| 摘要 |
The invention is directed to the use of multifunctional thiol compounds as adhesion promoters and/or primers to enhance the adhesion of photo or electron beam curable polymers, coatings, adhesives, or sealants to gold, other precious metals, and their alloys. Actinic radiation and electron beam ("EB") radiation can be used to cure such compositions. The resulting cured compositions are optically clear, low Tg (<=30° C.), high refractive index (>1.50 at 1541 nm), thermally, oxidatively, and hydrolytically stable adhesives and/or coatings for glass and/or metal. The adhesive compositions containing such multifunction thiols can survive, without delamination or separation, testing conditions of 85° C. and 85% relative humidity ("RH") for a time in excess of 500 hours. In particular embodiments the invention is directed to the use of oligomers or prepolymers formed from the reaction of one or a plurality of multifunctional maleimide compounds with one or a plurality of multifunctional thiols to form materials for use in adhesives or compositions suitable for adhesive use in optical communications.
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