EP1968802A1 - Verbesserungen bei oder im zusammenhang mit dem drucken von sicherheiten - Google Patents

Verbesserungen bei oder im zusammenhang mit dem drucken von sicherheiten

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EP1968802A1
EP1968802A1 EP07704885A EP07704885A EP1968802A1 EP 1968802 A1 EP1968802 A1 EP 1968802A1 EP 07704885 A EP07704885 A EP 07704885A EP 07704885 A EP07704885 A EP 07704885A EP 1968802 A1 EP1968802 A1 EP 1968802A1
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David Malcolm Lewis
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41MPRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
    • B41M3/00Printing processes to produce particular kinds of printed work, e.g. patterns
    • B41M3/16Braille printing
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41MPRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
    • B41M5/00Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein
    • B41M5/26Thermography ; Marking by high energetic means, e.g. laser otherwise than by burning, and characterised by the material used
    • B41M5/28Thermography ; Marking by high energetic means, e.g. laser otherwise than by burning, and characterised by the material used using thermochromic compounds or layers containing liquid crystals, microcapsules, bleachable dyes or heat- decomposable compounds, e.g. gas- liberating
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41MPRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
    • B41M5/00Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein
    • B41M5/26Thermography ; Marking by high energetic means, e.g. laser otherwise than by burning, and characterised by the material used
    • B41M5/28Thermography ; Marking by high energetic means, e.g. laser otherwise than by burning, and characterised by the material used using thermochromic compounds or layers containing liquid crystals, microcapsules, bleachable dyes or heat- decomposable compounds, e.g. gas- liberating
    • B41M5/282Thermography ; Marking by high energetic means, e.g. laser otherwise than by burning, and characterised by the material used using thermochromic compounds or layers containing liquid crystals, microcapsules, bleachable dyes or heat- decomposable compounds, e.g. gas- liberating using thermochromic compounds
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41MPRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
    • B41M5/00Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein
    • B41M5/26Thermography ; Marking by high energetic means, e.g. laser otherwise than by burning, and characterised by the material used
    • B41M5/28Thermography ; Marking by high energetic means, e.g. laser otherwise than by burning, and characterised by the material used using thermochromic compounds or layers containing liquid crystals, microcapsules, bleachable dyes or heat- decomposable compounds, e.g. gas- liberating
    • B41M5/282Thermography ; Marking by high energetic means, e.g. laser otherwise than by burning, and characterised by the material used using thermochromic compounds or layers containing liquid crystals, microcapsules, bleachable dyes or heat- decomposable compounds, e.g. gas- liberating using thermochromic compounds
    • B41M5/283Inorganic thermochromic compounds
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C08ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
    • C08KUse of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients
    • C08K5/00Use of organic ingredients
    • C08K5/04Oxygen-containing compounds
    • C08K5/15Heterocyclic compounds having oxygen in the ring
    • C08K5/151Heterocyclic compounds having oxygen in the ring having one oxygen atom in the ring
    • C08K5/1545Six-membered rings
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C08ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
    • C08KUse of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients
    • C08K5/00Use of organic ingredients
    • C08K5/16Nitrogen-containing compounds
    • C08K5/34Heterocyclic compounds having nitrogen in the ring
    • C08K5/35Heterocyclic compounds having nitrogen in the ring having also oxygen in the ring
    • C08K5/357Six-membered rings
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C09DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • C09DCOATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES OR LACQUERS; FILLING PASTES; CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; CORRECTING FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING; USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR
    • C09D5/00Coating compositions, e.g. paints, varnishes or lacquers, characterised by their physical nature or the effects produced; Filling pastes
    • C09D5/03Powdery paints
    • C09D5/032Powdery paints characterised by a special effect of the produced film, e.g. wrinkle, pearlescence, matt finish
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C09DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • C09DCOATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES OR LACQUERS; FILLING PASTES; CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; CORRECTING FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING; USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR
    • C09D5/00Coating compositions, e.g. paints, varnishes or lacquers, characterised by their physical nature or the effects produced; Filling pastes
    • C09D5/03Powdery paints
    • C09D5/033Powdery paints characterised by the additives
    • C09D5/035Coloring agents, e.g. pigments

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  • This invention relates to compositions for use in security- printing, and methods of manufacturing image articles and image article pre-cursors .
