Conductive Inks?

[jeff]

I'm a 3rd year physics student working on a percolation project, it would be really useful if I could print conductive networks onto paper but have been unable to find any commercially available conducitve ink which can be used in a standard inkjet printer. Any help would be most appreciated

 

[canonfodder]

Jeff,

I don't have an answer for you.

I ran a quick test on the pigmented black ink used with the Canon CLI-8 cartridges. I thought perhaps it contained some carbon black. I did not get any conductivity for a heavy black line which I printed and let dry.

Does your experiment require a good conductor, as found with copper, or will very high resistivity be O.K.?

 

[canonfodder]

Jeff,

Goto http://www.xennia.com/

Check carefully. They do make conductive inkjet inks, but may need a special printer to handle them. You can always ask them about your needs.