Chromomorphic Fabric

A detailed Summary of Chromomorphic Fabric

In today's image-conscious society, people are constantly looking for ways to distinguish themselves from the masses. Perhaps the most common way to achieve this desire is through the apparel one chooses to wear. The most noticeable aspects of apparel are style and color. While there are new styles appearing all the time, colors have virtually remained unchanged. Traditionally, the industry has worked to create fabrics which maintain their color regardless of environmental influences. (eg. Apparel that does not fade in the wash). Given society's individualistic, image conscious nature, ColorTek believes that there is a large, exciting, untapped market for apparel that changes color on demand. It is our goal to provide the textile and apparel industry with a series of new "chromomorphic" materials that can quickly change their color, hue, depth of shade, or optical transparency by the application of a user controlled outside influencing factor.

ColorTek's research and development team will work to develop a chromomorphic film technology (CMF technology) which may be applied to fabrics and other materials. CMF technology can be incorporated into virtually all apparel, ranging from shoes, to acce

Mechanchromism is changing the color of a material by applying a stress to a solid or pressure to a gas. We could possibly develop a solid material that when exposed to a tensile stress would change color. Stretching the fabric would then be able to cause color changes. Therefore a feasible method of taking advantage of this principle would be to have the manufacturer supply a device that stretches the material under user control. An example of this would be a type of tab or dial that could physically apply a stress to the material.

Certain gases also change their color when pressure is changed. As with temperature a change in pressure can shift equilibrium in gaseous chemical reactions. Therefore if we could change the pressure inside a chamber the colors of the gas could be controlled. This device could be controlled by two possible mechanisms. The first method relies upon a tube with a piston that could be moved to change the internal pressure and hence the color. The second method relies on a flexible tube which upon stretching would compress the internal gas and increase the pressure thereby controlling the color.

Most Promising Mechanisms of Attainment:

4) Oxidation State Changes: This method requires the migration of ions. Fast response time is dependent on a liquid medium, which will inevitably complicate the device. Another possibility is a Gel-type device, but physical robustness, oxygen stability and response times pose serious obstacles (similar to a polymer LED).

1) pH Changes: Molecul

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