| abstract |
A process for preparing an image utilizing both thermal dye and thermal mass transfer. A thermal transfer receptor element is utilized which contains a substrate and a vinyl chloride-containing copolymer which has a T g between about 50° and 85° C.; a weight average molecular weight between about 10,000 and 100,000 g/mol; a hydroxyl equivalent weight between 500 and 7,000 g/equiv.; a sulfonate equivalent weight between about 9,000 and about 23,000 g/equiv.; and an epoxy equivalent weight between about 500 and about 7,000 g/equiv., wherein a reactive amino-modified silicone has been chemically bonded to the vinyl chloride-containing copolymer. |