SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANIPULATING COLOR CHANGING MATERIALS

摘要

Systems and methods of manipulating a color displayed by an article of wear comprising iron oxide colloidal nanocrystals arranged within chains are described. Steps may include forming the article of wear from a raw material that include the chains of nanocrystals, applying a magnetic field to the raw material, applying energy to at least some of the chains of nanocrystals to soften materials within the raw material immediately surrounding the chains of nanocrystals to which the energy is applied, adjusting a strength of the magnetic field to control the color displayed by the raw material, removing the energy to allow the materials within the raw material immediately surrounding the chains of nanocrystals to harden and fix a location of the nanocrystals within the chains, and removing the magnetic field.

主权项

1. A method of manipulating a color displayed by an article of wear comprising iron oxide colloidal nanocrystals arranged within chains, the method comprising:
(a) forming the article of wear from at least one raw material, wherein the at least one raw material comprises the chains of nanocrystals; (b) applying a magnetic field to the at least one raw material; (c) applying energy to at least some of the chains of nanocrystals to soften materials within the at least one raw material immediately surrounding the chains of nanocrystals to which the energy is applied; (d) adjusting a strength of the magnetic field to control the color displayed by the at least one raw material; (e) removing the energy to allow the materials within the at least one raw material immediately surrounding the chains of nanocrystals to harden and fix a location of the nanocrystals within the chains; and (f) removing the magnetic field.