Industry leading Anti-Reflective Coating

Oxford Advanced Surfaces

("OAS", or the "Company")

Demonstrates industry-leading Anti-Reflective Coating for LCD displays

·; OAS' VISARC™ technology offers high-performance anti-reflective coating for use on Tri-acetyl cellulose (TAC,) the material used in LCD display screens

Oxford Advanced Surfaces Group Plc (AIM : OXA), the AIM-listed advanced materials licensing company has prepared initial samples for potential customers which shows optical performance of 0.3% reflection which is better than the industry standard of 0.5% using its VISARC™ nano-particle based anti-reflective coating on TAC.

Further development involving optimising the coating's hardness whilst retaining the low reflection parameters, is the next stage required by potential customers and discussions with regards to potential joint development programmes have started.

The anti-reflective coating is applied using an industry-friendly wet application process, which can be transferred to an industrial roll-to-roll process, offering performance that is leading the market. Sales and Marketing director, Mike Edwards said, The anti-reflective coating market is forecasted to be in the order of $2B by 2015. Our VISARC™ technology is unique in that it can be adapted to multiple surfaces such as glass, polycarbonate and other plastics and is showing leading-edge performance in the displays area. We have submitted sample materials to some potential licensees who are pleased with the level of optics achieved. 

Oxford Advanced Surfaces Group Plc, a spin-off from Oxford University, develops and licenses intellectual property (IP) solutions as a tool kit to create engineered surface coatings and advanced materials. Our proprietary, highly reactive chemistry platform Onto™ and anti-reflective coatings VISARC™, facilitate the creation of innovative products through the transformation of commodity industrial materials [eg: polymers and/or particles], opening up new markets for the most desirable high performance advanced materials. Initial applications include advanced adhesion, anti-reflective coatings and particle delivery in markets including conventional and plastic electronics, optics, displays, batteries and solar.

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Oxford Advanced Surfaces Group Plc (OAS) develops and licenses intellectual property (IP) solutions as a "tool kit" to create engineered surface coatings and advanced materials. Our proprietary, highly reactive chemistry platform Onto™ and advanced optical material films VISARC™, facilitate the creation of innovative products through the transformation of commodity industrial materials [eg: polymers and/or particles], opening up new markets for the most desirable high -performance advanced materials. Initial applications include advanced adhesion promotion, anti-reflective coatings and particle deliveryin markets including advanced composites and laminates, electronics, optics, displays and fast moving consumer goods.

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