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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2008
Imtiaz Rangwalla, Andover, MA (US);
Imtiaz Rangwalla, Andover, MA (US);
Energy Sciences, Inc., Wilmington, MA (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to methods for making materials treatable by electron beam (EB) processing, such as materials for flexible packaging, comprising: providing a substrate; applying an ink formulation on at least a portion of the substrate, the ink formulation comprising ink and at least one monomer selected from acrylates, vinyl ethers, cycloaliphatic diepoxides, and polyols; and applying a lacquer on at least a portion of the ink formulation, the lacquer comprising at least one monomer selected from acrylates, vinyl ethers, cycloaliphatic diepoxides, and polyols. The processing apparatus for EB treating the material operates at a low voltage, such as 110 kVolts or below.