COLOR-CHANGING PARTICULATE COMPOSITIONS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AND METHODS ASSOCIATED THEREWITH
申请人:Xerox Corporation
公开号:EP3992234A1
公开(公告)日:2022-05-04
Additive manufacturing processes, such as powder bed fusion of thermoplastic particulates, may be employed to form printed objects in a range of shapes. Formation of printed objects having various colors may sometimes be desirable. Thermoplastic particulates incorporating a color-changing material capable of forming different colors under specified activation conditions may impart different colors to a printed object. Such particulate compositions may comprise a plurality of thermoplastic particulates comprising a thermoplastic polymer and a color-changing material associated with the thermoplastic particulates, wherein the color-changing material is photochromic and thermochromic. Conjugated diynes, such as 10,12-pentacosadiynoic acid or a derivative thereof, may be particularly suitable color-changing materials having photochromic and thermochromic properties for forming a range of colors upon a printed object. Nanoparticles, particularly silica nanoparticles, associated with an outer surface of the thermoplastic particulates may enhance the brightness of the color obtained under various activation conditions and afford coloration permanence.
Tunable directional color transition compositions and methods of making and using the same
申请人:Segan Industries, Inc.
公开号:US10168307B1
公开(公告)日:2019-01-01
Color change compositions that transition from a first to second color state upon application of an applied stimulus are provided. Also provided are substrates having the compositions on a surface thereof, as well as methods of making and using the compositions.
Compounds for reducing background color in color change compositions
申请人:Segan Industries, Inc.
公开号:US10570294B2
公开(公告)日:2020-02-25
Aspects of the invention include color change compositions having a color former and color developer composition that transitions from a first color state to a second color state upon application of an applied stimulus and an amount of a copolymer sufficient to eliminate background color of the color former and color developer composition during transition from the first color state to the second color state. Methods for preparing and devices employing the color change compositions of the invention are also described.