Claims
- 1. An image receiving element suitable for electrostatic printing comprising:
- (A) a dimensionally stable support having a first side and a second side; and
- (B) an image receiving layer on at least the first side of said support, said image receiving layer comprising:
- (1) a binder consisting-essentially of, wherein the percentages are percentages by weight of the total binder present:
- (a) 10-25% of gelatin, and
- (b) 75-90% of a water soluble, film forming acrylic polymer, wherein said polymer forms a film below 60.degree. C. without the aid of an organic coalescing solvent, and wherein the polymer softens between about 70.degree. C. and about 120.degree. C.;
- (2) a whitening agent present in sufficient amount to produce an element having an optical density of 0.2 or greater; and
- (3) an antistat agent present in sufficient amount to produce a surface resistivity of about 10.sup.10 -10.sup.13 ohms.
- 2. The element of claim 1 wherein said image receiving layer additionally comprises a crosslinking agent, wherein said crosslinking agent is present in sufficient amount to crosslink said acrylic polymer or said gelatin.
- 3. The element of claim 2 wherein said image receiving layer is present on both the first surface and the second surface of said support.
- 4. The element of claim 1 wherein said support is polyethylene terephthalate.
- 5. The element of claim 2 wherein said crosslinking agent is an aldehyde.
- 6. The element of claim 2 wherein said crosslinking agent is a polyfunctional aziridine.
- 7. The element of claim 2 wherein said acrylic binder is an acrylic/styrene copolymer.
- 8. The element of claim 2 wherein said binder consists essentially of 13-17% of said gelatin and 83-87% of said acrylic polymer.
- 9. The element of claim 2 wherein said element has an optical density of at least 0.9.
- 10. The element of claim 9 wherein said acrylic binder is an acrylic/styrene copolymer.
- 11. The element of claim 10 wherein said support is polyethylene terephthalate and both an aldehyde crosslinking agent and a polyfunctional aziridine crosslinking agent are present.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/918,773, filed Jul. 22, 1992, now abandoned.
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Bruno, Michael H., Principles of Color Proofing, GAMA Communications, Salem, N.H. (1986), pp. 319-320. |
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