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Studying the gas sensing characteristics of biosynthesised ZnO nanoparticles
An experimental study describes the gas sensing characteristics of biosynthesised ZnO nanoparticles toward a group of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) like benzene, acetone, formaldehyde, methanol and...
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Ecofriendly adhesion promoter for UV curable coatings
Researchers have studied a novel high performance, low cost, and environmentally friendly adhesion promoter – which can also can significantly enhance the corrosion protection properties of the coating....
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Tannin-based inhibitive pigment for sustainable epoxy coatings
During a recently conducted study, calcium tannate was synthesised, characterised, and dispersed into an epoxy coating as an inhibitive pigment.
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Slippery liquid-infused porous surface: Review on Recent developments
Slippery liquid-infused porous surface (SLIPS) has attracted increasing interest in anti-icing, anti-corrosion, anti-fouling, and surface omniphobicity, in view of its superior stability and performances...
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Photoinitiating systems for acrylate and thiol-ene photopolymerisation
A new study describes phenothiazine-based charge-transfer complexes as visible-light photoinitiating systems for acrylate and thiol-ene photopolymerisation.
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Review: Recent advances in superhydrophobic epoxy based coatings
The ability of the lotus leaf to trap the layer of air under water droplets which causes the droplet to roll off from its surface has inspired researchers to create such surfaces in real life.
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Interview: “A toolbox with a rather limited number of available components”
There are many challenges in developing bio-based coatings. Joost Broeders, technical director at Baril Coatings, identifies these challenges and explains how they can be addressed. Here he underscores...
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Ecologically beneficial reuse of rice straw
During a new study, rice straw was first converted into a paperboard which was then coated with a coating based on cellulose nano-fibrils extracted from the rice straw.
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Physical vapor deposition-based metallic coatings on steel
A new review has been published that focuses on physical vapor deposition-based metallic coatings on steel as an alternative to conventional galvanised coatings.
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Controllable hydrolytic stability of novel fluorinated polyurethane films
A recently published paper describes the controllable hydrolytic stability of fluorinated polyurethane films by incorporating fluorinated side chains.
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Superhydrophobic surface modeled on a peacock feather
In recently published work, UV-cured electroactive polyurethane acrylate (EPU) materials with the superhydrophobic surface structure of biomimetic peacock feather were prepared and applied in anticorrosive...
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Corrosion resistance of NiTi alloy
A new study focues on the corrosion resistance of a superelastic NiTi alloy coated with graphene–based coatings.
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Transparent coatings with good flame retardancy
Researchers have presented a highly transparent acrylate epoxidised soybean oil based UV–curable silicone–modified coating with good thermal stability and flame retardancy.
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Synthesis of vegetable oil based hyperbranched polyol
A new paper reports the synthesis of a hyperbranched polyol via thiol-yne click reaction and their application in polyurethane.