A jet ink

A jet ink

Keywords Inks,Patents

In GB Patent 2314851 Sericol Ltd describe a water-based, flash-curable ink jet ink that is capable of adhering to plastic substrates such as flexible polyvinyl chloride. The ink comprises:

• 1.

  at least one water-dispersible or water-soluble acrylate polymerisable material; (e.g. urethane-acrylate);

• 2.

  at least one polymerisable material that is capable of softening the substrate in part or in full and is resistant to hydrolysis; (e.g. hexanediol diacrylate);

• 3.

  at least one colourant such as a pigment, a dye or both a pigment and a dye;and

• 4.

  at least one UV photoinitiator.