Claims
- 1. A method of printing onto a substrate using an aqueous ink from an ink jet printer, comprising:
- obtaining a substrate having a non-hydrophilic surface;
- coating the non-hydrophilic surface of the substrate with an ink receiving surface mixture which includes a first hydrophilic polymer containing a hydroxyl group, a second hydrophilic polymer selected from the group of hydrophilic polymers having amid, amine, imide and imine groups, and a multicarboxylic acid, or an anhydride derivative thereof, or a carboxyl halide derivative thereof, which polymerizes the second hydrophilic polymer around the first hydrophilic polymer thereby forming a water insoluble colloid;
- placing the coated substrate into an ink jet printer; and
- printing an image on to the coated surface using the ink jet printer by depositing an aqueous ink jet ink onto the coated surface of the substrate.
- 2. The method of claim 1 including coating the substrate surface with a primer coat prior to coating the non-hydrophilic surface of the substrate with the ink receiving surface.
- 3. The method of claim 2 including curing the primer coat following depositing the primer coat upon the non-hydrophilic surface of the substrate.
- 4. The method of claim 2 wherein the primer coat comprises a signature panel ink.
- 5. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of obtaining a substrate comprises obtaining a CD recordable disk.
- 6. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of obtaining a substrate comprises obtaining an identification card.
- 7. The method of claim 1 wherein the ink receiving surface includes between 0 and 95 parts by weight pigment.
- 8. An ink jet receiving medium, comprising:
- (a) a substrate and (b) an ink receiving layer comprising between 0 and 95 parts by weight pigment;
- a first hydrophilic polymer containing a hydroxyl group;
- a second hydrophilic polymer selected from the group of hydrophilic polymers having amide, amine, imide and imine groups; and
- a multicarboxylic acid or an anhydride derivative thereof, or a carboxyl halide derivative thereof which polymerizes the second hydrophilic polymer around the first hydrophilic polymer.
- 9. The ink jet receiving surface of claim 8 wherein the hydroxyl group of the first hydrophilic polymer comprises polysaccharide.
- 10. The ink jet receiving surface of claim 8 wherein the hydroxyl group of the first hydrophilic polymer comprises polyalcohols.
- 11. The ink jet receiving surface of claim 8 wherein the second hydrophilic polymer comprises a water soluble protein.
- 12. The ink jet receiving surface of claim 8 wherein the second hydrophilic polymer comprises polyethylene imine.
- 13. The ink jet receiving surface of claim 8 wherein the multicarboxylic acid or derivative thereof comprises dicarboxylic acid.
- 14. The ink jet receiving surface of claim 13 wherein the dicarboxylic acid is selected from the group consisting of oxalic, malonic, succinic, glutaric, adipic, maleic, fumaric, phthalic, and polycarboxylic acid.
- 15. The ink jet receiving surface of claim 8 wherein the multicarboxylic acid comprises polyacrylic acid.
- 16. The ink jet receiving surface of claim 8 wherein the receiving layer is coated onto an acrylic substrate.
- 17. The ink jet receiving surface of claim 16 wherein the substrate comprises a disc.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. Ser. No. 08/749,567, filed on Nov. 15, 1996, now abandoned.
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