Recently, the demand of Inkjet printers is remarkably increasing for office use. High-speed printing on plain papers, however, have been producing unsatisfactory image quality in terms of feathering, optical density, print through and so forth. On the other hand, double-sided printing by inkjet printers require long drying time so that the practical use has been limited.As an efficient inkjet printer for practical office use, the performance of high-speed printing and double-sided printing quality have to be improved.Then, we made quick-drying and restrained feathering ink by changing pigment content and solvent composition. We compared and examined print characteristics among samples with different surface tension and viscosity.As a result, we developed ink with high plain paper compatibility for inkjet printers.
Michihiko Namba, Akiko Bannai, Tomohiro Inoue, Toru Oshima, Masayuki Koyano, Akihiko Gotoh, Kiyofumi Nagai, "Paper Compatibility with Pigment Ink Controlled in Penetration and Viscosity" in Proc. IS&T Int'l Conf. on Digital Printing Technologies and Digital Fabrication (NIP23), 2007, pp 81 - 84, https://doi.org/10.2352/ISSN.2169-4451.2007.23.1.art00022_1