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Abstract

Embodiments of the invention include linking agents including photo groups and vinyl groups and coatings and devices that incorporate such linking agents, along with related methods. Exemplary methods herein include methods of priming substrates and methods of coating substrates using compounds having the formula R¹—X—R², wherein R¹ is a radical comprising a vinyl group, X is a radical comprising from about one to about twenty carbon atoms, and R² is a radical comprising a photoreactive group. Embodiments herein also include linking agents having the formula R¹—X—R², wherein R¹ is a radical comprising a vinyl group, X is a radical comprising from about one to about twenty carbon atoms, and R² is a radical comprising a photoreactive group. Other embodiments are also included herein.

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First Claim