Polysulfone nanocomposite optical plastic article and method of making same
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsJohn Border, Michael R. McGovern
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Abstract
An optical nanocomposite material has a nanoparticulate filler dispersed in a host plastic material. According to the method of making the nanocomposite material, a predetermined temperature sensitive optical vector, such as refractive index, of the plastic host material and nanoparticulate filler are directionally opposed resulting in a nanocomposite material having significantly improved stability of the refractive index with respect to temperature.
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Polysulfone nanocomposite optical plastic, article comprises:
- a polysulfone host material having a temperature sensitive optical vector x1 and nanoparticles dispersed in said polysulfone host material having a temperature sensitive optical vector x2, wherein said temperature sensitive optical vector x1 is directionally opposed to said temperature sensitive optical vector x2.
Polysulfone nanocomposite optical plastic, article comprises:
- a polysulfone host material having a temperature sensitive optical vector x1 and calcium carbonate nanoparticles dispersed in said polysulfone host material having a temperature sensitive optical vector x2, wherein said temperature sensitive optical vector x1 is directionally opposed to said temperature sensitive optical vector x2.
Polysulfone nanocomposite optical plastic, article comprises:
- a polysulfone host material having a temperature sensitive optical vector x1 and magnesium aluminate nanoparticles dispersed in said polysulfone host material having a temperature sensitive optical vector x2, wherein said temperature sensitive optical vector x1 is directionally opposed to said temperature sensitive optical vector x2.
Polysulfone nanocomposite optical plastic, article comprises:
- a polysulfone host material having a temperature sensitive optical vector x1 and potassium titano phosphate nanoparticles dispersed in said polysulfone host material having a temperature sensitive optical vector x2, wherein said temperature sensitive optical vector x1 is directionally opposed to said temperature sensitive optical vector x2.
Polysulfone nanocomposite optical plastic, article comprises:
- a polysulfone host material having a temperature sensitive optical vector x1 and quartz nanoparticles dispersed in said polysulfone host material having a temperature sensitive optical vector x2, wherein said temperature sensitive optical vector x1 is directionally opposed to said temperature sensitive optical vector x2.
A method of manufacturing a polysulfone nanocomposite optical plastic article, comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a polysulfone host material having a temperature sensitive optical vector x1 and nanoparticles having a temperature sensitive optical vector x2,, wherein said temperature sensitive optical vector x1 is directionally opposed to said temperature sensitive optical vector x2;
- (b) dispersing said nanoparticles into said polysulfone host material forming a polysulfone nanocomposite material;
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- (c) forming said polysulfone nanocomposite material into said polysulfone nanocomposite optical plastic article.
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