Disclosed is an actinic radiation-curable inkjet ink composition exhibiting ejection stability, and a printing method using the ink composition. This has been accomplished by an actinic radiation-curable inkjet ink composition containing at least a monomer, a pigment, a polymerization initiator and a surface tension modifier, in which the actinic radiation-curable inkjet ink composition has a surface tension at 25 C. of 20 to 35 mN/m and differs by 5 to 15 mN/m in surface tension from an unmodified ink composition not containing the surface tension modifier.

Disclosed is an actinic radiation-curable inkjet ink composition exhibiting ejection stability, and a printing method using the ink composition. This has been accomplished by an actinic radiation-curable inkjet ink composition containing at least a monomer, a pigment, a polymerization initiator and a surface tension modifier, in which the actinic radiation-curable inkjet ink composition has a surface tension at 25 C. of 20 to 35 mN/m and differs by 5 to 15 mN/m in surface tension from an unmodified ink composition not containing the surface tension modifier.

The invention relates to a UV-curing primer composition for the coating of glass, in particular glass hollow bodies, wherein the primer composition, in addition to reactive oligomers and/or reactive monomers and at least one photoinitiator, comprises at least one organosilane, which possesses at least one acetoxy radical, in particular 1 to 4 acetoxy radicals. The invention further relates to use of at least one organosilane for providing a UV-cured primer layer on glass and/or an ink layer on glass, a method for coating glass, a substrate coated with a UV-cured primer layer, an ink and a kit.

The invention relates to a UV-curing primer composition for the coating of glass, in particular glass hollow bodies, wherein the primer composition, in addition to reactive oligomers and/or reactive monomers and at least one photoinitiator, comprises at least one organosilane, which possesses at least one acetoxy radical, in particular 1 to 4 acetoxy radicals. The invention further relates to use of at least one organosilane for providing a UV-cured primer layer on glass and/or an ink layer on glass, a method for coating glass, a substrate coated with a UV-cured primer layer, an ink and a kit.

Disclosed are an infrared transmitting ink composition for an ink jet, a method for forming a bezel pattern by using the same, a bezel pattern formed thereby, and a display substrate comprising the same, wherein the infrared transmitting ink composition enables the check of align markers through an infrared camera and the detection of pressure marks through non-destructive inspection even after the bezel pattern is printed on the display substrate, has excellent storage stability, curing sensitivity, and adhesion with a basic material, and can improve an ink jet process performance. The infrared transmitting ink composition for an ink jet comprises: a lactam black pigment, a perylene black pigment, or a combination thereof; a dispersant; an epoxy compound; an oxetane compound; a photo-polymerization initiator; and an organic solvent.

Disclosed are an infrared transmitting ink composition for an ink jet, a method for forming a bezel pattern by using the same, a bezel pattern formed thereby, and a display substrate comprising the same, wherein the infrared transmitting ink composition enables the check of align markers through an infrared camera and the detection of pressure marks through non-destructive inspection even after the bezel pattern is printed on the display substrate, has excellent storage stability, curing sensitivity, and adhesion with a basic material, and can improve an ink jet process performance. The infrared transmitting ink composition for an ink jet comprises: a lactam black pigment, a perylene black pigment, or a combination thereof; a dispersant; an epoxy compound; an oxetane compound; a photo-polymerization initiator; and an organic solvent.

The present disclosure is drawn to methods of embossing print media, printing systems, and printers. In one example, a method of embossing a print medium can include printing a radiation absorbing ink on a coated print medium to form a printed area. The coated print medium can include a print substrate and an expanding coating layer on the print substrate. The expanding coating layer can include a thermal expansion agent having a minimum expansion temperature. The method can further include heating the coated print medium using a heater such that the printed area and unprinted area reach a first temperature from 5 C to 90 C below the minimum expansion temperature. The coated print medium can be irradiated with radiation having a wavelength from 200 nm to 400 nm to selectively heat the print area and expand the thermal expansion agent in the printed area.

The present disclosure is drawn to methods of embossing print media, printing systems, and printers. In one example, a method of embossing a print medium can include printing a radiation absorbing ink on a coated print medium to form a printed area. The coated print medium can include a print substrate and an expanding coating layer on the print substrate. The expanding coating layer can include a thermal expansion agent having a minimum expansion temperature. The method can further include heating the coated print medium using a heater such that the printed area and unprinted area reach a first temperature from 5 C to 90 C below the minimum expansion temperature. The coated print medium can be irradiated with radiation having a wavelength from 200 nm to 400 nm to selectively heat the print area and expand the thermal expansion agent in the printed area.

Adhesive compositions that can be applied to substrates using inkjet printheads and cured to a hardened, tack-free state and readily rendered tacky on application of heat and pressure to accurately transfer foil to the substrates including one or more free-radical curing monomers, an oligomer/resin composition component including one or more oligomers and one or more inert thermoplastic resins that are soluble in the monomers, and, where required, one or more free radical photoinitiators.

Adhesive compositions that can be applied to substrates using inkjet printheads and cured to a hardened, tack-free state and readily rendered tacky on application of heat and pressure to accurately transfer foil to the substrates including one or more free-radical curing monomers, an oligomer/resin composition component including one or more oligomers and one or more inert thermoplastic resins that are soluble in the monomers, and, where required, one or more free radical photoinitiators.