Article and active energy ray-curable resin composition

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9718910-B2
Application number	US-201314407764-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 17, 2013
Priority date	Jun 15, 2012
Publication date	Aug 1, 2017
Grant date	Aug 1, 2017

Abstract

Provided is an article having high scratch resistance and satisfactory fingerprint wipeability. Disclosed is an article having a microrelief structure containing a cured product of a resin composition on the surface, in which the indentation elastic modulus (X) [MPa] and the creep deformation ratio (Y) [%] of the cured product satisfy the following formulas (1) and (2):

80≦ X ≦560  (1)

Y ≦(0.00022 X −0.01)×100  (2).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An article comprising a microrelief structure comprising a cured product of a resin composition on a surface of the article,
wherein an indentation elastic modulus (X) MPa and a creep deformation ratio (Y) % of the cured product satisfy the following formulas (1) and (2):
80≦ X≦ 560  (1)

Y ≦(0.00022 X− 0.01)×100  (2).

2. The article according to claim 1 , wherein the indentation elastic modulus (X) MPa and the creep deformation ratio (Y) % of the cured product satisfy the following formula (1′):
120≦ X≦ 360  (1′).

3. The article according to claim 1 , wherein an average distance between adjoining convexities in the microrelief structure is 120 to 380 nm, and an average height of convexities of the microrelief structure is 100 to 300 nm.

4. The article according to claim 1 , further comprising a substrate having the microrelief structure comprising a cured product of an active energy ray-curable resin composition on at least one surface of the substrate.

5. The article according to claim 4 , wherein an acrylic equivalent of the active energy ray-curable resin composition is from 200 to 320.

6. The article according to claim 4 , wherein an acrylic equivalent of the active energy ray-curable resin composition is from 230 to 310.

7. The article according to claim 4 , wherein oxyethylene groups are present in the cured product in a range from 55.0% by mass to 74.0% by mass.

8. The article according to claim 4 , wherein the active energy ray-curable resin composition comprises:
a polymerizable component (Z) comprising:
0 to 20% by mass of a polyfunctional acrylate (A1) having three or more acryloyl groups, with a molecular weight per group of the acryloyl groups being less than 110;
15 to 75% by mass of a polyfunctional acrylate (B1) having three or more acryloyl groups, with a molecular weight per group of the acryloyl groups being 110 or more; and
20 to 85% by mass of a bifunctional acrylate (C1) having two acryloyl groups and containing a polyethylene glycol structure having a molecular weight of 300 or more, and

a photopolymerization initiator (D).

9. The article according to claim 4 , wherein the active energy ray-curable resin composition comprises:
a polymerizable component (Z) comprising:
a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate (A2) having three or more (meth)acryloyl groups in the molecule, with the average value of the number of oxyethylene groups per group of the (meth)acryloyl groups being 5 or more, and
a photopolymerization initiator (D).

10. The article according to claim 9 , wherein the polyfunctional (meth)acrylate (A2) is a compound represented by Formula (1):

wherein:
X represents an organic residue;
R represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group;
m≧5; and
n≧3.

11. The article according to claim 9 , wherein the polyfunctional (meth)acrylate (A2) is one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of ethylene oxide-modified (poly)(meth)acrylates of (poly)pentaerythritol, (poly)glycerin and (di)trimethylolpropane.

12. The article according to claim 4 , wherein the active energy ray-curable resin composition comprises:
a polymerizable component (Z) comprising:
25 to 100% by mass of a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate (A2); and
0 to 75% by mass of a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate (B2) having three or more (meth)acryloyl groups in the molecule, with the average value of the number of oxyethylene groups per group of the (meth)acryloyl groups being less than 5, and
a photopolymerization initiator (D).

13. The article according to claim 4 , wherein a polymerizable compound present in the active energy ray-curable resin composition is a tetrafunctional or higher-functional (meth)acrylic monomer (A3) in which the percentage content of polyalkylene glycol (PAG) in the (meth)acrylic monomer (A3) represented by the following formula (a) is from 50% to 87%:
PAG=M ( PAG )/[ M ( ACR )+ M ( PAG )]×100  (a)

M(PAG): total chemical formula weight of polyalkylene glycol structural moiety
M(ACR): total chemical formula weight of (meth)acryloyl structural moiety.

14. An antireflective article comprising the article according to claim 4 .

15. The article according to claim 1 , wherein the resin composition comprises an active energy ray-curable resin composition comprising:
a polymerizable component (Z) comprising:
0 to 20% by mass of a polyfunctional acrylate (A1) having three or more acryloyl groups, with a molecular weight per group of the acryloyl groups being less than 110;
15 to 75% by mass of a polyfunctional acrylate (B1) having three or more acryloyl groups, with a molecular weight per group of the acryloyl groups being 110 or more; and
20 to 85% by mass of a bifunctional acrylate (C1) having two acryloyl groups and containing a polyethylene glycol structure having a molecular weight of 300 or more, and
a photopolymerization initiator (D).

16. The article according to claim 1 , wherein the resin composition comprises an active energy ray-curable resin composition comprising:
a polymerizable component (Z) comprising:
a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate (A2) having three or more (meth)acryloyl groups in the molecule, with an average value of the number of oxyethylene groups per group of the (meth)acryloyl groups being 5 or more, and
a photopolymerization initiator (D).

17. The article according to claim 1 , wherein the resin composition comprises a light transmissive article active energy ray-curable resin composition comprising:
a polymerizable component (Z) comprising:
25 to 100% by mass of a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate (A2); and
0 to 75% by mass of a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate (B2) having three or more (meth)acryloyl groups in the molecule, with the average value of the number of oxyethylene groups per group of the (meth)acryloyl groups being less than 5, and
a photopolymerization initiator (D).

18. The article according to claim 1 , wherein the resin composition comprises an active energy ray-curable resin composition comprising:
a tetrafunctional or higher-functional (meth)acrylic monomer (A3) in which the polyalkylene glycol percent content (PAG) in the (meth)acrylic monomer (A3) represented by the following formula (a) is from 50% to 87%; and
a trifunctional or higher-functional (meth)acrylic monomer (B3) other than the (meth)acrylic monomer (A3),
wherein the (meth)acrylic monomer (A3) and/or (meth)acrylic monomer (B3) of the polymerizable compounds has one or more polyalkylene glycol structures each having an average number of repetitions of the structure derived from alkylene glycol of 5 or more, in the molecule:
PAG=M ( PAG )/[ M ( ACR )+ M ( PAG )]×100  (a)

M(PAG): total chemical formula weight of polyalkylene glycol structural moiety
M(ACR): total chemical formula weight of (meth)acryloyl structural moiety.

19. An antireflective article comprising the article according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Mitsubishi Rayon Co

Inventors

• Otani Go
• Mori Seiichiro
• IKAWA Masashi
• Nakai Yusuke
• Yasukawa Keiko
• Makino Shinji

Classifications

• C08F290/062

  Polyethers · CPC title

• B29C37/0067

  Using separating agents during or after moulding; Applying separating agents on preforms or articles, e.g. to prevent sticking to each other (separating agents B29C33/60) · CPC title

• B29C59/046

  for layered or coated substantially flat surfaces · CPC title

• G02B1/11

  Anti-reflection coatings · CPC title

• G02B1/118 Primary

  having sub-optical wavelength surface structures designed to provide an enhanced transmittance, e.g. moth-eye structures · CPC title