摘要:
A method for determining whether an item has been exposed to an environmental condition during a monitoring period. The method includes placing a sensor at least in proximity to the item at the beginning of the monitoring period so that the sensor will be exposed to a level of an environmental condition that can be correlated to an exposure level of the item to the environmental condition; reading the sensor; and determining from reading the sensor whether the item has been exposed to the environmental condition. The sensor includes a detecting material comprising a photochromic or photothermochromic material, the detecting material selected so that upon exposure to the environmental condition the detecting material exhibits a detectable color change.
摘要:
Provided are ink compositions, methods for making photochromic inks, and methods of using the photochromic inks for erasable media annotation. In accordance with various embodiments, there is an ink composition including a carrier medium and one or more photochromic species in the carrier medium, wherein each of the one or more photochromic species can be selected from the group consisting of monomeric photochromic molecules, photochromic oligomers, and photochromic polymers, and wherein each one of the one or more photochromic species exhibits a reversible transition from a colorless state to a colored state upon exposure to a radiant condition wherein the radiant condition can be selected from the group consisting of a radiant energy and a combination of a radiant energy and thermal energy.
摘要:
Exemplary embodiments provide compositions for erasable media and methods of forming polymers for erasable media. The method can include providing a first monomer, the first monomer including one or more alkoxylated bisphenols and adding at least one second monomer and a catalyst to the first monomer to form a mixture at a first temperature, the second monomer selected from the group consisting of an organic diacid, a dialkyl ester of the organic diacid, and combinations thereof. The method can also include melt condensing the mixture by increasing the temperature from the first temperature to a second temperature over a first amount of time to form one or more polymers, wherein the one or more polymers has an acid value in the range of about 0.1 mg-KOH to about 12 mg-KOH.
摘要:
An ink carrier comprising a dispersion of at least one of silica nanoparticles surface modified with a hydrophobic group or metal oxide nanoparticles surface modified with a hydrophobic group exhibiting a substantially uniform distribution of said nanoparticles discretely distributed therewithin, said ink carrier being resistant to substantial aggregation of said nanoparticles distributed therewithin.
摘要:
Processes for preparing bis(urea-urethane) compounds wherein R1 is alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, or alkylaryl, R2 is alkylene, arylene, arylalkylene, or alkylarylene, R3 is alkylene, arylene, arylalkylene, or alkylarylene, and R4 is hydrogen or alkyl, comprising: (1) first bring to a reaction temperature of about 20-125° C. a reaction mixture comprising monoalcohol reactant R1—OH and diisocyanate reactant OCN—R2—NCO, the monoalcohol being present in an amount of about 0.8-1.2 moles monoalcohol per mole diisocyanate, the monoalcohol and diisocyanate reactants being admixed in a solvent, the reactants and solvent being present in relative amounts of at least about 1 milliliter solvent per millimole diisocyanate, the reaction temperature continuing until reaction between the monoalcohol and the diisocyanate is complete; and (2) subsequent to step (1), adding to the reaction mixture diamine without isolating the reaction product of step (1), thereby forming compound of the formula in desirably high yield and purity.
摘要:
Disclosed is an organic phase change carrier and a method for forming same, and a phase change ink including same. The organic phase change carrier comprises a colloidal dispersion of nanoparticles exhibiting a substantially uniform distribution of said nanoparticles discretely distributed therewithin, at least one curable monomer; a phase change inducing component, and an initiator. The organic phase change carrier exhibits a substantially uniform distribution of the nanoparticles so that they are discretely distributed therewithin, and are substantially resistant to the aggregation of the nanoparticles distributed therewithin.
摘要:
Disclosed is a compound of the formula wherein R1 and R1′ each, independently of the other, is an alkyl group having at least one ethylenic unsaturation, an arylalkyl group having at least one ethylenic unsaturation, or an alkylaryl group having at least one ethylene unsaturation, R2, R2′, and R3 each, independently of the others, are alkylene groups, arylene groups, arylalkylene groups, or alkylarylene groups, and n is an integer representing the number of repeat amide units and is at least 1.
摘要:
Disclosed are phase change inks comprising a phase change ink carrier and a trans-1,2-cyclohexane bis(urea-urethane) compound of the formula or mixtures thereof, wherein R1 and R′1 each, independently of the other, is an alkylene group, an arylene group, an arylalkylene group, or an alkylarylene group, R2 and R′2 each, independently of the other, is an alkyl group, an aryl group, an arylalkyl group, or an alkylaryl group, R3 and R′3 each, independently of the other, is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, R4 and R′4 each, independently of the other, is a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, an alkyl group, or a phenyl group, n is an integer of 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4, and R5 is an alkyl group, an aryl group, an arylalkyl group, an alkylaryl group, or a substituent other than an alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, or alkylaryl group.
摘要:
A solid ink composition comprising oligomer resins which are suitable for direct-to-paper (DTP) and/or transfix inkjet printing. In embodiments, the oligomer resins are poly/oligoester and poly/oligoesteramide compounds, which are non-wax materials having semi-crystalline properties.
摘要:
Disclosed is a phase change ink comprising an ink carrier which comprises: (a) a crystalline trans-cinnamic diester; and (b) an amorphous polyterpene resin.