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. 2019 Jan 31;1(3):392–396. doi: 10.1021/acsapm.8b00117

Figure 6.

Figure 6

Photopatterning of UHMW PE fibers. The fibers are first irradiated with UV light for 5 min using a mask. After 2 days at room temperature, the dye isomerizes back from MC to SP, which results in the pattern disappearing and the fibers becoming white again.