Provided are a method for producing a printed matter and a printing machine which suppress the decrease of transferability and improve adhesiveness between ink and a film substrate when ink is printed on the film substrate. The method for producing a printed matter of the present invention is a method for producing a printed matter by printing ink on a film, which uses a film having a nitrogen element concentration of 0.5 to 10.0 atom % in the film surface, and includes irradiating with an active energy ray after printing.

Provided are a method for producing a printed matter and a printing machine which suppress the decrease of transferability and improve adhesiveness between ink and a film substrate when ink is printed on the film substrate. The method for producing a printed matter of the present invention is a method for producing a printed matter by printing ink on a film, which uses a film having a nitrogen element concentration of 0.5 to 10.0 atom % in the film surface, and includes irradiating with an active energy ray after printing.

The present disclosure is drawn to imaging media. In one example, an imaging medium includes a substrate, a color layer on the substrate, and an opaque porous concealing layer over the color layer. The color layer includes a pattern of color regions, wherein individual color regions include multiple adjacently-applied colors. The opaque porous concealing layer has a coat weight from 2 gsm to 10 gsm. The opaque porous concealing layer includes transparent inorganic particles having a refractive index from 1.3 to 3, and void spaces between the transparent inorganic particles are occupied by air.

The present disclosure is drawn to radiation embossable coated print media. In one example, a radiation embossable coated print medium can include a print substrate, an expanding coating layer on the print substrate, and an ink receiving layer on the expanding coating layer. The expanding coating layer can include a flexible polymer binder and temperature responsive thermoplastic beads in the flexible polymeric binder. The temperature responsive thermoplastic beads can include a propellant encapsulated in a thermoplastic polymer shell.

The present disclosure is drawn to methods of radiative embossing print media. In one example, the method of radiative 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 radiative embossing print media. In one example, the method of radiative 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.

There is provided a master, an optical body, and a master manufacturing method, including: forming, on a surface of a master body that includes a base material, a periodic micro concave-convex structure in which an average cycle of concavities and convexities is less than or equal to visible light wavelengths; forming an inorganic resist layer on the surface of the master body; microparticulating and spraying an organic resist dissolved in a diluent onto the inorganic resist layer, to thereby form an organic resist layer, on a surface of which is provided a macro concave-convex structure in which the average cycle of concavities and convexities is greater than the visible light wavelengths; and etching the organic resist layer, the inorganic resist layer, and the master body, to thereby superimpose and uniformly form the micro concave-convex structure and the macro concave-convex structure on the surface of the base material.

There is provided a master, an optical body, and a master manufacturing method, including: forming, on a surface of a master body that includes a base material, a periodic micro concave-convex structure in which an average cycle of concavities and convexities is less than or equal to visible light wavelengths; forming an inorganic resist layer on the surface of the master body; microparticulating and spraying an organic resist dissolved in a diluent onto the inorganic resist layer, to thereby form an organic resist layer, on a surface of which is provided a macro concave-convex structure in which the average cycle of concavities and convexities is greater than the visible light wavelengths; and etching the organic resist layer, the inorganic resist layer, and the master body, to thereby superimpose and uniformly form the micro concave-convex structure and the macro concave-convex structure on the surface of the base material.

Printing process in which a substrate to be printed is disposed opposite an ink carrier having an ink layer, wherein the ink layer is regionally heated in such a way that bulges are formed in the ink layer, wherein the bulges contact the substrate and wherein ink splitting is brought about by relative movement between substrate and ink carrier.

Printing process in which a substrate to be printed is disposed opposite an ink carrier having an ink layer, wherein the ink layer is regionally heated in such a way that bulges are formed in the ink layer, wherein the bulges contact the substrate and wherein ink splitting is brought about by relative movement between substrate and ink carrier.