An investigation into textile applications of thermochromic pigments

Methods were developed for application of thermochromic pigments to textiles, based on printing and extrusion, for both leuco dye based and cholesteric liquid crystal thermochromics. The leuco dye based thermochromics were assessed in terms of heat stability, binder optimization and colour saturatio...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ibrahim, Waseem
Other Authors: Christie, Robert M.; Fotheringham, Alex
Published: Heriot-Watt University 2012
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.575287