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Inkjet-printed polyvinyl alcohol multilayers

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Salaoru, Iulia, Zhou, Zuoxin, Morris, Peter and Gibbons, Gregory John (2017) Inkjet-printed polyvinyl alcohol multilayers. Journal of Visualized Experiments, 123 . e55093. doi:10.3791/55093

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Abstract

Inkjet printing is a modern method for polymer processing, and in this work, we demonstrate that this technology is capable of producing polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) multilayer structures. A polyvinyl alcohol aqueous solution was formulated. The intrinsic properties of the ink, such as surface tension, viscosity, pH, and time stability, were investigated. The PVOH-based ink was a neutral solution (pH 6.7) with a surface tension of 39.3 mN/m and a viscosity of 7.5 cP. The ink displayed pseudoplastic (non-Newtonian shear thinning) behavior at low shear rates, and overall, it demonstrated good time stability. The wettability of the ink on different substrates was investigated, and glass was identified as the most suitable substrate in this particular case. A proprietary 3D inkjet printer was employed to manufacture polymer multilayer structures. The morphology, surface profile, and thickness uniformity of inkjet-printed multilayers were evaluated via optical microscopy.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: T Technology > TP Chemical technology
Divisions: Faculty of Science > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group)
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Printing ink -- Viscosity, Printing ink -- Surfaces , Polyvinyl alcohol , Ink-jet printing
Journal or Publication Title: Journal of Visualized Experiments
Publisher: JoVE
ISSN: 1940-087X
Official Date: 11 May 2017
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11 May 2017Published
9 January 2017Accepted
Volume: 123
Article Number: e55093
DOI: 10.3791/55093
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Funder: Innovate UK
Grant number: DIRECT (33417-239227) and PCAP (27508-196153)
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