Xian Leng

Study on the Printing Performance of Coated Paper Inkjet Ink

In order to evaluate the practical application effect of the self-made water-based coated paper inkjet ink and to study the influence factors, their printing performance and the influence of the printed material for printing performance is studied. The drying time of coated paper ink and ordinary water-based inkjet ink are measured and compared. Drying process of ink droplet is recorded by video contact angle tester. It is found that the drying rate of the coated paper ink is higher than the ordinary ink and the diffusion of the ordinary ink is severe. The coated paper ink and ordinary ink are printed, and it is found that the former can get better image detail and color reproduction for the picture of human’s face and inanimate object. The coated paper ink can also obtain a better reproduction of tone levels. Coated paper inkjet ink is printed on different coated papers, and the color densities are measured through red, green and blue color filter. The color strength and hue error are obtained to evaluate the color characteristics on different papers. It is concluded that the coated paper inkjet ink can obtain better color on the Henglian gloss coated paper, Sunbrite gloss coated paper and SPCO matt coated paper.

Progress of Printing RFID Antenna Using Water-Based Conductive Ink

The RFID antenna is mainly fabricated by metal coil winding, copper or aluminum etching, plating, printing and so on. In this paper, the comparison of above methods is conducted and the progress of the printing method and water-based conductive ink are emphasized. Water-based conductive inks are environmental-friendly, economic, high applicability, and are widely used in screen printing, gravure, flexible printing, inkjet printing, etc. Although starts late and the technology is not very mature, the RFID antenna prepared by printing method has many advantages, such as low cost, high precision, easy operation, variety of substrates, etc. Thus the printing has great potential applications on the fabrication of RFID antenna. Furthermore, water-based conductive inks used in ink-jet printing RFID antenna will be the first choice of printed RFID antenna.

Conductive Ink and Applications in Printing Antenna of RFID Tag

Antenna of RFID tag is used to spread frequency signals and build wireless connection between the tag and reader. High cost, low production speed and environment pollution exist in the traditional methods of manufacturing antenna. In order to overcome the disadvantages above, the method of printing antenna with conductive ink is being widely researched. So, conductive ink gets more and more attention. In order to study the performances of conductive ink better, conduction mechanism of conductive ink are mainly discussed. The requirements of conductive ink to print antenna are described. The present status of conductive ink in printing antenna is introduced, and research directions in future are also predicted.

Influence of Colorant on Ink-Jet Printing Quality

This study aims to analyse how inks of different colorant present unlike printing quality on selected substrates in inkjet printing. Applying Epson piezoelectric inkjet printer, experiments of printing pigment-based ink and dye-based ink on various substrates (coated art paper, porous photo paper, swellable photo paper, PP synthetic paper, xuan paper and PET-based coated film) were carried out respectively. Using digital microscope, the spreading, penetrating and distributing of ink drops were observed. Water fastness and light fastness were evaluated through aging test and water-immersing test, by measuring the decreasing of optical solid density. Taking the formula of inks and the composition of coating layers into consideration, contrast and analysis of print quality with different black inks on substrates of diverse support body were studied. The result demonstrates: Both dye-base and pigment-base inks present ideal optical density in special-purpose photo paper (swellable or porous type), exhibit distinct writing picture edge, and excellent water fastness and light fastness. While, coated art paper, PP synthetic paper, xuan paper and PET-based coated film, which shows relatively rough surface or weak ink absorbancy, are more suitable to use pigment-based ink.

Study on Application Performance of Water-Based Pigment Ink on Uncoated Paper

The performances of three kinds of water-based pigment inks were compared and studied, which include self-made ink, original printing ink and compatible ink. Art paper, matte paper and white card paper were used as the substrates. Testing the contact angle of ink droplets, the spreading, wetting, and drying rate of inks were investigated. The color density and CIE L*a*b* values of the printed samples were measured, to evaluate the hue error and color gamut. The water resistance was studied with corresponding experiments. The result indicates: self-made water-based pigment ink has the smallest contact angle on coated paper, showing a faster drying rate. Its color gamut is similar to the original printing ink on art paper, and the hue error is low. Through the water resistance test, the color density measured on art paper and matte paper had no changes, without color dissolving and color fading, showing good water resistance applicability.

