Akron Polymer Systems, Inc.

Peiyao Wang

Thauming Kuo

Frank Wayne Harris

Dong Zhang

Bin Wang

Ted Germroth

Xiaoliang Joe Zheng

Liu Deng

Wentao Li

Alan Keith Phillips

Lang Hu

Douglas Stephen McWilliams

Robert Jacks Sharpe

Eduardo Gallas Cervo

Frank Harris

Disclosed is a process for making nitrated styrenic fluoropolymers having various degrees of substitution. The nitrated styrenic fluoropolymer is capable of providing an exceptionally high birefringence ranging from 0.02 to 0.036. Further, the birefringence can be tuned by varying the degree of substitution (DS) of the nitro group on the styrenic ring to meet the need for optical compensation film applications. More particularly, the optical compensation films of the present invention are for use in an in-plane switching LCD (IPS-LCD) and OLED display.

Method for the preparation of nitrated styrenic fluoropolymers

Disclosed is a multilayer optical compensation film comprising a first layer comprising a positive C-plate material and a second layer comprising a polyimide, as well as polymer compositions and resins and solutions containing said polymer compositions. The optical compensation film has a reversed wavelength dispersion that is capable of providing an achromatic (or broadband) retardation compensation. The optical film can be used in optical devices such as liquid crystal displays (LCD) or organic light emitting diode (OLED) displays.

Multilayer optical compensation film having reversed wavelength dispersion

Disclosed is an optical compensation film made of a solution cast of a polymer blend comprising a nitrated styrenic fluoropolymer and a polyimide. The compensation film is a positive-C plate having reversed wavelength dispersion that is capable of providing an achromatic (or broadband) retardation compensation. The optical film of the invention can be used in an optical device such as liquid crystal display (LCD) or organic light emitting diode (OLED) display.

Optical compensation film having reversed wavelength dispersion

A polymer blend includes a combination of an acrylic polymer and a styrenic fluoropolymer. The polymer blend may be used to make polymer films having a single glass transition temperature, a polarizing plate, or a display device with enhanced optical properties.

Fluoropolymer-based polymer blends, polymer films, and polarizer protective films

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