| abstract |
An ink jet printing method, having the steps of: A) providing annink jet printer that is responsive to digital data signals; B) loading the printer withnan ink-receiving element having a support having thereon a continuous,ncoextensive, non-porous, swellable, ink-receiving layer of a hydrophilic polymernwhich is capable of absorbing and retaining an ink; C) loading the printer with annink jet ink composition of water, a humectant, a pigment and particles of a water-dispersiblenpolymer; and D) printing on the ink-receiving layer using the ink jetnink in response to the digital data signals. |