An inkjet recording medium, comprising an ink-receiving layer containing an inorganic pigment, a binder, an inkjet ink-fixing agent comprising a cationic compound, and organic spherical particles disposed on at least one surface of a base paper, wherein the ink-receiving layer further contains a water-soluble metal salt and 5 parts by weight or more to 15 parts by weight or less of polyvinyl alcohol (A) with a polymerization degree of 700 or less and 20 parts by weight or more to 40 parts by weight or less of polyvinyl alcohol (B) with a polymerization degree of 1200 or more as the binder with respect to 100 parts by weight of the ink-receiving layer; and a volume 50% average particle diameter (D50) as measured by a laser diffraction/scattering method of the organic spherical particles is 15.0 μm or more.

An image formation device includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion along a travel path is to receive droplets of color ink particles within a dielectric carrier fluid onto a substrate to form an image. The second portion includes a charge source to emit airborne charges to charge the color ink particles to move, via attraction relative to the substrate, through the carrier fluid to become electrostatically fixed relative to the substrate and to become additionally fixed, in their electrostatically fixed position, via distance-dependent, molecular forces relative to the substrate. The duration of additional fixation via distance-dependent, molecular forces may be at least greater than a duration of the electrostatic fixation.

An image forming method is provided. The image forming method includes the processes of: applying a porous layer forming material to a recording medium by an inkjet head to form a porous layer having an average pore diameter greater than 200 nm and not greater than 400 nm and an average thickness of from 5 to 30 μm; and applying a silver ink containing silver to the porous layer.

A recording medium includes a substrate, a first ink-receiving layer, and a second ink-receiving layer adjacent to the first ink-receiving layer, in this order. The first ink-receiving layer has a positive surface zeta potential, and the second ink-receiving layer has a negative surface zeta potential. The thickness of the second ink-receiving layer is 2 μm to 15 μm.

A pretreatment liquid that can be used together with an aqueous inkjet ink comprising a pigment and water, wherein the pretreatment liquid comprises a coagulant (A), a surfactant (B), a resin (C) and water, the coagulant (A) comprises a metal salt that includes at least a polyvalent metal salt, the surfactant (B) comprises a polyoxyalkylene alkylamine represented by the following general formula (1).

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The present invention relates to a dye-sublimation paper for printing with a solution containing at least one dye-sublimation dye, comprising a base paper having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, characterised in that the first surface is a hornified surface, in that a further layer for binding and/or fixing the dye-sublimation dye is applied to the first surface, and in that the dye-sublimation paper has a roughness on the coated side of ≤4.5 μm, measured according to ISO 8791-4, and a grammage of ≤30 g/m.sup.2, measured according to ISO 536, and to a method for the production thereof, and to a dye-sublimation paper obtainable by this method.

Articles and methods for archival raised image printing is disclosed. The process includes modifying an electronic image, printing the image on a paper substrate to form a printed substrate, applying the printed substrate onto a barrier substrate via an applicator such that the applicator creates a wall around the outer edge of the image, coating the printed substrate with a varnish composition, and drying the printed substrate in a humidity controlled environment. This configuration provides an efficient system of archival printing to print raised images on an article.

The recording medium includes: an absorbent substrate; and an ink receiving layer provided on the absorbent substrate. The dry coating amount of the ink receiving layer is 6.0 g/m.sup.2 or more to 11.0 g/m.sup.2 or less, arithmetic average roughness Ra1 (μm) of a surface of the absorbent substrate satisfies a relationship of Expression (1) below, arithmetic average roughness Ra1 and arithmetic average roughness Ra2 (μm) of a surface of the ink receiving layer satisfy a relationship of Expression (2) below, and an average length RSm1 (mm) of a roughness curve element of the surface of the absorbent substrate and an average length RSm2 (mm) of a roughness curve element of the surface of the ink receiving layer satisfy a relationship of Expression (3) below.
Ra1≥5.0 μm  (1)
Ra2/Ra1≥0.87  (2)
RSm2/RSm1≤1.40  (3)

A label comprises a facestock adapted to be adhered or attached to an object. A direct thermal coating is on the facestock, the direct thermal coating configured to selectively darken by heat activation when direct thermal printed. A cured ultraviolet coating is on the direct thermal coating, the cured ultraviolet coating having photoinitiators with substantial activation at an exposure limited to radiation at a 315 nm-450 nm wavelength range, and configured to allow direct thermal printing of the direct thermal coating therethrough. The ultraviolet coating is cured without heat activating the direct thermal coating.

Described is an energy curable ink for use in the production of layered composites the ink comprising 3 to 50% by weight of aminoacrylate as defined herein, 5 to 60% by weight of hydroxyl functional acrylate monomer and wherein the non-volatile content of the ink is not less than 45% by weight. Also described is a layered composite having a layer of the energy curable ink on a substrate and a process for producing a layered composite in which the energy curable ink according to the present invention is printed onto a substrate and then cured.