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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2020
Pilkington Technology Management Limited, Argyll Scotland, GB;
Rory Back, Liverpool, GB;
Simon Paul Oliver, Chester, GB;
Luz Romero, Liverpool, GB;
Simon Jeffreys, Liverpool, GB;
Andrew Oliver Smith, St. Helens, GB;
Pilkington Technology Management Limited, Oban, GB;
Abstract
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.