WO2017189214A1 - Organic light emitting diode cushioning film - Google Patents
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- a foamed layer may be utilized in an Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) display to prevent mechanical impacts from damaging an active OLED layer in the display.
- OLED Organic Light Emitting Diode
- an organic light emitting diode (OLED) cushioning film including a foamed layer including a foamed layer.
- the foamed layer includes an olefin-styrene block copolymer at 30 to 80 weight percent and a tackifier at 15 to 60 weight percent.
- the tackifier has a softening point of at least 130 °C.
- a light emitting article including an OLED layer laminated to an OLED cushioning film with an adhesive layer.
- the OLED cushioning film includes a foamed layer which includes an olefin-styrene block copolymer at 30 to 80 weight percent and a tackifier at 15 to 60 weight percent.
- the tackifier has a softening point of at least 130 °C.
- the adhesive has air-bleed channels adjacent the OLED layer.
- FIGS. 1-3 are schematic cross-sectional views of Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) cushioning films.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a light emitting article including an OLED cushioning film.
- an organic light emitting diode (OLED) cushioning film including a foamed layer including a foamed layer.
- the foamed layer includes an olefin-styrene block copolymer at 30 to 80 weight percent and a tackifier at 15 to 60 weight percent.
- the tackifier has a softening point of at least 130 °C, or at least 135 °C, or at least 140 °C.
- the softening point of the tackifier may also be less than 170 °C or less than 160 °C.
- the olefin-styrene block copolymer includes styrene blocks at 5 to 50 weight percent, or at 8 to 40 weight percent, or at 10 to 30 weight percent, or at 10 to 20 weight percent.
- the olefin-styrene block copolymer comprises olefin blocks selected from the group consisting of ethylene, propylene, isoprene, octane, butylene, and copolymers thereof.
- the olefin-styrene block copolymers are linear triblock copolymers with styrene blocks on opposite ends of an olefin block.
- Suitable olefin-styrene block copolymers include those available from KRATON Performance Polymers Inc., Huston, TX, such as KRATON Dl 161 P which is a clear, linear triblock copolymer based on styrene and isoprene with a polystyrene content of 15 percent.
- Other suitable olefin-styrene block copolymers include diblock copolymers, multiblock copolymers, star-shaped block copolymers, and branched block copolymers.
- the foamed layer includes the tackfier at no less than 15 weight percent, or at no less than 20 weight percent, or at no less than 25 weight percent and at no more than 60 weight percent, or no more than 55 weight percent, or no more than 50 weight percent.
- the tackifier may be any suitable compound that is typically used for increasing the tack or stickiness of a layer. Suitable tackifiers include C5 hydrocarbons, C9 hydrocarbons, aliphatic resins, aromatic resins, terpenes, terpenoids, terpene phenolic resins, rosins, rosin esters, and combinations thereof.
- Suitable tackifiers include CUMAR 130, which has a softening point of 130 °C and which is available from Neville Chemical Company, Pittsburgh, PA; ARKON P140 which has a softening point of 140 °C and which is available from Arakawa Europe GnbH, Germany; CLEARON P150 which has a softening point of 150 °C and which is available from Yasuhara Chemical Co., Japan; and ENDEX 160 which has a softening point of 160 °C and which is available from Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN.
- the tackifier is a terpene phenol resin such as SP-560 which has a softening point of 155 °C and which is available from SI Group Inc., Schenectady, NY.
- the softening point of a tackifier is the softening point as determined using a ring and ball softening test.
- the ring and ball softening test is the test method specified in the ASTM E28- 14 test standard.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of OLED cushioning film 100 including first and second layers 1 10 and 120 disposed on a foamed layer 130.
- first and second layers 1 10 and 120 may be adhesive (e.g., pressure sensitive adhesive layers or heat-activated adhesive layers) or may be non-adhesive (e.g., non-tacky) layers, or may optionally be omitted.
- First layer 1 10 is disposed on first major surface 132 of foamed layer 130 and second layer 120 is disposed on second major surface 134 opposite the first major surface 132.
