Convenience foods are growing in popularity, and the food they contain is usually protected by films based on petrochemicals. Now researchers have not only developed a biomaterial from whey protein, they have also come up with a commercially viable method of producing multifunctional films on an industrial scale.
Recently, a new processing method, called infrared radiation-assisted sintering (IRAS), was demonstrated to be an effective means of processing hard latex films
A single-layer coating designed to cause flotation of photocatalytic particles was found to offer superior transparency, cleaning efficiency and weathering resistance to a two-coat system.
Technical paper describes a quantitative method for using the quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) to characterise the high frequency viscoelastic response of glassy polymer coatings.
Multiple action self-healing properties of a polymer coating doped with a cerium based corrosion inhibitor are in the focus of a new study. Thibault Muselle, research group SURF (Surface and Electrochemical Engineering), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, reports that measurements showed a good closure of scratches after a heat treatment. It was proven that this closure was accompanied by a good recovery of the barrier properties.
Synthesised polyimide coatings provide galvanised steel with corrosion protection, but show distinctions in electrochemical behaviour because of different nanostructures.
The article focuses on hydrophobic and hydrophilic coatings, their working mechanism, fabrication techniques and the areas where self-cleaning technology can be implemented.
