Flexible scratch resistance film for display devices
AssigneeUnipixel Displays, Inc.
InventorsRobert J. Petcavich, Danliang Jin
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Abstract
A method for the manufacture of a transparent, scratch resistant film, comprising: (1) cleaning a surface of a flexible substrate; (2) altering the surface energy of the surface of the flexible substrate; (3) coating the surface of the flexible substrate with a transparent, scratch resistant coating comprising functionalized group monomers and a solvent; (4) wetting the transparent, scratch resistant coating; and (5) forming a cross-linked polymer structure by curing the transparent, scratch resistant coating.
Claims23
A flexible, scratch resistant film, comprising:
- a flexible substrate;
- and
- a transparent, scratch resistant coating adhered to the flexible substrate;
- wherein the transparent, scratch resistant coating comprises a cross-linked polymer structure formed from functionalized monomers.
A method for the manufacture of a transparent, scratch resistant film, comprising:
- cleaning a surface of a flexible substrate;
- altering the surface energy of the surface of the flexible substrate;
- coating the surface of the flexible substrate with a transparent, scratch resistant coating comprising functionalized group monomers and a solvent;
- wetting the transparent, scratch resistant coating;
- and
- forming a cross-linked polymer structure by curing the transparent, scratch resistant coating.
A flexible, scratch resistant film, comprising:
- a flexible substrate;
- a transparent, scratch resistant coating adhered to the flexible substrate;
- wherein the transparent, scratch resistant coating comprises a cross-linked polymer structure formed from functionalized monomers;
- wherein a pencil hardness of the flexible, scratch resistant film is at least 6 H;
- and
- wherein the transparent, scratch resistant coating has a cross-link density of at least 50%.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.