The present invention is generally in the field of measuring and indicating techniques and relates to a time-temperature indicator and methods of manufacturing and use thereof. More specifically, the time-temperature indicator comprises a time temperature indicator comprising at least one metal laye
The present invention is generally in the field of measuring and indicating techniques and relates to a time-temperature indicator and methods of manufacturing and use thereof. More specifically, the time-temperature indicator comprises a time temperature indicator comprising at least one metal layer or metal containing layer and in direct contact to the metal layer or to the metal containing layer at least one doped polymer layer, wherein the dopant is an acid, a base or a salt or a photolatent acid or a photolatent base which dopant is added to the polymer, and/or at least one polymer layer wherein a polymer is functionalized with acidic or latent acidic or basic or latent basic groups; or a time temperature indicator comprising at least one polymer layer containing metal particles and a photolatent acid or a photolatent base, or at least one polymer layer containing metal particles wherein the polymer is functionalized with latent acidic or latent basic groups.
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1. A time temperature indicator comprising at least one metal layer or metal containing layer and in contact to the metal layer or to the metal containing layer at least one doped polymer layer, wherein said at least one doped polymer layer is an adhesive and wherein said at least one doped polymer
1. A time temperature indicator comprising at least one metal layer or metal containing layer and in contact to the metal layer or to the metal containing layer at least one doped polymer layer, wherein said at least one doped polymer layer is an adhesive and wherein said at least one doped polymer layer etches the metal layer or the metal containing layer, wherein an extent of etching of the metal layer or to the metal containing layer indicates elapsed time and temperature, wherein the dopant comprises phosphoric acid, which dopant is added to the polymer. 2. A time temperature indicator according to claim 1, wherein the dopant is a photolatent acid where the acid is released upon irradiation with light. 3. The time temperature indicator according to claim 1, wherein the functionalized polymer comprises monomers corresponding to (a), (b) or (c) 4. A time temperature indicator according to claim 1, wherein the dopant is added in a concentration of 1-20%. 5. The time temperature indicator according to claim 1, wherein the metal is selected from aluminium, copper, silver, iron, magnesium, tin, chromium, zinc, nickel, titanium and alloys of these metals. 6. The time temperature indicator according to claim 5, wherein the metal layer is an aluminium layer. 7. The time temperature indicator according to claim 1, wherein the metal layer comprises metal pigment dispersions. 8. The time temperature indicator according to claim 1, wherein the metal layer is a polymer matrix containing metal particles. 9. The time temperature indicator according to claim 1, wherein the metal layer is part of a resistor device. 10. The time temperature indicator according to claim 1, wherein the metal layer is part of a capacitive TTI (time temperature indicator) device which is characterized by at least two conductive layers with a dielectric/insulating layer in between. 11. The time temperature indicator of claim 1, produced according to a method comprising the steps of a) doping a polymer layer by adding phosphoric acid to the polymer layer thus obtaining a reactive polymer layer, b) applying the polymer of step a) on a substrate thus obtaining one label; c) applying a metal layer or a metal containing layer on a substrate thus obtaining a second label d) activating by applying the reactive polymer label of step b) onto the metal layer of step c). 12. The time temperature indicator of claim 1, produced according to a method comprising the steps of a) doping a polymer layer by adding a latent phosphoric acid to the polymer layer or preparing a functionalized polymer layer having latent phosphoric acid groups thus obtaining a latent reactive polymer layer, b) activating the latent reactive polymer of step a by irradiation with light thus obtaining a reactive polymer; c) applying the polymer of step a) on a metal layer or a metal containing layer on a substrate thus obtaining a label whereby placing one layer atop the other may be done either before activation or after or at the same time; or d) adding a metal particles to the polymer layer that contains the latent acid or to the functionalized polymer having latent acidic and activating by irradiation with light. 13. The TTI label of claim 1, further comprising two label dispensers where one dispenser attaches the label bearing the doped polymer layer to the surface of the metal layer while the second dispenser deposits the combined labels atop the surface of the good to which the TTI indicator is to be attached. 14. The TTI label of claim 1, further comprising two label dispensers where one dispenser attaches the metal containing label atop the surface of the good to which the TTI indicator is to be attached while the second dispenser deposits the layer bearing the doped polymer layer to the surface of the said metal containing label. 15. A time temperature indicator according to claim 4, wherein the dopant is added in a concentration of 1-10%. 16. The time temperature indicator of claim 1, further comprising a two label system, wherein said two label system comprises a substrate, wherein said at least one metal layer or metal containing layer is applied to said substrate, forming a first label, and wherein said at least one doped polymer layer is applied to said substrate, forming a second label; and wherein said first and second labels are in contact only after activation of said two label system. 17. The time temperature indicator of claim 16, wherein said at least one doped polymer is an etchant. 18. The time temperature indicator of claim 1, further comprising a one label system, wherein said one label system comprises a substrate, wherein both of said at least one metal layer or metal containing layer and said at least one doped polymer layer are applied to said substrate, forming a single label; wherein said at least one metal layer or metal containing layer and said at least one doped polymer layer are in direct contact. 19. The time temperature indicator of claim 18, wherein said at least one doped polymer contains an etchant. 20. The time temperature indicator of claim 1, further comprising a one label system, wherein said one label system comprises a substrate, wherein said at least one polymer layer containing metal particles and a photolatent phosphoric acid, or wherein said at least one polymer layer containing metal particles wherein the polymer is functionalized with latent phosphoric acidic groups, is applied to said substrate, forming a single label. 21. The time temperature indicator of claim 20, wherein said at least one doped polymer is an etchant upon activation of said photolatent groups. 22. The time temperature indicator of claim 1, wherein said adhesive comprises at least one of polyethylene imine, polyethyleneglycoles, polyacrylates, polymethacrylates polysulfonates, poly vinyl aryl phosphonic acid and/or esters, poly vinyl alkyl phosphonic acid and/or esters as well as mixtures thereof. 23. The time temperature indicator of claim 19, wherein said adhesive comprises at least one of polyacrylates, polymethacrylates or polyethyleneimine.
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