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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2009
Debasis Majumdar, Rochester, NY (US);
Teh-ming Kung, Rochester, NY (US);
Catherine A. Falkner, Rochester, NY (US);
Yongcai Wang, Webster, NY (US);
Cheryl Lenhard, Rochester, NY (US);
Paul D. Yacobucci, Rochester, NY (US);
Debasis Majumdar, Rochester, NY (US);
Teh-Ming Kung, Rochester, NY (US);
Catherine A. Falkner, Rochester, NY (US);
Yongcai Wang, Webster, NY (US);
Cheryl Lenhard, Rochester, NY (US);
Paul D. Yacobucci, Rochester, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A thermal, non-silver halide-containing image receiver element includes a support and an aqueous-coated image receiving layer. This receiving layer comprises a water-dispersible polymer having a polyurea or polyurethane backbone and up to 25 weight % of the water-dispersible polymer comprising polysiloxane side chains that are covalently attached to the backbone, each of the side chains having a molecular weight of at least 500. Aqueous dispersions of polyester ionomers and crosslinking agents can also be present.