Abstract:
The present invention relates to the use as antisoiling coating of a porous coating having a polysiloxane matrix and a pore volume such that the potential fill factor of the total volume of said coating by oleic acid is at least 25% by volume, having a pore content ranging from 25 to 70% by volume and not having photocatalytic properties. The antisoiling porous coating is self-cleaning, easy to clean and can be regenerated by simple washing. It is mainly intended for use in ophthalmic optics and proves to be very effective against sebum. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, this coating has a mesoporous structure.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to the use as antisoiling coating of a porous coating having a polysiloxane matrix and a pore volume such that the potential fill factor of the total volume of said coating by oleic acid is at least 25% by volume, having a pore content ranging from 25 to 70% by volume and not having photocatalytic properties. The antisoiling porous coating is self-cleaning, easy to clean and can be regenerated by simple washing. It is mainly intended for use in ophthalmic optics and proves to be very effective against sebum. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, this coating has a mesoporous structure.
Abstract:
The invention concerns an article comprising a substrate having a main surface covered with a coating part of which at least is mesoporous and has a refractive index profile with optical function, the variation of which is imposed by the mesopore content and/or the filling factor of the mesopores. The profile may be such that the refractive index varies depending on the distance to a given axis, or such that the refractive index variation is monotone decreasing along any axis perpendicular to the surface of the substrate underlying the mesoporous part of said coating and oriented away from the substrate. The invention also concerns methods for making said articles, which differ depending on the technique from which the refractive index profile is created. The invention is applicable to ophthalmological optics.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method of producing a substrate which is coated with a mesoporous layer and to the use thereof in ophthalmic optics. The inventive method comprises the following steps comprising: preparing a precursor sol containing (i) a precursor agent that is selected from compounds having formula M(X)4 (I), in which X is a hydrolysable group and M represents silicon or a tetravalent metal and mixtures thereof, (ii) at least one organic solvent, (iii) at least one pore-forming agent and (iv) water; depositing a film of the precursor sol on a main surface of the substrate; optionally consolidating the mesoporous structure of the deposited film; eliminating the pore-forming agent; and recovering the substrate coated with the mesoporous layer. The method is characterized in that: (i) the pore-forming agent is eliminated at a temperature of less than or equal to 150° C.; and (ii) the method comprises a step involving the introduction of at least one reactive agent bearing at least one hydrophobic group, before the deposition step and/or after said step.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for making a substrate coated with a mesoporous photochromic film, comprising: a) preparing a precursor sol of a mesoporous film comprising an inorganic precursor agent, at least one organic solvent, water, at least one pore-forming agent and one hydrophobic precursor agent bearing at least one hydrophobic group; b) depositing a film of the precursor sol onto a main surface of a substrate; c) removing the pore-forming agent from the film resulting from the previous step at a temperature @150° C.; d) impregnating the mesoporous film resulting from step c) with a solution comprising at least one photochromic agent. In an alternative embodiment, the photochromic agent is directly introduced into the precursor sol. In an alternative embodiment of the previous alternative embodiment, the precursor sol does not comprise any hydrophobic precursor agent but the photochromic film is made hydrophobic by a treatment subsequent to its preparation.
Abstract:
Le procédé comprend : la préparation d'un sol précurseur comprenant un agent précurseur choisi parmi les composés de formule : M(X)4 (I), dans laquelle, X est un groupe hydrolysable, et M représente le silicium ou un métal tétravalent, et leurs mélanges ; au moins un solvant organique ; au moins un agent porogène ; et de l'eau ; le dépôt d'un film du sol précurseur sur une surface principale du substrat ; optionnellement la consolidation de la structure mésoporeuse du film déposé ; l'élimination de l'agent porogène ; et la récupération du substrat revêtu de la couche mésoporeuse ; le procédé étant caractérisé en ce que : (i) l'élimination de l'agent porogène s'effectue à une température
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method of producing a substrate which is coated with a mesoporous layer and to the use thereof in ophthalmic optics. The inventive method comprises the following steps comprising: preparing a precursor sol containing (i) a precursor agent that is selected from compounds having formula M(X)4 (I), in which X is a hydrolysable group and M represents silicon or a tetravalent metal and mixtures thereof, (ii) at least one organic solvent, (iii) at least one pore-forming agent and (iv) water; depositing a film of the precursor sol on a main surface of the substrate; optionally consolidating the mesoporous structure of the deposited film; eliminating the pore-forming agent; and recovering the substrate coated with the mesoporous layer. The method is characterized in that: (i) the pore-forming agent is eliminated at a temperature of less than or equal to 150° C.; and (ii) the method comprises a step involving the introduction of at least one reactive agent bearing at least one hydrophobic group, before the deposition step and/or after said step.
Abstract:
Le procédé comprend :- la préparation d'un sol précurseur d'une couche mésoporeuse comprenant un agent précurseur choisi parmi les composés de formule M(X)4 (I), dans laquelle X est un groupe hydrolysable et M représente le silicium ou un métal tétravalent ; au moins un solvantorganique ; au moins un agent porogène ; de l'eau ; et éventuellement un catalyseur d'hydrolyse des groupements X ;- le dépôt d'un film du sol précurseur sur un substrat et la formation d'une structure mésoporeuse;- l'élimination de l'agent porogène ; et- la récupération du substrat ;le procédé étant caractérisé en ce que :(i) l'élimination de l'agent porogène s'effectue à une température ≤ 150°C ; et(ii) le procédé comprend l'introduction d'au moins un agent réactif à groupe hydrophobe avant et/ou après l'étape de dépôt (b).