Fast and Low Cost Fabrication of UV-Curable AR Coatings

描述（由申请人提供）：在当今的眼科零售市场上，一小时或一天的服务不断地被宣传，因此，通过使用真空沉积设备的中央光学涂层实验室，AR涂层镜片的五天周转受到抵制。Chemat Technology Inc.已成功开发出热固化旋涂AR涂层技术。然而，我们已经发现，为了支持商业市场中的一小时服务，强烈需要在20分钟内制造一对AR涂层。针对这一问题，提出了一种快速、低成本的紫外光固化增透膜的制备方法。提出的快速、低成本的溶胶-凝胶增透膜工艺将使美国人享受到增透膜的好处。本研究将采用简便的旋涂技术。 拟议的商业应用：60亿美元的眼科透镜治疗市场潜力巨大。 其固有的低成本和与当前工艺的兼容性必将提高AR涂层镜片的比例，从而造福美国社会。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): In the ophthalmic retail market today, one hour or one day service is advertised constantly, and therefore a five day turn around on AR coated lenses via the central optical coating laboratories, which are using vacuum deposition equipments, is resisted. Chemat Technology Inc. has been successfully developing a thermal curable spin-on AR coating technology. However, we have found that there is a strong need to make a pair AR coatings within 20 minutes in order to support the one-hour service in commercial markets. The proposed research is to develop a fast and low cost sol-gel process of ultraviolet (UV)-curable anti-reflective (AR) coatings to this problem. The proposed fast and low cost sol-gel AR coating process will make Americans enjoy the benefit of AR coatings. Simple and convenient spin coating technologies will be used in this research. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS: Great potential exists in US $6 billion ophthalmic lens treatment market. The intrinsic low cost and compatibility with the current process will definitely increase the percentage of AR-coated lenses, thus benefit the American society.