| abstract |
An ink composition comprising: (a) water; (b) a pigment dispersion comprising a pigment and a polymeric dispersant wherein the polymeric dispersant is a copolymer comprising at least a hydrophobic methacrylate or acrylate monomer containing an aliphatic chain having greater than or equal to 12 carbons, and a hydrophilic methacrylic or acrylic acid monomer, wherein the copolymer comprises at least 10 % by weight of the methacrylate or acrylate monomer and at least 5 % by weight of the methacrylic or acrylic acid monomer, and wherein the copolymer comprises, in total, 20 to 95 weight % of hydrophobic monomer; and (c) at least one water-dispersible polyurethane. |