Bleed control and fast dry times are achieved in pigment-based ink-jet ink compositions by formulating the ink compositions to include at least one appropriately modified pigment in a water-insoluble organic compound, which is microemulsified with an amphiphile and water. By employing a vehicle formulated in accordance with the invention, the present pigment-based ink-jet ink compositions are bleed-free and fast-drying and exhibit the inherent waterfastness of pigments. Moreover, the use of a modified pigment improves print quality by passivating the pigment particles to eliminate agglomerations between the particles and by providing pigment particles of substantially uniform size, thereby yielding more uniform thickness and coverage on a print medium. In short, pigment-based ink-jet ink compositions formulated in accordance with the invention offer the best qualities of pigments as colorants while reducing or eliminating the problems conventionally associated therewith.
在
颜料型喷墨墨
水组合物中,通过将至少一种适当改性的
颜料加入到
水不溶性有机化合物中,并用两性化合物和
水进行微乳化,可以达到控制渗色和快速干燥的目的。通过使用根据本发明配制的载体,本发明的
颜料型喷墨墨
水组合物具有无渗漏、快干和
颜料固有的耐
水性。此外,使用改性
颜料还能通过钝化
颜料颗粒来消除颗粒间的团聚,并使
颜料颗粒大小基本一致,从而使打印介质的厚度和覆盖范围更加均匀,从而提高打印质量。简而言之,根据本发明配制的
颜料型喷墨墨
水组合物既能提供
颜料作为
着色剂的最佳品质,又能减少或消除传统上与之相关的问题。