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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2008
Filed:
May. 18, 2005
Masayuki Nakajima, Wexford, PA (US);
Chia-cheng Lin, Allison Park, PA (US);
Shan Cheng, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
James P. Colton, Trafford, PA (US);
Masayuki Nakajima, Wexford, PA (US);
Chia-Cheng Lin, Allison Park, PA (US);
Shan Cheng, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
James P. Colton, Trafford, PA (US);
PPG Industries Ohio, Inc., Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
Multi-layer coatings are disclosed that include (1) a first layer comprising an inorganic oxide network, and (2) a second layer applied over at least a portion of the first layer, wherein the second layer is deposited from at least one liquid composition that is hydrophilic and includes an essentially completely hydrolyzed organosilicate. Also disclosed are substrates coated with such multi-layer coatings, methods of applying such multi-layer coatings to a substrate and methods for improving the anti-fouling, self-cleaning, easy-to-clean, and/or anti-fogging properties of an article.