Pilkington Group Limited

Pilkington Technology Management Limited

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John Andrew Ridealgh

Kieran James Cheetham

Monica Joscelyn Hughes

Charlie James Patrickson

Andrew Oliver Smith

Simon Paul Oliver

Simon Jeffreys

Luz Romero

The present invention relates to a process for producing an antimicrobial coating on a glass substrate, an antimicrobial coated glass substrate prepared by the process and use thereof, the process comprising the steps of: i) providing a glass substrate having a first surface and a second surface; ii) providing a silicon containing solution and a particle containing solution; iii) mixing together the silicon containing solution and the particle containing solution to form a silica coating composition; iv) contacting at least said first surface of the substrate with the silica coating composition to deposit a layer of silica on the glass substrate; and iv) curing the silica coating composition deposited on the glass substrate to form a silica matrix coating layer, wherein the particles are deposited on and/or within the silica matrix coating layer wherein the particles are deposited on and/or within the silica matrix coating layer in an amount of from 0.1 to 20% by weight.

Antimicrobial coating

A coated glass pane and a method of preparing same comprising at least the following layers in sequence:

Coated glass pane

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