Autoflex MARAG

Autotype, one of the world’s leading developers and manufacturers of film and chemical products, has launched a revolutionary new anti-reflective, anti-glare film that has been inspired from detailed research into the eye structure of night flying moths. Called Autoflex MARAG (MothEye Anti-Reflective, Anti-Glare), the new film has been designed for use in a wide range of applications, including flat panel displays, touch screen interfaces, electroluminescent lamps and lenses for mobile phones and PDAs, and can even be processed using the film insert moulding process.

Developed jointly by Autotype and the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy in Germany, the new Autoflex film replicates the nano-structures found in the eyes of moths. These compound eye structures have evolved to collect as much light as possible without reflection, in order to prevent moths being detected by night time predators.

Manufactured using nano-replication techniques, the new film is the first of its kind to combine both anti-reflective and anti-glare properties, with a hardcoat finish that is resistant to scratches, chemicals and fingerprints and which has an exceptional level of optical clarity. The result is a tough, dimensionally stable and formable film that reflects less than 1% of visible light, regardless of viewing angle, and eliminates the problems of iridescence and light glare that are often associated with conventional display materials.

Contact: MacDermid Autotype, Denver, CO, USA.