Photopolymer media with enhanced dynamic range
View Patent ↗Dynamic range enhancing dopants for photopolymeric media are described. Also described are optical articles using these dopants and methods for making such optical articles.
1. An article comprising:
a support matrix comprising a polyurethane;
a photoactive monomer;
a photoinitiator; and
a dynamic range enhancing dopant bound to the support matrix by an immobilizing group;
wherein the dynamic range enhancing dopant comprises a radical trap group and an immobilizing group;
wherein the article has a dynamic range that is at least about 1.1 times the value of the dynamic range of the same article without the dynamic range enhancing dopant; and
wherein the dynamic range enhancing dopant has the following formula:
2. The article of claim 1 , wherein the dynamic range enhancing dopant comprises about 0.01 wt % to about 1.5 wt % of the article.
3. The article of claim 1 , wherein the dynamic range enhancing dopant comprises about 0.03 wt % to about 1.0 wt % of the article.
4. The article of claim 1 , wherein the dynamic range enhancing dopant comprises about 0.04 wt % to about 0.35 wt % of the article.
5. The article of claim 1 , wherein the photoactive monomer comprises two acrylate groups.
6. The article of claim 5 , wherein the photoactive monomer has the following formula:
7. The article of claim 1 , wherein the photoactive monomer comprises one acrylate group.
8. The article of claim 7 , wherein the photoactive monomer has the following formula:
9. The article of claim 1 , wherein the article comprises one or more plasticizers.
10. The article of claim 9 , wherein the article comprises N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone.
11. The article of claim 1 , wherein the article comprises one or more polymerization retarders.
12. The article of claim 11 , wherein the article comprises benzhydrol.
13. The article of claim 11 , wherein the article comprises allyl thiourea.
14. The article of claim 1 , wherein the article comprises one or more data pages stored in the article.
15. An article comprising:
a support matrix comprising a polyurethane;
a photoactive monomer;
a photoinitiator; and
a dynamic range enhancing dopant bound to the support matrix by an immobilizing group;
wherein the dynamic range enhancing dopant comprises a radical trap group and an immobilizing group;
wherein the article has a dynamic range that is at least about 1.1 times the value of the dynamic range of the same article without the dynamic range enhancing dopant; and
wherein the dynamic range enhancing dopant has the following formula:
16. The article of claim 15 , wherein the dynamic range enhancing dopant comprises about 0.01 wt % to about 1.5 wt % of the article.
17. The article of claim 15 , wherein the dynamic range enhancing dopant comprises about 0.03 wt % to about 1.0 wt % of the article.
18. The article of claim 15 , wherein the dynamic range enhancing dopant comprises about 0.04 wt % to about 0.35 wt % of the article.
19. The article of claim 15 , wherein the photoactive monomer comprises two acrylate groups.
20. The article of claim 19 , wherein the photoactive monomer has the following formula:
21. The article of claim 15 , wherein the photoactive monomer comprises one acrylate group.
22. The article of claim 21 , wherein the photoactive monomer has the following formula:
23. The article of claim 15 , wherein the article comprises one or more plasticizers.
24. The article of claim 23 , wherein the article comprises N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone.
25. The article of claim 15 , wherein the article comprises one or more polymerization retarders.
26. The article of claim 25 , wherein the article comprises benzhydrol.
27. The article of claim 25 , wherein the article comprises allyl thiourea.
28. The article of claim 15 , wherein the article comprises one or more data pages stored in the article.
29. An article comprising:
a support matrix comprising a polyurethane;
a photoactive monomer;
a photoinitiator; and
a dynamic range enhancing dopant bound to the support matrix by an immobilizing group;
wherein the dynamic range enhancing dopant comprises a radical trap group and an immobilizing group;
wherein the article has a dynamic range that is at least about 1.1 times the value of the dynamic range of the same article without the dynamic range enhancing dopant; and
wherein the dynamic range enhancing dopant has the following formula:
30. The article of claim 29 , wherein the dynamic range enhancing dopant comprises about 0.01 wt % to about 1.5 wt % of the article.
31. The article of claim 29 , wherein the dynamic range enhancing dopant comprises about 0.03 wt % to about 1.0 wt % of the article.
32. The article of claim 29 , wherein the dynamic range enhancing dopant comprises about 0.04 wt % to about 0.35 wt % of the article.
