Formulation of Polymer Solution PVP (Polyvinylpyrrolidone) by Optimizing the Molarity Parameter for Inkjet Printer Application

  • K.A. Wahid1,, Z. Puteh , M. Sayuti, Wan Muhamad W.M., M.A.S.M. Hanif, Wan M. Khairul

Abstract

This study is focused on the formulating polymer solution as an inkjet printer ink where the Polyvinylpyrrolidone powder will be used as a main material. In order to have a good printability, the ink must have a good viscosity whereas it will be easy to be injected through the printer head nozzle as well as have a good printability on a standard PET film surface. In order to obtain a good viscosity ink, the polymer solution has been formulated by optimizing the molarity solution. Viscosity of solution has been characterized by using Vibro Viscometer. The printability of prepared polymer ink then has been tested using a standard EPSON L360 inkjet printer. Different range of molarity has been formulated ranging from 0.08m Molar until 1.0m Molar. The result shows that 0.3m Molar is the optimum molarity where the viscosity is consistent at 1.93cP. Contact angle characterization, hydrophobic testing, resolution testing as well as uniformity testing also has been carried out. The hydrophilic contact angle of formulated ink on PET film shows the contact angle at 45.7o degree which shows good printability of prepared polymer ink while the hydrophobic contact angle of water droplet on printed ink is 51.88o indicate it have a high potential to be used as insulation layer. Printability testing results also show that the polymer solution at 0.3m Molar has a sharp and finest resolution and good uniformity compared with others but its resolution limit to 0.5mm line width.

Published
2020-06-01
How to Cite
K.A. Wahid1, Z. Puteh , M. Sayuti, Wan Muhamad W.M., M.A.S.M. Hanif, Wan M. Khairul. (2020). Formulation of Polymer Solution PVP (Polyvinylpyrrolidone) by Optimizing the Molarity Parameter for Inkjet Printer Application. International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology, 29(8s), 4445-4453. Retrieved from http://sersc.org/journals/index.php/IJAST/article/view/25497