Corning Incorporated
LCD BACKLIGHT UNIT COMPRISING A SOLVENT FREE MICRO-REPLICATION RESIN

Abstract:

A backlight unit for use with an LCD display device (10), the backlight unit (24), including a cured polymer layer (34), disposed on a major surface of the glass substrate (28), the cured polymer layer (34) exhibiting a pencil hardness value of 1 H-2 H as measured in accordance with ASTM D3363-05 and an adhesion of 5 B as measured in accordance with ASTM D3359-09. A maximum color shift (Delta) ymax of the cured polymer layer (34) is less than about 0.015 after aging for 1000 hours at 60.degree. C. and 90% relative humidity.