Commercialization of plastic photochromic lenses: a tribute to John Crano

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology Section A: Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals

Volumn 344, Issue , 2000, Pages 57-62

  Van Gemert, Barry ^a  

^a PPG INDUSTRIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYES; OPTICAL DATA STORAGE; OPTICAL MATERIALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHOTOCHROMISM;

INORGANIC PHOTOCHROMES; NAPHTHOPYRAN; NAPHTHOXAZINE; PLASTIC PHOTOCHROMIC LENSES; SWITCHABLE LENSES;

PLASTIC LENSES;

EID: 0034478599     PISSN: 1058725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10587250008023814     Document Type: Article

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