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Chemalux AR
  Quality Features Benefits
     
 
Chemalux AR coatings are fabricated using chemically reactive solutions (similar to the hard coating solutions) to spin coat onto the ophthalmic lenses. Strong chemical bonds form between AR layers with hard coated lenses. In addition, the resultant AR coating is non-ceramic in nature, leading to the AR flexible. The solutions contain superhydrophobic chemicals, making the whole AR coating superhydrophobic (in-matrix).
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
Long Lasting Easy Clean Property
Whole Chemalux AR stack is 100% superhydrophobic; but only less than 1% of AR stack from the branded AR is superhydrophobic. Thus, Chemalux AR will continue to repel water, dirt, dust, fingerprint and smudges year after year (> 10 time longer) while the branded AR loss the functions because of 1% of superhydrophobic materials have been wear off.
Chemalux AR (top photo) and Competitor AR-CA (bottom photo) after 3,000 times of cotton cloth rub - equivalent to one year wearing
     
 
Handling Friendly Flexibility
Chemalux AR uses nanocomposite materials to replace the brittle ceramic layers found in all other antireflective coatings. The result is the most flexible AR coating available, so Chemalux AR never cracks, and crazes. All other AR coatings crack when they are flexed such as bending (right illustration). This makes Chemalux AR coated lenses ideal for edging, drilling, and mounting.
No Crazing for Chemalux AR
     
 
 
No Delamination Due To Chemical Bonding
The active chemicals in Chemalux coating solutions react with hard coatings on the lens surface to form strong chemical bonds, creating a superior adhesion that prevents delamination. The chemical bonds get stronger with time, ensuring a longer-lasting AR coat.
     
 
Enhanced Durability

Chemalux AR is built on the thermal curable hard coating (see approved hard coated lens list) in the front side and highly scratch resistant UV cured coating in the backside. The Chemalux AR is chemical bonded to these base hard coats to form highly durable coatings against scratch resistance.