Critical temperature indicating device

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G01K 11/06 (2006.01) G01N 25/04 (2006.01)

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CA 1294833

60557-3496 ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE This invention relates to critical temperature indicating devices which provide an irreversible visual signal that a product has been exposed to a predetermined temperature. This invention provides a device for indicating a critical temperature, such as, for example, the freezing point of a liquid. The device comprises a sheet which is a layer having a multiplicity of micropores therein and a mixture comprising at least two liquids, said mixture incapable of wetting said sheet at a given temperature, but capable of wetting said sheet when the temperature of said mixture reaches a critical value, such as the freezing point of one of the liquids in the mixture. The micropores, or voids, in the microporous layer cause scattering of transmitted light, causing the microporous layer to appear opaque. When the voids are filled with a liquid having substantially the same index of refraction as the material of the microporous layer, the filled voids do not scatter transmitted light, thus rendering the microporous layer transmissive to visible light. A visible indicator is associated with the layer of microporous film such that at a temperature above the freezing point of the liquid composition, the visible indicator is masked by the layer of microporous film, but at a temperature at or below the freezing point of the liquid composition, the liquid wets out the layer of microporous film, thereby allowing the visible indicator to be seen through the layer of microporous film.

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