Influence of fluid physical properties on ink-jet printability

Daehwan Jang1, Dongjo Kim, Jooho Moon

  • 1Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University 134 Shinchon-dong Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-749, Korea.

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