Abstract:
The present invention is drawn to an optical article comprising: (a) a transparent optical polymer substrate, (b) a transparent intermediate abrasion-resistant coating obtained from at least one epoxysilane by a sol-gel process, and (c) a transparent outer coating comprising a polythiolene matrix obtained by curing a liquid monomer mixture comprising at least one polyfunctional thiol and at least one polyfunctional allyl monomer, said cured polythiol-ene matrix having a glass transition temperature comprised in the range from 40° C. to 70° C. and a thickness from 3.5 μm to less than 10 μm. It is also drawn to a method for preparing such an optical article and to a method for repairing scratches in such an optical article by heating.
Abstract:
Embodiments of this disclosure pertain to articles that exhibit scratch-resistance and improved optical properties. In some examples, the article exhibits a color shift of about 2 or less, when viewed at an incident illumination angle in the range from about 0 degrees to about 60 degrees from normal under an illuminant. In one or more embodiments, the articles include a substrate, and an optical film disposed on the substrate. The optical film includes a scratch-resistant layer and a refractive index gradient. In one or more embodiments, the refractive index includes a refractive index that increases from a first surface at the interface between the substrate and the optical film to a second surface. The refractive index gradient may be formed from a compositional gradient and/or a porosity gradient.
Abstract:
An antiglare hard coat film formed by providing an antiglare hard coat layer containing fine particles and a resin on a transparent film. When an average value of height in an evaluation region on a surface of the antiglare hard coat film is set at zero (0), a maximum cross sectional height represented by a difference between a height maximum value in the evaluation region and a height minimum value in the evaluation region is from 1.0 to 3.0 μm, and an average inclination angle of unevenness on the surface of the antiglare hard coat film is 1 degree or less. The total value of the transmissive clarity measured through four optical combs using a transmissive clarity measuring device according to JIS K 7105-1981 is 280% or more, and the value of the transmissive clarity measured through each optical comb is 70% or more, respectively.
Abstract:
An anti-scratch film, including a film base and an anti-scratch layer on one side of the film base. The anti-scratch layer includes a plurality of protrusions.
Abstract:
A method for producing a three-dimensional security element and an injection-molded product having the three-dimensional security element and, more specifically, to a method for producing a three-dimensional security element suitable for an in-mold process by using a moiré expansion phenomenon, and for producing an injection-molded product to which the three-dimensional security element is applied. The present invention according to one embodiment comprises a three-dimensional security element and an injection-molded product having the three-dimensional security element, wherein the three-dimensional security element further comprises: a micro lens array to which various types of lenses can be applied; an image array; a primer layer for facilitating adhesion; and a projection film for protecting the three-dimensional security element from heat and pressure. According to the configuration above, three-dimensional effects can be implemented, such as a latent image effect, a floating effect, and an inverted parallax effect, wherein an effect is determined by a period rate and a matching angle between the micro lens array and the image array.
Abstract:
Provided is a coating composition excellent in antifouling properties, transparency and hydrophilicity, wherein the coating composition contains (A) a metal oxide particle having a number average particle size of 1 nm to 400 nm; and (B) a polymer particle, in which the content of an aqueous-phase component in the component (B), represented by the expression (I), is 20 mass % or less, where (I) (%)=(dry mass of a filtrate obtained by filtering the component (B) at a molecular cutoff of 50,000)×(100−total mass of solid content)/(mass of the filtrate−dry mass of the filtrate)×100/the total mass of solid content.
Abstract:
An infrared-transmitting film which is excellent in mechanical strength and environmental resistance. The infrared-transmitting film comprises a buffer layer formed on a surface of an infrared optical substrate and having a Vickers hardness greater than that of the substrate and an environmental resistance improving layer provided in contact with the buffer layer and having a Vickers hardness greater than that of the buffer layer.
Abstract:
A coating composition that contains at least one degradable coating layer and at least one layer of barrier coating is disclosed. The coating composition can be used to make a coated substrate having improved performance over conventional coated substrates after exposure to heat and certain chemicals like halides such as chlorides, sulfur, salt, chlorine, alkali, and enamels.
Abstract:
In a protective film affixed to a microscopic roughness structure having a microscopically rough structure on the surface, water contact angle of the surface of the microscopic roughness structure is 40° or less, compressive stress obtainable when the adhesive layer of the protective film is compressed to a compression ratio of 20% is 0.6 MPa to 3.0 MPa; in the infrared absorption spectrum of the surface on the microscopically rough structure side of the microscopic roughness structure, ratio (A1/A2) of peak area A1 having absorption maximum of 3700 cm−1 to 3100 cm−1, and peak area A2 having absorption maximum of 1730±10 cm−1, is 0.1 to 0.8; in the surface of adhesive layer of the protective film, ratio (B1/B2) of peak area B1 having absorption maximum of 3700 cm−1 to 3100 cm−1, and peak area B2 having absorption maximum of 1730±10 cm−1, is 0.6 to 1.3.
Abstract:
An optical element for a mobile apparatus comprising a layer of sapphire having a first refractive index value and comprising a surface, wherein the surface is visible to a user. The optical element further comprises a textured structure arranged on the surface of the layer of sapphire for affecting propagation of visible light incident upon the surface of the layer of sapphire, wherein the structure is configured to have a second refractive index value, the second refractive index value being lower than the first refractive index value, and wherein the textured structure is configured to reduce reflection of the visible light incident from the surface of the layer of sapphire.