33. The article of claim 29 , wherein the photoactive monomer comprises two acrylate groups.
34. The article of claim 33 , wherein the photoactive monomer has the following formula:
35. The article of claim 29 , wherein the photoactive monomer comprises one acrylate group.
36. The article of claim 35 , wherein the photoactive monomer has the following formula:
37. The article of claim 29 , wherein the article comprises one or more plasticizers.
38. The article of claim 37 , wherein the article comprises N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone.
39. The article of claim 29 , wherein the article comprises one or more polymerization retarders.
40. The article of claim 39 , wherein the article comprises benzhydrol.
41. The article of claim 39 , wherein the article comprises allyl thiourea.
42. The article of claim 29 , wherein the article comprises one or more data pages stored in the article.
43. An article comprising:
a support matrix comprising a polyurethane;
a photoactive monomer;
a photoinitiator; and
a dynamic range enhancing dopant bound to the support matrix by an immobilizing group;
wherein the dynamic range enhancing dopant comprises a radical trap group and an immobilizing group;
wherein the article has a dynamic range that is at least about 1.1 times the value of the dynamic range of the same article without the dynamic range enhancing dopant; and
wherein the dynamic range enhancing dopant has the following formula:
44. The article of claim 43 , wherein the dynamic range enhancing dopant comprises about 0.01 wt % to about 1.5 wt % of the article.
45. The article of claim 43 , wherein the dynamic range enhancing dopant comprises about 0.03 wt % to about 1.0 wt % of the article.
46. The article of claim 43 , wherein the dynamic range enhancing dopant comprises about 0.04 wt % to about 0.35 wt % of the article.
47. The article of claim 43 , wherein the photoactive monomer comprises two acrylate groups.
48. The article of claim 47 , wherein the photoactive monomer has the following formula:
49. The article of claim 43 , wherein the photoactive monomer comprises one acrylate group.
50. The article of claim 49 , wherein the photoactive monomer has the following formula:
51. The article of claim 43 , wherein the article comprises one or more plasticizers.
52. The article of claim 51 , wherein the article comprises N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone.
53. The article of claim 43 , wherein the article comprises one or more polymerization retarders.
54. The article of claim 53 , wherein the article comprises benzhydrol.
55. The article of claim 53 , wherein the article comprises allyl thiourea.
56. The article of claim 43 , wherein the article comprises one or more data pages stored in the article.
57. An article comprising:
a support matrix comprising a polyurethane;
a photoactive monomer;
a photoinitiator; and
a dynamic range enhancing dopant bound to the support matrix by an immobilizing group;
wherein the dynamic range enhancing dopant comprises a radical trap group and an immobilizing group;
wherein the article has a dynamic range that is at least about 1.1 times the value of the dynamic range of the same article without the dynamic range enhancing dopant; and
wherein the dynamic range enhancing dopant has the following formula:
58. The article of claim 57 , wherein the dynamic range enhancing dopant comprises about 0.01 wt % to about 1.5 wt % of the article.
59. The article of claim 57 , wherein the dynamic range enhancing dopant comprises about 0.03 wt % to about 1.0 wt % of the article.
60. The article of claim 57 , wherein the dynamic range enhancing dopant comprises about 0.04 wt % to about 0.35 wt % of the article.
61. The article of claim 57 , wherein the photoactive monomer comprises two acrylate groups.
62. The article of claim 61 , wherein the photoactive monomer has the following formula:
63. The article of claim 57 , wherein the photoactive monomer comprises one acrylate group.
64. The article of claim 63 , wherein the photoactive monomer has the following formula:
65. The article of claim 57 , wherein the article comprises one or more plasticizers.
66. The article of claim 65 , wherein the article comprises N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone.
67. The article of claim 57 , wherein the article comprises one or more polymerization retarders.
68. The article of claim 67 , wherein the article comprises benzhydrol.
69. The article of claim 67 , wherein the article comprises allyl thiourea.
70. The article of claim 57 , wherein the article comprises one or more data pages stored in the article.
71. An article comprising:
a support matrix comprising a polyurethane;
a photoactive monomer;
a photoinitiator; and
a dynamic range enhancing dopant bound to the support matrix by an immobilizing group;
wherein the dynamic range enhancing dopant comprises a radical trap group and an immobilizing group;
wherein the article has a dynamic range that is at least about 1.1 times the value of the dynamic range of the same article without the dynamic range enhancing dopant; and
wherein the dynamic range enhancing dopant has the following formula:
72. The article of claim 71 , wherein the dynamic range enhancing dopant comprises about 0.01 wt % to about 1.5 wt % of the article.
73. The article of claim 71 , wherein the dynamic range enhancing dopant comprises about 0.03 wt % to about 1.0 wt % of the article.
