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IMI Europe's Surface Tension, Wetting & Capillarity
July 1 - 2, 2010
- London UNITED KINGDOM
IMI Europe
This course will present the concepts and measurement techniques that are required in order to understand how surface tension, wetting and capillarity affect printing processes. The first goal will be to develop the understanding of surface tension and interfacial tension, which are essential properties of the materials involved in printing systems (eg. ink, plastic substrates, paper). Then, the various modes of wetting and capillary penetration, which are basic processes underlying most printing operations, will be discussed. Intended audience, This course is directly relevant to anyone working in the fields of ink jet ink formulation and development, substrate development - such as papers, films, coatings and metal and glass substrates - and the design and development of ink jet printheads.