Gel pen
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A gel pen uses ink in which pigment is suspended in a water-based gel.[1] Because the ink is thick and opaque, it shows up more clearly on slick surfaces than the typical inks used in ballpoint or felt tip pens. Gel pens can be used for many types of writing and illustration.
The general design of a gel pen is similar to that of a regular
Gel inks
Compared to other inks, gel ink has higher melting point
Gel ink resists an analytical method commonly used to assess the potential age of ink for
History
The first gel pens were produced by Sakura Color Products of Osaka, Japan.[4] The first gel pen to be released commercially was the Ball sign 280,[5] which was sold by Sakura Color Products in Japan. Their first product which became available in America in the late 1980s was the Gelly Roll.[6] Following this, Crayola began producing pens with thicker bodies, marketing them to children. The gels of these pens were made up of metallic sparkles and fluorescent colors, popular among artists for their easy control and smooth drawing capability.
See also
References
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- ^ Long, Colleen (8 July 2019). "Secret Service's ink library helps agents foil kidnappings, counterfeiters". SFGATE. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
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- ^ "Japan", The World Fact book, Central Intelligence Agency, 2022-04-14, retrieved 2022-04-25
- ^ "Who Invented The Gel Pen". Unsharpen.com. Unsharpen.com. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "Gelly Roll History". GellyRoller.com. Archived from the original on 2020-01-02. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "CONSUMER FIRST ALERT: Use gel pens to write checks". WBAY. April 30, 2023.