WO2018160564A1 - High performance photocurable optically clear adhesive - Google Patents

High performance photocurable optically clear adhesive Download PDF

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WO2018160564A1
WO2018160564A1 PCT/US2018/019958 US2018019958W WO2018160564A1 WO 2018160564 A1 WO2018160564 A1 WO 2018160564A1 US 2018019958 W US2018019958 W US 2018019958W WO 2018160564 A1 WO2018160564 A1 WO 2018160564A1
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optically clear
curable adhesive
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polyurethane
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Lan Hong Liu
Jianhui Xia
Thomas P. Klun
David A. Kowitz
Audrey A. Sherman
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3M Innovative Properties Company
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Priority to JP2019547701A priority patent/JP2020512439A/en
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  • the present invention is generally related to optically clear adhesives.
  • the present invention is a photocurable optically clear adhesive.
  • PCOCAs photocurable optically clear adhesives
  • LOCAs liquid optically clear adhesives
  • liquid crystal module (LCM) bonding in which it is believed that a low shrinkage, low modulus material is necessary for optical performance and LCM bonding. Furthermore, it is also critical to ensure that the OCA does not have a deleterious effect on the LCM's appearance (e.g. mura effect, optical defects, etc.), has high adhesion, and is optically reliable under environmental conditions, such as exposure to a temperature of 85 °C or conditions of 65°C/ 90% RH for an extended period of time.
  • LCM liquid crystal module
  • the present invention is an optically clear, curable adhesive including a polyvinylbutyral, a polyurethane (meth)acrylate, and a photoinitiator.
  • the polyvinylbutyral has a dynamic viscosity of between about 9 and about 13 raPA s and a polyvinyl alcohol weight percent of less than about 18%.
  • the polyurethane (meth)acrylate includes the reaction product of a diol, at least one diisocyanate, and a hydroxyfunctional (meth)acrylate or an isocyanatofunctional (meth)acrylate.
  • the laminate When the optically clear, curable adhesive is placed between two transparent substrates and made into a laminate, the laminate has a haze of less than about 6%, a transmission of greater than about 88%, and an optical clarity of greater than about 98% when cured.
  • the optically clear, curable adhesive also has a peel adhesion of at least about 100 g/cm based on ASTM 3330 when cured.
  • the present invention is an optically clear laminate including a first substrate, a second substrate, and an optically clear, curable adhesive positioned between the first substrate and the second substrate.
  • the optically clear, curable adhesive includes a polyvinylbutyral, a polyurethane (meth)acrylate, and a photoinitiator.
  • the polyvinylbutyral has a dynamic viscosity of between about 9 and about 13 mPA s and a polyvinyl alcohol weight percent of less than about 18%.
  • the polyurethane (meth)acrylate includes the reaction product of a diol, at least one
  • optically clear, curable adhesive When the optically clear, curable adhesive is placed between two transparent substrates and made into a laminate, the laminate has a haze of less than about 6%), a transmission of greater than about 88% and an optical clarity of greater than about 98%) when cured.
  • the optically clear, curable adhesive also has a peel adhesion of at least about 100 g/cm based on ASTM 3330.
  • the present invention is a high performance, photocurable optically clear adhesive (PCOCA) construction.
  • the PCOCA is a curable, optically clear adhesive with superior optical clarity as well as superior adhesion and may be used, for example, in a display assembly for bonding a substrate to glass.
  • the PCOCA materials are prepared from blends of curable (meth)acrylic and polyurethane (or polyurea) based reactive oligomers.
  • the PCOCA of the present invention includes a polyvinylbutyral, a polyurethane (meth)acrylate and a photoinitiator.
  • the PCOCA includes between about 20% and about 80%, particularly between about 30% and about 60%, more particularly between about 32% and about 60%, and most particularly between about 40% and about 60% by weight polyvinylbutyral (excluding photoinitiator) and between about 20%) and about 80%, particularly between about 40% and about 70%, more particularly between about 40% and about 68%, and most particularly between about 40% and about 60%) by weight polyurethane (meth)acrylate (excluding photoinitiator).
  • the PCOCA includes between about 20% and about 80%, particularly between about 30% and about 60%, more particularly between about 32% and about 60%, and most particularly between about 40% and about 60% by weight polyvinylbutyral (excluding photoinitiator) and between about 20%) and about 80%, particularly between about 40% and about 70%, more particularly between about 40% and about 68%, and most particularly between about 40% and about 60%)
  • the weight percentages of the polyvinylbutyral and polyurethane are the weight percentages of the polyvinylbutyral and polyurethane
  • the polyvinylbutyral has a dynamic viscosity of between about 9 and about 13 mPA s (as measured according to DIN 53015, 10% solids in solution, in ethanol containing 5% water) with a polyvinyl alcohol weight percent of less than about 18%).
  • the polyvinylbutyral has a polyvinyl alcohol weight percent of between about 14% and about 18% and a polyvinyl acetate weight percent of between about 5%) and about 8%.
  • the polyvinylbutyral has a weight average molecular weight of between about 10,000 g/mol and about 15,000 g/mol.
  • An example of a suitable commercially available polyvinylbutyral includes, but is not limited to, Mowital B 14S, available from Kuraray America, Inc. located in Houston, TX.
  • Polyurethane (meth)acrylates are polyurethane polymers having one or more (meth)acrylate groups attached to the polyurethane polymer.
  • Polyurethanes are polymers that are useful in many applications, such as adhesives.
  • Polyurethanes may be prepared from starting materials that include isocyanato functional group-containing compounds, such as polyisocyanates (preferably diisocyanates) and compounds having a functional group reactive with the isocyanate groups, such as polyols and/or polyamines (preferably diols and/or diamines).
  • polyurethanes are alternating, block, star block, or segmented copolymers (or combinations thereof).
  • Polyurethanes may also contain other chemical moieties, such as alkyl, aryl, acrylate, ether, ester, and carbonate groups, and mixtures thereof.
  • the polyurethane (meth)acrylate has a weight average molecular weight of between about 2,700 g/mol and about 63,000 g/mol.
  • Polyurethane (meth)acrylates may have (meth)acrylate functionality at one or more chain ends and at other sites in the polymer chain.
  • (meth)acrylate functionality at one or more chain ends and at other sites in the polymer chain.
  • (meth)acrylate diol e.g., 2-glyceryl (meth)acrylate
  • polyurethane (meth)acrylate may be used to make a polyurethane (meth)acylate having acrylate groups that are at sites not near the polymer chain ends.
  • the polyurethane (meth)acrylate has (meth)acrylate functionality at the chain ends.
  • Polyurethane (meth)acrylates may contain other functionality (e.g., ether, ester, and/or carbonate functional groups) by selection of the starting materials used to make them.
  • poly(tetramethylene oxide) may be used to make a polyurethane (meth)acrylate that also comprises ether functional groups.
  • a particularly suitable polyurethane (meth)acrylate comprises urethane, (meth)acrylate, and ether functional groups.
  • Another particularly suitable polyurethane (meth)acrylate comprises urethane, (meth)acrylate, and ester functional groups.
  • polyurethane (meth)acrylates examples include, but are not limited to: CN978, CN981, and CN991 available from Sartomer Americas located in Exton, PA.
  • the polyurethane (meth)acrylate has a polydispersity of between about 1.3 and about 3.0.
  • the polydispersity index is used as a measure of the broadness of a molecular weight distribution of a polymer, and is defined by the ratio of the number average molecular weigh weight average molecular weight. The larger the polydispersity index, the broader the molecular weight distribution of the polymer.
  • the polyurethane (meth)acrylate of the present invention includes a polyurethane (meth)acrylate comprising the reaction product of a diol, at least one diisocyanate, and a hydroxyfunctional (meth)acrylate or an isocyanatofunctional (meth)acrylate.
  • (meth)acrylate is defined to be an ester of acrylic or methacrylic acid.
  • the diol(s) and diisocyanate(s) may be present in different ratios, depending at least in part on the molecular weights of the diol(s) and diisocyanate(s) and the desired molecular weight of the resulting polyurethane (meth)acrylate.
  • diols may be selected to provide flexibility and conformability to
  • polyurethane (meth)acrylates and to adhesives comprising polyurethane (meth)acrylates Diols may also be selected to provide compatibility of polyurethane (meth)acrylates with polyvinylbutyral or other components of an adhesive formulation. Without being bound by theory, compatibility between the polyvinylbutyral and the polyurethane (meth)acrylate materials is thought to be necessary to obtain the desired optical properties in the resulting adhesives.
  • Diols may also be selected for their ability to contribute properties desired in the resulting adhesive, such as adhesive properties and optical properties.
  • diols based on poly(tetramethylene oxide) and on polycaprolactone are suitable in the polyurethane (meth)acrylates used in the adhesive formulations of the invention, and diols based on poly(tetramethylene oxide) are particularly suitable in polyurethane
  • the diol may include lower molecular weight diols such as ethylene glycol, or butanediol.
  • the diol is selected from one of a poly(tetramethylene oxide) diol having a number average molecular weight (M n ) of about 1000 g/mol or less and a polycaprolactone diol having a number average of about 1000 g/mol or less.
  • M n number average molecular weight
  • An example of a suitable commercially available poly(tetramethylene oxide) diol having a molecular weight of about 1000 g/mol includes, but is not limited to, PolyTHF 1000 Poly ether, available from BASF Corp. located in Florham Park, NJ.
  • Diisocyanates may also be selected for their ability to provide properties desired in the polyurethane (meth)acrylate and in the resulting adhesives, such as adhesive properties and optical properties.
  • the isocyanates include aliphatic isocyanates.
  • Particularly suitable isocyanates include aliphatic diisocyanates.
  • an aliphatic isocyanate is one in which each of the one or more isocyanato group(s) is attached by a chemical bond to an aliphatic carbon atom.
  • an aliphatic isocyanate molecule may also contain an aromatic moiety that is not attached to any of the one or more isocyanato groups.
  • methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) and toluene diisocyanate (TDI) are not aliphatic isocyanates, but are considered to be aromatic isocyanates.
  • meta-tetramethylxylylene diisocyanate and para-tetramethylxylylene diisocyanate (m-TMXDI and p-TMXDI, respectively) are considered aliphatic isocyanates even though they contain an aromatic ring (see structures below).
  • isocyanates containing no aromatic moiety in their molecular structure such as isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI), are aliphatic isocyanates.
  • diisocyanates examples include, but are not limited to: 2,6-toluene diisocyanate (TDI), methylenedicyclohexylene-4,4'-diisocyanate (H12MDI), 3- isocyanatomethyl- 3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexyl isocyanate (IPDI), 1,6-diisocyanatohexane (HDI), tetramethyl- m-xylylene diisocyanate, a mixture of 2,2,4- and 2,4,4-Trimethyl-l,6-diisocyanatohexane (TMXDI), trans- 1,4-hydrogenated xylylene diisocyanates (H6XDI) and combinations thereof.
  • the diisocyanate is an aliphatic diisocyanate.
  • the polyurethane (meth)acrylate of the present invention may also include a hydroxyfunctional (meth)acrylate or an isocyanatofunctional (meth)acrylate.
  • Monofunctional molecules may also be used in the preparation of polyurethanes.
  • monofunctional molecules such as monofunctional alcohol- and isocyanate- containing molecules can be used to introduce functional groups at or near the
  • Suitable monofunctional alcohols include 2 -hydroxy ethyl acrylate (HEA) and 2-hydroxy ethyl methacrylate (HEMA).
  • HAA 2 -hydroxy ethyl acrylate
  • HEMA 2-hydroxy ethyl methacrylate
  • Another monofunctional alcohol providing more than one acrylate per alcohol group is exemplified by glycerol dimethacrylate, also known as bis(methacryloyloxy)propanol (mixture of 1 ,2- and 1,3-form).
  • Suitable monofunctional isocyanates include 2- isocyanatoethyl acrylate and 2-isocyanatoethyl methacrylate.
  • Another monofunctional isocyanate providing more than one acrylate per isocyanate group is exemplified by 1, 1- bis(acryloyloxymethyl)ethyl isocyanate, available from CBC America, Commack,NY. All of these compounds may be used to synthesize polyurethanes with (meth)acrylate end groups.
  • Suitable polyurethane (meth)acrylates are prepared by combining a
  • the monofunctional alcohol is selected from HEA, HEMA, and combinations thereof.
  • Other suitable polyurethanes are prepared by combining a monofunctional isocyanate and a difunctional isocyanate with a diol.
  • the monofunctional alcohol is selected from HEA, HEMA, and combinations thereof.
  • monofunctional isocyanate is selected from 2-isocyanatoethyl acrylate, 2-isocyanatoethyl methacrylate.
  • polyurethane (meth)acrylates are prepared by combining a monofunctional alcohol, as discussed above, with a diisocyanate.
  • a monofunctional alcohol suitable for reaction with a diisocyanate is caprolactone extended hydroxyethyl (meth)acrylate.
  • An example of a commercially suitable caprolactone extended hydroxyethyl (meth)acrylate includes, but is not limited to, SR495, available from Sartomer Americas located in Exton, PA.
  • a variety of methods may be used to synthesize polyurethane (meth)acrylates.
  • the starting materials may be combined by methods known in the art and in selected ratios to produce polyurethane (meth)acrylates with desired properties, such as a selected molecular weight.
  • One method known in the art is to combine a polyfunctional alcohol (preferably a diol) with a polyisocyanate (preferably a diisocyanate) to produce a polyurethane prepolymer.
  • a polyurethane prepolymer may have either alcohol or isocyanate functional groups on the molecular chain ends, depending on the selected ratio of polyalcohol to polyisocyanate.
  • the ratio of diisocyanate to diol is chosen to both provide the desired molecular weight and to produce either isocyanate or hydroxyl end groups at the ends of the polyurethane prepolymer.
  • a polyurethane prepolymer with isocyanate functional groups on the molecular chain ends can be reacted with a monoalcohol to produce a polyurethane in which the end groups are provided by the monoalcohol.
  • a polyurethane prepolymer with alcohol functional groups on the molecular chain ends can be reacted with a monoisocyanate to produce a polyurethane in which the end groups are provided by the monoisocyanate.
  • a polyurethane prepolymer is reacted with another molecule that introduces (meth)acrylate functionality.
  • the meth(acrylate) molecule is chosen to have functionality that is complementary to that of the polyurethane prepolymer that it is reacted with.
  • a (meth)acrylate molecule is chosen that also contains hydroxyl functionality (for example, HEA or HEMA).
  • a (meth)acrylate molecule is chosen that also contains an isocyanate group (for example, 2- isocyanatoethyl acrylate or 2-isocyanatoethyl methacrylate).
  • an isocyanate group for example, 2- isocyanatoethyl acrylate or 2-isocyanatoethyl methacrylate.
  • the polyisocyanate and the polyfunctional alcohol may be chosen to provide properties desired in the resulting urethane (meth)acrylate, such as thermal properties (e.g., glass transition temperature), optical properties (e.g., transmission, haze, and clarity), solubility in selected solvents, and compatibility with other selected polymers (e.g., poly (vinyl butyral) (PVB)).
  • thermal properties e.g., glass transition temperature
  • optical properties e.g., transmission, haze, and clarity
  • solubility in selected solvents e.g., poly (vinyl butyral) (PVB)
  • Polyurethane (meth)acrylates may have (meth)acrylate functionality at one or more chain ends and at other sites in the polymer chain.
  • (meth)acrylate functionality at one or more chain ends and at other sites in the polymer chain.
  • (meth)acrylate diol e.g., 2-glyceryl (meth)acrylate
  • a polyurethane (meth)acrylate having (meth)acrylate groups that are at sites not near the polymer chain ends.
  • a polyurethane (meth)acrylate has (meth)acrylate functionality at the chain ends.
  • Polyurethane (meth)acrylates may contain other functionality (e.g., ether, ester, and/or carbonate functional groups) by selection of the starting materials used to make them.
  • poly(tetramethylene oxide) may be used to make a polyurethane (meth)acrylate that also comprises ether functional groups.
  • a particularly suitable polyurethane (meth)acrylate comprises urethane, (meth)acrylate, and ether functional groups.
  • Another particularly suitable polyurethane (meth)acrylate comprises urethane, (meth)acrylate, and ester functional groups.
  • a photoinitiator is used to cure the PCOCA.
  • the initiator or initiators are activated by exposure to light of the appropriate wavelength and intensity. Often UV light is used.
  • suitable commercially available photoinitators include, but are not limited to: Darocur 4265 and Irgacure 184, both available from BASF Corp. located in Florham Park, NJ.
  • Other materials can be added to the precursor mixture for special purposes, including, for example: heat stabilizers, adhesion promoters, crosslinking agents, surface modifying agents, ultraviolet light stabilizers, antioxidants, antistatic agents, thickeners, fillers, pigments, colorants, dyes, thixotropic agents, processing aids, nanoparticles, fibers and combinations thereof.
  • the high performance, photocurable optically clear adhesive can be positioned between a first substrate and a second substrate to form a laminate.
  • the laminate includes the first substrate having at least one major surface, the second substrate having at least one major surface and the PCOCA positioned adjacent the major surfaces of the first and second substrates.
  • at least one of the first and second substrates is optically clear and may include, for example, an optical film or optically clear substrate.
  • the laminate including the PCOCA can be used in a display assembly.
  • the display assembly can further include another substrate (e.g., permanently or temporarily attached to the PCOCA), another adhesive layer, or a combination thereof.
  • adjacent can be used to refer to two layers that are in direct contact or that are separated by one or more thin layers, such as primer or hard coating. Often, adjacent layers are in direct contact.
  • laminates are provided that include the PCOCA positioned between two substrates, wherein at least one of the substrates is an optical film. Optical films intentionally enhance, manipulate, control, maintain, transmit, reflect, refract, absorb, retard, or otherwise alter light that impinges upon a surface of the film.
  • Films included in the laminates include classes of material that have optical functions, such as polarizers, interference polarizers, reflective polarizers, diffusers, colored optical films, mirrors, louvered optical film, light control films, transparent sheets, brightness enhancement film, anti-glare, and anti -reflective films, and the like. Films for the provided laminates can also include retarder plates such as quarter-wave and half-wave phase retardation optical elements. Other optically clear films include anti-splinter films and electromagnetic interference filters.
  • the resulting laminates can be optical elements or can be used to prepare optical elements.
  • optical element refers to an article that has an optical effect or optical application.
  • the optical elements can be used, for example, in electronic displays, architectural applications, transportation applications, projection applications, photonics applications, and graphics applications. Suitable optical elements include, but are not limited to, glazing (e.g., windows and windshields), screens or displays, cathode ray tubes, and reflectors.
  • Exemplary optically clear substrates include, but are not limited to: a display panel, such as liquid crystal display, an OLED display, a touch panel, electrowetting display or a cathode ray tube, a window or glazing, an optical component such as a reflector, polarizer, diffraction grating, mirror, or cover lens, another film such as a decorative film or another optical film.
  • a display panel such as liquid crystal display, an OLED display, a touch panel, electrowetting display or a cathode ray tube, a window or glazing
  • an optical component such as a reflector, polarizer, diffraction grating, mirror, or cover lens
  • another film such as a decorative film or another optical film.
  • optically clear substrates include glass and polymeric substrates including those that contain polycarbonates, polyesters (e.g., polyethylene terephthalates and polyethylene naphthalates), polyurethanes, poly(meth)acrylates (e.g., polymethyl methacrylates), polyvinyl alcohols, polyolefins such as polyethylenes, polypropylenes, and cellulose triacetates.
  • cover lenses can be made of glass, polymethyl methacrylates, or polycarbonate.
  • either substrate can be a release liner.
  • Any suitable release liner can be used.
  • Exemplary release liners include those prepared from paper (e.g., Kraft paper) or polymeric material (e.g., polyolefins such as polyethylene or polypropylene, ethylene vinyl acetate, polyurethanes, polyesters such as polyethylene terephthalate, and the like). At least some release liners are coated with a layer of a release agent such as a silicone-containing material or a fluorocarbon-containing material.
  • Exemplary release liners include, but are not limited to, liners commercially available from CP Film
  • the release liner can be removed to adhere the PCOCA to another substrate (i.e., removal of the release liner exposes a surface of an adhesive layer that subsequently can be bonded to another substrate surface).
  • removal of the release liner exposes a surface of an adhesive layer that subsequently can be bonded to another substrate surface.
  • the PCOCA is permanently bonded to this other substrate, although in some cases the adhesion may be limited to allow for reworking of the display.
  • the high performance, photocurable optically clear adhesive of the present invention maintains optical clarity, bond strength, and resistance to delamination over the lifetime of the article in which it is used.
  • optically clear refers to a material that has a haze of less than about 6%, particularly less than about 4% and more particularly less than about 2%; a luminous transmission of greater than about 88%, particularly greater than about 89%, and more particularly greater than about 90%; and an optical clarity of greater than about 98%, particularly greater than about 99%, and more particularly greater than about 99.5% when cured.
  • the clarity, haze, and transmission are measured on a construction in which the adhesive is held between two optical films, such as poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET).
  • Both the haze and the luminous transmission can be determined using, for example, ASTM-D 1003-92.
  • the optical measurements of transmission, haze, and optical clarity can be made using, for example, a BYK Gardner haze-gard plus 4725 instrument (Geretsried, Germany).
  • the BYK instrument uses an illuminant "C" source and measures all the light over that spectral range to calculate a transmission value.
  • Haze is the percentage of transmitted light that deviates from the incident beam by more than 2.5°.
  • Optical clarity is evaluated at angles of less than 2.5°.
  • the PCOCA is visually free of bubbles.
  • the high performance, photocurable optically clear adhesive of the present invention also has a peel adhesion of at least about 100 g/cm, particularly at least about 150 g/cm and more particularly at least about 200 g/cm based on ASTM 3330 when cured. If the peel adhesion of the PCOCA is too low, the adhesive will fail and may cause an article including it to come apart (delaminate). An adhesive may fail in a number of ways. The adhesive fails if adhesive residue remains on either one or both substrates positioned adjacent either side of the adhesive.
  • the PCOCAs of the present invention offer several advantages over polyvinylbutyrals when used to make devices.
  • the PCOCAs are curable, so they can have markedly different properties before and after cure.
  • Polyvinylbutyrals do not change properties in this manner, and therefore behave more like hot melt adhesives.
  • the PCOCAs resist flow.
  • Polyvinylbutyrals are known to flow at elevated temperatures, such as those an adhesive could be exposed to during the manufacture of a device.
  • the properties of PCOCAs can be tuned to meet product needs by the choice of components and by varying the ratio of components. This provides advantages in the sourcing, development, and application of PCOCAs for new products over both the polyvinylbutyrals by themselves and over many existing optically clear adhesives.
  • the laminates of the present invention have at least one of the following properties: the PCOCA has optical transmissivity over a useful lifetime of the article, the PCOCA can maintain a sufficient bond strength between layers of the article, the PCOCA can resist or avoid delamination, and the PCOCA can resist bubbling of the adhesive layer over a useful lifetime.
  • the laminate is optically clear, having a haze of less than about 6%, particularly less than about 4% and more particularly less than about 2%; a luminous transmission of greater than about 88%, particularly greater than about 89%, and more particularly greater than about 90%; and an optical clarity of greater than about 98%, particularly greater than about 99%, and more particularly greater than about 99.5% when cured.
  • the molecular weight distribution of each polyurethane (meth)acrylate was characterized using conventional gel permeation chromatography (GPC).
  • GPC gel permeation chromatography
  • the GPC instrumentation which was obtained from Waters Corporation (Milford, MA, USA), included a high pressure liquid chromatography pump (Model 1515HPLC), an auto-sampler (Model 717), a UV detector (Model 2487), and a refractive index detector (Model 2410).
  • the chromatograph was equipped with two 5 micron PLgel MIXED-D columns, available from Varian Inc. (Palo Alto, CA, USA).
  • Samples of polymeric solutions were prepared by diluting polymer solution or dissolving dried polymer materials in tetrahydrofuran (THF) at a concentration of 0.5 percent (weight/volume) and filtering the THF solution through a 0.2 micron polytetrafluoroethylene filter that is available from VWR International (West Chester, PA, USA).
  • THF tetrahydrofuran
  • the resulting samples were injected into the GPC and eluted at a rate of 1 milliliter per minute through the columns maintained at 35°C.
  • the system was calibrated with polystyrene standards using a linear least squares fit analysis to establish a calibration curve.
  • the weight average molecular weight (M w ) and the polydispersity index weight average molecular weight divided by number average molecular weight) were calculated for each sample against this standard calibration curve.
  • the molecular weight distributions are listed in Table 2.
  • the optical measurements of transmission, haze, and optical clarity were made using a BYK Gardner Haze-Gard Plus 4725 instrument (Geretsried, Germany).
  • the BYK instrument uses an illuminant "C" source and measures all the light over that spectral range to calculate a transmission value.
  • Haze is the percentage of transmitted light that deviates from the incident beam by more than 2.5°.
  • Optical clarity is evaluated at angles of less than 2.5°. Values are reported as percent transmission (%T), percent haze (%H), and percent clarity (%C) in Table 4.
  • a sample was considered acceptable if it had a percent transmission of at least 88%, a percent haze of no more than 6%, and a percent clarity at least 98% after rounding.
  • the peel adhesion test was based on ASTM D 3330. Room temperature peels were done using an IMASS peel tester, available from EVIASS, Inc. (Accord, Massachusetts) using a 5 kg load cell, a 4 second delay, a 20 second test time and a 30.48 cm/min peel rate. Three replicates were tested and the averages are reported in grams per centimeter (g/cm). Peel adhesion results are listed in Table 3. A sample was considered acceptable if it had a peel adhesion of at least about 100 g/cm.
  • a roll of 125 micron thick polyethylene phthalate (PET) film was mounted on the unwind-roll of a roll-to-roll vacuum processing chamber, the film wrapped around a drum electrode, and then secured to the take-up roll on the opposite side of the drum electrode.
  • the un-wind and take-up tensions were maintained at 3 pounds (13.3 N).
  • the chamber door was closed and the chamber pumped down to a base pressure of about 5xl0 "4 Torr.
  • Hexamethyldisiloxane (HMDSO) was introduced at a flow rate of 20 standard cubic centimeters per minute (seem), and oxygen was provided at a flow rate of 500 seem.
  • Plasma was turned on at a power of 6000 watts by applying radio frequency power to the drum and the drum rotation initiated so that the film was transported at a speed of 10 feet per minute. The pressure during the exposure was around 8-10 mTorr.
  • Adhesive solutions as provided in Table 3 were coated on the primed surface of plasma primed PET using a knife coater with a 20 mil gap. The coated samples were dried at 70°C for ten minutes. The samples were removed from the oven and an SKC T50 tight release liner was applied by hand. The samples were then cut to 1.3 cm width by 13 cm length. Float glass panes of dimensions 6.35 cm by 17.78 cm were heated to 90°C in an oven before lamination. The release liner was then removed from the samples and they were laminated to the air side (non-tin) of float glass using a hand roller.
  • the laminated glass slides were then placed in an oven at 90°C for 5 minutes before laminating again, using release liner film as an interface between the roller and the samples, to prevent contaminating the roller in case the adhesive oozed.
  • the coating was then cured using a Light-Hammer 6 UV curing system (Fusion UV-Sy stems Inc., Gaithersburg, MD) equipped with a D bulb operating under nitrogen atmosphere at 100% lamp power at a line speed of 20 feet/min using 4 passes.
  • a three liter three-necked round-bottomed reaction flask equipped with an overhead stirrer was charged with 99.31 g (0.8935 equivalents (eq.), 1 1 1.15 eq Wt) IPDI, 480 g MEK, 386.42 g (0.7818eq, 492.27 eq Wt) PolyTHF 1000 (dried overnight at 80°C at a pressure of less than 20 mmHg) and 0.25 g (500 ppm with respect to total solids) DBTDL.
  • the flask was placed in an oil bath, fitted with a condenser and a temperature probe, placed under dry air, and allowed to stir.
  • the reaction temperature was 28°C, at 5 min it was 29.9°C, at 13 min it was 31.7°C, at 23 min it was 47.9°C, and at 31 min it was 53°C.
  • the oil bath was heated to bring the internal temperature to 60°C.
  • an FTIR of a reaction aliquot showed a small isocyanate peak at 2265 cm -1 .
  • 14.23 g (0.1229 eq, 10% stoichiometric excess) HEA was added and rinsed in with 20 g MEK to bring the reaction to 50% solids.
  • FTIR of a reaction aliquot showed no isocyanate peak at 2265cm "1 .
  • the reaction was then adjusted to 35% solids with 428.57 g MEK.
  • the structures of these polyurethane acrylates are believed to be linear polymers formed by reaction of the diols and diisocyanates to form urethanes, and these linear polymers are capped on each end with hydroxy ethyl acrylate (two equivalents required, but 10%) stoichiometric excess was used to ensure complete conversion).
  • the stoichiometric amount of HEA would be 0.1229/1.1 or 0.1 1 17 eq.
  • the number of equivalents of IPDI was (0.8935/0.1117)*2, or 16 equivalents, and the number of equivalents of the PTMO diol was (0.7818/0.1117)*2, or 14 equivalents.
  • polyurethane acrylate C was used to synthesize the remaining polyurethane acrylates (PUA), using the starting material weights in grams as indicated in Table 2.
  • the reactions were run in either a flask or ajar (with magnetic stirring) at 50% solids with 500 ppm DBTDL. All polyols were dried under vacuum ( ⁇ 10 torr) at 80°C for at least two hours before use. In some cases, some reactions were diluted to 35% or 33%) solids, and in some cases the reaction was left at 50% solids (indicated in Table 2) and used in further formulations.
  • a 500 mL three-necked round-bottomed reaction flask equipped with an overhead stirrer is charged with 27.25 g (0.245 equivalents (eq.)) isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI) and 20 g methyl ethyl ketone (MEK), placed in an oil bath, fitted with a condenser, placed under dry air, and heated to 60°C.
  • a pressure equalizing addition funnel is charged with 140.1 g (0.280 eq.) of 1,000 g/mol poly(tetramethylene oxide) (PTMO, dried under vacuum ( ⁇ 10 torr) at 80°C for at least two hours before use) and 80 g MEK and attached to the reaction flask.
  • PTMO poly(tetramethylene oxide)
  • reaction flask To the reaction flask is added 800 microliters of a 10% solution of DBTDL in MEK. The contents of the addition funnel are then added over 30 minutes to the reaction flask, and at the end of that time, the addition funnel is rinsed with 5 g MEK, and 30 g more MEK is added directly to the reaction mixture. At 2 hours into the reaction, the reaction mixture shows a small isocyanate peak at 2265 cm-1 by FTIR. In one portion, 4.94 g (0.0350 eq.) 2- isocyanatoethyl acrylate (HEA) in 8.02 g MEK is added to the reaction from a jar. The jar is rinsed with 5 g and then 0.5 g MEK and the rinses are added to the reaction.
  • HOA 2- isocyanatoethyl acrylate
  • Table 3 provides the composition of the solutions coated for each example.
  • the abbreviations in the column labelled PVB are provided in Table 1.
  • the polyurethane acrylate (PUA) is either described in Table 2 and added at the wt% solids indicated in Table 2, or, for the commercially available polyurethane acrylates (CN964, CN978, CN981, CN991, CN9002, and CN9004), added at 50% solids solutions in MEK, unless otherwise noted.
  • the photoinitiator solution is Irgacure 819 at 10% solids in MEK.
  • Example 1 contains 11.88 g of 25 wt% solution of Mowital B 14 S, corresponding to 2.97 g solids. It also contains 5.94 g of 50 wt% solution of PUA B, corresponding to 2.97 g solids. The total amount of solids (excluding Irgacure 819) was thus 2.97 g + 2.97 g, or 5.94 g. All solutions were adjusted to 30 wt% solids in MEK, unless otherwise noted, and the g of MEK added or removed (positive or negative value, respectively) to reach 30 wt% solids is given.
  • the total solids for Example 1 was 5.94 g + 0.059 g, or 6.00 g.
  • Test specimens were prepared using the adhesive solutions provided in Table 3 by coating each adhesive solution on the primed side of 2 mil plasma primed PET film using a knife coater with a 25 mil gap.
  • the coated PET film was air dried for about 10 minutes before being placed in a 65°C oven for 10 minutes.
  • the sample was then taped onto a stainless steel plate pre-heated to 90°C for about 90 sec and a second piece of 2 mil SSP PET film was then laminated on its primed side to the coating.
  • the PET-coating-PET laminate was then cured using a Light-Hammer 6 UV curing system (Fusion UV Systems Inc., Gaithersburg, MD) equipped with a D bulb operating under nitrogen atmosphere at 100% lamp power at a line speed of 20 feet/min using 1 pass.
  • a Light-Hammer 6 UV curing system Fusion UV Systems Inc., Gaithersburg, MD
  • Example 14 B 14 S 30 7.92 0 7.13 0.59 40:60

Abstract

The present invention is an optically clear, curable adhesive including a polyvinylbutyral, a polyurethane (meth)acrylate, and a photoinitiator. The polyvinylbutyral has a dynamic viscosity of between about 9 and about 13 mPA•s and a polyvinyl alcohol weight percent of less than about 18%. The polyurethane (meth)acrylate includes the reaction product of a diol, at least one diisocyanate, and a hydroxyfunctional (meth)acrylate or an isocyanatofunctional (meth)acrylate. When the optically clear, curable adhesive is placed between two transparent substrates and made into a laminate, the laminate has a haze of less than about 6%, a transmission of greater than about 88% and an optical clarity of greater than about 98% when cured. The optically clear, curable adhesive also has a peel adhesion of at least about 100 g/cm based on ASTM 3330 when cured.

Description

HIGH PERFORMANCE PHOTOCURABLE OPTICALLY CLEAR ADHESIVE
Field of the Invention
The present invention is generally related to optically clear adhesives.
particular, the present invention is a photocurable optically clear adhesive.
Background
Compared to traditional optically clear adhesive (OCA) films, it is believed that photocurable optically clear adhesives (PCOCAs) can provide thinner gaps, better control over thickness, less to no stress from lamination, and better conformability to the various features of a display assembly, such as ink steps. Therefore, liquid optically clear adhesives (LOCAs) are becoming more prevalent in the display industry to fill the air gap between a cover glass and indium-tin oxide (ITO) touch sensors, between ITO touch sensors and liquid crystal modules, or directly between the cover glass and the liquid crystal module.
The display industry is currently moving toward liquid crystal module (LCM) bonding in which it is believed that a low shrinkage, low modulus material is necessary for optical performance and LCM bonding. Furthermore, it is also critical to ensure that the OCA does not have a deleterious effect on the LCM's appearance (e.g. mura effect, optical defects, etc.), has high adhesion, and is optically reliable under environmental conditions, such as exposure to a temperature of 85 °C or conditions of 65°C/ 90% RH for an extended period of time.
Current LOCA products are predominantly prepared from acrylic monomers or reactive oligomers based on acrylic monomers. However, these products either have significant shrinkage that may be detrimental for LCM bonding or require further optimizations. Polyacrylate based oligomers with curable functionality are also used in LOCA materials to achieve high adhesion, low shrinkage and low modulus LCM bonding. However, these oligomers often require a relatively high concentration of polar monomers, such as 4-hydroxybutyl acrylate, in order to achieve coatable viscosity and optical reliability under environmental aging conditions, which typically require more than 800 hours of optical stability at 85°C and 65°C/90% RH. Using high levels of diluent monomers can directly contribute to the shrinkage of the adhesive upon cure and can offset the benefit of using polyacrylate oligomers.
Summary
In one embodiment, the present invention is an optically clear, curable adhesive including a polyvinylbutyral, a polyurethane (meth)acrylate, and a photoinitiator. The polyvinylbutyral has a dynamic viscosity of between about 9 and about 13 raPA s and a polyvinyl alcohol weight percent of less than about 18%. The polyurethane (meth)acrylate includes the reaction product of a diol, at least one diisocyanate, and a hydroxyfunctional (meth)acrylate or an isocyanatofunctional (meth)acrylate. When the optically clear, curable adhesive is placed between two transparent substrates and made into a laminate, the laminate has a haze of less than about 6%, a transmission of greater than about 88%, and an optical clarity of greater than about 98% when cured. The optically clear, curable adhesive also has a peel adhesion of at least about 100 g/cm based on ASTM 3330 when cured.
In another embodiment, the present invention is an optically clear laminate including a first substrate, a second substrate, and an optically clear, curable adhesive positioned between the first substrate and the second substrate. The optically clear, curable adhesive includes a polyvinylbutyral, a polyurethane (meth)acrylate, and a photoinitiator. The polyvinylbutyral has a dynamic viscosity of between about 9 and about 13 mPA s and a polyvinyl alcohol weight percent of less than about 18%. The polyurethane (meth)acrylate includes the reaction product of a diol, at least one
diisocyanate, and a hydroxyfunctional (meth)acrylate or an isocyanatofunctional
(meth)acrylate. When the optically clear, curable adhesive is placed between two transparent substrates and made into a laminate, the laminate has a haze of less than about 6%), a transmission of greater than about 88% and an optical clarity of greater than about 98%) when cured. The optically clear, curable adhesive also has a peel adhesion of at least about 100 g/cm based on ASTM 3330.
Detailed Description
The present invention is a high performance, photocurable optically clear adhesive (PCOCA) construction. The PCOCA is a curable, optically clear adhesive with superior optical clarity as well as superior adhesion and may be used, for example, in a display assembly for bonding a substrate to glass. The PCOCA materials are prepared from blends of curable (meth)acrylic and polyurethane (or polyurea) based reactive oligomers.
The PCOCA of the present invention includes a polyvinylbutyral, a polyurethane (meth)acrylate and a photoinitiator. In one embodiment, the PCOCA includes between about 20% and about 80%, particularly between about 30% and about 60%, more particularly between about 32% and about 60%, and most particularly between about 40% and about 60% by weight polyvinylbutyral (excluding photoinitiator) and between about 20%) and about 80%, particularly between about 40% and about 70%, more particularly between about 40% and about 68%, and most particularly between about 40% and about 60%) by weight polyurethane (meth)acrylate (excluding photoinitiator). In an
embodiment, the weight percentages of the polyvinylbutyral and polyurethane
(meth)acrylate in the formulation (excluding photoinitiator) total 100%. In another embodiment, the weight percentages of the polyvinylbutyral and polyurethane
(meth)acrylate in the formulation (excluding photoinitiator) total less than 100%> due to the presence of additives in the formulation.
In one embodiment, the polyvinylbutyral has a dynamic viscosity of between about 9 and about 13 mPA s (as measured according to DIN 53015, 10% solids in solution, in ethanol containing 5% water) with a polyvinyl alcohol weight percent of less than about 18%). In particular, the polyvinylbutyral has a polyvinyl alcohol weight percent of between about 14% and about 18% and a polyvinyl acetate weight percent of between about 5%) and about 8%. In one embodiment, the polyvinylbutyral has a weight average molecular weight of between about 10,000 g/mol and about 15,000 g/mol. An example of a suitable commercially available polyvinylbutyral includes, but is not limited to, Mowital B 14S, available from Kuraray America, Inc. located in Houston, TX.
Polyurethane (meth)acrylates are polyurethane polymers having one or more (meth)acrylate groups attached to the polyurethane polymer. Polyurethanes are polymers that are useful in many applications, such as adhesives. Polyurethanes may be prepared from starting materials that include isocyanato functional group-containing compounds, such as polyisocyanates (preferably diisocyanates) and compounds having a functional group reactive with the isocyanate groups, such as polyols and/or polyamines (preferably diols and/or diamines). In some embodiments, polyurethanes are alternating, block, star block, or segmented copolymers (or combinations thereof). Polyurethanes may also contain other chemical moieties, such as alkyl, aryl, acrylate, ether, ester, and carbonate groups, and mixtures thereof. In one embodiment, the polyurethane (meth)acrylate has a weight average molecular weight of between about 2,700 g/mol and about 63,000 g/mol.
Polyurethane (meth)acrylates may have (meth)acrylate functionality at one or more chain ends and at other sites in the polymer chain. As a nonlimiting example, a
(meth)acrylate diol (e.g., 2-glyceryl (meth)acrylate) may be used to make a polyurethane (meth)acylate having acrylate groups that are at sites not near the polymer chain ends. In one embodiment, the polyurethane (meth)acrylate has (meth)acrylate functionality at the chain ends.
