A substrate processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes first and second nozzles that eject a processing liquid to a substrate; a moving mechanism that moves the first and second nozzles; and a nozzle cleaning device that cleans at least the second nozzle. The nozzle cleaning device includes a cleaning bath and an overflow bath. The cleaning bath includes a liquid storage portion that stores a cleaning liquid for cleaning the second nozzle, and an overflow portion that discharges the cleaning liquid exceeding a predetermined level from the liquid storage portion. The overflow bath is disposed adjacent to the cleaning bath and receives the cleaning liquid discharged from the overflow portion and discharge the received cleaning liquid to the outside.

A method for preparing an amorphous metal oxide film is provided. The method comprises providing an aqueous composition comprising a metal fluorine compound; and contacting a substrate with the aqueous composition at a temperature of less than about 100° C. to obtain said amorphous metal oxide film on the substrate. An amorphous metal oxide film, and use of the amorphous metal oxide film in various applications are also provided.

A method for preparation of a self-cleaning coating solution is provided. The method comprises mixing an aluminium compound with a solution of an ethanol compound to form a solution. Further, the formed solution is subjected to a first magnetic stirring. After the first magnetic stirring a first transparent solution is formed. Further, a stabilizing agent is added to the first transparent solution of the aluminium compound and the ethanol compound. Subsequent to adding the stabilizing agent a translucent solution is formed. Finally, the formed translucent solution is subjected to a second magnetic stirring for forming a homogeneous second transparent solution. The formed second transparent solution is a coating solution

A method for preparing a microstructure on the surface of glass by titanium oxide nanoparticle-assisted infrared nanosecond laser, including the following steps: (1) dropwise applying a titanium oxide nanoparticle hydrogel onto the surface of a glass sample; (2) pressing another piece of glass on the surface of the hydrogel, so the hydrogel is evenly distributed between the two pieces of glass, and allowing the two pieces of glass to stand horizontally for a period of time to air-dry the hydrogel; (3) separating the two pieces of glass to obtain a glass with a uniform titanium oxide nanoparticle coating; (4) forming a microstructure using an infrared nanosecond laser with a wavelength of 1064 nm; and (5) performing after-treatment, including ultrasonically cleaning the sample with acetone, absolute ethanol and deionized water respectively for 10 min to remove titanium oxide nanoparticles attached to the surface, to obtain a glass sample with the microstructure.

An antifouling layer-attached glass substrate includes a glass substrate having a pair of main surfaces facing each other, and an antifouling layer formed on or above at least one main surface of the glass substrate. At the time of measuring an absorbance inside the antifouling layer-attached glass substrate by a Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer according to ATR method (Attenuated Total Reflection) from a surface on a side where the antifouling layer is formed, in the case where an absorbance value at 3,955 cm.sup.−1 is set to 0.10, a value (H.sub.2O absorbance) obtained by subtracting, as a base, the absorbance value at 3,955 cm.sup.−1 from a peak value of an absorbance peak which appears around 3,400 cm.sup.−1 is 0.010 or more.

An apparatus and a method for continuously manufacturing tempered glass are provided. The tempered glass is continuously manufactured by transferring the raw glass in one direction, spraying a boiled potassium nitrate solution to the raw glass to reinforce the raw glass, and recovering and reusing the potassium nitrate solution from the raw glass. This invention can reduce the time to manufacture tempered glass since you can manufacture tempered glass consecutively, and the cost of purchasing potassium nitrate solutions can be reduced, which has an economic advantage. Since the raw glass is preheated, strengthened and annealed by divided sections of preheating, strengthening and annealing section in one furnace, it is less likely that impurities will be attached to the raw glass due to low external exposure during each process movement, thus preventing deterioration of quality.

Provided are hydrophilic substrates provided with a hydrophilic polymer layer having controlled surface uniformity and irregularities, and methods for preparing the hydrophilic substrates. Included are hydrophilic substrates including a substrate having a surface containing at least one group represented by —N(R.sup.1).sub.2 or —N(R.sup.2).sub.3.sup.+ wherein each R.sup.1 or R.sup.2 is the same or different and represents a hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon group optionally containing a hetero atom; and a hydrophilic polymer layer provided on the surface of the substrate.

Described is a method of processing an antimicrobial glass substrate. More particularly, described is a method of removing one or more of silver nitrate or silver oxide on the surface of an antimicrobial glass substrate. Also described is a method of manufacturing a glass substrate that is substantially free of yellow discoloration.

The disclosure provides a device for cleaning a glass substrate and a method of cleaning the glass substrate. The device for cleaning the glass substrate includes a body; a conveying device including a carrying unit for carrying the glass substrate and moving the glass substrate into the body; a cleaning unit disposed in a fixed frame, wherein the cleaning unit includes a nozzle configured to be extended or retracted correspondingly to the glass substrate; and a water pipe unit disposed under the body, wherein the water pipe unit is configured to raise an internal humidity of the body and reduce electrostatic discharge effects caused by the glass substrate entering the body.

An article comprises a first plate, a second plate and a cured adhesive layer. The first plate is made of a first chemically-strengthened glass-based material. The first plate comprises: a first major surface opposing a second major surface and a thickness equal to or greater than 0.4 mm and less than or equal to 3.0 mm. The second plate is made of a second chemically-strengthened transparent glass-based material. The second plate comprises: a first major surface opposing a second major surface and a thickness equal to or greater than 0.4 mm and less than or equal to 3.0 mm. The cured adhesive layer adheres a portion of the first major surface of the plate to the second major surface of the second plate. The second plate has an area equal to or less than 25% of the area of the first plate.