- the foamed layer 130 includes a plurality of cells 138 which may be filled with air or nitrogen or inert gases.
- the foamed layer 130 includes an olefin-styrene block copolymer at 30 to 80 weight percent and a tackifier having a softening point of at least 130 °C at 15 to 60 weight percent.
- the OLED cushioning film 100 can be formed by coextruding each of the first and second layers 1 10 and 120 and the foamed layer 130.
- the foamed layer 130 is formed separately from the first and second layers 1 10 and 120 and then the first and second layers 1 10 and 120 are laminated to the foamed layer 130 using a roll-to-roll laminator, for example.
- the first and second layers 1 10 and 120 are omitted.
- the foamed layer is made by including a foaming agent in the composition used to form the foamed layer 130.
- the foaming agent may include one or more of a surfactant, a chemical foaming agent, a blowing agent or any agent that can form gas in the layer.
- the foaming agent is included in the composition at 0.5 to 6.0 weight percent. Suitable foaming agents include azodicarbonamide, sodium bicarbonate, citric acid, and ECOCELL- P which is available from Polyfil Corporation, Rockaway, NJ.
- the plurality of cells 138 in the foamed layer 130 are formed by direct injection of gas into a composition which is extruded to form the foamed layer 130.
- the foamed layer 130 has a density in a range of 0.5 to 0.9 g/cc, or in a range of 0.55 to 0.9 g/cc, or in a range of 0.6 to 0.9 g/cc, or in a range of 0.55 to 0.85 g/cc, or in a range of 0.6 to 0.85 g/cc, or in a range of 0.6 to 0.8 g/cc.
- plurality of cells 138 have an average (arithmetic average over all cells) cell size between 5 micrometers and 100 micrometers, or between 5 micrometers and 75 micrometers, or between 5 micrometers and 50 micrometers, or between 5 micrometers and 30 micrometers, or between 10 micrometers and 30 micrometers.
- the cell size is the largest dimension (e.g., diameter) of the cell.
- the foamed layer 130 has a porosity (percent voided volume or percent volume containing a gas phase) in a range of 5 to 50 percent, or in a range of 10 to 40 percent, or in a range of 10 to 35 percent, or in a range of 10 to 30 percent.
- the plurality of cells 138 may be spherical, elliptical, or irregular shaped, for example.
- the plurality of cells 138 may be distributed substantially randomly and/or substantially uniformly in the foamed layer 130.
- the cells may be described as being substantially uniformly distributed if, for example, each spherical region in the interior of the foamed layer 130 having a diameter of 5 times the average cell size has an approximately same number of cells in the region.
- at least a majority of the cells 138 are closed cells.
- at least 50 percent, or at least 75 percent, or at least 90 percent, or substantially all of the cells 138 are closed cells.
- the first layer 1 10 has a thickness hi
- the second layer 120 has a thickness h2
- the foamed layer 130 has a thickness h3.
- each of hi and h2 is in a range of 0.05 to 1, or 0.1 to 0.5, or 0.12 to 0.35 times the thickness h3.
- the thickness h3 of the foamed layer 130 is in a range of 30 micrometers to 1000 micrometers, or in a range of 40 micrometers to 500 micrometers, or in a range of 50 micrometers to 200 micrometers.
- first layer 1 10 comprises a non-tacky thermoplastic resin.
- This resin may comprise a polyolefin, polyester, polyurethane, polyamide, acrylate, or any suitable mixture, copolymer or modification thereof.
- First layer 110 preferably has tensile elongation of at least 200%, more preferably at least 300% and most preferably at least 400%.
- First layer 1 10 may have a tensile strength of at least lOMPa, more preferably at least 20MPa and most preferably at least 30MPa.
- second layer 120 comprises a pressure sensitive adhesive.
- the pressure sensitive adhesive may comprise acrylate, polyolefin, polyamide, polyurethane, epoxy, polyester, or any suitable mixture, copolymer, or modification thereof.
- Second layer 120 preferably has peel adhesion on stainless steel at 180 degree in the range of O. lN/mm and 4N/mm, more preferably in the range of 0.2N/mm and 3N/mm, most preferably in the range of 0.3N/mm and 2N/mm. It is also preferred that the 120 layer provides good reworkability and clean removal.
