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Coating composition for reemay and satin acetate fabrics for laser printability

US5741548A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 24, 1996
Grant dateApr 21, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 24, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G2215/00527
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

This invention relates to a polymeric composition for application onto Reemay and Satin acetate fabric for laser printability with a high level (90% or greater readability of printed characters, washability and enzyme rejection/retardation. The polymeric composition is applied by chemical grafting that involves the use of monomers/prepolymers, catalyst, graft initiator and other ingredients of the composition. The coating thus developed and subsequently applied to Reemay and Satin acetate fabric allows to undergo graft polymerization thereby forming a polymeric film which is chemically bonded to the fabric substrate with strong adhesion. The chemically grafted fabric is highly durable and permanent in terms of distinct legibility of the printed characters on the substrate after 55 launderings or 25 dry cleanings and has excellent level or enzyme rejection/retardation when the coated fabric with laser printed characters are subjected to an enzyme wash process.

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