Printability of functional inks on multilayer curtain coated paper

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 68, Issue , 2013, Pages 13-20

  Bollström, Roger ^a,b   Tobjörk, Daniel ^a,b   Dolietis, Peter ^a,b   Salminen, Pekka ^a,c   Preston, Janet ^a,d   Österbacka, Ronald ^a,b   Toivakka, Martti ^a,b  

^a Center for Functional Materials   (Finland)

^b ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^c Styron Europe GmbH   (Switzerland)

^d IMERYS MINERALS LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Curtain coating; Functional ink; Paper; Paper electronics; Pore volume; Printing; Transistor

Indexed keywords

CURTAIN COATING; HIGH-SPEED CURTAIN COATINGS; HYGROSCOPIC INSULATORS; MICROMETER SIZED PARTICLES; PAPER ELECTRONICS; POLY (3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE); PORE VOLUME; SOLUTION PROCESSABLE;

COATINGS; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; MICROMETERS; MULTILAYERS; PAPER; PRINTING; SUBSTRATES; TRANSISTORS;

SILVER;

COATINGS; MICROMETERS; MULTILAYERS; PAPER; PRINTABILITY; PRINTING; SILVER; SUBSTRATES; TRANSISTORS;

EID: 84877814599     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2012.07.007     Document Type: Article

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