Thermal dye transfer receiving element with miscible polycarbonate blends for dye image-receiving layer
US5262378A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 23, 1992 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/31507
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A dye-receiving element for thermal dye transfer includes a support having on one side thereof a dye image-receiving layer. Receiving elements of the invention are characterized in that the dye image-receiving layer comprises a miscible blend of an unmodified bisphenol-A polycarbonate and a polyether modified polycarbonate, the polyether modified polycarbonate being a block copolymer of polyether block units and bisphenol-A polycarbonate block units.
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