74. The article of claim 71 , wherein the dynamic range enhancing dopant comprises about 0.04 wt % to about 0.35 wt % of the article.
75. The article of claim 71 , wherein the photoactive monomer comprises two acrylate groups.
76. The article of claim 75 , wherein the photoactive monomer has the following formula:
77. The article of claim 71 , wherein the photoactive monomer comprises one acrylate group.
78. The article of claim 77 , wherein the photoactive monomer has the following formula:
79. The article of claim 71 , wherein the article comprises one or more plasticizers.
80. The article of claim 79 , wherein the article comprises N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone.
81. The article of claim 71 , wherein the article comprises one or more polymerization retarders.
82. The article of claim 81 , wherein the article comprises benzhydrol.
83. The article of claim 81 , wherein the article comprises allyl thiourea.
84. The article of claim 71 , wherein the article comprises one or more data pages stored in the article.
85. An article comprising:
a support matrix comprising a polyurethane;
a photoactive monomer;
a photoinitiator; and
a dynamic range enhancing dopant bound to the support matrix by an immobilizing group;
wherein the dynamic range enhancing dopant comprises a radical trap group and an immobilizing group;
wherein the article has a dynamic range that is at least about 1.1 times the value of the dynamic range of the same article without the dynamic range enhancing dopant; and
wherein the dynamic range enhancing dopant has the following formula:
86. The article of claim 85 , wherein the dynamic range enhancing dopant comprises about 0.01 wt % to about 1.5 wt % of the article.
87. The article of claim 85 , wherein the dynamic range enhancing dopant comprises about 0.03 wt % to about 1.0 wt % of the article.
88. The article of claim 85 , wherein the dynamic range enhancing dopant comprises about 0.04 wt % to about 0.35 wt % of the article.
89. The article of claim 85 , wherein the photoactive monomer comprises two acrylate groups.
90. The article of claim 89 , wherein the photoactive monomer has the following formula:
91. The article of claim 85 , wherein the photoactive monomer comprises one acrylate group.
92. The article of claim 91 , wherein the photoactive monomer has the following formula:
93. The article of claim 85 , wherein the article comprises one or more plasticizers.
94. The article of claim 93 , wherein the article comprises N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone.
95. The article of claim 85 , wherein the article comprises one or more polymerization retarders.
96. The article of claim 95 , wherein the article comprises benzhydrol.
97. The article of claim 95 , wherein the article comprises allyl thiourea.
98. The article of claim 85 , wherein the article comprises one or more data pages stored in the article.
99. An article comprising:
a support matrix comprising a polyurethane;
a photoactive monomer;
a photoinitiator; and
a dynamic range enhancing dopant bound to the support matrix by an immobilizing group;
wherein the dynamic range enhancing dopant comprises a radical trap group and an immobilizing group;
wherein the article has a dynamic range that is at least about 1.1 times the value of the dynamic range of the same article without the dynamic range enhancing dopant; and
wherein the dynamic range enhancing dopant has the following formula:
100. The article of claim 99 , wherein the dynamic range enhancing dopant comprises about 0.01 wt % to about 1.5 wt % of the article.
101. The article of claim 99 , wherein the dynamic range enhancing dopant comprises about 0.03 wt % to about 1.0 wt % of the article.
102. The article of claim 99 , wherein the dynamic range enhancing dopant comprises about 0.04 wt % to about 0.35 wt % of the article.
103. The article of claim 99 , wherein the photoactive monomer comprises two acrylate groups.
104. The article of claim 103 , wherein the photoactive monomer has the following formula:
105. The article of claim 99 , wherein the photoactive monomer comprises one acrylate group.
106. The article of claim 105 , wherein the photoactive monomer has the following formula:
107. The article of claim 99 , wherein the article comprises one or more plasticizers.
108. The article of claim 107 , wherein the article comprises N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone.
109. The article of claim 99 , wherein the article comprises one or more polymerization retarders.
110. The article of claim 109 , wherein the article comprises benzhydrol.
111. The article of claim 109 , wherein the article comprises allyl thiourea.
112. The article of claim 99 , wherein the article comprises one or more data pages stored in the article.
113. An article comprising:
a support matrix comprising a polyurethane;
a photoactive monomer;
a photoinitiator; and
a dynamic range enhancing dopant bound to the support matrix by an immobilizing group;
wherein the dynamic range enhancing dopant comprises a radical trap group and an immobilizing group; and
wherein the article has a dynamic range that is at least about 1.1 times the value of the dynamic range of the same article without the dynamic range enhancing dopant; and
wherein the photoactive monomer has the following formula: