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Oxford Advanced Surfaces delivers high-performance single-layer Anti-Reflective Coating
Oxford Advanced Surfaces Group Plc (OAS) announced that it has successfully developed a nano-particle based anti-reflective coating offering <0.5% reflection on glass and <1.0% on polycarbonate. The anti-reflective coating is applied using an industry-friendly wet application process (spin or dip) offering performance that is directly comparable with PVD-generated multi-layer technologies today. The technology can be applied to different substrates making it suitable for multiple applications, for example in displays, ophthalmic and solar. VISARC coatings will pass standard ASTM testing for steel wool abrasion, tape peel testing and humidity cycling.
“The anti-reflective coating market is forecasted to be in the order of $2B by 2015” commented Mike Edwards, VP of Sales & Marketing. “Our VISARC™ technology is unique in that it can be adapted to multiple substrates such as glass, polycarbonate and other plastics using an effective but flexible wet-application process removing the need for heavy investment in vacuum-deposition equipment. Hence it is suitable for use across multiple application areas including ophthalmic, electronic displays and solar and is now ready for licensing.”Oxford Advanced Surfaces Group Plc (OAS) develops and licenses intellectual property (IP) solutions as a “tool kit” to create engineered surface coatings and advanced materials. Our proprietary, highly reactive chemistry platform Onto™ and advanced optical material films VISARC ™, facilitate the creation of innovative products through the transformation of commodity industrial materials [eg: polymers and/or particles], opening up new markets for the most desirable high –performance advanced materials. Initial applications include advanced adhesion, anti-reflective coatings and particle delivery in markets including advanced composites and laminates, electronics, optics, displays and fast moving consumer goods.