PROCESS FOR PRINTING AND SECURING THREE-DIMENSIONAL PATTERN ON NON-FIBROUS SUBSTRATES AND ARTICLE COMPRISING NON-FIBROUS SURFACE HAVING THREE-DIMENSIONAL PATTERN THEREON.

摘要

A process for creating a stable 3D pattern on a non-fibrous substrate comprises depositing a heat-expandable composition on the substrate; causing the disposed composition to expand in volume, thereby forming a 3D pattern having a perimeter; causing the composition to solidify; and applying a varnish coating over the pattern's perimeter and an area of the substrate adjacent thereto such that the varnish covers a sealing region extending at least 0.5 mm from the perimeter on both sides thereof. An article of manufacture comprises a non-fibrous outer surface having a 3D decorative pattern applied thereto and coated with a varnish coating covering a sealing region extending at least 0.5 mm from the pattern's perimeter on both sides thereof.