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Trace Explosive Detection Standards Using Drop-on-Demand Inkjet Printing Technology
Published
Author(s)
Eric S. Windsor, Bruce A. Benner Jr., Robert A. Fletcher, J Greg Gillen, R Lareau, Inho Cho, Mike Boldmand
Abstract
A piezoelectric drop-on-demand inkjet printer system has been used to prepare prototype trace explosive calibration materials to aid in the performance evaluation of ion mobility spectrometry instruments that are now widely deployed in support of homeland security.
Citation
Microscopy and Microanalysis
Pub Type
Journals
Keywords
explosives, Inkjet printing, ion mobility spectrometry, standards
Citation
Windsor, E.
, Benner Jr., B.
, Fletcher, R.
, Gillen, J.
, Lareau, R.
, Cho, I.
and Boldmand, M.
(2008),
Trace Explosive Detection Standards Using Drop-on-Demand Inkjet Printing Technology, Microscopy and Microanalysis
(Accessed October 2, 2025)