- second layer 120 further comprises a crosslinker, e.g., covalent crosslinker(s) and/or ionic crosslinking agent(s).
- the second layer 120 also comprises at least one additional component selected from the group consisting of fillers, dyes, pigments, antioxidants, UV-stabilizers, fumed silica, nanoparticles, and surface-modified nanoparticles.
- the OLED film 100, 200, 300 and 400 could be exposed to ebeam radiation to facilitate cross-linking.
- the dosage of ebeam irradiation necessary to facilitate crosslinking is generally from less than j megarad up to 100 megarads or more, A suitable dosage of ebeam irradiation to facilitate crosslinking can be selected by those having skill in the art.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of OLED cushioning film 200 including first and second layers 210 and 220 disposed on a foamed layer 230.
- Foamed layer 230 may correspond to foamed layer 130, and first and second layers 210 and 220 may correspond to first and second layers 110 and 120 except that first layer 210 includes air-bleed channels 245 formed using structured release liner 240 which includes structured release surface 247 facing first layer 210.
- the structured release liner 240 can be made by embossing, for example. Embossed or otherwise structured release liners are known and are described, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,197,397 (Sher et al.), 6,984,427 (Galkiewicz et al.) and 7,972,670 (Seitz et al).
- first layer 210 is a pressure sensitive adhesive and air-bleed channels 245 allow air to escape during lamination to an OLED layer. This can prevent air entrapment between the OLED layer and the cushioning film.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of OLED cushioning film 300 including first and second layers 310 and 320 disposed on a foamed layer 330.
- Foamed layer 330 may correspond to foamed layer 130
- first and second layers 310 and 320 may correspond to first and second layers 110 and 120 except that the first and second layers 310 and 320 are each foamed.
- First and second layers 310 and 320 can be foamed by incorporating foaming agents as described elsewhere herein.
- OLED cushioning film 300 can be made by coextrusion of the first and second layers 310 and 320 and the foamed layer 330.
- any of the OLED cushioning films described herein can be attached to an active OLED layer through an adhesive layer included in the cushioning film or through an additional adhesive layer.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of light emitting article 405 including OLED cushioning film 400 laminated to OLED layer 450 through adhesive layer 412.
- the OLED layer 450 includes a top surface 451 opposite the OLED cushioning film 400 and OLED layer 450 is configured to emit light though the top surface 451.
- OLED cushioning film 400 includes a voided layer which may correspond to any of the voided layers described elsewhere herein.
- Adhesive layer 412 includes air-bleed channels 445.
- a non-adhesive layer 422 is disposed adjacent the OLED cushioning film 400 opposite adhesive layer 412. The non-adhesive layer 422 may be formed by coextrusion with OLED cushioning film 400.
- the adhesive layer 412 may also be formed by coextrusion with OLED cushioning film 400.
- the adhesive layer 412 and the non-adhesive layer 422 may be alternatively described as layers of the OLED cushioning film 400.
- a heat spreading layer 452 is attached to non-adhesive layer 422 through adhesive layer 424.
- the non-adhesive layer 422 is omitted and adhesive layer 424 is attached directly to OLED cushioning film 400.
- two layers are disposed between OLED cushioning film 400 and heat spreading layer 452.
- one or more layers are disposed between OLED cushioning film 400 and heat spreading layer 452.
- Heat spreading layer 452 can be any layer suitable for spreading heat generated by OLED layer 450 such as, for example, a thermally conductive polymer or a metallic layer.
- An electromagnetic interference shield 456 is attached to the heat spreading layer 452 opposite the OLED cushioning film 400 with adhesive layer 454.
- the electromagnetic interference shield 456 may be any suitable shielding layer, such as, for example, a metal screen or foil or an ink loaded with metallic particles.
- one or both of the heat spreading layer 452 and the electromagnetic interference shield 456 may be omitted or a single layer may be utilized to provide both the heat spreading and electromagnetic interference shielding functions.