  • Raised printing requires raised lettering or images to be printed onto a substrate. Raised lettering can be used in many applications such as business cards and letterhead paper, Braille literature and the like, for example.
  • thermographic powders which when printed onto a substrate and subsequently heated, expand to form raised lettering or images on the substrate.
  • US5627578 suggests an inkjet printer system in which a substrate is passed through an inkjet printer, and a delayed drying ink applied image-wise onto the substrate.
  • the delayed drying ink forms a tacky surface on which thermographic powder may adhere on subsequent passing of the tacky substrate through thermographic particles.
  • the themographically coated substrate may then be heated to effect expansion of the thermographic powder to form raised images on the substrate.
  • raised letter or raised image printed articles is important, especially for use in Braille literature.
  • raised letter literature and raised image literature to have security features incorporated therein, in order for a reader or user to know that the article upon which the image is being 5 printed is a genuine article, and not counterfeit.
  • packaging may include raised letter printing or Braille, and it may be desirable for customs officials, or state authorities to determine that the packaging is authentic and not counterfeit.
  • compositions- suitable for printing onto a substrate which may be manipulated to effect raised printing of text and/or images, which also include security features visible only upon application of an external stimulus; such that on
  • thermographic compound is a thermographic powder, or granules of thermographic material.
  • Thermographic powders are commonly resin powders that are capable of melting and coalescing to form a solid image.
  • Examples of such powders include Neutral Gloss SupaFlow, SupaFlow Ultra Clear, Neutral Laser Resist and Neutral SupaMatt thermographic powders, all supplied by Caslon Limited, UK.
  • the compound capable of undergoing a change in at least one optical property upon application of stimulus comprises a compound capable of undergoing a change in at least one of the following optical properties: light absorbance, light transmission, light reflectance, light scattering and any combination thereof.
  • the compound capable of undergoing a change in optical property upon application of stimulus is a compound which is capable of undergoing a change to more than one optical property upon application of one or more stimuli, and may be a compound capable of undergoing a change in a first optical property upon application of a first stimulus, and capable of undergoing a change in a second optical property upon application of a second stimulus, different to the first stimulus.
  • the stimulus is an external stimulus.
  • Suitable stimuli include heat, radiation, pressure, physical movement of the composition, light, and any mixture thereof .
  • the compound capable of undergoing a change in at least one optical property upon application of stimulus is selected from a thermochromic compound, a photochromic compound, a phosphor, a metal, a dual polarisation compound, a mica pigment or a solid disperse dye (particularly for use in mixtures with polyester-based thermographic powders) .
  • Thermochromic compounds include coloured pigments which decolorise to white on heating (such as Reversatherm thermochromic pigments supplied by Keystone Europe Limited) .
  • Other thermochromic compounds include viologen and viologen derivatives, which change from colourless to deeply coloured on heating.
  • thermochromic compounds include mixtures of micro encapsulated chromogens (pH dependent) and organic acid, viologen derivatives and mixtures thereof, such as Chromazone (supplied by B+H - The Colour Change Company, UK) , and Reversatherm (Keystone Europe Limited) , for example.
  • Photochromic compounds are compounds which on exposure to light change colour, usually from colourless to deeply coloured. When the light source is removed, the colour is lost, such as Reversacol photochromic dyes supplied by
  • Suitable photochromic compounds include spiroxazines, spiropyrans and naphthopyrans , such as Reversacol photochromic dyes (supplied by James Robinsons Ltd, UK) , and Photosol photochromic dyes (supplied by Pittsburgh. Plate Glass Company, USA) .
