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EP2697317A1 - Procédé de sérigraphie à l'aide d'une encre d'impression réagissant pour devenir un polymère polyuréthane - Google Patents

Procédé de sérigraphie à l'aide d'une encre d'impression réagissant pour devenir un polymère polyuréthane

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EP2697317A1
EP2697317A1 EP12713052.4A EP12713052A EP2697317A1 EP 2697317 A1 EP2697317 A1 EP 2697317A1 EP 12713052 A EP12713052 A EP 12713052A EP 2697317 A1 EP2697317 A1 EP 2697317A1
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polyisocyanate
printing ink
catalyst
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Joachim Wagner
Thomas Bernert
Dirk Schapeler
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
    • B41M5/00—Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41F—PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
    • B41F15/00—Screen printers
    • B41F15/08—Machines
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • C09D—COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES OR LACQUERS; FILLING PASTES; CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; CORRECTING FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING; USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR
    • C09D11/00—Inks
    • C09D11/02—Printing inks
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • C09D—COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES OR LACQUERS; FILLING PASTES; CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; CORRECTING FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING; USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR
    • C09D11/00—Inks
    • C09D11/02—Printing inks
    • C09D11/10—Printing inks based on artificial resins
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • C09D—COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES OR LACQUERS; FILLING PASTES; CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; CORRECTING FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING; USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR
    • C09D11/00—Inks
    • C09D11/02—Printing inks
    • C09D11/10—Printing inks based on artificial resins
    • C09D11/102—Printing inks based on artificial resins containing macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions other than those only involving unsaturated carbon-to-carbon bonds
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R19/00—Electrostatic transducers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R31/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture of transducers or diaphragms therefor
    • H04R31/003—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture of transducers or diaphragms therefor for diaphragms or their outer suspension

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  • the present invention relates to a method of printing objects, comprising the step of applying a printing ink by means of screen printing, wherein the printing ink reacts after the screen printing step to a polyurethane polymer. It further relates to the use of a corresponding reaction mixture as a printing ink in screen printing processes and to an electromechanical transducer having a polymer layer produced by a process according to the invention.
  • Electromechanical transducers play an important role in converting electrical energy into mechanical energy and vice versa. Electromechanical converters can therefore be used as sensors, actuators and / or generators.
  • electroactive polymers One class of such transducers is based on electroactive polymers. It is a constant goal to increase the properties of the electroactive polymers, in particular the electrical resistance and the breakdown strength. At the same time, however, the mechanics of the polymers make them suitable for use in electromechanical transducers. Finally, for a successful application, the selection of the possible manufacturing processes is important.
  • electromechanical converters can be found in WO 200 1/06575 A I.
  • This patent application relates to transducers, their use and their manufacture.
  • Such a transducer for converting mechanical energy to electrical energy comprises at least two electrodes and a polymer.
  • the polymer is arranged so that an electric field is changed as a result of a change in length of a first section. Furthermore, a second portion of the polymer is elastically biased.
  • EP 1 500 687 A1 describes an ink for screen-printing processes, wherein a roughness and / or thickness is achieved by the ink on the printed image obtained.
  • the ink described therein should be used in catalogs and advertising prints for decorative wall coatings to reflect the feel of such a coating.
  • the ink contains polyurethane binder. The fact that a fully reacted polyurethane polymer is present even before printing, but here are certain Restrictions imposed. For example, only soluble or dispersible polymers can be processed.
  • US 6,336,666 relates to a process for producing a film having a pattern intended to prevent duplication by optical scanning.
  • a first glossy print layer adheres to the surface.
  • a second continuous printing layer adheres neither to the top layer nor to the first printing layer.
  • This patent mentions the possibility of screen printing for the printing layers.
  • a two-component mixture can be used which polymerizes in situ and in particular can form a polyurethane layer. In this patent, however, no statement is made about the processing times of screen printing.
  • the pot life of the ready-made printing ink should not be too short, so that the processing of the ink is not subject to too much restrictions.
  • the crosslinking time should be short, so that the printed product can be dried quickly and processed further.
  • the present invention has the object to provide a method in which a polyurethane polymer is obtained on the printed article and which can be carried out with shorter cycle times.
