoparticles complexed with a reactive polymer. The reactive polymer can be crosslinked using suitable irradiation to provide copper-containing water-insoluble complexes. The water-soluble composition can be used to provide various articles and electrically-conductive materials that can be assembled in electronic devices. The reactive polymer has greater than 1 mol % of recurring units comprising sulfonic acid or sulfonate groups, at least 5 mol % of recurring units comprising a pendant group capable of crosslinking via [2+2] photocycloaddition, and optionally at least 1 mol % of recurring units comprising a pendant amide, amine, hydroxyl, lactam, phosphonic acid, or carboxylic acid group.

Copper-containing articles

A method is used to provide an electrically-conductive polyaniline pattern by providing a uniform layer of a photocurable composition on a substrate. The photocurable composition comprises a water-soluble reactive polymer comprising (a) greater than 40 mol % of recurring units comprising sulfonic acid or sulfonate groups, and (b) at least 5 mol % of recurring units comprising a pendant group capable of crosslinking via [2+2] photocycloaddition. The photocurable composition is exposed to cause crosslinking via [2+2] photocycloaddition of the (b) recurring units, thereby forming a crosslinked polymer. Any remaining water-soluble reactive polymer is removed. The crosslinked polymer is contacted with an aniline reactive composition having aniline monomer and up to 0.5 molar of an aniline oxidizing agent, thereby forming an electrically-conductive polyaniline disposed either within, on top of, or both within and on top of, the crosslinked polymer.

Method of preparing article with polyaniline coating

Ink jettable and UV-curable compositions include a reactive polymer comprising: (a1) at least 20 mol % of recurring units comprising pendant metal complexing water-solubilizing groups, and (b) at least 5 mol % of recurring units comprising a pendant group capable of crosslinking via [2+2] photocycloaddition. The compositions can optionally have a humectant, a dye or pigment colorant, an anionic or nonionic surfactant, a water-soluble or water-dispersible acrylic polymer, or a water-soluble or water-dispersible polyurethane. Such ink jettable and UV-curable compositions can include a complex of reducible metal ions or metal nanoparticles with the reactive polymer.

Ink jettable, UV-curable compositions

Copper-containing articles and methods for providing same

A method for forming an ink jet image on a substrate includes ink jetting an ink jettable and UV-curable composition onto the substrate in an imagewise fashion to form an ink jetted image on the substrate. The ink jettable and UV-curable composition includes: a reactive polymer having: (a1) or (a2) recurring units having pendant metal complexing water-solubilizing groups, (b) at least 5 mol % of recurring units having a pendant group capable of crosslinking via [2+2] photocycloaddition, and optionally (c) at least 1 mol % of recurring units including a pendant amide, hydroxyl, or lactam group, or a pendant precursor moiety for the pendant amide, hydroxyl, or lactam group. The ink jetted image is cured to form a UV-cured ink jet image on the substrate. The ink jettable and UV-curable composition can also include metal nanoparticles or reducible metal ions that can serve as catalytic sites for electroless plating.

UV-curing methods for forming ink jet images

A method for forming an ink jet image on a substrate includes ink jetting an ink jettable and UV-curable composition onto the substrate in an imagewise fashion to form an ink jetted image on the substrate. The ink jettable and UV-curable composition includes: a reactive polymer comprising: (a1) or (a2) recurring units comprising pendant metal complexing water-solubilizing groups, (b) at least 5 mol % of recurring units having a pendant group capable of crosslinking via [2+2] photocycloaddition, and optionally (c) at least 1 mol % of recurring units comprising a pendant amide, hydroxyl, or lactam group, or a pendant precursor moiety for the pendant amide, hydroxyl, or lactam group. The ink jetted image is cured to form a UV-cured ink jet image on the substrate. The ink jettable and UV-curable composition can also include metal nanoparticles or reducible metal ions that can serve as catalytic sites for electroless plating.

Methods for using ink jettable, UV-curable compositions

A method is used to provide an electrically-conductive polyaniline patterns on a substrate. A photocurable composition is applied as a pattern, comprising a water-soluble reactive polymer comprising (a) greater than 40 mol % of recurring units comprising sulfonic acid or sulfonate groups, (b) at least 5 mol % of recurring units comprising a pendant group capable of crosslinking via [2+2] photocycloaddition. The pattern is exposed to radiation sufficient to cause crosslinking via [2+2] photocycloaddition of the (b) recurring units to form a pattern of crosslinked polymer. The crosslinked polymer is contacted with an aniline reactive composition comprising an aniline monomer and up to 0.5 molar of an aniline oxidizing agent, in a molar ratio of from 1:0.5 to 1:1.5 of the aniline monomer to the aniline oxidizing agent. A pattern of electrically-conductive polyaniline disposed within, on top of, or both within and on top of, the crosslinked polymer only.

