COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING A REACTIVE MONOMER AND USES THEREOF
Disclosed herein are compositions such as ink or coating compositions that include at least one reactive monomer that includes a maleimide of the general formula (I) A- is or includes an aryl, an alkylaryl, or an arylalkyl. The reactive monomer may be or include 4-butylphenyl maleimide. The composition may also include a reactive co-solvent that may include at least one of a (meth)acryl monomer or prepolymer, a (meth)acryl ester of an epoxy type monomer or prepolymer, and a urethane type monomer or prepolymer.
1 . An ink composition comprising at least one reactive monomer that includes a maleimide of the general formula (1)
2 . The composition of claim 1 wherein A- is or includes an aryl, an alkylaryl, or an arylalkyl.
3 . The composition of claim 2 wherein A- includes phenyl or a phenyl substituted with one or more halogens, alkyl or fluoroalkyl groups which may be straight chain, branched or cyclic, alkoxy groups, nitro groups, and carboxy groups.
4 . The composition of claim 3 wherein the phenyl is substituted with an alkyl having one to twenty carbons.
5 . The composition of claim 1 wherein A- is 4-butylphenyl.
6 . The composition of claim 1 , further comprising a reactive co-solvent.
7 . The composition of claim 6 , wherein the reactive co-solvent includes at least one of a (meth)acryl monomer or prepolymer, a (meth)acryl ester of an epoxy type monomer or prepolymer, and a urethane type monomer or prepolymer.
8 . The composition of claim 7 , wherein the reactive co-solvent is 2-phenoxy ethyl acrylate, polyethylene glycol (200) diacrylate, pentaerythritol tetraacrylate, a urethane diacrylate oligomer, a urethane acrylate, or styrene.
9 . The composition of claim 1 further comprising a photoinitiator, a free-radical initiator, a cationic initiator, an anionic initiator, or a thermal initiator.
10 . The composition of claim 9 further comprising at least one of a colorant, a dispersant, oil, a resin, a solvent, a plasticizer, a wax, a drier, a chelating agent, an anti-oxidant, a surfactant, a deodorant, a fragrance, an adhesion promoter, an inhibitor, a laking agent, silica, a stabilizer and a defoaming agent.
11 . The composition of claim 10 comprising a colorant that includes a carbon pigment.
12 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the ink composition is a lithographic ink, a flexographic ink, a gravure ink, a letterpress ink, a screening printing ink, ink-jet printing ink, an electrophotographic ink, an intaglio printing ink, or a collotype printing ink.
13 . A method of printing or coating a substrate comprising:
applying an ink or coating composition to a substrate wherein the ink or coating composition comprises at least one reactive monomer comprising a maleimide group.
14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the ink or coating composition further comprises a reactive co-solvent, wherein the reactive co-solvent includes at least one of a (meth)acryl monomer or prepolymer, a (meth)acryl ester of an epoxy type monomer or prepolymer, and a urethane type monomer or prepolymer.
15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the reactive co-solvent is 2-phenoxy ethyl acrylate, polyethylene glycol (200) diacrylate, pentaerythritol tetraacrylate, a urethane diacrylate oligomer, a urethane acrylate, or styrene.
16 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the reactive monomer includes 4-butylphenyl maleimide.
17 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the ink or coating composition further comprises a curing initiator, wherein the curing initiator is a photoinitiator, a free-radical initiator, a cationic initiator, an anionic initiator, or a thermal initiator.
18 . The method of claim 13 further comprising at least one of a colorant, a dispersant, oil, a resin, a solvent, a plasticizer, a wax, a drier, a chelating agent, an anti-oxidant, a surfactant, a deodorant, a fragrance, an adhesion promoter, an inhibitor, a laking agent, silica, a stabilizer and a defoaming agent.
19 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the composition is a lithographic ink, a flexographic ink, a gravure ink, a letterpress ink, a screening printing ink, ink-jet printing ink, an electrophotographic ink, an intaglio printing ink, or a collotype printing ink.
20 . The method of any one of claims 13 - 19 wherein the substrate is selected from the group consisting of paper, metal, plastic, glass, textile and combinations thereof.