Corning Incorporated

Melissann Marie Ashton-Patton

Ellen Anne King

Adam James Ellison

Joydeep Lahiri

Shawn Michael O'Malley

Compounds, compositions, articles, devices, and methods for the manufacture of light guide plates and back light units including such light guide plates made from glass. In some embodiments, light guide plates (LGPs) are provided that have similar or superior optical properties to light guide plates made from PMMA and that have exceptional mechanical properties such as rigidity, CTE and dimensional stability in high moisture conditions as compared to PMMA light guide plates.

High transmission glasses

Low alkali high transmission glasses

A substrate for use in fluorescent-detection methods is provided. The substrate includes at least one glass substrate portion, the at least one glass substrate portion including: between about 60 mol % to about 80 mol % SiO; between about 0 mol % to about 15 mol % AlO; between about 0 mol % to about 15 mol % BO; and about 2 mol % to about 50 mol % RO, wherein R is any one or more of Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs and x is 2, or wherein R is any one or more of Zn, Mg, Ca, Sr or Ba and x is 1.

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Corning, NY, United States of America

Melissann Marie Ashton-Patton