Ink with enhanced wetting properties

An ink for a printer, comprising:

• one or more latexes in an amount from about 0.1 wt % to about 15 wt %, wherein the one or more latexes comprise:
• an anionic alkyldiphenyloxide disulfonate, a surfactant, and water mixed together to form a first mixture;
• ammonium persulfate and water mixed together to form a second mixture;
• and
• a styrene, an n-butyl acrylate, a b-carboxyethyl acrylate, and a dodecylthiol mixed together to form a third mixture, wherein the first mixture is mixed with the second mixture to form a fourth mixture, and wherein the fourth mixture is subsequently mixed with the third mixture to form a fifth mixture;
• one or more amines in an amount from about 0 wt % to about 2 wt %, wherein the one or more amines is selected from the group consisting of monoethanolamine, diethanolamine, triethanolamine, and a combination thereof;
• one or more pigments in an amount from about 0.5 wt % to about 8 wt %;
• four or more solvents that, in the aggregate, are present in an amount from about 10 wt % to about 50 wt %, wherein at least one of the four or more solvents is selected from the group consisting of glycerol, 2-pyrrolidone, 1,5 pentanediol, 1,3 propanediol, 2-butoxyethanol, diethylene glycol, 1,2 hexanediol, water, 1,2 propanediol, butyl carbitol, and a combination thereof, and wherein the four or more solvents, when combined, have a viscosity that is less than or equal to about 75 centipoise at 32° C.;
• an anti-foaming agent in an amount from about 0.01 wt % to about 5 wt %, wherein the anti-foaming agent is selected from the group consisting of an insoluble oil, a polydimethylsiloxane, a silicone, long chain fatty alcohols, fatty acid soaps and esters, a silicone glycol, or a combination thereof;
• and
• one or more surfactants in an amount from about 0.001 wt % to about 3 wt %,
• wherein the ink has a jetting viscosity from about 3 centipoise to about 8 centipoise at 32° C., wherein the ink has a surface tension from about 10 dynes/cm to about 40 dynes/cm, and wherein any particles in the ink have a cross-sectional length less than or equal to about 0.20 μm.

A method for making an ink for a printer, comprising:

• mixing an anionic alkyldiphenyloxide disulfonate with deionized water to form a first mixture;
• mixing an ammonium persulfate with deionized water to form a second mixture;
• mixing a styrene, a butyl acrylate, a methacrylic acid, a beta-carboxyethyl acrylate, a 1-dodecanethiol, a 1,10-decanediol diacrylate, an anionic alkyldiphenyloxide disulfonate, and deionized water together to form a third mixture;
• mixing the first mixture with the third mixture to form a fourth mixture;
• mixing the fourth mixture with the second mixture to form a latex;
• mixing the latex, an amine, and water to form a fifth mixture;
• stirring the fifth mixture from about 100 RPM to about 500 RPM for about 30 seconds to about 30 minutes;
• mixing a pigment with the fifth mixture to form a sixth mixture;
• stirring the sixth mixture from about 100 RPM to about 500 RPM for about 30 seconds to about 30 minutes;
• and
• mixing four or more solvents with the sixth mixture to form a seventh mixture.