Photochemistry, History and Commercial Applications of Hexaarylbiimidazoles: All about HABIs Book

Preface     v
Introduction     1
Industrial Photochemistry from the 1960s Onward     7
The DuPont Company from 1960 to 2000     13
The Beginnings of HABI Chemistry at DuPont     17
The HABI Literature     21
A Survey of HABI Publications     27
The Chemistry of Hexaarylbiimidazoles     59
The Development of DYLUX Instant Access Photosensitive Products     73
HABIs as Photopolymerization Initiators     123
HABIs in Color Proofing Systems     135
Electrophotographic Master Proofing (EMP)     141
HABIs in DuPont Photopolymer Films for the Electronics Industry     151
HABI Photoinitiators in Photopolymer Films Developed for Holographic Applications     57
HABI Enhanced Attributes Provide Unique Photopolymer Waveguide Technology for Optical Interconnections and Functional Photonic Components     65
More Applications for Photopolymers     75
Phototackification     183
HABIs in Silver-Based Photographic Systems     189
Gravell's Contribution to the Recording of Watermarks     195
The Role of Patents in the Development of HABI Technology     199
Photopolymers-An Enabler of Industrial Innovation     207
Cescon Patent US3,784,557     215
Could We Have Done Better?     231
Biographies     235