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AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorsKYOJI TSUTSUI, TAKEHITO YAMAGUCHI, HIDEAKI EMA, MASARU SHIMADA, HIROSHI GOTO, ICHIRO SAWAMURA, EIICHI KAWAMURA, KEISHI KUBO, SHOJI MARUYAMA, HIROKI KUBOYAMA, KEISHI TANIGUCHI
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A method of reversible selective manifestation of different states of a functional element is disclosed. The functional element is composed of at least two compounds and is capable of alternatively assuming (a) a first state in which the two compounds interact to form a regular aggregate structure, or (b) a second state in which the two compounds do not interact, and at least one of the two compounds is in an aggregate or crystallized state. The respective conditions for attaining one of the two states can be reversibly and extremely speedily controlled, for instance, by use of a heat application device.
A method of reversible selective manifestation of different states of a functional element, which comprises at least two compounds and is capable of alternatively assuming (a) a first state in which said two compounds interact to form a regular aggregate structure, or (b) a second state in which said two compounds do not interact, and at least one of said two compounds is individually in an aggregate or crystallized state, by controlling the respective conditions for attaining one of said two states.
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