The Chemistry of Printing Inks and Their Electronics and Medical Applications

Preface xiii 1 Inkjet Inks 1 1.1 History of Inkjet Printing 1 1.2 Image Forming Methods 3 1.3 Commercial Printing 3 1.4 Nozzle Design 4 1.5 Classification of Inks 4 1.6 Thermal Inkjet 4 1.7 Photographic Printing 5 1.8 Desirable Ink Properties 7 References 9 2 Characterization of Printer Inks 11 2.1 Quantization of Droplets 11 2.2 Solubility Parameters 13 2.3 HLB Value 15 2.4 Evaluation of Water Resistance 15 2.5 Evaluation of Rubbing Resistance 16 2.6 Evaluation of Lightfastness 16 2.7 Evaluation of Waterfastness 17 2.8 Detection of the Thermal History 18 2.9 Security Aspects 19 2.10 Characterization of Pigment 19 References 20 3 Additives for Inks 23 3.1 Print Density 23 3.2 Solvent Systems 23 3.3 Wetting Agents 25 3.4 Adhesion Improvers 26 3.5 Surfactants 26 3.6 Penetration Control 28 3.7 Controlled Encapsulation of Liquids 35 3.8 Fixing Additives 35 3.9 Humectants 36 3.10 Colorants 36 3.11 Primers 43 3.12 Antioxidants and UV Absorbers 43 3.13 Hindered Amine Light Stabilizers 45 3.14 Ozone Resistance 47 3.15 Chelating Agents 48 3.16 Corrosion Inhibitors 49 3.17 pH Control 49 3.18 Waterfastness 54 3.19 Monomers and Polymers 58 3.20 Initiators 64 3.21 Gloss Unevenness 77 3.22 Lightfastness 82 3.23 Prevention of Curling 82 3.24 Smearing 85 3.25 Smudge Resistance 89 3.26 Slipping Agents for Cured Inks 90 3.27 Scratch Resistance 91 3.28 Bronzing 91 3.29 Biocides 94 3.30 Dispersants 95 3.31 Aggregation and Color Bleeding 102 3.32 Other Additives 107 References 115 4 Dyes and Pigments 121 4.1 Dyes 121 4.2 Pigment Particles 125 4.3 Metallic Pigments 135 References 140 5 Ink Types 143 5.1 Oil-Based White Ink 143 5.2 Nonaqueous Ink Composition 144 5.3 Lightfast Inkjet Inks 147 5.4 Flame-Retardant Inkjet Inks 149 5.5 Fragrant Inkjet Ink 149 5.6 Radiation Curable Ink 158 5.7 Printing of Functional and Structural Materials 161 5.8 Coating Compositions for Paper 161 5.9 Photograph-like Gloss 162 5.10 Printing on Plastic Films 163 5.11 Printing on Glass and Metal 169 5.12 Printing on Ceramic Surfaces 170 5.13 Phase Change Inks 177 5.14 Compositions for Textile Use 188 5.15 Color Filter 189 5.16 Ingestible or Nutritional Liquid Ink Compositions 190 5.17 Etched Metal Plates 191 5.18 High Electrical Resistivity Inkjet Ink Composition 194 5.19 Curable Ink with Wax 195 5.20 Outdoor Applications 196 References 204 6 Electronic Applications 209 6.1 Radio-Frequency Identifi cation 209 6.2 Inkjet Printing of Conductive Materials 210 6.3 Selective Surface Modifi cation 210 6.4 Printing on Integrated Circuits 211 6.5 Special Inks 211 6.6 Special Applications 219 References 229 7 Medical Applications 233 7.1 Bioprinting 233 7.2 Tissue Engineering 234 7.3 Drug Delivery Systems 237 7.4 Polymeric Materials for Surface Modifi cation 261 7.5 Nanomaterials 264 7.6 Other Fabrication Methods 271 References 285 8 3D Printing 293 8.1 Basic Principles 293 8.2 Uses and Applications 294 8.3 Rapid Prototyping 297 8.4 Medical Applications 308 References 313 9 Special Aspects 317 9.1 Photographic Printing 317 9.2 Interaction between Ink and Printed Surface 319 9.3 Jetting-Out Performance 320 9.4 Microlens Arrays 322 9.5 Micro-Optical Devices 322 9.6 Nanostructured Surfaces 323 9.7 Electrohydrodynamic Jet Printing 324 9.8 Planographic Printing Plate 326 9.9 Environmental Aspects and Recycling 326 References 327 Index 331 Tradenames 331 Acronyms 343 Chemicals 344 General Index 358