  • the object is achieved by a method for printing objects, comprising the step of applying a printing ink by means of screen printing, wherein the printing ink is a polyisocyanate A) and / or a polyisocyanate prepolymer B), an at least difunctional, isocyanate-reactive compound C) and furthermore comprises a catalyst D) which can be activated by increasing the temperature.
  • a "catalyst which can be activated by raising the temperature” is understood to mean that its active constituent is split off and / or released only when the temperature increases.
  • the pot life of the printing ink is not restricted too severely by a catalyst which can be activated by increasing the temperature, with a short crosslinking time under thermal action.
  • the effectiveness of the screen printing process is significantly increased and it can be an extended group of polyurethanes, especially polyurethane elastomers obtained as a printed image.
  • the thermally activatable catalyst offers the advantage of a significantly increased pot life with simultaneously short reaction times.
  • Suitable iso- and polyisocyanates A) are, for example, 1,4-butylene diisocyanate, 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI), isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI), 2,2,4 and / or 2,4,4-trimethylhexamethylene diisocyanate, the isomeric bis (isocyanato) diisocyanate.
  • Component A) may preferably be a polyisocyanate or a polyisocyanate mixture having an average NCO functionality of 2 to 4 with exclusively aliphatically or cycloaliphatically bonded isocyanate groups.
  • the polyisocyanate prepolymers which can be used as component B) can be prepared by reacting one or more diisocyanates with one or more hydroxy-functional, in particular polymeric, polyols, if appropriate with addition of catalysts and auxiliaries and additives to be obtained.
  • components for chain extension such as, for example, with primary and / or secondary amino groups (NH 2 and / or NH-functional components) for the formation of the polyisocyanate prepolymer.
  • the polyisocyanate prepolymer as component B) may preferably be obtainable from the reaction of polymeric polyols and aliphatic diisocyanates.
  • Hydroxy-functional, polymeric polyols for the reaction to form the polyisocyanate prepolymer B) may be, for example, polyester polyols, polyacrylate polyols, polyurethane polyols, polycarbonate polyols, polyether polyols, polyester polyacrylate polyols, polyurethane polyacrylate polyols, polyurethane polyester polyols, polyurethane polyether polyols, polyurethane polycarbonates and / or polyester polycarbonate polyols. These can be used to prepare the polyisocyanate prepolymer individually or in any mixtures with each other.
  • Suitable polyester polyols for the preparation of the polyisocyanate prepolymers B) may be polycondensates of di- and optionally tri- and tetraols and di- and optionally tri- and tetracarboxylic acids or hydroxycarboxylic acids or lactones.
  • free polycarboxylic acids it is also possible to use the corresponding polycarboxylic acid anhydrides or corresponding polycarboxylic acid esters of lower alcohols for the preparation of the polyesters.
  • diols examples include ethylene glycol, butylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, polyalkylene glycols such as polyethylene glycol, furthermore 1,2-propanediol, 1,3-propanediol, butanediol (1,3), butanediol (1,4), hexanediol (1,6) and isomers, neopentyl glycol or hydroxypivalic acid neopentyl glycol esters or mixtures thereof, with hexanediol (1,6) and isomers, butanediol (1,4), neopentyl glycol and neopentyl glycol hydroxypivalate being preferred.
  • polyalkylene glycols such as polyethylene glycol, furthermore 1,2-propanediol, 1,3-propanediol, butanediol (1,3), butanediol (1,4), he
  • polyols such as trimethylolpropane, glycerol, erythritol, pentaerythritol, trimethylolbenzene or trishydroxyethyl isocyanurate or mixtures thereof.
  • phthalic acid As dicarboxylic acids, phthalic acid, isophthalic acid, terephthalic acid, tetrahydrophthalic acid, hexahydrophthalic acid, cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid, adipic acid, azelaic acid, sebacic acid, glutaric acid, tetrachlorophthalic acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, itaconic acid, malonic acid, suberic acid, 2-methylsuccinic acid, 3,3-diethylglutaric acid and / or 2, 2-Dimethylsuccinic be used.
  • the acid source used may also be the corresponding anhydrides.
  • monocarboxylic acids such as benzoic acid and hexanecarboxylic acid may additionally be used.
  • Preferred acids are aliphatic or aromatic acids of the abovementioned type. Particular preference is given to adipic acid, isophthalic acid and phthalic acid.
