MET 444/544 Security Printing Technology

Credits: (3-0) 3

The security and anti-counterfeiting technology field will be covered with an emphasis on printing of security end products. Students will understand the principles involved in the manufacture and use of security inks, the use of substrates in security printing, the manufacture, and the use of security inks design and use secure documents and authentication tools. Areas to be covered include interfacial phenomena such as dispersion of nanoparticles, substrate wetting, effect of particle concentration on solvent viscosity, how various printers function and color theory.

Notes: Students enrolled in MET 544 will be held to a higher standard than those enrolled in MET 444.

Check course scheduling information