Abstract: A method for reducing the defect density of glass comprising melting a glass composition comprising from 65–75 wt. % of SiO2; from 10–20 wt. % of Na2O; from 5–15 wt. % of CaO; from 0–5 wt. % of MgO; from 0–5 wt. % of Al2O3; from 0–5 wt. % of K2O; from 0–2 wt. % Fe2O3; and from 0–2 % FeO, wherein the glass composition has a total field strength index of greater than or equal to 1.23 is disclosed.

Abstract: A coating composition that can be cured by actinic or ionizing radiation is disclosed. The coating composition is made up of at least one polysiloxane compound one polysiloxane compound having the following structure (I) or (II): wherein: m has a value of at least 2; m? ranges from 0 to 75; n ranges from 0 to 75; n? ranges from 0 to 75; each R, which may be identical or different, is selected from H, OH, a monovalent hydrocarbon group, a monovalent siloxane group, and mixtures of any of the foregoing; and —Ra comprises the following structure (III): —R3—X ??(III) wherein —R3 is selected from an alkylene group, an oxyalkylene group, an alkylene aryl group, an alkenylene group, an oxyalkenylene group, and an alkenylene aryl group; and X represents a group comprising at least 2 carbamyl alkyl(meth)acrylate groups or 2 carbamyl alkyl epoxy groups.