Eastman-kodak Company

Malcolm D Purbrick

Julie Baker

Derek A Thomason

Charles E Romano, Jr

Ian M Newington

Christopher P Moore

Danuta Gibson

Gregory N Batts

Karel L Petrak

Dawn J Jenkins

Kevin J Parr

Hans M Wagner

Clare Elizabeth Scriven

Phillip J Coldrick

Stephen A Jones

Larry Anderson

Marie C Bunce

Roderick J Bowers

Joanna Bowen

A coating fluid for application to a support to prepare an ink jet recording medium comprises an aqueous dispersion of a synthetic polymer hydrogel and gelatin, the amount of the synthetic polymer hydrogel being from 5 to 50% by weight of the combined weight of synthetic polymer and gelatin. Preferably the coating fluid also contains a mordant, an aliphatic alcohol to assist dispersion of the hydrogel polymer and a particulate material to impart a porous structure to the coating. The invention also provides an inkjet recording medium comprising a support on which is an ink-receiving layer comprising the gelatin and a synthetic polymer hydrogel. The amount of the latter may be from 0.3 to 5 g/square meter.

Ink jet recording media and method for their preparation

An image recording medium for an ink jet printer comprises(a) a sheet of solvent absorbing microporous material which comprises a matrix of substantially water insoluble thermoplastic organic polymer, finely divided substantially water insoluble filler particles of which at least 50% by weight are siliceous particles said filler particles being distributed throughout the matrix and constituting from 40 to 90% by weight of said micorporous material, there being a network of interconnecting pores communicating substantially throughout said microporous material said pores constituting from 35 to 95% by volume of said microporous material, said sheet of microporous material having (b) a coating of a polyester. The polyester can be a condensation product obtained from dicarboxylic acids and glycols and contains sufficient hydrophilic groups such as sulphonate to make it water dispersible. The ink jet recording medium can be made by coating a sheet of the microporous material with an aqueous dispersion of a polyester resin and allowing the coated sheet to dry.

Ink jet recording media and method for their production

Solid particle dispersions and their use in the preparation of laser thermal media

An image-recording element for inkjet ink images comprises a support, an ink-receptive layer and a top layer, wherein the top layer comprises a polymer that contains both a hydrophilic component and a hydrophobic component, or a mixture of two or more such polymers, the said polymer or polymer mixture being present in the top layer in an amount of from 0.003 to 0.5 g/m , and wherein the top layer has been hardened with an oxazoline functional polymer. The top layer preferably comprises a polymer that contains both hydrophilic substituents and hydrophobic substituents, for example a polymer selected from the polymers and copolymers of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, acrylic acid esters or methacrylic acid esters, or a salt of such a polymer or copolymer. The base layer, which may comprise gelatin, preferably has a thickness of from 3 to 20 &mgr;m. The support may be a conventional support, for example a paper sheet. The invention can provide improved drying times for the inkjet images, even under conditions of high humidity.

Ink-jet media overcoat layers

Radiation-sensitive compositions are disclosed of a type suitable for preparing ion sensitive membranes for electrochemical ion sensors. The compositions are comprised of a radiation-sensitive polymer containing radiation-sensitive recurring units having an ionophore group and recurring units having a crosslinking group. In preparing a membrane the radiation-sensitive composition is coated onto a sensor, exposed to activating radiation to produce crosslinking in areas where the membrane structure is desired, and removed in any remaining non-exposed areas.

Radiation-sensitive composition and use thereof in the preparation of

Polymerizable composition

Polymer compositions

An ion-sensitive electrochemical sensor comprises an electrode body having an ion-sensitive polymeric membrane coated thereon. The membrane comprises a water-insoluble copolymer having ion exchange sites and has a glass transition temperature greater than about 80.degree. C. The sensor is used to determine ion concentration by contacting it with a test solution and determining the ion concentration as a function of the potential of the electrode.

Ion-sensitive electrochemical sensor and method of determining ion

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Malcolm D Purbrick