Microporous aluminium-oxide coatings for nonimpact printing applications

Bahram Farahbakhsh; Don C. Steele; Paul Smits

doi:10.1117/12.146292

18 June 1993 Microporous aluminium-oxide coatings for nonimpact printing applications

Bahram Farahbakhsh, Don C. Steele, Paul Smits

Proceedings Volume 1912, Color Hard Copy and Graphic Arts II; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.146292
Event: IS&T/SPIE's Symposium on Electronic Imaging: Science and Technology, 1993, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Aluminum can be anodized to form a microporous surface film consisting of uniform cylindrical pores normal to the substrate. This film may be engineered to permit detachment from its aluminum substrate, allowing the transfer of the film to a secondary substrate for printing. The film pores can act as vertical receivers of the toners and inks used in non-impact printing, thereby limiting in-plane spreading. If the film is formed on foil of a gauge compatible with printer media handling systems, the image and oxide may be transferred after printing. The use of such films for non-impact printing applications is proposed.

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Bahram Farahbakhsh, Don C. Steele, and Paul Smits "Microporous aluminium-oxide coatings for nonimpact printing applications", Proc. SPIE 1912, Color Hard Copy and Graphic Arts II, (18 June 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.146292

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