  • a phosphor is a compound which on excitation with UV light develops an excited triplet state and decays back to the ground state with the emission of a lower energy photon such as green long-life phosphor prepared from copper doped zinc sulphide (GL29C/L-Ll) or green long-life phosphor prepared from europium and dysprosium doped strontium aluminate (HMK63D/L-L1) supplied by Phosphor Technology Limited, for example.
  • a lower energy photon such as green long-life phosphor prepared from copper doped zinc sulphide (GL29C/L-Ll) or green long-life phosphor prepared from europium and dysprosium doped strontium aluminate (HMK63D/L-L1) supplied by Phosphor Technology Limited, for example.
  • Suitable phosphors include inorganic phosphors such as zinc sulphide doped with copper, or strontium aluminate doped with europium and dysprosium, and inorganic phosphors supplied by Phosphor Technology Limited.
  • Suitable metals include any metal capable of undergoing oxidation upon application of moisture, in order to undergo a colour change.
  • Suitable metals include iron, copper, silver and aluminium.
  • Dual polarisation powders are commonly comprised of organic liquid crystal particles, having an inner helical molecular alignment, whose twisting sense causes only a reflection of left or right circular polarised light such that, when the ink is printed on a dark background, its colour, when viewed through a particular polariser, is either maintained or razed, depending on the polarity of the polariser. Additionally, the compound's helical alignment is responsible for a change in colourmetric appearance (colour transition effect between two distinctly different colours) , depending on how the printed image is viewed. Examples include the range of Chromaflux dual polarisation powders supplied by Gans Ink and Supply Company.
  • OVI (optically variable image) pigments generally comprise a metal oxide layer, such as titanium oxide or iron oxide, coated on a mica (generally a sheet layer silicate material) , silica flake or alumina flake substrate.
  • a metal oxide layer such as titanium oxide or iron oxide
  • mica generally a sheet layer silicate material
  • OVI pigments include Iriodin pigments, Colorstream pigments, Xirallic pigments and Biflair pigments supplied by Merck Chemicals Limited, UK.
  • the compound capable of undergoing a change in at least one optical property upon application of a stimulus is in the form of a powder or granules .
  • the composition comprises the thermographic compound and the compound capable of undergoing a change in at least one optical property upon application of a stimulus, in a ratio of at least substantially 60:40 thermographic compound to compound capable of undergoing a change in at least one optical property upon application of a stimulus; more preferably a ratio of at least substantially 70:30, and most preferably a ratio of at least substantially 80:20.
  • the composition of the present invention further comprises a material which absorbs infrared radiation.
  • Such a material may be present in an amount of between 5 and 20 wt%.
  • Materials which absorb infrared radiation and are suitable for use in the present invention include reduced indium tin oxide, the CI Pigment Green 9, Carbon black, metallic molybdenum powder, titanium nitride and zirconium nitride.
  • a printed image precursor comprising a substrate on at least a portion of which is coated a composition of the first aspect of the invention.
  • the substrate is a plastics substrate.
  • the plastics substrate comprises a plastics material selected from cellulose acetate, polyethylene, polypropylene, ' polyvinylchloride, polyurethane, a polyamide, polyester, polycarbonate and any mixture or combination thereof.
  • substrates include textile materials such as cotton, linen, flax, hemp, jute, wool and any mixture thereof, for example.
  • substrates are paper, card or any mixture thereof, metals, rubber, ceramics, composite materials, carbon fibre materials, glass, and any mixtures or combinations thereof, for example.
  • the substrate may be a rigid substrate or a flexible substrate.
  • the substrate is a substantially planar substrate, and is preferably a sheet substrate.
  • the sheet substrate may be a flexible sheet substrate, or may be rigid.
  • composition of the first aspect of the invention is coated on the substrate to a concentration of at least 2 gdm "3 , more preferably at least 5 gdm "3 , and most preferably at least 10 gdm "3 .
