NIKE, Inc.
Recyclable Structurally-Colored Structures and Articles, and Methods of Recycling Structures and Articles

Abstract:

In one aspect, an article has a structure comprising a recycled composition comprising optical elements and fragments, which has an optical property value (e.g., visible light transmittance or reflectance) that is within 10% of the optical property value of a similar structure without the optical elements or fragments. Other aspects include a recyclable structurally-colored component or article, as well as methods of recycling structurally-colored articles.