Concepedia

Water as a colorful ink: transparent, rewritable photonic coatings based on colloidal crystals embedded in chitosan hydrogel

Xuemin Du, Tengyue Li, Lijun Li, Zhicheng Zhang, Tianzhun Wu

Journal of Materials Chemistry C · 2015 · 106 citations · 27 references

Concepts

Natural SciencesMaterials EngineeringMaterials ScienceColloid ScienceOptical MaterialsPhotonicsGelsHydrogelsInk PropertiesOptical PolymersPhotonic CrystalsPhotonic MaterialsChitosan HydrogelsChitosan-based GelsChitosan-based PolymersColloidal CrystalsHydrogel CoatingsWater-based Inks

Abstract

A rewritable and environmentally friendly paper using water as the ink is fabricated, and various colors can be achieved.

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Natural Sciences, Materials Science, Physics +16

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Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Materials Science +12

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Natural Sciences, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +14

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Natural Sciences, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +13

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Engineering, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +17