Colorants, dispersants, dispersions, and inks

• Main Authors: MACHLEDER WARREN HARVEY, BORTNICK NEWMAN MAYER, LANGENMAYR ERIC JON, LORAH DENNIS PAUL, VAN DYK ANTONY KEITH, GORE ROBERT HOWARD
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 13.03.2007
• Subjects: ADHESIVES; CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS; CHEMISTRY; COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES ORLACQUERS; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON; COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; CORRECTING FLUIDS; DYES; FILLING PASTES; INKS; LAKES; MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVINGCARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS; MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FORELSEWHERE; METALLURGY; MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS; MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITIONS; MORDANTS; NATURAL RESINS; ORGANIC DYES OR CLOSELY-RELATED COMPOUNDS FOR PRODUCING DYES; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; PAINTS; PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING; POLISHES; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; USE OF INORGANIC OR NON-MACROMOLECULAR ORGANIC SUBSTANCES ASCOMPOUNDING INGREDIENTS; USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR; WOODSTAINS

Colorant, dispersants, dispersions, and inks are provided which include crosslinked polymeric nanoparticles (hereafter "PNPs") having a mean diameter in the range of from 1 to 50 nanometers, the PNPs including as polymerized units at least one multi-ethylenically-unsaturated monomer. Also provided are methods for preparing colorants, dispersants, dispersions, and inks which include PNPs.