Inventors:
Nathan Hale - Mount Pleasant SC, US
Ming Xu - Mt. Pleasant SC, US
Kimberlee Thompson - Atlanta GA, US
Sukun Zhang - Mt. Pleasant SC, US
Assignee:
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. - Mt. Pleasant SC
International Classification:
G01D 11/00
Abstract:
Reactive inks and methods of generating an image on a substrate using both reactive and heat activated inks are presented. An image is printed on a substrate, without reacting the reagents in the ink. Subsequently, the reagents are reacted to fix the image to a substrate, with substantial permanency and fastness. Sublimation or similar heat activated dyes are printed are also printed on the substrate. The sublimation or similar heat activated dyes are activated, and have an affinity for polymer that is applied to the substrate.