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An evaluation of the humidity test method ISO 18946

Fricker, Anna and Hodgson, Alan and Sandy, Mark and Green, Phil (2011) An evaluation of the humidity test method ISO 18946. 27th International Conference on Digital Printing Technologies (NIP27), 27.

Type of Research: Article
Creators: Fricker, Anna and Hodgson, Alan and Sandy, Mark and Green, Phil
Description:

Humidity sensitivity is one of the potential degradation routes of digitally printed images. An ISO Working Group has been developing a test method for this sensitivity that is presently being published as ISO 18946. This work describes some practical experience in using the test method together with a treatment of errors from the results.

The paper first reviews some previously published work in this field as background to the development of this standard. It will then go on to illustrate some practical experience of the use of this method to test humidity sensitivity in a number of print / media combinations.

The paper gives details of the changes that result from humidity sensitivity of a number of print and media combinations, predominantly from inkjet printing. Combinations utilising a number of dye and pigment based inkjet inks and media types are used to illustrate the work. This paper also compares and contrasts the results from the different test conditions described in ISO 18946 and the differences in humidity sensitivity of various areas of the proposed test target. The results are presented in both colorimetric (numeric) terms and as photomicrographs.

Keywords/subjects not otherwise listed: humidity, inkjet, ISO 18946, stability
Publisher/Broadcaster/Company: Society of Imaging Science and Technology
Your affiliations with UAL: Colleges > London College of Communication
Date: October 2011
Funders: Arts and Humanities Research Council
Related Websites: http://www.imaging.org/ist/Conferences/nip/index.cfm
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Projects or Series: Research Outputs Review (April 2010 - April 2011)
Date Deposited: 02 Nov 2011 14:11
Last Modified: 11 May 2021 15:24
Item ID: 3332
URI: https://ualresearchonline.arts.ac.uk/id/eprint/3332

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