  • Hydroxycarboxylic acids which may be co-used as reactants in the preparation of a hydroxyl-terminated polyester polyol include hydroxycaproic acid, hydroxybutyric acid, hydroxydecanoic acid or hydroxystearic acid, or mixtures thereof.
  • Suitable lactones are caprolactone, butyrolactone or homologs or mixtures thereof. Preference is given to caprolactone.
  • hydroxyl-containing polycarbonates for example polycarbonate, preferably polycarbonate, can be used.
  • polycarbonate preferably polycarbonate
  • they may have a number average molecular weight M n of from 400 g / mol to 8000 g / mol, preferably from 600 g / mol to 3000 g / mol.
  • M n number average molecular weight
  • These can be obtained by reaction of carbonic acid derivatives, such as diphenyl carbonate, dimethyl carbonate or phosgene, with polyols, preferably diols.
  • diols examples include ethylene glycol, 1,2- and 1,3-propanediol, 1,3- and 1,4-butanediol, 1,6-hexanediol, 1,8-octanediol, neopentyl glycol, 1,4-bis-hydroxymethylcyclohexane, 2 - Methyl-l, 3-propanediol, 2,2,4-Trimethylpentandiol-l, 3, dipropylene glycol, polypropylene glycols, dibutylene glycol, polybutylene glycols, bisphenol A or lactone-modified diols of the type mentioned above or mixtures thereof.
  • the diol component then preferably contains from 40 percent by weight to 100 percent by weight of hexanediol, preferably 1,6-hexanediol and / or hexanediol derivatives.
  • hexanediol derivatives are based on hexanediol and may have ester or ether groups in addition to terminal OH groups.
  • Such derivatives are obtainable, for example, by reaction of hexanediol with excess caprolactone or by etherification of hexanediol with itself to give di- or trihexylenglycol.
  • the amount of these and other components are chosen such that the sum does not exceed 100 weight percent, especially 100 weight percent.
  • Hydroxyl-containing polycarbonates especially polycarbonate polyols, are preferably linearly constructed.
  • polyether polyols can be used to prepare the polyisocyanate prepolymers B).
  • polytetramethylene glycol polyethers such as are obtainable by polymerization of tetrahydrofuran by means of cationic ring opening, are suitable.
  • suitable Polyether polyols may be the addition products of styrene oxide, ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, butylene oxide and / or epichlorohydrin to di- or polyfunctional starter molecules.
  • starter molecules examples include water, butyldiglycol, glycerol, diethylene glycol, trimethylolpropane, propylene glycol, sorbitol, ethylenediamine, triethanolamine or 1,4-butanediol or mixtures thereof.
  • Preferred components for the preparation of the polyisocyanate prepolymers B) are polypropylene glycol, polytetramethylene glycol polyethers and polycarbonate polyols or mixtures thereof, polypropylene glycol being particularly preferred.
  • polymeric polyols having a number average molecular weight M n of from 400 g / mol to 8000 g / mol, preferably from 400 g / mol to 6000 g / mol and more preferably from 600 g / mol to 3000 g / mol. These preferably have an OH functionality of from 1.5 to 6, particularly preferably from 1.8 to 3, very particularly preferably from 1.9 to 2.1.
  • short-chain polyols can also be used in the preparation of the polyisocyanate prepolymers B).
  • ester diols of the stated molecular weight range, such as ⁇ -hydroxybutyl- ⁇ -hydroxycaproic acid ester, o -hydroxyhexyl- ⁇ -hydroxybutyric acid ester, adipic acid ( ⁇ -hydroxyethyl) ester or terephthalic acid bis ( ⁇ -hydroxyethyl) ester.
  • monofunctional isocyanate-reactive hydroxyl-containing compounds for the preparation of the polyisocyanate prepolymers B).
  • monofunctional compounds are ethanol, n-butanol, ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, diethylene glycol monomethyl ether, diethylene glycol monobutyl ether, propylene glycol monomethyl ether, dipropylene glycol monomethyl ether, tripropylene glycol monomethyl ether, dipropylene glycol monopropyl ether, propylene glycol monobutyl ether, dipropylene glycol monobutyl ether,
  • diisocyanates with the polyols at a ratio of the isocyanate groups to hydroxyl groups (NCO / OH ratio) of 2: 1 to 20: 1, for example 8: 1.
