Ink jettable silver/silver chloride compositions
View Patent ↗The present invention uses a silver/silver chloride composition and ink jet technology in the art of digital printing, especially for use in blood glucose sensors.
1. An ink jettable composition consisting of:
(i) a resulting solution consisting of sub-micron silver/silver chloride particles having a flake geometry polymeric binder; and a solvent capable of dispersing silver chloride and dissolving the polymeric binder wherein the polymeric binder is dissolved in the solvent; and
(ii) humectant to aid in ink jetting.
2. The ink jettable composition of claim 1 wherein the polymeric binder is present in the overall composition at about 1 to 4 wt. percent.
3. The ink jettable composition of claim 1 wherein the total silver/silver chloride is present at a concentration ranging from about 15% to 25%.
4. The ink jettable composition of claim 1 wherein the humectant is ethylene glycol.
5. The ink jettable composition of claim 1 wherein the humectant is present at a range of about 0.1% to 1%.
6. The ink jettable composition of claim 1 wherein the solvent is a dibasic acid.
7. The ink jettable composition of claim 1 wherein the silver/silver chloride ratio is 68/32 wt %.
8. The ink jettable composition of claim 1 wherein the silver/silver chloride ratio is 80/20 wt %.
9. The ink jettable composition of claim 1 wherein the silver/silver chloride ratio is 30/70 wt %.
10. The ink jettable composition of claim 1 wherein the silver/silver chloride ratio is from 90/10 to 10/90 wt %.