  • a method of manufacturing a printed image precursor comprising the steps of:
  • the substrate is as described for the second aspect of the invention.
  • the agent capable of adhering solid particles is an agent capable of adhering solid particles when wetted with a solvent, more preferably an aqueous medium.
  • the agent capable of adhering solid particles when wetted comprises a water-soluble agent.
  • different areas of the coating of the agent are differentially wetted with an aqueous medium in step (b) .
  • the coating of water- soluble agent effects differential adhesive strength across different regions of the water-soluble agent, and therefore may selectively adhere varying concentrations of the composition of the first aspect of the invention on different regions of the substrate.
  • the water-soluble agent may be differentially wetted by applying different amounts of aqueous medium containing the water-soluble agent to different areas of the coating of water-soluble agent.
  • the water-soluble agent may be differentially wetted by coating the water- soluble agent on the substrate at different concentrations in an aqueous medium over different areas of the substrate.
  • the water- soluble agent may be coated onto the substrate, dried, and then differentially wetted by applying different amounts of aqueous medium to different areas of the coating of water-soluble agent.
  • the agent capable of adhering solids comprises a saccharide, a hydroxyl acid, an amine oxide, a urea, a glycol or water-soluble polymer.
  • Saccharides are particularly useful water-soluble agents capable of adhering solids. Saccharides may be applied in solution, to create a "tacky" adhesive surface coating able to adhere a wide range of solid particles. Saccharides also have the property of being cross-linkable to further bind the saccharide to the substrate and any solid particles to the saccharide. Saccharides are cheap and abundant, and do not interfere with the chemical mechanisms of many of the target compositions of the first aspect of the invention. Saccharides may also contribute to coloured images, as many saccharides, if heated above certain temperatures, oxidise and turn brown or black.
  • Preferred saccharides include monosaccharides, disaccharides, oligosaccharides and polysaccharides.
  • Preferred monosaccharides include glucose, fructose, tagatose and galactose.
  • Preferred disaccharides include sucrose, mannose and lactose.
  • Preferred polysaccharides include starch, cellulose, hydroxyalkylcelluloses , carboxyalkylcelluloses , cyclodextrins, chitosan and derivatives thereof.
  • Suitable water-soluble polymers include polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyvinylacetate, polyacrylates , alginates, guar gum, locust bean gum, polymeric surfactants and polyols, cross-linkable water-soluble polymers, whether self cross-linkable or cross-linkable via an external stimulus, such as heat, light, chemical curing, or the like, for example.
  • the agent capable of adhering solids may be coated on the substrate in solution and the solvent may be partially removed from the coating to effect wetting of the agent, and thus activate the adhesive properties of areas of the coating to solids.
  • the solvent is partially removed in varying amounts from different areas of coating to effect differential wetting of different areas of the coating, and thus effect different adhesive strengths to solids across different areas of the coating.
  • the agent capable of adhering solids is coated onto the substrate in solution, and preferably the agent is a water-soluble agent and is coated onto the substrate in aqueous solution.
  • the agent capable of adhering solids is printed onto the substrate using inkjet printing, roller printing, lithographic printing or gravure printing, but especially preferred is inkjet printing.
  • step (c) comprises coating the composition of the first aspect of the invention as solid particles or granules, and preferably substantially dry particles or granules .
  • Solid particles may be applied to the substrate by any suitable method in step (c) .
  • the substrate containing a coating of agent capable of adhering solids may be immersed in the composition in step (c) , such that the solid particles of the composition adhere only to the areas of the substrate that have been coated in agent capable of adhering solids. Excess solids may be removed by agitating the substrate after step (c) , such as by shaking, tapping, and the like, or by effecting air flow across the surface of the substrate comprising the solids.
  • composition may be applied in step (c) image-wise, such as by spraying, jetting or misting, for example.
