A black ink composition for inkjet printing that contains a water-soluble organic solvent, a resin emulsion, a dispersing agent, and at least four types of sublimation dyes. At least three of the sublimation dye types are C.I. disperse yellow, C.I. disperse red, and C.I. disperse blue, and at least one of the sublimation dye types has a maximum absorption wavelength in the wavelength band of 640 nm to less than 680 nm as measured from a visible spectral absorption of a solution obtained by dissolving the dye in acetone. An ink set for inkjet printing that includes the black ink composition for inkjet printing, and a method for printing on hydrophobic fibers that uses the composition and the ink set.

Herein is described a method of printing on a textile substrate. The method may comprise: a. applying a primer comprising a cross-linkable primer resin onto a surface of the textile substrate to form a primer layer; b. electrophotographically printing onto the primer layer an electrostatic ink composition comprising a cross-linkable thermoplastic resin to form a printed layer; c. applying a cross-linking composition comprising a cross-linking agent to the printed layer, wherein i. the cross-linking agent penetrates into at least the electrostatic ink composition and the primer layer; and/or ii. the cross-linking agent is a non-isocyanate agent; and d. activating the cross-linking agent. Printed textiles are also described.

The present invention relates to a pigment water dispersion containing pigment-containing water-insoluble crosslinked polymer A particles, a water-soluble basic compound and water, in which a water-insoluble crosslinked polymer A constituting the particles has a carboxy group and a crosslinked structure containing an ester group derived from a water-insoluble crosslinking agent, a saponification value of the water-insoluble crosslinked polymer A is from 170 to 300 mgKOH/g, and the water-soluble basic compound contains a water-soluble amine compound; a process for producing the pigment water dispersion; a water-based ink for ink-jet printing which contains the pigment water dispersion; and an ink-jet printing method using the water-based ink.

A transfer paper used for a transfer printing method using sublimation textile ink, comprising a base paper and one or more coating layer(s) provided on at least one side of the base paper, wherein an outermost coating layer positioned on the outermost side with respect to the base paper contains at least a pigment, a binder, a polyacrylic acid salt and an acetylene glycol derivative, has image deterioration resistance, good color development property and excellent adhesion property.

A textile printing system includes an ink composition and a fabric substrate. The ink composition includes from 50 wt % to 95 wt % water, from 4 wt % to 49 wt % organic cosolvent, from 0.5 wt % to 12 wt % pigment with a dispersant associated with a surface thereof, and from 0.5 wt % to 20 wt % polyurethane-latex hybrid particles. The polyurethane-latex hybrid particles include a polyurethane shell having an acid number from 50 mg KOH/g to 110 mg KOH/g and a (meth)acrylic latex core having a glass transition temperature from −30° C. to 50° C. A weight ratio of polyurethane shell to (meth)acrylic latex core is from 1:19 to 3:7 in this example.

Described herein are apparatuses (e.g., garments, including but not limited to shirts, pants, and the like) for detecting and monitoring physiological parameters, such as respiration, cardiac parameters, and the like. Also described herein are methods of forming garments having one or more stretchable conductive ink patterns and methods of making garments having one or more highly stretchable conductive ink pattern formed of a composite of an insulative adhesive, a conductive ink, and an intermediate gradient zone between the adhesive and conductive ink. The conductive ink typically includes between about 40-60% conductive particles, between about 30-50% binder; between about 3-7% solvent; and between about 3-7% thickener. The stretchable conductive ink patterns may be stretched more than twice their length without breaking or rupturing.

A whitening composition for fabric, in particular, unbleached cellulosic fiber-containing fabric. The composition includes a blue dye, a violet dye; and, optionally, a thickening agent; wherein the composition is free of bleaching agents and optical brighteners. A method of whitening a fabric using whitening compositions is also disclosed.

Provided are compositions and processes formulated and practiced to reduce the friction-coefficient of the printed area and also of the non-printed areas around the image, wherein the compositions are formulated for use by wet-on-wet techniques in-line of the pre-curing printing process, without pretreating the fabric for softness and smoothness prior to the printing process. The compositions comprise at least 15% by weight of a friction-coefficient reduction agent and having a pH lower than 6.5 so as to effect upon contact immobilization of an ink composition that is being digitally applied on the substrate.

There is provided a treatment agent applicable to a recording surface of a recording medium which is recording paper or fabric. The treatment agent contains: a non-cationic sizing agent; and at least one cationic substance which is selected from the group consisting of: a cationic polymer capable of forming a flexible film in a case that the cationic polymer is dried, a cationic surfactant, a polyvalent metal salt and a polyvalent metal ion.

The invention concerns a decorative fiber sheet having a print on one main surface of a fiber sheet, which has small variation in color of the decorative fiber sheet and is excellent in appearance quality due to small variation in printing amount in the decorative fiber sheet. When it contains cellulose nanofibers in a print, it is possible to provide a decorative fiber sheet which has small variation in color of the print contained in the decorative fiber sheet and is excellent in appearance quality.