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Invisible ink, also known as security ink or sympathetic ink, is a substance used for writing, which is invisible either on application or soon thereafter, and can later be made visible by some means, such as heat or ultraviolet light.
UV marker with UV led lamp. An ultraviolet (UV) marker is a pen whose marks are fluorescent but transparent; the marks can be seen only under an ultraviolet light.They are commonly used in security situations to identify belongings or to prevent the reproduction of unauthorized banknotes.
Brian Keith McDonald (born February 18, 1965) [1] is an American screenwriter, director, teacher and author, who lives in the state of Washington.McDonald is best known for the books Invisible Ink, The Golden Theme and Ink Spots, [2] and for the short film White Face.
Chemical ink erasers break down royal blue ink by disrupting the geometry of the dye molecules in ink so that light is no longer filtered. The molecules are disrupted by sulfite or hydroxide ions binding to the central carbon atoms of the dye. [3] The ink is not destroyed by the erasing process, but is made invisible.
Bottles of ink from Germany Writing ink and a quill. Ink is a gel, sol, or solution that contains at least one colorant, such as a dye or pigment, and is used to color a surface to produce an image, text, or design. Ink is used for drawing or writing with a pen, brush, reed pen, or quill.
A tattoo made with UV ink becomes visible under blacklight, when it fluoresces in colors depending on the ink chosen, typically white or purple. [18] Although ultraviolet dye is invisible in normal light, scarring produced by the tattoo machine in the application process will remain, and therefore still show.
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The difference between the non-photo blue and black ink is great enough that digital image manipulation can separate the two easily. If a black-and-white bitmap setting is scanned in, the exposure or threshold number can be set high enough to detect the black ink or dark images being scanned, but low enough to leave out the non-photo blue.