Radiation curable nail coatings and artificial nail tips and methods of using same
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1. A radiation curable nail and/or artificial nail tip coating composition comprising:
- a BISGMA urethane; and
a photoinitiator;
said composition comprising a major portion of photopolymerizable resin blend and having a sufficient viscosity to be applied to natural nails and artificial nail tips so that it does not flow off the nails or tips.
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Abstract
A composition for actinic radiation curable nail coatings and artificial nail tips comprising a BISGMA based urethane resin, an additional polymer, a photoinitiator, and having a viscosity of greater than approximately 80,000 cps. Composition may additionally comprise other additives known in the art and also methods of application of the composition alone and with related compositions.
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53 Claims
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1. A radiation curable nail and/or artificial nail tip coating composition comprising:
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a BISGMA urethane; and
a photoinitiator;
said composition comprising a major portion of photopolymerizable resin blend and having a sufficient viscosity to be applied to natural nails and artificial nail tips so that it does not flow off the nails or tips. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
said BISGMA urethane comprises between approximately 1% and approximately 30% BISGMA urethane; and
said polyol modified methacrylated urethane comprises between approximately 1% and approximately 99% polyol modified methacrylated urethane.
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6. The composition of claim 1 wherein said photoinitiator comprises at least one member selected from the group consisting of phosphinates, phosphine oxides, sulfanyl ketones, sulfonyl azides, polymeric morpholinkoketones, alpha amino ketones and iodonium hexafluorophosphate salts.
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7. A method of increasing soak-off characteristics and susceptibility to polar solvents of a nail coating composition wherein the composition comprises a major portion of photopolymerizable resin blend, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a nail coating composition comprising a BISGMA urethane resin composition; and
adding a polymerizable polyol modified methacrylate resin to the composition.
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8. A method of increasing the hardness of a cured nail coating composition, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a nail coating composition; and
adding a polymerizable BISGMA urethane resin to the nail coating composition prior to curing. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of applying a soak-off nail coating composition to a coated nail, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a coated nail;
applying a composition comprising a polymerizable polyol modified (meth) acrylate resin to the coated nail and;
curing the applied composition. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. The method of removing a soak-off nail coating composition from a coated nail, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a nail coated with a non-soak-off radiation cured composition;
applying a solvent evaporation basecoat composition to the coated nail and allowing the basecoat to dry;
applying a radiation curable composition comprising a polymerizable polyol modified methacrylate resin to the coated nail;
curing the applied composition; and
soaking the coated nail with a solvent. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of applying a soak-off nail coating composition to a pre-coated nail comprising the steps of:
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preparing and providing a coated extended nail;
applying a composition comprising a polyol modified methacrylate urethane resin radiation curable coating, wherein the polyol modified methacrylate urethane resin radiation curable coating is removable or softenable with polar solvents; and
curing the composition. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A radiation curable natural nail and/or artificial nail tip coating composition comprising.
a BISGMA urethane; -
a polyether, methacrylated urethane;
a photoinitiator; and
at least one inhibitor selected from the group consisting of hydroquinone, methyl ether hydroquinone, and butylated hydroxy toluene. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. A composition for making an artificial nail or tip comprising:
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a BISGMA urethane;
a second polymer or oligomer; and
a photoinitiator;
said composition of a sufficient viscosity to form the artificial nail or tip so that it does not flow off the nail or tip. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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28. A composition for making an artificial nail or tip comprising:
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a BISGMA urethane;
a polyol modified methacrylate resin polymer or oligomer; and
a photoinitiator;
said composition having increasing soak-off characteristics.
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29. A composition for coating a natural nail or for coating or making an artificial nail or tip comprising:
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a polyol modified polymerizable methacrylate resin; and
a photoinitiator;
said composition coating a natural nail or coating or making an artificial nail or tip;
wherein said photoinitiator comprises at least one member selected from the group consisting of phosphinates, phosphine oxides, sulfanyl ketones, sulfonyl azides, polymeric morpholinkoketones, alpha amino ketones and iodonium hexafluorophosphate salts. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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33. A composition for coating a natural nail or for coating or making an artificial nail or tip comprising:
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a polymerizable methacrylate resin;
a maleimide functional material; and
a photoinitiator. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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36. A method for reducing loss of adhesion of pre-formed nail tips to radiation curable coatings comprising the steps of:
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making a pre-formed radiation curable nail tip out of BISGMA urethane;
applying a coating to the nail from the same BISGMA urethane; and
adhering by curing the pre-formed nail tip to the coating. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38)
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39. A method for applying a coating to a natural or coated nail comprising the steps of:
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mixing a radiation curable polymer or oligomer coating comprising a photoinitiator with a commercially available color nail polish;
applying the mixture to the natural or coated nail; and
radiation curing the mixture on the natural or coated nail. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. The method of removing a soak-off nail coating composition from a coated nail, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a nail coated with a non-soak-off radiation cured composition;
applying a clear or colored radiation curable composition comprising a polymerizable polyol modified methacrylate resin to the coated nail;
curing the applied composition; and
soaking the coated nail with a solvent. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47)
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48. The method of removing a soak-off nail coating composition from a coated nail, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a nail coated with a non-soak-off radiation cured composition;
applying a radiation curable composition comprising a polymerizable polyol modified methacrylate resin to the coated nail;
curing the applied composition; and
soaking the coated nail with a solvent and leaving the underlying coated nail intact for further application of radiation curable gel without excessive filing. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50)
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51. The method of removing a soak-off nail coating composition from a coated nail, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a nail coated with a non-soak-off radiation cured composition;
applying a radiation curable composition comprising a polymerizable polyol modified methacrylate resin to the coated nail;
curing the applied composition; and
soaking the coated nail with a polar solvent. - View Dependent Claims (52)
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53. The method of removing a soak-off nail coating composition from a coated nail, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a nail coated with a non-soak-off radiation cured composition not able to be soaked off the nail in less than approximately 15 minutes using a foil solvent method;
applying a radiation curable composition comprising a polymerizable polyol modified methacrylate resin to the coated nail;
curing the applied composition; and
soaking the coated nail with a solvent.
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