- a flexible OLED device can be fabricated by deposition of the organic layer onto the substrate using a method derived from inkjet printing, allowing for, in some embodiments, inexpensive roll-to-roll fabrication of printed electronics.
- inkjet printing of doped polymers for organic light emitting devices.
- Polymer electroluminescent devices processed by inkjet printing I. Polymer light-emitting logo". Applied Physics Letters. 72: 2660.
- Flexible OLEDs may be used in the production of bendable and flexible mobile handheld displays, electronic paper, or other bendable displays which can be integrated into smartphones, tablets, phablets, wallpapers or other curved/bendable displays.
- the OLED cushioning film can be part of a bendable or flexible OLED display stack that provides good damping and cushioning characteristics.
- the OLED cushioning film can withstand at least 5000 cycles of repeated bending without damaging, more preferably at least 50,000 cycles of repeated bending without damaging, and most preferably at least 500,000 cycles of repeated bending without damaging.
- the OLED cushioning film can withstand the repeated cycles of bending within a range of temperatures from -10 C to 60 C, more preferably from -20 C to 80 C. Examples
- a ball drop device was used for testing cushioining/damping performance.
- the cushioning film sample was cut into 70 mm x 70 mm testing coupon size and was sandwiched between two 5mm thick stainless steel plates.
- the top plate matched the sample size.
- the bottom plate was big enough to cover the entire top plate so there was no exposure of the cushioning tape when looking from bottom up.
- a double sided tape was used on each side of the specimen to secure it on each side to the top and bottom stainless steel plate surfaces.
- the testing assembly was then placed on top of a force transducer.
- a 55 gram stainless steel ball was centered at 200 mm height above the top surface of the laminated assembly and then the ball was allowed free fall onto the assembly. The impact force was measured with the force transducer from underneath the assembly.
- the peak repulsive force was recorded by a computer and was used to estimate the cushioning performance.
- an internal reference material of known good cushioning performance was used as a benchmark. If the peak repulsive force of a test specimen was measured to be no more than 20% higher than, or lower than, that of the reference material, it was considered good cushioning performance and it was given a performance rating of 5. If the peak repulsive force was measured to be 20-40% higher than the reference material, it was considered fair cushioning performance and it was given a performance rating of 3, and if the peak repulsive force is more than 40% higher than the reference material, it was considered poor cushioning performance and it was given a performance rating of 1.
- the ranges and ratings are summarized in the table below.
- Some cushioning foam samples were visually inspected for quality.
- the main quality defects were large bubbles causing local holes through the film in the thickness direction. Too many of this kind of large holes reduce the foam cushioning performance due to large local variations.
- the quality was rated according to the number of large-hole defects per 3 x 3 in (7.6 x 7.6 cm) area. If the average number of large holes for 3 measurements was less than 10, it was considered uniform and was given a rating of 5. If the average number of large holes for 3 measurements was between 10 and 20, it was considered fairly uniform and was given a rating of 3. If the average number of large holes for 3 measurements was above 20, it was considered poor uniformity and was given a rating of 1.
- Foam density was measured by conventional means, and porosity was estimated from density ratio compared to an unfoamed reference specimen. Comparative Example CI
- KRATON D1161 P a linear triblock copolymer based on styrene and isoprene, with a polystyrene content of 15%
- ENDEX 160 an aromatic hydrocarbon resin
- ECOCELL-P foaming agent Polyfil Corp., Rockaway, NJ
- the temperature profile was 176C / 176C / 193C / 193C for extruder / gear pump / neck tube / die.
- the feed rate was 2.8 kg/hr.
- the extruded film was sandwiched in between two PET (polyethylene terephthalate) release liners using a nip and wound up in a roll.
- the foam thickness was controlled by adjusting the line speed and was about 100 micrometers in thickness.
- This film was prepared the same way as Comparative Ex. CI, except the feeding ratio for KRATON Dl 161 P / ENDEX 160 / ECOCELL-P was 48% / 50% / 2%.
- This film was prepared the same way as Comparative Ex. CI, except the feeding ratio for
- KRATON Dl 161 P / ENDEX 160 / ECOCELL-P was 58% / 40% / 2%.
