| abstract |
The purpose of the present invention is to perform high quality printing more appropriately, while inhibiting ink bleeding more appropriately. This printing device 10 which uses an inkjet method to print on a medium 50 is provided with: an inkjet head 102 which uses the inkjet method to discharge ink droplets; and ultraviolet light sources 104 for performing ultraviolet irradiation. The inkjet head 102 discharges droplets of an ink including an ultraviolet absorber which absorbs ultraviolet, and a solvent for dissolving or dispersing the ultraviolet absorber, to cause the ink to adhere to the medium 50. The ink is fixed to the medium by evaporating the solvent. The ultraviolet light sources 104 irradiate, with ultraviolet, the ink adhered to the medium 50, to volatilize and remove at least a portion of the solvent included in the ink. |