Transparent ink-jet recording films, compositions, and methods

1. A transparent ink-jet recording film comprising:

a transparent substrate comprising a polyester;

at least one subbing layer disposed on the transparent substrate, said at least one subbing layer comprising gelatin and at least one polymeric matting agent, said at least one polymeric matting agent comprising a copolymer comprising first recurring units comprising methyl methacrylate and second recurring units comprising ethylene glycol dimethacrylate;

at least one under-layer disposed on the at least one subbing layer, said at least one under-layer comprising gelatin and at least one borate or borate derivative; and

at least one image-receiving layer disposed on the at least one under-layer, said at least one image-receiving layer comprising at least one water soluble or water dispersible polymer and at least one inorganic particle, said at least one water soluble or water dispersible polymer comprising at least one hydroxyl group.

2. The transparent ink jet recording film according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one primer layer disposed between said transparent substrate and said at least one subbing layer, said at least one primer layer comprising at least one latex polymer and at least one adhesion promoter.

3. The transparent ink-jet recording film according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one adhesion promoter comprises resorcinol.

4. The transparent ink-jet recording film according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one borate or borate derivative comprises sodium tetraborate decahydrate.

5. The transparent ink-jet recording film according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one water soluble or water dispersible polymer comprises poly(vinyl alcohol).

6. The transparent ink jet recording film according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one inorganic particle comprises a boehmite alumina.

7. The transparent ink jet recording film according to claim 1 , wherein the copolymer exhibits a glass transition temperature of at least about 135° C.

8. A transparent ink jet recording film comprising:

a transparent substrate comprising a polyester;

at least one subbing layer disposed on the transparent substrate, said at least one subbing layer comprising gelatin and at least one polymeric matting agent, said at least one polymeric matting agent comprising at least one copolymer comprising at least one first recurring unit and at least one second recurring unit,

said at least one first recurring unit comprising recurring units derived from at least one diethylene carboxylate ester, and

said at least one second recurring unit comprising recurring units derived from one or more monofunctional ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable acrylates or methacrylates having only one polymerizable site;

at least one under-layer disposed on the at least one subbing layer, said at least one under-layer comprising gelatin and at least one borate or borate derivative; and

at least one image-receiving layer disposed on the at least one under-layer, said at least one image-receiving layer comprising at least one water soluble or water dispersible polymer and at least one inorganic particle, said at least one water soluble or water dispersible polymer comprising at least one hydroxyl group.

9. The transparent ink-jet recording film according to claim 8 , wherein the at least one first recurring unit is derived from ethylene glycol dimethacrylate.

10. The transparent ink-jet recording film according to claim 8 , wherein the at least one second recurring unit is derived from at least one acrylate or methacrylate.

11. The transparent ink-jet recording film according to claim 8 , wherein the at least one second recurring unit is derived from methyl methacrylate.

12. The transparent ink-jet recording film according to claim 8 , wherein the at least one first recurring unit is derived from ethylene glycol dimethacrylate and the at least one second recurring unit is derived from methyl methacrylate.

13. The transparent ink-jet recording film according to claim 8 , wherein the at least one copolymer comprises at least about 5 wt % of the at least one first recurring unit and up to about 95 wt % of the at least one second recurring unit.

14. The transparent ink jet recording film according to claim 8 , wherein the at least one copolymer comprises at least about 10 wt % of the at least one first recurring unit and up to about 90 wt % of the at least one second recurring unit.

15. The transparent ink-jet recording film according to claim 8 , wherein the at least one copolymer comprises up to about 50 wt % of the at least one first recurring unit and at least about 50 wt % of the at least one second recurring unit.

16. The transparent ink-jet recording film according to claim 8 , wherein the at least one copolymer comprises from about 10 to about 30 wt % of the at least one first recurring unit and from about 70 to about 90 wt % of the at least one second recurring unit.

17. The transparent ink jet recording film according to claim 8 , wherein the copolymer exhibits a glass transition temperature of at least about 135° C.

18. The transparent ink jet recording film according to claim 8 , further comprising at least one primer layer disposed between said transparent substrate and said at least one subbing layer, said at least one primer layer comprising at least one latex polymer and at least one adhesion promoter.

19. The transparent ink-jet recording film according to claim 18 , wherein the at least one adhesion promoter comprises resorcinol.

20. The transparent ink-jet recording film according to claim 8 , wherein the at least one borate or borate derivative comprises sodium tetraborate decahydrate.

21. The transparent ink-jet recording film according to claim 8 , wherein the at least one water soluble or water dispersible polymer comprises poly(vinyl alcohol).

22. The transparent ink-jet recording film according to claim 8 , wherein the at least one inorganic particle comprises a boehmite alumina.