Comparison of ultraviolet inkjet printing on different synthetic fibrous papers

Abstract

We investigated the printability of fibrous synthetic papers with ultraviolet (UV) inkjet technology. Cyan, magenta, yellow, and black (CMYK) color fields were printed on two types of fibrous synthetic papers using two different wide-format UV inkjet printers. Spectrophotometric and densitometric measurements were performed on CMYK color fields with different ink coverages, along with a microscopic analysis of unprinted paper, black prints with 100% ink coverage, and a print mottle of magenta and black prints. Colorimetry and optical densities of the CMYK prints were qualitatively and quantitatively compared. Color deviations in CMYK prints were affected by paper type and were dependent on the UV inkjet printer used.

Visible light initiating systems for photopolymerization: status, development and challenges

“…Therefore, the photopolymerization technologies have recently been widely applied in coatings, [1][2][3] electronic circuits, [4][5][6][7] digital storage, 8 solar cells, 9 and 3D precision machining. 10 Among the photopolymerization technologies, the ultraviolet (UV) light induced polymerization reactions have been industrially applied in the elds of UV inks, [11][12][13] UV printings 14,15 and UV adhesives 16,17 with the high-energy irradiation of UV light. And numerous studies [18][19][20][21][22] have been overviewed in the chemistry, excited-state processes and reactivity of photoinitiators; the components, properties and mechanisms of photopolymerization reactions; and the practical applications of the photopolymerization in various elds.…”