Transfer imaging elements
Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorsDavid Warner, Ranjan Chhaganbhai Patel
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Abstract
A mass transfer imaging element comprising a substrate having a surface colourant layer containing a pigment to be imagewise transferred, wherein said colourant layer comprises a fluorocarbon additive in an amount to provide a fluorocarbon additive:pigment weight ratio of at least 1:20.
Claims11
A thermal mass transfer donor element comprising a substrate having a surface colorant layer containing at least one pigment to be imagewise transferred, wherein said colorant layer comprises a fluorocarbon additive in an amount to provide a fluorocarbon additive:total pigment weight ratio from 1:20 to 1:1 and the pigment loading is in the range of 35 to 65 weight %.
A mass transfer imaging element comprising a substrate having a surface colorant layer containing at least one pigment to be imagewise transferred, wherein said colorant layer comprises a fluorocarbon additive in an amount to provide a fluorocarbon additive:total pigment weight ratio of at least 1:20 wherein the element is a peel-apart development element.
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