A print medium can include a cellulose-based paper substrate with a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The first surface can be treated with an electrically charged treatment layer. An ink-absorbing layer can be positioned on the electrically charged treatment layer. The ink-absorbing layer can include a polymeric binder and surface-activated fumed silica particles. The surface-activated fumed silica particles can include fumed silica particles that are surface-activated with charged multivalent aluminum salt and organosilane reagent. In further detail, an ink-receiving layer can be positioned on the ink-absorbing layer. The ink-receiving layer can include amorphous silica particles, alumina particles, or a combination thereof.

In order to provide an extremely cost-advantageous laminated white film for use as a recording material that is an information printing medium in place of paper such as copy paper, proposed is a laminated white film having a functional layer comprising an antistatic agent on at least one surface of a polyester film having an apparent density of 0.7 to 1.3 g/cm.sup.3 and a thickness of 10 to 1000 μm, wherein the polyester film comprises a polyester-incompatible polymer.

A print medium can include a cellulose-based paper substrate with a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The first surface can be treated with an electrically charged treatment layer. An ink-absorbing layer can be positioned on the electrically charged treatment layer. The ink-absorbing layer can include a polymeric binder and surface-activated fumed silica particles. The surface-activated fumed silica particles can include fumed silica particles that are surface-activated with charged multivalent aluminum salt and organosilane reagent. In further detail, an ink-receiving layer can be positioned on the ink-absorbing layer. The ink-receiving layer can include amorphous silica particles, alumina particles, or a combination thereof.

A method for treating a substrate is provided herein. The method includes providing a substrate and applying a composition to the substrate to form the treated substrate. The composition includes a binder, a binder additive, and an aluminum salt. A method for improving adhesion of an image to the treated substrate is also provided herein. The method includes providing the substrate, applying the composition to the substrate to form the treated substrate, and applying a liquid toner to the treated substrate to form the image on the treated substrate. A printed material exhibiting improved adhesion of the image to the treated substrate is also provided herein. The printed material includes a treated substrate. The treated substrate includes the substrate and a coating disposed on the substrate and formed from the composition. The printed material further includes the image disposed on the treated substrate and formed from the liquid toner.

A method for preparing a printable substrate having a showthrough value of about 0.14 or less, and an opacity value of at least about 88% which includes a paper substrate with a first and second surfaces formed of paper fibers having a basis weight of from about 12 to about 32 lbs/1300 ft.sup.2, and a substrate filler in an amount in the range of from 0 to about 30% by weight of the paper substrate; and a surface size layer on at least one of the first and second surfaces, the surface size layer having about 50 lbs or less per ton of the paper substrate of a starch surface sizing agent and a multivalent metal salt drying agent in an amount sufficient to impart to the at least one of the first and second surfaces a black print density value of at least about 0.8 when inkjet printed with pigmented inks and a waterfastness value of at least about 85% when inkjet printed with dye-based inks, the printable substrate having a MD tensile strength of at least about 12 lbs/in. and a CD tensile strength of at least about 6 lbs/in.

Described herein is a method for priming a print substrate for subsequently receiving a liquid electrophotographic (LEP) inkin which a surface of a print substrate is coated with a first primer using an analogue printing technique and a second primer is digitally printed to the surface of the print substrate coated with the first primer.

In order to provide an extremely cost-advantageous laminated white film for use as a recording material that is an information printing medium in place of paper such as copy paper, proposed is a laminated white film having a functional layer comprising an antistatic agent on at least one surface of a polyester film having an apparent density of 0.7 to 1.3 g/cm.sup.3 and a thickness of 10 to 1000 m, wherein the polyester film comprises a polyester-incompatible polymer.

A method for treating a substrate is provided herein. The method includes providing a substrate and applying a composition to the substrate to form the treated substrate. The composition includes a binder, a binder additive, and an aluminum salt. A method for improving adhesion of an image to the treated substrate is also provided herein. The method includes providing the substrate, applying the composition to the substrate to form the treated substrate, and applying a liquid toner to the treated substrate to form the image on the treated substrate. A printed material exhibiting improved adhesion of the image to the treated substrate is also provided herein. The printed material includes a treated substrate. The treated substrate includes the substrate and a coating disposed on the substrate and formed from the composition. The printed material further includes the image disposed on the treated substrate and formed from the liquid toner.

Described herein is a method for priming a print substrate for subsequently receiving a liquid electrophotographic (LEP) inkin which a surface of a print substrate is coated with a first primer using an analogue printing technique and a second primer is digitally printed to the surface of the print substrate coated with the first primer.

A base material for electrophotography is produced by stacking a base paper, a water-based adhesive layer constituted by water-soluble or water-dispersible adhesive containing 3 to 5 g/m.sup.2 of solids, a metal layer, and a polyamide resin layer, in this order. The base material that uses adhesive does not wrinkle when laminated, has sufficient metallic gloss through a metal deposition layer, ensures that electrophotographic printing is implemented in a reliable manner, and allows for easy separation/collection of each layer when the used sheets are collected and recycled.