COLD TRANSFER OF A DYE-BASED INKJET IMAGE TO WET POLYQUATERNIUM-10-TREATED FABRICS

摘要

Embodiments of the invention enable users to personalize fabric objects of varying shapes and sizes, such as, e.g., garments, fabric sheets, bags, etc. An inkjet printer, using conventional inks, may print an image on a prepared image transfer sheet, which may be, for example, a plastic backing sheet coated with a polymer layer. Then, with a water-based formulation applied to the fabric, the image may conveniently be transferred from the image transfer sheet to the fabric, e.g., at room temperature.

主权项

1. A method of transferring an inkjet image to a fabric substrate, the method comprising:
printing the image in reverse onto a portion of an image transfer sheet that comprises a backing sheet; applying a solution, in which water is a solvent and which comprises a water-soluble binding and anchoring agent, to the fabric substrate; placing the portion of the image transfer sheet onto which the image in reverse has been printed in contact with the fabric substrate; and removing the backing sheet.