International?Paint has brought to market a new line of universal primers for the newbuilding market....
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Flurochem will distribute Gelest's complete line of silane, metal-organic and silicone catalogue products....
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A model VOC compliant 2K acrylic polyol refinish clearcoat was prepared and used to study the effects of a cellulose-based additive on drying, curing, rheology and stress development at room temperature....
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Air-drying high solid coatings meeting the requirement of low VOC have been successfully synthtesised at 80 % solids....
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A new family of vinyl acetate ethylene copolymer emulsions enable the paint manufacturer to formulate low-emission facade paints and resin-bound plasters, without sacrificing performance....
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Question: A cowboy rides into town on Friday, stays three days and leaves on Friday. How can this be? (No time travel allowed!)
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Control over protein adsorption and cell adhesion is necessary in technical processes such as water treatment, as well as high-end and academic applications such as bioanalytics or tissue engineering. Coatings prepared from end-functionalised six armed poly(ethylene oxide) based star molecules are shown to be highly effective for a range of biomedical applications
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A notched coating adhesion test provides reproducible numerical values for the dry and wet adhesion performance of several epoxy powder coating formulations...
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A European consortium known as Multiprotect has developed a range of nanoparticle-based corrosion protection systems in an attempt to replace both chromate pretreatments and hard chrome coatings. Various types of coating showed enhanced salt spray resistance and in some cases self-healing properties. Some systems have been applied successfully under industrial conditions....
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In this technical paper recent developments in additives for use in parquet floor coatings are discussed. A siloxane has been introduced with both substrate wetting and defoaming properties, “wax alloys” and hard nanoparticles enhance scratch resistance, while a new dispersant assists in matting high solids coatings with silica. Tests on UV primers identified adhesion differences between wood species and some specific causes of adhesion problems....
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