A study of the effects of fabric pretreatment on color gamut from inkjet printing on polyester

Ding, Yi; Parrillo‐Chapman, Lisa; Freeman, Harold S.

doi:10.1080/00405000.2017.1415623

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“…As a surface modification technique, the pretreatment of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) fibers for inkjet printing is very important. It increases the color intensity, enlarges the color gamut, improves the color fastness, and also plays an important role in the determination of the printing accuracy of inkjet printing [2,3]. In general, PET fibers for inkjet printing are surface modified with atmospheric-pressure air/He plasma [4] and a commercial pretreatment agent [2].…”

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“…It increases the color intensity, enlarges the color gamut, improves the color fastness, and also plays an important role in the determination of the printing accuracy of inkjet printing [2,3]. In general, PET fibers for inkjet printing are surface modified with atmospheric-pressure air/He plasma [4] and a commercial pretreatment agent [2]. By considering the environment protection issues, the eco-friendly natural materials such as xanthan gum [5], chitosan or chitosan derivative [6], and β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) [7] are widely applied for the surface modification of PET fibers prior to inkjet printing.…”

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Application of Xanthan Gum as a Pre-Treatment and Sharpness Evaluation for Inkjet Printing on Polyester

Cao

Yang

et al. 2019

Polymers

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Inkjet printing on polyester fabric displays versatile environmental advantages. One of the significant benefits of inkjet printing is a dramatic enhancement of the printing quality. In this study, xanthan gum—a bio-based thickening agent accompanied by several salts—was adopted for the pretreatment of polyester fabric aiming at improving the sharpness and color depth of inkjet printed patterns. The influences of four metal salts (NaCl, KCl, CaCl2 and MgCl2) on inkjet printing performance were studied. More importantly, a quantitative method for evaluating the sharpness of an inkjet printed pattern was established according to the characteristics of anisotropy and isotropy of diffusion and adsorption of ink droplets on a fiber surface. Results showed that xanthan gum along with a low dosage of bivalent salts can significantly improve the color depth (K/S value) and sharpness of the printed polyester fabrics. It is feasible to evaluate the sharpness of inkjet printed polyester fabrics using a five-stage system, selecting the inkjet ellipse coefficient (T) and inkjet ellipse area (S), which can provide a quantitative and rapid evaluation method for defining inkjet printing.

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Application of Xanthan Gum as a Pre-Treatment and Sharpness Evaluation for Inkjet Printing on Polyester

Cao

Yang

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Polymers

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“…In terms of the influencing factors of color presenting, Ding et al. 3–5 studied polyester fabrics and found that moderately reducing the maximum ink limit would not have a significant effect on the printing color depth, while increasing the basic colors of inks with the fabric being pretreated may significantly expand the color gamut. Research by Jiang et al.…”

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“…On the other hand, the traditional color management has been adjusted to be optimized. In terms of the influencing factors of color presenting, Ding et al [3][4][5] studied polyester fabrics and found that moderately reducing the maximum ink limit would not have a significant effect on the printing color depth, while increasing the basic colors of inks with the fabric being pretreated may significantly expand the color gamut. Research by Jiang et al 6 demonstrated that the same chromaticity could be obtained using varied dot area coverages on different substrates, and the printing color could be determined by the synergy of the ink diffusion on the surface of the substrate and the light reflection of the ink itself.…”

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Study of color reproduction in pigment digital printing

Zhang

Liu

et al. 2023

Textile Research Journal

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In pigment ink digital printing, the color difference between the original and the printed product can be visible due to the varied color gamut of devices and the impact of fabric characteristics on the color-presenting effect. To improve the color reproduction accuracy of digital printing, two methods, the full-process optimized (FPO) method and the neural network aided original adjustment (NNAOA) method, were proposed to reduce printing color difference during the color-transferring process. The FPO method, based on accounting for the fabric type and the characteristics of the printing machine, was proposed by optimizing the printing parameter settings in the color management process. Here, the optimal single-channel ink limit was determined and dot gain was compensated using the inverse function correction method, and then the International Color Consortium profile was generated. After using the FPO method, the color difference between the printed sample and the original was reduced from 20.8 to 5.254 compared with performing the original color management. To reduce the reliance on personal experience in color adjustment, the NNAOA method was proposed and implemented for 20 color patches with the largest color differences in the FPO method, allowing the color of the originals to be adjusted with the establishment of the general regression neural network model. This method predicted the input CMYK values of the original using measured L*a*b* values for the printed sample. The results showed that the color difference of the 20 color patches was reduced from 8.54 to 6.60. Consequently, both methods offered distinguishable improvements in the color reproduction effect.

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