Optical articles comprising isosorbide polyesters and method for making same
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1. An optical article comprising a transparent polymer which comprises terephthaloyl moieties, optionally, other aromatic diacid moieties;
- ethylene glycol moieties;
isosorbide moieties; and
, optionally, one or more other diol moieties, wherein said polymer has an inherent viscosity of at least about 0.35 dL/g as measured on a 1% solution (weight/volume) in o-chlorophenol at 25°
C.
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Abstract
An optical article made of a transparent polymer which includes terephthaloyl moieties, optionally, other aromatic diacid moieties; ethylene glycol moieties; isosorbide moieties; and, optionally, one or more other diol moieties, wherein the polymer has an inherent viscosity of at least about 0.35 dL/g as measured on a 1% solution (weight/volume) in o-chlorophenol at 25° C.
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1. An optical article comprising a transparent polymer which comprises terephthaloyl moieties, optionally, other aromatic diacid moieties;
- ethylene glycol moieties;
isosorbide moieties; and
, optionally, one or more other diol moieties, wherein said polymer has an inherent viscosity of at least about 0.35 dL/g as measured on a 1% solution (weight/volume) in o-chlorophenol at 25°
C. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- ethylene glycol moieties;
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10. A method of making an optical article, comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a polymer which comprises terephthaloyl moieties, optionally, other aromatic diacid moieties;
ethylene glycol moieties;
isosorbide moieties; and
, optionally, one or more other diol moieties, wherein said polymer has an inherent viscosity of at least about 0.35 dL/g as measured on a 1% solution (weight/volume) in o-chlorophenol at 25°
C.; and(b) shaping said polymer into an optical article or a substrate that is used in an optical article. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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