Dispersion Investigation on Cobalt Blue in Organic Solvent

The performance of the dispersion of cobalt blue in organic solvent is studied. The influence of dispersant (type & dosage), pH value, and other dispersion parameters on the stability of cobalt blue dispersion system is tested which shows good stability and excellent dispersion performance with diethylamide glycol ether the solvent, complex formulation (M (KH550): M (KH560): M (A-842) = 1:1:2) the dispersant and 7 the pH value. The characteristics of dispersion system are evaluated through sedimentation experiment and measurement of article size distribution. The most steady dispersion system is formed through high speed shearing force and the size of cobalt blue in this system is about 300nm.

Study on Dispersion and Performance of Yellow Lake

In order to study the dispersion and performance of tartrazine aluminum lake, 7 kinds of water-based resins are used to form disperse system. These systems are enviroment friendly (low VOC) and use edible yellow lake as colorant. If proper adjustment is added, these disperse systems can be made into ink and paint. The application field should be printing or coating on all the food or drug packages, toys and decorate materials, which will improve social safe level. Colorant, resin, wetting agent, co-solvent, emulsifier, and deionized water are mixed at certain ratio and pre-dispersed for 15min, then dispersed in GJ-2S high speed sanding mill for 3h. Size distribution, PDI, color characteristics (reflectance spectroscopy and color density), glossiness, abrasion performance, and stability are studied. Results demonstrate particle size of disperse system is 338.1~595.3nm (PDI<0.3) and changed to 428.6~551.2nm after 5 days or so. Reflectance spectroscopy is close to PANTONE standard yellow. Glossiness is referred as Gs(60°)≥32°. Viscosity is 0.2~2Pa·S. Relative stable disperse system is prepared.

Factors Influencing Dye Colors

In order to anticipate the color of dye ink more accurately, WENZHOU Mernuo Red-10 as an example, who was dissolved in different polarity solvent by magnetic stirring and ultrasonic agitation, the influence for properties of solvent on color of dye was researched with the coating method through contrasting sample papers. The influence for pH values of the solution and adding water to Red-10 solution on color of dye were also researched. Its shown that with the increased polarity of the solution,the absorption wavelength of Red-10 reduced gradually,light shade effect was caused. For the same solvent,with the pH values of the solvent increased,the absorption wavelength of Red-10 reduced gradually,light shade effect was caused.And all the factors affect the L,a,b values of the Red-10 dyes samples.

Analysis on Factors Influencing Flake Silver Particles Prepared by Chemical Reduction

Flake silver powder has attracted tremendous interesting due to its specially electrical and optical properties. Chemical reduction method with the advantages of reaction conditions easily controlled and mass production is widely used to prepare flake silver particles. In order to more easily prepare flake silver particles, the generation mechanism of flake silver particles is studied by analyzing the impacts of reaction conditions, such as pH value, kinds of silver seeds, kind of surfactant and concentration of raw material. The results show that flake silver particles can be prepared through controlling reaction conditions. Some problems existing in the preparation of flake silver particles are put forward, and future research directions are also proposed.

Research of Transparent Conductive Film Prepared with Polymer

In order to acquire conductive film with high transparency, conductive polymer PEDT: PSS was mixed with some polar dopants and some surfactants. The coating fluid was acquired and coated on the PET film with different coating rods, and conductive film was gotten after drying at some temperature. The conductive mechanism of polymer after doping was introduced. Furthermore, the influenced factors of conductivity were discussed, including different dopants and surfactants as well as dried temperature. It was concluded that DMSO and EG were the best dopants, that surfactants including fluoride or silicon were suited for high conductivity. The sheet resistance of conductive film can be less than 300 Ω/□ when dried at 130 oC, at the same time the transparency at 550 nm is more than 83%. After measuring with AFM, the surface of film was sharp and the surface roughness is 7nm.