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Trace Explosive Detection Standards Using Drop-on-Demand Inkjet Printing Technology

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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

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)

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Created October 16, 2008
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