Challenges of UV curable ink‐jet printing inks – a formulator's perspective
Abstract
UV curing technology has a number of unique advantages over the conventional curing technologies. However, until very recently, there had been few successful examples of the application of UV curing technology in ink‐jet printing. Several reasons, including the requirement of low viscosity for ink‐jet printing inks, were responsible for the lack of development of UV curable ink‐jet printing inks. This paper describes, in some details, the challenges that a formulator had to face in developing UV curable ink‐jet printing inks, together with information on the status quo of UV curable ink‐jet printing technology.
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Citation
Hancock, A. and Lin, L. (2004), "Challenges of UV curable ink‐jet printing inks – a formulator's perspective", Pigment & Resin Technology, Vol. 33 No. 5, pp. 280-286. https://doi.org/10.1108/03699420410560470
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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