A wide range of coated and uncoated media can be used for printing on inkjet printers. While general purpose uncoated media are suitable for text, the printing of photographic images is best achieved using a specially designed photographic media. These special purpose products have high performance coatings enabling images to be printed quickly with outstanding picture quality.

Two coating technologies are currently used: swellable coatings that are polymeric in nature, and particulate coatings which consist mainly of inorganic porous particles.The use of particulate or microporous coatings is fast becoming the preferred technology for producing high quality "instant dry" glossy inkjet paper.

Cabot Corporation has combined its expertise in fine particles and surface modification chemistry to create a range of high performance aqueous dispersions for use in the manufacture of digital inkjet printable semi-gloss and glossy media. These products are especially designed to combine a range of premium imaging finishes together with excellent processing characteristics. 

Cabot offers a range of silica and alumina dispersions and powder materials for Inkjet Media applications.
The CAB-O-SPERSE®, CAB-O-SIL® and SpectrAl™  product ranges are designed to provide:

• High absorptive capacity
• Fast drying characteristics
• Good substrate adhesion
• Excellent image quality and gloss