Figure 1.

Overview of screen printing techniques. (A) Depiction of the ink transfer process during screen printing from screen to a substrate. (B) Schematic showing the three stages of screen printing, as proposed by Abbott et al.⁶ (a) Excess fluid on the mesh after flood stroke. (b) Squeegee forces the screen into contact with the substrate and fills cavities with ink. (c) (i–iv) Screen separates from the substrate, and ink is pulled from mesh. (C) High-speed image and illustration of the final stage involved in ink transfer (reprinted with permission from J. Coat. Technol.2020, 17, 447–459.⁷ Copyright 2020, Springer).