Article: Water-based inks print clean on film substrates.(Product Focus)( by Environmental Inks and Coatings)(Brief Article)

Article: Water-Based Inks Report.
Ink World;  February 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... the goal of reducing VOCs. The water-based inks have improved over time, and today ... there is still room to grow. Water-based inks' future growth depends on what the EPA ... to improve the properties of water-based inks to reach into other segments of the market ...

Article: 2007 ushers in new digital inks: bio, cationic, & ...
Ink Maker;  March 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... remains the best with aqueous dye-based inks, for short-term, indoor applications ... So why not print with these dye-based inks? The second question, will new print heads and new inks rival dye-based inks? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WHY NOT ...

Article: Color matching greener grades: water-based inks, ...
Graphic Arts Monthly;  July 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... were unnerved about switching to water-based inks on off-white uncoated grades, even ... about wicking and feathering from water-based inks. What about the hazard of inadequate ... Eraser stocks were evaluated, and water-based inks from Environmental Inks and Coatings ...

Article: Dynamic surface tension measurement of water-based ...
Ink & Print;  June 22, 1994 ;     700+ words ... ... solutions. Formulation problems of water-based inks Temperature and purity dramatically affect ... tension of water and by extension, water-based inks. The formulation can be quite complex ... of alcohols and surfactants, water-based inks can still have higher surface tensions ...

Article: Can we nix Ink's pH? Water-based inks may please ...
Official Board Markets;  December 24, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... switching from solvent inks to water-based inks years ago was the whole issue of pH and ... and continued limitations of water-based inks. On the other hand, water-based formulation ... Many conventional resins used in water-based inks are not soluble in water unless they ...

Article: BIOFILTRATION LETS PRINTERS USE SOLVENT-BASED INKS ...
Plastics News;  January 25, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... flexographic film printers to use solvent-based inks without damaging the environment ... quality available only with solvent- based inks, providing another reason for California plants to abandon water-based inks. Typically, the printing units ...

Article: Georgia, Virginia Inventors Develop Hydrogel Lenses Making ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  May 14, 2008 ;     536 words ... ... Joshua Wallach of Portsmouth, Va., have developed water-based inks. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is related to water-based inks for making colored hydrogel contact lenses, in particular ...