Method of preparing article with polyaniline pattern

Articles are prepared with a substrate and an ink jetted and UV-curable image some of which also include metal nanoparticles or reducible metal ions. The in jetted and UV-curable image can be obtained from an ink jettable and UV-curable composition comprising: a reactive polymer comprising: (a1) or (a2) recurring units comprising pendant metal complexing water-solubilizing groups, (b) at least 5 mol % of recurring units comprising a pendant group capable of crosslinking via [2+2] photocycloaddition, and optionally (c) at least 1 mol % of recurring units comprising a pendant amide, hydroxyl, or lactam group, or a pendant precursor moiety for the pendant amide, hydroxyl, or lactam group. Such articles can be used to provide electrically-conductive articles and devices after electrolessly plating a complex of the metal nanoparticles and the UV-cured reactive polymer.

Articles prepared using ink jettable, UV-curable compositions

Articles are designed with a substrate and have either a uniform layer or pattern of electrically-conductive polyaniline on one or both supporting sides of the substrate. The electrically-conductive polyaniline is disposed either within, on top of, or both within and on top of, a uniform or pattern of a crosslinked polymer that is derived from a photocurable composition comprising water-soluble reactive polymer comprising (a) greater than 40 mol % of recurring units comprising sulfonic acid or sulfonate groups, (b) at least 5 mol % of recurring units comprising a pendant group capable of crosslinking via [2+2] photocycloaddition, and optionally (c) at least 1 mol % of recurring units comprising a pendant amide, hydroxyl, lactam, phosphonic acid, phosphonate, carboxylic acid, or carboxylate group, all amounts based on the total recurring units in the water-soluble reactive polymer.

Articles having electrically-conductive layer or pattern

Articles are prepared to have a substrate and a silver-containing composition on either or both supporting sides of the substrate. The silver-containing composition can comprise either reducible silver ions or silver nanoparticles, complexed with a reactive polymer. The reactive polymer comprises: (a) greater than 1 mol % of recurring units comprising sulfonic acid or sulfonate groups, (b) at least 5 mol % of recurring units comprising a pendant group capable of crosslinking via [2+2] photocycloaddition, and optionally (c) at least 1 mol % of recurring units comprising a pendant amide, hydroxyl, lactam, phosphonic acid, or carboxylic acid group. Some other articles have a water-insoluble complex of reacted (crosslinked) polymer with reducible silver ions or silver nanoparticles on either or both supportive sides of the substrate. Such reacted polymer is derived from the noted reactive polymer.

Articles with silver-containing polymeric complexes

A method can be used to provide electrically-conductive articles with electrolessly plated metal, or articles having antimicrobial properties for marine environments. The method includes disposing a silver-containing composition onto one or more supporting sides of a substrate such as continuous polymeric web. The silver-containing composition comprises a water-soluble complex of a reactive polymer with reducible silver ions, the reactive polymer comprising: (a) greater than 1 mol % of recurring units comprising sulfonic acid or sulfonate groups, (b) at least 5 mol % of recurring units comprising a pendant group capable of crosslinking via [2+2] photocycloaddition, and optionally (c) at least 1 mol % of recurring units comprising a pendant amide, hydroxyl, lactam, phosphonic acid, or carboxylic acid group. The reducible silver ions can be suitably reduced and the reactive polymer can be photoexposed to provide crosslinking in patternwise or uniform fashion.

Methods for using silver-containing polymeric complexes

Aqueous ink jet ink compositions are used for ink jet printing colorless, colored or invisible images on receiver elements. These compositions contain a dispersion of an unsaturated natural oil and a water compatible polyurethane. The unsaturated oil dispersion is prepared from conventional surfactants or a polyurethane dispersing agent. The polyurethane is prepared from unsaturated polyol segments prepared from the unsaturated natural oils. The ink preparations are printed on media treated with agents such as metal ions known to catalyze crosslinking reactions in unsaturated oils. Such compositions are useful in various ink jet printing systems including drop on demand and continuous ink jet printing systems.

Aqueous ink jet ink compositions and uses

Aqueous ink jet ink compositions can be used for ink jet printing colored or invisible images on receiver elements. These compositions contain a polymeric agent comprising core-shell polymeric particles. The core of the particles comprises a hydrophobic polymer having an acid number less than 10. The shell of the particles comprises a hydrophilic polymer having an acid number of at least 70. The weight ratio of the core to the shell is at least 50:50 and up to and including 90:10. Such compositions can be used in various ink jet printing systems including drop on demand and continuous ink jet printing systems.

An ink jet ink composition comprising an aqueous media and a pigment dispersion comprising a specific carbon black pigment and a polymeric dispersant wherein said polymeric dispersant is a copolymer comprising at least a hydrophobic methacrylate or acrylate monomer containing an aliphatic chain having greater than or equal to 12 carbons; and a hydrophilic methacrylic or acrylic acid monomer; wherein said copolymer comprises at least 10% by weight of the methacrylate or acrylate monomer and at least 5% by weight of the methacrylic or acrylic acid monomer; and wherein the copolymer comprises, in total, 20 to 95 weight % of hydrophobic monomer.

Polymeric black pigment dispersions and ink jet ink compositions

The present invention provides a photographic element comprising an infrared light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing silver halide grains that exhibit low cubicity and are sensitized to a maximum absorption over 700 nm with a carbocyanine dye free of water soluble groups, wherein said layer additionally comprises a pyrimidino- or triazino-stilbene compound containing at least 6 sulfonic acid or sulfonate substituents.

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Anne Troxell Wyand