A hydrophilic coating composition comprising: 40 wt. percent to 95 wt. percent of a vinyl ether compound, an epoxide compound, a compound with vinyl ether and epoxy functional groups, or any combination thereof; 0.1 wt. percent to 40 wt. percent of at least one polar diluent, wherein the at least one polar diluent is 1,4-butanediol mono vinylether, ethylene glycol mono vinyl ether, diethylene glycol mono vinyl ether, 4-(hydroxylmethyl)cyclohexylmethyl vinyl ether, glycidol, N-vinyl pyrrolidone, N-vinyl caprolactam, vinyl imidazole, vinyl methyacetamide, or any combination thereof; optionally 40 wt. percent or less of at least one non-polar diluent; and 0.5 wt. percent to 12 wt. percent of at least one photoinitiator, wherein the coating is configured to have polar groups covering 1 percent to 10 percent of a coated surface after being cured; wherein the vinyl ether compound is a polyether vinyl ether, a polyacrylate vinyl ether, a polyester vinyl ether, a polycarbonate vinyl ether, a polybutadiene vinyl ether, a polyisobutylene vinyl ether, a polyisopropylene vinyl ether, a polyurethane vinyl ether, a polyimide vinyl ether, a polyamide vinyl ether, a polyphosphazene vinyl ether, a siloxane vinyl ether, or any combination thereof; wherein the epoxide compound is 4-epoxycyclohexylmethyl-3',4'-epoxycyclohexanecarboxylate, neopentylglycol di(4-methy-3,4-epoxycyclohexanecarboxylate), 4-benzyoxymethylcyclohexane oxide, diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A, 3,4-epoxycyclohexylmethyl-3,4-epoxycyclohexene carboxylate, 3,4-epoxy-6-methylcyclohexylmethyl-3,4-epoxy-6-methyl-cyclohexene carboxylate, bis(3,4- epoxy-6-methylcyclohexylmethyl) adipate, bis(2,3-epoxycyclopentyl) ether, 1,4-butanediol diglycidyl ether, resorcinol diglycidyl ether, bis(3,4-epoxycyclohexyl)adipate, 2-(3,4-epoxycyclohexyl-5, 5-spiro-3,4-epoxy) cyclohexane-meta-dioxane, 1,2-epoxy-3-phenoxypropane, epoxidized 1,2,3-tris(1-propenoxy)propane, epoxidized polybutadiene, benzyl 3,4-epoxycyclohexylmethyl ether, 3,4-epoxycyclohexylcarboxaldehyde dibenzyl acetal, or any combination thereof, and wherein the compound with vinyl ether and epoxy functional groups is 2-methylvinyl 3',4'-epoxycyclohexylmethyl ether, 2-methylvinyl 3',4'-epoxy-6'-methylcyclohexylmethyl ether, 2-methylvinyl 3'-methyl-3',4'-epoxycyclohexyl-dimethylmethyl ether, 2-methylvinyl 5',6'-epoxy-2'-norbornylmethyl ether, or any combination thereof. 40 wt. percent to 95 wt. percent of a vinyl ether compound, an epoxide compound, a compound with vinyl ether and epoxy functional groups, or any combination thereof; 0.1 wt. percent to 40 wt. percent of at least one polar diluent, wherein the at least one polar diluent is 1,4-butanediol mono vinylether, ethylene glycol mono vinyl ether, diethylene glycol mono vinyl ether, 4-(hydroxylmethyl)cyclohexylmethyl vinyl ether, glycidol, N-vinyl pyrrolidone, N-vinyl caprolactam, vinyl imidazole, vinyl methyacetamide, or any combination thereof; optionally 40 wt. percent or less of at least one non-polar diluent; and 0.5 wt. percent to 12 wt. percent of at least one photoinitiator, wherein the coating is configured to have polar groups covering 1 percent to 10 percent of a coated surface after being cured; wherein the vinyl ether compound is a polyether vinyl ether, a polyacrylate vinyl ether, a polyester vinyl ether, a polycarbonate vinyl ether, a polybutadiene vinyl ether, a polyisobutylene vinyl ether, a polyisopropylene vinyl ether, a polyurethane vinyl ether, a polyimide vinyl ether, a polyamide vinyl ether, a polyphosphazene vinyl ether, a siloxane vinyl ether, or any combination thereof; wherein the epoxide compound is 4-epoxycyclohexylmethyl-3',4'-epoxycyclohexanecarboxylate, neopentylglycol di(4-methy-3,4-epoxycyclohexanecarboxylate), 4-benzyoxymethylcyclohexane oxide, diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A, 3,4-epoxycyclohexylmethyl-3,4-epoxycyclohexene carboxylate, 3,4-epoxy-6-methylcyclohexylmethyl-3,4-epoxy-6-methyl-cyclohexene carboxylate, bis(3,4- epoxy-6-methylcyclohexylmethyl) adipate, bis(2,3-epoxycyclopentyl) ether, 1,4-butanediol diglycidyl ether, resorcinol diglycidyl ether, bis(3,4-epoxycyclohexyl)adipate, 2-(3,4-epoxycyclohexyl-5, 5-spiro-3,4-epoxy) cyclohexane-meta-dioxane, 1,2-epoxy-3-phenoxypropane, epoxidized 1,2,3-tris(1-propenoxy)propane, epoxidized polybutadiene, benzyl 3,4-epoxycyclohexylmethyl ether, 3,4-epoxycyclohexylcarboxaldehyde dibenzyl acetal, or any combination thereof, and wherein the compound with vinyl ether and epoxy functional groups is 2-methylvinyl 3',4'-epoxycyclohexylmethyl ether, 2-methylvinyl 3',4'-epoxy-6'-methylcyclohexylmethyl ether, 2-methylvinyl 3'-methyl-3',4'-epoxycyclohexyl-dimethylmethyl ether, 2-methylvinyl 5',6'-epoxy-2'-norbornylmethyl ether, or any combination thereof.