Pigments are useful colorants that can enhance the stability of inkjet inks, but they don't offer the vibrant colors that dyes can. Kodak has helped solve this problem with micro-milling technology that we originally invented for drug delivery systems. The physics of small particles and colloids Rationalizing and modeling interactions between the ink, the printhead, and the medium. For example, ink droplets in an ink jet printer are measured pico-liter volumes. At Kodak, applications of the science and technology of microfluidics include film coating, fluid mixing, chemical sensing, and liquid inkjet printing.
Images made by inkjet printing play a major role in digital photography.
One example might be a print head designed with computer chip technology. Appropriate control software and printing algorithms can overcome inherent shortcomings of inkjet printing . For instance, when a nozzle quits firing despite the best efforts of chemists and engineers, the system software can compensate so that the failure becomes unnoticeable. Similarly, algorithms for image analysis and deconvolution can determine the most efficient writing mode for an image and maximize throughput. Software also can optimize color and tone reproduction, making it easier for users to get the results they want from inkjet printing.