Ink-jet printing polymers and polymer libraries using micropipettes

de Gans, Berend-Jan; Kazancioglu, Emine; Meyer, Wilhelm; Schubert, Ulrich S.

Abstract:

A study is presented on ink-jet printing polymers, aiming at library generation for combinatorial material science applications, using (optimized) micro-pipettes. Solvents were successfully ink-jet printed, up to 160 mPa s viscosity. Printability of polymer solutions decreases strongly with (M) over bar (w) 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.

Year:

2004

Type of Publication:

Article

Keywords:

films; ink-jet printing; micropipettes; molecular weight distribution; molar mass distribution; polymer libraries

Journal:

Macromolecular Rapid Communications

Volume:

25

Pages:

292-296