UV cure ink jet ink with low monofunctional monomer content
AssigneeJetrion, L.L.C.
InventorFrank J. Bruck
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Abstract
A radiation-curable ink jet ink can be formulated with less than 20% by weight of monofunctional monomer by dispersing the pigment or pigments with an acrylated epoxy resin having an average of from about 1.6 to about 2.0 functional groups per molecule, a number average molecular weight of from about 350 to about 600, and a glass transition temperature of from about −20° C. to about +25° C.
Claims3
A radiation-curable ink jet ink, comprising less than 20% by weight of monofunctional monomer, and from about 2% by weight to about 6% by weight of an acrylated epoxy resin, the ink further comprising a pigment dispersed in the acrylated epoxy resin, wherein the acrylated epoxy resin has an average of from about 1.6 to about 2.0 functional groups per molecule, a number average molecular weight of from about 350 to about 600, and a glass transition temperature of from about −20° C. to about +25° C., and further wherein the radiation-curable ink jet ink composition is free of unreactive volatile organic compounds and has a viscosity of about 8 to about 40 centipoise.
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