TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Components: The barrier layer is made of a material consisting of a metal oxide, a metal carbide, a metal nitride and a metal oxynitride. The nanostructured metal compound consists of a metal sulfite, a metal phosphate, a metal, a metal nitride, a metal oxynitride and a metal oxide. The metal of the metal carbide, metal sulfite, metal phosphate, metal, metal nitride, metal oxynitride and metal oxide consists of metals from periodic groups 2-14. The metal consists of aluminum, gallium, indium, indium-doped tin, thallium, titanium, zirconium, hafnium, molybdenum, chromium, tungsten, zinc, silicon, germanium, tin, barium, strontium, calcium, magnesium, manganese, tantalum, yttrium and/or vanadium. The metal oxide consists of titanium oxide, aluminum oxide, zirconium oxide, zinc oxide, barium oxide, strontium oxide, calcium oxide, magnesium oxide, vanadium oxide, chromium oxide, molybdenum oxide, lithium-manganese oxide, cadmium stannate, cadmium indate, zinc stannate and/or zinc indium oxide. The metal nitride consists of titanium nitride, aluminum nitride, zinc nitride, zinc nitride, barium nitride, strontium nitride, calcium nitride, magnesium nitride, vanadium nitride, chromium nitride and molybdenum nitride. The metal oxynitride consists of titanium oxy-nitride (TiOxNy), aluminum oxynitride, zirconium oxynitride, zinc oxynitride (Zn3(N1-xOx)2-y), strontium oxynitride, vanadium oxynitride, chromium oxynitride, molybdenum oxynitride and their stoichiometric equivalents. POYMERS - Preferred Components: The polymeric binder is a material consisting of polyacrylate, polymethacrylate, polyacrylamide, polyepoxide, parylene, polysiloxanes and polyurethane. The organic polymer consists of polyacetate, polypropylene, cellophane, poly(1-trimethylsilyl-1-propyne, poly(ethylene-2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylate), polyethylene terephthalate), poly(4-methyl-2-pentyne), polyimide, polycarbonate, polyethylene, polyethersulfone, epoxy resins, polyethylene terephthalate, polystyrene, polyurethane, polyacrylate, polyacrylamide, polydimethylphenylene oxide, styrene-divinylbenzene copolymers, polyolefin, polyvinylidene fluoride, nylon, nitrocellulose, cellulose and acetate. The inorganic polymer consists of silica (glass), nano-clays, silicones, polydimethylsiloxanes, biscyclopentadienyl iron, indium tin oxide, polyphosphazenes and their derivatives.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Components: The UV absorbing organic compound consists of 4-methylbenzylidene camphor, isoamyl p-methoxycinnamate, 2-hydroxyphenyl benzotriazole, 2-hydroxy-benzophenone, 2-hydroxy-phenyltriazine and oxalanilide.