| abstract |
An inkjet ink including a) an aqueous medium; and b) capsules composed of a polymeric shell surrounding a core; wherein the capsules are dispersed in the aqueous medium using a dispersing group covalently bonded to the polymeric shell; wherein the dispersing group is selected from the group consisting of a carboxylic acid or salt thereof, a sulfonic acid or salt thereof, a phosphoric acid ester or salt thereof, a phosphonic acid or salt thereof, an ammonium group, a sulfonium group, and a phosphonium group; wherein the core contains one or more chemical reactants capable of forming a reaction product upon application of heat and/or light; and wherein the capsules have an average particle size of no more than 4 μm as determined by dynamic laser diffraction. |