METHOD OF MAKING COATED ARTICLES AND COATED ARTICLES MADE THEREBY

摘要

An article includes a first substrate, a functional coating deposited over a t least a portion of the substrate, and a protective coating deposited over th e functional coating. The functional coating and the protective coating define a coating stack. A polymeric material is deposited over at least a portion of the protective coating. The protective coating has a refractive index that i s substantially the same as the refractive index of the polymeric material.