Liquid sorbent materials

A substantially transparent, ink-receptive sheet comprising a transparent polyester sheet and, adhered to at least a portion of at least one major surface thereof, a composite, organic liquid-sorbent medium comprising a layer of poly(methyl vinyl ether/monomethyl maleate) adhered to said sheet and, in overlying, intimate contact therewith, a thin surface layer comprising cellulose acetate butyrate polymer.

An imaging system comprising an organic imaging liquid, a substrate having an imaging surface, and an imaging liquid application means, wherein the improvement comprises a composite imaging surface comprising, in combination, a liquid-sorbent underlayer and, overlying said underlayer, a liquid-permeable surface layer capable of retaining its integrity in contact with said liquid and said application means, the liquid sorptivity of said underlayer being greater than the liquid-sorptivity of said surface layer, whereby the composite imaging surface has a sorption time less than the sorption time of said surface layer.