Photocurable Inkjet Ink for Printing on Metallic and Plastic Substrates

Author

Ishibashi, Mitsuru ; Hotta, Yasuyuki ; Ushirogochi, Tohru ; Akiyama, Ryozo ; Kawakami, Yukiko ; Ohtsu, Kazuhiko ; Kiyomoto, Hiroshi ; Tanuma, Chiaki

Author_Institution

Toshiba Corporation, Kawasaki

fYear

2007

fDate

Jan. 16 2007-Yearly 18 2007

Firstpage

301

Lastpage

304

Abstract

A novel vinyl ether monomer was employed to improve curing properties of photocurable inkjet ink. A cationic polymerization system was used and the improved curing properties using a novel hybrid vinyl ether monomer with cyclic ether compounds were demonstrated. The cured UV ink film showed good adhesion on metallic substrates such as stainless steel, copper, aluminum and also plastic substrates. The stability of pigment dispersion in the ink was improved by controlling zeta-potential of the ink. The higher zeta-potential value resulted in stable particle size of the pigment and viscosity of the ink.

Keywords

adhesion; curing; electrokinetic effects; ink; optical films; optical polymers; particle size; photochemistry; pigments; polymer films; polymerisation; printing; substrates; viscosity; UV ink film; adhesion; cationic polymerization system; curing properties; cyclic ether compounds; hybrid vinyl ether monomer; metallic substrates; particle size; photocurable inkjet ink; pigment dispersion stability; plastic substrates; printing; viscosity; zeta-potential value; Adhesives; Copper; Curing; Ink; Pigmentation; Plastic films; Polymers; Printing; Steel; Substrates; adhesion; hardness; inkjet; photocurable; vinyl ether;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Polymers and Adhesives in Microelectronics and Photonics, 2007. Polytronic 2007. 6th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Odaiba, Tokyo

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1186-3

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-1186-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/POLYTR.2007.4339188

Filename

4339188