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Silicon-coated nanonets can improve Lithium-ion batteries
A team of Boston College chemists developed a new anode material offering a unique structural strength, more surface area and greater conductivity....
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Gelest names Fluorochem exclusive distributor in the UK and Ireland
Flurochem will distribute Gelest's complete line of silane, metal-organic and silicone catalogue products....
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Sulfosuccinamate improves pigment binding capability
In an experiment a sulfosuccinamalte surfactant was evaluated as primary emulsifier in latex synthesis for architectural coatings and construction applications....
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Cellulose-based additive influences peak stress
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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Smart coating reduces risk of implant rejection
Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a smart coating that helps surgical implants bond more closely with bone and ward off infection....
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Tech Files
Mapping the route from wet to dry
An EC framework project known as NAPOLEON has been formed to investigate nanocomposites. The project has developed several new techniques to study drying of waterborne coatings, which is especially critical for nanocomposites. Ways to monitor stresses during drying, particle movements, changes in water concentration with depth, film structure and local variations in surfactant concentration are described....
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Think differently
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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Star performers
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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Ring-shaped
Five hydroxyl-terminated polyesters were synthesised using different diacids and crosslinked to form polyurethane coatings. The polyols based on cycloaliphatic diacids produced films with better overall mechanical, thermal and chemical...
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Sticking with numbers
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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