Abstract:
A thermal imaging process is provided using (i) a donor element comprising on a support a donor layer comprising a binder, a thermotransferable reducing agent capable of reducing a silver source to metallic silver upon heating and a thermotransferable toning agent and (ii) a receiving element comprising on a support a receiving layer comprising a silver source capable of being reduced to metallic silver by means of heat in the presence of a reducing agent, said thermal imaging process comprising the steps ofbringing said donor layer of said donor element into face to face relationship with said receiving layer of said receiving element,image-wise heating a thus obtained assemblage preferably by means of a thermal head, thereby causing image-wise transfer of an amount of said thermotransferable reducing agent to said receiving element in accordance with the amount of heat supplied andseparating said donor element from said receiving element.Images having a neutral grey tone can be obtained according to this method. The present invention further provides a donor element for use in the above method.
Abstract:
Toning agents are provided for use in thermographic and photothermographic materials, either on their own or in combination with at least one other toning agent, with improved compatibility with hydrophobic media as shown by reduced crystallization and reduced diffusion through the material, which properties enabling an improved imaging performance to be achieved and in particular a more neutral image tone after storage.
Abstract:
The present invention concerns a thermal imaging process using (i) a donor element comprising on a support a donor layer comprising a binder and a thermally transferable reducing agent capable of reducing a silver source to metallic silver upon heating and an oxidised form of the reducing agent being colored or being capable of forming a color and (ii) a receiving element comprising on a support a receiving layer comprising a silver source capable of being reduced by means of heat in the presence of a reducing agent and comprising the steps of:bringing said donor layer of the donor element in face-to-face relationship with the receiving layer of the receiving element,image-wise heating a thus obtained assemblage to cause image-wise transfer of the thermally transferable reducing agent from the donor layer to the receiving layer in accordance with the amount of heat applied andseparating the donor element from the receiving element.
Abstract:
The present invention provides an image receiving material containing on a support an image receiving layer having as a principal component the hardened product of (i) a vinylchloride-based resin containing active hydrogens, (ii) an aliphatic polyisocyanate having 3 isocyanate groups as specified in the claims and (iii) a polydialkylsiloxane containing active hydrogens. The present invention further relates to a method for making an image receiving element and to a method for obtaining images therewith.
Abstract:
Dye-donor element comprising a support provided with a dye layer containing a cyan indoaniline dye and/or another cyan azomethine dye, together with a cyan thiazolylazoaniline dye.
Abstract:
Dye-donor element for use according to thermal dye sublimation transfer comprising a support having on one side a dye layer and on the other side a heat-resistant layer, said support carrying on at least one side a subbing layer comprising a polyester formed by polycondensation of at least one aromatic dicarboxylic acid and at least one aliphatic diol, wherein said polyester is a copolyester further comprising units derived from at least one multifunctional comonomer carrying at least 3 functional groups, which may be same or different and are chosen from hydroxy and carboxy groups including so-called latent carboxy groups.
Abstract:
A dye acceptor element for thermosublimation printing comprising a support and a dye acceptor layer containing a vinyl copolymer having a glass transition temperature of 50 to 100.degree. C. and a plasticizer having a molecular weight MW of 150 to 1,000 is distinguished by high color density, high sharpness, good image stability and a minimal tendency towards adhesion.