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Novel antiviral coating
Academics at Northumbria University, Newcastle, are working to create a superhydrophobic – low friction – coating that enables surfaces to be functionalised in a way that destroys viruses whilst maintaining...
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Novel self-healing material for potential application in space coatings
A new work describes a UV-responsive single-microcapsule self-healing material with enhanced UV-shielding SiO2/ZnO hybrid shell for potential application in space coatings.
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Flame-retardant coatings for rigid polyurethane foam
Scientists report on novel flame-retardant coatings based on mixtures of polysaccharides and polyborate.
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Fire retardant epoxy-based gelcoats
Scientists describe the development of fire retardant epoxy-based gelcoats for carbon fibre reinforced epoxy resin composites.
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Silicone-based polyurethane for antifouling coatings
Scientists report on a self-healing, highly elastic and amphiphilic polyurethane for antifouling applictions.
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Novel antimicrobial paint for surface coating applications
A recent study describes antimicrobial paints based on binary and ternary dioxouranium (VI) complexes.
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Innovative coatings for anti-icing applications
Scientists report a new strategy to prepare amphiphilic siloxane-glycidyl carbamate coatings (AmpSiGC) coatings with anti-icing property.
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Coatings for sustainable building applications
A new review gives an overview of microencapsulated thermochromic coatings for sustainable building applications.
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Tetrafunctional epoxy-amine coatings for corrosion protection of mild steel
An epoxy-amine coating exhibited high impedance after 30 days of NaCl immersion. Even artificially damaged epoxy-amine coatings displayed satisfactory performances.
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A novel composite coating and its assessment for biomedical applications
A new study describes the synthesis and characterisation of an iron oxide-hydroxyapatite-chitosan composite coating and its biological assessment for biomedical applications.
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Superhydrophobic and breathable coatings on polyester fabrics
A superhydrophobic, deep color, infrared-reflective and breathable coating was prepared on polyester fabrics by a dip coating process.
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Preparing a self-healing alkyd coating based on microcapsules containing Tung oil
A commercial coating was transformed into a self-healing coating by inserting urea-formaldehyde microcapsules (MCs) containing tung oil (TO), to improve coated metal corrosion resistance.
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Characterisation of polyurethane coating on high performance concrete
Researchers report on a polyurethane coating reinforced with chemically treated Ananas erectifolius fiber.
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Examining superhydrophobic coatings on steel substrates
The influence of steel substrates on the uniformity of superhydrophobic coatings was examined by Kelvin probe force microscope.