[NHCOLL-L:919] Re: Ink-jet printed labels again.....

[Julian.Carter at nmgw.ac.uk]

For more info on ink / paper relationships the  following links may be of
some use:
· Preservation of Inkjet Hardcopies.
http://www.knaw.nl/ecpa/publ/jurgens.html
· Digital Prints: Technology, Materials, Image Quality and Stability.
http://www.foto.unibas.ch/~rundbrief/les33.htm
· Wilheim Research - testing of inks and papers.
http://www.wilhelm-research.com/
· American Institute for Conservation. Useful for the Electronics Media
Group and their associated links on digital printing.
http://aic.stanford.edu/

Essentially there is a diversity of technologies utilised by inkjets, which
similarly utilise a range of inks. With inkjets these can be dye based, or
increasingly pigment based (see Epsons claims for their latest printers).
The black inks are becoming more stable - they have moved on a great deal
from the inks used a few years ago, and the manufacturers are developing
more permanent ink systems. Apparently many of the black inks are now carbon
black based. I have been using a pigmented refill ink in deskjets for over 4
years and these are proving to be very stable in fluid collection material.

Hope this lot may be of some help!

Jules