- This film was prepared the same way as Comparative Ex. CI, except the feeding ratio for KRATON Dl 161 P / ENDEX 160 / ECOCELL-P was 68% / 30% / 2%.
- This film was prepared the same way as Comparative Ex. CI, except the feeding ratio for KRATON Dl 161 P / ENDEX 160 / ECOCELL-P was 78% / 20% / 2%.
- This film was prepared the same way as Comparative Ex. CI, except the feeding ratio for KRATON Dl 161 P / ENDEX 160 / ECOCELL-P was 88% / 10% / 2%.
- This film was prepared the same way as Comparative Ex. CI, except the feeding ratio for KRATON Dl 161 P / ENDEX 160 / ECOCELL-P was 60% / 40% / 0%.
- This film was prepared the same way as Comparative Ex. CI, except the feeding ratio for KRATON Dl 161 P / ENDEX 160 / ECOCELL-P was 59% / 40% / 1%.
- This film was prepared the same way as Comparative Ex. CI, except the feeding ratio for KRATON Dl 161 P / ENDEX 160 / ECOCELL-P was 57% / 40% / 3%.
- This film was prepared the same way as Comparative Ex. CI, except the feeding ratio for KRATON Dl 161 P / ENDEX 160 / ECOCELL-P was 56% / 40% / 4%.
- This film was prepared the same way as Comparative Ex. CI, except the feed composition was KRATON D1161 P / HIKOTACK C-90 (aromatic hydrocarbon resin, Kolon Industries, Kwacheon City, Korea) / ECOCELL-P at a feeding ratio of 58% / 40% / 2%.
- This film was prepared the same way as Comparative Ex. CI, except the feed composition was KRATON D1161 P / HIKOTACK C-120 (aromatic hydrocarbon resin, Kolon Industries, Kwacheon City, Korea) / ECOCELL-P at a feeding ratio of 58% / 40% / 2%.
- This film was prepared the same way as Comparative Ex. CI, except the feed composition was KRATON D 1161 P / CUMAR 130 (aromatic hydrocarbon resin, Neville Chemical. Co., Pittsburgh, PA) / ECOCELL-P at a feeding ratio of 58% / 40% / 2%.
- This film was prepared the same way as Comparative Ex. CI, except the feed composition was KRATON D1161 P / ARKON P-140 (alicyclic saturated hydrogenated hydrocarbon resin, Arakawa Chemical Industries, Ltd., Osaka, Japan) / ECOCELL-P at a feeding ratio of 58% / 40% / 2%.
- This film was prepared the same way as Comparative Ex. CI, except the feed composition was KRATON D1161 P / CLEARON P150 (hydrogenated terpene resin, Yasuhara Chemical Co., Ltd., Hiroshima, Japan) / ECOCELL-P at a feeding ratio of 58% / 40% / 2%.
- twin-screw extruders were used to produce this example.
- the two extruders were used to feed 3 layer ABA feedblock which fed a film die.
- the skin and core extruders were fed with the raw materials listed below at the listed weight percentages.
- the overall feeding rate from skin extruder was 4 lbs/hr (1.8 kg/hr).
- the overall feeding rate from core extruder was 8 lbs/hr (3.6 kg/hr).
- the temperature set points and speed for the core extruder were: extruder barrel zones: 340F (171C); extruder screw speed: 250 RPM; gear pump: 340F (171C); necktube: 360F (182C).
- the temperature set points and speed for the skin extruder were: extruder barrel zones: 350F (177C); extruder screw speed: 250 RPM; gear pump: 350F (177C); necktube: 360F (182C).
- the melt streams from skin and core extruders are combined in the feedblock at a set point temperature of 360F (182C). Die was set at 360F (182C).
- the raw materials for the skin were:
- IonPhasE IPE PE 0107M a static dissipative polymer (IonPhasE Oy, Tempere, Finland)
- ARKON P-125 alicyclic saturated hydrogenated hydrocarbon resin, Arakawa Chemical Industries, Ltd., Osaka, Japan
- IRGANOX 1010 sterically hindered phenolic antioxidant (BASF Corp., Florham Pk., NJ).
