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Glass degradation, referred to broadly as glass disease in cultural heritage contexts, presents a particularly significant challenge for art and museum conservation. Caused by contact between a glass surface and water, or other acidic species in the environment, there are few methods available to museum professionals to slow or stop its progression [1]. This problem also extends beyond the walls of the museum and into other areas of research, such as the stability of vitrified nuclear waste [2]. Recent work in our group has focused on the application of atomic layer deposited (ALD) coatings on glass as a potential method to prevent, or mitigate glass disease.