Crack Bridging Mechanism for Glass Strengthening by Organosilane   Water-Based Coatings
  We used an epoxysilane/aminosilane coating deposited from an aqueous solution to strengthen flat glass. We studied film formation, interfacial and mechanical properties of the film. The film is highly cross-linked with a 6 GPa Young's modulus and good adhesion. Our results suggest that crack face bridging accounts for most of the 75 % reinforcement in this system. 
Renaud Briard (SVI), Caroline Heitz (SVI), Etienne Barthel (SVI)