Stable ejection of micro droplets containing microbeads by a piezoelectric inkjet head

Journal of Micro-Nano Mechatronics

Volumn 7, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 87-95

  Yamaguchi, Shuichi ^a,b,c   Ueno, Akira ^c   Morishima, Keisuke ^a,b  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c Microjet Corporation   (Japan)

Author keywords

Droplet; Ejection; Inkjet printing; Micro bead; Particle; Piezoelectric actuator

Indexed keywords

BIOFABRICATION; DROPLET EJECTION; EJECTION; INKJET HEAD; LIQUID SUSPENSION; MICRO DROPLETS; MICRO-PARTICLES; MICROBEADS; NOZZLE DIAMETER; OPTIMAL CONDITIONS; PARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; PARTICLE DIAMETERS; PARTICLE EJECTION; PARTICLE VOLUME CONCENTRATIONS; PIEZOELECTRIC INK JETS; PRINT HEAD; RESEARCH FIELDS; TRAJECTORY ERRORS; TRANSPARENT GLASS; UPPER LIMITS; VOLTAGE PULSE; VOLTAGE WAVEFORMS; WAVE FORMS;

DROPS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ERRORS; INK JET PRINTERS; OPTIMIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORS; SPRAY NOZZLES;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

EID: 84870391826     PISSN: 18653928     EISSN: 18653936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12213-012-0047-z     Document Type: Article

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