Eyeglass lens material and eyeglass lens capable of blocking blue light and method for making the same
AssigneeTianchen Innovative Materials Technology Co., Ltd.
InventorsYu-Shen Mai, Hsin-Ying Chou, Ko-Sen Lee
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Abstract
An eyeglass lens material can be used to make an eyeglass lens and at least includes a mixture of Ag/SiOx composite nanoparticles and at least one type of monomer. The eyeglass lens is capable of blocking blue light. The monomer undergoes a material curing procedure to form a main body that contains and is mixed with the Ag/SiOx composite nanoparticles. As the Ag/SiOx composite nanoparticles in the eyeglass lens material can absorb relatively high-energy blue light, a contact lens made of the eyeglass lens material can block blue light.
Claims9
A method for making an eyeglass lens capable of blocking blue light, wherein the eyeglass lens comprises a main body, the method comprising the steps of:
- dissolving Ag/SiOx composite nanoparticles in a first alcohol solvent, and adding a surface modifier to modify the Ag/SiOx composite nanoparticles;
- mixing modified Ag/SiOx composite nanoparticles into a resin to form a mixture, and filling a mold with the mixture;
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- subjecting the mixture to a material curing procedure until the mixture is cured and thus forms the main body, wherein the main body contains and is mixed with the Ag/SiOx composite nanoparticles,
- wherein the Ag/SiOx composite nanoparticles make up 0.00001%˜10% by weight of the main body,
- wherein the Ag/SiOx composite nanoparticles are made by the steps of:
- dissolving silver nitrate in a solvent, and adding a protecting agent or a polymeric material to form a first solution;
- stirring the first solution while keeping the first solution at a temperature between 25° C. and 150° C.;
- adding a reducing agent solution to the first solution, and allowing first solution added with the reducing agent to rest for 1 hour to form a second solution;
- subjecting the second solution to centrifugation to obtain silver nanoparticles;
- re-dissolving the silver nanoparticles in a second alcohol solvent, and adding tetraethoxysilane or tetramethoxysilane to the silver nanoparticles-re-dissolved second alcohol solvent to form a third solution;
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- stirring the third solution at room temperature for 22˜26 hours to obtain the Ag/SiOx composite nanoparticles.
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