Abstract
A study is presented on ink-jet printing polymers, aiming at library generation for combinatorial material science applications, using (optimized) micropipettes. Solvents were successfully ink-jet printed, up to 160 mPa s viscosity. Printability of polymer solutions decreases strongly with and polymer concentration, due to elastic stresses originating from elongational flow in the pipette nozzle. The feasibility of ink-jet printing to generate arrays of polymer dots and films was demonstrated.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 292-296 |
| Journal | Macromolecular Rapid Communications |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2004 |