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Two-layer system
Assignee: BASF Corp
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Filing: 1987-08-28
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Granted: 1990-04-03
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Expires: 2007-08-28
Abstract
Abstract Radiation-curable two-layer systems containing immobilized photoinitiators are suitable for the production of coatings of constant thickness and good adhesion, and relief structures of high resolution and edge steepness.
Inventors
- 👤 Manfred Kohler
- 👤 Eike Poetsch
- 👤 Jorg Ohngemach
- 👤 Dieter Dorsch
- 👤 Rudolf Eidenschink
- 👤 Gerhard Greber
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 16:16
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03F; G03F7/00; G03F7/004; G03F7/09; G03F7/095; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S502/00; Y10S502/522; Y10S522/00; Y10S522/904; Y10S522/905
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
239 words
In a radiation-curable two-layer system comprising a layer containing polymerization photoinitiator and applied to a substrate, and a second layer containing photopolymerizable compounds superposed on said first layer, the improvement wherein said photoinitiator is immobilized on a macrostructure and attached to a polymer matrix by a covalent bond and wherein said photoinitiator is of the formula Ar--CO--R wherein Ar is ##STR3## R is Ar or CR 2 R 3 R 4 , R 1 is H, halogen, C 1 -C 12 -alkyl, C 1 -C 12 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 12 -alkylthio or A, R 2 and R 3 independently of one another are each H, C 1 -C 6 -alkyl or phenyl, or one of R 2 and R 3 is C 1 -C 6 -alkylene-O-A, or R 2 and R 3 together are C 2 -C 6 -alkylene or C 1 -C 6 -oxaalkylene, R 4 is OR 5 , N(R 5 ) 2 , SR 5 , or A, R 5 is H, C 1 -C 6 -alkyl or C 1 -C 6 -alkanoyl, A is ##STR4## X is O, NH OR (C 1 -C 6 -alkyl)--N, Y is O, N or S, Z is in each case independently of one another H or CH 3 , m is 0 to 4 and n is 2 to 10 6 , subject to the proviso that said initiator contains at least one radical of the formula A.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
239 words
In a radiation-curable two-layer system comprising a layer containing polymerization photoinitiator and applied to a substrate, and a second layer containing photopolymerizable compounds superposed on said first layer, the improvement wherein said photoinitiator is immobilized on a macrostructure and attached to a polymer matrix by a covalent bond and wherein said photoinitiator is of the formula Ar--CO--R wherein Ar is ##STR3## R is Ar or CR 2 R 3 R 4 , R 1 is H, halogen, C 1 -C 12 -alkyl, C 1 -C 12 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 12 -alkylthio or A, R 2 and R 3 independently of one another are each H, C 1 -C 6 -alkyl or phenyl, or one of R 2 and R 3 is C 1 -C 6 -alkylene-O-A, or R 2 and R 3 together are C 2 -C 6 -alkylene or C 1 -C 6 -oxaalkylene, R 4 is OR 5 , N(R 5 ) 2 , SR 5 , or A, R 5 is H, C 1 -C 6 -alkyl or C 1 -C 6 -alkanoyl, A is ##STR4## X is O, NH OR (C 1 -C 6 -alkyl)--N, Y is O, N or S, Z is in each case independently of one another H or CH 3 , m is 0 to 4 and n is 2 to 10 6 , subject to the proviso that said initiator contains at least one radical of the formula A.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A radiation-curable two-layer system according to claim 1, wherein said photopolymerizable compounds are mono-ethylenically or poly-ethylenically unsaturated monomers, oligomers, prepolymers or mixtures thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
A radiation-curable two-layer system according to claim 1, wherein said substrate is a sheet or foil.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
A radiation-curable two-layer system according to claim 1, wherein said substrate is metal or glass.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
A radiation-curable two-layer system according to claim 1, wherein said substrate is a sheet or foil of metal or glass.
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