- the raw materials for the foam core were:
- the 3 -layer extrudate was cast onto a chilled roll with a first smooth PET release liner added as a carrier web.
- the skin layers were pressure sensitive adhesives (PSAs).
- PSAs pressure sensitive adhesives
- the multilayer foam thickness was controlled by adjusting the line speed to get to about 100 micrometer thickness.
- a second PET release liner was introduced at a lamination nip so that the second smooth PET liner was laminated to the opposite side of the sample .
- the double release sandwiched sample was wound up in a roll.
- the resulting film had a density of 0.82 g/cc.
- This example was produced in the same way as in Example 12 except the skin extruder was fed the following composition:
- This example was produced in the same way as Example 12 except that the first PET release liner was replaced with a structured paper release liner (commercially available from Loparex LLC, Hammond, WI) and the melt coming out the die was cast directly onto the structured liner surface made by embossing.
- the embossed surface had surface structures such as channels to allow the air bubbles to migrate out of the film with good lamination quality.
- Embodiment 1 is an organic light emitting diode (OLED) cushioning film comprising a foamed layer, the foamed layer comprising an olefin-styrene block copolymer at 30 to 80 weight percent and a tackifier at 15 to 60 weight percent, wherein the tackifier has a softening point of at least 130 °C.
- OLED organic light emitting diode
- Embodiment 2 is the OLED cushioning film of Embodiment 1, further comprising a first layer attached to a first major surface of the foamed layer.
- Embodiment 3 is the OLED cushioning film of Embodiment 2, wherein the first layer is an adhesive layer.
- Embodiment 4 is the OLED cushioning film of Embodiment 3, further comprising a release liner disposed on the adhesive layer.
- Embodiment 5 is the OLED cushioning film of Embodiment 4, wherein the release liner has a structured release surface facing the adhesive layer.
- Embodiment 6 is the OLED cushioning film of Embodiment 2, wherein the first layer is a non- adhesive layer.
- Embodiment 7 is the OLED cushioning film of Embodiment 2, further comprising a second layer attached to a second major surface of the foamed layer opposite the first major surface.
- Embodiment 8 is the OLED cushioning film of Embodiment 7, wherein one of the first and second layers is an adhesive layer and the other of the first and second layers is a non-adhesive layer.
- Embodiment 9 is the OLED cushioning film of Embodiment 7, wherein both of the first and second layers are an adhesive layers.
- Embodiment 10 is the OLED cushioning film of Embodiment 7, wherein both of the first and second layers are non-adhesive layers.
- Embodiment 11 is the OLED cushioning film of Embodiment 7, wherein one or both of the first and second layers are foamed.
- Embodiment 12 is the OLED cushioning film of Embodiment 7, wherein each of the first and second layers has a thickness in a range of 0.05 to 1 times a thickness of the foamed layer.
- Embodiment 13 is the OLED cushioning film of Embodiment 7, wherein each of the first and second layers has a thickness in a range of 0.1 to 0.5 times a thickness of the foamed layer.
- Embodiment 14 is the OLED cushioning film of Embodiment 7, wherein each of the first and second layers has a thickness in a range of 0.12 to 0.35 times a thickness of the foamed layer.
- Embodiment 15 is the OLED cushioning film of Embodiment 1, wherein the foamed layer has a thickness in a range of 30 micrometers to 1000 micrometers.
- Embodiment 16 is the OLED cushioning film of Embodiment 1, wherein the foamed layer has a thickness in a range of 40 micrometers to 500 micrometers.
- Embodiment 17 is the OLED cushioning film of Embodiment 1, wherein the foamed layer has a thickness in a range of 50 micrometers to 200 micrometers.
- Embodiment 18 is the OLED cushioning film of Embodiment 1, wherein the olefin-styrene block copolymer comprises styrene blocks at 5 to 50 weight percent.
- Embodiment 19 is the OLED cushioning film of Embodiment 1, wherein the olefin-styrene block copolymer comprises styrene blocks at 8 to 40 weight percent.
