Abstract:
A photo curable ink composition includes a photo-reactive binder, a water soluble polymeric sensitizer, a water soluble photoinitiator, a colorant, and a balance of water. The water soluble polymeric sensitizer includes a functionalized anthrone moiety, a polyether chain, and an amide linkage or an ether linkage attaching one end of the polyether chain to the functionalized anthrone moiety. The water soluble photoinitiator having a formula (I) of: wherein n is any integer from 1 to 5 and M is a metal with a valence from 1 to 5.
Abstract:
The present disclosure is related to coated photoconductors. In an example, a coated photoconductor can comprise a photoconductor including a substrate having a charge generation layer and charge transport layer adhered thereto and a top coating adhered to the photoconductor.
Abstract:
The present disclosure is drawn to polymeric photoactive agent, photo curable inks containing the polymeric photoactive agent, and methods of making the photo curable inks. The polymeric photoactive agent can include a xanthone analog modified with a polyether chain connecting to the xanthone analog through an ether linkage.
Abstract:
The present disclosure is drawn to chemical sensing devices and associated methods. In one example, a chemical sensing device can include a substrate; an elongated nanostructure having an attachment end and a free end opposite the attachment end, the attachment end affixed to the substrate and the free end including a metal; and a metal oxide coating applied to the elongated nanostructure. In one example, a functional group can be attached to the coating via a covalent bond.
Abstract:
Pigment based inks are provided. The inks include a non-polar carrier fluid and a surface-functionalized pigment particle including a nitrogen-linked moiety to the surface of the pigment particle through a nitrogen link at one end of the nitrogen-linked moiety and a graft copolymer having two or three blocks attached at another end, the pigment particle suspended in the non-polar carrier fluid, the nitrogen-linked moiety further including an alkyl chain interposed between the nitrogen-linked moiety and the graft copolymer having the structure (I), where X is the nitrogen-linked moiety and Y is a copolymer, and the letter a is an integer between 0 and about 5,000, while the letter b is an integer of 2 or more.
Abstract:
A memristor structure has two electrodes sandwiching an insulating region, and includes a nanoparticle providing a conducting path between the two electrodes, wherein either the insulating region comprises an inorganic material and nanoparticle comprises a solid nanoparticle or a core/shell nanoparticle or the insulating region comprises an inorganic or organic material and the nanoparticle comprises a core/shell nanoparticle.
Abstract:
A phosphonium-containing polyurethane composition can include an aqueous liquid vehicle including water, organic co-solvent, and surfactant, and polyurethane particles including a polyurethane polymer with a polyurethane backbone. The polyurethane polymer can have pendant side chain groups along the polyurethane backbone as well as end cap groups terminating the polyurethane polymer. The pendant side chain groups and the end cap groups can collectively include aliphatic phosphonium salts and polyalkylene oxides.
Abstract:
The present disclosure includes a white ink composition including a liquid vehicle with water and organic co-solvent, from 0.5 wt % to 15 wt % white metal oxide particles dispersed in the liquid vehicle, and from 0.1 wt % to 30 wt % of polyurethane particles dispersed in the liquid vehicle. The polyurethane particles include a polyurethane polymer with polymerized sulfonated-diamines, polymerized nonionic diamines, and isocyanate-generated self-crosslinked amines.
Abstract:
A flame-resistant print media coating composition includes water and polyurethane particles dispersed in the water. The polyurethane particles include polyurethane polymer with a polyurethane backbone. The polyurethane backbone includes urethane linkage groups associated with aliphatic phosphonium salts as well as polymeric portions.
Abstract:
A textile printing material set includes a fabric substrate and an aqueous ink composition. The aqueous ink composition includes an aqueous ink vehicle, pigment, and from 2 wt % to 15 wt % of acrylic core-shell latex particles having an acrylic core copolymer with a glass transition temperature from −50° C. to 30° C. and an acrylic shell copolymer having a glass transition temperature from 50° C. to 130° C. The acrylic core copolymer and the acrylic shell copolymer of the acrylic core-shell latex particles in this example are present at an average weight ratio from 1:1 to 9:1.