Nail coatings having enhanced adhesion
View Patent ↗Adhesion of a composition for nail coatings be improved by addition of a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS). Nail coating compositions that benefit from the addition of a POSS include enamels, reactive composition such as those containing acrylates, solventless compositions and water-based compositions.
1. A method of improving adhesion of a nail coating comprising:
providing a nail coating composition comprising at least one reactive monomer, oligomer or polymer selected from the group consisting of reactive (meth)acrylates and mixture thereof;
adding at least one polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane to the nail coating composition, wherein the at least one polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane has the formula (C 6 H 11 O 2 ) n (SiO 1.5 ) n , where n is 8, 10, or 12, and wherein (C 6 H 11 O 2 ) represents:
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one reactive monomer, oligomer or polymer is a reactive (meth)acrylate.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the reactive (meth)acrylate is selected from the group consisting of hydroxypropyl methacrylate, hydroxyethyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, tetrahydrofurfuryl methacrylate, pyromellitic dianhydride di(meth)acrylate, pyromellitic dianhydride glyceryl di methacrylate, pyromellitic dimethacrylate, methacroyloxyethyl maleate, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate/succinate, 1,3-glycerol dimethacrylate/succinate adduct, phthalic acid monoethyl methacrylate, and a mixture thereof.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the nail coating composition further comprises a film-forming polymer or a non-reactive solvent-dissolvable polymer.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the non-reactive, solvent-dissolvable polymer or film-forming polymer is selected from the group consisting of a cellulose ester, a cellulose acetate alkylate, a cellulose acetate butyrate, a cellulose acetate propionate, adipic acid/fumaric acid/phthalic acid/tricyclodecane dimethanol copolymer, adipic acid/neopentyl glycol/trimellitic anhydride copolymer, phthalic anhydride/trimellitic anhydride/glycols copolymer, polyethyl cellulose, polyhydroxypropyl cellulose, polyethyl acrylate oxide, polylactic acid, nitrocellulose, and mixtures thereof.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the nail coating composition further comprises a high-molecular weight (meth)acrylate polymer or copolymer.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the nail coating composition further comprises a polymethylmethacrylate-polymethylacrylic acid copolymer.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the nail coating composition further comprises a solvent.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the solvent is a non-aqueous solvent.
10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the solvent is water.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the nail coating composition further comprises a reactive polypropylene glycol (meth)acrylated monomer or a reactive polyethylene glycol (meth)acrylated monomer.
12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the nail coating composition further comprises a polymerization accelerator, a polymerization initiator, or a combination thereof.
13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the nail coating composition further comprises an adhesion promoter selected from the group consisting of hydroxypropyl methacrylate, hydroxyethyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, tetrahydrofurfuryl methacrylate, pyromellitic dianhydride di(meth)acrylate, pyromellitic dianhydride glyceryl dimethacrylate, pyromellitic dimethacrylate, methacroyloxyethyl maleate, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate/succinate, 1,3-glycerol dimethacrylate/succinate adduct, phthalic acid monoethyl methacrylate, methacroyloxyethyl maleate, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate/succinate, 1,3-glycerol dimethacrylate/succinate adduct, butyl methacrylate, isobutyl methacrylate, PEG-4 dimethacrylate, PPG monomethacrylate, trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate, isopropylidenediphenyl bisglycidyl methacrylate, lauryl methacrylate, cyclohexyl methacrylate, hexyl methacrylate, urethane methacrylate, triethylene glycol dimethacrylate, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate, tetraethylene glycol dimethacrylate, trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate, neopentylglycol dimethacylate, acetoacetoxy methacrylate, acetoacetoxyethyl methacrylate, polyetheramine, glycidyl methacrylates, maleic anhydride, terpolymers containing vinyl acetate, organosilanes, organotitanates, chlorinated polyolefins, sucrose acetate isobutyrate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, glyceryl hydrogenated rosinate, pentaerythryl hydrogenated rosinate, styrene/methyl styrene/indene copolymer, and a mixture thereof.
14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the nail coating composition further comprises at least one non-reactive, solvent dissolvable polymer and the reactive monomer, oligomer or polymer is a reactive (meth)acrylate.
15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the nail coating composition further comprises at least one polymethylmethacrylate-polymethylacrylic acid copolymer; at least one non-reactive, solvent dissolvable polymer; and at least one non-reactive solvent; and wherein the reactive monomer, oligomer or polymer is a reactive (meth)acrylate.