Effects of atmospheric pressure plasma activation on inkjet print quality

M Pykönen, L Hakola, K Eiroma, J Lahti, H Sundqvist, OV Kaukoniemi, M Tuominen, Joakim Järnström, Jouko Peltonen, Pedro Fardim, Martti Toivakka

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    Abstract

    The treatments oxidized the surface of the substrates increasing the base and the polar components of the surface energy. The conventional corona treatment gave higher surface energy and oxidation level than the nitrogen and helium plasma activations. The laboratory scale plasma activation was the most efficient one, because of the longest treatment time. Inkjet print quality of PE film clearly improved due to treatments. On the contrary, print quality of PP film worsened. Treatments for the paper substrates lead to relatively small changes.
    Original languageUndefined/Unknown
    Title of host publicationNIP & Digital Fabrication Conference, 2007 International Conference on Digital Printing Technologies
    PublisherSociety for Imaging Science and Technology
    Pages404–409
    Number of pages6
    Publication statusPublished - 2007
    MoE publication typeA4 Article in a conference publication
    Eventconference -
    Duration: 1 Jan 2010 → …

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    Period01/01/10 → …

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