Reimageable and reusable medium and method of producing and using the reimageable and reusable medium
US8216765B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 9, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jul 10, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 19, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03C1/733
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a reusable and reimageable medium including a substrate coated with a photochromic polymer. The photochromic polymer has a glass transition temperature ranging from 30° C. to 150° C., such as from about 30° C. to about 100° C., and the coated substrate converts to a colored state when both UV light and temperatures ranging from 30° C. up to 100° C. are applied to the coated substrate. The present disclosure also provides a method for producing and using the reusable and reimageable medium.
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