  • NCO / OH ratio urethane and / or allophanate structures can be formed.
  • a proportion of unreacted polyisocyanates can then be separated off.
  • a thin-film distillation can be used, with residual monomer low products with residual monomer contents of, for example, ⁇ 1 weight percent, preferably ⁇ 0.5 weight percent, particularly preferably ⁇ 0, 1 weight percent, are obtained.
  • the reaction temperature may be from 20 ° C to 120 ° C, preferably from 60 ° C to 100 ° C, amount.
  • stabilizers such as benzoyl chloride, isophthaloyl chloride, dibutyl phosphate, 3-chloropropionic acid or methyl tosylate may be added during the preparation.
  • NH 2 and / or NH functional components can be used in addition to the chain extension in the preparation of the polyisocyanate prepolymers B).
  • Suitable components for chain extension are organic di- or polyamines.
  • organic di- or polyamines For example, ethylenediamine, 1,2-diaminopropane, 1, 3-diaminopropane, 1,4-diaminobutane, 1,6-diaminohexane, isophoronediamine, isomer mixtures of 2,2,4- and 2,4,4-trimethylhexamethylenediamine, 2-methylpentamethylenediamine , Diethylenetriamine,
  • Diaminodicyclohexylmethan or dimethylethylenediamine or mixtures thereof are diminodicyclohexylmethan or dimethylethylenediamine or mixtures thereof.
  • Alkanolamines such as N-aminoethylethanolamine, ethanolamine, 3-aminopropanol, neopentanolamine.
  • chain termination are usually amines having an isocyanate-reactive group such as methylamine, ethylamine, propylamine, butylamine, octylamine, laurylamine, stearylamine, isononyloxypropylamine, dimethylamine, diethylamine, dipropylamine, dibutylamine, N-methylaminopropylamine, diethyl (methyl) aminopropylamine, morpholine, piperidine, or suitable substituted derivatives thereof, amide amines from diprimary amines and monocarboxylic acids, monoketimines of diprimary amines, primary / tertiary amines, such as N, N-dimethylaminopropylamine.
  • Component C) is a compound having at least two isocyanate-reactive functional groups.
  • component C) may be a polyamine or a polyol having at least two isocyanate-reactive hydroxy groups.
  • component C it is possible to use hydroxy-functional, in particular polymeric, polyols, for example polyether polyols or polyester polyols.
  • Suitable polyols have already been described above in connection with the preparation of the prepolymer B), so that reference is made to avoid repetition thereof.
  • component C) is a polymer having 2 to 4 hydroxy groups per molecule, most preferably a polypropylene glycol having 2 to 3 hydroxy groups per molecule.
  • polyether polyols preferably have a polydispersity of 1.0 to 1.5 and an OH functionality of greater than 1.9, and particularly preferably greater than or equal to 1.95.
  • Such polyether polyols can be prepared in a manner known per se by alkoxylation of suitable starter molecules, in particular using double metal cyanide catalysts (DMC catalysis). This method is described, for example, in the patent US Pat. No. 5,158,922 and the published patent application EP 0 654 302 A1.
  • DMC catalysis double metal cyanide catalysts
  • the reaction mixture for the polyurethane can be obtained by mixing components A) and / or B) and C).
  • the ratio of isocyanate-reactive hydroxy groups to free isocyanate groups is preferably from 1: 1.5 to 1.5: 1, more preferably from 1: 1.02 to 1: 0.95.
  • at least one of components A), B) or C) has a functionality of> 2.0, preferably> 2.5 preferably> 3.0 to introduce branching or crosslinking into the polymer element.
  • the term "functionality" in component A) and B) refers to the average number of NCO groups per molecule and in component C) to the average number of OH, NH, or NH 2 groups per molecule. This branching or networking causes better mechanical properties and better elastomeric properties, in particular also better elongation properties.
  • the polyurethane polymer obtained from the printing ink may preferably have a maximum stress of> 0.2 MPa, in particular from 0.4 MPa to 50 MPa, and a maximum elongation of> 100%, in particular of> 120%.
  • the polyurethane in the elongation range of 50% to 200%, may have a stress of 0.1 MPa to 1 MPa, for example from 0.1 MPa to 0.8 MPa, in particular from 0.1 MPa to 0.3 MPa ( Determination according to ASTM D 412).