Polyurethane (meth)acrylates may contain other functionality (e.g., ether, ester, and/or carbonate functional groups) by selection of the starting materials used to make them. As a nonlimiting example, poly(tetramethylene oxide) may be used to make a polyurethane (meth)acrylate that also comprises ether functional groups. A particularly suitable polyurethane (meth)acrylate comprises urethane, (meth)acrylate, and ether functional groups. Another particularly suitable polyurethane (meth)acrylate comprises urethane, (meth)acrylate, and ester functional groups.
Examples of commercially available suitable polyurethane (meth)acrylates include, but are not limited to: CN978, CN981, and CN991 available from Sartomer Americas located in Exton, PA. In one embodiment, the polyurethane (meth)acrylate has a polydispersity of between about 1.3 and about 3.0. The polydispersity index is used as a measure of the broadness of a molecular weight distribution of a polymer, and is defined by the ratio of the number average molecular weigh weight average molecular weight. The larger the polydispersity index, the broader the molecular weight distribution of the polymer.
The polyurethane (meth)acrylate of the present invention includes a polyurethane (meth)acrylate comprising the reaction product of a diol, at least one diisocyanate, and a hydroxyfunctional (meth)acrylate or an isocyanatofunctional (meth)acrylate. A
(meth)acrylate is defined to be an ester of acrylic or methacrylic acid. The diol(s) and diisocyanate(s) may be present in different ratios, depending at least in part on the molecular weights of the diol(s) and diisocyanate(s) and the desired molecular weight of the resulting polyurethane (meth)acrylate. As is well-known in the art of polyurethane formulation, diols may be selected to provide flexibility and conformability to
polyurethane (meth)acrylates and to adhesives comprising polyurethane (meth)acrylates. Diols may also be selected to provide compatibility of polyurethane (meth)acrylates with polyvinylbutyral or other components of an adhesive formulation. Without being bound by theory, compatibility between the polyvinylbutyral and the polyurethane (meth)acrylate materials is thought to be necessary to obtain the desired optical properties in the resulting adhesives.
Diols may also be selected for their ability to contribute properties desired in the resulting adhesive, such as adhesive properties and optical properties. In one embodiment, diols based on poly(tetramethylene oxide) and on polycaprolactone are suitable in the polyurethane (meth)acrylates used in the adhesive formulations of the invention, and diols based on poly(tetramethylene oxide) are particularly suitable in polyurethane
(meth)acrylates used in the adhesive formulations of the invention. In one embodiment, the diol may include lower molecular weight diols such as ethylene glycol, or butanediol. In one embodiment, the diol is selected from one of a poly(tetramethylene oxide) diol having a number average molecular weight (Mn) of about 1000 g/mol or less and a polycaprolactone diol having a number average of about 1000 g/mol or less. An example of a suitable commercially available poly(tetramethylene oxide) diol having a molecular weight of about 1000 g/mol includes, but is not limited to, PolyTHF 1000 Poly ether, available from BASF Corp. located in Florham Park, NJ.
Diisocyanates may also be selected for their ability to provide properties desired in the polyurethane (meth)acrylate and in the resulting adhesives, such as adhesive properties and optical properties. In one embodiment, the isocyanates include aliphatic isocyanates. Particularly suitable isocyanates include aliphatic diisocyanates. As is known in the art, an aliphatic isocyanate is one in which each of the one or more isocyanato group(s) is attached by a chemical bond to an aliphatic carbon atom. However, it is acceptable that an aliphatic isocyanate molecule may also contain an aromatic moiety that is not attached to any of the one or more isocyanato groups. By this definition, methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) and toluene diisocyanate (TDI) are not aliphatic isocyanates, but are considered to be aromatic isocyanates. However, meta-tetramethylxylylene diisocyanate and para-tetramethylxylylene diisocyanate (m-TMXDI and p-TMXDI, respectively) are considered aliphatic isocyanates even though they contain an aromatic ring (see structures below). Of course, isocyanates containing no aromatic moiety in their molecular structure, such as isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI), are aliphatic isocyanates.
Aromatic isocyanates
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Metfcyfene
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(MO!)
Aliphatic isocyanates
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m-T.MXD! and p-TMXDi isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI)
Examples of suitable diisocyanates include, but are not limited to: 2,6-toluene diisocyanate (TDI), methylenedicyclohexylene-4,4'-diisocyanate (H12MDI), 3- isocyanatomethyl- 3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexyl isocyanate (IPDI), 1,6-diisocyanatohexane (HDI), tetramethyl- m-xylylene diisocyanate, a mixture of 2,2,4- and 2,4,4-Trimethyl-l,6-diisocyanatohexane (TMXDI), trans- 1,4-hydrogenated xylylene diisocyanates (H6XDI) and combinations thereof. In one embodiment, the diisocyanate is an aliphatic diisocyanate.
The polyurethane (meth)acrylate of the present invention may also include a hydroxyfunctional (meth)acrylate or an isocyanatofunctional (meth)acrylate.
Monofunctional molecules may also be used in the preparation of polyurethanes. For example, monofunctional molecules such as monofunctional alcohol- and isocyanate- containing molecules can be used to introduce functional groups at or near the
polyurethane chain ends during polymer synthesis. Suitable monofunctional alcohols include 2 -hydroxy ethyl acrylate (HEA) and 2-hydroxy ethyl methacrylate (HEMA). Another monofunctional alcohol providing more than one acrylate per alcohol group is exemplified by glycerol dimethacrylate, also known as bis(methacryloyloxy)propanol (mixture of 1 ,2- and 1,3-form). Suitable monofunctional isocyanates include 2- isocyanatoethyl acrylate and 2-isocyanatoethyl methacrylate. Another monofunctional isocyanate providing more than one acrylate per isocyanate group is exemplified by 1, 1- bis(acryloyloxymethyl)ethyl isocyanate, available from CBC America, Commack,NY. All of these compounds may be used to synthesize polyurethanes with (meth)acrylate end groups.
Suitable polyurethane (meth)acrylates are prepared by combining a
monofunctional alcohol and a difunctional alcohol with a diisocyanate. In one
embodiment, the monofunctional alcohol is selected from HEA, HEMA, and combinations thereof. Other suitable polyurethanes are prepared by combining a monofunctional isocyanate and a difunctional isocyanate with a diol. In one embodiment, the
monofunctional isocyanate is selected from 2-isocyanatoethyl acrylate, 2-isocyanatoethyl methacrylate. In another embodiment, polyurethane (meth)acrylates are prepared by combining a monofunctional alcohol, as discussed above, with a diisocyanate. Another example of a monofunctional alcohol suitable for reaction with a diisocyanate is caprolactone extended hydroxyethyl (meth)acrylate. An example of a commercially suitable caprolactone extended hydroxyethyl (meth)acrylate includes, but is not limited to, SR495, available from Sartomer Americas located in Exton, PA.
A variety of methods may be used to synthesize polyurethane (meth)acrylates. The starting materials may be combined by methods known in the art and in selected ratios to produce polyurethane (meth)acrylates with desired properties, such as a selected molecular weight. One method known in the art is to combine a polyfunctional alcohol (preferably a diol) with a polyisocyanate (preferably a diisocyanate) to produce a polyurethane prepolymer. A polyurethane prepolymer may have either alcohol or isocyanate functional groups on the molecular chain ends, depending on the selected ratio of polyalcohol to polyisocyanate.
In an embodiment in which a polyurethane prepolymer is synthesized by reaction of a diol and a diisocyanate, the ratio of diisocyanate to diol is chosen to both provide the desired molecular weight and to produce either isocyanate or hydroxyl end groups at the ends of the polyurethane prepolymer. A polyurethane prepolymer with isocyanate functional groups on the molecular chain ends can be reacted with a monoalcohol to produce a polyurethane in which the end groups are provided by the monoalcohol. A polyurethane prepolymer with alcohol functional groups on the molecular chain ends can be reacted with a monoisocyanate to produce a polyurethane in which the end groups are provided by the monoisocyanate.
In one embodiment, a polyurethane prepolymer is reacted with another molecule that introduces (meth)acrylate functionality. The meth(acrylate) molecule is chosen to have functionality that is complementary to that of the polyurethane prepolymer that it is reacted with. For example, for an isocyanate-terminated polyurethane prepolymer, a (meth)acrylate molecule is chosen that also contains hydroxyl functionality (for example, HEA or HEMA). Alternatively, for a hydroxyl-terminated polyurethane prepolymer, a (meth)acrylate molecule is chosen that also contains an isocyanate group (for example, 2- isocyanatoethyl acrylate or 2-isocyanatoethyl methacrylate). These polyurethane polymers with (meth)acrylate end groups are referred to as polyurethane (meth)acrylates or urethane (meth)acrylates.
The polyisocyanate and the polyfunctional alcohol may be chosen to provide properties desired in the resulting urethane (meth)acrylate, such as thermal properties (e.g., glass transition temperature), optical properties (e.g., transmission, haze, and clarity), solubility in selected solvents, and compatibility with other selected polymers (e.g., poly (vinyl butyral) (PVB)).
Polyurethane (meth)acrylates may have (meth)acrylate functionality at one or more chain ends and at other sites in the polymer chain. As a nonlimiting example, a
(meth)acrylate diol (e.g., 2-glyceryl (meth)acrylate) may be used to make a polyurethane (meth)acrylate having (meth)acrylate groups that are at sites not near the polymer chain ends. In a preferred embodiment, a polyurethane (meth)acrylate has (meth)acrylate functionality at the chain ends.
Polyurethane (meth)acrylates may contain other functionality (e.g., ether, ester, and/or carbonate functional groups) by selection of the starting materials used to make them. As a nonlimiting example, poly(tetramethylene oxide) may be used to make a polyurethane (meth)acrylate that also comprises ether functional groups. A particularly suitable polyurethane (meth)acrylate comprises urethane, (meth)acrylate, and ether functional groups. Another particularly suitable polyurethane (meth)acrylate comprises urethane, (meth)acrylate, and ester functional groups.
