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Analysis of UV-cured and Thermally-cured Inkjet Printed Poly (Lactic Acid) Fabrics
Mohammad Nazmul Karim
Muriel Rigout
Stephen G. Yeates
Chris Carr
  DOI :  10.2352/ISSN.2169-4451.2014.30.1.art00024_1  Published Online :  January 2014
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Inkjet printing of Poly (Lactic Acid) (PLA) fabrics using UV-curable inks is of interest due to the thermal sensitivity of PLA and the opportunity for “ambient” temperature curing of the surface ink. In this study, PLA fabrics were printed with Mimaki LH – 100, LF – 140 and LF – 200 UV-curable inks and Mexar thermal inks using a Mimaki UJF – 3042 LED UV inkjet printer and R-Jet 4 DTG printer, respectively. The prints of CMYK colours printed with UV-curable and thermal inks were cured at ambient temperature using a UV LED device and at 150°C for 5 minutes using heat press machine, respectively. The colour fastness properties, Kawabata Evaluation System (KES-F) mechanical properties and bursting strength of the printed samples were evaluated and surface topography using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) analysed. UV-curable inkjet printed PLA fabrics provided better or similar colour fastness and better handle than that of thermally-cured inkjet printed PLA fabrics. The curing condition appeared not to have any effect on the bursting strength of UV curable inkjet printed fabrics; however bursting strength of thermally-cured prints reduced significantly after curing.

Journal Title : NIP & Digital Fabrication Conference
Publisher Name : Society for Imaging Science and Technology
Publisher Location : 7003 Kilworth Lane, Springfield, VA 22151, USA
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Mohammad Nazmul Karim, Muriel Rigout, Stephen G. Yeates, Chris Carr, "Analysis of UV-cured and Thermally-cured Inkjet Printed Poly (Lactic Acid) Fabrics"  in Proc. IS&T Int'l Conf. on Digital Printing Technologies and Digital Fabrication (NIP30),  2014,  pp 92 - 95,  https://doi.org/10.2352/ISSN.2169-4451.2014.30.1.art00024_1

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Analysis of UV-cured and Thermally-cured Inkjet Printed Poly (Lactic Acid) Fabrics
KarimMohammad Nazmul
RigoutMuriel
YeatesStephen G.
CarrChris
01012014
2014
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95
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Inkjet printing of Poly (Lactic Acid) (PLA) fabrics using UV-curable inks is of interest due to the thermal sensitivity of PLA and the opportunity for “ambient” temperature curing of the surface ink. In this study, PLA fabrics were printed with Mimaki LH – 100, LF – 140 and LF – 200 UV-curable inks and Mexar thermal inks using a Mimaki UJF – 3042 LED UV inkjet printer and R-Jet 4 DTG printer, respectively. The prints of CMYK colours printed with UV-curable and thermal inks were cured at ambient temperature using a UV LED device and at 150°C for 5 minutes using heat press machine, respectively. The colour fastness properties, Kawabata Evaluation System (KES-F) mechanical properties and bursting strength of the printed samples were evaluated and surface topography using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) analysed. UV-curable inkjet printed PLA fabrics provided better or similar colour fastness and better handle than that of thermally-cured inkjet printed PLA fabrics. The curing condition appeared not to have any effect on the bursting strength of UV curable inkjet printed fabrics; however bursting strength of thermally-cured prints reduced significantly after curing.