Izixhobo zokunyanga ze-UV, isixhobo esiphambili kwimveliso yanamhlanje yemizi-mveliso, isetyenziswa ngokubanzi kushicilelo, iingubo, i-elektroniki, ezonyango, kunye namanye amacandelo. Isebenzisa imisebe ye-ultraviolet ukubola i-photoinitiators, iqalisa i-polymerization kunye ne-crosslinking ye-monomers okanye i-oligomers, ukufezekisa ukuphilisa ngokukhawuleza. Izixhobo zokunyanga ze-UV zinokwahlulwa zibe ziindidi ezahlukeneyo ngokusekwe kwiimfuno ezahlukeneyo zesicelo kunye neempawu zobugcisa, nganye inomahluko omkhulu kuluhlu lwamaza obude, ukuxinana kwamandla, kunye neemeko ezifanelekileyo.
Ngokusekwe kumthombo wokukhanya, izixhobo zokunyanga ze-UV zihlelwa ikakhulu njengezibane zemercury, izibane ze-LED, kunye nezibane ze-xenon. Izibane zeMercury zezona zixhobo zesiqhelo, zibonelela ngoluhlu olubanzi lwamaza e-UV (UVA, UVB, kunye ne-UVC) kwaye zilungele ukunyangwa okunzulu{1}}kwe-viscosity i-inks kunye neecoatings. Nangona kunjalo, zisebenzisa amandla amaninzi kwaye ziqulethe i-mercury, zibenza bangabi nobuhlobo bendalo. Izixhobo zokunyanga ze-UV ze-LED zivele ngokukhawuleza kule minyaka yamva nje, zibonelela ngezibonelelo ezifana nokusetyenziswa kwamandla aphantsi, ubomi obude, kunye nokulungele{4}}ukusebenzisa{5}}ukusebenza. Banokuvelisa ngokuthe ngqo ubude bobude obuthile (obufana ne-365nm kunye ne-395nm), bebenza bafanelekele izinto zombane ezichanekileyo kunye{9}}nemigca yemveliso enesantya esiphezulu. Izibane zeXenon zisetyenziselwa ubukhulu becala{11}}ubunzulu, ukunyanga ngoko nangoko kwaye ziqhele ukusetyenziswa kwiilabhoratri okanye ukulungisa imathiriyeli eyodwa.
Ngokusekwe kwimiba yesicelo, izixhobo zinokuhlelwa njengenqaku, umgca, kunye nemithombo yomphezulu. Imithombo yamanqaku ifanelekile ukunyangwa ngokuchanekileyo kweendawo ezincinci, ezifana nobucwebe kunye nezinto zamazinyo; imithombo yomgca idla ngokusetyenziswa kwimigca yemveliso eqhubekayo, njengakumashishini oshicilelo nokwaleka; kunye nemithombo engaphezulu igubungela{1}}imfuno zokunyanga iindawo ezinkulu, ezinje ngeplani yephaneli esicaba kunye nokusetyenzwa kwefilimu ecwengileyo. Ngaphaya koko, ngokusekwe kwindlela yokunyanga, izixhobo zingahlelwa njengomoya{3}}opholileyo okanye wamanzi{4}}opholileyo. Umoya-izixhobo ezipholileyo zikhaphukhaphu kwaye zibhetyebhetye, ngelixa izixhobo zamanzi{7}}ezipholileyo zilungele ukusebenza{8}kumandla aphezulu,{9}ixesha elide.
Ukukhetha izixhobo ezifanelekileyo zokunyanga ze-UV kufuna uqwalaselo olubanzi lweempawu zokunyanga, ukusebenza kakuhle kwemveliso, kunye neemfuno zokusingqongileyo. Ngokukhula kobuchwephesha be-LED, -amandla aphantsi, izisombululo zokunyanga ze-UV ezizinzile kakhulu ziba lukhetho oludumileyo kurhwebo lwehlabathi jikelele, lubonelela ngezisombululo ezisebenzayo nezizinzileyo kushishino lwemveliso yehlabathi.
