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. 2020 Feb 26;10(14):8266–8274. doi: 10.1039/d0ra00595a

Percent degradation of T-AVO SiO2 coating after 48 h aging and 48 h sedimentation in various aqueous solutions. Error represents variation between three separate aging experiments.

Aqueous solution Daylight Dark
Ultrapure water 1.5 ± 0.1% 1.9 ± 0.5%
Freshwater 97.6 ± 8.8% 92.4 ± 3.4%
Seawater 94.3 ± 7.6% 88.2 ± 2.3%