DOI: 10.5937/jaes13-9575
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Volume 13 article 330 pages: 207-212
The rheology-related
effects of nozzle clogging in inkjet printing can seriously affect ink ejection
rate and result in irregular droplet trajectory, resulting in poor printing
results. In this study three different inkjet inks, used for functional
printing with a Dimatix materials inkjet printer, are investigated rheologically.
In connection with rheological observation a novel method of inkjet trajectory
image analysis gives insight into the irregularity of directional deviation due
to clogging of nozzles of the printer It is found that the type of solvent used
in the ink formulation has an important influence on the rheological behaviour
in the printing regime, which directly has an effect on ink-droplet trajectory and
contact characteristic with the substrate.
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