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 |
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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% |