Abstract:
An optical article having anti-fogging properties, comprising a substrate having one main face coated with an anti-reflecting stack of layers of low refractive index (Ll) and high refractive index (HI) including an outermost and innermost layer, wherein the outermost layer of the anti-reflecting stack is a sandwich layer comprising a core portion interleaved between two side portions, said core portion being made of SiO2, SiOx with 1 =x2 and SiOx or a mixture of SiO2 and/or SiOx with 10% by weight or less, based on the total weight of the mixture, of AI2O3, having a physical thickness ranging from 20 to 150 nm, preferably 30 to 80 nm and being formed by vacuum evaporation deposition in a vacuum chamber at a deposition rate of at least 1.10 nm/s and/or maintaining a pressure higher than or equal to 1 x10-4 mbar, preferably ranging from 1.2 x 10-4 mbar to 5 x 10-4 mbar in said vacuum chamber during deposition by introducing inside said vacuum chamber at least one gas selected from the group consisting of oxygen, an inert gas or a mixture thereof, said gas pressure, the side portions being made of a material selected from the same materials as for the core portion, having a physical thickness of 1 to 50 nm, preferably from 2 to 20 nm and being formed by vacuum evaporation deposition at a deposition rate of less than 1.10 nm/s and maintaining a pressure ranging from 1 x10-5 mbar to less than 1 x 10-4 mbar, preferably 0.2 x 10-4 mbar 0.5 x10-4 mbar inside the vacuum chamber, optionally by introducing at least one gas selected from the same group as for the core portion, and, wherein the innermost layer is made of a material selected from the same group as for the core portion of the outermost layer, said innermost layer having a physical thickness ranging from 50 to 500 nm, preferably 100 to 300 nm and being formed by vacuum evaporation deposition at a deposition rate of at least 1.10 nm/s and/or maintaining a pressure higher than or equal to 1 x10-4 mbar, preferably ranging from 1.2 x 10-4 mbar to 5 x 10-4 mbar in said vacuum chamber by introducing inside said vacuum chamber at least one gas selected from the group consisting of oxygen, an inert gas or a mixture thereof.
Abstract:
An optical article having anti-fogging properties, comprising a substrate having one main face coated with an anti-reflecting stack of layers of low refractive index (Ll) and high refractive index (HI) including an outermost and innermost layer, wherein the outermost layer of the anti-reflecting stack is a sandwich layer comprising a core portion interleaved between two side portions, said core portion being made of SiO2, SiOx with 1 =x2 and SiOx or a mixture of SiO2 and/or SiOx with 10% by weight or less, based on the total weight of the mixture, of AI2O3, having a physical thickness ranging from 20 to 150 nm, preferably 30 to 80 nm and being formed by vacuum evaporation deposition in a vacuum chamber at a deposition rate of at least 1.10 nm/s and/or maintaining a pressure higher than or equal to 1 x10-4 mbar, preferably ranging from 1.2 x 10-4 mbar to 5 x 10-4 mbar in said vacuum chamber during deposition by introducing inside said vacuum chamber at least one gas selected from the group consisting of oxygen, an inert gas or a mixture thereof, said gas pressure, the side portions being made of a material selected from the same materials as for the core portion, having a physical thickness of 1 to 50 nm, preferably from 2 to 20 nm and being formed by vacuum evaporation deposition at a deposition rate of less than 1.10 nm/s and maintaining a pressure ranging from 1 x10-5 mbar to less than 1 x 10-4 mbar, preferably 0.2 x 10-4 mbar 0.5 x10-4 mbar inside the vacuum chamber, optionally by introducing at least one gas selected from the same group as for the core portion, and, wherein the innermost layer is made of a material selected from the same group as for the core portion of the outermost layer, said innermost layer having a physical thickness ranging from 50 to 500 nm, preferably 100 to 300 nm and being formed by vacuum evaporation deposition at a deposition rate of at least 1.10 nm/s and/or maintaining a pressure higher than or equal to 1 x10-4 mbar, preferably ranging from 1.2 x 10-4 mbar to 5 x 10-4 mbar in said vacuum chamber by introducing inside said vacuum chamber at least one gas selected from the group consisting of oxygen, an inert gas or a mixture thereof.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for modifying the surface of nanoparticles, comprising providing nanoparticles, activating the surface of said nanoparticles by treatment with energetic species, and treating said nanoparticles with at least one gaseous phosphorus-containing compound having at least one functional group selected from a phosphoric acid group, a phosphonic acid group, a phosphinic acid group, a phosphinous acid group, salts thereof and derivatives thereof, a phosphine group and derivatives thereof, a phosphine oxide group and derivatives thereof, a phosphite group and a phosphonium group, resulting in chemical grafting of said phosphorus-containing compound on the surface of the nanoparticles. The invention also relates to a method of preparation of a stabilized dispersion of nanoparticles using the above prepared nanoparticles.
Abstract:
The invention provides a machine for coating an optical article with an anti- soiling coating composition, comprising a vacuum chamber (8) configured to receive the optical article, a vacuum pump (20) connected to the vacuum chamber (8), a plasma generator (11) configured to carry out a vacuum plasma treatment of the optical article, an evaporation device (10) configured to carry out a vacuum evaporation treatment of the composition for depositing it on the optical article, a control unit (2) controlling the plasma generator for removing an initial outermost anti-soiling coating of the article, controlling the evaporation device for recoating the article with the anti-soiling coating composition, being configured to causes the vacuum pump (20) to suck gases from the chamber (8) during vacuum plasma treatment and being further configured to causes the vacuum pump (20) not to suck gases from the chamber (8) during vacuum evaporation treatment.
Abstract:
The invention provides a machine for coating an optical article with an anti- soiling coating composition, comprising a vacuum chamber (8) configured to receive the optical article, a vacuum pump (20) connected to the vacuum chamber (8), a plasma generator (11) configured to carry out a vacuum plasma treatment of the optical article, an evaporation device (10) configured to carry out a vacuum evaporation treatment of the composition for depositing it on the optical article, a control unit (2) controlling the plasma generator for removing an initial outermost anti-soiling coating of the article, controlling the evaporation device for recoating the article with the anti-soiling coating composition, being configured to causes the vacuum pump (20) to suck gases from the chamber (8) during vacuum plasma treatment and being further configured to causes the vacuum pump (20) not to suck gases from the chamber (8) during vacuum evaporation treatment.
Abstract:
The invention concerns a process for replacing an initial outermost coating layer of a coated optical lens with a layer of a new final coating having surface properties different from those of said initial outermost coating which comprises: (a) providing a coated optical lens having an initial outermost coating layer having a surface contact angle with water of at least 65°; (b) subjecting the initial outermost coating layer to a treatment with activated chemical species at about atmospheric pressure, and for less than one minute, in order there is obtained a treated surface having a contact angle with water of 10° or less; and (c) depositing on said treated surface a layer of a final coating having surface properties different from those of said initial outermost coating.
Abstract:
The invention provides a machine for coating an optical article with an anti- soiling coating composition, comprising a vacuum chamber (8) configured to receive the optical article, a vacuum pump (20) connected to the vacuum chamber (8), a plasma generator (11) configured to carry out a vacuum plasma treatment of the optical article, an evaporation device (10) configured to carry out a vacuum evaporation treatment of the composition for depositing it on the optical article, a control unit (2) controlling the plasma generator for removing an initial outermost anti-soiling coating of the article, controlling the evaporation device for recoating the article with the anti-soiling coating composition, being configured to causes the vacuum pump (20) to suck gases from the chamber (8) during vacuum plasma treatment and being further configured to causes the vacuum pump (20) not to suck gases from the chamber (8) during vacuum evaporation treatment.
Abstract:
Aparato de recubrimiento de lentes oftálmicas por inmersión que comprende un recipiente que contiene un líquido de recubrimiento, una cámara de recubrimiento con un soporte para lentes para soportar una o más lentes oftálmicas, estando dicho recipiente en comunicación de fluido con dicha cámara de recubrimiento para permitir que el líquido de recubrimiento fluya entre dicho recipiente y dicha cámara de recubrimiento, caracterizado porque el recipiente está conectado con la cámara de recubrimiento para que la cámara de recubrimiento se encuentre por encima del recipiente en una primera posición del aparato y para que el recipiente se encuentre por encima de la cámara de recubrimiento en una segunda posición del aparato.
Abstract:
An apparatus for dip coating lenses comprises a tank for containing a coating liquid, a coating chamber for receiving one or more ophthalmic lenses. The tank is in fluid communication with the coating chamber for permitting the flow of coating liquid between the tank and the coating chamber. The apparatus has a first position where the coating chamber is located above the tank and second position where the tank is located above the coating chamber.
Abstract:
The invention concerns a process for replacing an initial outermost coating layer of a coated optical lens with a layer of a new final coating having surface properties different from those of said initial outermost coating which comprises: (a) providing a coated optical lens having an initial outermost coating layer having a surface contact angle with water of at least 65°; (b) subjecting the initial outermost coating layer to a treatment with activated chemical species at about atmospheric pressure, and for less than one minute, in order there is obtained a treated surface having a contact angle with water of 10° or less; and (c) depositing on said treated surface a layer of a final coating having surface properties different from those of said initial outermost coating.