Development and characterization of silicon micromachined nozzle units for continuous ink jet printers

Journal of Imaging Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 544-551

  Palm, Lars ^a   Wallman, Lars ^a   Laurell, Thomas ^a   Nilsson, Johan ^a  

^a LUND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIES; ETCHING; INK; MICROMACHINING; NOZZLES; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS; SEMICONDUCTING GLASS; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS;

CONTINUOUS INK JET PRINTERS; SILICON MICROMACHINED NOZZLE;

PRINTERS (COMPUTER);

EID: 0034316623     PISSN: 10623701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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