Patent ID: 7931943

Claim:
A process for forming a coated article comprising: a) contacting a non-particulate oxide substrate with a solution of an omega functionalized organophosphorous compound in a solvent, wherein said solution is at a temperature between about 20 and about 200° C., and removing said solvent so that a self-assembled monolayer of said omega functionalized organophosphorous compound forms on said substrate; b) reacting the substrate of step (a) with said omega functionalized organophosphorous compound self-assembled monolayer after said solvent has been removed so that the phosphorous-containing groups of said omega functionalized organophosphorous compound covalently bond to the oxide substrate; c) depositing a separate layer onto the layer produced by step (b) comprising a compound with a functional group that forms a covalent bond with said omega functional group of said organophosphorous compound; and d) forming a covalent bond between the layers produced by steps (b) and (c) through the omega functional group.