Glass articles with low-friction coatings and methods for coating glass articles

Abstract

A method for forming a glass container having a low-friction coating is provided. method includes contacting a glass tube with a coupling agent solution to form a coated glass tube having a coupling agent layer, wherein the coupling agent includes an inorganic material, contacting the coated glass tube with at least one sacrificial material to form a sacrificial layer at least partially covering the coupling agent layer, subsequent to contacting the coated glass tube with at least one sacrificial material, forming at least one coated glass container from the coated glass tube, the at least one coated glass container including the coupling agent layer, ion exchange strengthening the at least one coated glass container in an ion exchange salt bath, and applying a polymer chemical composition solution to the at least one coated glass container to form a low-friction coating.

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