Patent ID: 7923117

Claim:
A method of making an ink recording element, comprising: forming an ink receiving layer on a substrate, the ink receiving layer comprising a polymer chemically bonded with an inorganic particulate substance, wherein the polymer includes: at least one first monomer chosen from: aminoethylmethacrylate; aminoethylacrylate; 2-(t-butylamino)ethylmethacrylate; 2-methylaminoethylmethacrylate; 2-(ethylamino)ethylmethacrylate; 2-propylaminoethylmethacrylate; 2-(t-butylamino)ethylacrylamide; aminoethylacrylamide; aminoethylmethacrylamide; methylaminoethylmethacrylate; trimethylaminoethylmethacrylate chloride salt (quat); 2-vinyl-imidazole; (vinylbenzyl)trimethylammonium chloride; (vinylbenzyl)triethylammonium chloride; or diallyldimethylammonium chloride salt; at least one second monomer chemically bonded with the at least one first monomer, wherein the at least one second monomer is positioned at a non-terminal end of a carbon backbone of the polymer, and wherein the at least one second monomer is represented by the formula: wherein, n is an integer from 0 to 2; R is a hydrogen, methyl, or ethyl group; R 1 is selected from hydrogen, an organic group containing 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and combinations thereof; Y is a linking group containing 1 to 15 carbon atoms; and X is a halogen, hydroxyl, or alkoxy functional group, wherein each of R 1 and X is directly attached to the silicon atom.