Will new materials or technologies emerge in the future to overcome the limitations of silicone inks and promote their wider application in textile printing?

Will new materials or technologies emerge in the future to overcome the limitations of silicone inks and promote their wider application in textile printing?
There is a possibility that new materials or technologies will emerge in the future to overcome the limitations of silicone inks and promote their wider application in textile printing. Here are some potential development directions:
Materials
New environmentally friendly additives: Develop new environmentally friendly additives to further improve the environmental performance of silicone inks without affecting the original performance of silicone inks and meet increasingly stringent environmental standards. For example, develop biodegradable additives, or find substances that can replace existing additives that may be identified as non-environmentally friendly, so that silicone inks are more environmentally friendly during production, use and disposal.
Improved resin systems: Research new resin systems to reduce the cost of silicone inks. For example, find cheaper but similar resin raw materials, or improve the production efficiency and quality of resins by improving the synthesis process, thereby reducing overall costs. At the same time, new resin systems can also improve the compatibility of silicone inks with different textile materials, so that they can better adhere to various fiber surfaces, whether natural or synthetic fibers, or even specially treated textiles.
Functional fillers: Add functional fillers to expand the performance of silicone inks. For example, adding fillers with special optical properties can achieve richer color effects, such as fluorescent colors, metallic colors, pearlescent colors, etc., to enhance the color performance of silicone inks; adding fillers with functions such as anti-ultraviolet, antibacterial, waterproof and breathable, etc., so that the printed textiles have corresponding functions and increase the added value of the products.
Technical aspects
Low-temperature rapid curing technology: Develop new curing technology to achieve rapid curing of silicone inks at low temperatures. This can not only reduce energy consumption, but also avoid damage to textile materials caused by high temperatures and improve production efficiency. For example, non-traditional heating curing methods such as microwave curing, ultraviolet curing, and electron beam curing can be used, or catalysts or initiators that can quickly induce cross-linking reactions of silicone inks at low temperatures can be developed.
Fusion of digital printing technology: Combine silicone inks with digital printing technologies, such as digital inkjet printing and electrostatic printing. By precisely controlling the amount and landing point of ink jets, more detailed pattern printing can be achieved, printing quality and efficiency can be improved, and personalized customization needs can be met. At the same time, digital printing technology can also reduce waste in the printing process and reduce costs.
Surface treatment technology: pre-treat the surface of textiles or modify the surface of silicone ink to improve the bonding between ink and textiles. For example, plasma treatment, ultraviolet ozone treatment and other methods are used to activate the surface of textiles to increase the surface roughness and polarity and improve the adhesion of ink; or the surface of silicone ink is modified to make it have better wettability and adhesion, so that it can be better spread on the surface of textiles.