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A need for breakthrough functional coatings that help reduce environmental impact
Thierry Destruhaut, global product portfolio director for Architectural Coatings at PPG Industries, shares why functional coatings will show increasing demand, based on developments in the transportation...
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Short term protection of bronzes
Scientists have developed a highly corrosion resistant and nondestructive menthol coating strategy for the short-term protection of bronzes.
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Invisible coating turns wood fireproof
An invisible coating that can “fireproof” wood has been invented by scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore).
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Novel flame-retardant coating for wood surfaces
A recently conducted study has focused on an epoxy-modified silicone resin based synergistic flame-retardant coating for wood surfaces.
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Mussel-inspired enhanced anticorrosive performance of polymeric coatings
A new study describes a mussel-inspired hydrophobic modification of boron nitride nanosheets to enhance the dispersion and anticorrosive performance in polymeric coatings.
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Printing inks: “Sustainability is currently the driving force
Ray Verderber, technical manager at Eckart America Corporation, addresses drivers and challenges for printing inks.
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Superhydrophobic surface with enhanced weather resistance
Researchers have proposed a cerium oxide-based superhydrophobic surface with enhanced weather resistance and self-recovery.
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Corrosion and tribocorrosion protection
A new study describes a novel way for the protection of AZ31B Mg alloy by a hydrothermally treated surface with PEO/chitosan composite coating.
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Nanocomposit coating to enable point-of-care testing of dopamine
In a new paper, graphene nanoplate/carbon nanotubes (GNP/CNT) nanocomposite screen-printed electrodes (SPE) have been developed with a unique waterborne carbon nanocoating technology.
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New flame retardant transparent wood coatings
Researchers have presented polyurethane/acrylic hybrid dispersions containing phosphorus reactive flame retardants as transparent coatings for wood.
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Interview: Strong film formation is critical
Latoska N. Price, regional technical service manager coatings for Americas at Synthomer gives and overview of the limitations and advancements in water-borne coatings.
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Self-cleaning and droplet resistance cotton fabric
A recently conducted study focuses on hydrophobic cotton fabric synthesised via dispersion polymerisation from poly(glycidyl methacrylate) nanoparticles.
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Marine antifouling coating with controlled release of copper ion
A new study presents cuprous oxide-based marine antifouling coatings with controlled release of copper ion mediated by amphiphilic copolymers.
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New kind of NIR induced self-healing composite coating
Reseachers have developed transparent and NIR-induced self-healing composite coatings which meet the application requirements of automotive varnishes.