APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING APPLICATION OF SUBSTANCE TO SUBSTRATE

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a printing method capable of printing variable images at lithographic image quality and speed.SOLUTION: A method utilizes ink jet 214 technology to apply a gating agent to a substrate directly or to a surface of an intermediate 206. The substance may be a carrier for an ink, an electrically conductive material, a magnetic material, a therapeutic or diagnostic substance or a marking substance other than an ink, or a carrier for any other type of substance.