A photoinitiator is used to cure the PCOCA. Typically, the initiator or initiators are activated by exposure to light of the appropriate wavelength and intensity. Often UV light is used. Examples of suitable commercially available photoinitators include, but are not limited to: Darocur 4265 and Irgacure 184, both available from BASF Corp. located in Florham Park, NJ.
Other materials can be added to the precursor mixture for special purposes, including, for example: heat stabilizers, adhesion promoters, crosslinking agents, surface modifying agents, ultraviolet light stabilizers, antioxidants, antistatic agents, thickeners, fillers, pigments, colorants, dyes, thixotropic agents, processing aids, nanoparticles, fibers and combinations thereof.
In practice, the high performance, photocurable optically clear adhesive can be positioned between a first substrate and a second substrate to form a laminate. The laminate includes the first substrate having at least one major surface, the second substrate having at least one major surface and the PCOCA positioned adjacent the major surfaces of the first and second substrates. Thus, at least one of the first and second substrates is optically clear and may include, for example, an optical film or optically clear substrate.
The laminate including the PCOCA can be used in a display assembly. The display assembly can further include another substrate (e.g., permanently or temporarily attached to the PCOCA), another adhesive layer, or a combination thereof. As used herein, the term "adjacent" can be used to refer to two layers that are in direct contact or that are separated by one or more thin layers, such as primer or hard coating. Often, adjacent layers are in direct contact. Additionally, laminates are provided that include the PCOCA positioned between two substrates, wherein at least one of the substrates is an optical film. Optical films intentionally enhance, manipulate, control, maintain, transmit, reflect, refract, absorb, retard, or otherwise alter light that impinges upon a surface of the film. Films included in the laminates include classes of material that have optical functions, such as polarizers, interference polarizers, reflective polarizers, diffusers, colored optical films, mirrors, louvered optical film, light control films, transparent sheets, brightness enhancement film, anti-glare, and anti -reflective films, and the like. Films for the provided laminates can also include retarder plates such as quarter-wave and half-wave phase retardation optical elements. Other optically clear films include anti-splinter films and electromagnetic interference filters.
In some embodiments, the resulting laminates can be optical elements or can be used to prepare optical elements. As used herein, the term "optical element" refers to an article that has an optical effect or optical application. The optical elements can be used, for example, in electronic displays, architectural applications, transportation applications, projection applications, photonics applications, and graphics applications. Suitable optical elements include, but are not limited to, glazing (e.g., windows and windshields), screens or displays, cathode ray tubes, and reflectors.
Exemplary optically clear substrates include, but are not limited to: a display panel, such as liquid crystal display, an OLED display, a touch panel, electrowetting display or a cathode ray tube, a window or glazing, an optical component such as a reflector, polarizer, diffraction grating, mirror, or cover lens, another film such as a decorative film or another optical film.
Representative examples of optically clear substrates include glass and polymeric substrates including those that contain polycarbonates, polyesters (e.g., polyethylene terephthalates and polyethylene naphthalates), polyurethanes, poly(meth)acrylates (e.g., polymethyl methacrylates), polyvinyl alcohols, polyolefins such as polyethylenes, polypropylenes, and cellulose triacetates. Typically, cover lenses can be made of glass, polymethyl methacrylates, or polycarbonate.
In other embodiments, either substrate can be a release liner. Any suitable release liner can be used. Exemplary release liners include those prepared from paper (e.g., Kraft paper) or polymeric material (e.g., polyolefins such as polyethylene or polypropylene, ethylene vinyl acetate, polyurethanes, polyesters such as polyethylene terephthalate, and the like). At least some release liners are coated with a layer of a release agent such as a silicone-containing material or a fluorocarbon-containing material. Exemplary release liners include, but are not limited to, liners commercially available from CP Film
(Martinsville, VA) under the trade designation "T-30" and "T-10" that have a silicone release coating on polyethylene terephthalate film.
The release liner can be removed to adhere the PCOCA to another substrate (i.e., removal of the release liner exposes a surface of an adhesive layer that subsequently can be bonded to another substrate surface). Often, the PCOCA is permanently bonded to this other substrate, although in some cases the adhesion may be limited to allow for reworking of the display.
The high performance, photocurable optically clear adhesive of the present invention maintains optical clarity, bond strength, and resistance to delamination over the lifetime of the article in which it is used. As used herein, the term "optically clear" refers to a material that has a haze of less than about 6%, particularly less than about 4% and more particularly less than about 2%; a luminous transmission of greater than about 88%, particularly greater than about 89%, and more particularly greater than about 90%; and an optical clarity of greater than about 98%, particularly greater than about 99%, and more particularly greater than about 99.5% when cured. Typically, the clarity, haze, and transmission are measured on a construction in which the adhesive is held between two optical films, such as poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET). The measurement is then taken on the entire construction, including the adhesive and the substrates. Both the haze and the luminous transmission can be determined using, for example, ASTM-D 1003-92. The optical measurements of transmission, haze, and optical clarity can be made using, for example, a BYK Gardner haze-gard plus 4725 instrument (Geretsried, Germany). The BYK instrument uses an illuminant "C" source and measures all the light over that spectral range to calculate a transmission value. Haze is the percentage of transmitted light that deviates from the incident beam by more than 2.5°. Optical clarity is evaluated at angles of less than 2.5°. Typically, the PCOCA is visually free of bubbles.
The high performance, photocurable optically clear adhesive of the present invention also has a peel adhesion of at least about 100 g/cm, particularly at least about 150 g/cm and more particularly at least about 200 g/cm based on ASTM 3330 when cured. If the peel adhesion of the PCOCA is too low, the adhesive will fail and may cause an article including it to come apart (delaminate). An adhesive may fail in a number of ways. The adhesive fails if adhesive residue remains on either one or both substrates positioned adjacent either side of the adhesive.
The PCOCAs of the present invention offer several advantages over polyvinylbutyrals when used to make devices. The PCOCAs are curable, so they can have markedly different properties before and after cure. Polyvinylbutyrals do not change properties in this manner, and therefore behave more like hot melt adhesives. Also, because they are cured, the PCOCAs resist flow. Polyvinylbutyrals are known to flow at elevated temperatures, such as those an adhesive could be exposed to during the manufacture of a device. Furthermore, because they are a mixture of components, the properties of PCOCAs can be tuned to meet product needs by the choice of components and by varying the ratio of components. This provides advantages in the sourcing, development, and application of PCOCAs for new products over both the polyvinylbutyrals by themselves and over many existing optically clear adhesives.
The laminates of the present invention have at least one of the following properties: the PCOCA has optical transmissivity over a useful lifetime of the article, the PCOCA can maintain a sufficient bond strength between layers of the article, the PCOCA can resist or avoid delamination, and the PCOCA can resist bubbling of the adhesive layer over a useful lifetime. When used in an optical display, the laminate is optically clear, having a haze of less than about 6%, particularly less than about 4% and more particularly less than about 2%; a luminous transmission of greater than about 88%, particularly greater than about 89%, and more particularly greater than about 90%; and an optical clarity of greater than about 98%, particularly greater than about 99%, and more particularly greater than about 99.5% when cured.
Objects and advantages of this disclosure are further illustrated by the following examples, but the particular materials and amounts thereof recited in these examples, as well as other conditions and details, should not be construed to unduly limit this invention.
Examples
The present invention is more particularly described in the following examples that are intended as illustrations only, since numerous modifications and variations within the scope of the present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Unless otherwise noted, all parts, percentages, and ratios reported in the following examples are on a weight basis.
MATERIALS
Table 1. Materials
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TEST METHODS
Molecular Weight Determination
The molecular weight distribution of each polyurethane (meth)acrylate was characterized using conventional gel permeation chromatography (GPC). The GPC instrumentation, which was obtained from Waters Corporation (Milford, MA, USA), included a high pressure liquid chromatography pump (Model 1515HPLC), an auto-sampler (Model 717), a UV detector (Model 2487), and a refractive index detector (Model 2410). The chromatograph was equipped with two 5 micron PLgel MIXED-D columns, available from Varian Inc. (Palo Alto, CA, USA). Samples of polymeric solutions were prepared by diluting polymer solution or dissolving dried polymer materials in tetrahydrofuran (THF) at a concentration of 0.5 percent (weight/volume) and filtering the THF solution through a 0.2 micron polytetrafluoroethylene filter that is available from VWR International (West Chester, PA, USA). The resulting samples were injected into the GPC and eluted at a rate of 1 milliliter per minute through the columns maintained at 35°C. The system was calibrated with polystyrene standards using a linear least squares fit analysis to establish a calibration curve. The weight average molecular weight (Mw) and the polydispersity index (weight average molecular weight divided by number average molecular weight) were calculated for each sample against this standard calibration curve. The molecular weight distributions are listed in Table 2.
Luminous Transmission, Clarity, and Haze
The optical measurements of transmission, haze, and optical clarity were made using a BYK Gardner Haze-Gard Plus 4725 instrument (Geretsried, Germany). The BYK instrument uses an illuminant "C" source and measures all the light over that spectral range to calculate a transmission value. Haze is the percentage of transmitted light that deviates from the incident beam by more than 2.5°. Optical clarity is evaluated at angles of less than 2.5°. Values are reported as percent transmission (%T), percent haze (%H), and percent clarity (%C) in Table 4. A sample was considered acceptable if it had a percent transmission of at least 88%, a percent haze of no more than 6%, and a percent clarity at least 98% after rounding.
180° Peel Adhesion Test
The peel adhesion test was based on ASTM D 3330. Room temperature peels were done using an IMASS peel tester, available from EVIASS, Inc. (Accord, Massachusetts) using a 5 kg load cell, a 4 second delay, a 20 second test time and a 30.48 cm/min peel rate. Three replicates were tested and the averages are reported in grams per centimeter (g/cm). Peel adhesion results are listed in Table 3. A sample was considered acceptable if it had a peel adhesion of at least about 100 g/cm.
SAMPLE PREPARATION
Plasma Primed PET
A roll of 125 micron thick polyethylene phthalate (PET) film was mounted on the unwind-roll of a roll-to-roll vacuum processing chamber, the film wrapped around a drum electrode, and then secured to the take-up roll on the opposite side of the drum electrode. The un-wind and take-up tensions were maintained at 3 pounds (13.3 N). The chamber door was closed and the chamber pumped down to a base pressure of about 5xl0"4 Torr. Hexamethyldisiloxane (HMDSO) was introduced at a flow rate of 20 standard cubic centimeters per minute (seem), and oxygen was provided at a flow rate of 500 seem. Plasma was turned on at a power of 6000 watts by applying radio frequency power to the drum and the drum rotation initiated so that the film was transported at a speed of 10 feet per minute. The pressure during the exposure was around 8-10 mTorr.
Peel Test Sample Preparation
Adhesive solutions as provided in Table 3 were coated on the primed surface of plasma primed PET using a knife coater with a 20 mil gap. The coated samples were dried at 70°C for ten minutes. The samples were removed from the oven and an SKC T50 tight release liner was applied by hand. The samples were then cut to 1.3 cm width by 13 cm length. Float glass panes of dimensions 6.35 cm by 17.78 cm were heated to 90°C in an oven before lamination. The release liner was then removed from the samples and they were laminated to the air side (non-tin) of float glass using a hand roller. The laminated glass slides were then placed in an oven at 90°C for 5 minutes before laminating again, using release liner film as an interface between the roller and the samples, to prevent contaminating the roller in case the adhesive oozed. The coating was then cured using a Light-Hammer 6 UV curing system (Fusion UV-Sy stems Inc., Gaithersburg, MD) equipped with a D bulb operating under nitrogen atmosphere at 100% lamp power at a line speed of 20 feet/min using 4 passes.
Preparation of Polyurethane Acrylate C (16 IPDI 14 PTMO 1000 2 HEA)
A three liter three-necked round-bottomed reaction flask equipped with an overhead stirrer was charged with 99.31 g (0.8935 equivalents (eq.), 1 1 1.15 eq Wt) IPDI, 480 g MEK, 386.42 g (0.7818eq, 492.27 eq Wt) PolyTHF 1000 (dried overnight at 80°C at a pressure of less than 20 mmHg) and 0.25 g (500 ppm with respect to total solids) DBTDL. The flask was placed in an oil bath, fitted with a condenser and a temperature probe, placed under dry air, and allowed to stir. At the beginning, the reaction temperature was 28°C, at 5 min it was 29.9°C, at 13 min it was 31.7°C, at 23 min it was 47.9°C, and at 31 min it was 53°C. At this time the oil bath was heated to bring the internal temperature to 60°C. At 4 h and 15 min after the start of the reaction, an FTIR of a reaction aliquot showed a small isocyanate peak at 2265 cm-1. At 4 h 20 min after the start of the reaction, 14.23 g (0.1229 eq, 10% stoichiometric excess) HEA was added and rinsed in with 20 g MEK to bring the reaction to 50% solids. At 6 h 20 min after the start of the reaction, FTIR of a reaction aliquot showed no isocyanate peak at 2265cm"1. The reaction was then adjusted to 35% solids with 428.57 g MEK. The structures of these polyurethane acrylates are believed to be linear polymers formed by reaction of the diols and diisocyanates to form urethanes, and these linear polymers are capped on each end with hydroxy ethyl acrylate (two equivalents required, but 10%) stoichiometric excess was used to ensure complete conversion). The stoichiometric amount of HEA would be 0.1229/1.1 or 0.1 1 17 eq. The number of equivalents of IPDI was (0.8935/0.1117)*2, or 16 equivalents, and the number of equivalents of the PTMO diol was (0.7818/0.1117)*2, or 14 equivalents.
General Procedure for the Preparation of Polyurethane Acrylates
The procedure described above for polyurethane acrylate C was used to synthesize the remaining polyurethane acrylates (PUA), using the starting material weights in grams as indicated in Table 2. The reactions were run in either a flask or ajar (with magnetic stirring) at 50% solids with 500 ppm DBTDL. All polyols were dried under vacuum (<10 torr) at 80°C for at least two hours before use. In some cases, some reactions were diluted to 35% or 33%) solids, and in some cases the reaction was left at 50% solids (indicated in Table 2) and used in further formulations.
Table 2. Starting materials, percent solids of final material, molecular weight and ol dis ersit for ol urethane acr lates
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Prophetic Example - Preparation of a polyurethane acrylate using a hydroxyl- terminated prepolymer
A 500 mL three-necked round-bottomed reaction flask equipped with an overhead stirrer is charged with 27.25 g (0.245 equivalents (eq.)) isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI) and 20 g methyl ethyl ketone (MEK), placed in an oil bath, fitted with a condenser, placed under dry air, and heated to 60°C. A pressure equalizing addition funnel is charged with 140.1 g (0.280 eq.) of 1,000 g/mol poly(tetramethylene oxide) (PTMO, dried under vacuum (<10 torr) at 80°C for at least two hours before use) and 80 g MEK and attached to the reaction flask. To the reaction flask is added 800 microliters of a 10% solution of DBTDL in MEK. The contents of the addition funnel are then added over 30 minutes to the reaction flask, and at the end of that time, the addition funnel is rinsed with 5 g MEK, and 30 g more MEK is added directly to the reaction mixture. At 2 hours into the reaction, the reaction mixture shows a small isocyanate peak at 2265 cm-1 by FTIR. In one portion, 4.94 g (0.0350 eq.) 2- isocyanatoethyl acrylate (HEA) in 8.02 g MEK is added to the reaction from a jar. The jar is rinsed with 5 g and then 0.5 g MEK and the rinses are added to the reaction. After about six hours, 0.10 g 2-isocyanatoethyl acrylate in 5 g of MEK is added to the reaction from a jar. The jar is rinsed with 10 g MEK and the rinse is added to the reaction. The mixture is allowed to react an additional 30 minutes. The product mixture is then adjusted to 50% solids by blowing dry air into the reaction flask to evaporate some of the MEK and the product mixture is then bottled.
General Coating and Curing Procedure for Preparing Samples for Optical Testing Table 3 provides the composition of the solutions coated for each example. The abbreviations in the column labelled PVB are provided in Table 1. The polyurethane acrylate (PUA) is either described in Table 2 and added at the wt% solids indicated in Table 2, or, for the commercially available polyurethane acrylates (CN964, CN978, CN981, CN991, CN9002, and CN9004), added at 50% solids solutions in MEK, unless otherwise noted. The photoinitiator solution is Irgacure 819 at 10% solids in MEK. The solids weight ratio of PVB to PUA is given, and calculated as follows: Example 1 contains 11.88 g of 25 wt% solution of Mowital B 14 S, corresponding to 2.97 g solids. It also contains 5.94 g of 50 wt% solution of PUA B, corresponding to 2.97 g solids. The total amount of solids (excluding Irgacure 819) was thus 2.97 g + 2.97 g, or 5.94 g. All solutions were adjusted to 30 wt% solids in MEK, unless otherwise noted, and the g of MEK added or removed (positive or negative value, respectively) to reach 30 wt% solids is given. In Example 1, the solids of Irgacure 819 was O. lg/g solution times 0.59 g solution = 0.059 g Irgacure 819. The total solids for Example 1 was 5.94 g + 0.059 g, or 6.00 g.
Test specimens were prepared using the adhesive solutions provided in Table 3 by coating each adhesive solution on the primed side of 2 mil plasma primed PET film using a knife coater with a 25 mil gap. The coated PET film was air dried for about 10 minutes before being placed in a 65°C oven for 10 minutes. The sample was then taped onto a stainless steel plate pre-heated to 90°C for about 90 sec and a second piece of 2 mil SSP PET film was then laminated on its primed side to the coating. The PET-coating-PET laminate was then cured using a Light-Hammer 6 UV curing system (Fusion UV Systems Inc., Gaithersburg, MD) equipped with a D bulb operating under nitrogen atmosphere at 100% lamp power at a line speed of 20 feet/min using 1 pass.
The percent transmission (%T), percent haze (%H) and percent clarity (%C) for each test specimen, and adhesion values for selected Examples and Comparative Examples, are provided in Table 4. If a test specimen did not have desired optical properties, adhesion was usually not tested. Those specimens with %T of at least 88%, %H of 6% or less, and %C of at least 98%, and having adhesion of 100 g/cm or greater are considered to be Examples of the invention.
