| 摘要 |
Unique transparent polypropylene articles that can be tailored to become opaque when exposed to a sufficiently high temperature and which returns to substantially the same transparency level upon cooling. Such formulations include non-polypropylene polymeric constituents that exhibit refractive index measurements similar to the base clarified polypropylene at lower temperatures, as well as melting temperatures well below that for the base clarified polypropylene. Upon exposure to temperatures in close proximity to the melting temperature of the non-polypropylene polymeric constituents, the refractive index for such constituents will then become modified to the extent that the overall article appears at least partially opaque. In particular, the non-polypropylene polymeric constituents should exhibit melting temperatures well below that for the base clarified polypropylene, from about 60 to about 100° C. (well below the typical polypropylene melting temperatures of roughly about 160-190° C. for homopolymer and about 140-170° C. for typical random copolymer, both nucleated or non-nucleated). In this manner, a temperature sensitivity measuring thermoplastic article may be provided, and may be tailored to specific temperature ranges dependent on the melting temperatures exhibited by the non-polypropylene polymeric constituents. Methods of measuring temperature levels via the transformation of transparent polypropylene formulations to at least partially opaque versions thereof are also encompassed within this invention.
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