Simultaneous Real-Time Analysis of Bulk and Bottom Cure of Ultraviolet-Curable Inks Using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy

• Published in: Applied spectroscopy Vol. 71; no. 12; p. 2699
• Main Authors: Boonen, Hennie A L, Koskamp, Janou A, Theiss, Wolfgang, Iedema, Piet D, Willemse, Robin X E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.12.2017
• Subjects: UV; bulk and bottom cure; transmission; reflection; FT-IR; Attenuated total reflection; curable ink; ultraviolet-curable ink; real-time Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; ATR

The curing characteristics of an ultraviolet (UV) ink layer are of utmost importance for the development of UV inks. Measuring either bulk or bottom cure in itself is not new and has been the subject of many articles. In this article, two methods are described based on Fourier transform infrared (FT...