Polymer foam surface smoothing materials and method
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsPeter T. Aylward, Narasimharao Dontula
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an imaging element comprising at least one imaging layer and a base. The base comprises a foam core layer, which comprises a polymer that has been expanded through the use of a blowing agent, and at least one polymeric surface smoothing layer, which comprises a solution polymer.
Claims40
An imaging element comprising at least one imaging layer and a base wherein said base comprises a foam core layer and at least one polymeric surface smoothing layer, and wherein said closed cell foam core layer comprises a polymer that has been expanded through the use of a blowing agent, and wherein said at least one polymeric smoothing layer comprises a solution polymer of butadiene and co-polymers thereof.
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