  • a method of manufacturing a printed image comprising the steps of:
  • thermographic powder heating the printed image precursor in order to activate the thermographic powder and produce a raised image on the substrate.
  • step (b) comprises passing the printed image precursor obtained in step (a) under a source of heat.
  • step (b) comprises heating the printed image precursor obtained in step (a) to a temperature of at least 100 ° C, more preferably at least 125°C, most preferably at least 150°C.
  • the imaged substrate may be a Braille image, a security image, such as an identity card, packaging, label or the like, for example, or may be any other suitable imaged substrate.
  • the length of time for which the printed image precursor is heated will depend on the time needed to activate the thermographic powder, in order to produce a raised image; and this will be determined by the type of thermographic powder present in a composition of the first aspect of the invention.
  • a suitable time period for heating the printed image precursor is at least 2 seconds, more preferably at least 5 seconds, and most preferably at least 10 seconds.
  • a suitable time range for heating is 2- 50 seconds.
  • step (b) of the fourth aspect may involve applying infrared radiation to the printed image precursor in order to effect heating thereof.
  • Card, paper, polypropylene, polythene and cellulose acetate substrates were image-wise ink-jet printed with a ⁇ tack' (compound capable of adhering solids when wetted) generating ink on an Apollo P-1200 ink-jet printer to yield a printed image template which demonstrated differential adhesion properties to solids when allowed to partially dry; the image template being a combination of Braille, an alpha-numeric variable code and barcode data,
  • the 'tack' generating ink was formulated in accordance with the following recipe:
  • thermographic powder supplied by Caslon Ltd
  • Neutral Gloss SupaFlow 7 thermographic powder a grade of thermographic powder specially recommended for Braille printing by Caslon, that had been pre-mixed with a commercially available black 25 0 C thermochromic powder (B+H The Colour Change Company, UK) , in a ratio of 14Og of thermochromic powder and 86Og of thermographic powder.
  • the thermographic and thermochromic powders were thoroughly milled together prior to their application to the printed ⁇ tack' template, and any non-adhered particles removed by gently tapping the card.
  • the printed image was fixed to the substrate by passing it through a heating unit at temperatures in excess of 200 0 C for 10 seconds
  • the resulting print achieved exhibited a series of black raised images.
  • an area of Braille writing was achieved which was composed of a series of well defined dots; the dots being durable to touch and readily readable.
  • the Braille dots achieved exhibited heights between 0.27-0.33mm and diameters between 1.50-1.56mm compared with a height of 0.17mm and a diameter of 1.48 for embossed printed Braille samples supplied by the Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB) ; the RNIB specifications requiring a height of 0.4mm and a diameter of 1.5mm.
  • thermochromic powder was replaced with a thermochromic cyan 15 0 C powder supplied by B+H - The Colour Change Company, UK, to yield a series of colourless raised images at room temperature. On cooling below 15 0 C, a series of blue images were achieved, which again became colourless on heating to room temperature.
  • Example 3 The process described in Example 1 was repeated, but in this case the 'tack' image template was covered with a thermographic powder from Caslon Ltd that had been pre- mixed with a commercially available photochromic dye, Reversacol Plum (James Robinsons, UK) in a ratio of 1Og of photochromic powder to 99Og of thermographic powder.
  • a series of colourless raised images were again achieved, but on exposure to UV light or bright sunshine the raised images turned a purplish-blue colour.
  • the purplish-blue coloured images rapidly turned colourless once again on their removal from such light sources .
  • thermographic powder from Caslon Ltd (Neutral Gloss SupaFlow 7 thermographic powder) that had been pre-mixed with iron powder supplied by Aldrich, UK, 14Og of iron powder and 86Og of thermographic powder.
  • the iron print achieved could be readily verified by its attraction to a strong magnet.
