Suitable scattering agents include TiO2, alumina, barium sulfate, PTFE, barium titantate and the like. Scattering agents can be present in the polymerizable formulation in an amount between about 0.05 wt % and about 1.0 wt %. Scattering agents are generally added, for example in a preferred amount of about 0.15% w/w, to promote outcoupling of emitted light.
Suitable rheology modifiers (thixotropes) include fumed silica commercially available from Cabot Corporation such as TS-720 treated fumed silica, treated silica commercially available from Cabot Corporation such as TS720, TS500, TS530, TS610 and hydrophilic silica such as M5 and EHS commercially available from Cabot Corporation. Rheology modifiers can be present in the polymerizable formulation in an amount between about 5% w/w to about 12% w/w. Rheology modifiers or thixotropes act to lower the shrinkage of the matrix resin and help prevent cracking. Hydrophobic rheology modifiers disperse more easily and build viscosity at higher loadings allowing for more filler content and less shrinkage to the point where the formulation becomes too viscous to fill the tube. Rheology modifiers such as fumed silica also provide higher EQE and help to prevent settling of TiO2 on the surface of the tube before polymerization has taken place.
Suitable fillers include silica, fumed silica, precipitated silica, glass beads, PMMA beads and the like. Fillers can be present in the polymerizable formulation in an amount between about 0.01% and about 60%, about 0.01% and about 50%, about 0.01% and about 40%, about 0.01% and about 30%, about 0.01% and about 20% and any value or range in between whether overlapping or not.