Hiki ke hoʻohālikelike ʻia ka māmā o nā ʻāpana polycarbonate me ke aniani, ʻoi aku ka nui o ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā lau kiʻekiʻe. ʻO ka holomua o ka hana ʻenehana ua ʻae i ka polycarbonate e hoʻohālikelike a i kekahi manawa ma mua o ka hana optical o ke aniani ʻoiai e hāʻawi ana i nā pono hou e like me ka palekana palekana, haʻahaʻa haʻahaʻa, a me nā kumu kūʻai haʻahaʻa. ʻO ka koho ma waena o ka polycarbonate a me ke aniani e pili ana i nā koi kikoʻī o ka noi, me ka noʻonoʻo ʻana i nā mea ma mua o ka maopopo wale nō. Inā paha he pono no ka pale ʻana i ka hopena ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi, nā ʻoluʻolu māmā, a i ʻole nā kumu kūʻai ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi, ua hōʻoia nā pepa polycarbonate iā lākou iho he koho kūpono a hoʻokūkū i ka honua o nā mea ʻike.