  • the polyurethane may have a modulus of elasticity at an elongation of 100% from 0.1 MPa to 30 MPa, for example from 20 MPa to 27 MPa (determined according to ASTM D 412).
  • the polyurethane polymer obtained from the printing ink is a dielectric elastomer and has a volume resistivity according to ASTM D 257 of> 10 12 to ⁇ 10 17 ohm cm. It is further preferred that the polyurethane polymer has a dielectric constant according to ASTM 150-98 of> 5 to ⁇ 10 and a dielectric breakdown field strength according to ASTM 149-97a of> 100 V / ⁇ to ⁇ 200 V / ⁇ . Basically, a maximum dielectric constant is sought to optimize the serviceability of the polymer.
  • the printing ink may additionally contain auxiliaries and additives.
  • auxiliaries and additives are crosslinkers, thickeners, solvents, thixotropic agents, adhesion promoters, stabilizers, antioxidants, light stabilizers, emulsifiers, surfactants, adhesives, plasticizers, water repellents, pigments, fillers and leveling agents.
  • Preferred solvents are methoxypropyl acetate and ethoxypropyl acetate.
  • Preferred flow control agents are polyacrylates, in particular amine resin-modified acrylic copolymers.
  • fillers can regulate the dielectric constant of the polymer element.
  • the reaction mixture comprises fillers to increase the dielectric constants, such as fillers with a high dielectric constant.
  • these are ceramic fillers, in particular barium titanate, titanium dioxide and piezoelectric ceramics such as quartz or lead zirconium titanate, as well as organic fillers, in particular those having a high electrical polarizability, for example phthalocyanines.
  • a high dielectric constant can also be achieved by introducing electrically conductive fillers below the percolation threshold.
  • Examples include carbon black, graphite, single-walled or multi-walled carbon nanotubes, electrically conductive polymers such as polythiophenes, polyanilines or polypyrroles, or mixtures thereof.
  • electrically conductive polymers such as polythiophenes, polyanilines or polypyrroles, or mixtures thereof.
  • types of carbon black which have a surface passivation and therefore at higher concentrations below the percolation threshold increase the dielectric constant and nevertheless do not lead to an increase in the conductivity of the polymer.
  • the printing ink is applied as a layer in a layer composite.
  • a dielectric elastomer contacted on both sides by electrodes can be obtained. Due to the short cure times, the process of printing multiple layers together is also effective.
  • the content of free isocyanate groups in the printing ink during application is> 50% to ⁇ 100%, based on the original content of components A) and / or B).
  • the decrease in the NCO group content can be monitored for example by means of IR spectroscopy.
  • the content can also be> 60% to ⁇ 90% or> 70% to ⁇ 80%.
  • the printing ink can also be used together with very fine sieves without the viscosity of the printing ink rising too high due to extensive crosslinking of the polyurethane.
  • the printing ink after the printing ink has been applied, it is heated to a temperature of> 30 ° C. to ⁇ 150 ° C. for a period of time of> 1 second to ⁇ 10 minutes.
  • the duration may also be> 30 seconds to ⁇ 8 minutes or> 1 minute to ⁇ 5 minutes.
  • the heating temperature may also be> 40 ° C to ⁇ 120 ° C or> 50 ° C to ⁇ 100 ° C.
  • the polyisocyanate A) is a biuret of an aliphatic polyisocyanate.
  • it is the trifunctional biuret of 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate.
  • the polyisocyanate prepolymer B) is a prepolymer which is obtainable from the reaction of a trifunctional polypropylene glycol polymer with hydroxyl ether and isocyanate (MD I) and d / or hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI). It is also possible that, in addition to the trifunctional polyol, a difunctional polypropyleneglycol-polyethyleneglycol-polyether polyol is also used in the reaction mixture leading to the prepolymer.
  • MD I hydroxyl ether and isocyanate
  • HDI hexamethylene diisocyanate
  • the molecular weight M n of the abovementioned trifunctional polyol is preferably in a range of> 5800 g / mol to ⁇ 6200 g / mol and of the aforementioned difunctional polyol in a range of> 1800 g / mol to ⁇ 2200 g / mol.
