A method for obtaining a laminated curved glazing, particularly for a motor vehicle windscreen or roof. The method includes the deposition (b) of an enamel layer on a stack of thin layers deposited on a first glass sheet as well as the deposition (c), at least on the enamel layer, of refractory particles based on oxides, of metals or carbides, at least one dimension of which is larger than 30 μm. The stack of thin layers is completely dissolved by the enamel layer at the end of a bending procedure (d) carried out before laminating (e) the first glass sheet with an additional glass sheet by a lamination interlayer.

In one aspect, the present invention is an organic-inorganic hybrid membrane of a cerium oxide and an organic fluorine compound, the organic-inorganic hybrid membrane satisfying the following (a), (b), and (c): (a) the visible-light transmittance is 70% or higher; (b) the UV transmittance at a wavelength of 380 nm is 60% or lower; and (c) the water contact angle of the surface of the organic-inorganic hybrid membrane is 80° or higher. In another aspect, the present invention is an organic-inorganic hybrid membrane of a cerium oxide and an organic fluorine compound, the organic-inorganic hybrid membrane satisfying the following (a), (b), and (c′): (a) the visible-light transmittance is 70% or higher; (b) the UV transmittance at a wavelength of 380 nm is 60% or lower; and (c′) the water contact angle of the surface of the organic-inorganic hybrid membrane is 90° or higher. The organic fluorine compound may include a fluorine-based resin. Also disclosed are a laminate and an article that include the organic-inorganic hybrid membrane.

A method for manufacturing a window glass according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: preparing a carrier film; forming an assembly by attaching the carrier film to a window base; coating a UV resin on a jig; placing the assembly on the jig so that the window base faces downwards; attaching the assembly and the UV resin on the jig to each other by using a roller; primarily curing the UV resin by performing primary UV irradiation to an upper portion of the assembly attached with the UV resin on the jig; removing an uncured portion of the UV resin; and secondarily curing a remaining portion of the UV resin from which the uncured portion of the UV resin has been removed by performing secondary UV irradiation to the remaining portion of the UV resin.

A method of forming a titania-coated inorganic particle comprising the steps of: (a) agitating a mixture of inorganic particle and organic solvent; (b) adding titania precursor dropwise into the mixture of step (a) under agitation; and (c) adding catalyst to the mixture of step (b) thereby converting said titania precursor to titania which then forms a coating on said inorganic particle; wherein steps (a) to (c) are performed at neutral pH and ambient temperature.

A treated substrate includes a low emissivity coating layer disposed on a substrate and a high emissivity coating layer disposed on the low emissivity coating layer. The low emissivity coating layer is formed a low emissivity coating composition including silver, or indium tin oxide, or fluorine-doped tin oxide, while the high emissivity coating layer is formed from a high emissivity coating composition including a carbon-doped silicon oxide. The treated substrate has an emissivity of from 0.7 to less than 1.0 at wavelengths ranging from 8 micrometers to 13 micrometers and has an emissivity of greater than 0 to 0.3 at wavelengths less than 6 micrometers. The treated substrate also maintains a visually acceptable mechanical brush durability resistance for at least 150 test cycles tested in accordance with ASTM D2486-17.

Provided is an ultraviolet absorber capable of efficiently absorbing harmful lights in a wavelength region of 380 to 400 nm; and suppressing the absorption of lights having a wavelength of not shorter than 400 nm, which constitutes the cause of yellowing at early stages. The ultraviolet absorber can thus be used to produce a member superior in appearance as being less affected by harmful lights, and has an excellent light resistance, heat resistance and durability accordingly. The highly light-resistant ultraviolet absorber of the present invention is comprised of a 2-phenylbenzotriazole derivative that contains a thioaryl ring group or the like and is represented by, for example, the following formula (1):

PhBzT.sup.1a-S—X.sup.1a—(R.sup.1a).sub.l  (1) wherein PhBzT.sup.1a represents a substituted or unsubstituted 2-phenylbenzotriazole skeleton bonded to a thioaryl ring group (—S—X.sup.1a— . . . ), X.sup.1a represents a residue of a phenyl ring or the like, each of l R.sup.1as independently represents, for example, a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, l represents an integer of 0 to 5.

According to one or more embodiments disclosed herein, a coated pharmaceutical package may comprise a glass container comprising a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein the first surface is an outer surface of the glass container, and wherein the glass container in an uncoated state has an average light transmittance in the UVB and UVC spectrum of at least 50% through a single wall of the coated package. The coated pharmaceutical package may further comprise a coating positioned over at least a portion of the first surface of the glass container, wherein the coated pharmaceutical package has an average light transmittance in the UVC spectrum of less than 50% through a single wall of the coated package.

Provided is an ultraviolet absorption glass comprising: a glass substrate, and an ultraviolet absorption coating arranged on at least one surface of the glass substrate, wherein the ultraviolet absorption coating comprises silicon dioxide, an ultraviolet absorber, and MOz used for storing and releasing electrons excited by ultraviolet light in the ultraviolet absorber. The ultraviolet absorption glass is low cost and has good resistance to discoloration and devitrification.

A glass article includes a glass substrate, a colored film formed on one of main surfaces of the glass substrate, an uncoated portion where no colored film is formed which is present in part of the one of main surfaces or on an edge face of the glass substrate, a boundary between the colored film and the uncoated portion, and a film thickness varying portion where the colored film gradually tapers in thickness toward the boundary. The uncoated portion is visible in the glass article used as a window, the glass substrate has an absorbance in the wavelength range of 380 nm to 780 nm of 0.10 or lower per mm of thickness, and the glass article has a portion blue in color, gray in color, or pink in color where the colored film is formed.

Disclosed herein is a coating agent containing a synthetic organically-modified clay comprising a synthetic clay and an organic modification agent, a resin, and an organic solvent, wherein the organic solvent is contained in an amount within the range of 5-70 parts by weight with respect to 30 parts by weight of the resin, and contains at least two selected from the group consisting of toluene, xylene, and ethylbenzene; a protective film using the same; and a product provided with the protective film.