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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2004
Jeffrey W. Leon, Rochester, NY (US);
Tiecheng A. Qiao, Webster, NY (US);
Robert E. Mccovick, Hilton, NY (US);
Jeffrey W. Leon, Rochester, NY (US);
Tiecheng A. Qiao, Webster, NY (US);
Robert E. Mccovick, Hilton, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a polymer microsphere comprising at least one polymer and at least one bound latent colorant, wherein the microsphere is stabilized by at least one stabilizing polymer. The invention also includes a method of preparing polymer microspheres comprising combining latent colorant, ethylenically unsaturated monomer, stabilizing polymer, and an initiator in solvent and initiating polymerization to form a polymeric microsphere stabilized by a stabilizing polymer bound to the surface of the polymeric microsphere.