  • the trifunctional polyol for the preparation of the prepolymer A) preferably has a polydispersity index M w / M n of> 1.0 to ⁇ 1.1.
  • the polydispersity index can be determined by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) against a polystyrene standard. Preferably, it is also in a range of> 1.0 to ⁇ 1.08 or> 1.0 to ⁇ 1.05. Such a uniform structure of the polyol contributes to a regular polyurethane polymer.
  • the isocyanate-reactive compound C) is a polyesterpolyol obtainable from the reaction of adipic acid with hexanediol. It is also possible that, in addition to hexanediol, neopentyl glycol is also used in the reaction mixture leading to the polyol.
  • the thermally activatable catalyst D) comprises tin, titanium, zirconium and / or hafnium.
  • the temperature-activatable catalyst D comprises a Zr-chelate complex.
  • the catalyst D based on the titanium, zirconium and hafnium content in the total weight of the printing ink, is used in a proportion of> 0.0003% by weight to ⁇ 0.009% by weight.
  • this proportion is> 0.0006% by weight to ⁇ 0.0075% by weight, and more preferably> 0.0015% by weight. to ⁇ 0.006% by weight.
  • Such amounts of catalyst increase the effectiveness of a screen printing process in the manner described in the present invention without having an effect detrimental to the function of a dielectric elastomer.
  • catalyst preparations can be used, for example, in a proportion of> 0.01% by weight to ⁇ 0.3% by weight, based on the total proportion of the catalyst preparation in the total weight of the printing ink.
  • this proportion is> 0.02 wt% to ⁇ 0.25 wt%, and more preferably> 0.05 wt% to ⁇ 0.2 wt%.
  • the stated amounts represent a proportion of> 0.0003% by weight to ⁇ 0.009% by weight of the total weight of the printing ink.
  • Another object of the present invention is the use of a reaction mixture comprising a polyisocyanate A) and / or a polyisocyanate prepolymer B), an at least difunctional, isocyanate-reactive compound C) and further activatable by a temperature increase catalyst D), as a printing ink in screen printing.
  • the polyisocyanate A) is a biuret of an aliphatic polyisocyanate. It is preferably the trifunctional biuret of 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate.
  • the polyisocyanate prepolymer B) is a prepolymer which is obtainable from the reaction of a trifunctional polypropylene glycol polymer with hydroxyl ether and isocyanate (MD I) and d / or Hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI). It is also possible that in addition to the trifunctional polyol also a diglantationelles polypropyleneglycol polyethylenglykol polyethe polyol is used in the reaction mixture leading to the prepolymer.
  • MD I hydroxyl ether and isocyanate
  • HDI Hexamethylene diisocyanate
  • the molecular weight M n of the above-mentioned trifunctional polyol is in a range of> 5800 g / mol to ⁇ 6200 g / mol and of the aforementioned difunctional polyol in a range of> 1800 g / mol to ⁇ 2200 g / mol.
  • the trifunctional polyol for the preparation of the prepolymer A) preferably has a polydispersity index M w / M n of> 1.0 to ⁇ 1.1.
  • the polydispersity index can be determined by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) against a polystyrene standard. Preferably, it is also in a range of> 1.0 to ⁇ 1.08 or> 1.0 to ⁇ 1.05. Such a uniform structure of the polyol contributes to a regular polyurethane polymer.
  • the isocyanate-reactive compound C) is a polyesterpolyol obtainable from the reaction of adipic acid with hexanediol. It is also possible that, in addition to hexanediol, neopentyl glycol is also used in the reaction mixture leading to the polyol.
  • the catalyst D) comprises tin, titanium, zirconium and / or hafnium, particularly preferably a Zr chelate complex.
  • the catalyst may further be used in an amount of> 0.0003% by weight to ⁇ 0.009% by weight based on the content of titanium, zirconium and hafnium in the total weight of the printing ink.
  • this proportion is> 0.0006% by weight to ⁇ 0.0075% by weight, and more preferably> 0.0015% by weight to ⁇ 0.006% by weight.
  • Such amounts of catalyst increase the effectiveness of a screen printing process in the manner described in the present invention without having an effect detrimental to the function of a dielectric elastomer.
  • Usual commercially available catalyst preparations can be used, for example, in a proportion of> 0.01% by weight to ⁇ 0.3% by weight, based on the total proportion of the catalyst preparation in the total weight of the printing ink.
