Dye-containing porous plastic element and method of making it

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1988-12-19

1989-09-26

Foelak, Morton

Synthetic resins or natural rubbers -- part of the class 520 ser

Synthetic resins

Cellular products or processes of preparing a cellular...

264 26, 521182, 521184, 521185, 521919, C08J 924, B27J 500

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048701165

ABSTRACT:
A dye-containing porous plastic element, comprising a plastic body having interconnected capillary passageways, and a dry, water-soluble dye located within the passageways. The passageways extend to at least one surface of the body, and the size of the passageways are such that the body, when contacted with water, can absorb the water to wet the dye and make it soluble. The plastic body comprises fused granules of plastic interspersed with dry granules of dye. The plastic granules may have a diameter, prior to fusion, of between about 50 and 800 microns, preferably between about 100 and 300 microns. The dry dye comprises between about 5 percent and 35 percent of the element, by weight, and preferably between about 10 percent and 20 percent. A method of making the dye-containing porous plastic element involves mixing together plastic granules and dry dye granules, and subjecting the mixture to heat and pressure so as to fuse the granules together into a porous body having interconnected capillary passageways and the dye granules within the passageways. A surfactant may be mixed together with the plastic and dye granules prior to subjecting the mixture to heat and pressures.

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