Compositions, methods and systems for making and using electronic paper
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1. A display device comprising:
- a biodegradable multi-ribbon cellulose substrate;
one or more variable reflectivity dyes embedded in or on the substrate, wherein the reflectivity of the dye is modulated in situ by an electromagnetic source; and
a control logic that controls one or more electromagnetic sources, wherein the output from the one or more electromagnetic sources changes the reflectivity of the one or more dyes.
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Abstract
The present invention is a device, method and system for making a display and displaying information that includes a fibrous organic substrate, e.g., multiribbon cellulose or cellulose substrate, and a variable reflectivity dye disposed in the fibrous substrate, wherein the reflectivity of the dye is modulated in situ. The display device may use a dye selected from an electrochromic, a thermochromic, a magnetochromic, an ionochromic, a light sensitive, a fluorescent, a fluorescent effect energy transfer dye or combinations thereof and may be used as high storage, high contrast and/or high definition paper.
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1. A display device comprising:
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a biodegradable multi-ribbon cellulose substrate; one or more variable reflectivity dyes embedded in or on the substrate, wherein the reflectivity of the dye is modulated in situ by an electromagnetic source; and a control logic that controls one or more electromagnetic sources, wherein the output from the one or more electromagnetic sources changes the reflectivity of the one or more dyes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for changing the display information on a multi-ribbon microbial cellulose substrate that has been embedded with one or more electrochromic dyes, the system comprising:
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an electric field generator in communication with a control logic; and a mechanism for progressively moving the electric field generator in relation to the substrate, wherein one or more electric fields that emanate from the electric field generator change the optical absorption characteristics of the electrochromic dye. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A rewritable display system comprising:
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a multi-ribbon cellulose substrate; an electrochromic dye covalently attached to the substrate, and an electric field generator in communication with the substrate, wherein the generator produces an electric field with sufficient energy to modulate the light absorption characteristics of the dye. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. A cellulose display device comprising:
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a biodegradable multi-ribbon cellulose substrate comprising one or more electrochromic dye regions; a memory cell with a polysilicon-to-substrate storage capacitor, the memory cell comprising; a single CMOS transistor having an inherent junction capacitor and electrically connected to the polysilicon-to-substrate storage capacitor; a bit-line providing data to the memory cell; a word address line; and an electric field generator controlled by the memory cell, wherein the generator produces an electric field with sufficient energy to modulate the light absorption characteristics of the dye.
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25. An in-plane switching device comprising:
a biodegradable multi-ribbon cellulose substrate having a first and a second surface onto which one or more variable intensity dye regions have been bound and at least one conductive pattern is deposited on each of the first and second surfaces, wherein the light absorption characteristics of the dye are modified when the device is exposed to an electric field created between the conductive patterns on the first and second surfaces. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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