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Viability of epoxy-siloxane hybrid coatings for preventing steel corrosion
In a research work, eight coatings consisting of primers, topcoats and combinations of primers/topcoats were evaluated.
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New epoxy blends for biobased coatings
In a study, two kinds of biobased blends were used to enhance the properties of epoxy networks.
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New class of materials: hybrid aerogels with biopolymers
With the development of a hybrid aerogel using biopolymers, researchers have further improved the insulating properties of silicate-based aerogels.
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Self-healing concrete slows down effects of deterioration
A new self-healing concrete aims to reduce the requirement for maintenance of structures over the long term by slowing down the effects of deterioration due ...
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Investigating antifouling properties of surfaces featuring zwitterionic polymer coatings
Zwitterionic polymer coatings can serve as a promising new class of anti-fouling materials.
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Efficient coatings and its copolymers for marine and bacterial fouling prevention
Researchers investigated molecular design, fabrication, and properties of thin-film coatings based on poly(2-methyl-2-oxazoline) (PMOX) and its copolymers to ...
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Antifouling and antibacterial hydrogel coatings with self-healing properties
Multifunctional self-healing hydrogel coatings based on a dynamic disulfide exchange reaction were developed via surface-initiated thiol-ene photopolymerisation. ...
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The EU Servowood Project – predicting the service life of exterior wood coatings
The Servowood project is to establish European Standards that will facilitate the prediction of service life for exterior wood coatings. Jon Graystone (PRA)...
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Corrosion protection for reinforcing metal
A new water based, environmentally coating provides corrosion protection in outside storage as well as offering corrosion resistance for embedded rebars.
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Studying the effect of sol-gel coatings on aluminum corrosion protection
In a paper Indian researchers compared the corrosion protection of sol-gel coatings with different organic functionality on Al-2024 substrate.
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Glass-like coatings for automotive parts combine protection with beautiful colour
Researchers have developed new coatings, that combine corrosion and wear protection with beautiful colour.
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Improving the anti-corrosion performance of epoxy coatings
Solvent-based epoxy resins are often used for the anti-corrosion purpose but their cured process fabricating plentiful micro-pore via solvent evaporation is...
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Green strategies for antifouling coatings
In the last few decades, many efforts have been spent into developing efficient antifouling (AF) surfaces (coatings) combining advances in materials science and ...
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Developing hybrid antifouling paints
The objectives of a study are to measure the efficiency of a hybrid system for antifouling paint and to observe the influence of the physico-chemical properties of the...