Claims
- 1. An inkjet recording element comprising a microvoided layer comprising a continuous phase polyester matrix having dispersed therein crosslinked organic microbeads and non-crosslinked polymer particles that are immiscible with the polyester matrix of said microvoided layer.
- 2. The element of claim 1 wherein the microvoided layer has a void volume of from 55 to 65 volume %.
- 3. The element of claim 1 wherein said continuous phase polyester of said microvoided layer comprises polyethylene(terephthalate) or a copolymer thereof.
- 4. The element of claim 1 wherein said continuous phase polyester of said microvoided layer comprises a blend comprising polyethylene(terephthalate) and poly(1,4-cyclohexylene dimethyhlene terephthalate).
- 5. The element of claim 1 wherein said crosslinked organic microbeads comprise at least one of styrene, butyl acrylate, acrylamide, acrylonitrile, methyl methacrylate, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate, vinyl pyridine, vinyl acetate, methyl acrylate, vinylbenzyl chloride, vinylidene chloride, acrylic acid, divinylbenzene, arylamidomethyl-propane sulfonic acid, vinyl toluene, trimethylol propane triacrylate.
- 6. The element of claim 1 wherein said crosslinked organic microbead comprise a poly(methyl methacrylate) or poly(butyl acrylate) polymer.
- 7. The element of claim 1 wherein said crosslinked organic microbead comprises greater than 15% by weight of said microvoided layer.
- 8. The element of claim 1 wherein said crosslinked organic microbead comprises from 15% to 30% by weight of said microvoided layer.
- 9. The element of claim 1 wherein said non-crosslinked polymer particles that are immiscible with the polyester matrix have an olefinic backbone.
- 10. The element of claim 9 wherein said non-crosslinked polymer particles that are immiscible with the polyester matrix comprise polymers derived from a monomer selected from propylene or ethylene.
- 11. The element of claim 9 wherein said polyolefin comprises polypropylene.
- 12. The element of claim 1 wherein said microvoided layer has a density of less than 0.95 grams/cc.
- 13. The element of claim 1 wherein said microvoided layer has a density of from 0.4 to 0.90 grams/cc.
- 14. The element of claim 1 wherein the total thickness of said microvoided layer is from 20 to 400 micrometers.
- 15. The element of claim 1 wherein the total thickness of said microvoided layer is from 30 to 300 micrometers.
- 16. The element of claim 1 wherein the total thickness of said microvoided layer is from 50 to 200 micrometers.
- 17. The element of claim 1 wherein the absorbent capacity comprises from 14 to 30 cc/m2.
- 18. The element of claim 1 wherein said element has a dry time of less than 10 seconds.
- 19. The element of claim 1 wherein said element has a dry time of less than 1 second.
- 20. The element of claim 1 wherein the microvoided layer has interconnecting voids.
- 21. The element of claim 1 wherein the ratio of the volume of crosslinked microbeads to the volume of non-crosslinked polymer particles that are immiscible with the polyester matrix is from 3:2 to 2:3.
- 22. The element of claim 1 wherein the ratio of the volume of crosslinked microbeads to the volume of non-crosslinked polymer particles that are immiscible with the polyester matrix is 1:1.
- 23. The element of claim 1 further comprising an image recording layer disposed on at least 1 surface of said microvoided layer wherein said image recording layer comprises an inkjet receiving layer.
- 24. The element of claim 23 wherein said inkjet receiving layer is porous having interconnecting voids.
- 25. The element of claim 23 further comprising one or more subbing layers are present between said image recording layer and said base.
- 26. The element of claim 1 wherein said element is laminated to a substrate.
- 27. The element of claim 26 wherein said substrate comprises fabric.
- 28. The element of claim 26 wherein said substrate comprises paper.
- 29. The element of claim 26 wherein said substrate comprises a polymer sheet.
- 30. The element of claim 26 wherein said polymer sheet is voided.
- 31. The element of claim 26 wherein said polymer sheet is oriented.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] Reference is made to commonly assigned, co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. ______ by Thomas M. Laney and Teh-Ming Kung (Docket 84893) filed of even date herewith entitled “MICROBEAD AND IMMICIBLE POLYMER VOIDED POLYESTER FOR IMAGING MEDIAS”; and Ser. No. ______ by Thomas M. Laney and Teh-Ming Kung (Docket 85693) filed of even date herewith entitled “MICROBEAD AND IMMICIBLE POLYMER VOIDED POLYESTER FOR THERMAL IMAGING MEDIAS”, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein.