METHOD OF MOLDING ULTRAVIOLET CURED MICROSTRUCTURES AND MOLDS
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1. A method of making barrier ribs comprising:
- providing a mold having a microstructured surface comprising recesses suitable for making barrier ribs wherein at least the microstructured surface comprises a photocured polymeric material comprising a first photoinitiator having an absorption coefficient of at least 100 at a wavelength ranging from about 385 nm to about 465 nm;
filling the recesses of the mold with a photocurable rib precursor comprising an oligomer, a diluent, an inorganic particulate, and a second photoinitiator;
photocuring the rib precursor; and
removing the mold from the cured barrier ribs.
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Abstract
Presently described is a microstructured mold prepared from a photocured polymeric material that comprises at least one (i.e. first) photoinitiator having certain absorption characteristics. The mold is suitable for use in methods of molding a (e.g. barrier rib) microstructure precursor composition that comprises at least one (i.e. second) photoinitiator. The second photoinitiator of the microstructure precursor preferably has similar absorptions characteristics as the first photoinitiator. Thus, the polymeric material of the mold the microstructure precursor can be cured with the same wavelength range of light.
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23 Claims
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1. A method of making barrier ribs comprising:
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providing a mold having a microstructured surface comprising recesses suitable for making barrier ribs wherein at least the microstructured surface comprises a photocured polymeric material comprising a first photoinitiator having an absorption coefficient of at least 100 at a wavelength ranging from about 385 nm to about 465 nm; filling the recesses of the mold with a photocurable rib precursor comprising an oligomer, a diluent, an inorganic particulate, and a second photoinitiator; photocuring the rib precursor; and removing the mold from the cured barrier ribs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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- 12. A mold having a microstructured surface comprising recesses wherein the microstructured surface comprises a photocured polymeric material comprising a photoinitiator having an absorption coefficient of at least 100 at a wavelength ranging from about 385 nm to about 465 nm.
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16. A method of making microstructures comprising:
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providing a mold having a microstructured surface comprising recesses wherein at least the microstructured surface comprises a photocured polymeric material comprising a first photoinitiator having an absorption coefficient of at least 100 at a wavelength ranging from about 385 nm to about 465 nm; filling the recesses of the mold with a photocurable microstructure precursor; photocuring the microstructure precursor; and removing the mold from the cured microstructures. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A method of making a microstructured article comprising:
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providing a mold having a microstructured surface comprising recesses wherein at least the microstructured surface comprises a photocured polymeric material having a first photoinitiator selected from acyl phosphine oxide, α
-amino ketone, and mixtures thereof, filling the recesses of the mold with a photocurable microstructure precursor comprising a second photoinitiator selected from acyl phosphine oxide, α
-amino ketone, and mixtures thereof;photocuring the microstructure precursor; and removing the mold. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of making a microstructured article comprising:
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providing a mold having a microstructured surface comprising recesses wherein at least the microstructured surface comprises a polymeric material photocured at a wavelength ranging from about 385 nm to 465 nm; filling the recesses of the mold with a microstructure precursor composition comprising a second photoinitiator; photocuring the microstructure precursor composition at a wavelength range that includes at least a portion of the wavelength range used to cure the photocured polymeric material of the mold; and removing the mold from the cured microstructures without breakage of the microstructures. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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