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US 2012/0231183 A1Published application
Transparent ink-jet recording films, compositions, and methods
AssigneeCarestream Health, Inc.
InventorsSharon M. Simpson, William D. Devine, William J. Ruzinsky
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Abstract
Transparent ink-jet recording films, compositions, and methods are disclosed. Such films do not exhibit excessive ink drying times. These films exhibit high maximum optical densities and have low haze values. These films are useful for medical imaging.
Claims14
A transparent ink-jet recording film comprising:
- a transparent substrate;
- at least one under-layer comprising gelatin and at least one borate or borate derivative;
- and
- at least one image-receiving layer disposed on the at least one under-layer, said at least one image-receiving layer comprising at least one inorganic particle, at least one water soluble or water dispersible polymer comprising at least one hydroxyl group, and nitric acid,
- wherein at least one of the at least one under-layer or the at least one image-receiving layer comprises at least one first surfactant comprising at least one of a nonyl phenol, glycidyl polyether;
- a fluoroacrylic alcohol substituted polyethylene;
- a perfluoro methacrylic copolymer;
- a fluoroaliphatic copolymer;
- a hydroxy-terminated fluorinated polyether;
- or a non-ionic fluorosurfactant.
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The transparent ink-jet recording film according to claim 5, wherein the at least one under-layer comprises the at least one first surfactant and the at least one image-receiving layer comprises the at least one second surfactant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.