Advanced Materials Technologies, Volume 11, Issue 9, 6 May 2026.Soft multimaterial optical fibers integrate multiple functionalities—such as waveguiding, side emission, sensing, drug delivery or actuation—into a single filament for wearable, implantable, and tissue‐integrated devices for diagnostics and phototherapy.
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From 0D to 3D liquid crystal elastomers architectures: Fabrications and applications
Responsive Materials, Volume 4, Issue 2, May 2026.This review presents a dimension‐oriented overview of liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs), highlighting their molecular alignment, fabrication strategies, and programmable deformations from 0D particles to 3D architectures. Emphasis is placed on how dimensionality guides design principles, enables diverse actuation modes, and bridges fundamental ...
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Dynamic Colour Possibilities and Functional Properties of Thermochromic Printing Inks
Acta graphica, 2012 Thermochromic printing inks change their colour regarding the change in temperature and they are one of the major groups of colour-changing inks. One of the most frequently used thermochromic material in printing inks are leuco dyes. The colour of thermochromic prints is dynamic, it is not just temperature-dependent, but it also depends on thermal ...
Kulčar, Rahela, Knešaurek, Nina
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Influence of different application methods of special inks on thermochromic and fluorescence effect in screen printing [PDF]
, 2021 Printing inks with special effects are commonly utilized in graphic technology for the purposes of added value and anti-counterfeiting methods of printed products. Thermochromic liquid crystal-based inks (TLC) and ultraviolet (UV) visible (daylight invisible) fluorescent printing inks (UVF) can be used in smart packaging - as additional security ...
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ON TEXTILE PRINTING WITH THERMOCHROMIC INKS
, 2018 What are thermochromic inks? They are colouring agents characterised by their ability to, when printed on textiles, change colour in response to temperature fluctuations. Below their activation temperature they are coloured, and above their activation temperature they are clear or have a light hue.
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On textile printing with thermochromic inks
, 2017 This thesis describes an exploration of the principles of applying leuco dye-based inks to textile design practice. The main motivation has been to explore the design properties and potentials of leuco dye-based thermochromic inks when printed on textiles in order to obtain an understanding and facilitate the design of dynamic surface patterns.
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Transition Temperature of Color Change in Thermochromic Systems and Its Description Using Sigmoidal Models. [PDF]
Materials (Basel), 2023 Viková M, Vik M.
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Up-and-down transformable embedded ink writing strategy for soft 3D architectures. [PDF]
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Functionalization of Textile Materials for Advanced Engineering Applications. [PDF]
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Integrating thermochromic inks with conventional offset inks to enrich the color palette for self-adhesive label printing [PDF]
This research explores the integration of thermochromic inks into graphic design, enhancing product appeal and functionality by leveraging dynamic colour changes and additional information presentation. Despite their advantages, their limited market presence is attributed to higher costs.
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