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              Thursday, October 30, 2025
            
          
          
  
          
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        ‘Self-Healing’ Thermochromic Ink
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          
          
          
             
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
        
        
          
            While thermochromic ink is often used as an anticounterfeiting tool for applications such as tax stamps, many security printing and brand protection firms consider the ink to provide a weaker level of protection compared to more advanced technologies, in large part because it is widely available to any printer.
          
        
          
            
              
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