Microcrystal particles behaviour in inkjet printing of reactive nylon materials

Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Fathi, Saeed ^a   Dickens, Phill ^a   Khodabakhshi, Khosrow ^a   Gilbert, Marianne ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; CATALYSTS; DROPS; INK JET PRINTING; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; MOLTEN MATERIALS; POLYAMIDES; RAYON;

ADDITIVE LAYER MANUFACTURING; CAPROLACTAM MAGNESIUM BROMIDES; INDIVIDUAL DROPLETS; INK JET SYSTEMS; INK JET TECHNOLOGY; JETTING SYSTEMS; QUANTITATIVE IMAGE ANALYSIS; REACTIVE MIXTURES;

MICROCRYSTALS;

EID: 84873127816     PISSN: 10871357     EISSN: 15288935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4023272     Document Type: Article

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