RADIATION-CURABLE AQUEOUS POLYURETHANE DISPERSIONS

The present invention is directed to a radiation-curable aqueous dispersion comprising a (meth)acryloyl functional polyurethane A comprising anionic dispersing groups and non-ionic dispersing groups, characterized in that (i) said polyurethane A comprises (meth)acryloyl ester functional groups in an amount of at least 0.5 mmol per g of the polyurethane A, (ii) said anionic dispersing groups comprising carboxylate and sulfonate dispersing groups, (iii) said carboxylate and sulfonate dispersing groups are present in said polyurethane A in an amount such as to result in an acid number of from 2 to 30 mg KOH/g of the polyurethane A, (iv) said carboxylate and sulfonate dispersing groups are individually present in said polyurethane A in an amount such as to result in an acid number of from 1 to 15 mg KOH/g of said polyurethane A, (v) said non-ionic dispersing groups are polyethylene oxide dispersing groups composed of at least 5 ethylene oxide repeating units, and (viii) said polyethylene oxide dispersing groups are present in said polyurethane A such that the ethylene oxide content in the polyurethane A is from 2 to 20 wt. %.