We are conducting research to better understand ink/textile-media interactions. The interactions of a single ink jet droplet with well-characterized surfaces and with selected textile surfaces are being studied using two experimental setups. Droplet impingement on silicon wafers with well-characterized surface chemistry and roughness, and selected fabrics is being investigated. The initial droplet impingement data obtained lay a foundation for conducting further study on droplet impinge onto textiles, which should lead to a better understanding of the interaction of an individual droplet with textile printing surfaces
H. Park, W. W. Carr, J. Zhu, "Interactions of a Single Ink-Jet Droplet with Textile Printing Surfaces" in Proc. IS&T Int'l Conf. on Digital Printing Technologies (NIP17), 2001, pp 438 - 441, https://doi.org/10.2352/ISSN.2169-4451.2001.17.1.art00098_1