New developments and inkjet applications of UV-LED curable inks

Abstract

UV curable inks have emerged as an ecofriendly promising solution in the last years for several fields including graphic arts, coding, additive manufacturing, robotics, decorative coatings, electronics, tissue engineering, medicines manufacturing and so on. Thanks to its versatility, UV inks can be used in association with a large variety of printing techniques such as direct ink writing (DIW), digital light processing (DLP), digital inkjet printing and so on. This review article provides an extensive state-of-the-art overview of the recent advances in formulation and troubleshooting presented according to their application fields. Special attention is given to inkjet applications and near UV-LED curable inks.