  • Iron prints of this type may also be used as a method of detecting if a frozen item has been thawed and refrozen. When frozen, an item printed with iron according to this process will display a grey printed image, but on thawing the water generated will cause the iron to rust and so result in a brown image being visible on the item.
  • Example 1 The process described in Example 1 was repeated, but in this case the 'tack' image template was covered with a thermographic powder from Caslon Ltd (Neutral Gloss SupaFlow 7 thermographic powder) that had been pre-mixed with a commercially available red inorganic phosphor powder, PTR610/F, (supplied by Phosphor Technology, UK) , 14Og of inorganic phosphor powder and 86Og of thermographic powder.
  • a series of colourless raised images were again achieved, but on exposure to UV light (254nm) red phosphorescence was observed. The red coloured images immediately turned colourless on their removal from the UV light source.
  • Example 6 The process described in Example 1 was repeated, but in this case the ⁇ tack' image template was covered with a thermographic powder from Caslon Ltd (Neutral Gloss SupaFlow 7 thermographic powder) that had been pre-mixed with a commercially available green long-life inorganic phosphor powder, GL29C/L-L1, (Phosphor Technology) in a ratio of 14Og of inorganic phosphor powder and 86Og of ⁇ c
  • thermographic powder A series of pale yellow raised images were achieved, but on exposure to UV light (254 or 365nm) green phosphorescence was observed. The green coloured images remained for at least 12 hours before returning to their pale yellow non-phosphorescent state on removal from the UV light source. The prints were readily readable in a darkened room after their exposure to UV light.
  • Example 7 The process described in Example 1 was repeated, but in this case the 'tack' image template was covered with a commercially available thermographic powder (Caslon Ltd) (Neutral Gloss SupaFlow 7 thermographic powder) that contained a commercially available mica pigment powder, 215 Rutile Red Pearl, (Merck) in a ratio of 14Og mica pigment powder to 86Og of thermographic powder.
  • a commercially available thermographic powder (Caslon Ltd) (Neutral Gloss SupaFlow 7 thermographic powder) that contained a commercially available mica pigment powder, 215 Rutile Red Pearl, (Merck) in a ratio of 14Og mica pigment powder to 86Og of thermographic powder.
  • OVI optical variable image
  • Example 1 The process described in Example 1 was repeated, but in this case the 'tack' image template was covered with a thermographic powder from Caslon Ltd (Neutral Gloss SupaFlow 7 thermographic powder) that had been pre-mixed with a commercially available mica security pigment powder, Colorcode D, (Merck) in a ratio of 86Og thermographic powder to 14Og mica powder.
  • a thermographic powder from Caslon Ltd (Neutral Gloss SupaFlow 7 thermographic powder) that had been pre-mixed with a commercially available mica security pigment powder, Colorcode D, (Merck) in a ratio of 86Og thermographic powder to 14Og mica powder.
  • Such mica pigments are reserved for security printing and are not available for general use. Such pigments exhibit different colours when printed on differently coloured ⁇
  • thermographic powder from Caslon Ltd (Neutral Gloss SupaFlow 7 thermographic powder) that had been pre-mixed with a commercially available dual polarisation powder, C- 1099, (Gans) in a ratio of 14Og of dual polarisation powder and 86Og of thermographic powder.
  • Dual polarisation powders are a range of security pigments which offer OVI properties and a colour change when viewed through suitable polarising optical lenses .
  • the dual polarisation powders are most successful when printed on a dark background.
  • a series of durable raised images were achieved, which exhibited OVI properties dependent on viewing angle. In this case the image changed from black to green dependent on the viewing angle.
  • a shift in pigment colour can be observed.
  • thermographic powder (nano form from NanoProducts - Colorado, USA) , was included with the thermographic powder in an amount of 10% by weight. This infra-red absorbing material shows strong absorbance above llOOnm.
  • simple passage under a low energy IR lamp (emission 1500-2000nm, available from Hereaus) for 2 seconds was sufficient. Without the IR absorber no melting/fixation occurred.

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