[NHCOLL-L:686] Fwd: Re: archival inks for inkjet printers

[Diana Horton]

I'm taking the liberty of forwarding one further msg. that was posted to 
TAXACOM because responses from some NHCOLL-L subscribers suggest they may 
find it of interest.

Diana Horton
Herbarium and Biological Sciences
312 CB
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 52242-1297





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>Date:         Tue, 8 Aug 2000 09:23:07 -0400
>Reply-To: François GénieruaWVy <FGENIER at MUS-NATURE.CA>
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>From: François GénieruaWVy <FGENIER at MUS-NATURE.CA>
>Subject:      Re: archival inks for inkjet printers
>Comments: To: akrings at UNITY.NCSU.EDU
>To: TAXACOM at USOBI.ORG
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>Two years ago I seriously questioned the archival quality of toner used by 
>photocopier and laser printers.  Occasionally this toner will peel off or 
>be dissolved by organic solvents. As a result I started to investigate ink 
>jet printing. At that time inkjet with high resolution (1200 dpi) became 
>available and affordable. I came across Lexmark printer (model 5000 and 
>higher) which were using "Waterproof" ink. I investigated and discovered 
>that once dry the ink was not soluble in any of the commonly used 
>chemicals in entomology (ethanol, ethyl acetate, ammonia, xylene, 
>acetone). Furthermore, it was not affected by long exposure to light (over 
>two years). The drying time seems to depend on the paper. The ink is 
>usually dry enough after two or three hours. However, before I use the 
>labels in alcohol I let it dry for two or three days. For insect labels I 
>use a 3.5 or 4.0 pts font and get very good results. The ink is "Lexmark 
>high resolution printing black standard print cartridge, #12A1970" and it 
>can be used in certain models of Lexmark, Samsung and Kodak printers. I am 
>sure that other companies are now producing archival quality ink.
>
>Francois
>
>François Génier
>Collection Manager, Insects
>Canadian Museum of Nature
>PO Box 3443, Stn D
>Ottawa, Ontario  K1P 6P4
>Canada
>
>FGenier at mus-nature.ca
>tel: (613) 364-4068
>fax: (613) 364-4027
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>Visit the CMN @:
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> >>> Alexander Krings <akrings at UNITY.NCSU.EDU> 08/07/00 05:13PM >>>
>Hello all,
>
>I am trying to find out if archival inks exist for standard inkjet 
>computer printers now on the market (e.g., Hewlett Packard, Compaq, 
>etc.)?  In modernizing our herbarium, we would eventually like to generate 
>specimen labels from our database and are exploring our 
>options.  Hewlett-Packard claims their black inks are archival, but have 
>any independent studies been published?
>
>Thank you in advance for any help or guidance anyone could offer.
>
>--Alexander
>____________________________
>Alexander Krings
>Curator and Plant Taxonomist
>Herbarium (NCSC), Department of Botany
>Campus Box 7612
>North Carolina State University
>Raleigh, NC 27695-7612
>
>alexander_krings at ncsu.edu
>919.515.2700
>919.515.3436 (fax)
>
>
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