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Development of a Mechano-Responsive Ink for Security Printing
  DOI :  10.2352/ISSN.2169-4451.2017.33.80  Published OnlineNovember 2017
Abstract

Security printing is an emerging field to prevent forgery, tampering, and counterfeiting of a wide variety of documents and consumer goods. In this work, mechanochromic ink for security printing is suggested as a viable option for a reversible, easily detectable way of determining the legitimacy of a document or product. Generally, mechanochromic polymers change color and exhibit fluorescence in response to a mechanical force due to the presence of mechanophore molecules covalently linked within the polymer structure. A well-known mechanophore, spiropyran (SP), is easily incorporated into poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS), an elastomeric polymer. In this study, SP-PDMS ink for security printing applications is studied by tuning the initial viscosity with a solvent. Additionally, the printed film quality is determined through both optical and mechanical techniques. Printing conditions were determined for printing with a Nordson Engineered Fluid Dispensing (EFD) Printer. The responsiveness of the mechanochromic ink to mechanical loading is explored through visible color change.

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Chandler Casey, Rohit Dulal, Delaney Clouse, Cassandra Degen, Jon Kellar, "Development of a Mechano-Responsive Ink for Security Printingin Proc. IS&T Printing for Fabrication: Int'l Conf. on Digital Printing Technologies (NIP33),  2017,  pp 80 - 85,  https://doi.org/10.2352/ISSN.2169-4451.2017.33.80

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