Plastisol

A plastisol is a colloidal dispersion of small polymer particles, usually polyvinyl chloride (PVC), in a liquid plasticizer.

Commercial plastisols have good compatibility with pigments and dyes allowing for brightly coloured finished products.

Organosols are plastisols containing a large amount of volatile solvents to reduce viscosity making them suitable for coatable lacquers.

The ink is composed of PVC particles suspended in a plasticizing emulsion, and will not dry if left in the screen for extended periods.

On lighter fabric, plastisol is extremely opaque and can retain a bright image for many years with proper care.

Plastisol tends to sit atop the fabric instead of soaking into the fibres, giving the print a raised, plasticized texture.

For example, "Standard Arcite" manufactured by the Atlantic Research Corporation is 75% ammonium perchlorate, 12.5% PVC and 12.5% dibutyl sebacate.

[3] PVC plastisol propellants were developed by the Atlantic Research Corporation and were widely used in the 1950s and 1960s in various solid rocket motors.

[4] The plastisol process is used to bind polymer with metallic or metalloid fuels and a liquid oxidizer, creating electric solid propellant.

The Optare Bonito minibus, launched in 2012, was the first commercial application of widespread plastisol construction in a road vehicle, although it failed to achieve any sales.

Liquid plastisol is combined with various pigments, glitters, and powders, and is then injected into aluminum molds, forming soft lures effective in catching various species of fish.