Provided are a child and environmentally friendly aqueous based heat transfer disperse dye ink compositions suitable for placing an image on an object and processes of their use. The compositions may include a heat transfer disperse dye and a nonsublimable dye or pigment having a hue representative of the hue of the disperse dye when heat transferred onto a substrate, with either or both of the dyes or pigments having a particle size less than 350 nm, and wherein the ink composition may have a viscosity less than 10 cps at room temperature. A process that uses the ink compositions optionally include marking an intermediate substrate, drying the image, optionally heating the intermediate substrate, optionally placing the inked intermediate substrate in contact with a dye receptive surface of a receptive object, and optionally transferring the image to the receptive object by application of sufficient heat and pressure.

A system for controlling wearable media, the system comprising an article of wearable media, the article including at least one portion that is configured to change from a first configuration to a second configuration in response to a stimulus; a stimulator coupled to the at least one portion and adapted to selectively apply a stimulus upon receiving an activation command; a controller including a processor, a memory and an input/output device, the processor configured to execute instructions including communicating with the wearable media, the controller being adapted to selectively communicate with the stimulator to send the activation command to change the at least one portion from the first configuration to the second configuration.

A thermal inkjet dye sublimation ink consists of a disperse dye colorant dispersion, primary and secondary solvents, a chelating agent, oleth-3-phosphate, additive(s), and water. The colorant dispersion is present in an amount ranging from about 1 wt % actives to about 7 wt % actives. The amount of the primary solvent (glycerol, ethoxylated glycerol, 2-methyl-1,3-propanediol, dipropylene glycol, or combinations thereof) ranges from about 10 wt % to about 22 wt %, and the amount of the secondary solvent ranges from 0 wt % to about 7 wt %. The chelating agent amount ranges from 0 wt % actives to less than 0.1 wt % actives, and the oleth-3-phosphate amount ranges from about 0.1 wt % to about 0.75 wt. The additive is selected from the group consisting of a buffer, a biocide, another surfactant, and combinations thereof.

An aqueous ink jet composition contains a dye composed of at least one of sublimation fluorescent dyes or at least one of disperse fluorescent dyes, polyester, and water. The amount of the polyester is 8 times or more and 300 times or less greater than the amount of the dye. Preferably, the amount of the polyester is 5% by mass or more and 35% by mass or less. Preferably, the amount of the dye is 0.05% by mass or more and 1% by mass or less.

An aqueous ink jet composition contains water and particles of a material containing polyester and a dye composed of at least one of sublimation dyes or at least one of disperse dyes. Preferably, the dye is dispersed in the particles.

An aqueous ink jet composition contains water, a dye composed of at least one of sublimation dyes or at least one of disperse dyes, and polyester particles, which are particles made of at least one material including polyester. At least a subset of the polyester particles is stained with the dye.

The invention relates to transfer paper for sublimation printing, comprising a fibrous substrate, said transfer paper having one or more cationic agents on at least one face thereof, deposited on the fibrous substrate by means of surface treatment, the amount of cationic agent(s) being greater than or equal to 8% by dry weight of the total dry weight of the compound(s) added to the fibrous substrate by means of the surface treatment.

A thermal inkjet dye sublimation ink consists of a disperse dye colorant dispersion, a co-solvent system, an additive, and a balance of water. The colorant dispersion is present in an amount ranging from about 1 wt % actives to about 7 wt % actives. The co-solvent system is present in a total amount ranging from about 12 wt % to about 25 wt %. The co-solvent system consists of glycerol present in an amount ranging from about 9 wt % to about 16 wt %, ethoxylated glycerol present in an amount ranging from 0 wt % to about 5 wt %, and a water soluble or water miscible organic solvent present in an amount ranging from 0 wt % to about 7 wt %. The additive is selected from the group consisting of a surfactant, a chelating agent, a buffer, a biocide, and combinations thereof.

According to the present disclosure, a textile printing ink jet ink composition includes a thioindigo-skeleton-containing dye and elemental sulfur. A content of the elemental sulfur in the textile printing ink jet ink composition is 0.01 ppm or greater and 500 ppm or less relative to the total mass of the ink composition.

Provided are a child and environmentally friendly aqueous based heat transfer disperse dye ink compositions suitable for placing an image on an object and processes of their use. The compositions may include a heat transfer disperse dye and a nonsublimable dye or pigment having a hue representative of the hue of the disperse dye when heat transferred onto a substrate, with either or both of the dyes or pigments having a particle size less than 350 nm, and wherein the ink composition may have a viscosity less than 10 cps at room temperature. A process that uses the ink compositions optionally include marking an intermediate substrate, drying the image, optionally heating the intermediate substrate, optionally placing the inked intermediate substrate in contact with a dye receptive surface of a receptive object, and optionally transferring the image to the receptive object by application of sufficient heat and pressure.