Study on the Effect of Coating Solid on Ink Penetration of Coated Paper

Abstract:

The objective of this experiment was to investigate the influence of coating solid on surface properties and ink penetration and to characterize the penetration depth through quantitative analysis by laser scanning confocal microscope (LSCM). Fluorescent ink was used to observe and characterize ink penetration and distribution by LSCM. The results implied that the surface properties of coated paper could be adjusted and improved by increasing the coating solid. With the increasing of coating solid, ink penetration depth declined and ink penetration uniformity increased. It could be concluded that the coated paper with high coating solid compared with low coating solid resulted in lower ink usage and better printability on the condition of same print density.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 663)
• Pages: 282-285
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.663.282
• Online since: February 2013
• Authors: Ying Li, Wen Juan Gu, Bang Gui He, Bei Hai He
• Keywords: Coating Solid, Ink Penetration, LSCM, Printability, Surface Properties

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