| abstract |
A receiver element for thermal dye transfer, a print assembly including the receiver element, and a method of printing are described wherein the receiver element includes a dye image-receiving layer and a stick preventative agent of the formula: n n nwherein R 1 is an alkyl chain of C 9 H 19 or greater; R 2 is an alkyl chain of C 3 H 6 or greater; A is NH—R 3 , NHNH 2 , NHCO—R 3 , NH—R 4 —NH 2 , or NHCO—R 4 —NH 2 ; R 3 is an alkyl chain of C 2 H 5 or greater; R 4 is an alkyl chain of C 2 H 4 or greater; m is from about 0 to 95 weight percent; n is from about 0 to about 70 weight percent; p is from 0 to about 40 weight percent; and q is from 0 to 95 weight percent, with the proviso that when m is 0, then n is 0, and R 3 is an alkyl chain of C 8 H 17 or greater, otherwise when m is greater than 0, n is from 0.1 to 70 weight percent, based on the total weight of the stick preventative agent. The use of the stick preventative agent enables high-speed printing with reduced or no donor-receiver sticking. |