The effect of ink drop spreading and coalescing on the image quality of printed cotton fabric

Zhang, Kun; Fang, Kuanjun; Bukhari, Mohd Nadeem; Xie, Ruyi; Song, Yawei; Tang, Zhiyuan; Zhang, Xiaoyu

doi:10.1007/s10570-020-03446-6

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“…The interaction of droplets on textiles in DTP has drawn significant research interest. The spreading and coalescing of droplets can affect the image quality printed on fabrics [163]. Zhang et al [164] demonstrated the impact of aqueous glycerol droplets on hydrophobic and hydrophilic nylon textiles.…”

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Classifications and Applications of Inkjet Printing Technology: A Review

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Inkjet printing technology uses the low-cost direct deposition manufacturing technique for printing and is applicable in various fields including optics, ceramics, three-dimensional printing in biomedicine, and conductive circuitry. This study reviews the classifications and applications of inkjet printing technologies, with a focus on recent publications. The different design approaches, applications, and research progress of several inkjet printing techniques are reviewed. Among them, the piezoelectric inkjet printing technology is the main focus owing to its reliability and handling of a diverse range of inks. A piezo-driven inkjet printhead is activated by applying a voltage waveform to a piezoelectric membrane. The waveform ensures the formation of the designed droplet and a stable jet. A survey of various drivingvoltage waveforms is conducted, which can serve as a reference to the research community that uses piezodriven inkjet printheads. The challenges of printing quality, stability, and speed and their solutions as published in recent studies are reviewed. Technologies for producing high-viscosity inkjets are explored, and the applications of inkjet printing technology in textile, displays, and wearable devices are discussed.

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Classifications and Applications of Inkjet Printing Technology: A Review

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“…When inkjet printing, the cotton fabric was adhered to a movable platform, and the nozzle can move up and down. By controlling the movement of the nozzle and the platform, patterns can be generated on the cotton fabric (Zhang et al 2020a). The droplet shape of reactive dye ink was very important for the neness and clarity of inkjet printing patterns.…”

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“…S2, the diffusion of ink drops on cotton fabric was mainly divided into two parts: the rst was that the ink drops fall on the fabric, and the second was that the ink drops wet the cotton fabric (Josserand and Thoroddsen 2016; Rioboo et al 2002). This process mainly included the spreading and penetration of ink droplets on the fabric, and nally stable deposition on the fabric surface to form a line pattern (Zhang et al 2020a). The wetting state of droplets on the fabric was observed, and the deposition state of droplets on the fabric before and after treatment was further investigated, as shown in Fig.…”

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Enhancing digital ink-jet printing patterns quality through controlling the crystallinity of cotton fibers

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Cotton fibers have a high crystallinity, which makes a large number of reactive hydroxyl groups blocked and therefore affects the ink-jet printing performance of reactive dyes on cotton fabrics. In this work, the alkali treatment was employed to adjust the structure of cotton fibers. The crystallinity of treated cotton fibers reduced from 73.9–58.5%, and the breaking strength did not decrease compared with original cotton fiber. Thus, the accessible reactive hydroxyl groups and the wettability were enhanced for treated cotton fibers, which promoted the penetration of inks into the fibers. The optimal K/S value of 23.47 was achieved for treated cotton fabrics which was higher than that of untreated cotton fabrics (17.15). Meanwhile, the printed fabrics displayed good washing fastness, rubbing fastness and glossiness. This work provides an effective way for improving the utilization of dye solution and producing high-quality cotton fabric digital printing products.

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“…17,19,20,23,[28][29][30][31] Furthermore, previous works have examined the formation of multiple droplets via the Plateau-Rayleigh instability (PRI) of a film of liquid on a cylindrical fiber. 32,33 In addition, studies have examined wetting and coalescence of droplets on a fiber network with particular interest in droplet capture in textiles [34][35][36][37][38] However, there has been little work on the formation and interaction between multiple droplets as they traverse along a conical fiber beyond qualitative observations, 17,32,39 despite being prevalent in nature as illustrated in Fig. 1; a photograph of the Geranium robertianum fruit covered with dew drops.…”

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