  • this proportion is> 0.02 wt% to ⁇ 0.25 wt%, and more preferably> 0.05 wt% to ⁇ 0.2 wt%.
  • a very particularly preferred formulation for the process according to the invention and for the use according to the invention comprises the following components, in each case indicated without further solvent fractions: Component weight%
  • the present invention also relates to an electromechanical transducer comprising a polymer layer produced by a method of the present invention.
  • the polymer layer is part of a layer composite, which is constructed so that this layer comprising polyurethane polymer is at least partially contacted by electrode layers on both sides. Then, the composite layer according to the invention can function as a dielectric elastomer contacted on both sides.
  • the thickness of the dielectric elastomer layer is preferably> 1 ⁇ to ⁇ 500 ⁇ , more preferably> 20 ⁇ to ⁇ 200 ⁇ and even more preferably> 30 ⁇ to ⁇ 150 ⁇ . It can be constructed in one piece or in several pieces. For example, a multi-part layer can also be obtained by printing on individual layers. When a mechanical stress is applied to such a transducer, the transducer deforms along its thickness and area, for example, and a strong electrical signal can be detected at the electrodes. This converts mechanical energy into electrical energy.
  • the erfmdungsdorfe converter can consequently be used both as a generator and as a sensor.
  • the converter according to the invention can equally serve as an actuator.
  • electromechanical transducer can be found in a variety of different applications in the electro-mechanical and electro-acoustic field, especially in the field of energy from mechanical vibrations and generally periodic movements ("Energy Harvesting"), acoustics, ultrasound, medical diagnostics, the acoustic Microscopy, the mechanical sensors, in particular pressure force and / or strain sensors, robotics and / or communication technology.
  • Typical examples include pressure sensors, electroacoustic transducers, microphones, loudspeakers, vibration transducers, light deflectors, diaphragms, optical fiber modulators, pyroelectric detectors, capacitors and control systems, and "smart" floors.
  • the present invention will be further illustrated by the following example, but not limited thereto.
  • a screen printing ink to be used according to the invention was prepared according to the following recipe:
  • the catalyst was screen-printed for the processing of the polyurethane components mentioned in the example.
  • the concentration used here allowed an acceleration of the reaction between polyol (Desmophen 670) and isocyanate (Desmodur N75) at elevated temperatures in a dryer.
  • the catalyst concentration used did not result in too much pot life limitation so that the catalyzed system could be processed for about 30 minutes without having an effect on the dielectric elastomer layer effect.
  • the crosslinking time of the polyurethane was reduced from about 20 minutes without catalysis to five minutes. This increased the effectiveness of the manufacturing process. At five minutes drying time, the use of continuous dryers is easier, since the drying section can be shorter or increases the belt speed for longer dryers which increases throughput per hour. A dry time of the uncatalyzed system of twenty minutes at high belt speeds requires a very long stretch in the belt dryer.
  • the ink from the example was screen printed on a substrate and thermally cured in a drying oven at 110 ° C for five minutes.
  • the polyurethane elastomer thus obtained had the following properties: Volume resistivity: 2.3 ⁇ 10 ⁇ ⁇ cm (ASTM D 257)
  • Dielectric breakdown field strength 135 V / ⁇ (ASTM 149-97a)
  • the determination of the electrical volume resistance was carried out using a measuring setup from Keithley Instruments according to the above-mentioned standard. Furthermore, the elongation of the system with a Zwick tractor according to the appropriate standard on a cantilevered layer until cracking was determined and the moduli of elasticity from the stress-strain curve were determined as a tangent. The breakdown field strength was determined using a self-constructed test setup according to the above-mentioned standard.

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L'invention concerne un procédé d'impression d'objets, comprenant les étapes consistant à appliquer une encre d'impression par sérigraphie, l'encre d'impression contenant un polyisocyanate A) et/ou un prépolymère-polyisocyanate B), un composé au moins bifonctionnel, réactif avec des groupes isocyanate C) et également un catalyseur (D) activable par augmentation de la température. L'invention concerne également l'utilisation d'un mélange réactionnel correspondant comme encre d'impression dans un procédé de sérigraphie, et un convertisseur électromécanique doté d'une couche polymère produite par un procédé selon l'invention.
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