Photocatalytic colour switching of redox dyes for ink-free light-printable rewritable paper.pdfVIP

ARTICLE Received 8 May 2014 | Accepted 2 Oct 2014 | Published 2 Dec 2014 Photocatalytic colour switching of redox dyes for ink-free light-printable rewritable paper Wenshou Wang1, Ning Xie1, Le He1 Yadong Yin1 The invention of paper as writing materials has greatly contributed to the development and spread of civilization. However, its large-scale production and usage have also brought significant environment and sustainability problems to modern society. To reduce paper production and consumption, it is highly desirable to develop alternative rewritable media that can be used multiple times.