Homebrew PCBs

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From: "William Carr" <Jkirk3279@...>
To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 3:09 AM
Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Alternate solvent inks


>
> On May 16, 2006, at 11:32 AM, RMustakos wrote:
>
>> But anyway, it works by actually clotting itself, it does not
>> work by generating heat and causing the blood to clot.
>> How about putting a heating element into the flat bed or carrier
>> that is fed through the printedr?
>
> True, the heat is just a by-product.   From what I read in Pop
> Science, the heat is a negative, as it means that if you dump a lot
> of the clotting agent on an open wound you could get 2nd degree burns.
>
> I was just looking for a way to set the ink faster.

Professional inkjet printers for this sort of application use an ink 
containing resin which is cured with UV directly after deposition. They need 
very expensive printheads, and the ink is difficult to obtain. It would be 
interesting to try that techique with an ordinary inkjet printer.

Leon

Leon 

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