Printing thermal imaging

Thermal reforming Thermal sensitization Thermal stability Thermal transfer Thermal-transfer printing Thermal treatment Thermal wave imaging Thermate Thermate-TH2 Thermate-TH3 Therm-Chek... 

R. Bradbury, Thermal Printing in Chemistry and Technology of Printing and Imaging Systems, P. Gregory (ed.), Blackie, London, 1996. 

The first half of this chapter focuses on thermal imaging, describing the technique and the strenuous requirements of suitable laser-printable materials. We illustrate the latter with polyaniline composites specifically tailored for high-resolution printing over large areas with moderate throughput. Their use in active matrix backplane circuits for large, mechanically flexible sheets of electronic paper is then described. 

A high quahty version of a dye-sublimation printer has been developed specifically for color proofing. This device uses a laser writing head, rather than the typical thermal printhead, to produce higher resolution images. The device is capable of tme halftones, providing an accurate rendition of a printed page. It is, however, expensive both in equipment and materials cost. 

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