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Antifouling coatings with the “Blue Angel
With immediate effect, the "Blue Angel" eco-label for particularly environmentally friendly products, which has been awarded in Germany since 1978, can also be applied for underwater coatings and other...
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Progresses in melamine-formaldehyde resins
A new review gives an overview on recent progresses in melamine-formaldehyde resin based nanocomposites as coating materials.
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Novel antibacterial wood coatings
A new study portrays antibacterial wood coatings with soybean protein isolate nano-silver hydrosol.
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Hydrogen peroxide formation via solar light: Novel antifouling coating
A new paper reports strong adhesion and lack of ecotoxicity of a solar-driven antifouling sol-gel coating. Test results open the route to the practical utilisation of these novel marine coatings.
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Castor-oil-based UV-curable hybrid coatings
Scientists have prepared a novel UV-curable hybrid coating with self-healing, recyclability, removability, and hydrophobicity.
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Solar reflective coating for asphalt pavement
Researchers have presented a super-cooling solar reflective coating with waterborne polyurethane for asphalt pavement.
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Membranes with superhydrophobic and antibacterial performances
Researchers have presented micro/nano-structured electrospun membranes with superhydrophobic and photodynamic antibacterial performances.
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Pathways towards sustainable concrete
A new paper covers a wide range of alternative strategies to improve the sustainability of concrete.
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Overview: Viscosity modifying agents in advanced cement-based materials
A new review article describes viscosity modifying agents as key components of advanced cement-based materials with adapted rheology.
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Durability of a polypropylene/graphene oxide nanocomposite coating
A recently pubished work focues on a long-term experimental evaluation and molecular dynamics simulation of a polypropylene/graphene oxide nanocomposite coating in 3.5 wt% NaCl solution.
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Enhanced protection of reinforced concrete structures
Scientists report superior corrosion resistance of mild steel coated with a graphene oxide modified silane coating in chlorinated simulated concrete solution.
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Polyurethane coating with synergistic anticorrosion effect
A new paper presents a stretchable and self-healing polyurethane coating with a synergistic anticorrosion effect for the corrosion protection of stainless steels.
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Swiss reduces emissions with “sharkskin” technology
Swiss is to become the first passenger airline in the world to take advantage of a new aircraft skin technology developed by Lufthansa Technik and BASF to further reduce the carbon dioxide emissions and...
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Light-driven disinfection of surfaces
Scientists have debeloped NIR-responsive waterborne polyurethane-polydopamine coatings for the light-driven disinfection of surfaces.