1. A radiographic X-ray film comprising:
a polymer support;
having disposed on both sides thereof one or more silver halide emulsion layers that are the same or different wherein at least 50% of the total silver halide grain projected surface area comprises a tabular silver halide; and
a blue dye contained within the polymer support, or within one or more additional hydrophilic layers or in both the polymer support and in the one or more additional hydrophilic layers in a sufficient amount to result in a CIELAB measurement of L* less than or equal to 80 and a b* value less than or equal to \u221225.
2. The radiographic X-ray film of claim 1 wherein the blue dye comprises an anthraquinone dye.
3. The radiographic X-ray film of claim 1 wherein L* is between 70 and 80.
4. The radiographic X-ray film of claim 1 wherein the b* value is between \u221225 and \u221235.
5. The radiographic X-ray film of claim 1 wherein the silver halide comprises silver bromoiodide.
6. The radiographic X-ray film of claim 1 wherein at least one of the silver halide layers further comprises one or more additional silver halide grain morphologies, one of which is monodisperse cubic silver halide grains.
7. The radiographic X-ray film of claim 1 wherein the silver halide is comprised of a halide composition having any combination of bromide, iodide, and chloride, subject to the sum total of halide moles equal to the moles of silver.
8. The radiographic X-ray film of claim 1 wherein the one or more additional hydrophilic layers is an interlayer and, wherein the blue dye is in the support or in the one or more interlayers or in both the support and one or more interlayers.
9. The radiographic X-ray film of claim 1 wherein the blue dye is in the polymer support.
10. The radiographic X-ray film of claim 1 wherein the blue dye comprises:
where each of G1, G2, and G3 is hydrogen or any alkyl group.
11. The radiographic X-ray film of claim 1 wherein the polymer support comprises a polyethylene terephthalate.
12. The radiographic X-ray film of claim 1 wherein the blue dye is one of
13. The radiographic X-ray film of claim 1 that is a mammography film, and wherein the blue dye is present in a total amount of at least 0.834 mgdm2, the image tone b* is more negative than \u22129.5, and the Dmin is greater than about 0.25 after development.
14. The radiographic X-ray film of claim 1 that is a general purpose radiography film and wherein the blue dye is present in an amount of at least 0.834 mgdm2, the image tone b* is more negative than \u22128.9, and the Dmin is greater than 0.25 after development.
15. The radiographic X-ray film of claim 1 where the same silver halide emulsion is coated on both sides of the support, and comprises a tabular silver halide emulsion with an aspect ratio of greater than or equal to 5.
16. The radiographic X-ray film of claim 1 where different silver halide emulsions each comprising tabular grains, non-tabular grains, or mixtures thereof are coated on each side of the support, and wherein the tabular silver halide grains have an aspect ratio of greater than or equal to 5.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method of separating a cured silicone composition and a plastic, comprising;
I) combining a cured silicone composition and a plastic with a liquid, wherein the liquid has a specific gravity between that of the cured silicone composition and the plastic;
II) allowing the cured silicone composition and the plastic to stratify in the liquid to form a cured silicone composition strata and a plastic strata; and
III) physically separating the cured silicone composition and the plastic by removing either the cured silicone composition strata or the plastic strata from the liquid.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the liquid has a specific gravity of about 1.
3. The method of claim 2 wherein the cured silicone composition comprises an organopolysiloxane and hollow particles, said hollow particles being present in the cured silicone composition in a sufficient amount to reduce the specific gravity of the cured silicone composition below 1.
4. The method of claim 3 wherein the hollow particles comprise glass spheres.
5. The method of claim 3 wherein the glass spheres have an isostatic crush strength greater than 8,000 psi.
6. The method of claim 3 wherein the glass spheres have an average density of 0.5 to 0.8 grams per cubic centimeter.
7. The method of claim 3 wherein the glass spheres are uniformly distributed throughout the cured silicone composition.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein the plastic is selected from the group consisting of PET and ABS.
9. The method of claim 1 wherein the cured silicone composition is formed by injection molding.
10. The method of claim 1 wherein the organopolysiloxane is formed from a composition comprising (A) an alkenylpolysiloxane which contains at least two silicon-boned alkenyl groups in each molecule, (B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane which has at least two silicon-boned hydrogen atoms in each molecule, wherein the mole ratio of silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms contained in said component (B) to silicon-bonded alkenyl groups contained in said component (A) is within a range of 0.3:1 to 5:1, and (C) a platinum catalyst.
11. A composition comprising a cured silicone composition and a plastic, wherein the composition is recyclable according to the method of claim 1.
12. The composition of claim 11 wherein the cured silicone composition has an effective specific gravity of less than 1 in water and is recyclable according to the method of claim 1.
13. The composition of claim 12 where in the composition is a consumer package, and wherein the specific gravity of the cured silicone composition is less than 1, and wherein the cured silicone composition comprises an orifice through which product is dispensed.