Table 3. Adhesive Formulations Com risin Pol urethane Acr lates and PVB
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Example 11 B 14 S 30 7.92 C 10.18 0.59 40:60
Example 12 B 14 S 30 11.88 c 7.13 0.59 30:70
Comparative Example 21 B 14 S 25 4.75 c 13.58 0.59 20:80
Comparative Example 22 B 14 S 25 2.38 c 15.28 0.59 10:90
Comparative Example 23 B 14 S 30 11.88 N 6.79 0.59 51.2:48.8
Comparative Example 24 B 14 S 25 11.88 N 5.94 0.59 50:50
Example 13 B 14 S 30 7.92 N 7.13 59 40:60
Comparative Example 25 B 14 S 30 11.88 O 6.79 0.59 51.2:48.8
Comparative Example 26 B 14 S 25 11.88 0 5.94 0.59 50:50
Example 14 B 14 S 30 7.92 0 7.13 0.59 40:60
Comparative Example 27 B 14 S 25 11.88 P 5.94 0.59 50:50
Comparative Example 28 B 14 S 30 7.92 P 7.13 0.59 40:60
Comparative Example 29 B 14 S 30 11.88 P 6.79 0.59 51.2:48.8
Comparative Example 30 B 14 S 30 11.88 Q 6.79 0.59 51.2:48.8
Comparative Example 31 B 14 S 25 11.88 Q 5.94 0.59 50:50
Example 15 B 14 S 30 5.28 Q 6.79 0.4 31.8:68.2
Example 16 B 14 S 30 7.92 c 10.18 0.59 40:60
Example 17 B 14 S 30 7.92 R 7.13 0.59 51.2:48.8
Example 18 B 14 S 30 7.92 s 7.13 0.59 51.2:48.8
Example 19 B 14 S 30 7.92 T 7.13 0.59 51.2:48.8
Example 20 B 14 S 30 7.92 u 7.13 0.59 51.2:48.8
Comparative Example 32 B 14 S 30 7.92 V 7.13 0.59 51.2:48.8
Comparative Example 33 B 14 S 30 7.92 CN964 7.13 0.59 40:60
Example 21 B 14 S 30 7.92 CN978 7.13 0.59 40:60
Example 22 B 14 S 30 7.92 CN981 7.13 0.59 40:60
Example 23 B 14 S 30 7.92 CN991 7.13 0.59 40:60
Comparative Example 34 B 14 S 30 7.92 CN9002 7.13 0.59 40:60
Comparative Example 35 B 14 S 30 7.92 CN9004 7.13 0.59 40:60
Comparative Example 36 B 14 S 30 7.92 A 7.13 0.59 40:60
Example 24 B 14 S 30 7.92 F 10.70 0.59 40:60
Comparative Example 37 B 16 H 30 7.92 B 7.13 0.59 40:60
Comparative Example 38 B 16 H 25 11.88 H 5.94 0.59 50:50
Comparative Example 39 B 16 H 30 7.92 H 7.13 0.59 40:60
Comparative Example 40 B 16 H 30 9.9 L 8.49 0.59 50:50
Comparative Example 41 B 16 H 30 7.92 L 10.18 0.59 40:60
Comparative Example 42 B 16 H 30 17.82 C 1.7 0.59 90:10
Comparative Example 43 B 16 H 30 15.84 C 3.39 0.59 80:20
Comparative Example 44 B 16 H 30 13.86 C 5.09 0.59 70:30
Comparative Example 45 B 16 H 25 5.94 C 4.24 0.3 50:50
Comparative Example 46 B 16 H 30 7.92 C 10.18 0.59 40:60
Comparative Example 47 B 16 H 30 7.13 C 11.88 0.59 30:70
Comparative Example 48 B 16 H 25 2.38 C 15.28 0.59 10:90
Comparative Example 49 B 16 H 25 11.88 N 5.94 0.59 50:50
Comparative Example 50 B 16 H 30 7.92 N 7.13 0.59 40:60
Comparative Example 51 B 20 H 30 17.82 C 1.7 0.59 90:10
Comparative Example 52 B 20 H 30 15.84 C 3.39 0.59 80:20
Comparative Example 53 B 20 H 25 5.94 c 4.24 0.3 50:50
Comparative Example 54 B 20 H 30 7.92 c 10.18 0.59 40:60
Comparative Example 55 B 20 H 30 5.94 c 11.88 0.59 30:70
Comparative Example 56 B 20 H 30 3.96 c 13.58 0.59 20:80
Comparative Example 57 B 20 H 30 1.98 c 15.28 0.59 10:90
Comparative Example 58 BL 16H 25 11.88 H 5.94 0.59 50:50
Comparative Example 59 BL 16H 30 9.9 L 8.49 0.59 50:50
Comparative Example 60 BL 16H 25 7.13 C 11.88 0.59 30:70 Comparative Example 61 BL 16H 25 11.88 N 5.94 0.59 50:50
Table 4. Optical Properties and Peel Adhesion
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Example 16 89.2 4.5 97.9 524
Example 17 89.6 2.1 98.6 592
Example 18 89.4 1.95 99 677
Example 19 89.6 1.57 99.2 884
Example 20 89.9 0.97 99.2 866
Comparative Example 32 85.6 10.6 89.7 No data
Comparative Example 33 88.8 3.67 98.8 12
Example 21 89.8 0.8 99.6 730
Example 22 89.4 2.09 98.9 100
Example 23 89.8 0.68 99.6 200
Comparative Example 34 88.9 46.6 62.9 No data
Comparative Example 35 89.3 34.9 52.4 No data
Comparative Example 36 88.8 56.9 48.4 No data
Example 24 89.5 6.27 99.5 138
Comparative Example 37 88.5 15 96.8 No data
Comparative Example 38 91.2 20.9 78.7 No data
Comparative Example 39 87.7 10.5 88.1 No data
Comparative Example 40 91.1 34.1 93 No data
Comparative Example 41 88.6 16.3 97.8 No data
Comparative Example 42 85.2 4 98.6 No data
Comparative Example 43 86 3.04 98.4 No data
Comparative Example 44 85.1 24.7 82.3 No data
Comparative Example 45 88.9 19.2 89.4 No data
Comparative Example 46 88.5 17.1 95.1 No data
Comparative Example 47 88 14 94.6 No data
Comparative Example 48 89.5 1.41 100.0 17
Comparative Example 49 88.6 20.8 97.7 No data
Comparative Example 50 89.3 3.73 98.6 37
Comparative Example 51 * * * No data
Comparative Example 52 * * * No data
Comparative Example 53 86.9 25.3 72.00 No data
Comparative Example 54 89 11 95.20 No data
Comparative Example 55 89.1 12.6 90.60 No data
Comparative Example 56 89.4 7.03 99.00 No data
Comparative Example 57 89.7 2.82 100.00 25
Comparative Example 58 86.9 23.3 85.7 No data
Comparative Example 59 88.9 27.6 74.60% No data
Comparative Example 60 89.1 11.7 88.5 No data
Comparative Example 61 88.7 11 99 No data
*Dewetted after coating - no clear areas.
Although the present invention has been described with reference to preferred embodiments, workers skilled in the art will recognize that changes may be made in form and detail without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Claims

What is claimed is:
1. An optically clear, curable adhesive comprising:
a polyvinylbutyral having a dynamic viscosity of between about 9 and about 13 mPA s and having a polyvinyl alcohol weight percent of less than about 18%;
a polyurethane (meth)acrylate comprising the reaction product of:
a diol;
at least one diisocyanate; and
a hydroxyfunctional (meth)acrylate or an isocyanatofunctional
(meth)acrylate; and
a photoinitiator;
wherein when the optically clear, curable adhesive is placed between two
transparent substrates and made into a laminate, the laminate has a haze of less than about 6%, a transmission of greater than about 88% and optical clarity of greater than about 98% when cured, and
wherein the optically clear, curable adhesive has a peel adhesion of at least about 100 g/cm based on ASTM 3330 when cured.
2. The optically clear, curable adhesive of claim 1, wherein the diol is selected from one of a poly(tetramethylene oxide) diol having a number average molecular weight of about 1000 g/mol or less and a polycaprolactone diol having a number average molecular weight of about 1000 g/mol or less.
3. The optically clear, curable adhesive of claim 1, wherein the diisocyanate is an aliphatic diisocyanate.
4. The optically clear, curable adhesive of claim 1, wherein the diisocyanate is selected from one of: 2,6-toluene diisocyanate (TDI), methylenedicyclohexylene-4,4'- diisocyanate (H12MDI), 3- isocyanatomethyl-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexyl isocyanate (IPDI), 1,6-diisocyanatohexane (HDI), tetramethyl- m-xylylene diisocyanate, a mixture of 2,2,4- and 2,4,4-Trimethyl- 1,6-diisocyanatohexane (TMXDI), trans- 1,4-hydrogenated xylylene diisocyanates (H6XDI) and combinations thereof.
5. The optically clear, curable adhesive of claim 1, wherein the polyvinylbutyral has weight average molecular weight between about 10,000 g/mol and about 15,000 g/mol.
6. The optically clear, curable adhesive of claim 1, wherein the polyurethane (meth)acrylate has a weight average molecular weight between about 2,700 g/mol and about 63,000 g/mol.
7. The optical clear, curable adhesive of claim 1, wherein the polyurethane
(meth)acrylate has a polydispersivity of between about 1.3 and about 3.0.
8. The optically clear, curable adhesive of claim 1, wherein the polyvinylbutyral has polyvinyl alcohol weight percent of between about 14% and about 18%.
9. The optically clear, curable adhesive of claim 1, wherein the polyvinylbutyral has polyvinyl acetate weight percent of between about 5% and about 8%.
10. The optically clear, curable adhesive of claim 1, wherein the optically clear, curable adhesive comprises between about 30% and about 60% by weight
polyvinylbutyral.
11. The optically clear, curable adhesive of claim 1, wherein the optically clear, curable adhesive comprises between about 40% and about 70% by weight polyurethane (meth)acrylate.
12. The optically clear, curable adhesive of claim 1, further comprising at least one additive selected from: heat stabilizers, adhesion promoters, crosslinking agents, surface modifying agents, ultraviolet light stabilizers, antioxidants, antistatic agents, thickeners, fillers, pigments, colorants, dyes, thixotropic agents, processing aids, nanoparticles, fibers and combinations thereof.
13. An optically clear laminate comprising:
a first substrate;
a second substrate; and an optically clear, curable adhesive positioned between the first substrate and the second substrate, the optically clear, curable adhesive comprising:
a polyvinylbutyral having a dynamic viscosity of between about 9 and
about 13 mPA s and having a polyvinyl alcohol weight percent of less than about 18%;
a polyurethane (meth)acrylate comprising the reaction product of:
a diol;
at least one diisocyanate; and
a hydroxyfunctional (meth)acrylate or an isocyanatofunctional (meth)acrylate; and
a photoinitiator;
wherein when the optically clear, curable adhesive is placed between two
transparent substrates and made into a laminate, the laminate has a haze of less than about 6%, a transmission of greater than about 88% and an optical clarity of greater than about 98%, and
wherein the optically clear, curable adhesive has a peel adhesion of at least about 100 g/cm based on ASTM 3330.
14. The optically clear laminate of claim 13, wherein the diol is selected from one of a poly(tetramethylene oxide) diol having a number average molecular weight of about 1000 g/mol or less and a polycaprolactone diol having a number average molecular weight of about 1000 g/mol or less.
15. The optically clear, curable adhesive of claim 13, wherein the diisocyanate is an aliphatic diisocyanate.
16. The optically clear laminate of claim 13, wherein the polyvinylbutyral has a weight average molecular weight between about 10,000 g/mol and about 15,000 g/mol.
17. The optically clear laminate of claim 13, wherein the polyurethane (meth)acrylate has a weight average molecular weight between about 2,700 g/mol and about 63,000 g/mol.
18. The optically clear laminate of claim 13, wherein the polyvinylbutyral has a polyvinyl alcohol weight percent of between about 14% and about 18%.
19. The optically clear laminate of claim 13, wherein the polyvinylbutyral has a polyvinyl acetate weight percent of between about 5% and about 8%.
20. The optically clear laminate of claim 13, wherein the optically clear, curable adhesive comprises between about 30% and about 60% by weight polyvinylbutyral.
21. The optically clear laminate of claim 13, wherein the optically clear, curable adhesive comprises between about 40% and about 70% by weight polyurethane (meth)acrylate.
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