- Embodiment 20 is the OLED cushioning film of Embodiment 1, wherein the olefin-styrene block copolymer comprises styrene blocks at 10 to 20 weight percent.
- Embodiment 21 is the OLED cushioning film of Embodiment 1, wherein the olefin-styrene block copolymer comprises olefin blocks selected from the group consisting of ethylene, propylene, isoprene, octane, butylene, and copolymers thereof.
- Embodiment 22 is the OLED cushioning film of Embodiment 1, wherein the softening point of the tackifier is in a range of 130 °C to 170 °C.
- Embodiment 23 is the OLED cushioning film of Embodiment 1, wherein the softening point of the tackifier is in a range of 130 °C to 160 °C.
- Embodiment 24 is the OLED cushioning film of Embodiment 1, wherein the softening point of the tackifier is in a range of 140 °C to 160 °C.
- Embodiment 25 is the OLED cushioning film of Embodiment 1, wherein the tackifer is selected from the group consisting of C5 hydrocarbons, C9 hydrocarbons, aliphatic resins, aromatic resins, terpenes, terpenoids, terpene phenolic resins, rosins, rosin esters, and combinations thereof.
- Embodiment 26 is the OLED cushioning film of Embodiment 1, wherein the foamed layer has a density in a range of 0.5 to 0.9 g/cc.
- Embodiment 27 is the OLED cushioning film of Embodiment 1, wherein the foamed layer has a density in a range of 0.55 to 0.85 g/cc.
- Embodiment 28 is the OLED cushioning film of Embodiment 1, wherein the foamed layer has a density in a range of 0.6 to 0.8 g/cc.
- Embodiment 29 is the OLED cushioning film of Embodiment 1, wherein the foamed layer comprises a plurality of cells, the plurality of cells having an average cell size between 5 micrometers and 100 micrometers.
- Embodiment 30 is the OLED cushioning film of Embodiment 1, wherein the foamed layer comprises a plurality of cells, the plurality of cells having an average cell size between 5 micrometers and 50 micrometers.
- Embodiment 31 is the OLED cushioning film of Embodiment 1, wherein the foamed layer comprises a plurality of cells, the plurality of cells having an average cell size between 5 micrometers and 30 micrometers.
- Embodiment 32 is the OLED cushioning film of Embodiment 1, wherein the foamed layer has a porosity in a range of 5 to 50 percent.
- Embodiment 33 is the OLED cushioning film of Embodiment 1, wherein the foamed layer has a porosity in a range of 10 to 40 percent.
- Embodiment 34 is the OLED cushioning film of Embodiment 1, wherein the foamed layer comprises a plurality of cells, at least a majority of the cells being closed cells.
- Embodiment 35 is a light emitting article comprising an organic light emitting diode (OLED) layer disposed on an OLED cushioning film according to any of Embodiments 1 to 34.
- Embodiment 36 is the light emitting article of Embodiment 35, further comprising one or more additional layers disposed between the OLED cushioning film and the OLED layer.
- OLED organic light emitting diode
- Embodiment 37 is a light emitting article comprising an organic light emitting diode (OLED) layer laminated to an OLED cushioning film with an adhesive layer, the OLED cushioning film comprising a foamed layer, the foamed layer comprising an olefin-styrene block copolymer at 30 to 80 weight percent and a tackifier at 15 to 60 weight percent, wherein the tackifier has a softening point of at least 130 °C, the adhesive layer having air-bleed channels adjacent the OLED layer.
- OLED organic light emitting diode
- Embodiment 38 is the light emitting article of any of Embodiments 35 to 37, further comprising a heat spreading layer laminated to the OLED cushioning film opposite the OLED layer.
- Embodiment 39 is the light emitting article of Embodiment 38, further comprising one or more additional layers disposed between the heat spreading layer and the OLED cushioning film.
- Embodiment 40 is the light emitting article of Embodiment 38, further comprising an
- electromagnetic interference shield laminated to the heat spreading layer opposite the OLED cushioning film laminated to the heat spreading layer opposite the OLED cushioning film.
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