Non-fluorinated anti-fingerprint coatings

Abstract

Compositions (e.g., coatings) comprising a fingerprint inhibition material, and related articles, methods, and kits, are generally described. In certain embodiments, the coating comprises a fingerprint inhibition material that is configured to mitigate, inhibit, and/or prevent the appearance of fingerprints on a surface on which the coating is disposed. The fingerprint inhibition properties of the coating (e.g., anti-fingerprint coating) may be provided, in certain embodiments, by a silane compound comprising a polysiloxane that lowers the surface energy of the surface on which the coating is disposed and renders the coating hydrophobic and/or oleophobic. In addition to providing anti-fingerprint properties, the coating may be chemically inert, mechanically robust, optically transparent, and/or lubricious, in accordance with certain embodiments.

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