Disclosed herein are a two-component polyurethane adhesive and a dual cure polyurethane-based adhesive for use in laminated films. The adhesives are particularly useful for producing photochromic and clear-to-polarized laminates for ophthalmic lens applications.

The present invention is directed to a curable composition including: an isocyanate-functional prepolymer; an epoxy-containing component present in an amount of at least 10 percent by weight of the composition; and a latent curing agent having an ability to react with at least one of the isocyanate-functional prepolymer and the epoxy-containing component upon exposure to an external energy source. The present invention is also directed to methods of making the compositions, methods of coating a substrate, methods of adhering substrates and coated substrates.

The present invention is directed to a curable composition including: an isocyanate-functional prepolymer; an epoxy-containing component present in an amount of at least 10 percent by weight of the composition; and a latent curing agent having an ability to react with at least one of the isocyanate-functional prepolymer and the epoxy-containing component upon exposure to an external energy source. The present invention is also directed to methods of making the compositions, methods of coating a substrate, methods of adhering substrates and coated substrates.

An embodiment of the present technology is an isocyanate-based adhesive used for a surface-treated crystalline thermoplastic resin base material, the isocyanate-based adhesive having a value represented by (JIS-A hardness)/(strength at break [MPa])×(elongation at break (%))/100 of 2.0 to 70 after being cured by being allowed to stand still under a condition at 23° C. and 50% RH for 3 days, and the crystalline thermoplastic resin base material having a value represented by (δ.sup.d/δ.sup.p+δ.sup.p) of 2.0 to 30.0. δ.sup.p=γ.sup.p−γ.sup.p0 and δ.sup.d=|γ.sup.d−γ.sup.d0|, γ.sup.p0 is a polar term of surface free energy before the surface treatment, γ.sup.p is a polar term of surface free energy after the surface treatment, γ.sup.d0 is a dispersion term of the surface free energy before the surface treatment, and γ.sup.d is a dispersion term of the surface free energy after the surface treatment.

An embodiment of the present technology is an isocyanate-based adhesive used for a surface-treated crystalline thermoplastic resin base material, the isocyanate-based adhesive having a value represented by (JIS-A hardness)/(strength at break [MPa])×(elongation at break (%))/100 of 2.0 to 70 after being cured by being allowed to stand still under a condition at 23° C. and 50% RH for 3 days, and the crystalline thermoplastic resin base material having a value represented by (δ.sup.d/δ.sup.p+δ.sup.p) of 2.0 to 30.0. δ.sup.p=γ.sup.p−γ.sup.p0 and δ.sup.d=|γ.sup.d−γ.sup.d0|, γ.sup.p0 is a polar term of surface free energy before the surface treatment, γ.sup.p is a polar term of surface free energy after the surface treatment, γ.sup.d0 is a dispersion term of the surface free energy before the surface treatment, and γ.sup.d is a dispersion term of the surface free energy after the surface treatment.

An embodiment of the present technology is an isocyanate-based adhesive used for a surface-treated crystalline thermoplastic resin base material, the isocyanate-based adhesive having a value represented by (JIS-A hardness)/(strength at break [MPa])×(elongation at break (%))/100 of 2.0 to 70 after being cured by being allowed to stand still under a condition at 23° C. and 50% RH for 3 days, and the crystalline thermoplastic resin base material having a value represented by (δ.sup.d/δ.sup.p+δ.sup.p) of 2.0 to 30.0. δ.sup.p=γ.sup.p−γ.sup.p0 and δ.sup.d=|γ.sup.d−γ.sup.d0|, γ.sup.p0 is a polar term of surface free energy before the surface treatment, γ.sup.p is a polar term of surface free energy after the surface treatment, γ.sup.d0 is a dispersion term of the surface free energy before the surface treatment, and γ.sup.d is a dispersion term of the surface free energy after the surface treatment.

Polyurethane material for indicating pH at a locus, preferably as indication of presence of microbes, comprising a polyurethane network having immobilised therein one or more hydrophilic copolymers, the or each said copolymer comprising: hydrophilic monomer; and indicating monomer, which provides an indication in response to a change in hydrophilic state of said hydrophilic monomer and/or copolymer; characterised in that the or each copolymer further comprises one or a plurality of ionisable groups or moieties or polymerisable monomers having one or more characteristic pKa values in the range 5 to 10 and which are responsive to pH at the locus in the range pH 5 to pH 10 and in that hydrophilic state of hydrophilic copolymer is dependent on ionisation of said ionisable groups, moieties or monomers; kit and device comprising the material and process for preparation thereof; and use in detecting or sensing microbes or pH.

Polyurethane material for indicating pH at a locus, preferably as indication of presence of microbes, comprising a polyurethane network having immobilised therein one or more hydrophilic copolymers, the or each said copolymer comprising: hydrophilic monomer; and indicating monomer, which provides an indication in response to a change in hydrophilic state of said hydrophilic monomer and/or copolymer; characterised in that the or each copolymer further comprises one or a plurality of ionisable groups or moieties or polymerisable monomers having one or more characteristic pKa values in the range 5 to 10 and which are responsive to pH at the locus in the range pH 5 to pH 10 and in that hydrophilic state of hydrophilic copolymer is dependent on ionisation of said ionisable groups, moieties or monomers; kit and device comprising the material and process for preparation thereof; and use in detecting or sensing microbes or pH.

A reinforcing sheet including one or more layers of a reinforcing material, and a thermosetting adhesive associated with the reinforcing material, wherein the thermosetting adhesive includes a curing agent, and an epoxy-modified dimerized fatty acid combined with an epoxy terminated polyurethane interpenetrating network.

A reinforcing sheet including one or more layers of a reinforcing material, and a thermosetting adhesive associated with the reinforcing material, wherein the thermosetting adhesive includes a curing agent, and an epoxy-modified dimerized fatty acid combined with an epoxy terminated polyurethane interpenetrating network.