Continuous Ink-Jet Printing Using Sol-Gel “Ceramic” Inks
Continuous Ink-Jet Printing Using Sol-Gel “Ceramic” Inks
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使用溶胶-凝胶“陶瓷”墨水进行连续喷墨打印
DOI：
10.1023/a:1018319300582
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发表时间：
1997
影响因子：
2.5
通讯作者：
P. J. White
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作者：
A. Atkinson;J. Doorbar;A. Hudd;D. Segal;P. J. White
尽管溶胶-凝胶加工正在全世界范围内进行深入的研究，但对该技术的绝大多数兴趣都与工程陶瓷的合成有关。溶胶-凝胶法尚未广泛应用于制备传统陶瓷材料，如瓷砖和餐具。本文描述了水性溶胶-凝胶加工的一种新颖应用，其中基于溶胶-凝胶的墨水用于通过连续喷墨印刷来装饰陶瓷制品。这些油墨含有胶体水溶胶形式的陶瓷装饰颜色的主要成分，在印刷后干燥成凝胶，然后在烧制时转化为彩色装饰。墨水可以直接打印到陶瓷上，或者打印到纸上并作为凝胶转移应用。讨论了配制油墨的关键特性，并描述了证明该过程的实验。讨论了它相对于传统装饰方法的潜在优势。
Although sol-gel processing is under intense world-wide investigation, the vast majority of interest in this technique is concerned with synthesis of engineering ceramics. Sol-gel has not been widely applied to the preparation of materials for use in conventional ceramics, such as tiles and tableware. This paper describes a novel application of aqueous sol-gel processing in which sol-gel based inks are used to decorate ceramic articles by continuous ink-jet printing. These inks contain major components of the colour for ceramic decoration in the form of a colloidal aqueous sol which dries to a gel after printing and is then converted to the coloured decoration on firing. The ink can be printed directly onto the ceramic, or printed onto paper and applied as a gel transfer. The key properties in formulating the inks are addressed and experiments are described that demonstrate this process. Its potential advantages over conventional decorating methods are discussed.