Photochromic Sensors for Paper Marking
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Preparation of Photochromic Sensors
2.2. Irradiation of Samples
2.3. Light Reflectance Measurements
2.4. Micro-Computed Tomography Scanning
2.5. Raman Spectroscopy Measurements
2.6. Scanning Electron Microscopy Imaging
2.7. The 2D/3D UVA Dose Distribution Measurements
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. UV Dose Response of Samples
3.2. Morphology of Sensors
3.3. Raman Spectroscopy Analysis
3.4. Proposition of Applications
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Dose [J/cm2] | Photograph | CIELab Analysis | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
L* | a* | b* | ||
Photochromic paper sensor | ||||
0 | 94.69 | 0.02 | 0.17 | |
0.001 | 88.06 | 9.74 | −5.34 | |
0.01 | 66.71 | 37.20 | −16.73 | |
0.1 | 49.70 | 49.46 | −16.21 | |
Photochromic paper sensor with retarder | ||||
0 | 94.22 | −0.44 | 2.50 | |
0.001 | 92.11 | 2.75 | 0.59 | |
0.01 | 80.87 | 18.35 | −7.38 | |
0.1 | 67.48 | 33.36 | −12.52 |
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Sąsiadek-Andrzejczak, E.; Jaszczak-Kuligowska, M.; Dudek, M.; Puszkarz, A.K.; Kozicki, M. Photochromic Sensors for Paper Marking. Materials 2025, 18, 2501. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18112501
Sąsiadek-Andrzejczak E, Jaszczak-Kuligowska M, Dudek M, Puszkarz AK, Kozicki M. Photochromic Sensors for Paper Marking. Materials. 2025; 18(11):2501. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18112501
Chicago/Turabian StyleSąsiadek-Andrzejczak, Elżbieta, Malwina Jaszczak-Kuligowska, Mariusz Dudek, Adam K. Puszkarz, and Marek Kozicki. 2025. "Photochromic Sensors for Paper Marking" Materials 18, no. 11: 2501. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18112501
APA StyleSąsiadek-Andrzejczak, E., Jaszczak-Kuligowska, M., Dudek, M., Puszkarz, A. K., & Kozicki, M. (2025). Photochromic Sensors for Paper Marking. Materials, 18(11), 2501. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18112501