The ink receptor media of the invention comprise an ink receptor comprising
surfactant templated mesoporous particles dispersed within an organic
binder on the substrate. The ink receptor media may also have an ink
fixing material within or on the ink receptor. The invention also
describes surfactant templated silica particles having a narrow particle
size distribution and having intraparticle pore sizes of about 1.5 to
about 10 nm and methods of preparing said particles. The invention also
describes a colloidal dispersion of STM particles methods of making said
dispersions.