Selectively colorable polymerizable compositions
US6309797A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 26, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 30, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29K2105/0032
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Selectively colorable polymerizable compositions and a method for forming selectively colored polymeric bodies using such compositions are disclosed. In accordance with the invention, a selectively colorable polymerizable composition comprising both a leucobase color former and a leuconitrile color former is irradiated with light of a particular wavelength and specific intensity for a specified duration. Exposure to actinic radiation cures the composition and activates the color formers. The irradiation dosage can be varied to selectively color the polymeric body whereby the resultant color of any particular area depends on the exposure dose received at that location. By varying the dose, a polymeric body can be prepared having distinctly colored elements at specific locations.
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