Recording medium
AssigneeFuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
InventorsJacko Hessing, Akira Kase
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a recording medium, in particular an ink-jet recording medium of photographic quality that has excellent color stability while keeping good ink absorption speed, good drying characteristics and a good image printing quality. According to the present invention an ink-jet recording medium is provided, comprising a support to which at least an underlayer and an overlayer is supplied, wherein one layer comprising an optical brightener is further away from said support than another layer which comprises a UV absorbing agent. The present invention is further directed to methods for obtaining and using such a medium.
Claims25
A recording medium comprising a support and an ink-receiving layer adhered to said support, wherein the ink-receiving layer is a multilayer comprising at least two layers, wherein one layer comprising an optical brightener is further away from said support than another layer which comprises a UV absorbing agent.
A process for preparing a recording medium comprising the steps of:
- preparation of an oil in water emulsion or a dispersion comprising an optical brightening agent;
- preparation of an oil in water emulsion or a dispersion comprising a UV absorbing agent;
- preparation of at least two aqueous mixtures;
- optionally preparation of an aqueous mixture comprising a modified gelatin for the overlayer;
- mixing the oil in water emulsion or the dispersion comprising an optical brightening agent with one of said mixtures;
- mixing the oil in water emulsion or the dispersion comprising a UV absorbing agent with one of said mixtures;
- coating said mixtures consecutively or simultaneously on a support, whereby the mixture comprising the UV absorbing agent is coated in between said support and the mixture comprising the optical brightener;
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- drying the coated support.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.