A recording medium including a substrate and an ink-receiving layer provided on the substrate. The ink-receiving layer contains a silica particle and a water-insoluble resin. The silica particle satisfies the following expressions 1 and 2 when the average pore radius thereof determined by the BJH method is taken as r (nm), and the oil absorption thereof measured by the linseed oil droplet method is taken as V (ml/100 g):

r≦5.0 (nm)  expression 1:

V/r≧80 ((ml/100 g)/nm).  expression 2:

Various carton sealing tapes are disclosed that have a plurality of security features, at least two of which include nanomarker particles having identification indicia visible under about 100 to about 400 times magnification and taggants visible upon exposure to a pre-selected wavelength outside the visible spectrum included in the same or different layers of the tape structure depending upon the selection of the backing material for the substrate of the tape. The carton sealing tapes are also printable for inclusion of a consecutive sequence of coded identification information in the form of a barcode or a 2D code.

Aqueous inkjet ink compositions, methods of preparing the inkjet ink compositions, inkjet ink cartridges containing the aqueous inkjet ink composition, methods of filling a print cartridge with the aqueous inkjet ink composition, and methods of printing an image on a substrate using the inkjet ink composition are disclosed.

Aqueous inkjet ink compositions, methods of preparing the inkjet ink compositions, inkjet ink cartridges containing the aqueous inkjet ink composition, methods of filling a print cartridge with the aqueous inkjet ink composition, and methods of printing an image on a substrate using the inkjet ink composition are disclosed.

A new leuco dye produces a yellow color while demonstrating also exceptional light and thermal stability under light.

A new leuco dye produces a yellow color while demonstrating also exceptional light and thermal stability under light.

An ink set for textile printing is disclosed which includes a pretreatment liquid containing a metal salt, a water-dispersible resin (A), an organic solvent (B) having an SP value of 10 to 14 (cal/cm.sup.3).sup.1/2 and water, and an ink containing a pigment, a water-dispersible resin (C) having a glass transition point of 10° C. or higher, an organic solvent (D) and water. A method for producing a printed textile item is also disclosed.

An inkjet ink that contains a functional particle having a BET-equivalent particle diameter of 50 to 1000 nm, a rheology-controlling particle having a BET-equivalent particle diameter of 4 to 40 nm, and an organic vehicle. The ink has a viscosity of 1 to 50 mPa.Math.s at a shear rate of 1000 s.sup.−1. At a shear rate of 0.1 s.sup.−1, the ink has a viscosity equal to or higher than a viscosity η calculated using the following equation: η=(D).sup.2×ρ/10.sup.4/2+80 [where η is the viscosity (mPa.Math.s) at a shear rate of 0.1 s.sup.−1, D is the BET-equivalent particle diameter (nm) of the functional particle, and ρ is the specific gravity of the functional particle].

An inkjet ink that contains a functional particle having a BET-equivalent particle diameter of 50 to 1000 nm, a rheology-controlling particle having a BET-equivalent particle diameter of 4 to 40 nm, and an organic vehicle. The ink has a viscosity of 1 to 50 mPa.Math.s at a shear rate of 1000 s.sup.−1. At a shear rate of 0.1 s.sup.−1, the ink has a viscosity equal to or higher than a viscosity η calculated using the following equation: η=(D).sup.2×ρ/10.sup.4/2+80 [where η is the viscosity (mPa.Math.s) at a shear rate of 0.1 s.sup.−1, D is the BET-equivalent particle diameter (nm) of the functional particle, and ρ is the specific gravity of the functional particle].

Print glossing is described. Print glossing can be performed on a glossing drum having a location affixed to a circumferential outer surface thereof, where the location transits from a first position in an apparatus having a first temperature range selected to enable reflow of ink applied to a substrate that is placed at the location to a second position in the apparatus having a second temperature range selected for clean release from the location of the ink applied to the substrate.