Indirect printing apparatus employing sacrificial coating on intermediate transfer member

• Main Authors: Song Guiqin, Dooley Brynn, Yang Suxia, Farrugia Valerie M, Zhang Qi, Sisler Gordon
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 17.10.2017
• Subjects: ADHESIVES; CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS; CHEMISTRY; COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES ORLACQUERS; CORRECTING FLUIDS; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS; DYES; FILLING PASTES; i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; INKS; LINING MACHINES; METALLURGY; MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS; MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITIONS; NATURAL RESINS; PAINTS; PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; POLISHES; PRINTING; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS; STAMPS; TRANSPORTING; TYPEWRITERS; USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR; WOODSTAINS

A sacrificial coating composition for an image transfer member in an aqueous ink imaging system. The sacrificial coating composition includes a latex having polymer particles dispersed in a continuous liquid phase; at least one hygroscopic material; at least one surfactant; and water.